Apple iMac G4 M7677 manual

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1 2 Your iMac at a glance 4 Mac OS X basics 8 What you can do with your iMac 10 Listen to music on your computer or on the go 12 Make your own movie or watch a movie on DVD 14 Make your own Hollywood-style DVDs 16 Search the Internet 18 Get more out of the Internet 20 Send and receive email 22 Organize, plan, and create 24 Keep your iMac’s softwa[...]

2 Yo ur iMa c at a glance Yo ur comput er has these built-in features: Apple Pro Speakers Included with some models. Available separately at www.apple.com/store Built-in microphone Record sound or control your computer with spoken commands. Optical disc drive Install software, use applications, and create your own music CDs. If you have the Combo d[...]

3 Kensington Security Lock Attach a lock and cable to prevent theft. Headphones port Connect headphones or analog speakers. Apple Pro Speaker mini-jack Connect Apple Pro Speakers. FireWire Transfer video from a DV camera. Connect an Apple iPod, external hard disk, or other FireWire device. G Ethernet Share files with another computer. Connect a DSL[...]

4 Ma c OS X basics The Ma cint osh deskt op is you r startin g pla ce. Finder icon Click to open a Finder window so you can see the files and applications on your computer. Window buttons Click the red button to close the window, the yellow one to minimize it into the Dock, and the green one to resize it. Apple menu Use to change system settings, o[...]

5 Dock Click icons in the Dock to open applications, documents, folders, or minimized windows. Application menu Shows the name of the application you’re using. Use to set preferences or quit applications (other than the Finder). Document Documents are files that you create with an application (such as a letter you create with your word processor)[...]

6 Chan ge the Ma c OS t o sui t yo u r preferences. There are lots of ways t o cust omize Mac OS X. To change the size of the Dock or move it to a different place, open System Preferences and click Dock. To change Finder settings, choose Preferences from the Finder menu. To change icon sizes or the background of a Finder window, choose Show View Op[...]

7 Click the icons in the Dock or t o olbar t o find and open files an d applications. The triangle indicates the application is open. Drag this bar up or down to resize the Dock. . Drag applications, files, and folders into the Dock for one-click access. This side of the Dock shows application icons. To set up the toolbar the way you want it, choos[...]

8 Mak e yo u r own CDs. Us e iT unes t o transfer and or ganize music from yo u r CD collection, then bu r n yo u r o wn cust om music CDs. T ransfer music t o an iP od or other MP3 player t o list en on the go . Mak e a mov ie. Shoot v ideo on a D V camcorder an d impor t i t int o iMovie . Then rear ran ge, edit, polish, an d add titles an d so u[...]

9 Send digital photos to friends and family. The iMa c is yo u r digi ta l hub. Watch a DVD movie or burn your own DVD. Put up to 1,000 songs in your pocket. Send email and surf the 'Net. Import and edit home movies. Listen to music and burn your own CDs.[...]

10 Lis t en t o music on yo u r comput er or on the go . Us e iT unes t o creat e a librar y of music and m ake yo ur o wn CDs. Library Your collection of songs, imported from your own audio CDs or downloaded from the Internet. Easily browse or search for music. Radio Tuner Choose from hundreds of Internet radio stations – jazz, rock, talk, and m[...]

11 If yo u have an iP od, you can transfer up t o 1,000 son gs for list enin g on the go . 1. Connect iP od usin g the F ire Wire cable included with iP od. iT unes autom atically transfers yo u r music Librar y t o iP od. 2. Unplug iP od. 3. Browse for a son g on iP od and press the Play butt on. To learn more about iPod: m See iTunes and choose i[...]

12 Mak e yo u r o wn mov ie or wat ch a mov ie on D VD. Us e iMov ie t o edit video from a digital video camera. Playback controls Use these to play the movie in the iMovie monitor. Click the Play Full Screen button to use the entire screen. To learn more about iMovie: m Open iMovie and choose iMovie Help from the Help menu. m Go to www.apple.com/s[...]

