Apple MC516T/A manual

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5 Contents C onten ts Chapter 1: Ready , Set Up , Go 9  What’ sintheBox 9  SettingUp Y ourMacBook 1 6  Putting Y ourMacBooktoSleeporShuttingItDown Chapter 2: Life with Y our MacB ook 20  BasicFea turesof Y ourMacB ook 22  KeyboardF eaturesof Y ourMacBook 24  P ort[...]

6 Contents 5 7  UsingAppleHardware T est 58  Problemswith Y ourInternetConnection 60  ProblemswithAirP ortExtremeWir elessCommunication 6 1  KeepingY ourSoft wareUptoDate 62  ReinstallingtheSoftwareT hatCamewith Y ourMacB ook 64  LearningMore, Service, ?[...]

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8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y ourMacBookisdesignedsothat youcansetitupquicklyandstar tusingitrightaway .  Ifyouhavenev erusedaMacBookorarenewtoMaccomputers, readthischapterf or helpgettingstarted.  Important:  Readalltheins[...]

9 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go What’ s in the Box AC power cor d 60W MagSafe P ower Adapter Setting Up Y our M acBook Y ourMacBookisdesignedso thatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitrightaway .  Thefollowingpagestakey outhroughthesetupprocess, includingthe setas[...]

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 1: Plug in the 60W MagSafe Pow er Adapter to pro vide power to the MacBook and charge the battery . MakesuretheACplugisfullyinsertedintothepoweradapterandtheelectrical prongsonyourACplugar eintheircompletelyextendedposition. Insertth[...]

11 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Whenyouconnectthepoweradaptert oyourMacBook,anindica torlightonthe MagSafeconnectorstartstoglow. Anamberlightindica testhatthebatteryischarging.  Agreenlightindicatesthattheba tteryisfullycharged. Ifyou[...]

12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 3: Press the pow er ( ® ) button briey to turn on your MacBook. Y ouhearat onewhenyouturnonthecomputer .  ® ® P ower button Ittakesthecomputerafewmomentstostartup. Afteritstartsup, SetupAssistant opensautomatically . Ifyour?[...]

13 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 4: Congure your MacBook with Setup Assistant. ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBook, SetupAssistantstarts. SetupAssistant helpsyouentery ourInternetandemailinformationandsetupauseraccounton yourMacBook. Ifyoualreadyh[...]

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Migrating Information to Y our M acBook Y oucanf ollowthepromptsinSetupAssistanttomigra teexistinguseraccounts, le s,  applications, andotherinformationfr omanotherMaccomputer .  Y oucandothiswith oneofthefollowingmethods: [...]

15 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set pref erences. Menubar Helpmenu Spotlightsearchicon Findericon SystemPr eferencesicon Dock[...]

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y oucanquicklymakethedesktoplookthewayy ouwantusingSystemP reference s.  ChooseApple()>SystemP referenc esfromthemenubar . Asyougett oknowyour computer , explor eSystemPr eferences , yourcommandcent erf[...]

17 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go T o w ake your MacBook:  m If the display is closed, simplyopenittowakeyourMacBook.  m If the display is already open, pressthepower( ® )butt onoranykeyonthekeyboard. WhenyourMacBookwakesfromsleep , yourapplications, documents , and?[...]

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20 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Basic F eatures of Y our MacB ook ® ® P ower button Camera indicator light iSight camera Stereo speakers Microphone Sleep indicator light T rackpad Built-in battery Slot-loading SuperDrive[...]

21 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Built-in iSight camera and camera indicator light VideoconferencewithothersusingiChatA V ,takepictureswithPhotoBooth, orcapture videowithiMovie. T heindicatorlightglowswhentheiSightcameraisoperating . Built-in microphone Capturesounds?[...]

22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Keyboard F eature s of Y our M acBook ® Function (fn) key esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F1 0 F1 1 F1 2 — C - V olume keys Brightness keys Media Eject key Mute key Exposé Dashboard Media keys ’[...]

