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Congratulations, you and your MacBook Pro
were made for each other.
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Welcome to your MacBook Pro. www.apple.com/macbookpro Built-in FaceTime Thunderbolt HD camera high-speed I/O Make video calls Connect to the latest iPad, high-performance iPhone, iPod touch, devices and or Mac. displays. Help Center Help Center facetime thunderbolt MacBook Pro Click anywhere Pinch to zoom Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between View Mission full-screen apps Control Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to control your Mac. Help Center gestures
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M C U O P R E F R T OS X Lion www.apple.com/macosx Mission Control Launchpad Full screen Mac App Store A bird’s-eye view Instant access Make apps The best way of what’s running to all your apps full screen to discover on your Mac. in one place. with a click. and download Mac apps. Help Center Help Center Help Center mission control launchpad full screen Help Center mac app store Mail iPhoto iMovie GarageBand Group your Organize, edit, Turn home Create great- messages by and share videos into
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Contents Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 9 W ha t ’ s in the B o x 9 S etting U p Y our M acB o ok P r o 16 P utting Y our M acB o ok P r o t o S leep or S hutting I t D o wn Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Pro 20 B asic F ea tur e s of Y our M acB o ok P r o 22 K eyb oar d F ea tur e s of Y our M acB o ok P r o 24 P or ts on Y our M acB o ok P r o 26 U sing the M ulti-T ouch T r ack pad 30 U sing the M acB o ok P r o B a tt er y 31 G etting A nsw ers Chapter 3: Boost You
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54 R epair ing , R e st or ing , or R einstalling M ac OS X S of t w ar e 59 U sing A pple Har d w ar e T e st 60 P r oblems with Y our In t er net C onnec tion 62 P r oblems with W i-F i C ommunica tion 63 K eeping Y our S of t w ar e U p t o D a t e 64 L ear ning M or e , S er vic e , and Supp or t 66 L o ca ting Y our P r o duc t S er ial N umb er Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least 68 Imp or tan t S af et y Inf or ma tion 73 Imp or tan t Handling Inf or ma tion 75 U n
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1 Ready, Set Up, Go www.apple.com/macbookpro Help Center Migration Assistant
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Y our M acB o ok P r o is de signed so tha t y ou can set it up quick ly and star t using it r igh t a w a y . I f y ou ha v e ne v er used a M acB o ok P r o or ar e ne w t o M ac c omput ers , r ead this chapt er f or help getting star t ed . Imp or tan t: R ead all the installa tion instr uc tions (and the saf et y inf or ma tion star ting on page 68) car efully b ef or e y ou first use y our c omput er . I f y ou ’ r e an e xp er ienc ed user , y ou ma y alr ead y k no w enough t o
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® What’s in the Box 60W MagSafe Power Adapter AC power cord Setting Up Your MacBook Pro Y our M acB o ok P r o is de signed so tha t y ou can set it up quick ly and star t using it r igh t a w a y . T he f ollo wing page s tak e y ou thr ough the setup pr o c e ss , including the se tasks:  P lugging in the 60W M agS af e P o w er A dapt er  C onnec ting cable s and acc e ssing a net w or k  T ur ning on y our M acB o ok P r o  C onfigur ing a user acc oun t and other settings using
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Imp or tan t: R emo v e the pr ot ec tiv e film ar ound the 60W M agS af e P o w er A dapt er b ef or e setting up y our M acB o ok P r o . Step 1: Plug in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the MacBook Pro and charge the battery. M ak e sur e the A C plug is fully inser t ed in t o the p o w er adapt er and the elec tr ical pr ongs on y our A C plug ar e in their c omplet ely e x t ended p osition. Inser t the A C plug of y our p o w er adapt er in t o a p o w er outlet a
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® W hen y ou first c onnec t the p o w er adapt er t o y our M acB o ok P r o , an indica t or ligh t on the M agS af e c onnec t or star ts t o glo w . A n amb er ligh t indica t e s the ba tt er y is char ging . A gr een ligh t indica t e s tha t the ba tt er y is fully char ged . I f y ou don ’ t see a ligh t , mak e sur e the c onnec t or is sea t ed pr op er ly and the p o w er adapt er is plugged in. Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network. Â T o use a wir ele ss net w or k
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® Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to turn on your MacBook Pro. Y ou hear a t one when y ou tur n on the c omput er . ® Power button I t tak e s the M acB o ok P r o a f e w momen ts t o star t up . A f t er it star ts up , S etup A ssistan t op ens a ut oma tically . I f y our M acB o ok P r o do e sn ’ t tur n on, see “I f y our M acB o ok P r o do e sn ’ t tur n on or star t up ” on page 5 2. 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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Step 4: Configure your MacBook Pro with Setup Assistant. T he first time y ou tur n on y our M acB o ok P r o , S etup A ssistan t star ts . S etup A ssistan t helps y ou s p ecify y our W i-F i net w or k, set up a user acc oun t , and tr ansf er inf or ma tion fr om another M ac or P C. Y ou can also tr ansf er inf or ma tion fr om a T ime M achine back up or other disk. I f y ou ’ r e migr a ting fr om another M ac , y ou migh t ha v e t o up da t e sof t w ar e if the other M ac
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To set up your MacBook Pro: 1 In S etup A ssistan t , f ollo w the onscr een instr uc tions un til y ou get t o the “ T r ansf er Inf or ma tion t o T his M ac ” scr een. 2 D o a basic setup , a setup with migr a tion, or tr ansf er inf or ma tion fr om a T ime M achine back up or other disk: Â To do a basic setup, selec t “D on ’ t tr ansf er no w ” and click C on tinue . F ollo w the r emaining pr ompts t o selec t y our wir ed or wir ele ss net w or k, set up an acc oun t ,
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Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences. Y ou can quick ly mak e the de skt op lo ok the w a y y ou w an t using S y st em P r ef er enc e s , y our c ommand c en t er f or most settings on y our M acB o ok P r o . C ho ose A pple () > S y st em P r ef er enc e s fr om the menu bar or click the S y st em P r ef er enc e s ic on in the D o ck. M enu bar H elp menu Sp otligh t sear ch ic on F inder ic on D o ck S y st em P r ef er enc e s ic on Chapter 1 Ready, Set
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Imp or tan t: Y ou can set an option t o r e set y our passw or d in U sers & G r oups pr ef er enc e s , in case y ou f or get y our lo gin passw or d . F or help with sy st em pr ef er enc e s , op en H elp C en t er and sear ch f or “ sy st em pr ef er enc e s ” or f or the s p ecific pr ef er enc e y ou w an t help f or . Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down W hen y ou finish w or k ing with y our M acB o ok P r o , y ou can put it t o sleep or shut it do wn. Pu
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To wake your MacBook Pro: Â If the display is closed, simply op en it t o w ak e y our M acB o ok P r o . Â If the display is already open, pr e ss the p o w er (®) butt on or an y k ey on the k eyb oar d . W hen y our M acB o ok P r o w ak e s fr om sleep , y our applica tions , do cumen ts , and c omput er settings ar e e xac tly as y ou lef t them. Shutting Down Your MacBook Pro I f y ou ar en ’ t going t o use y our M acB o ok P r o f or a c ouple of da y s or longer , it ’ s b e st
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2 Life with Your MacBook Pro www.apple.com/macosx Help Center Mac OS X
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® Basic Features of Your MacBook Pro FaceTime HD camera Camera indicator light Microphone Built-in stereo speakers Battery indicator lights (side) Sleep indicator light ® Power button Trackpad Infrared (IR) Security slot Slot-loading receiver SuperDrive 20 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro
