Apple MC976LL/A User manual

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5Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go
9 What’sintheBox
9 SettingUpYourMacBookPro
16 PuttingYourMacBookProtoSleeporShuttingItDown
Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Pro
20 BasicFeaturesofYourMacBookPro
22 KeyboardFeaturesofYourMacBookPro
24 PortsonYourMacBookPro
26 UsingtheMulti-TouchTrackpad
30 UsingtheMacBookProBattery
31 GettingAnswers
Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook Pro
37 ReplacingtheHardDiskDrive
44 InstallingAdditionalMemory
Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution
50 AnOunceofPrevention
51 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacBookPro
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54 Repairing,Restoring,orReinstallingMacOSXSoftware
59 UsingAppleHardwareTest
60 ProblemswithYourInternetConnection
62 ProblemswithWi-FiCommunication
63 KeepingYourSoftwareUptoDate
64 LearningMore,Service,andSupport
66 LocatingYourProductSerialNumber
Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least
68 ImportantSafetyInformation
73 ImportantHandlingInformation
75 UnderstandingErgonomics
77 AppleandtheEnvironment
78 RegulatoryComplianceInformation
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84 Index
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1
8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
YourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright
away.IfyouhaveneverusedaMacBookProorarenewtoMaccomputers,readthis
chapterforhelpgettingstarted.
Important:  Readalltheinstallationinstructions(andthesafetyinformationstartingon
page68)carefullybeforeyourstuseyourcomputer.
Ifyou’reanexperienceduser,youmayalreadyknowenoughtogetstarted.Makesure
youlookovertheinformationinChapter2,“LifewithYourMacBookPro,”tondout
aboutthenewfeaturesofthisMacBookPro.
ManyanswerstoquestionscanbefoundonyourcomputerinHelpCenter.For
informationaboutusingHelpCenter,see“GettingAnswers”onpage31.Thelatest
informationaboutyourMacBookProisavailableontheAppleSupportwebsiteat
www.apple.com/support/macbookpro.Applemayreleasenewversionsandupdates
toitssystemsoftware,sotheimagesshowninthisbookmaybeslightlydierent
fromwhatyouseeonscreen.
9Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
What’s in the Box
AC power cord
60W MagSafe Power Adapter
®
Setting Up Your MacBook Pro
YourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright
away.Thefollowingpagestakeyouthroughthesetupprocess,includingthesetasks:
 Plugginginthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter
 Connectingcablesandaccessinganetwork
 TurningonyourMacBookPro
 ConguringauseraccountandothersettingsusingSetupAssistant
 SettinguptheMacOSXdesktopandpreferences
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Important:  Removetheprotectivelmaroundthe60WMagSafePowerAdapter
beforesettingupyourMacBookPro.
Step 1: Plug in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the
MacBook Pro and charge the battery.
MakesuretheACplugisfullyinsertedintothepoweradapterandtheelectrical
prongsonyourACplugareintheircompletelyextendedposition.InserttheAC
plugofyourpoweradapterintoapoweroutletandtheMagSafeconnectorintothe
MagSafepowerport.AstheMagSafeconnectorgetsclosetotheport,you’llfeela
magneticpulldrawingitin.
AC power cord
MagSafe connector
AC plug
¯ MagSafe power port
Toextendthereachofyourpoweradapter,replacetheACplugwiththeACpower
cord.FirstpulltheACpluguptoremoveitfromtheadapter,andthenattachthe
includedACpowercordtotheadapter,makingsureit’sseatedrmly.
Whendisconnectingthepoweradapterfromanoutletorfromthecomputer,pullthe
plug,notthecord.
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WhenyourstconnectthepoweradaptertoyourMacBookPro,anindicatorlighton
theMagSafeconnectorstartstoglow.Anamberlightindicatesthebatteryischarging.
Agreenlightindicatesthatthebatteryisfullycharged.Ifyoudon’tseealight,make
suretheconnectorisseatedproperlyandthepoweradapterispluggedin.
Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network.