23 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Function (fn) key Holddownthiskeytoactivatecustomizedactionsassignedtothefunctionkeys (F1toF1 2).  T olearnhowtocustomiz efunctionkeys,chooseHelp>MacHelpfrom themenubarandsearchfor “functionkeys.”[...]

24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook P orts on Y our MacBook  ® ¯ Gigabit Ethernet port G Audio out port Security Slot f Mini DisplayPort £ USB 2.0 ports d MagSafe power port[...]

25 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ¯ MagSafe power port Plugintheincluded60WMagSafeP owerAdaptert orechargetheMacBookbattery. G Gigabit Ethernet port Connecttoahigh-speedEthernetnetwork, aDSLorcablemodem, oranothercomputer .  TheEthernetportautomaticallydete[...]

26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Using the Multi-T ouch T r ackpad UsethetrackpadtomovethecursorandtoperformavarietyofMulti-T ouchgestures .  Unliketypicaltrack pads, theentireMacBooktrackpadisabutton, andyoucanclick anywhereonthetrackpad.  T oe[...]

27 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook  Â S econdary clicking or “right-clicking” letsyouaccessshortcutmenucommands. • T osetuptwo-ngersec ondar y-clickinganywhereonthetrackpad, select SecondaryClickundertheT woF ingersoptionin T rackpadpreference s.   [...]

28 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Thefollowingtrackpadgesturesw orkincertainapplications. Wheny ouper formthese gestures , slideyourngerslightlyonthesurfaceofthetrack pad. F ormoreinformation,  see T rackpadpreferencesorchooseHelp>MacHelp?[...]

29 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook  Â Three-nger swiping letsyourapidlypagethroughdocuments, mo vetotheprevious ornextphoto, andmore .   Â Four-nger swiping worksintheF inderandallapplications. Swipingfourngers totheleftorrightactivates[...]

30 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Using the MacBook Battery WhentheMagSafepoweradapterisn ’tc onnected, yourMacBookdrawspow erfromits built-inbattery .  ThelengthoftimethatyoucanrunyourMacBookvaries , depending ontheapplicationsyouuseandtheexte[...]

31 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Getting Answers MuchmoreinformationaboutusingyourMacBookisav ailableinMacHelponyour computerandontheInternetatwww .apple .com/support/macbook. T o get Mac Help: 1 ClicktheFindericonintheDock(thebaroficonsalongtheedg[...]

32 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook More Information Formor einformationaboutusingyourMacBook, seethefollowing:  T o learn about See Installingmemory Chapter3,  “BoostY ourMacB ook” onpage3 5 . T roubleshootingyour MacBookifyouhave aproblem Chapter4,  “Problem, ?[...]

33 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook T o learn about See UsingBluetoothwireless technology TheBluetoothSupportpageatwww.apple .com/support/ bluetooth. OropentheBluetoothFileEx changeapplication,  locatedintheUtilitiesfolderwithintheApplicationsf older ,  andchooseHel[...]

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36 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Thischapterprovide sinformationandinstructionsforupgradingtheharddriveand installingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBook. W ARNING:   Applerecommendsthatyouhav eanApple-certiedtechnicianinstall replacementdrivesandmemory . Cons[...]

37 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Y oucanupgradethehar ddiskdriveinyourMacBook.  Theharddiskdriveislocated nexttothebuilt-inbatterywhenyouopenthebackofyourMacBook. T hereplacement drivemustbea2.5-inchdrivewith?[...]

38 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 2 Turnovery ourMacBookandremovetheeight(8)screwsthatsecurethebott omcase.  Lifto thecasefromthehingedside , andplaceitaside. [...]

39 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Important:  Whenyouremovethebott omcase, youexposesensitiv einternal components. A voidtouchingan ythingotherthantheharddriveassemblywhenyou removeoraddaharddiskdriv e. 3 T ouchametalsur faceinsidethecomputerto?[...]

