Apple MC976LL/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 Pr o 20  BasicFea turesof Y ourMacB ookPro 22  KeyboardF eaturesof Y o[...]

6 Contents 54  Repairing, Restoring , orReinstallingMacOSXSoftware 59  UsingAppleHardware T est 60  Problemswith Y ourInternetConnection 62  Problemswith Wi-F iCommunication 63  Keeping Y ourSoftwareUptoDate 64  LearningMore, Ser vice, andSupport 66  [...]

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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Maccomputers , readthis chapterforhelpgettingstarted.  Important:  Readall?[...]

9 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go What’ s in the Box AC power cor d 60W MagSafe P ower Adapter ® Setting Up Y our MacB ook Pr o 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60WMagSafeP owerAdapter beforesettingupyourMacBookP ro. Step 1: Plug in the 60W MagSafe P ower Adapter to pr ovide 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: P ress the power ( ® ) butt on briey to turn on your 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Assistan t opensautomatically [...]

13 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 4: C ongure your MacBook Pr o with Setup Assistant. ThersttimeyouturnonyourMacBookPr o, SetupAssistantstarts.SetupAssistant helpsyouspecifyyour Wi-Finetwork, setupauseraccount, andtransferinformation fromanotherMaco[...]

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go T o set up your MacBook Pro: 1 InS etupAssistant, followtheonscreeninstructionsuntilyougettothe “ Transf er Informationto ThisMac” screen. 2 D oabasicsetup ,asetupwithmigr ation, ortransferinformationfroma TimeMachine b[...]

15 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 5: C ustomize the Mac OS X desktop and set prefer ences. Y oucanquicklymakethedesktoplookthewayyouwantusingSyst em Pref erences, yourcommandcenterf ormostsettingsonyourMacB ookPro . ChooseApple()>SystemP referencesf[...]

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Important:  Y oucansetanoptiontoresetyourpasswordinUsers&Groups preference s, incaseyouforgetyourloginpassword .F orhelpwithsystempreferences ,  openHelpCenterandsearchf or “sy stempreference s” orfort[...]

17 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go T o wake your MacBook Pro:  Â If the display is closed, simplyopenittowake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applications, ?[...]

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

21 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Built-in F ace Time HD c amera and camera indicator light UsetheincludedF aceTimeapplicationtomakevideocallstootherF ace Timeusers(on anyiPhone4, newi P odtouch, orMacwithFac e Time),takepictureswithPhotoBooth,  orcaptur[...]

22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Keyboard F eatures of Y our MacBook Pro ® Fu nction (fn) key V olume keys Brightness keys Media Eject key Mute key Media keys Keyboard illumination keys Mission Control key Launchpad key[...]

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>HelpCenterfr omthe menubarandsearchfor “functi[...]

24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro P or ts on Y our M acBook Pro ® ¯ Gigabit Ethernet port G SDXC card slot Audio out port f Thunderbolt port USB 2.0 ports d FireWire 800 port H MagSafe power port[...]

25 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro ¯ MagSafe power port Plugintheincluded60WMagSafeP owerAdaptert orechargetheMacBookProbattery . G Gigabit Ethernet port Connecttoahigh-speedEthernetnetwork, aDSLorcablemodem,oranothercomputer . TheEthernetportautomatical[...]

26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro Using the Multi-T ouch T rackpad Usethetrackpadtomovethepointerandt oper form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-clicking or “right-clicking” letsyouaccessshortcutmenucommands. • T osetuptwo-ngersecondary-click inganywhereonthetrackpad, select “Secondaryclick ” inthePoin t&Clickpaneof T rackpadpreference[...]

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 or mation,  see Trackpadpreference sorchooseHelp>HelpCe[...]

29 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro  Â Three-nger swiping worksintheF inderandallapplications. Swipingthreengersto theleftorrightletsyoucyclethroughfull-screenapplications. Swipingthreengers upopensMissionControl. Y oucanalsosetthese?[...]

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 (intheUtilitiesfolderinLaunchpad)andchooseHelp> BluetoothHelp. Ca[...]

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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and?[...]

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. T heharddiskdriveis locatednexttothebuilt-inbatterywhenyouopenthebackofyourMacBookPro . Thereplacementdrivemustbea2.5-[...]

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 Important:  Whenyouremo vethebottomcase, youexposesen[...]

