Connecting Peripherals - Winbook XL User Manual

^Options/Properties^) or the controls found by double-clicking on the ^Multimedia^ icon in
the ^Control Panel^ (^Start/Settings/Control Panel^). For sound files which require excellent
sound quality, you should consider buying an external microphone designed for high-quality
voice recording (which can be connected to your WinBook XL through the microphone jack on
the rear side of the system.
Wave files that you have recorded can be added to documents that support OLE. Sounds
embedded in a document will be played via the Windows 95 software when double-clicked in
the document. Check your software documentation to determine if your software will support
embedded sounds.
External Speakers & Microphone
The ESS sound system is capable of providing high quality sound to external speakers and
receiving and processing sounds from an external microphone or external sound source. To
connect external speakers, follow the instructions provided with your speakers. When the
speakers are connected, the built-in speakers of your WinBook XL will automatically be
disabled. An external microphone will disable the built-in microphone.
[Sidebar: Pencil icon: Connection to some sound sources, such as musical keyboards, might
require a MIDI port. You can obtain a mini-docking station for your WinBook XL that provides
such a port.]

Connecting Peripherals

Your WinBook XL has ports (serial, parallel, PS/2, infrared), slots (PCMCIA) and jacks (AC
power, microphone, audio in and out) that allow you to connect peripheral devices to your
computer. You can also use the 121-pin docking port to connect your computer to a docking
station, mini-docking station or port replicator.
Printer
Whether you purchase a portable computer or a desktop model, you will probably connect the
printer to the computer via the parallel cable. You might also connect to a printer via a network
connection, a serial connection, or via the IR (infrared) port (see Chapter Three for information
on using the infrared printing option. Whatever the nature of the connection, you will need to set
up the necessary drivers for the printer. You can vary the port connection (or network setup) at
the step where it is requested.
[Sidebar: Pencil icon: If you connect to your printer via a network, contact your network
administrator for details on the printer and the specific setup for your network connection.]
If you will be connecting the device to a physical port (parallel or serial) instead of a virtual port
(IR), you should shut down the system before connecting the printer. If your printer is Plug and
Play compliant, your system will detect the new hardware on boot and begin the process of
setting up the printer.
Installing Your Printer for Windows 95