Apple Macintosh 6500 - Manual (Page 50)

The stereo miniplug most often comes with stereo equipment such as external
speakers. The extended miniplug, which is slightly longer, comes with voice
quality microphones such as the Apple PlainTalk Microphone. The extended
miniplug works only in your computer’s sound input port (≈). If your
equipment has a type of connector that’s different from those shown here, you
can purchase an adapter at an electronics supply store.
Connecting the Apple PlainTalk microphone
Your computer has a sound input port (≈), which you can use to connect an
Apple PlainTalk Microphone. The Apple PlainTalk Microphone is included
with some computer models. If your computer did not include an Apple
PlainTalk Microphone, you can purchase one at an Apple-authorized dealer.
You cannot connect non-Apple microphones.
Note: The sound input port does not support the Apple Omni microphone
(the round microphone shipped with some earlier models of Macintosh) or
the attenuated RCA adapter provided with some models of Macintosh.
To connect and position the external microphone, and then tell the computer
to receive its input, follow the steps below.
Note: If you want to record sound using a microphone built into a monitor,
see the “Sound” topic area of Macintosh Guide (or Mac OS Guide), available
in the Guide (h) menu. Then select the question, “How do I record or
remove a sound?”
Apple PlainTalk Microphone
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