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Connecting Additional Equipment
The computer’s sound ports accept these 3.5 mm audio connectors:
The stereo miniplug is found most often on stereo equipment (for example,
personal headphones). The extended miniplug is slightly longer and is
found on voice-quality microphones (for example, the Apple PlainTalk
Microphone). If your equipment has a different type of connector, you can
purchase an adapter at an electronics supply store.
Connecting audio equipment
To play or record sound with your Macintosh, you can attach a microphone,
amplifier, tape recorder, or a pair of speakers.
For specific instructions on connecting a microphone, skip to the next
section, “Connecting and Positioning a Microphone.” For specific instructions
on connecting speakers, see “Connecting External Stereo Speakers,” later in
this section.
Follow these steps to connect audio equipment to the Macintosh:
1Make sure that the audio equipment has a cable with a stereo miniplug connector.
If it does not, attach an adapter that has a stereo miniplug.
2Place the audio equipment near the Macintosh.
3Shut down the Macintosh and turn off the audio equipment.
4Attach the cable to the audio equipment and to the appropriate sound port on the
Macintosh.
To record incoming sound on the computer, connect the audio equipment to
the sound input port (X).
To record the sound produced by the computer or play that sound through
external speakers, connect the audio equipment to the sound output port (-).
5 Turn on the computer and the audio equipment.
Extended miniplugStereo miniplug