 Touseawirelessnetworkwiththebuilt-in802.11nWi-Fitechnology,makesurethe
wirelessbasestationisturnedonandthatyouknowthenameofthenetwork.After
youturnonyourMacBookPro,SetupAssistantguidesyouthroughtheconnection
process.Fortroubleshootingtips,seepage62.
 Touseawiredconnection,connectoneendofanEthernetcabletoyour
MacBookProandtheotherendtoacablemodem,DSLmodem,ornetwork.
®
Gigabit Ethernet port
(10/100/1000Base-T)
G
Ethernet
cable
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Step 3: Press the power (®) button briey to turn on your MacBook Pro.
Youhearatonewhenyouturnonthecomputer.
®
® Power button
IttakestheMacBookProafewmomentstostartup.Afteritstartsup,SetupAssistant
opensautomatically.
IfyourMacBookProdoesn’tturnon,see“IfyourMacBookProdoesn’tturnonorstart
up”onpage52.
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Step 4: Congure your MacBook Pro with Setup Assistant.
ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBookPro,SetupAssistantstarts.SetupAssistant
helpsyouspecifyyourWi-Finetwork,setupauseraccount,andtransferinformation
fromanotherMacorPC.YoucanalsotransferinformationfromaTimeMachinebackup
orotherdisk.
Ifyou’remigratingfromanotherMac,youmighthavetoupdatesoftwareiftheother
Macdoesn’thaveMacOSXversion10.5.3orlaterinstalled.TomigratefromaPC,
downloadtheMigrationAssistantfromwww.apple.com/migrate-to-mac,andinstallit
onthePCyouwanttomigratefrom.
AfteryoustartSetupAssistantonyourMacBookPro,youcanleaveitmidprocess
withoutquitting,movetotheothercomputerifyouneedtoupdateitssoftware,
andthenreturntoyourMacBookProtocompletethesetup.
Note:  Ifyoudon’tuseSetupAssistanttotransferinformationwhenyourststart
upyourMacBookPro,youcandoitlaterusingMigrationAssistant.OpenMigration
AssistantintheUtilitiesfolderinLaunchpad.ForhelpusingMigrationAssistant,
openHelpCenterandsearchfor“MigrationAssistant.”
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To set up your MacBook Pro:
1 InSetupAssistant,followtheonscreeninstructionsuntilyougettothe“Transfer
InformationtoThisMac”screen.
2 Doabasicsetup,asetupwithmigration,ortransferinformationfromaTimeMachine
backuporotherdisk:
 To do a basic setup,select“Don’ttransfernow”andclickContinue.Followthe
remainingpromptstoselectyourwiredorwirelessnetwork,setupanaccount,
andexitSetupAssistant.
 To do a setup with migration,select“FromanotherMacorPC”andclickContinue.
FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoselecttheMacorPCyouwanttomigratefrom.
YourMacorPCmustbeonthesamewiredorwirelessnetwork.Followtheonscreen
instructionsformigrating.
 To transfer information from a Time Machine backup or another disk,select“FromaTime
Machinebackuporotherdisk”andclickContinue.Selectthebackuportheotherdisk
thatyouwanttomigratefrom.Followtheonscreeninstructions.
Ifyoudon’tintendtokeeporuseyourothercomputer,it’sbesttodeauthorizeitfrom
playingmusic,videos,oraudiobooksthatyou’vepurchasedfromtheiTunesStore.
Deauthorizingacomputerpreventsanysongs,videos,oraudiobooksyou’vepurchased
frombeingplayedbysomeoneelse,andfreesupanotherauthorizationforuse.For
informationaboutdeauthorizing,chooseiTunesHelpfromtheHelpmenuiniTunes.
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Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
YoucanquicklymakethedesktoplookthewayyouwantusingSystem
Preferences,yourcommandcenterformostsettingsonyourMacBookPro.
ChooseApple()>SystemPreferencesfromthemenubarorclickthe
SystemPreferencesiconintheDock.
