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17-inch
MacBook Pro
User’s Guide
Includes setup, expansion,
and troubleshooting
information for your
MacBook Pro computer
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Contents 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started 8 Setting Up Your MacBook Pro 16 Basic Components of Your MacBook Pro 18 Features of Your MacBook Pro Keyboard 20 Additional Components of Your MacBook Pro 22 Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down 24 Calibrating Your Battery 25 Getting More Information 26 Getting Answers Using Mac Help 27 Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your MacBook Pro 28 Adjusting Your Display 30 Using Your Power Adapter 32 Using the Trackpad
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43 Learning About Mac OS X 44 Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences 45 Using Applications 46 When an Application Doesn’t Respond 46 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 47 Connecting to a Printer 48 Playing a CD and Connecting Headphones 49 Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device 49 Transferring Files to or from Another Computer 51 Chapter 3: Using Your MacBook Pro 52 Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices 55 Connecting wit
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81 Chapter 4: Adding Memory to Your MacBook Pro 82 Installing Additional Memory 89 Making Sure Your MacBook Pro Recognizes the New Memory 91 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 92 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your Computer 94 Other Problems 97 Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your Computer 99 Using Apple Hardware Test 100 Installing Xcode Tools 100 Locating Your Product Serial Number 101 Appendix A: Specifications 103 Appendix B: Safety, Use, and Car
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11 7 Entering Your Information 11 9 Troubleshooting Your Connection 123 Appendix D: Top Ten Questions 129 Communications Regulation Information 133 Index 6 Contents
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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 Apple MagSafe Power Adapter  Connecting cables  Turning on your MacBook Pro  Configuring a user account and other settings using Setup Assistant Step 1: Plug In the Apple MagSafe Power Adapter If there is protective film around the power adapter, remove it before
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® Warning: 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 before you plug the adapter into the power outlet. AC plug Power adapter plug ¯ Power adapter port AC power cord To extend the reach of your power adapter, you can attach the AC power cord. First, pull up on the AC plug to remove it from the adapter, and then attach the included AC power cord to the adapter. Plug the other e
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Note: To use a dial-up connection, you need the external Apple USB Modem, available for purchase from the online Apple Store at www.apple.com/store or from an Apple Authorized Reseller. Plug the Apple USB Modem into a USB port on the MacBook Pro, and then connect a phone cord (not included) from the modem into a phone wall jack. To connect to a DSL or cable modem or an Ethernet network: m Connect the cable (not included) to your DSL or cable modem as shown in the modem instructi
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® Step 3: Turn On Your MacBook Pro 1 To turn on the MacBook Pro, press the power (®) button briefly (up to 1 second). You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. Do not press the power button after the startup tone or you might cause the computer to shut down again. When you turn on the computer, you should see the sleep indicator light turn on (and stay on). ® Power button Sleep indicator light It takes the MacBook Pro a few moments to start up. After it starts up, the sleep in
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® 2 Use your MacBook Pro trackpad to select and move items on the screen, just as you use a mouse with a desktop computer. Â To move the arrow pointer on the screen, slide your finger across the trackpad. Important: Use one finger on the trackpad to move the pointer. By default, the trackpad lets you scroll when you drag two fingers across the trackpad. See “Using the Trackpad” on page 32 for more information. Â Use the trackpad button to select, click, or double-click items on t
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Problems Turning On the Computer? Nothing happens when you press the power (®) button. Â The battery might be drained. Make sure that you plugged the power adapter firmly into both the computer and a power source. The power adapter plug should light when you plug it into the computer. Â If the computer still doesn’t start up, see “Problems That Prevent You from Using Your Computer” on page 92. You see a picture of a disk or a folder with a blinking question mark. This icon usua
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To transfer information, make sure:  Your other Mac has built-in FireWire and supports FireWire Target Disk Mode  Your other Mac has Mac OS X v10.1 or later installed  You have a standard 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable Setup Assistant takes you through the process of transferring your information—just follow the onscreen instructions. Transferring information to your MacBook Pro doesn’t affect the information on your other Mac. (If you set up partitions on the new MacBook Pro
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If you don’t intend to keep or use your other Mac, it’s best to deauthorize it from playing music, videos, or audiobooks that you’ve purchased from the iTunes Music 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 (you can use only five authorized computers at a time with an iTunes account). For information on deauthorizing, in iTunes open Help > iTunes and Music St
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Basic Components of Your MacBook Pro iSight camera Camera indicator light Built-in stereo speakers Microphone Infrared (IR) receiver Sleep indicator light Display Trackpad Trackpad Slot-loading ® Power button release button button SuperDrive 16 Chapter 1 Getting Started ®
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Built-in iSight camera and camera indicator light Videoconference with others using the included iChat AV application. The camera indicator light glows when the video camera is capturing and displaying video. Built-in stereo speakers (2) Listen to music, movies, games, and other multimedia files. Microphone (built in under the left speaker grille) Capture sounds directly with this microphone. Built-in infrared (IR) receiver Use your Apple Remote and the built-in IR receiver to control your Ma
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Function (Fn) key Press and hold to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys (F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help and search for “function keys.” Brightness controls Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of your MacBook Pro display. Mute control — Mute the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port. Volume controls - Increase (-) or decrease (–) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speake
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