40 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 4 Locatethebracketatthetopofthedrive. UseaPhillipsscr ewdrivertoloosenthetwo captivescrewsthatholdthebracketinplace. Putthebracketasideinasafeplace. 5 Usingthepulltab, gentlyliftthedriveoutoft[...]

41 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 6 Holdthedr ivebyitssidesandgentlypullthec onnectorontherightsideofthedrive todisconnectit. Don’ tpressthedrivebetweenyourngers , andavoidtouchingthe circuitryontheundersideofthedrive. Connector The?[...]

42 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Important:  Therearefour(4)moun tingscrewsonthesidesofyourharddiskdrive .  Ifyourreplacementdrivedoe sn’ tincludemountingscrews, remo vetheonesfromyour olddriveandmountthemonthereplacemen tdrivebeforeyou[...]

43 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 8 Inser tthereplacementdriveatanangle, makingsurethemountingscrewsar eseated properly . 9 Replacethebracketandtightenthescrews.[...]

44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 1 0 Replacethebottomcase. Gras pthecaseinthemiddleofeachside, andpushdown rstwithonethumbandthentheothertolockthesnapsontheinsideofthecase.[...]

45 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 1 1 Replaceandtightentheeightscrewsyour emovedinstep2. Forinf ormationaboutinstallingMacOSXandbundledapplications, see “Reinstalling theSoftware ThatCamewith Y ourMacBo ok” onpage62.[...]

46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Installing Additional Memory Y ourc omputerhastwomemoryslotsthatyouaccessbyremovingthebottomcase .  Y ourMacBookcomeswithaminimumof2gigab ytes(GB)of1 066MHzDoubleData Rate(DDR3)SynchronousDynamicRandom-AccessMemor y?[...]

47 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 2 Pushtheleversonthesidesofthememorymoduleinanoutwarddirectiontorelease themodulefromthememorycardslot. Thememorypopsupatanangle. Beforeremovingit ,makesurey ouseethehalf-circle notches. Ifyou[...]

48 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 3 Holdthememor ymodulebyitsnotchesandremoveitfromtheslot.  4 Removetheothermemor ymodule. Important:  Holdthememor ymodulesbytheiredges ,anddonott ouchthegold connectors. 5 Inser tthenewmemor ymoduleinthes[...]

49 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Notches 6 Followtheinstructionsforreplacingthe bottomcaseinsteps1 0and1 1onpage44and page45.[...]

50 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Making Sure Y our MacBook Recognizes the New Memor y AfterinstallingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBook,checkwhetherthecomputer recognizesthenewmemory . T o check the computer’ s memor y: 1 Star tupyourMacBook. 2 WhenyouseetheMacOSXdesktop, cho[...]

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52 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Occasionally ,youma yhaveproblemswhilew orkingwithyourMacBo ok. R eadon fortroubleshootingtipstotrywhenyouhav eaproblem.  Y oucanalsondmore troubleshootinginformationinMacHelpandontheMacBookSupportweb[...]

53 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Problems That Pre vent Y ou from Using Y our MacB ook If your MacBook doesn’ t respond or the pointer doesn ’t move Onrareoccasions, anapplicationmight “freeze ” onthescreen.MacOSXprovide sa waytoquitafro zenapplicationwithoutrestartingyour[...]

54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If your MacBook freezes during startup, or you see a ashing question mark, or the screen is dark and the sleep indicator light is glowing st eadily (not in sleep) Theashingquestionmarkusuallymeansthatthecomputercan ’tndthesystem softwareontheharddisk?[...]

55 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If your MacBook doesn’ t turn on or star t up T r ythefollowingsuggestionsinorderuntilyourcomput erturnson:  Â Mak esurethepoweradapterispluggedint othecomputerandintoafunctioning poweroutlet. Besuretousethe60WMa[...]

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If the screen suddenly goes black or your MacBook freezes T r yrestar tingyourMacBook.  1 UnpluganydevicesthatareconnectedtoyourMacBook, exceptthepoweradapter . 2 Pressthepower( ® )buttontor estartthesystem. 3 Letthebatterycharge[...]

