Interface (Ports & Jacks)
Item
Description
Headphone-Out Jack
Headphones or speakers may be connected through this jack. Note: Set your system's volume to
a reduced level before connecting to this jack.
Infrared (FIR)
The FIR (far infrared) transceiver on the right of the computer allows the computer to
Transceiver
communicate with similarly equipped devices (see
"Configuring the Infrared Settings for FIR"
on page 2 -
12).
Line-In Jack
The Line-In jack allows you to play audio sources through the computer's speakers. Note that
audio input through Line-in will default to the mute setting by default. To set up your audio
sources to play though the Line-in jack go to the Sounds and Audio Devices
Windows
control panel and make sure the Mute box is not ticked.
Microphone-In Jack
Plug an external microphone in to this jack to record on your computer.
A
Mini-IEEE 1394a Ports
This allows high-speed connection to various peripheral devices, e.g. external disk drives and
digital cameras (see note below).
IEEE 1394
The Mini-IEEE 1394a ports only support SELF POWERED IEEE 1394 devices.
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