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
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3 Using Your MacBook Pro
Your MacBook Pro has many built-in features and
connection capabilities.
These include the following:
 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports for connecting equipment such as printers,
scanners, and other devices. See “Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices” on
page 52.
 FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 ports for connecting high-speed equipment such as
digital video cameras and external hard disk drives. See “Connecting with FireWire”
on page 55.
 An ExpressCard/34 slot. See “Using ExpressCards” on page 59.
 Bluetooth wireless connectivity, AirPort Extreme wireless networking capability, and
Gigabit Ethernet networking capability. See “Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology”
on page 61, “How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access” on page 60, and
“Connecting with Ethernet” on page 63.
 An audio line in/optical digital audio in port and a headphone/optical digital audio
out port for connecting headphones, speakers, microphones, and digital audio
equipment. See “Connecting Speakers and Other Audio Devices” on page 68.