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Apple Mac Mini 463 manual

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    C ongra tulations , y ou and your Mac mini wer e made for each other .[...]

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    Say hello t o your Mac mini. www .apple .com/macmini finder F inder Bro wse your files like you bro wse your music with Co ver F low . Mac Help Mail Manage all your email accounts in one plac e. Mac Help mail iCal and A ddress Book Keep your schedule and your con tac ts in sync. Mac Help isync[...]

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    Mac OS X L eopard www .apple .com/macosx iLife ’09 www .apple .com/ilife Time Machine Automatically back up and rest ore your files . Mac Help Spotlight F ind anything on your Mac. Mac Help time machine spotlight Safari Experience the web with the fastest browser in the w orld. Mac Help safari Quick Look Instantly preview your files . Mac Help [...]

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    Contents 5 C ont ents Chapter 1: Ready , S et Up , Go 10 What ’ s in the Box 11 Setting Up Y our Mac mini 18 Putting Y our Mac mini to Sleep or Shutting I t Down Chapter 2: Life with Y our Mac mini 22 What ’ s on the F ront of Y our Mac mini 24 What ’ s on the Back of Y our Mac mini 26 Getting Answers Chapter 3: P roblem, Meet Solution 32 P r[...]

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    6 Contents Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least 47 Impor tant Safety Information 50 Impor tant Handling Information 52 Understanding Ergonomics 54 Apple and the En vironment 55 Regulator y Compliance Inf ormation Looking for Something? 60 Index[...]

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    1 1 Ready , Set Up , G o www .apple.c om/macmini Mac Help Migration Assistant[...]

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    Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 Y our Mac mini is designed so that you can easily set it up and start using it right away . If you ’ve nev er used a Mac mini or are new to Mac computers , read this section for instructions about getting star ted . Impor tant: Read all the installation instructions and the safety information star ting on page 47 bef[...]

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    10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go W hat ’ s in the Bo x Y our Mac mini comes with the f ollowing components: Befor e you set up your Mac mini, remove the pr otective film from the outside of your computer and pow er adapter . Follo w the steps on the next several pages to set up . Impor tant: Don ’t place an ything on top of your Mac mini. Objec t[...]

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    Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 11 Setting U p Y our Mac mini P osition your Mac mini so that it ’ s right side up or on its side, but not upside down. Use the power adapt er that came with your Mac mini; other power adapters ma y not work. Step 1: Plug the AC cor d into the po wer adapter , plug the cord from the po wer adapter int o your Mac mini, [...]

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    12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 2: T o acce ss the Internet or a network, connec t one end of an Ethernet cable to your Mac mini and the other end t o a cable modem, DSL modem, or network. Y our Mac mini comes with AirP or t Ex treme technology f or wireless networking . F or information about setting up a wireless connection, choose Help > [...]

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    Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 13 T o use a dial-up connection, you need the external Apple USB Modem, available from the online Apple Stor e at www .apple.com/store or from an A pple Authorized Re seller . Plug the Apple USB Modem in to a USB por t on your Mac mini, and then use a phone cord (not included) to c onnect the modem to a phone jack. Step [...]

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    14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y our Mac mini doesn ’t come with a keyboard or a mouse , but you can use almost any USB keyboard and mouse . If your keyboard has a USB ( d ) por t, plug your mouse into the USB port on the k eyboard . If it doesn ’t, plug the mouse into a USB ( d ) por t on the back of your Mac mini. If you use a USB keyboard th[...]

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    Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 15 Step 4: Connect a display cable t o the Mini-DVI por t or Mini DisplayP or t. Y our Mac mini doesn ’t come with a displa y . Y ou can connect a display that has: Â A Mini DisplayP or t connector . Connect directly to the M ini DisplayP or t. Â A DVI connector . Use the Mini-D VI to DVI Adapter that came with y our[...]

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    16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 5: Pre ss the power ( ® ) button on the back to turn on y our Mac mini. Step 6: Configure y our Mac mini with Setup Assistant. The first time you turn on y our Mac mini, S etup Assistant starts. S etup Assistant helps you ent er your Int ernet and email information and set up a user account on y our Mac mini. If[...]

