Apple MC372LL/A manual

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5 Contents C onten ts Chapter 1: Ready , Set Up , Go 9  What’ sintheBox 9  SettingUp Y ourMacBookP ro 1 6  Putting Y ourMacBookP rotoSleeporShuttingItDown Chapter 2: Life with Y our MacB ook Pro 20  BasicFea turesof Y ourMacB ookPro 22  KeyboardF eaturesof Y ou[...]

6 Contents 56  Problemswith Y ourInternetConnection 58  ProblemswithAirP ortExtremeWir elessCommunication 59  Keeping Y ourSoftwareUptoDate 60  ReinstallingtheSoftwareT hatCamewith Y ourMacB ookPro 6 1  UsingDiskUtilit y 62  LearningMore, Ser vice, an[...]

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8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y ourMacBookProisdesignedsothatyoucansetitupquicklyandstartusingitright away . Ifyouhavenev erusedaMacBookProorarenewtoMacintoshcomput ers, read thischapterforhelpgettingstarted.  Important:  Read?[...]

9 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go What’ s in the Box AC power cord 85W MagSafe P ower Adapter ® Setting Up Y our MacB ook Pro Y our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[...]

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Important:  Removetheprot ectivelmaroundthe85WMagSafeP owerAdapter beforesettingupyourMacBookP ro. Step 1: Plug in the 85W MagSafe P ower Adapter to pro vide power to the MacBook Pro and charge the ba ttery. MakesuretheACplugisfullyinsertedinto?[...]

11 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Whenyourstconnectthepoweradaptert oyourMacBookPro ,anindicatorlighton theMagSafeconnectorstartstoglow. Anamberlightindicatesthebatteryischarging.  Agreenlightindicatesthattheba tteryisfullycharged. I[...]

12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 3: Pre ss the power ( ® ) button briey to turn on y our MacBook Pro . Y ouhearatonewhenyouturnonthecomputer . ® ® P ower button IttakestheMacBookProafewmomentstostartup. Afteritstar tsup, SetupAssistant opensautomatically . If?[...]

13 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 4: Congure y our MacBook Pro with Setup Assistant. ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBookPr o, SetupAssistantstarts.SetupAssistant helpsyouentery ourInternetandemailinformationandsetupauseraccountony our MacBookPro . If?[...]

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Migrating Information to Y our M acBook Pro Y oucanfollowthepromptsinSetupAssistantt omigrateexistinguseraccounts , les,  applications, andotherinformationfromanotherMaccomputer . Y oucandothiswith oneofthefollowingmethods:[...]

15 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X deskt op and set preference s.   Menubar   Helpmenu[...]

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Y oucanquicklycustomizethedesktopusingSystemP reference s. ChooseApple(  )> SystemP referencesfr omthemenubarorclicktheSystemPr eferencesiconin theDock. SystemPr eferencesisy ourcommandcenterformostsetting[...]

17 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go T o wake your MacBook Pro:  Â If the display is closed, simplyopenittowakeupyourMacBookP ro.  Â If the display is already open, pressthepower( ® )butt onoranykeyonthekeyboard. WhenyourMacBookProwakesfr omsleep, yourapplication[...]

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20 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Basic F eatures of Y our MacB ook Pro ® ® P ower button Camera indicator light iSight camera Built-in stereo speakers Battery indicator lights (side) Microphone Sleep indicator light Infrared (IR) receiver T rackpad Slot-loading SuperDrive Security slot[...]

21 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Built-in iSight camera and indicator light VideoconferenceusingtheiChatapplication, takepic tureswithPhotoBooth, orcapture videowithiMovie. T heindicatorlightglowswhenthecameraisoperating . Built-in stereo speakers Listentomusic, mo[...]

22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Keyboard F eatures of Y our MacBook Pro ® Fu nction (fn) key esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F1 0 F1 1 F1 2 — C - V olume keys Brightness keys Media Eject key Mute key Exposé Dashboard Media keys Keyboard illumination keys ’[...]

23 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Function (fn) key Pressandholdthiskeytoactivat ecustomizedactionsassignedtothefunctionkeys (F1toF1 2). T olearnhowtocustomizefunctionkeys, cho oseHelp>MacHelpfromthe menubarandsearchfor “function?[...]

24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro P or ts on Y our MacBook Pro ® ¯ Gigabit Ethernet port G Audio out port f Audio in port , Mini DisplayPort £ USB 2.0 ports d MagSafe power port FireWire 800 port H SD card slot[...]

25 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro ¯ MagSafe power port Plugintheincluded85WMagSafeP owerAdaptertorechargetheMacBookP robattery. G Gigabit Ethernet port Connecttoahigh-speedEthernetnetwork, aDSLorcablemodem,oranothercomputer . TheEthernetportautomaticall[...]

