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
78 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro
For the best conservation of battery power, do the following:
 Disconnect bus-powered USB or FireWire devices when they are not in use.
 Quit open applications that you are not using.
 Turn off AirPort or Bluetooth when they are not in use. (Use the AirPort and Bluetooth
status icons in the menu bar. If these icons don’t appear in the menu bar, you can
turn them on in the Network and Bluetooth panes of System Preferences.)
 Remove CD and DVD discs when they are not in use.
 Reduce screen brightness using the brightness controls on the MacBook Pro
keyboard.
 Set the hard disk to spin down after a short time. In the Energy Saver pane of System
Preferences, select the “Put the hard disk to sleep when possible” option.
 Set your MacBook Pro to sleep after inactivity of five minutes or less.
 Your MacBook Pro is preset to automatically reduce its processing speed during
periods of low processing activity when using battery power, thus reducing power
usage. The setting that determines this is the Normal option in the Optimization
pop-up menu of the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences. During periods of
high processing activity, your computer will automatically switch to a higher
processing speed. To conserve the most battery life, choose Better Battery Life from
the Optimization pop-up menu. However, choosing this option may affect your
computer’s performance. To set your computer to use its highest processing speed at
all times, choose Better Performance.