UMAX Computer Corporation SuperMac C500, User Manual

Page 1: ...de UMAX Computer Corporation Headquarters and Sales 47470 Seabridge Drive Fremont California 94538 USA Research and Development 4800 Great America Parkway Suite 200 Santa Clara California 95054 USA We...

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Page 3: ...ited States and Canada If you are not connected to a modem you can print and mail the completed registration card t o UMAX Computer Corporation If you prefer a pre printed registration card is also in...

Page 4: ...ations Chapter 5 Troubleshooting explains how to diagnose and correct prob lems you may encounter when working with your SuperMac C500com puter Don t miss instructions tagged Note Important or Warning...

Page 5: ...ting Peripherals 9 In Summary 9 Chapter 2 Fundamentals and Getting Help 11 Fundamentals of Operating Your SuperMac C500 Computer 11 Turning Your SuperMac C500 Computer On 11 If Your Monitor Screen Is...

Page 6: ...48 Upgrading the Processor Card 49 Upgrading the Cache Memory Module 49 Expanding Memory 49 Chapter 4 Installing and Using Software 51 Installing Application Programs 51 Working with Several Programs...

Page 7: ...6 Work Surface 76 Keyboards 77 Pointing Devices 77 Display 78 Lighting 78 Safety Guidelines 79 Handling Your Computer Equipment 80 Handling Your Display 80 Handling the Keyboard 81 Ejecting a Disk 81...

Page 8: ...anese VCCI Statement 98 Declaration of Conformity 99 Safety 99 Trademarks and Copyright 100 Restricted Rights Legend 100 Appendix D Warranty Agreement 101 Limited Warranty 101 Appendix E End User Soft...

Page 9: ...than 17 on top of the SuperMac C500 Choose a comfortable location that Provides adequate ventilation so your system does not overheat Provides room to adjust the position of your display Is out of di...

Page 10: ...elded Connecting the Power Cable Always make sure that your SuperMac C500 computer is plugged into a grounded AC power outlet before you connect a component to it This properly grounds the computer To...

Page 11: ...ecessed socket on the back of the computer 4 Plug the other end of the power cord into a three hole grounded outlet or power strip WARNING Your SuperMac C500 computer is equipped with a three wire gro...

Page 12: ...In some countries you may have one of two voltages If you re not sure which of the two voltages you have check with your electricity supply company before plugging in your computer Country Single volt...

Page 13: ...neral PCI 2 0 compliant cards designed for Apple s Power Macin tosh 6400 8500 and 9500 series computers will work with the Super Mac C500 computer If you experience problems with a PCI compliant card...

Page 14: ...e power cord into a live grounded AC power outlet Connecting the Video Cable To connect your display to your SuperMac C500 computer 1 Connect the video cable that is included with your dis play as sho...

Page 15: ...Mouse The way you connect the mouse to the keyboard depends on whether there are ports on either side of the keyboard or a recessed port on the back of the keyboard The way you connect the keyboard t...

Page 16: ...ble into the recessed ADB port on the back of the keyboard 2 Connect the keyboard to the computer If the keyboard has a separate cable first plug one end of the cable into the unused ADB port on the l...

Page 17: ...user See Chapter 2 Fundamentals and Getting Help An experienced user new to the PowerMac or new to System 7 5 5 or greater See The Macintosh Guide in Chapter 2 to learn about the Macintosh Guide This...

Page 18: ...ion of the power switch 2 If you have peripheral devices co nnected to your com puter system turn on the power for these devices Wait a moment for all the external devices particularly hard disk drive...

Page 19: ...to start itself keep track of files and run application programs is pre installed on you SuperMacC500 computer See Chapter 5 for instructions on reinstalling System software 5 If you prefer to use the...

Page 20: ...Do not connect or disconnect cables while the computer is on You could damage your equipment Is your computer turned on The illuminated power on button on the front of your computer should be lit If...

Page 21: ...computer responds instantly to every movement you make with the mouse You use the mouse to start applications open and create documents and put them away To select an icon click it Position the pointe...

