iMac
User’s Guide
Includes setup, usage, and
troubleshooting information
for your iMac computer
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Contents
7 Chapter 1: Getting Started
8
What’s in the Box
9
Setting up Your iMac
14
Putting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It Down
15 Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your iMac
16
Basic Features of Your iMac
18
Additional Features of Your iMac
20
Ports on Your iMac
22
Additional Components of Your iMac
24
Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
25
Connecting a Printer
26
Keeping Your Software Up to Date
27
Transferring Files to Another Computer
29 Chapter 3: Using Your iMac
30
Using Mighty Mouse
32
Keyboard Controls
3
34
Using the Apple Remote and Front Row
38
Using the Built-in iSight Camera
41
Understanding AirPort Extreme Wireless Networking
43
Connecting to an Ethernet Network
44
Using Audio Devices
46
Connecting External Displays, Televisions, and Video Devices
48
Using High-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
50
Connecting FireWire Devices
52
Using Your Optical Drive
56
Securing Your iMac
57 Chapter 4: Installing Memory
58
Replacing the Memory
63
Making Sure Your iMac Recognizes the New Memory
65 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
66
Problems That Prevent You from Using Your iMac
68
Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your iMac
70
Other Problems
72
Locating Your Product Serial Number
73
Using Apple Hardware Test
75 Appendix A: Specifications
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Contents
77 Appendix B: Safety, Use, and Care Information
77
Safety Instructions for Setting Up and Using Your iMac
79
Connectors and Ports
80
Laser Information
80
High-Risk Activities Warning
81
Avoid Hearing Damage
81
Understanding Ergonomics
84
Cleaning Your iMac
84
Carrying Your iMac
84
Apple and the Environment
85 Appendix C: Connecting to the Internet
87
Gathering the Information You Need
89
Using Network Setup Assistant to Connect
90
Troubleshooting Your Connection
93
Communications Regulation Information
97 Index
Contents
5
1
Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing your new iMac.
This chapter contains instructions for setting up
your computer.
Your iMac has been designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right
away. If you have never used an iMac or are new to Macintosh computers, read this
section for instructions on getting started.
Important:
before you plug your computer into a wall socket.
If you are an experienced user, you may already know enough to get started. Make
sure you look over the information in Chapter 2, “Getting to Know Your iMac,” to find
out about the new features of this iMac.
Before you set up your iMac, remove any protective film from the outside of your
computer.
Read all of the installation instructions and safety information (see page 77)
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7
What’s in the Box
Your iMac comes with an Apple Keyboard, a Mighty Mouse, and an AC power cord.
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Keyboard
Getting Started
AC power cord
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Mighty Mouse
Setting up Your iMac
Follow the steps on the next couple of pages to set up your iMac.
Step 1: Pass the power cord through the hole in the stand and plug it into the
power port on the back of your iMac.
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Step 3: Connect the keyboard and mouse cables.
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Step 4: Press the power (®
) button to turn on your iMac.
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Step 5: Using Setup Assistant
The first time you turn on your iMac, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps you
enter your Internet and email information and set up a user account on your iMac. If
you already have a Mac, Setup Assistant can help you automatically transfer files,
applications, and other information from your previous Mac to your new iMac.
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More Information
If you would like more information, see the following:
To learn about...
Shutting down your iMac or
putting it to sleep
Using the different parts of
your iMac and performing
some common tasks
Using a specific feature of your
iMac or connecting a digital
device
Installing memory Chapter 4, “Installing Memory,” on page 57.
Troubleshooting your iMac if
you have a problem
Chapter 1
Getting Started
See...
“Putting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It Down” on page 14.
Chapter 2, “Getting to Know Your iMac,” on page 15.
Chapter 3, “Using Your iMac,” on page 29.
Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” on page 65.
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Putting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It Down
When you have finished working with your iMac, you can put your computer to sleep
or shut it down.
Put Your iMac to Sleep
If you will be away from your iMac for less than a few days, put it to sleep. When your
iMac is in sleep, its screen is dark and a small white light below the lower-right corner
of the display pulses. You can quickly wake your iMac and bypass the startup process.
To put your iMac to sleep quickly, do one of the following:
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Choose Apple (
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Press the power (®
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Choose Apple (
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If you have an Apple Remote, press and hold the Play/Pause (’
3 seconds.
To wake your iMac, press any key on the keyboard or any button on the Apple Remote.
When the iMac wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer settings
are exactly as you left them.
Shut Down Your iMac
If you won’t be using your iMac for more than a few days, shut it down. Choose
Apple (
) > Shut Down.
) > Sleep.
) button on the back of the iMac.
) > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
) button for
Warning:
disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to start
up from the hard disk.