26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Using the Multi-T ouch T rackpad UsethetrackpadtomovethecursorandtoperformavarietyofMulti-T ouchgestures.  Unliketypicaltrack pads, theentireMacBookProtrackpadisabutton, andyoucanclick anywhereonthetrackpad. [...]

27 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro  Â Secondary click ing or “right-clicking” letsyouacce ssshortcutmenucommands. • T osetupaone-ngersecondary-clickzoneinthebottomleftorrightcorner ofthetrackpad, selec tSecondaryClickundertheOneFinger?[...]

28 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Thefollowingtrackpadgesturesw orkincertainapplications. Whenyouperformthese gestures , slideyourngerslightlyonthesurfaceofthetrack pad. Formoreinf ormation,  see Trackpadpreference sorchooseHelp>MacHelp[...]

29 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro  Â Three-nger swiping letsyourapidlypagethroughdocumen ts, movetotheprevious ornextphoto, andmore.   Â Four -nger swiping worksintheFinderandallapplications . Swipingfourngers totheleftorrightactiv[...]

30 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Using the MacBook Pro Batt er y WhentheMagSafepoweradapterisn ’tconnected, yourMacBookProdrawspow er fromitsbuilt-inbattery . Thelengthoftimethatyoucanruny ourMacBookProvaries , dependingontheapplicationsyouus[...]

31 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Charging the Batt ery Whenthepoweradapterthatcamewithy ourMacBookProisconnected , thebattery chargeswhetherthecomputerison, o ,orinsleep . Thebatterychargesmorequickly ,  however ,ifthecomputeriso or[...]

32 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro More Information Formor einformationaboutusingyourMacBookPro ,seethef ollowing: T o learn about See Installingmemory Chapter3, “Boost Y ourMacBookPro” onpage3 5. T roubleshootingyour MacBookProifyouhav e aproblem Chapte[...]

33 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro T o learn about See UsingBluetoothwireless technology TheBluetoothSupportpageatwww.apple .com/support/ bluetooth. Orop entheBluetoothFileEx changeapplication,  locatedintheUtilitiesfolderwithintheApplicationsf older,  andchoose?[...]

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36 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Thischapterprovide sinformationandinstructionsforupgradingtheharddiskdrive andinstallingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBookPro.  W ARNING:  Applerecommendsthaty ouhaveanApple-certiedtechnicianinstall replacementdrivesan[...]

37 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Replacing the Hard Disk Drive Y oucanupgradetheharddiskdriveinyourMacBookPr o. Wheny ouopentheback ofyourMacBookPro ,theharddiskdriveisloca tednexttothebuilt-inbattery.  The replacementdrivemustbea2.5-in[...]

38 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Important:  Becausethescrewsaredi erentlengths, notethescrewlengthsand locationssoyoucanreplacethescrewsc orrectly . Putthemasideinasafeplace . Short Long[...]

39 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Important:  Whenyouremo vethebottomcase, youexposesensitiveinternal components. Av oidtouchinganythingotherthantheharddriveassemblywhenyou removeoraddaharddiskdriv e. 3 T ouchametalsur faceinsidethecomputert[...]

40 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 4 Locatethebracketatthetopofthedrive. UseaPhillipsscrewdrivertoloosenthetwo captivescrewsthatholdthebracketinplace. Putthebracketasideinasafeplace. 5 Usingthepulltab, gentlyliftthedriveoutof?[...]

41 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 6 Holdthedr ivebyitssideswhileyougen tlypulltheconnectorontheleftsideofthe drivetodisconnectit. D on ’tpressthedrivebetweeny ourngers, andavoidtouching thecircuitryontheundersideofthedrive. Th[...]

42 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 8 Inser tthereplacementdriveatanangle, makingsurethemountingscrewsareseated properly . 9 Replacethebracketandtightenthescrews. [...]

43 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 1 0 Replacethebottomcase. Replaceandtightenthetenscrewsyour emovedinstep2in theirproperlocations, makingsuretoinser ttheshor terscrewsattheanglesshownin theillustration. Short Long Forinf or mationaboutinstall[...]

44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Installing Additional Memory Y ourcomputerhastwomemoryslotsthatyouaccessbyremovingthebott om case. Y ourMacBookProcomeswithaminimumof4gigabyte s(GB)of1 066MHz DoubleDataRate(DDR3)SynchronousDynamicRandom-Access?[...]

45 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 2 Pushtheleversonthesidesofthememorymoduleinanoutwarddirectiontorelease themodulefromthememorycardslot. Thememorypopsupatanangle. Beforeremovingit ,makesurey ouseethehalf-circle notches. Ifyo[...]

