User manual
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Getting to Know Your MacBook Pro
- Adjusting Your Display
- Using Your Power Adapter
- Using the Trackpad
- Using the Keyboard
- Using a Mouse
- Using the Apple Remote and Front Row
- Using the Built-in iSight Camera
- Learning About Mac OS X
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Using Applications
- When an Application Doesn’t Respond
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Connecting to a Printer
- Playing a CD and Connecting Headphones
- Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device
- Transferring Files to or from Another Computer
- Using Your MacBook Pro
- Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices
- Connecting with FireWire
- Using ExpressCards
- How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access
- Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology
- Connecting with Ethernet
- Using External Video Support
- Connecting Speakers and Other Audio Devices
- Using Your SuperDrive
- Understanding Sudden Motion Sensor
- Using Your Battery
- Securing Your MacBook Pro
- Adding Memory to Your MacBook Pro
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Safety, Use, and Care Information
- Connecting to the Internet
- Top Ten Questions
- Communications Regulation Information
- Index
Chapter 1 Getting Started 19
Function (Fn) key
Press and hold to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys
(F1 to F12). To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help
and search for “function keys.”
Brightness controls
Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of your MacBook Pro display.
—
Mute control
Mute the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and
headphone port.
-
Volume controls
Increase (-) or decrease (–) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in
speakers and headphone port.
Num Lock key
Activate the numeric keypad integrated into the MacBook Pro keyboard. When
the numeric keypad is activated, a green light glows on the Num Lock key.
i
Video Mode Toggle key
Switch between dual-display mode (extending your desktop across the built-in
display and an external display) and video-mirroring mode (presenting the same
information on both displays).
o
Keyboard illumination controls
Increase (
o), decrease (ø), or turn off (O) the brightness of your keyboard
illumination.
F11, F12
By default, F11 opens Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard.
C
Media Eject key
Press and hold this key to eject a disc. You can also eject a disc by dragging its
desktop icon to the Trash.