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Shut down your iMac before moving it. Moving your iMac while the hard
Getting Started
2
Getting to Know Your iMac
2
This chapter gives you some basic information you’ll
need to know about your iMac.
Read on for an overview of the different parts and features of your iMac.
For the Latest Information
Because Apple frequently releases new versions and updates to its system software,
images shown in this book may be slightly different from what you see on your screen.
The Apple website, at www.apple.com, links you to the latest Apple news, free
downloads, and online catalogs of software and hardware for your iMac.
You can also find the manuals for many Apple products and technical support for all of
Apple’s products on the Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support.
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Basic Features of Your iMac
Slot-loading
optical disc drive
Built-in
speakers
Power indicator
light
Remote rest
Volume controls
-
Media Eject key
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Apple Remote
Getting to Know Your iMac
Mighty Mouse
Chapter 2
Slot-loading optical disc drive
Your iMac has a Combo drive, which can read CD-ROM discs, photo CDs,
standard audio discs, DVD discs, and DVD movies. The Combo drive can also
write music, documents, and other digital files to CD-R and CD-RW discs.
Built-in speakers
Listen to music, movies, games, and multimedia.
Power indicator light
A white light indicates your iMac is in sleep. When your iMac is on, this light is off.
Remote rest
If you have an Apple Remote, you can stow it on the right side of your iMac when
you’re not using it. The remote rest has an internal magnet.
Apple Keyboard
Adjust the volume or eject a disc using keyboard controls.
Mighty Mouse
Use the programmable, multibutton mouse with its innovative scroll ball to click,
squeeze, and scroll through documents, web pages, or other content.
Getting to Know Your iMac
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Additional Features of Your iMac
Built-in
microphone
Built-in
infrared (IR)
receiver
Ambient light
sensor
Built-in
speakers
USB ports
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Apple
Keyboard
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Built-in
iSight camera
Getting to Know Your iMac
Camera
indicator light
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Camera indicator light
A green indicator light illuminates when the camera on your iMac is displaying
video or when Photo Booth is open.
Built-in iSight camera
Videoconference with friends, family, and colleagues over broadband using the
iChat AV application, snap pictures with the Photo Booth application, or capture
video with iMovie HD.
Built-in microphone
Record sounds directly on your iMac or talk with friends live over broadband
using the included iChat AV application.
Built-in infrared (IR) receiver
If you have an Apple Remote, use it with the built-in IR receiver to work
seamlessly with your iMac.
Ambient light sensor
Detects a room’s ambient light and automatically adjusts the brightness of the
power indicator light, according to the light available, when the iMac is in sleep.
Built-in stereo speakers
Listen to music, movies, games, and multimedia.
Two USB (Universal Serial Bus) 1.1 ports on the Apple Keyboard
Connect low-power USB 1.1 devices, such as your mouse, to your iMac
computer’s keyboard. (There are also three high-speed USB 2.0 ports on the
back of your iMac.)
Getting to Know Your iMac
19
Ports on Your iMac
Mini-DVI port
£
Ethernet port
G
(10/100/1000
Base-T)
Audio in/optical
,
digital audio
in port
Headphone out/
f
optical digital
audio out port
USB 2.0 ports (3)
d
FireWire 400 ports (2)
H
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Mini-DVI video out port
Use a Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter to connect your iMac to an Apple flat-panel
display or other display that has a DVI connector. Connect to an external monitor
or projection device that uses a VGA connector with a Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter.
You can also use a Mini-DVI to Video Adapter for composite and S-video support
to connect to a TV, VCR, or other video device. Adapters are available at
www.apple.com/store.
Ethernet port (10/100/1000Base-T)
Connect to a high-speed 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet network, connect a DSL or
cable modem, or connect to another computer and transfer files. The Ethernet
port automatically detects other Ethernet devices.
Audio in/optical digital audio in port
Connect an external powered microphone or digital audio equipment.
Headphone out/optical digital audio port
Connect headphones, external powered speakers, or digital audio equipment.
Three USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports
Connect a modem, iPod, printer, disk drive, digital camera, joystick, and more to
your iMac. You can also connect USB 1.1 devices.
Two FireWire 400 ports
Connect high-speed external devices, such as a digital video camera or an
external storage device. The two FireWire ports provide up to 8 watts of power
between them.
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Additional Components of Your iMac
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Power port
Security slot
Power button
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Memory access
≤
®
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Power port
Connect your iMac computer’s power cord.
Security slot
Attach a lock and cable to prevent theft (available at www.apple.com/store).
Power button
Turn on your iMac or put it to sleep. Press and hold to reset during
troubleshooting.
Memory access
Your iMac comes with at least 512 MB of 667 MHz, PC2-5300 Double Data Rate 2
(DDR2) SO-DIMMs. You can add more memory to your iMac, up to a total of 2 GB.
