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Contents
Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go
8 9 10 15 16 19 21 Welcome What'sintheBox SettingUpYourMacBookAir SettingUpDVDorCDSharing MigratingInformationtoYourMacBookAir GettingAdditionalInformationontoYourMacBookAir PuttingYourMacBookAirtoSleeporShuttingItDown
Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Air
24 26 28 30 34 35 BasicFeaturesofYourMacBookAir KeyboardFeaturesofYourMacBookAir PortsonYourMacBookAir UsingtheMulti-TouchTrackpad RunningYourMacBookAironBatteryPower GettingAnswers
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Chapter 3: Problem, Meet Solution
40 44 45 46 47 47 50 52 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacBookAir UsingAppleHardwareTest ProblemswithYourInternetConnection ProblemswithAirPortExtremeWirelessCommunication KeepingYourSoftwareUptoDate ReinstallingtheSoftwareThatCameWithYourMacBookAir LearningMore, Service, andSupport LocatingYourProductSerialNumber
Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least
54 57 59 61 62 ImportantSafetyInformation ImportantHandlingInformation UnderstandingErgonomics AppleandtheEnvironment RegulatoryComplianceInformation
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Ready, Set Up, Go
www. apple. com/macbookair www. apple. com/macosx Mac Help Migration Assistant
Welcome
CongratulationsonpurchasingaMacBookAir. YourMacBookAirisstreamlinedfor portabilityandacompletelywirelessexperience. Readthischapterforhelpgetting startedsettingupandusingyourMacBookAir.
 Ifyouknowyouwon'tbemigratinginformationfromanotherMac, andyou'dliketo
getstartedusingyourMacBookAirrightaway, youcanfollowtheSetupAssistantto setupyourMacBookAirquickly. Formoreinformation, seepage13.
 IfyouwanttomigrateinformationfromanotherMactoyourMacBookAir, you
canfollowtheSetupAssistantandspecifytheMacwhoseinformationyouwantto transfer. Formoreinformation, seepage13.
 AfteryousetupyourMacBookAir, ifyouwanttogetcontentfromDVDsorCDsonto
yourMacBookAir, youcansetuponeormoreMacorWindowscomputerstopartner withyourMacBookAir. Formoreinformation, seepage19. Important: Readalltheinstallationinstructions(andthesafetyinformationstartingon page54)carefullybeforeyoufirstuseyourMacBookAir. ForinformationaboutgettingMacHelp, see"GettingAnswers"onpage35. Applemayreleasenewversionsandupdatestoitssystemsoftware, sotheimages showninthisbookmaybeslightlydifferentfromwhatyouseeonscreen.
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Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
What's in the Box
AC plug AC power cord Software Reinstall Drive 45W MagSafe Power Adapter
YourMacBookAirpackageincludestheSoftwareReinstallDrive, aUSBflashdrivethat containssoftwareforreinstallingMacOSXandtheapplicationsthatcamewithyour MacBookAir, resettingyourpassword, andusingDiskUtility. Formoreinformation abouthowandwhentousetheSoftwareReinstallDrive, seeChapter3, "Problem, Meet Solution"onpage39. [. . . ] If you insert the Software Reinstall Drive but don't see its icon appear on your desktop 1 TouchametalsurfaceonyourMacBookAirtodischargeanystaticelectricityfrom yourbody. 3 InserttheSoftwareReinstallDriveintooneoftheUSBportsonyourMacBookAir, as shownintheillustrationonpage48. If you forget your password Youcanresetyouradministratorpasswordandpasswordsforallotheraccounts. 1 InserttheSoftwareReinstallDriveintooneoftheUSBports, asshowninthe illustrationonpage48. Important: Don'tdisturborremovetheSoftwareReinstallDriveuntilyoufinish. 4 Whenthenextscreenappears, chooseResetPasswordfromtheUtilitiesmenuinthe menubar. Followtheonscreeninstructions.
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Using Apple Hardware Test
IfyoususpectaproblemwiththeMacBookAirhardware, youcanusetheApple HardwareTestapplicationtohelpdetermineifthere'saproblemwithoneofthe components, suchasthememoryorprocessor. To use Apple Hardware Test on your MacBook Air: 1 DisconnectallexternaldevicesfromyourMacBookAirexceptthepoweradapter. 3 WhentheAppleHardwareTestchooserscreenappears, selectthelanguageyouwant touse. 5 WhentheAppleHardwareTestmainscreenappears(afterabout45seconds), follow theonscreeninstructions. 6 IfAppleHardwareTestdetectsaproblem, itdisplaysanerrorcode. Makeanoteofthe errorcodebeforepursuingsupportoptions. IfAppleHardwareTestdoesn'tdetecta hardwarefailure, theproblemmaybesoftwarerelated. If this procedure doesn't work, you can open Apple Hardware Test using the USB flash drive that came with your MacBook Air: 1 InserttheSoftwareReinstallDriveintooneoftheUSBports, asshowninthe illustrationonpage48. Important: Don'tdisturborremovetheSoftwareReinstallDriveuntilyoufinish. 2 RestarttheMacBookAirwhileholdingdowntheDkey.
