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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 in the next illustration, accept a single stereo
miniplug and are joined by standard speaker wires.)
2Turn off the Macintosh.
3Plug a stereo miniplug into the sound output port (
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) on the Macintosh.
4Plug a stereo miniplug into the Audio In port 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.
Your finished connections should look like this:
6Turn 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 the volume for 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
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