Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MC516T/A Apple
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5 Contents C onten ts Chapter 1: Ready , Set Up , Go 9 What’ sintheBox 9 SettingUp Y ourMacBook 1 6 Putting Y ourMacBooktoSleeporShuttingItDown .
6 Contents 5 7 UsingAppleHardware T est 58 Problemswith Y ourInternetConnection 60 ProblemswithAirP ortExtremeWir elessCommunication 6 1 KeepingY.
Mac H elp Migr ation A ssist ant w w w.appl e.com/macos x Mac H elp Migr ation A ssist ant w w w.appl e.com/macb oo k Ready , Set Up , G o 1.
8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y ourMacBookisdesignedsothat youcansetitupquicklyandstar tusingitrightaway . Ifyouhavenev erusedaMacBookorarenewtoMaccomputers, readthischapterf or helpgettingstarted.
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 ourMacBookisdesignedso thatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitrightaway .
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 . MakesuretheACplugisfullyinsertedintothepoweradapterandtheelectrical prongsonyourACplugar eintheircompletelyextendedposition.
11 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Whenyouconnectthepoweradaptert oyourMacBook,anindica torlightonthe MagSafeconnectorstartstoglow. Anamberlightindica testhatthebatteryischarging.
12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 3: Press the pow er ( ® ) button briey to turn on your MacBook. Y ouhearat onewhenyouturnonthecomputer . ® ® P ower button Ittakesthecomputerafewmomentstostartup.
13 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 4: Congure your MacBook with Setup Assistant. ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBook, SetupAssistantstarts. SetupAssistant helpsyouentery ourInternetandemailinformationandsetupauseraccounton yourMacBook.
14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Migrating Information to Y our M acBook Y oucanf ollowthepromptsinSetupAssistanttomigra teexistinguseraccounts, le s, applications, andotherinformationfr omanotherMaccomputer .
15 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set pref erences. Menubar Helpmenu Spotlightsearchicon Findericon SystemPr eferencesicon Dock.
16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y oucanquicklymakethedesktoplookthewayy ouwantusingSystemP reference s. ChooseApple()>SystemP referenc esfromthemenubar .
17 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go T o w ake your MacBook: m If the display is closed, simplyopenittowakeyourMacBook. m If the display is already open, pressthepower( ® )butt onoranykeyonthekeyboard.
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w w w.appl e.com/macos x Mac H elp Mac OS X Life with Y our MacBook 2.
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 batte.
21 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Built-in iSight camera and camera indicator light VideoconferencewithothersusingiChatA V ,takepictureswithPhotoBooth, orcapture videowithiMovie. T heindicatorlightglowswhentheiSightcameraisoperating .
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 k.
23 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Function (fn) key Holddownthiskeytoactivatecustomizedactionsassignedtothefunctionkeys (F1toF1 2). T olearnhowtocustomiz efunctionkeys,chooseHelp>MacHelpfrom themenubarandsearchfor “functionkeys.
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.
25 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook ¯ MagSafe power port Plugintheincluded60WMagSafeP owerAdaptert orechargetheMacBookbattery. G Gigabit Ethernet port Connecttoahigh-speedEthernetnetwork, aDSLorcablemodem, oranothercomputer .
26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Using the Multi-T ouch T r ackpad UsethetrackpadtomovethecursorandtoperformavarietyofMulti-T ouchgestures . Unliketypicaltrack pads, theentireMacBooktrackpadisabutton, andyoucanclick anywhereonthetrackpad.
27 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook  S econdary clicking or “right-clicking” letsyouaccessshortcutmenucommands. • T osetuptwo-ngersec ondar y-clickinganywhereonthetrackpad, select SecondaryClickundertheT woF ingersoptionin T rackpadpreference s.
28 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Thefollowingtrackpadgesturesw orkincertainapplications. Wheny ouper formthese gestures , slideyourngerslightlyonthesurfaceofthetrack pad.
29 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook  Three-nger swiping letsyourapidlypagethroughdocuments, mo vetotheprevious ornextphoto, andmore .  Four-nger swiping worksintheF inderandallapplications.
30 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Using the MacBook Battery WhentheMagSafepoweradapterisn ’tc onnected, yourMacBookdrawspow erfromits built-inbattery .
31 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Getting Answers MuchmoreinformationaboutusingyourMacBookisav ailableinMacHelponyour computerandontheInternetatwww .
32 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook More Information Formor einformationaboutusingyourMacBook, seethefollowing: T o learn about See Installingmemory Chapter3, “BoostY ourMacB ook” onpage3 5 .
33 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook T o learn about See UsingBluetoothwireless technology TheBluetoothSupportpageatwww.apple .com/support/ bluetooth.
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Mac H elp RA M w w w.appl e.com/store Boost Y our MacBook 3.
