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Apple Macintosh Performa 6100 Series User Manual

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Follow these steps to connect and position the microphone:

1

Shut down the Macintosh.

2

Plug the microphone’s connector into the sound input port (

X

) on the back of the

computer.

3

Place the microphone at the top center of the monitor, so that the microphone’s

Apple (

K

) icon is facing you.

If you can’t place the microphone on top of the monitor, position the
microphone according to these guidelines:

m

The microphone should be between 1 and 3 feet away from you.

m

The microphone should be directly in front of you to minimize the
effect of background noises.

4

Turn on the computer.

You’re now ready to begin using your microphone.

To install Apple PlainTalk software, which enables you to give spoken
commands to the computer, receive computer-voice responses to your spoken
commands, and have the computer read text to you, see Chapter 4, “Using
Programs and Backing Up Disks.”

For further instructions on how to use speech, see the “Speech” topic of
Macintosh Guide, available in the Guide (h) menu.

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