Connecting the Basic Equipment 1-5 To attach the mouse, plug the mouse cable into the front mouse port on the left side ofthe Amiga. Press firmly, but do not force. The cable connector is designed to fit snugly into the mouse port. Leave a clear area approximately 12 inches (30 centimeters) square to the right or the left of the keyboard so that you have room to move the mouse freely. Use of a mouse pad helps keeps the mouse from getting dirty and makes it respond better. Before using the mouse, remove the packing material. Turn the mouse upside down and pull out the piece of foam that holds the mouse ball in place. Attaching the Monitor ~ Plug the monitor cable into the port labeled VIDEO.
If the Ґ cable has a small 15-pin VGA-style connector, connect the _ 23-pin to 15-pin adapter included with the A4000 to the = VIDEO port, then connect the monitor cable to the adapter. Several types of monitors can be used with the A4000. An analog RGB monitor with a 23-pin female connector, such as the Commodore 1084 or 1084S, connects directly to the A4000 VIDEO port. This monitor must be capable of a 15 KHz horizontal scan rate to accept the Amiga's standard video output. See Appendix A for more information on monitor compatibility. By using the 23-pin to 15-pin adapter, most multiscan or VGAlSVGA type monitors can be connected.
Such monitors allow use of the Amiga's higher-resolution display modes (over 15 KHz horizontal scan rate). A multi scan monitor is required if you wish to use display modes that have different horizontal scan rates. To use additional hardware, you may need other types of display devices and/or adapters. For example: Attaching the Mouse ~