Page 22: ...ed them To open a menu just position the pointer on the word or symbol in the menu bar and hold down the mouse button The menu will remain visible until you release the mouse button To choose a comman...

Page 23: ...ts a hard disk that may contain the Mac OS This icon represents an application program which you use to This icon represents a file created by an application program This icon represents a folder whic...

Page 24: ...nge the shape or position of a window and close the window when you have finished working with it Close box Title bar Zoom box Scroll arrow Size box Click to close a window Click to make the Click a s...

Page 25: ...use keyboard sound and many other components of your system To open a control panel 1 Click the Apple menu at the left side of the menu bar 2 Drag the pointer to the Control Panels command A submenu a...

Page 26: ...your Super Mac C500 go to sleep or shut down at a pre selected time and thus reduce your energy consumption This control panel enables your SuperMac C500 to comply with the U S Environmental Protectio...

Page 27: ...he Show Details button to set separate times for the display and hard disk to sleep Click here to set the computer to sleep after a period of inactivity Click here to choose days and times for the com...

Page 28: ...l panel you can designate the num ber of colors or shades of gray to be displayed and specify the resolu tion of your monitor Click here to see display options for adjusting the monitor s picture Choo...

Page 29: ...Using the Memory Control Panels You use the Memory control panel to make changes in the disk cache size turn the memory manager on and off control virtual memory and to configure the RAM disk To move...

Page 30: ...or resolution file sharing and AppleTalk To open one of these control panels click the icon you want in the control strip To display or hide the Control Strip choose the Control Strip control panel fr...

Page 31: ...off your computer by using the Power key on the keyboard 1 If the computer is in sleep mode the monitor is on but the screen is dark press any key except Caps Lock to wake it 2 Press and hold the Powe...

Page 32: ...for answers This manual to help you set up your computer and learn about it or to find solutions to problems The Macintosh Guide found under the icon for information about the Mac OS Other manuals for...

Page 33: ...active application program 2 Pull down the Guide menu marked with the icon and choose Macintosh Guide The Macintosh Guide window appears Whenever you use Macintosh Guide its window remains in front of...

Page 34: ...ok For lets you search for information related to a specific word or phrase that you type In the following sections you will practice using each method If you have problems while using Macintosh Guide...

Page 35: ...uestion such as How do I review the basics then click OK You can double click the question if you prefer 4 Read and follow the instructions inside the window that appears The Macintosh Guide provides...

Page 36: ...button An alphabetical list of index entries appears on the left side of the window 2 Scroll through the alphabetical list until the entry you want is visible You can drag the slider to the letter you...

Page 37: ...Macintosh Guide provides step by step instructions to answer any questions you selected When you complete each step click the right arrow in the lower right corner to see the next step When you have...

Page 38: ...f the window where you can type text 2 Click the arrow button to activate the text box 3 Type a word such as sound in the text box and click Search When you click Search a list of questions related to...

Page 39: ...indow that appears The Macintosh Guide provides step by step instructions to answer the question you selected When you have completed each step click the right arrow in the lower right corner to displ...

Page 40: ...indow out of the way by clicking the zoom box The zoom box is the small square box at the top right hand corner of the window Click the box once to shrink the window click it a second time to expand t...

Page 41: ...any object on the screen that you want to iden tify A balloon appears next to the object Point to the Trash for example to display a balloon that explains how to throw items away Although balloons app...

Page 42: ...en from the File menu you can double click the icon to open it Follow these steps to learn keyboard and mouse shortcuts 1 Pull down the Guide menu marked with the icon and choose Shortcuts The main Ma...

Page 43: ...display the next window if there is one 4 When you finish reading about the shortcuts for your category click the Topics button in the lower left cor ner to return to the main Macintosh Shortcuts wind...

Page 44: ...can expand your computer system by connecting peripheral devices to the back of your computer For detailed instructions on connecting audio equipment refer to the next two sections of this chapter Fo...

