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    Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC: 8-bit or 16-bit Sound? (10/95)
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10/23/95
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    Does the Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC use 8-bit or 16-bit sound?

DISCUSSION


    The original Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC supported 8-bit mono sound input and 8-bit stereo sound output at 11.127 or 22.254 kHz sample rates. When playing audio CDs, the Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC plays the audio using 16-Bit stereo at 44 kHz, retaining the CD quality sound.

    In July 1995, the Macintosh 5200/75 LC and Performa 5200 series computers began shipping with 16-bit sound input as well. You can tell which input options your computer has by following this procedure:

    Step 1
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    Choose Control Panels from your Apple menu.

    Step 2
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    Open the Sound control panel.

    Step 3
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    Choose "Sound Out" from the "Alert Sounds" pull down menu. If the 16-bit sound input radio button is grayed out, you only have 8-bit input.

    If 16-bit is not grayed out, make sure there is a dot in the radio button next to it.

    Step 4
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    Use the close box in the upper left corner to close the Sound control panel.


    Article Change History:
    23 Oct 1995 - Added test to check sound input option.

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Product Area: Computers
Category: Power Macintosh
Sub Category: Power Macintosh 5200
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