Filter
Top Products
Connecting external stereo speakers
You can take advantage of your computer’s stereo sound output by attaching
external powered (amplified) speakers.
1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need.
You need a cable with stereo miniplugs at each end to connect one or both
speakers to the computer. (Some speakers require a dual-plug adapter.
Others, like those shown here, accept a single stereo miniplug and are joined
by standard speaker wires.)
The illustration below shows the equipment configuration and the
connections for a computer sound system.
2 Turn off the Macintosh.
3Plug a stereo miniplug into the sound output port on the Macintosh.
4Plug a stereo miniplug into the Audio In socket on one of the speakers.
If the speakers take a dual-plug cable, connect both plugs.
5Connect the speakers together with speaker wires, if necessary.
6 Turn on the computer.
Now you hear the computer’s sound through the external speakers.
Note: To control the volume of your external speakers, open the Sound
control panel and choose Volumes in the pop-up menu. Use the Built-in
Headphones slider to adjust your external speakers. If you are playing an
audio CD, you may also need to adjust the volume control in the program
you’re using to play CDs.
Audio In port
Powered
speakers
Sound
output
port
93
Using Stereo Audio