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    Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 17 If you don ’t intend t o keep or use your other Mac, it ’ s best to deauthoriz e it from playing music , videos, or audiobooks that you ’ve purchased from the iT unes Store . Deauthorizing a computer pr events an y songs, videos, or audiobooks you ’ve purchased from being play ed by someone else and frees up a[...]

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    18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go P utting Y our Mac mini to Sleep or Shutting It D own When you finish working with your Mac mini, you can put it to sleep or shut it down. Putting Y our Mac mini to Sleep If you ’ll be away fr om your Mac mini for less than a f ew days , put it to sleep. When your Mac mini is in sleep , the display ’ s screen is d[...]

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    2 2 Lif e with Y our Mac mini www .apple.c om/macosx Mac Help iLife[...]

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    Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini 21 Read on for an o ver view of the features and ports of your Mac mini. The Apple w ebsite at www .apple.com links you t o the latest Apple news , free downloads , and online catalogs of sof tware and hardware f or your Mac mini. Y ou can also find the manuals for man y Apple products and technical suppor t for al[...]

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    22 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini W hat ’ s on the F ront of Y our Mac mini Po w e r indicator light Built-in infrared (IR) receiver Slot-loading SuperDrive Bluetooth antenna AirP or t antennas[...]

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    Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini 23 Note: Displa y adapters and other accessories f or your Mac mini are sold separately at www .apple.com/stor e. Z AirP or t Ex treme wireless technology (inside) Connect to a wireless netw ork using built-in AirP or t Extreme technology . T o avoid interference , keep the area around the AirP or t antennas free f[...]

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    24 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini W hat ’ s on the Back of Y our Mac mini , f H Po w e r button Securit y slot Po w e r por t ® ¯ G Headphone out/optical digital audio out por t Ethernet port (1 0/1 00/1 000 Base-T ) F ireWire 800 por t £ Mini-DVI por t £ Mini Displa yP or t d USB 2.0 por ts (5) Audio in/optical digital audio in por t ®[...]

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    Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini 25 £ Mini-DVI por t Use the included Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter to connect to a DVI displa y or a T V . £ Mini DisplayP or t Connect a displa y that uses a Mini DisplayP or t connec tor . Security slot Attach a lock and cable (av ailable separately) to discourage theft. , Audio in/optical digital a udio in por t Con[...]

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    26 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini G etting Answers More inf ormation about using your Mac mini is av ailable in Mac Help on your computer and on the In ternet at www .apple.com/suppor t. T o open Mac Help: 1 Click the F inder icon in the Dock (the bar of icons along the edge of the screen). 2 Click the Help menu in the menu bar and do one of the[...]

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    Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini 27 Changing System P references System P references b y choosing Apple ( K ) > System Pr eference s. Or search for “ system pref erences ” in Mac Help. Using AirP or t Ex treme wireless technology The AirP or t Suppor t page at www.apple .com/suppor t/airpor t. Or open Mac Help and search for “ AirP or t.?[...]

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    3 3 P roblem, Meet Solution www .apple.c om/suppor t Mac Help help[...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 31 Occasionally you may ha ve problems while w ork ing with your Mac mini. Read on for troubleshooting tips t o tr y when you have a problem. Y ou can also find more troubleshooting inf ormation in Mac Help or on the Mac mini S er vice & Suppor t website at www .apple.com/suppor t/macmini. If you experience a pr[...]

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    32 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution P roblems T hat P revent Y ou from U sing Y our Mac mini If your c omputer won ’t re spond or the point er won ’t mov e  Make sure the mouse and keyboard are connected. Unplug and then plug in the connectors, mak ing sure they are secure .  If the problem persists, tr y to f orce problem applications t o [...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 33 If your Mac mini freez es during star tup or you see a flashing question mark  W ait a few seconds. I f your Mac mini doesn ’t star t up after a delay , shut down your Mac mini by pressing and holding the po wer ( ® ) button f or about 5 seconds, until it shuts down. Then hold down the Option key and press t[...]

