User manual APPLE MACBOOK AIR MC234 FOR IPHONE OS 3.1 SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Congratulations, you and your MacBook Air were made for each other. Say hello to your MacBook Air. www. apple. com/macbookair Built-in iSight camera and iChat Video chat with friends and family anywhere in the world. Mac Help isight Finder Browse your files like you browse your music with Cover Flow. Mac Help finder MacBook Air Multi-Touch trackpad Scroll through files, adjust images, and enlarge text using just your fingers. Mac Help trackpad Scroll Swipe Rotate Four fingers swipe Pinch and expand Mac OS X Leopard www. apple. com/macosx Time Machine Automatically back up and restore your files. Mac Help time machine Quick Look Instantly preview your files. Mac Help quick look Spotlight Find anything on your Mac instantly. Mac Help spotlight Safari Experience the web with the fastest browser in the world. Mac Help safari iLife '08 www. apple. com/ilife iPhoto Share photos on the web or create books, cards, and calendars. iPhoto Help photos iMovie Make a movie and share it on the web with ease. iMovie Help movie GarageBand Create your own song with musicians on a virtual stage. GarageBand Help record iWeb Build websites with photos, movies, blogs, and podcasts. 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 35 36 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 43 Using Apple Hardware Test Contents 5 44 49 50 50 52 52 55 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 61 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. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for portability and a completely wireless experience. Read this chapter for help getting started setting up and using your MacBook Air.  If you know you won't be migrating information from another Mac, and you'd like to get started using your MacBook Air right away, you can follow the Setup Assistant to set up your MacBook Air quickly. [. . . ] If Apple Hardware Test doesn't detect a hardware failure, the problem may be software related. If this procedure doesn't work, you can open Apple Hardware Test using Remote Install OS X and the Applications Install DVD. For more information about Apple Hardware Test, see the Apple Hardware Test Read Me file on the Applications Install DVD that came with your computer. 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 44 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution  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). To use Remote Install Mac OS X: 1 Insert the Mac OS X Install DVD 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. (Unless the other Mac already has Mac OS X v10. 5. 5, you might need to install this application. ) On Windows, choose "Remote Install Mac OS X" from the Install Assistant. 3 Read the introduction and click Continue. 5 Select 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. Click Continue. Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution 45 6 Restart your MacBook Air and hold down the Option key as it starts up, until you see a list of available startup disks. 8 If you chose AirPort as your network in step 5, on your MacBook Air choose your AirPort network from the pop-up list. 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, go to "Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Air" on page 46.  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 48. Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Air You can use the software installation discs that came with your computer to reinstall Mac OS X and any applications that came with your computer. You can choose "Archive and Install, " which saves your existing files and settings, or "Erase and Install, " which erases all your data. Important: If you want to reinstall the bundled applications, use DVD or CD Sharing with the Applications Install DVD. See "Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing" on page 15. 46 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution Before you install Mac OS X: 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. To install Mac OS X using a partner computer: 1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 45. Status messages appear on the other computer's screen during installation. 3 Click Customize to select what to install, or click Install to perform a basic installation. [. . . ] When this product reaches its end of life, take it to a collection point designated by local authorities. The separate collection and recycling of your product at the time of disposal will help conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. Deutschland: Dieses Gerät enthält Batterien. Entsorgen Sie dieses Gerätes am Ende seines Lebenszyklus entsprechend der maßgeblichen gesetzlichen Regelungen. Taiwan: 68 Looking for Something? Index A AC plug 10, 11 AC power adapter. [. . . ]