2. Installing My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary
Ñ My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary may be run directly from the CD simply by double-clicking on the application icon.
Ñ For improved performance, you can install My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary on your hard disk. To do this, drag 'My First Dictionary' application file, 'My First Dictionary Data' file, and 'My First Dictionary Preferences' file to your desktop or a folder on your hard disk.
Ñ Note that Sound Manager 3.0 is required for systems up to System 7.5 (if you have 7.5 you should NOT update your Sound Manager). The program will give an error message if it is not present. To install Sound Manager 3.0, drag the Sound Manager extension and control panel from the folder labeled 'System Software' on 'My First Dictionary' CD onto the System Folder on your hard disk. Restart your Macintosh before retrying to start My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary. If you still experience the Sound Manager error message, drag QuickTime from the folder labelled 'System Software' on My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary CD onto the System Folder on your hard disk and restart. If you still experience problems with Sound Manager 3.0 contact your Apple dealer for further help.
If My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary runs slowly or sound output is interrupted, try the following suggestions:
Ñ Running My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary with less than 2.3MB of free RAM can cause problems (see section 4, Running My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary with low memory). If your Macintosh has more than 2.3MB of memory available, the program can be set to take advantage of this. To do this, first install the program on your hard disk (see section 1, Installing My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary). Select 'My First Dictionary' icon and choose Get Info from the File menu in the Finder. You can then use the Get Info dialog box to increase the amount of memory set aside for My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary. Allocating more memory to the program can improve performance.
Ñ Running My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary with your Macintosh in Virtual Memory mode can cause sound break-up. In Virtual Memory mode, your Macintosh uses a section of its hard drive as RAM. Although this increases the free RAM available to My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary, access to that RAM can be slow. For best performance, use the Memory control panel to turn Virtual Memory off and then restart your Macintosh.
Ñ An old or slow CD-ROM drive will impair the program's performance. The only solution to this problem is to upgrade your CD-ROM drive.
Ñ SCSI termination problems can affect your CD-ROM drive. Your CD-ROM drive must be either internally or externally terminated. Consult your Macintosh documentation for more information on SCSI termination.
4. Running My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary with low memory
Ñ My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary requires 2.3MB of free RAM to run. You can check on the amount of RAM available by opening the About This Macintosh dialog box from the Apple menu in the Finder. If you have 4MB of RAM and your system software is using more than 1.7MB then you will have less than 2.3MB of free RAM available. If this is the case, then try the following suggestions to free up additional RAM:
Ñ Make sure you have only one application running at a time.
Ñ You may be able to reduce the amount of memory used by your system software by removing unused Apple menu items, fonts, extensions, sounds, etc. from your system folder. These items can occupy considerable amounts of memory and their removal may allow My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary enough RAM to run efficiently. Consult your Macintosh documentation for more information on how to remove these items.
Ñ If you still have less than 2.3MB of RAM free, you can allocate some hard disk space to work as Virtual Memory. You can set your Macintosh to use Virtual Memory by using the Memory control panel. Using Virtual Memory will, however, slow your Macintosh's access time to RAM and may cause sound breakup.
Ñ My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary can be set to run in less than the recommended 2.3MB of RAM. To do this, first install the program to your hard disk (see section 1, Installing My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary). Select 'My First Dictionary' icon and choose Get Info from the File menu in the Finder. You can then use the Get Info dialog box to decrease the amount of minimum and preferred memory set aside for My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary. Allocating less memory to the program may allow the program to run, but may also affect the program's performance.
Ñ Do not set the preferred memory size to more than or equal to the amount of free RAM on your system as this may cause problems for the system.
If My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary produces no sound at all, check the following points:
Ñ Use the Sound control panel to check that the sound volume level on your machine is turned up.
Ñ If you have external speakers, check that they are on and that their volume control is turned up.
Ñ If you wish to use either the internal or external speakers, make sure that you have not left headphones plugged in.
Ñ If My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary produces interrupted or distorted sound, check the following points:
Ñ If the sound volume level in the Sound control panel is set at maximum volume, it may cause sound to distort. The same problem may occur with external speakers set at maximum volume. Experiment with different volume levels until you find a comfortable sound level.
Ñ Running your Macintosh in Virtual Memory mode can cause sound breakup. In Virtual Memory mode your Macintosh uses a section of its hard drive as RAM. Although this increases the free RAM available to My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary, access to sounds stored in that RAM can be slow. For best performance, use the Memory control panel to turn Virtual Memory off, and then restart your Macintosh.
Ñ The built-in speakers supplied with Macintosh computers vary in quality depending on the age and model of the machine. A poor-quality speaker may cause distorted sound, especially at high volume levels.
Ñ My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary will run on any colour monitor with a resolution of 640x480. When run, My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary will automatically set your system to run in 256 colour (8-bit) mode. The program will work on a greyscale monitor, but is not designed to work in black and white.
Ñ My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary is not designed to run on multiple monitors. If you have such a setup, the program will run on your primary monitor only.
Ñ Screens in My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary are stored and displayed as colour pictures. They are optimised for screen rather than print reproduction. Screen images can be printed, however, and will be of the same quality as a picture made with a screen-capture function.
Ñ Black and white prints will be of poor quality. If you have a laser printer, better quality images will be achieved by using the colour/greyscale option.
Ñ Both Print and Copy functions may be affected by low memory. Refer to section 4, Running My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary with low memory.