Chapter 1
Open the box
Subjects covered...
Unpacking
Fitting a mains plug
Setting up
Unpacking
Inside the carton, you'll find the following...
The Spectrum +3 computer
The power supply unit (PSU)
The aerial lead
This manual (together with your user registration/guarantee card)
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Fitting a mains plug
The power supply unit for the Spectrum +3 operates from a 220-240 Volt
AC 50Hz mains supply.
Fit a proper mains plug to the mains lead of the power supply unit. If
a 13 Amp (BS1363) plus is used, a 3 Amp fuse must be fitted. The 13
Amp fuse supplied in a new plug must NOT be used. If any other type of
plug is used, a 5 Amp fuse must be fitted either in the plug or at the
distribution board.
IMPORTANT - The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code...
Blue Neutral
Brown Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may
not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in
your plug, proceed as follows...
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal
which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal
which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.
Disconnect the mains plug from the supply socket when not in use.
Do not attempt to remove any screws, nor open the casing of the power
supply unit. Always obey the warning on the rating label of the power
supply unit.
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| WARNING: LIVE PARTS INSIDE - DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS |
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Setting up
We will now set up the standard +3 system. All you need (other than
the items you unpacked) is a standard TV set (UHF). You can use a
colour or black-and-white TV, but of course, with the latter you will
not be able to enjoy the full colour capabilities of your +3.
Note that if you wish to attach one or more add-ons, or peripherals,
(e.g. printer, joystick, cassette deck, second disk drive, monitor,
audio amplifier, MIDI device, modem or other serial/expansion device)
to your +3 system, you should turn to chapter 10 (Peripherals for your
+3).
Place the +3 computer on a suitable flat surface, ready to be
connected to your TV. Next, remove any plug which is already connected
to the aerial socket at the back of the TV. Using the aerial lead
provided with your +3, insert he larger plug into the TV's aerial
socket, and insert the smaller plug into the socket marked TV at the
back of the +3.
Finally, insert the 6-pin DIN plug coming from the power supply unit
into the socket marked PSU at the back of the +3.
The +3 system is now ready to be switched on.