Alphasmart 3000 User Manual page 19

2. Disconnect the keyboard from the computer keyboard port and
Installation of the PC Y cable when the keyboard has a Mini-Din 6-pin connector
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determine if it is a 5-pin (larger) or Mini-DIN 6-pin (smaller)
connector.
a. If the keyboard has a Mini-DIN 6-pin connector...
connect the orange end of the PC Y cable, labeled "Connect to
PC computer port" into the keyboard port on the back of your
computer. Next, connect the computer keyboard cable into the
orange end of the 8-inch adapter cable. Then connect the purple
end of the adapter cable to the purple end of the PC Y cable (see
diagram below).
PC
PC Keyboard
Cable
PC Keyboard
b. If it is a 5-pin connector...
connect the orange end of the adapter cable to the orange end of
the PC Y cable. Next, connect the purple end of the PC adapter
cable into the keyboard port on the back of your computer. Then
Orange
Orange Purple
Adapter
Cable
PC Y Cable
Blue
Grey
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