46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 3 Holdthememor ymodulebyitsnotchesandremoveitfromtheslot.  4 Removetheothermemor ymodule. Important:  Holdthememorymodulesbytheiredges, anddonottouchthegold connectors. 5 Inser tthenewmemor ymoduleinthe?[...]

47 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Notches 6 Followtheinstructionsforreplacingthebottomcaseinstep1 0onpage43.[...]

48 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Making Sure Y our MacBook Pro Recognizes the New Memory AfterinstallingadditionalmemoryinyourMacBookPro, checkwhetherthecomputer recognizesthenewmemory . T o check the computer’ s memor y: 1 Star tupyourMacBookPro. 2 WhenyouseetheMacOS?[...]

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50 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Occasionally ,youma yhaveproblemswhilew orkingwithyourMacBookPro. Read onfortroubleshootingtipstotrywhenyouhav eaproblem.  Y oucanalsondmore troubleshootinginformationinMacHelpandontheMacBookProSup[...]

51 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Problems That Pre vent Y ou from Using Y our MacB ook Pro If your MacBook Pro doesn ’t respond or the point er doesn’ t move Onrareoccasions, anapplicationmay “freeze ” onthescreen.MacOSXpro videsaway toquitafroz enapplicationwithoutrestart[...]

52 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If your MacBook Pro freeze s during startup, or you see a ashing question mark, or the display is dark and the sleep indicat or light is glowing steadily (not in sleep) Theashingquestionmarkusuallymeansthatthecomputercan ’tndthesystem softwareonthehard[...]

53 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If your MacBook Pro doesn ’t turn on or start up T r ythefollowingsuggestionsinorderuntilyourcomput erturnson:  Â Makesurethepoweradapterispluggedintothecomput erandintoafunctioning poweroutlet. Besuretousethe85W[...]

54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If the display suddenly goes black or y our MacBook Pro freezes T r yrestar tingyourMacBookPro . 1 Unplugan ydevic estha tare connected toy ourMacBoo kPr o, except thepow eradapter . 2 Pressthepower( ® )buttontor estartthesystem. 3 Let[...]

55 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If you hav e trouble ejecting a disc Quitanyapplicationsthatmightbeusingthediscandtryagain. Ifthatdoesn ’twork,  restartthecomputerandthenimmediatelypressandholdthetrackpadbutton. Using Apple Hardwar e T est Ifyoususpecta?[...]

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Problems with Y our Internet Connection Y ourMacBookProhastheNetworkSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpw alkyou throughsettingupanInternetconnection. OpenSystemPrefer encesandclick Network. Clickthe “Assistme ” buttontoop[...]

57 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Important:  Instructionsthatrefertomodemsdonotapplyt oLANusers. LANusers mighthavehubs , switches, routers, orconnectionpodsthatDSLandcablemodem usersdonothave. L ANusersshouldcontacttheirnetworkadministr[...]

58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Network Connections MakesuretheEthernetcableisconnectedtoyourMacBookProandtothenetw ork. Checkthecablesandpowersuppliest oyourEthernethubsandrouters. Ifyouhavetwoormor ecomputersattemptingtoshareanIn ter[...]

59 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution  Â Makesureyouarewithinantennarangeoftheothercomput erorthenetwork’ s accesspoint. Nearbyelectronicdevicesormetalstructurescaninterferewithwireless communicationandreducethisrange . Repositioningorrotatingt[...]

60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Reinstalling the Software That Came with Y our MacB ook Pro UsethesoftwareinstallationdiscsthatcamewithyourMacBookPr otoreinstall MacOSXandanyapplicationsthatcamewithyourcomput er . Y oucaninstallMacOSX withouterasingt[...]

61 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Reinstalling Applications IfyouerasedyourharddiskaspartofreinstallingMacOSX, youmustreinstallthe applicationsthatcamewithyourMacBookPro ,suchastheiLif eapplications. T o install the applications that came with your MacBook Pro: 1 [...]

62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Learning More , Service, and Suppor t Y ourMacBookProdoesnothav eanyuser-serviceablepar ts, excepttheharddriveand thememory. Ifyouneedservice, contactAppleortakeyourMacBookProtoanApple AuthorizedServiceProvider . Y [...]

63 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Ifyouneedassistance, AppleCaretelephonesupportrepresentativescanhelpyou withinstallingandopeningapplications, andbasictroubleshooting. Callthesuppor t centernumbernearesty ou(therst90daysarecomplimentary). Haveth[...]

64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Locating Y our Product Serial Number Useoneofthesemethodstondyourcomput er ’ sserialnumber:  Â T urnovery ourMacBookP ro.  Theseri alnumbe riset chedin tothe casene artheh inge.   Serial number  Â ChooseApple(  [...]

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66 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Fory oursafetyandthatofyourequipment, followtheserulesf orhandlingand cleaningyourMacBookProandf orworkingmorecomfortably. Keeptheseinstructions handyforrefer encebyyouandothers. W ARNING:  Incorrectstorageorus[...]