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Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
Problems with Your Internet Connection
YourMacBookAirhasaNetworkSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpyousetupan Internetconnection. OpenSystemPreferencesandclickNetwork. IfyouhavetroublewithyourInternetconnection, tryusingNetworkDiagnostics. 2 ClickNetworkandthenclick"Assistme. " 3 ClickDiagnosticstoopenNetworkDiagnostics. IfNetworkDiagnosticscan'tresolvetheproblem, theremaybeaproblemwiththe Internetserviceprovider(ISP)youaretryingtoconnectto, withanexternaldeviceyou areusingtoconnecttoyourISP, orwiththeserveryouaretryingtoaccess. IfyouhavetwoormorecomputerssharinganInternetconnection, besurethatyour wirelessnetworkissetupproperly. YouneedtoknowifyourISPprovidesonlyoneIP addressorifitprovidesmultipleIPaddresses, oneforeachcomputer. IfonlyoneIPaddressisprovided, thenyoumusthavearoutercapableofsharing theconnection, alsoknownasnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)or"IPmasquerading. "
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Forsetupinformation, checkthedocumentationprovidedwithyourrouteror askthepersonwhosetupyournetwork. YoucanuseanAirPortbasestationto shareoneIPaddressamongmultiplecomputers. Forinformationaboutusing anAirPortbasestation, checkMacHelporvisittheAppleAirPortwebsiteat www. apple. com/support/airport. Ifyoucannotresolvetheissueusingthesesteps, contactyourISPornetwork administrator.
Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication
IfyouhavetroubleusingAirPortExtremewirelesscommunication:
 Makesurethecomputerornetworkyou'retryingtoconnecttoisrunningandhas
awirelessaccesspoint.
 Makesureyou'veproperlyconfiguredthesoftwareaccordingtotheinstructionsthat
camewithyourbasestationoraccesspoint.
 Makesureyou'rewithinrangeoftheothercomputerorthenetwork'saccess
point. Nearbyelectronicdevicesormetalstructurescaninterferewithwireless communicationandreducethisrange. Repositioningorrotatingthecomputermight improvereception.
 ChecktheAirPort(Z)statusiconinthemenubar. Uptofourbarsappear, indicating
signalstrength. Ifsignalstrengthislow, trychangingyourlocation.
 SeeAirPortHelp(chooseHelp>MacHelp, andthenchooseLibrary>AirPortHelp
fromthemenubar). Alsoseetheinstructionsthatcamewiththewirelessdevicefor moreinformation.
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Keeping Your Software Up to Date
YoucanconnecttotheInternetandautomaticallydownloadandinstallthelatest freesoftwareversions, drivers, andotherenhancementsfromApple. Whenyou'reconnectedtotheInternet, SoftwareUpdatecheckstoseeifanyupdates areavailable. YoucansetyourMacBookAirtocheckforupdatesperiodically, and downloadandinstallupdatedsoftware. 2 ClicktheSoftwareUpdateiconandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
 Formoreinformation, searchfor"SoftwareUpdate"inMacHelp.  ForthelatestinformationaboutMacOSX, gotowww. apple. com/macosx.
Reinstalling the Software That Came With Your MacBook Air
YoucanusetheSoftwareReinstallDrivetoreinstallMacOSXandanypreinstalled applications. [. . . ] Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith thelimitsforaClassBdigitaldeviceinaccordancewiththe specificationsinPart15ofFCCrules. Thesespecifications aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstsuch interferenceinaresidentialinstallation. However, thereis noguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular installation. Youcandeterminewhetheryourcomputersystemiscausing interferencebyturningitoff. Iftheinterferencestops, itwas probablycausedbythecomputeroroneoftheperipheraldevices. Ifyourcomputersystemdoescauseinterferencetoradioor televisionreception, trytocorrecttheinterferencebyusingoneor moreofthefollowingmeasures: · Turnthetelevisionorradioantennauntiltheinterferencestops. · Plugthecomputerintoanoutletthatisonadifferentcircuit fromthetelevisionorradio. (Thatis, makecertainthecomputer andthetelevisionorradioareoncircuitscontrolledbydifferent circuitbreakersorfuses. )
Wireless Radio Use
Thisdeviceisrestrictedtoindoorusewhenoperatinginthe5. 15to 5. 25GHzfrequencyband. [. . . ]