57 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If you hav e trouble ejecting a disc  Â Quitanyapplicationsthatmightbeusingthediscandtryagain.  Â Ifthisdo esn ’twork, restar tthecomputerwhileholdingdownthetrackpad. Using Apple Hardwar e T est Ifyoususpectaproblemwith?[...]

58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Problems with Y our Internet Connection Y ourMacBookhastheSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpwalkyouthroughsettingup anInternetconnection. OpenSystemPreferenc esandclickNetwork. Clickthe “Assist me” buttontoopenNetworkSet[...]

59 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Important:  InstructionsthatrefertomodemsdonotapplytoLANusers. LANusers mighthavehubs , switches, routers, orconnectionpodsthatDSLandcablemodem usersdonothave. L ANusersshouldcontacttheirnetworkadministra[...]

60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouhavetwoormor ecomputerssharinganInternetconnection, besurethatyour networkissetupproperly . Y ouneedtoknowifyourISPprovidesonlyoneIPaddress orifitprovidesmultipleIPaddre sses, oneforeach[...]

61 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution  Â SeeAirPortHelp(chooseHelp>MacHelp, andthenchooseLibrary>AirPortHelp fromthemenubar). Alsoseetheinstruc tionsthatcamewiththewirelessdevicef or moreinformation. Keeping Y our Sof tware Up to Dat e Y oucan[...]

62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Reinstalling the Software That Came with Y our MacB ook Usethesoftwareinstallationdiscsthatcamewithyourcomputert oreinstallMacOSX andanyapplicationsthatcamewithyourc omputer .Don ’tattempttoinstallanearlier versionofMac[...]

63 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouwanttoeraseandinstall, makesureyoubackupyouruserdatabeforey oustart. UseDiskUtilityonyour Mac OS X Install DVD toeraseyourharddrive . Forinformation aboutDiskUtilityanditsoptions,seeMacHelp ,?[...]

64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Learning More , Service, and Suppor t Y ourMacBookdoesnothaveanyuser-serviceableparts,ex cepttheharddriveand thememory. Ifyouneedservice, contactAppleortakeyourMacBooktoanApple AuthorizedServiceProvider . Y oucan[...]

65 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouneedassistance, AppleCaretelephonesupportrepresentativescanhelpyouwith installingandopeningapplications, andbasictroubleshooting. Callthesuppor tcenter numbernearestyou(therst90day sarecomplimentary).Ha veth[...]

66 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Locating Y our Product Serial Number UseoneofthesemethodstondyourMacBookserialnumber:  Â Turnovery ourMacBook. Theserialnumberisetchedintothebottomcase .  Serial number  Â ChooseApple()>AboutT hisMac, and[...]

w w w.appl e.com/macos x Mac H elp ergo nomic s Last, but Not Least 5 w w w.appl e.com/environm ent[...]

68 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Fory oursafetyandthatofyourequipment, followtheserulesf orhandlingand cleaningyourMacBookandforworkingmorecomfortably .Keeptheseinstructions handyforrefer encebyyouandothers. W ARNING:  Incorrectstorageoruseof?[...]

69 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least W ater and wet locations KeepyourMacBookawa yfromsourcesofliquid ,suchas drinks, washbasins, bathtubs, showerstalls, andsoon.P rotectyourMacBookfrom dampnessorwetweather ,suchasrain, snow ,andfog . 60W MagSafe P ower A[...]

70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least MagSafe power specications:  Frequency: 50to60Hz,singlephase  Line V oltage: 1 00to240 V  Output V oltage: 1 6.5VDC, 3.65A Hearing damage P ermanenthearinglossmayoccurifearbudsorheadphonesare usedathighvolume.[...]

71 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Laser Information for Optical Disc Driv es W ARNIN G:   Making adj ustm ent sor perfo rmin gpr oce dure sothe rth ant hose spe cie d inyourequipment’ smanualmayresultinhazardousradiationexposur e. Theopticaldiscdriveinyourcomput ercont[...]