36 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Thischapterprovide sinformationandinstructionsforupgradingtheharddriveand installingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBook. W ARNING: Applerecommendsthatyouhav eanApple-certiedtechnicianinstall replacementdrivesandmemory .
37 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Y oucanupgradethehar ddiskdriveinyourMacBook. Theharddiskdriveislocated nexttothebuilt-inbatterywhenyouopenthebackofyourMacBook.
38 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 2 Turnovery ourMacBookandremovetheeight(8)screwsthatsecurethebott omcase. Lifto thecasefromthehingedside , andplaceitaside.
39 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Important: Whenyouremovethebott omcase, youexposesensitiv einternal components. A voidtouchingan ythingotherthantheharddriveassemblywhenyou removeoraddaharddiskdriv e.
40 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 4 Locatethebracketatthetopofthedrive. UseaPhillipsscr ewdrivertoloosenthetwo captivescrewsthatholdthebracketinplace. Putthebracketasideinasafeplace.
41 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 6 Holdthedr ivebyitssidesandgentlypullthec onnectorontherightsideofthedrive todisconnectit. Don’ tpressthedrivebetweenyourngers , andavoidtouchingthe circuitryontheundersideofthedrive.
42 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Important: Therearefour(4)moun tingscrewsonthesidesofyourharddiskdrive . Ifyourreplacementdrivedoe sn’ ti.
43 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 8 Inser tthereplacementdriveatanangle, makingsurethemountingscrewsar eseated properly .
44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 1 0 Replacethebottomcase. Gras pthecaseinthemiddleofeachside, andpushdown rstwithonethumbandthentheothertolockthesnapsontheinsideofthecase.
45 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 1 1 Replaceandtightentheeightscrewsyour emovedinstep2. Forinf ormationaboutinstallingMacOSXandbundledapplications, see “Reinstalling theSoftware ThatCamewith Y ourMacBo ok” onpage62.
46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Installing Additional Memory Y ourc omputerhastwomemoryslotsthatyouaccessbyremovingthebottomcase .
47 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 2 Pushtheleversonthesidesofthememorymoduleinanoutwarddirectiontorelease themodulefromthememorycardslot. Thememorypopsupatanangle. Beforeremovingit ,makesurey ouseethehalf-circle notches.
48 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook 3 Holdthememor ymodulebyitsnotchesandremoveitfromtheslot. 4 Removetheothermemor ymodule. Important: Holdthememor ymodulesbytheiredges ,anddonott ouchthegold connectors.
49 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Notches 6 Followtheinstructionsforreplacingthe bottomcaseinsteps1 0and1 1onpage44and page45.
50 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Making Sure Y our MacBook Recognizes the New Memor y AfterinstallingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBook,checkwhetherthecomputer recognizesthenewmemory . T o check the computer’ s memor y: 1 Star tupyourMacBook.
w w w.appl e.com/macos x Mac H elp help w w w.appl e.com/suppo r t P roblem, Meet Solution 4.
52 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Occasionally ,youma yhaveproblemswhilew orkingwithyourMacBo ok. R eadon fortroubleshootingtipstotrywhenyouhav eaproblem.
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 Onrareoccasions, anapplicationmight “freeze ” onthescreen.
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.
55 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If your MacBook doesn’ t turn on or star t up T r ythefollowingsuggestionsinorderuntilyourcomput erturnson: Â Mak esurethepoweradapterispluggedint othecomputerandintoafunctioning poweroutlet.
56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If the screen suddenly goes black or your MacBook freezes T r yrestar tingyourMacBook. 1 UnpluganydevicesthatareconnectedtoyourMacBook, exceptthepoweradapter . 2 Pressthepower( ® )buttontor estartthesystem.
57 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If you hav e trouble ejecting a disc  Quitanyapplicationsthatmightbeusingthediscandtryagain.  Ifthisdo esn ’twork, restar tthecomputerwhileholdingdownthetrackpad.
58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Problems with Y our Internet Connection Y ourMacBookhastheSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpwalkyouthroughsettingup anInternetconnection. OpenSystemPreferenc esandclickNetwork.
59 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Important: InstructionsthatrefertomodemsdonotapplytoLANusers. LANusers mighthavehubs , switches, routers, orconnectionpodsthatDSLandcablemodem usersdonothave.
60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouhavetwoormor ecomputerssharinganInternetconnection, besurethatyour networkissetupproperly .
61 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution  SeeAirPortHelp(chooseHelp>MacHelp, andthenchooseLibrary>AirPortHelp fromthemenubar). Alsoseetheinstruc tionsthatcamewiththewirelessdevicef or moreinformation.
62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Reinstalling the Software That Came with Y our MacB ook Usethesoftwareinstallationdiscsthatcamewithyourcomputert oreinstallMacOSX andanyapplicationsthatcamewithyourc omputer .
