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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76 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro
If the battery icon in the Finder menu bar is set to show the percentage of charge,
sometimes the battery won’t show a full 100 percent charge when the power adapter
is attached. This is normal behavior; battery life is saved when charging is not
continuously cycled on and off when the battery’s charge capacity is between 95 and
100 percent. When the battery level eventually drops below 95 percent, it will charge
all the way to 100 percent.
Removing and Replacing the Battery
For information about removing and replacing the battery, “Removing the Battery” on
page 82 and “Replacing the Battery” on page 89.
Note: Dispose of batteries according to your local environmental laws and guidelines.
For more information, see “Disposal and Recycling Information” on page 132.
Battery
Battery LEDs Button