Page 45: ...lug adapter Others accept a single stereo miniplug and are joined by standard speaker wires 2 Plug a stereo miniplug into the Audio Out port on the bac k of the SuperMac C500 computer 3 Plug a stereo...

Page 46: ...f you are playing an audio CD you may also need to adjust the volume control in the program you re using to play CDs If your monitor has built in speakers you may need to click the Monitor Sound icon...

Page 47: ...set to the middle of the volume range For more information about sound see the Sound topic of Macintosh Guide available in the Guide menu 3D Surround Sound The 3D Surround Sound technology broadens t...

Page 48: ...s mono stereo sur round sound or even encoded with a sound enhancement process Most importantly SRS does not alter the original program material by add ing any form of time delay phase shift or harmon...

Page 49: ...or personal tape players If your equipment has a different type of con nector purchase an adapter at an electronics supply store For information on using Macintosh software to choose audio input and o...

Page 50: ...ophone for your SuperMac C500 is available from your UMAX Computer Reseller Using an Apple PlainTalk microphone and software you will be able to use speech recognition technology with the SuperMac C50...

Page 51: ...control panel does not have to remain open while you re recording You are ready to begin using the microphone Using the Monitor s Built in Microphone If your monitor has a built in microphone and you...

Page 52: ...y also want to disable 3D Surround Sound in the Monitors Sound control panel if you are listening through headphones Some times 3D Surround Sound distorts the sound through headphones To disable 3D Su...

Page 53: ...nal equipment to your computer yourself if you prefer not to work inside your computer have a UMAX Computer Reseller help you You can add A higher performance processor card with greater speeds A 512...

Page 54: ...e SCSI device you are connecting to your SuperMac C500 Before You Connect a Device Before you connect a SCSI device to your SuperMacC500 complete these tasks Make sure each SCSI device connected to yo...

Page 55: ...uilt in terminator have the extra built in terminator removed You can attach or remove external termina tors yourself If you must terminate another device on the chain de activate the termination on t...

Page 56: ...the Processor Card You can upgrade the performance of your SuperMac C500 by installing a higher performance processor card If you want replace the proces sor card in your SuperMac C500 computer see A...

Page 57: ...addition to the 16 MB on the moth erboard DIMMs can be installed one at a time in any order in either of the sockets Your SuperMac C500 uses 64 bit 168 pin RAM Dual In line Memory Modules DIMMs The DI...

Page 58: ...system software CD ROM disc to start up your computer or to reinstall the system software See Starting Up From a CD ROM disc and Installing or Reinstalling System Software in chapter 5 Installing Appl...

Page 59: ...consistently try installing a fresh copy If that doesn t help find out from the software manufacturer whether your version of the program is compatible with the system software version you re using It...

Page 60: ...on the Desktop You can hide all windows except those of the active program by choos ing Hide Others from the Application menu The other programs remain open even though their windows are hid den When...

Page 61: ...le in the Guide menu You can also add more memory to your computer as described in Expand ing Memory Shared Libraries Programs designed for the PowerPC processor use special files called shared librar...

Page 62: ...The CD ROM drive provides access to large amounts of information The CD ROM drive can read the contents of CD ROM discs standard audio compact discs CDs and single session or multisession Photo CDs H...

Page 63: ...NT Do not select the disc icon and then choose Eject Disk from the Special menu If you do this the computer still remembers the CD ROM disc in its memory and keeps asking you to reinsert it Click the...

Page 64: ...lease see the additional lit erature included in your package for other manufacturers support numbers Take Your Time When you see an error message you don t have to take action immedi ately The messag...

Page 65: ...lay is not getting power Solution Check that the display is plugged in and turned on and that the display cable is firmly connected to both the computer and the display Check that the computer s power...

Page 66: ...h message appears Problem You hear the sound of a Crashing Car and the computer won t start up Cause Your computer cannot start up due to a system software or a hardware problem Solution Eject any flo...

Page 67: ...key If your icons now appear correctly you need to experiment with turning off individual extensions to identify which one s caused the conflict Problem Your SuperMac C500 computer can t read a flopp...