For more information about installing memory, see “Replacing the Memory” on
page 58.
AirPort Extreme wireless technology (inside)
Connect to a wireless network using the built-in AirPort Extreme technology in
your iMac.
Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
You can quickly make your desktop look the way you want using System Preferences.
Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar.
As you get to know your iMac, explore the system preferences. System Preferences is
your command center for most settings on your iMac. For more information, choose
Help > Mac Help and search for “System Preferences” or for the name of a specific
preference.
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Connecting a Printer
You can connect most printers using a USB cable; others require a network connection,
such as Ethernet. If you have an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station, you
can connect a USB printer to the base station (instead of connecting it to your
computer) and print wirelessly. Follow the instructions that came with your printer to
install any required software and connect the printer. The drivers for most printers are
built into Mac OS X.
After you connect a printer, your computer usually detects it automatically and adds it
to the list of available printers. You may need to know the network name or address of
a printer connected to a network before you can print to it.
To set up a printer:
1 Open System Preferences and click the Print & Fax icon.
2 Click Printing and then click the Add (+) button to add a printer.
3 Select the printer you want to use, and then click Add.
4 Use the Add (+) button and the Remove (–) button to choose the printers that appear
in the printer list.
Monitoring Printing
After you send a document to a printer, you can monitor printing, including halting
your print job or putting it temporarily on hold. To monitor printing, click the printer
icon in the Dock to open the printer window. You can now see the print jobs in the
print queue and work with them.
For more information, open Mac Help and search for “printing.”
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Keeping Your Software Up to Date
You can connect to the Internet and automatically download and install the latest free
software versions, drivers, and other enhancements from Apple.
When you are connected to the Internet, Software Update checks Apple’s Internet
servers to see if any updates are available for your computer. Your iMac is set to
automatically check once a week but you can set it to check daily or monthly. You can
also check for updates manually.
To check for updated software:
1 Open System Preferences.
2 Click the Software Update icon and follow the directions on the screen.
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 For more information, search for “Software Update” in Mac Help.
 For the latest information about Mac OS X, go to the Mac OS X website at
www.apple.com/macosx.
Transferring Files to Another Computer
There are several ways to transfer files or documents to or from your iMac.
 You can transfer files via the Internet using .Mac or another Internet account. Go to
www.mac.com for more information.
 If your iMac is connected to an Ethernet network, you can transfer files to another
computer on the network. To access another computer or server, open a Finder
window and click Network. Or if you know the name or network address of the
computer, choose Go > Connect to Server from the Finder menu bar.
 You can create a small Ethernet network by connecting an Ethernet cable from your
iMac to another computer’s Ethernet (G) port. For more information, open Mac Help
and search for “connecting two computers.”
 You can also connect to another Mac using a FireWire cable. Your iMac appears as a
disk drive on the other computer and you can transfer files. For information about
using FireWire to transfer files, open Mac Help and search for “transferring files with
FireWire.”
 You can connect to an AirPort wireless network to transfer files. For more information,
see “Understanding AirPort Extreme Wireless Networking” on page 41.
For more information about transferring files and documents, open Mac Help and
search for “transferring files” or for the type of connection you need.
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3 Using Your iMac
This chapter provides instructions for using the
many built-in features and capabilities of your iMac,
so you can get the most out of your computer.
Here are some of the features you can explore with your new iMac:
 Click, roll, squeeze, and scroll with the Mighty Mouse
 If you have an Apple Remote, use it with Front Row to enjoy music, photos, and
videos from across the room
 Snap pictures with Photo Booth and the built-in iSight camera
 Hold a video chat with iChat AV and the built-in iSight camera
 Create a video with iMovie HD and the built-in iSight camera
 Use the built-in AirPort Extreme technology for wireless networking
 Connect printers and other peripherals to the USB 2.0 (d) ports
 Import video from a video camera or add external hard disks to the
FireWire (H) ports
 Mirror or extend your desktop to a TV, display, or projector using the mini-DVI
video out (£) port
 Burn CDs with the Combo drive
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To learn what you can do with your iMac, start with the information in this chapter.
More information can be found in Mac Help and on the iMac Service & Support
website at www.apple.com/support/imac.
Using Mighty Mouse
Your iMac comes with Mighty Mouse, which has touch-sensitive technology under the
top shell to detect where you’re clicking. Mighty Mouse also has force-sensing buttons
on the sides, which let you squeeze the mouse between your thumb and finger to
activate Dashboard, Exposé, or other customizable features. You can configure the right
or left button as the primary button and you can use the scroll ball to move anywhere
inside a document, without lifting a finger.
Left button
Scroll ball (button)
Side button
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Right button
Side button
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