63 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouwanttoeraseandinstall, makesureyoubackupyouruserdatabeforey oustart. UseDiskUtilityonyour Mac OS X Install DVD toeraseyourharddrive .
64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Learning More , Service, and Suppor t Y ourMacBookdoesnothaveanyuser-serviceableparts,ex cepttheharddriveand thememory. Ifyouneedservice, contactAppleortakeyourMacBooktoanApple AuthorizedServiceProvider .
65 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouneedassistance, AppleCaretelephonesupportrepresentativescanhelpyouwith installingandopeningapplications, andbasictroubleshooting. Callthesuppor tcenter numbernearestyou(therst90day sarecomplimentary).
66 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Locating Y our Product Serial Number UseoneofthesemethodstondyourMacBookserialnumber: Â Turnovery ourMacBook. Theserialnumberisetchedintothebottomcase .
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 Fory oursafetyandthatofyourequipment, followtheserulesf orhandlingand cleaningyourMacBookandforworkingmorecomfortably .Keeptheseinstructions handyforrefer encebyyouandothers.
69 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least W ater and wet locations KeepyourMacBookawa yfromsourcesofliquid ,suchas drinks, washbasins, bathtubs, showerstalls, andsoon.P rotectyourMacBookfrom dampnessorwetweather ,suchasrain, snow ,andfog .
70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least MagSafe power specications:  Frequency: 50to60Hz,singlephase  Line V oltage: 1 00to240 V  Output V oltage: 1 6.5VDC, 3.65A Hearing damage P ermanenthearinglossmayoccurifearbudsorheadphonesare usedathighvolume.
71 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Laser Information for Optical Disc Driv es W ARNIN G: Making adj ustm ent sor perfo rmin gpr oce dure sothe rth ant hose spe cie d inyourequipment’ smanualmayresultinhazardousradiationexposur e.
72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Carrying your MacBook Ifyoucarr yyourMacBookinabagorbriefcase, makesure thattherearenolooseitems(suchas.
73 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Storing your MacBook Ifyouaregoingtostor eyourMacBookforanextended periodoftime, keepitinacoollocation(ideally , 7 1°For22°C)anddischargethe batteryto50percentorless.
74 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Understanding Ergonomics Herearesometipsforsettingupahealth yworkenvironment. Keyboard and T rackpad Whenyouusethekeyboardandtrackpad, yourshouldersshouldberelaxed .
75 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Usealighttouchwhentypingorusingthetrackpadandkeepyourhandsandngers relaxed . Avoidrollingyourthumbsundery ourpalms. Not this This Changehandpositionsoftentoavoidfatigue .
76 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Y oumighthavetoraisey ourchairsothatyourforearmsandhandsarea ttheproper angletothekeyboard.
77 Regulatory Compliance Information FCC C ompliance Statement Thisdevicecomplieswithpart1 5oftheFCCrules. Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocondit.
78 Responsible party (contact for FCC matters only): AppleInc. CorporateCompliance 1InniteLoop ,MS26-A Cupertino, CA950 1 4 Wireless Radio Use Thisdeviceisrestrictedtoindoorusewhenoperatingin the5.
79 T aiwan Wirele ss Statements T aiwan Class B Statement VCCI C lass B Statement External USB Modem Information WhenconnectingyourMacBooktothephone lineusinganexternalUSBmodem,ref ertothe telecommunicationsagencyinformationinthe documentationthatcamewithyourmodem.
80 Disposal and Recycling Information Thissymbolindicatesthatyourproductmustbe disposedofproperlyaccordingtolocallawsand regulations. Becausetheback lightlampinthisproduct containsmercury ,theproductmustbedisposedof separatelyfromhouseholdwaste.
81 European Union—Disposal Information: Thesymbolabovemeansthataccordingt olocallaws andregulationsyourproductshouldbedisposedof separatelyfromhouseholdwaste.
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84 Looking for Something? Index A ACplug 1 0 ACpoweradapter . See power adapter ACpowercor d 1 0 adapter ,pow er . See power adapter administratorpassword.
85 Looking for Something? environmentalimpact 76 ergonomics 7 4 Ethernet connectingto 1 1 port 25 Exposékey 23 externaldisplayport 25 F F1toF1 2functionke.
86 Looking for Something? password ,r esetting 56 pinchingtozoom 28 Play/pausekey 23 plug, AC 1 0 poweradapter port 25 safetytips 69 using 1 0 powerbutton 1 2, 2 1 problems. S ee troubleshooting puttingyourcomputerto sleep 1 6 Q questionmark, ashing 54 R RAM.
87 Looking for Something? typingposition 7 4 U updatingsoftware 6 1 USB connections 33 ports 25 V video cameraindicatorlight 2 1 MiniDisplayP ort 25 volumekeys 2.
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