39 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 3 B eforetouchingthehar ddriveassembly ,dischar geanystaticelectricityfromyour bodybytouchingametalsurfaceinsidethecomputer .[...]

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tiltupthedrive. Brack[...]

41 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 6 Holdthedr ivebyitssidesand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. Theconn[...]

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shorterscrewsattheanglesshownin theillustration. Short Long Forinf or mationaboutinstalli[...]

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 33 3MHz DoubleDataRate(DDR3)SynchronousDynamicRandom-Access?[...]

45 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 3 Pushtheleversonthesidesofthememorymoduleoutward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youdon’ t, tr y?[...]

46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro 4 Holdthememor ymodulebyitsnotchesandremoveitfromtheslot.  5 Removetheothermemor ymodule. Important:  Holdthememorymodulesbytheiredges, anddonottouchthegold connectors. 6 Inser tthenewmemor ymoduleinthe?[...]

47 Chapter 3 Boost Your MacBook Pro Notches 7 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mightha veproblemswhileworking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HelpC enterandontheMacBookPro?[...]

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might “freeze ” onthescreen.MacOSXprovide sa waytoquitafro zenapplicationwithoutresta[...]

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

53 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution  Â Iftheproblempersists, closeallopendocumentsandquitallapplications. R eturn thecomputertoitsfactorysettings(whilestillpreservingyourles)bypressing theleftShiftkey, leftOption(alt)key , leftControlk[...]

54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution If an audio device plugged int o the audio port isn’t w orking Unplugtheaudiodevice. ChooseApple()>SystemP references, andopenSound preference s. IntheInputpane,s p ecifywhetheryouwanttheporttobeusedfor SoundInput[...]

55 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution UsetheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationto:  Â Restoreyoursoftwareanddatafroma TimeMachinebackup.  Â ReinstallMacOSXandAppleapplications.  Â Restoreyourcomput ertoitsfactor ysettingsbyerasingitsdiskandreinsta[...]

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution T o open the Mac OS X Utilities application:  m RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommand( x )andRkeys.  The MacOSXUtilitiespaneappears. SomeutilitiesintheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationrequireaccesstotheIn ternetand[...]

57 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Restoring Information U sing a Time M achine Backup Ifyoupreviouslycreateda TimeMachinebackup, usetheRestoreutilitytorestore everythingonyourcomputertoitspreviousstate . Useyour TimeMachineback uptorestor einformationonlyto?[...]

58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Y oucaninstallMacOSXwithouterasingthedisk, whichsavesyourexistingle s andsettings, oryoucanerasethediskrst, whicherasesallyourdataandleavesthe computerreadyfory outoreinstallMacOSXand?[...]

59 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution AfterrestoringMacOSXandyourAppleapplica tions, youcanselectivelyrestoreyour otherdataandapplicationsfroma TimeMachineback up. Using Apple Hardwar e T est IfyoususpectaproblemwiththeMacBookProhardwar e, youcanuse?[...]

60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Problems with Y our Internet Connection Y ourMacBookP rohastheN etwork SetupAs sistant applica tiont ohelpw alky ou throug hsettin gupan Intern etconn ection. OpenSy stemP refere ncesa ndclick Network .  Clickthe “ Assistme” ?[...]

61 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[...]

62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Network Connections MakesuretheEthernetcableispluggedintoyourMacBookProandin tothenetwork.  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 [...]

63 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution  Â MakesureyourMacBookProiswithinrangeoftheothercomputerorthenetw ork ’ s accesspoint. Nearbyelectronicdevicesormetalstructurescaninterferewithwireless communicationandreducethisrange . Repositioningorrotat[...]

64 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 [...]

65 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution AppleCare Service and Suppor t Y ourMacBookProcomeswith90day softechnicalsupportandoneyearofhardware repairwarrantycoverageatanA ppleRetailStoreoranApple-authoriz ed repaircenter ,suchasanAppleA uthorizedService?[...]

66 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution Locating Y our Product Serial Number Useoneofthesemethodstondyourcomput er ’ sser ial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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68 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. NOTICE:   Incorrectstorageoruse[...]

69 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least T ooperatethecomputersafelyandr educethepossibilityofheat-relatedinjuries,  followtheseguidelines:  Â SetupyourMacBookProonastableworksurfacethatallowsforadequateair circulationunderandaroundthecomputer . [...]

