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MacBook
User’s Guide
Includes setup, expansion,
and troubleshooting
information for your
MacBook computer
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Contents 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started 8 Setting Up Your MacBook 16 Basic Components of Your MacBook 18 Features of Your MacBook Keyboard 20 Additional Components of Your MacBook 22 Putting Your MacBook to Sleep or Shutting It Down 23 Calibrating Your Battery 25 Getting More Information 26 Getting Answers Using Mac Help 27 Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your MacBook 28 Adjusting Your Display 30 Using Your Power Adapter 32 Using the Trackpad 33 Using the Keyboard 34 U
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40 Using the Built-in iSight Camera 44 Learning About Mac OS X 45 Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences 46 Using Applications 47 When an Application Doesn’t Respond 47 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 48 Connecting to a Printer 49 Playing a CD and Connecting Headphones 50 Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device 50 Transferring Files to or from Another Computer 53 Chapter 3: Using Your MacBook 54 Using Universal Serial Bus (
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78 Securing Your MacBook 79 Chapter 4: Adding Memory to Your MacBook 80 Installing Additional Memory 87 Making Sure Your MacBook Recognizes the New Memory 89 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 90 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your Computer 93 Other Problems 96 Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your Computer 98 Using Apple Hardware Test 99 Locating Your Product Serial Number 101 Appendix A: Specifications 103 Appendix B: Safety, Use, and Care Information
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11 3 Appendix C: Connecting to the Internet 11 5 Gathering the Information You Need 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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MENU 1 Getting Started 1 Your MacBook includes the following components: Apple Remote AC plug MagSafe 60W Power Adapter AC power cord Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information in Appendix B, “Safety, Use, and Care Information,” on page 103) carefully before you plug your computer into a wall socket. 7
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Setting Up Your MacBook Your MacBook 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 60W Power Adapter  Connecting cables  Turning on your MacBook  Configuring a user account and other settings using Setup Assistant Step 1: Plug In the Apple MagSafe 60W Power Adapter If there is protective film around the power adapter, remove it before set
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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 end
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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, 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 to your DSL or cable modem as shown in the modem instructions, or connect the
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Step 3: Turn On Your MacBook 1 To turn on your MacBook, press the power (®) button briefly (up to 1 second). You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. Don’t press the power button after the startup tone or you might cause the computer to shut down again. It takes the computer a few moments to start up. After it starts up, Setup Assistant opens automatically. ® Power button Sleep indicator light Chapter 1 Getting Started 11
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2 Use your MacBook 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. The trackpad lets you scroll by dragging two fingers, and the scrolling feature is turned on by default. See “Using the Trackpad” on page 32 for more information. Â Use the trackpad button to select, click, or double-click
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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 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 90. You see a picture of a disk or a folder with a blinking question mark. This icon usually mea
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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 doesn’t affect the information on your other Mac. (If you set up partitions on the new MacBook, all in
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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 Microphone iSight camera Camera indicator light Stereo speakers Trackpad Sleep indicator light Slot-loading optical drive Trackpad button Infrared (IR) receiver ® Power button 16 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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Microphone Capture sounds directly with this built-in microphone (located to the left of the iSight camera). 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 (3) Listen to music, movies, games, and multimedia files. Trackpad Move the pointer on the MacBook display with one finger on the trackp
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Features of Your MacBook Keyboard Function key (fn) — Media Mute Num Video Mode i C control Lock key Toggle key Eject key num esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 lock Brightness - Volume Standard controls controls function keys 18 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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Function (Fn) key Press and hold this key to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys (F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for “function keys.” Brightness controls Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of your MacBook 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 fro
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Additional Components of Your MacBook G Gigabit Ethernet Audio line , port (10/100/ in/optical digital 1000 Base-T) audio in port Security slot ¯ MagSafe Mini-DVI FireWire USB 2.0 Headphone £ H d f power port 400 port ports out/optical adapter digital audio port out port 20 Chapter 1 Getting Started
