User manual APPLE MACBOOK PRO 17-INCH

[. . . ] 17-inch MacBook Pro User's Guide Includes setup, expansion, and troubleshooting information for your MacBook Pro computer K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Apple is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. [. . . ] You can also connect external microphones or other audio equipment to the audio line in (, ) port. The audio line port is also an S/PDIF stereo 3. 5 mini-phono jack, which doesn't provide power to a connected device, so you must use self-powered peripherals. Using a Toslink jack-to-miniplug adapter, you can use a Toslink cable to connect Digital Audio Tape (DAT) decks or digital instruments to input and mix your own music. For applications that can record sound, such as iMovie HD, use the Sound pane of System Preferences to select the audio input device you want to use, including microphones connected through USB. The volume controls on your keyboard allow you to easily adjust the output volume. You can also adjust both the input and output volume from the Sound pane of System Preferences. For more information about using or troubleshooting sound on your computer, choose Help > Mac Help and search for "sound. " Using Your SuperDrive With your double-layer disc burning SuperDrive, you can: Â Install or use software from CDs or DVDs. Â Play multimedia on CD discs and music from audio CDs. Â Write music, documents, and other digital files to CD-R, CD-RW, single-layer DVD-R and DVD±RW, and single- and double-layer DVD+R discs. Â Play DVD movies and use most DVD discs (single- and double-layer). Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro 69 Important: The SuperDrive in your MacBook Pro supports standard circular 12 cm discs. Irregularly shaped discs or discs smaller than 12 cm are not supported. These types of discs can become lodged in the drive. Inserting a CD or DVD Disc To install or use software from a CD or DVD disc: 1 With the computer turned on, insert the disc (with the label facing up) into the drive slot until you feel the drive catch the disc and take it the rest of the way in. You might need to insert the disc nearly all the way before the drive takes it the rest of the way. This is normal. ® 2 When the icon for the disc appears on the desktop, the disc is ready to use. 70 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro Ejecting a Disc To eject a disc, do one of the following: Â Drag the disc icon to the Trash. Â Press and hold the Media Eject (C) key on the keyboard until the disc ejects. Allow the disc to fully eject before removing or reinserting it. If you can't eject the disc, quit any applications that might be using the disc and try again. If that doesn't work, restart the computer while holding down the trackpad button. Playing DVDs To play a DVD-Video on your MacBook Pro, insert the DVD disc. You'll find DVD Player provides easy-to-use controls for starting, stopping, and viewing DVDs. If your MacBook Pro is connected to a TV so that you can watch a DVD on the TV screen, select 720 x 480 NTSC (in the United States) or 720 x 576 PAL (in Europe and other regions) in the Displays pane of System Preferences. You can easily connect your MacBook Pro to your stereo system. Use a miniplug-to-RCA cable (not included) to connect the headphone (f ) port on your MacBook Pro to the audio input ports on your stereo. Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro 71 Recording CD and DVD Discs Your MacBook Pro can record data to CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can record your own digital movies on blank recordable DVD±R or DVD±RW discs. [. . . ] The ENERGY STAR® program is a partnership with office product equipment manufacturers to promote energyefficiency. Reducing energy consumption of office products saves money and reduces pollution by eliminating wasted energy. Taiwan Class B Statement 131 Disposal and Recycling Information The backlight lamp in this product contains mercury. Dispose according to local, state, and federal laws. For information about Apple's recycling program, go to www. apple. com/environment/summary. html. [. . . ]