Installing The Pc Y Cable - Alphasmart AS 2000 User Manual

To change files when attached to the Macintosh, press
Option- -F1 to go to file 1, Option-
x
and so on.
Pressing the Send key (at the extreme upper right of the key-
board) initiates the transfer of the current file from the Alpha-
Smart to the Macintosh. If you want to abort a file transfer,
just press any other key. You must have an application that
accepts text (such as a word processing or multimedia application)
already open on the Macinstosh, and have the cursor placed in the
file where you wish to insert the text before pressing the Send key.
Be sure to be within the application and not the Finder or Desktop
when you press the Send key, or you may rename your files to the
text in your AlphaSmart.
When the transfer is complete, disconnect the AlphaSmart.
(You may also leave the AlphaSmart connected to the Macin-
tosh for use as a normal keyboard.)
To finish the transfer process, save the word processing file on
the Macintosh. Once the text is saved on your Macintosh, you
can style, format, and spell check the file as you would any
other file in your word processing application.
To erase the transferred file from the AlphaSmart, press the
Clear File key on the AlphaSmart. The currently displayed
file will be deleted.
I N S T A L L I N G T H E P C Y C A B L E
To install your AlphaSmart PC Y Cable:
1. Turn off the computer
2. Disconnect the keyboard from the computer keyboard
port and determine if it is a 5-pin or Mini-DIN 6-pin con-
nector. If you have a Mini-DIN 6-pin connector, use the
PC Y Cable and AlphaSmart Connector Cable alone. You
will not need the 2 adapters. If it is a 5-pin connector, you
need to connect one of the included "5-pin to Mini-DIN
6-pin" connectors to the tail of the PC Y Cable and the
other to the port that says PC Keyboard.
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-F2 to go to file 2,
x
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3. Plug the cable end of the AlphaSmart PC Y Cable labeled
Computer's Keyboard Port into the computer's keyboard
port. Replug your computer keyboard cable into the PC
keyboard port on the PC Y Cable (see Figure 3).
PC Y Cable
PC Keyboard
Cable
PC Keyboard
Figure 3. Connecting the PC Y cable between a PC, a regular
keyboard and an AlphaSmart
4. With the PC Y Cable installed and your normal PC key-
board plugged in, turn on the computer, wait for complete
boot up and test your keyboard for operation. Open any
application that accepts text input and create a new docu-
ment or file.
5. Plug one end of your AlphaSmart Connector Cable into
the port labeled AlphaSmart on the Y cable and the other
end to the PC port on the AlphaSmart (on the left side).
6. Now, with your computer running and a file open in an
application, send your data to the PC. When the transfer
is complete, you may disconnect the AlphaSmart or you
may leave the AlphaSmart cable connected to the PC Y
Cable and use it whenever you want to transfer text.
Note: Always leave the PC Y Cable installed. If for any reason
you need to remove the PC Y Cable from the PC, do so when your
computer is turned off.
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AlphaSmart
Connector Cable
AlphaSmart
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