72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Carrying your MacBook Ifyoucarr yyourMacBookinabagorbriefcase, makesure thattherearenolooseitems(suchaspaperclipsorcoins)thatc ouldaccidentallyget insidethecomputerthroughven topeningsortheopticaldriv[...]

73 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Storing your MacBook Ifyouaregoingtostor eyourMacBookforanextended periodoftime, keepitinacoollocation(ideally , 7 1°For22°C)anddischargethe batteryto50percentorless. W henstoringyourMacBookfor?[...]

74 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Understanding Ergonomics Herearesometipsforsettingupahealth yworkenvironment. Keyboard and T rackpad Whenyouusethekeyboardandtrackpad, yourshouldersshouldberelaxed .  Y our upperarmandforearmshouldformananglethatisslig[...]

75 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Usealighttouchwhentypingorusingthetrackpadandkeepyourhandsandngers relaxed . Avoidrollingyourthumbsundery ourpalms. Not this This Changehandpositionsoftentoavoidfatigue . Somecomputerusersmightdevelop discomfo[...]

76 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Y oumighthavetoraisey ourchairsothatyourforearmsandhandsarea ttheproper angletothekeyboard. Ifthismakesitimpossibletorestyourfeetatontheoor , youcanuseafootre stwithadjustableheightand?[...]

77 Regulatory Compliance Information FCC C ompliance Statement Thisdevicecomplieswithpart1 5oftheFCCrules.  Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulint er ference ,and(2) thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference[...]

78 Responsible party (contact for FCC matters only):  AppleInc. CorporateCompliance 1InniteLoop ,MS26-A Cupertino, CA950 1 4 Wireless Radio Use Thisdeviceisrestrictedtoindoorusewhenoperatingin the5. 1 5to5.25GHzfrequencyband. Cetappareildoitêtreut[...]

79 T aiwan Wirele ss Statements T aiwan Class B Statement VCCI C lass B Statement External USB Modem Information WhenconnectingyourMacBooktothephone lineusinganexternalUSBmodem,ref ertothe telecommunicationsagencyinformationinthe documentationthatcamewithyourmodem. ENERGY[...]

80 Disposal and Recycling Information Thissymbolindicatesthatyourproductmustbe disposedofproperlyaccordingtolocallawsand regulations. Becausetheback lightlampinthisproduct containsmercury ,theproductmustbedisposedof separatelyfromhouseholdwaste.[...]

81 European Union—Disposal Information:    Thesymbolabovemeansthataccordingt olocallaws andregulationsyourproductshouldbedisposedof separatelyfromhouseholdwaste. Whenthisproduct reachesitsendoflife ,takeittoacollectionpoint designated?[...]

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84 Looking for Something? Index A ACplug 1 0 ACpoweradapter . See power adapter ACpowercor d 1 0 adapter ,pow er .  See power adapter administratorpassword , resetting 56 AirP ortEx treme connectingwirelessly 1 1 troubleshooting 60 AppleCare 64 AppleHardware T est 5 7 applic[...]

85 Looking for Something? environmentalimpact 76 ergonomics 7 4 Ethernet connectingto 1 1 port 25 Exposékey 23 externaldisplayport 25 F F1toF1 2functionkeys 23 F ast-forwardkey 23 ashingquestionmark 54 For ceQuit 53 four-ngerswiping 29 Fron tRowapplication 33[...]

86 Looking for Something? password ,r esetting 56 pinchingtozoom 28 Play/pausekey 23 plug, AC 1 0 poweradapter port 25 safetytips 69 using 1 0 powerbutton 1 2, 2 1 problems.  S ee troubleshooting puttingyourcomputerto sleep 1 6 Q questionmark, ashing 54 R RAM.  S[...]

87 Looking for Something? typingposition 7 4 U updatingsoftware 6 1 USB connections 33 ports 25 V video cameraindicatorlight 2 1 MiniDisplayP ort 25 volumekeys 23 W wakingyourcomputer 1 7 Z zoomingusingthe trackpad 28[...]

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