70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least T oreducethepossibilityofoverheatingthepoweradapterorofheat-rela tedinjuries,  dooneofthefollowing:   Â Plugthepoweradapterdirectlyint oapoweroutlet.  MagSafe connector AC plug MagSafe P ower Adap ter  Â Ifyou’ reusing?[...]

71 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Disconnectthepoweradapteranddisconnectanyothercablesifan yofthefollowing conditionsexists:  Â Y ouwanttoaddmemoryorupgradetheharddiskdrive.  Â Y ouwanttocleanthecase(useonlytherecommendedproc eduredesc[...]

72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Hearing damage P ermanenthearinglossmayoccurifearbudsorheadphonesare 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. Ifyouexperience?[...]

73 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Impor tant Handling Inf ormation NOTICE:   Failur etofollowthesehandlinginstructionscouldre sultindamagetoyour MacBookProorotherproperty. Operating envir onment OperatingyourMacBookPr ooutsidetheserangesmay a ectper formance:  ?[...]

74 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Using the optical drive  TheSuperDriveinyourMacBookProsupportsstandard1 2cm (4.7inch)discs. Irregularlyshapeddiscsordiscssmallerthan1 2cm(4.7inches)arenot supportedandcanbecomelodgedinthedrive. Handling glass par[...]

75 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slig[...]

76 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Usealighttouchwhentypingorusingthetrackpadandkeepyourhandsandngers relaxed . Avoidrollingyourthumbsundery ourpalms. Not this This Changehandpositionsoftentoavoidfatigue . Somecomputerusersmightdevelop discomfo[...]

77 Chapter 5 Last, but Not Least Y oumighthavetoraisey ourchairsothatyourforearmsandhandsarea ttheproper angletothekeyboard. Ifthismakesitimpossibletorestyourfeetatontheoor ,you canuseafootrestwithadjustableheightand?[...]

78 Regulatory Compliance Information FCC C ompliance Statement 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rec[...]

79 FCC Bluetooth Wireless Compliance Theantennausedwiththistransmittermustnotbecolocatedor operatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter subjecttotheconditionsoftheFCCGrant. Canadian Compliance Sta tement ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadali[...]

80 Latviski Ar šo Apple Inc. deklarē, ka MacBook Pro ierīce atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK būtiskajām prasībām un citiem ar to saistītajiem noteikumiem. Lietuvių Šiuo „Apple Inc. “ deklaruoja, kad šis M acBook Pro atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas. Magyar Alulírott, Apple Inc. nyilatkoz om, hogy a[...]

81 T aiwan Wireless Statemen ts T aiwan Class B Statement Japan V CCI Class B Statemen t 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m[...]

82 European Union—Disposal Information Thesymbolabovemeansthataccordingtolocallaw sand regulationsyourproductshouldbedisposedofseparatelyfrom householdwaste. Whenthisproductreachesitsendoflif e,take ittoacollectionpointdesignatedbylocal?[...]

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84 Looking for Something? Index A ACplug 1 0 ACpoweradapter . See power adapter ACpowercor d 1 0 adapter ,pow er .  See power adapter AppleCare 65 AppleHardware T est 59 AppleRemote 2 1 applicationfreeze 5 1 applications F ace Time 2 1 iChat 2 1 iLife 3 2 Keynote 2 1 Migr[...]

85 Looking for Something? F F1toF1 2functionkeys 23 F ace Timeapplication 2 1 F ace TimeHDcamera 2 1 F ast-forwardkey 23 FireWire connections 33 port 25 ashingquestionmark 52 For ceQuit 5 1 four-ngerpinching 29 frozenapplication 5 1 function(fn)key 23 G gestures, ?[...]

86 Looking for Something? N network addresstranslation(NA T ) 62 connections 62 diagnostics 60 NetworkSetupAssistant 60 number ,serial 66 O onlineresources 64 opticaldrive about 2 1 supporteddiscsize 7 4 P password ,r esetting 1 6 PhotoBoothapplication 2 1 pinchingtozoom 28 [...]

87 Looking for Something? T three-ngerswiping 29 Thunderboltport 25 trackpad about 2 1 gestures 26 troubleshooting AppleCare 65 applicationfreezes 5 1 batteryindicatorlights 54 computerfreezes 5 1 computerwon ’tturnon 52 displaygoesblack 5 3 hardwareproblems 5 9 Internetco[...]

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