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
- Getting Answers Using Mac Help
- Learning About Mac OS X
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Using Applications
- When an Application Does Not 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 Another Computer
- Using Your MacBook Pro
- Using Universal Serial Bus 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 Technology
- 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
70 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro
To operate your computer with an external monitor attached and the display closed:
1 Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to your MacBook Pro.
2 Connect the power adapter to the MacBook Pro and a power outlet. Check that the
power adapter light is on.
3 Close the MacBook Pro display to put the computer to sleep.
4 Follow the steps in the previous section to connect your MacBook Pro to an external
display.
5 Wait a few seconds and then press any key on the external keyboard to wake the
MacBook Pro.
Connecting a TV, VCR, or Other Video Device
To connect a TV, VCR, or other video device to your MacBook Pro:
1 Connect the Apple DVI to Video Adapter (available separately) to the DVI port on your
MacBook Pro.
2 If you want to send the sound from your MacBook Pro to the device, connect a
miniplug-to-RCA cable (not included) from the headphone (f) port on your
MacBook Pro to the audio input ports on your device.
3 Turn on the external device.
4 To detect the TV or other external device, hold down the Command (x) key and press
the F2 key.
5 To adjust how the images are displayed on the device, use the Displays pane of System
Preferences.