Page 68: ...use you replaced Tip Press Command Option Esc to quit the application program in use when the problem occurred If this works you can save the documents open in other programs then restart Cause 3 You...

Page 69: ...connect or disconnect keyboards If the new keyboard works there is something wrong with the one you replaced Cause 4 Your system has a software problem Solution Restart your computer This alone may s...

Page 70: ...may need to reinstall system software See Installing or Reinstalling System Software later in this chapter for instructions Problem You can t start an application program or it quits unexpectedly Cau...

Page 71: ...Control Panels from the Apple menu and double click the Macintosh Easy Open icon In the Macintosh Easy Open control panel click On For information on using this control panel to open your documents s...

Page 72: ...se Some characters that can be displayed on a DOS computer may not display accurately on Mac OS compatible computers Solution For more information about working with DOS documents on yourSuperMac C500...

Page 73: ...tart the computer This temporarily turns off certain kinds of software If the computer performs better without this software the software is likely to be the problem See page 71 in this chapter for mo...

Page 74: ...ys while you start up your computer Do not release the keys until you see a message asking whether you want to rebuild the desktop 2 Click OK Starting Up From a CD ROM Disc To initialize test or repai...

Page 75: ...k follow the steps in this sec tion to do what is commonly called a normal installation of system software To do a normal installation of system software follow these steps 1 Start up your computer fr...

Page 76: ...tion was not successful try installing again Follow the instructions on the screen IMPORTANT Certain system extensions or application programs that were originally on your hard disk may not be install...

Page 77: ...r startup disk 6 From the File menu c hoose Update Driver 7 When the update process is finished quit HDT Primer PE 8 Double click the System Software Installer icon to open the Installer program The I...

Page 78: ...turn off the software If the computer performs better with these items turned off the software is likely to be the problem Follow these steps 1 Hold down the Shift key while you restart the com puter...

Page 79: ...nactive Also make sure you ve selected the correct port Turn off the computer and printer and check the printer cable connections If none of these suggestions solves the problem you may need to reinst...

Page 80: ...f Contents driver into the System Folder on your hard disk and then click OK If you use the printer driver that came with the printer see the manuals that came with the printer for instructions on rei...

Page 81: ...finally environmental conditions such as lighting and noise As you consider your office arrangement remember that making all the components work together is the key to preventing or lessening compute...

Page 82: ...shoulder blades Ultimately the design of your chair and how well you use it can have a significant effect on your comfort and health Taking frequent breaks to stand and move your head neck shoulders...

Page 83: ...ay as you type Can you tell when you ve pressed the keys firmly enough to activate them Is the keyboard s angle adjustable Some believe that the keyboard should lie flat while others advocate a negati...

Page 84: ...ng especially when new will result in an image that will eventually appear less clear It will also reduce the overall life of your display Lighting Generally the light coming from the display itself s...

Page 85: ...wash basins bathtubs shower stalls and so on Protect your SuperMac C500 computer from dampness or wet weather such as rain snow and so on Read all the installation instructions carefully before you pl...

Page 86: ...ecting or disconnecting any cables to add or remove any component Fail ure to do so could seriously damage your equipment Never force a connector into a port If the connector and port do not join with...

Page 87: ...drain out and let it dry for 24 hours at room temperature If after you take these steps the keyboard doesn t work take it to a qualified service provider for repair If you spill liquid that is greasy...

Page 88: ...e aerosol sprays solvents or abrasives Cleaning the Computer Case To clean the case do the following Turn off the computer completely and then disconnect the power plug Pull the plug not the cord Wipe...

Page 89: ...water Rotate the rollers to clean all around them Wipe the mouse ball with a clean soft dry and lint free cloth If necessary wash the mouse ball with warm soapy water use a mild soap such as a dish wa...

Page 90: ...this appendix explain the procedures for installation However attempts to perform such work yourself may void certain warranties otherwise available to you Removing and Replacing the Cover Before you...