13 If yo u r comput er has a Combo drive or SuperDrive, you can wat ch DVD movies. 2. Us e the controller t o play the movie or see the DVD’ s special featu res. 1. Insert a DVD video disc. DVD Player opens aut om atically . To learn more about DVD Player: m Choose DVD Player Help from the Help menu. . To use the whole screen to watch the movie, [...]

14 14 Mak e yo u r o wn H ollywo od-s tyle D VDs. If yo u r comput er has a SuperDrive, yo u can creat e D VDs usin g iD VD. 1 1. Import and edit movies usin g iMovie. Then export t o an iDVD movie file. 2. In iDVD, choose a men u theme and drag you r movies t o the iDVD win do w . 3. Cust omize you r men us and butt ons to look the way yo u want. [...]

15 With iD VD you can m ake yo u r DVD loo k exactly the way yo u want. Slideshow Click Slideshow and drag still pictures to iDVD. Your DVD can hold thousands of pictures. To learn more about iDVD: m Open iDVD and choose iDVD Tutorial from the Help menu. m See iDVD Help, available in the Help menu. m Go to www.apple.com/iDVD to purchase DVD-R discs[...]

16 Search the In t er net. If yo u know the In t er net address, yo u can go there directly . 1 2 1. Click the icon in the Dock t o open Int er net Explorer . To learn more about Internet Explorer: m Open Internet Explorer and choose Internet Explorer Help from the Help menu. 2. T ype the Int ernet address and press Retu r n on yo ur k eyboard. . I[...]

17 1 1. Click the icon in the Dock t o open Sherlock. 2. Click the Int ernet icon and type a question in the search field. 3 . Click the Search button ( ). Then do uble-click an it em in the list of si t es. . Click the other buttons to find people, read the news, shop, and more. . Click the hard disk icon to search the files on your computer. Or y[...]

18 Get more o ut of the Int er net wi th iT o ols. iT o ols is a suit e of Int er net ser vices int egrat ed in t o Ma c OS X. iDisk Your own storage space on Apple’s Internet server. Share photos, movies, and other files over the Internet. Access your files from another Macintosh or PC. HomePage Build a personal Web site in three easy steps. Cre[...]

19 St ore pictu res, movies, docum ents, an d other files remot ely . 1 2 2. Drag files t o a folder on you r iDisk to copy them. 1. Choose iDisk from the Go men u. . To access your files from another computer, log into your iTools account at www.apple.com/itools . Anyone can access the files in your Public folder. . To find out how to use pictures[...]

20 Sen d an d receive em ail. F ollow these st eps t o creat e and sen d a message. 1 1. Click the Mail icon in the Dock to open the Mail application. . To use email, you must have an account with an Internet service provider. . To check for new messages, click Get Mail. To view a message, click its subject. . If you entered email information or go[...]

21 To learn more about Mail: m Open Mail, then choose Mail Help from the Help menu. m Go to www.apple.com/macosx/applications/ mail.html 2 3 2. To creat e a new em ail message, click Compose. 3. T ype the email address an d a subject. Then type you r m essage and click Sen d.[...]

22 Or ganize, plan, and creat e usin g Apple W orks. Us e Apple W orks for writin g, drawin g, makin g presentations, an d more. Layout capabilities Add photos, tables, charts, and sidebars. Link text frames, layer graphics, and wrap text. Word processing Write letters, create brochures, make greeting cards and party invitations. Presentation tool [...]

23 . Click the Web tab to download more templates from the Internet. To learn more about AppleWorks: m See AppleWorks Help, available in the Help menu. m Go to the AppleWorks Web site at www.apple.com/appleworks 1. Click the icon in the Dock to open Apple W orks. 2. Click the type of docum ent yo u want to creat e, or click the T emplates tab t o m[...]

24 Keep yo u r iMa c’ s sof tware up-t o-dat e. Us e Sof tware U pdat e t o get the lat est updat es and drivers. 1. Click the icon in the Dock to open Syst em Preferences. 2. Click Software Updat e. 1 2 . To use Software Update, you must have an Internet connection.[...]

25 3. Then click U pdat e Now . 4. Select the software you want t o updat e and then click Ins tall. 3 4 . Click the name of a software item to learn more about it. . You can schedule your computer to check automatically for software updates.[...]