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    34 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution Reinstalling the Software T hat Ca me with Y our Mac mini Use the software installation discs that came with your Mac mini to reinstall Mac OS X and any applications that came with y our computer . Y ou can choose “ Archive and Install,” which saves y our existing files and settings, or “Erase and Install,?[...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 35 Installing Applica tions If you reinstall Mac OS X on your comput er and select the “Erase and Install” option, you must reinstall the applications that came with y our computer , such as the iLife applications. T o install the applications that came with y our computer: 1 Back up your important files. 2 Inse[...]

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    36 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution  Quit any applications that ma y be using the disc, and then press the Media Ejec t ( C ) key on your Apple keyboard . On other keyboards, you may be able t o use the F1 2 key to eject a disc. Check the documentation that came with your keyboard .  Open a F inder window and click the Eject ( C ) button nex t [...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 37 3 When the Apple Hardwar e T est chooser screen appears , selec t the language you want to use. 4 P ress the Return key or click the right arrow button. 5 When the Apple Hardwar e T est main screen appears (after about 45 seconds), follow the onscreen instructions. 6 If Apple Hardware T est detects a problem, it [...]

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    38 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution If Network Diagnostics can ’t resolv e the problem, there may be a problem with the Internet service provider (ISP) you ar e tr ying to connect to , with an ex ternal device you are using to connect to y our ISP , or with the ser ver you are trying to access. Y ou can tr y the steps in the f ollowing sections. [...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 39 3 Click Add (+) at the bott om of the network connection ser vices list, and choose PPP oE from the Int er face pop-up menu . 4 Choose an interface for the PPP oE ser vice from the Ethernet pop-up menu. Choose Ethernet if you ar e connecting to a wired network, or AirP or t if you are connecting to a wireless net[...]

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    40 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution P roblems with Air P or t Extreme W ireless C ommunication If you hav e trouble using AirP or t Ex treme wireless communication: Â Make sure the computer or network y ou are tr ying to connect to is running and has a wireless acce ss point. Â Make sure you hav e properly configured the software accor ding to th[...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 41 T o check for upda ted software: 1 Choose Apple (  ) > Syst em Pr eference s. 2 Click the Software Update icon and follo w the instruc tions on the screen. Â F or more information, search for “Software Update ” in Mac Help . Â F or the latest information about Mac OS X, go to www .apple.com/macosx. L [...]

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    42 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution Syst em Profiler T o get information about your Mac mini, use System P rofiler . System P rofiler shows you which hardware and software is installed , the serial number and operating system version, how much memor y is installed , and more. T o open System P rofiler , choose Apple (  ) > About This Mac from[...]

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    Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 43 T elephone numbers are subject to change, and local and national telephone rates may apply . A complete list is a vailable on the web: L ocating Y our P r oduc t Serial N umber Use any of the se methods to find your Mac mini serial number: Â Choose Apple (  ) from the menu bar and then choose About This Mac. [...]

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    4 4 Last , but Not L east www .apple.c om/envir onment Mac Help ergonomics[...]

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    Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least 47 F or your safety and that of your equipment, follow these rules f or handling and cleaning your Mac mini and for w ork ing more comf or tably . Keep these instruc tions handy for r eference b y you and others. Impor tant Saf ety Inf ormation Pr oper handling Set up your Mac mini on a stable work sur face that allows[...]

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    48 Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least  Use the pow er adapter that came with your computer . Y our Mac mini uses a 1 1 0 watt power adapt er .  The only way t o disconnect power completely is t o unplug the power cord . M ake sure you pull the plug , not the cord . Disconnect the power adapter and disc onnec t any other cables if an y of the followi[...]

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    Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least 49 Hearing damage P ermanent hearing loss may occur if earbuds or headphones ar e used at high volume . Y ou can adapt over time to a higher volume of sound that ma y sound normal but can be damaging to your hearing . I f you experience ringing in y our ears or muffled speech, stop listening and have y our hearing chec[...]

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    50 Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least Impor tant: Elec trical equipment may be hazardous if misused . Operation of this product, or similar products, must always be super vised by an adult. D o not allow children access t o the interior of an y electrical produc t and do not permit them to handle any cable s. Do Not Make Repairs Y ourself Y our Mac mini[...]

