User manual APPLE MACBOOK AIR

[. . . ] Congratulations, you and your MacBook Air were made for each other. Built-in iSight camera Video chat with up to three friends anywhere in the world at the same time. www. apple. com/macbookair Mac Help isight Finder Browse the contents of your computer using Cover Flow. www. apple. com/macosx Mac Help finder Time Machine Automatically back up your files to an extra hard drive. www. apple. com/macosx Mac Help time machine iMovie Collect all your video in one library. Create and share movies in minutes. www. apple. com/ilife/imovie iMovie Help movie iPhoto Organize all your photos with Events. Publish to a Web Gallery with a click. www. apple. com/ilife/iphoto iPhoto Help photo GarageBand Create music by adding musicians to a virtual stage. Enhance your song to sound like a pro. www. apple. com/ilife/garageband GarageBand Help record iWeb Create beautiful websites with photos, movies, blogs, podcasts, and dynamic web widgets. www. apple. com/ilife/iweb iWeb Help website Contents Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 8 9 10 15 16 19 22 Welcome What's in the Box Setting Up Your MacBook Air Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Air 26 28 30 32 34 35 Basic Features of Your MacBook Air Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air Ports on Your MacBook Air Using the Trackpad and Keyboard Running Your MacBook Air on Battery Power Getting Answers Chapter 3: Problem, Meet Solution 40 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook Air 44 Using Apple Hardware Test Contents 5 45 49 51 51 53 53 56 Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X Reinstalling Software Using the MacBook Air SuperDrive Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication Problems with Your Internet Connection Keeping Your Software Up to Date Learning More, Service, and Support Locating Your Product Serial Number Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least 58 60 62 64 65 Important Safety Information Important Handling Information Understanding Ergonomics Apple and the Environment Regulatory Compliance Information Looking for Something? 70 Index 6 Contents 1 1 Ready, Set Up, Go www. apple. com/macbookair Mac Help Migration Assistant Welcome Congratulations on purchasing a MacBook Air. [. . . ] For more information about Apple Hardware Test, see the Apple Hardware Test Read Me file on the Mac OS X Install Disc 1. 44 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X Use Remote Install Mac OS X on the partner computer whose optical disc drive you want to share (installation instructions for this and other components of the DVD or CD Sharing Setup software are on page 15) when you want to do one of the following tasks on your MacBook Air:  Reinstall Mac OS X and other software that came with your MacBook Air  Reset your password  Use Disk Utility to repair the MacBook Air hard disk Note: You can also do these tasks using a MacBook Air SuperDrive (available separately at www. apple. com/store). See page 49. Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 45 To use Remote Install Mac OS X: 1 Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 into the optical disc drive of the other computer. 2 If the other computer is a Mac, open /Applications/Utilities/Remote Install Mac OS X. On Windows, choose "Remote Install Mac OS X" from the Install Assistant. 3 Read the introduction and click Continue. 4 Choose the install disc you want to use, and click Continue. 5 Choose a network connection: AirPort, if you are using an AirPort network, or Ethernet, if the other computer is on an Ethernet network and you have an optional Apple USB Ethernet Adapter connecting your MacBook Air to the same network. 6 Restart your MacBook Air and hold down the Option key as it starts up, until you see a list of available startup disks. 7 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X. 46 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 8 If you chose AirPort as your network in step 5, on your MacBook Air choose your AirPort network from the pop-up list. If the network is secure, you are prompted for a password. You can enter a private network name by choosing the ellipsis (. . . ) and typing the name. 9 If you chose AirPort as your network in step 5, when you see the AirPort status icon indicating signal strength, click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X. 10 On your MacBook Air, click the arrow button beneath the installer icon and then do one of the following:  If you want to reinstall Mac OS X or iLife '08 applications, go to "Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Air" on page 47.  If you forgot your password and need to reset it, go to "Resetting Your Password" on page 48.  If you want to run Disk Utility, go to "Using Disk Utility" on page 49. Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Air Before you install: 1 Back up your essential files. Apple recommends that you back up the information on your hard disk before restoring software. You can do this by connecting the MacBook Air SuperDrive and burning important information to DVDs or CDs, or by attaching an external hard drive to the USB port on your MacBook Air. Apple is not responsible for any lost data. 2 Make sure your power adapter is connected and plugged in. Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 47 To install Mac OS X and the applications that came with your MacBook Air, using a partner computer: 1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 46. 2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X. Status messages appear on the other computer's screen during installation. 3 Click Customize to select what to install (Mac OS X and Bundled Software, or Bundled Software Only), or click Install to perform a basic installation. To install iCal, iChat AV, iSync, iTunes, Safari, and the iLife '08 applications, you need to select Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software. [. . . ] See power adapter AC power cord 11 adjusting your display 29 AirPort Extreme troubleshooting 51 ambient light sensor 27 AppleCare 54 Apple Hardware Test, using 44 Apple Remote 27, 37 application freeze 40 applications Front Row 27, 37 iChat AV 27 iLife '08 36 Keynote 27 built-in speaker 27 button, power 12, 27 D Dashboard 29 desktop, customizing 14 Disk Utility 49, 50 display adjusting settings 29 cleaning 61 external 31 goes black 43 disposing of your computer 68 Dock 35 downloading software 53 DVD or CD Sharing 19, 20 DVD or CD Sharing Setup software, installing 16 DVDs in package 9 C camera. See iSight video camera carrying your computer 61 changing the desktop 14 password 48, 50 System Preferences 14 charging the battery 34 cleaning the display 61 your computer 61 cleaning cloth 61 computer disposal 68 freezes 41 putting to sleep 22 shutting down 23 turning on 12 won't turn on 42 connection problems with another computer 43 Control-click 32 cord, AC power 11 E environmental impact 64 erasing a disk 49 ergonomics 62 Exposé All Windows key 29 external display port 31 B battery charging 34 location 27 performance 34 storing 61 blinking question mark 41 brightness keys 29 F F1 to F12 function keys 29 Fast-forward key 29 70 Looking for Something? flashing question mark 41 Force Quit 40 forward delete 32 Front Row application 27, 37 frozen application 40 Function (fn) key 29 H hand positions 62 headphone jack 31 Help, finding answers 35 brightness 29 Dashboard 29 Exposé 29 function 29 keyboard illumination 29 media 29 Media Eject 29 Mute 29 volume control 29 Network Setup Assistant 51 O online resources 53 optical discs for system software 9, 69 optical disc sharing. See DVD or CD Sharing P paging through documents using trackpad 34 partner computer connection problems 43 Disk Utility 49 DVD or CD Sharing Setup software 16 installing Mac OS X 45 resetting your password 48 password, resetting 48, 50 pinching to zoom 33 Play/Pause key 29 plug, AC 10, 11 port hatch 31 ports hatch 31 headphone 31 MagSafe power 31 micro-DVI 31 USB 2. 0 31 power adapter plugging in 59 L lights, sleep indicator 27 I iChat AV application 27 iLife '08 applications 36 illuminated keyboard 27 infrared receiver (IR) 27 installation discs 9 installing DVD or CD Sharing Setup 16 iSight video camera 27 M Mac Help 35 Mac OS X installation discs 9 Mac OS X website 36 MagSafe power adapter. See power adapter MagSafe power port 31 Media Eject key 29 media keys 29 micro-DVI port 31 microphone 27 migrating information 16 Migration Assistant 16 mouse 31, 63 See also trackpad Mute key 29 K keyboard ALS sensor 27 ergonomics 62 features 28 shortcuts 32 See also keys keyboard illumination keys 29 Keynote application 27 keys N Network Diagnostics 51 Looking for Something? 71 port 31 using 10 power button 12, 27 problems computer freezes 41 computer won't turn on 42 connecting to partner computer 43 display goes black 43 pointer won't move 40 trouble using AirPort 51 putting your computer to sleep 22 S safety general safety instructions 58 important information 8 power adapter 59 scrolling trackpad feature 27 scrolling with two fingers 33 secondary click 32 serial number, locating 56 service and support 54 Setup Assistant 13 shared optical disc 19, 20 sharing files 19, 20 shutting down 23 sleep mode indicator light 27 putting computer to sleep 22 software, updating 53 Software Update preferences 53 speaker 27 specifications 37 stopping an application 40 the computer 23 storing your computer 61 support 54 swiping to move quickly through documents 34 System Preferences customizing the desktop 14 Energy Saver 22 Software Update 53 System Profiler 54 T three-finger swiping 34 trackpad location 27 paging 34 scrolling 27 shortcuts 32 swiping 34 zooming 27 troubleshooting AirPort 51 AppleCare 54 computer freezes 41 computer won't turn on 42 display goes black 43 hardware problems 44 partner computer 43 pointer won't move 40 service and support 53 using Mac Help 54 See also problems turning on your computer 12 two-finger pinching 33 two-finger rotating 34 typing position 62 Q question mark, flashing 41 R rechargeable battery 34 Remote DVD or CD 19, 20 Remote Install Mac OS X Disk Utility 49 installing Mac OS X 45 resetting your password 48 repairing a disk 49 resetting your password 48, 50 Rewind key 29 right click 32 rotating objects using trackpad 34 72 Looking for Something? U updating software 53 USB connections 37 ports 31 V verifying a disk 49 video camera indicator light 27 micro-DVI port 31 volume control keys 29 W waking your computer 22 Z zooming using the trackpad 27, 33 Looking for Something? 73 K Apple Inc. © 2008 Apple Inc. [. . . ]