Page 91: ...ace the cover when you complete an installation before you turn the computer on To replace the cover 1 Lower the cover all the way down onto the case while pushing out the latches at the rear corners...

Page 92: ...r cards to make sure that their power consumption is within the limits specified in the booklet Technical Specifications Some cards may need to be installed by a qualified service provider Check the i...

Page 93: ...ee the instructions that came with your expansion card for fur ther information on installing and configuring the card 4 Screw in the mounting screw on the access port cover 5 Replace the cover of the...

Page 94: ...Expansion Card earlier in this appendix 2 Lift the lever above the processor module to a vertical position A heat sink is located on top of the module Make sure the module is cool enough to touch 3 Gr...

Page 95: ...o place 7 Reinstall the PCI cards and replace the cover Your processor upgrade is autoconfiguring during startup Upgrading the Cache Memory Module The SuperMac C500 includes a factory installed cache...

Page 96: ...s located just behind the front panel and pull the panel out and away from the computer 3 From the front of the computer remove the two screws that hold the floppy disk drive bracket 4 Disconnect the...

Page 97: ...ve 3 4 of an inch toward the rear of the computer then lift it up and out of the computer 6 Locate the cache memory module on the main logic board 7 Grasp the old cache memory module by the edges and...

Page 98: ...M adds more memory to your computer and expands its capabilities Memory for your computer is provided in packages called DRAM Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs SuperMac C500 DIMMs should be 168 pin and...

Page 99: ...IMMs can be installed one at a time in any order in either of the sockets To install additional DIMMs 1 Remove the cover of the computer See Removing and Replacing theCover 2 Press the DIMM gently but...

Page 100: ...Index Table of Contents 3 Repeat this procedure to install a DIMM in the other bank 4 Replace the cover of the computer DIMM socket Retainer clip...

Page 101: ...t installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception whic...

Page 102: ...tes les exigences du R glement sur le mat rial brouilleur du Canada Japanese VCCI Statement This equipment is in the 2nd Class category information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adj...

Page 103: ...relates is in material conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN60950 1988 Amend 1 1990 Amend 2 1991 EN50081 1 EN55022 1995 EN50082 1 IEC 801 2 3 4 following the provisio...

Page 104: ...rom Microsoft Corporation Adobe Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated All of the foregoing are and shall be considered trademarks when used in this manual regardless of whether said t...

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Page 106: ...one copy of the Apple Software and fonts in machine readable form for backup purposes only You must reproduce on such copy the Apple copyright notice and any other proprietary legends that were on th...

Page 107: ...ations of the United States If the Apple Software has been rightfully obtained by you outside of the United States you agree that you will not re export the Apple Software nor any other technical data...

Page 108: ...PRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE REGARDING THE AUTHENTICITY OR SECURITY OF ANY DIGITAL SIGNATURE GENER ATED USING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ANY WARRANTY OR REPRE SENTATION THAT THE PERSON OR ENTITY THAT IS USING...

Page 109: ...n a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this License or portion thereof to be unenforceable that provision of the License shall be enforced to the maximum extents permissible so as...

Page 110: ...inserting a CD 52 starting up from a CD 59 Cleaning the equipment 82 Clock troubleshooting 58 Connecting speakers 38 Control panels 18 Control strip 23 Cover removing 85 Customer support 25 D Desktop...

Page 111: ...ner manual unpacking 1 Headphones connecting 45 Help 25 Balloon Help 34 I Icons 16 Icons incorrect appearance 60 Injury preventing 75 81 K Keyboard adjusting for comfort 77 correct hand position 75 ha...

Page 112: ...nter port 37 Processor card 49 Processor upgrading 89 Programs compatible 54 forcing a Quit 66 incompatible 55 installing 52 memory requirements 54 troubleshooting 57 unexpected quit 63 64 working wit...

Page 113: ...tem turning extensions off 60 System clock troubleshooting 58 T Technical support 25 Trackball 77 Trademarks ii 100 Turning on the computer 11 Turning the computer off 24 U Unpacking 1 V Video cable c...