Menubar Helpmenu Spotlightsearchicon
Findericon
SystemPreferencesiconDock
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Important:  YoucansetanoptiontoresetyourpasswordinUsers&Groups
preferences,incaseyouforgetyourloginpassword.Forhelpwithsystempreferences,
openHelpCenterandsearchfor“systempreferences”orforthespecicpreferenceyou
wanthelpfor.
Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down
WhenyounishworkingwithyourMacBookPro,youcanputittosleeporshut
itdown.
Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep
Ifyou’llbeawayfromyourMacBookProforonlyashorttime,putittosleep.When
thecomputerisinsleep,youcanquicklywakeitandbypassthestartupprocess.
To put your MacBook Pro to sleep, do one of the following:
 Closethedisplay.
 ChooseApple()>Sleepfromthemenubar.
 Pressthepower(®)buttonandclickSleepinthedialogthatappears.
 ChooseApple()>SystemPreferences,clickEnergySaver,andsetasleeptimer.
NOTICE:  Waitafewsecondsuntilthesleepindicatorlightstartspulsing(indicating
thatthecomputerisinsleepandtheharddiskhasstoppedspinning)beforemoving
yourMacBookPro.Movingyourcomputerwhilethediskisspinningcandamagethe
harddisk,causinglossofdataortheinabilitytostartupfromtheharddisk.
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To wake your MacBook Pro:
 If the display is closed,simplyopenittowakeyourMacBookPro.
 If the display is already open,pressthepower(®)buttonoranykeyonthekeyboard.
WhenyourMacBookProwakesfromsleep,yourapplications,documents,and
computersettingsareexactlyasyouleftthem.
Shutting Down Your MacBook Pro
Ifyouaren’tgoingtouseyourMacBookProforacoupleofdaysorlonger,it’sbestto
shutitdown.Thesleepindicatorlightgoesonbrieyduringtheshutdownprocess.
To shut down your MacBook Pro, do one of the following:
 ChooseApple()>ShutDownfromthemenubar.
 Pressthepower(®)buttonandclickShutDowninthedialogthatappears.
IfyouplantostoreyourMacBookProforanextendedperiodoftime,seepage74for
informationabouthowtopreventthebatteryfromdrainingcompletely.
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Basic Features of Your MacBook Pro
®
® Power button
Camera indicator light
FaceTime HD
camera
Built-in stereo
speakers
Battery indicator
lights (side)
Microphone
Trackpad
Slot-loading
SuperDrive
Sleep
indicator light
Infrared (IR)
receiver
Security slot
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Built-in FaceTime HD camera and camera indicator light
UsetheincludedFaceTimeapplicationtomakevideocallstootherFaceTimeusers(on
anyiPhone4,newiPodtouch,orMacwithFaceTime),takepictureswithPhotoBooth,
orcapturevideowithiMovie.TheindicatorlightglowswhentheFaceTimeHDcamera
isoperating.
Built-in microphone
CapturesoundswiththemicrophoneortalkwithfriendsliveovertheInternetusing
FaceTimeoriChat.
Built-in stereo speakers
Listentomusic,movies,games,andothermultimediales.
Built-in battery and battery indicator lights
Usebatterypowerwhenyou’reawayfromapoweroutlet.Pressthebatterybuttonto
activateindicatorlightsthatshowtheremainingbatterycharge.
Trackpad
Clickordouble-clickanywhereonthetrackpad.Touchthetrackpadwithoneormore
ngerstomovethepointeranduseMulti-Touchgestures(describedonpage26).
Sleep indicator light
AwhitelightpulseswhentheMacBookProisinsleep.
Infrared (IR) receiver
UseanAppleRemote(availableseparately)withtheIRreceivertocontrolKeynoteon
yourMacBookProfromupto30feet(9.1meters)away.
Security slot
Attachalockandcable(availableseparately)topreventtheft.
Slot-loading SuperDrive
Thisopticaldrivereadsandwritesstandard-sizeCDsandDVDs.
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Power button
TurnyourMacBookProonoro,orputittosleep.
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Volume
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Brightness
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Media
Eject key
Mute
key
Media
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Keyboard illumination
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Mission
Control key
Launchpad
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