26 L ear n more abo ut usin g yo u r comput er . Lo ok in Mac Help for more infor m ation on usin g yo u r comput er . 1 1. Click the Fin der icon in the Dock. 2. Then choose Mac Help from the Help men u. 3. T ype a question and click Ask. 4. Click an it em in the list of Help t opics. . To browse the features of your computer, click Go under “At[...]

27 These Apple W eb sit es will help you get the mos t o ut of yo u r comput er . Apple Service and Support www.apple.com/support Product support, software updates, and technical information. Apple Store www.apple.com/store Purchase the latest Apple and third-party hardware, software, and accessories. Macintosh Products Guide www.apple.com/guide Fo[...]

28 If yo u d on ’t find the answ er t o yo u r problem on the followin g pages: Look in Mac Help. m In Mac Help (see page 26), yo u can find a great dea l of troubleshootin g advice, including information t o help you solve problems with m Connectin g t o the Int ernet m U sin g software installation and res t ore discs m Chan gin g you r comput [...]

29 If the comput er won ’t respond: First, make sure the mouse and keyboard are connected. m Unplug and then plug in the connect ors and m ak e sure they are secure. Then try to cancel what the computer is doing. m Tr y to force problem applications t o quit. Hold d own the Option and Comm and ( x ) keys, then press the Esc k ey . Select the appl[...]

30 If the comput er won ’t tu r n on or start up: First, make sure the power cord is connected. m Make su re both ends of the po w er cord are plugged in securely . Make su re the pow er cord is plugged int o a pow ered electrical o utlet. m If you r comput er is plugged int o a pow er strip, m ake su re the pow er s trip is tu rned on. m See the[...]

31 If yo u have a problem with a third-party sof tware program: Make sure the software is compatible with your version of system software. m See the docum entation that came wi th the sof tware. Y ou can check the version of syst em software you have by choosin g About This Ma c from the Apple ( K ) men u. To resolve other problems with software, c[...]

32 Ins ta ll m emor y an d an AirP or t Card. F or detailed instr uctions, refer t o Mac Help (see page 26). 2. Lo osen the fo ur captive screws at the base of the comput er and gen tly remove the access panel. 1. L ay the comput er d own sideways on a soft cloth. Be careful not to let the base roll. . Touch this metal before you touch any other pa[...]

33 5. To insta ll memor y , insert a memor y module int o the m emor y slot at an an gle. Press do wn t o lock it in pla ce. 6. Replace the a ccess panel and tight en the fou r screws. . If the AirPort Card is connected to an adapter, remove the metal clip and pull the card from the adapter. You don’t need the adapter. . For more information on t[...]

The guidelines in this section can help you work more comfortably wi th you r comput er . For detailed information abo ut ergonomics, see the Apple Environmental Hea lth and Safety W eb site at www .apple.com/abo ut/ergonomics Keyboard m When you use the comput er keyboard, you r sho ulders should be relaxed. Y ou r upper ar m and forearm should fo[...]

35 Important Don ’t lift the computer usin g the display. Y ou co uld damage i t. T o move your comput er , grab the display extension with one hand; wi th you r other hand, hold the bott om of the comput er . A voidin g fatigue m Chan ge you r seat ed position, stan d up, or stret ch whenever you s tart to feel tired. F requent short breaks are [...]

36 Safety Make su re that yo u m k eep these ins tructions handy for reference by you and others who m ay use yo u r comput er m follow all ins tructions and war nin gs regardin g you r syst em When settin g up and usin g you r comput er , remember the followin g: m Place yo u r computer on a s t eady, flat su rface in a location with adequat e ven[...]

37 Cleanin g you r comput er equipmen t To clean yo ur comput er equipment, use only the recommen ded procedures discussed in Ma c Help. Mak e sure yo ur comput er is unplugged before cleanin g. Po w er supply The pow er supply in your comput er is a high-voltage component and not user -serv iceable. If you suspect the po w er supply needs serv ice[...]

38 Communications, telephone, and modem regulation information For information on FCC regulations, radio and television interference, and telephone and modem information related to this product, see the files in the Documents folder on your hard disk. Laser information Warning Making adjustments or performing procedures other than those specified i[...]

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