67 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least W ater and wet locations KeepyourMacBookP roawayfromsour cesofliquid, suchas drinks, washbasins, bathtubs, showerstalls, andsoon.P rotectyourMacBookProfrom dampnessorwetweather ,suchasrain, snow ,andfog . 85W Mag[...]

68 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least MagSafe power specications:  Â Frequency: 50to60Hz, singlephase  Â Line V oltage: 1 00to240V  Â Output V oltage: 1 8.5VDC, 4.6A Hearing damage P ermanenthearinglossmayoccurifearbudsorheadphonesare usedathig[...]

69 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Laser Information for Optical Disc Driv es W ARNING:  Makingadjustmentsorper formingproceduresotherthanthosespecied inyourequipment’ smanualmayresultinhazardousradiationexposur e.  Theopticaldiscdriveinyourcomput ercontainsala[...]

70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Carrying your MacBook Pro IfyoucarryyourMacBookProinabagorbriefcase,  makesurethattherearenolooseitems(suchaspaperclipsorcoins)thatc ould accidentallygetinsidethecomputerthroughv entopeningsortheoptic[...]

71 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Storing your MacBook Pro  Ifyouaregoingtostorey ourMacBookProforanextended periodoftime, keepitinacoollocation(ideally , 7 1°For22°C)anddischargethe batterytoapproximately50percen t.  T omaintainthe[...]

72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Understanding Ergonomics Herearesometipsforsettingupahealth yworkenvironment. Keyboard and T rackpad Whenyouusethekeyboardandtrackpad, yourshouldersshouldberelaxed .  Y ourupperarmandforearmshouldformananglethatissl[...]

73 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Changehandpositionsoftentoavoidfatigue . Somecomputerusersmightdevelop discomfortintheirhands, wrists,orarmsafterintensiv eworkwithoutbreaks. Ifyou begintodevelopchronicpainordiscomf ortinyourhands, wrists, ?[...]

74 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Built-in Display Adjusttheangleofthedispla ytominimizeglareandreectionsfromoverheadlights andwindows. Donotforcethedisplayify oumeetresistance. T hedisplayisnotmeant toopenpast1 30degrees. Y oucanadjustt[...]

75 Regulatory Compliance Information Compliance Statemen t Thisdevicecomplieswithpart1 5oftheFCCrules.Operation issubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1)Thisdevicemay notcauseharmfulinterference, and(2)thisdevicemustaccept anyinterferencereceive[...]

76 Industry Canada Statement ComplieswiththeCanadianICES-003ClassBspecications.  CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanorme NMB-003duCanada. ThisdevicecomplieswithRSS2 1 0ofIndustry Canada. Bluetooth Europe—EU Declaration of C onformity This?[...]

77 External USB Modem Information WhenconnectingyourMacBookProtothephonelineusingan externalUSBmodem,refert othetelecommunicationsagency informationinthedocumentationthatcamewithyourmodem. ENERGY ST AR ® Compliance AsanENERGYST AR ® par tner, Appleh[...]

78 Disposal and Recycling Information Thissymbolindicatesthatyourproductmustbedisposedof properlyaccordingtolocallawsandregulations. Whenyour productreachesitsendoflife, contactAppleoryourlocal authoritiestolearnaboutrecyclingoptions. Forinfo[...]

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80 Looking for Something? A ACplug 1 0 ACpoweradapter . See power adapter ACpowercor d 1 0 adapter ,pow er .  See power adapter AirP ortEx treme connectingwirelessly 1 1 problems 58 using 3 2 AppleCare 62 AppleHardware T est 5 5 AppleRemote 2 1,3 3 applicationfreeze[...]

81 Looking for Something? E ejectingadisc 55 EnergySaverpref erences conservingbatter y power 30 environmentalimpact 7 4 ergonomics 72 Ethernet connectingto 1 1 port 25 Exposékey 23 externaldisplayport 25 F F1toF1 2functionkeys 23 factorysettings 60 FireWire connections?[...]

82 Looking for Something? N networkaddresstranslation (NA T ) 5 8 networkconnections 58 NetworkDiagnostics 56 NetworkSetupAssistant 56 number ,serial 64 O onlineresources 62 opticaldrive about 2 1 supporteddiscsizes 70 P pagingthroughdocuments usingtrackpad 29 password ,r[...]

83 Looking for Something? SystemPr eferences customizingthedesktop 1 5 EnergySaver 1 6 SoftwareUpdate 59 StartupDisk 52 SystemPr oler 62 T three-ngerswiping 29 trackpad about 2 1 shortcuts 27 troubleshooting AirP ortissues 58 AppleCare 63 batteryindicatorlights 54 computerfr[...]

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