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    Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least 51 Â Relative humidity: 5% to 95% (noncondensing) Â Maximum operating altitude: 1 0,000 feet (3 048 meters) T urning on your Mac mini Never turn on your Mac mini unless all of its in ternal and external par ts are in place. Operating the computer when par ts are missing may be dangerous and may damage y our computer [...]

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    52 Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least U nderstanding Ergonomics Here are some tips f or setting up a healthy wo rk environmen t. Keyboar d When you use the keyboard , your shoulders should be relax ed. Y our upper arm and for earm should form an appro ximate right angle , with your wrist and hand in roughly a straight line. Change hand positions often t[...]

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    Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least 53 Displa y Arrange the displa y so that the top of the screen is slightly below ey e level when you ’ re sitting at the keyboard. The best distance from y our eyes to the scr een is up to you , although most people seem to pref er 1 8 to 28 inches (45 t o 70 cm). P osition the display to minimiz e glare and reflecti[...]

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    54 Chapter 4 Last, but Not Least Apple and the En vironment Apple Inc. recognizes its r esponsibility to minimize the en vironmental impact of its operations and products. More inf ormation is available on the w eb: www .apple.com/en vironment[...]

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    55 Regulatory Compliance Inf ormation Complianc e Statement This device complies with part 1 5 of the FCC rule s. Operation is subject to the following two c onditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful int er ference, and (2) this device must accept any in ter ference rec eived, including interference that may ca use undesired operation. S ee [...]

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    56 Responsible part y (contact for FC C matters only): Apple Inc. Corporate Complianc e 1 Infinite Loop , MS 26-A Cupertino, CA 950 1 4-2084 Wireless Radio Use This device is restricted to indoor use when operating in the 5 . 1 5 to 5 .25 GHz frequency band. Cet appareil doit êtr e utilisé à l’intérieur . Exposure to Radio F requency Energy T[...]

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    57 T aiwan Class B Statement VC CI Class B Statement External USB Modem Information When connecting your Mac mini to the phone line using an external USB modem, refer to the telecommunications agency information in the documentation that came with your modem. ENERGY ST AR ® Compliance As an ENERGY ST AR ® par tner , Apple has determined that stan[...]

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    58 Disposal and Recycling Informa tion This symbol indicates that y our product must be disposed of properly accor ding to local laws and regulations. When your product reaches its end of life , contact Apple or your local a uthorities to learn about recycling options. F or information about Apple ’ s rec ycling program, go to www .apple.com/en v[...]

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    L ook ing f or Something?[...]

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    60 Looking for Something? Index A adapters Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter 15 Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter 15 Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter 15 AirPort Extreme antenna 23 overview 23 problems 40 using 27 AppleCare Protection Plan 42 support information 42 Apple Hardware Test 36 Apple Remote 27 applications Force Quit 32 Front Row 23, 27 iLife 26, 35 installing[...]

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    Looking for Something? 61 external USB modem 13, 25, 57 F factory settings 34 features 22, 24 Finder 26 FireWire connections 27 port 25 flashing question mark 33 Force Quit, an application 32 Front Row application 23, 27 H hand positions 52 headphone port 25 I iLife applications 26, 35 infrared receiver 23 installation instructions 9 installing app[...]

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    62 Looking for Something? USB 14, 25 video 15, 25 power adapter plugging in 47 port 11 power button 16, 25 power indicator light 23 power socket 25 power specifications 48 PPPoE connections 38 problems See troubleshooting product serial number 43 Q question mark, flashing 33 R reinstalling software 34 repairs 50 resetting parameter RAM (PRAM) 33 S [...]

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    Looking for Something? 63 transferring information 16 V VGA display 15 video port 25 W wireless AirPort Extreme 23 Bluetooth technology 10, 23 keyboard 14 mouse 14 networking 12[...]

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    K Apple Inc. © 2009 Apple Inc . All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws , this manual may not be copied , in whole or in par t, without the written consent of Apple. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Inc ., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Use of the “keyboard” Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial purpose s without [...]