Apple iMac G4 User Manual

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Once you’ve set up your iMac and followed the onscreen guide to connect to the Internet, what’s next? Read on to find out how to get the most out of your iMac:

2 Your iMac at a glance

4 Mac OS X basics

8 What you can do with your iMac

10 Listen to music on your computer or on the go 12 Make your own movie or watch a movie on DVD 14 Make your own Hollywood-style DVDs

16 Search the Internet

18 Get more out of the Internet

20 Send and receive email

22 Organize, plan, and create

24 Keep your iMac’s software up-to-date 26 Learn more and solve problems

32 Install memory and an AirPort Card

34 Work more comfortably

36 Safety, cleaning, and power management

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Your iMac at a glance

Your computer has these built-in features:

Built-in microphone

Record sound or control your computer with spoken commands.

Optical disc drive

Install software, use applications, and create your own music CDs. If you have the Combo drive, watch DVD videos. If you have the SuperDrive, you can make them, too.

Apple Pro Speakers

Included with some models. Available separately at www.apple.com/store

USB port

Connect a USB device.

Power indicator light

Pulsing light indicates that the computer is sleeping.

Volume controls

Use the keyboard to adjust sound volume.

Media Eject key

Use to open the drive tray or eject a CD or DVD.

Apple Pro Mouse

A precision optical mouse you can use on almost any surface, no mouse pad required.

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Kensington

Apple Pro

 

Power Port

 

VGA output

 

 

Security Lock

Speaker mini-jack

Connect to a standard

Connect an external

Attach a lock and cable

Connect Apple Pro

electrical outlet.

monitor for video

to prevent theft.

Speakers.

 

 

mirroring using the

 

 

 

 

Apple VGA adapter

 

 

W Modem

(available separately).

Headphones port

FireWire

Connect to the Internet,

 

 

Connect headphones

Transfer video from a

browse the World Wide

 

 

or analog speakers.

DV camera. Connect

Web, and send email.

® Power button

 

an Apple iPod, external

 

 

Turn your computer on

 

hard disk, or other

 

USB

or put it to sleep.

 

FireWire device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect printers, Zip

 

 

 

 

and other disk drives,

 

 

 

GEthernet

digital cameras, joysticks,

 

 

 

Share files with another

and more.

 

 

 

computer. Connect a

 

 

 

 

 

DSL or cable modem

 

 

 

 

 

to access the Internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about your iMac’s features:

 

 

 

 

m Choose Mac Help from the Help menu, then click

 

 

 

 

Go under “Discover my iMac.”

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Mac OS X basics

The Macintosh desktop is your starting place.

Apple menu

Use to change system settings, open recent items, and restart or shut down your computer. To see the menu, click the apple ( ) in the menu bar.

Window buttons

Click the red button to close the window, the yellow one to minimize it into the Dock, and the green one to resize it.

View buttons

Click to see your files as icons, in lists, or in columns.

Finder icon

Click to open a Finder window so you can see the files and applications on your computer.

Modem status

Use this menu

to connect to and disconnect from the Internet using a dialup modem.

Toolbar button

Click to show or hide the toolbar.

Toolbar icons

Click to navigate quickly to different folders. Your home folder contains your personal documents.

To learn more about Mac OS X:

mSee the Welcome to Mac OS X document in the Documents folder on your hard disk.

Trash

Drag an item here to delete it. Items remain here until you choose Empty Trash from the Finder menu.

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Application menu

Shows the name of the application you’re using.

Use to set preferences or quit applications (other than the Finder).

Application

Applications are software programs (such as a game or word processor) that you use with your computer. Double-click an application’s icon to open the application.

Document

Documents are files that you create with an application (such as a letter you create with your word processor). Doubleclick the icon to open the file in the application used to create it.

Dock

Click icons in the Dock to open applications, documents, folders, or minimized windows.

Disc

This appears when a CD or DVD is in the disc drive. Double-click the icon to see what’s on the disc. To eject a disc, press and hold the Media Eject () key on the keyboard.

Folder

Folders help organize your files and applications. Doubleclick a folder to

see what’s inside.

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Change the Mac OS to suit your preferences.

There are lots of ways to customize Mac OS X.

To change Finder settings, choose

Preferences from the Finder menu.

Choose System Preferences from

the Apple menu to change your computer’s settings.

To select a desktop background picture, open

System Preferences and click Desktop.

To change icon sizes or the background of a Finder window, choose

Show View Options from the View menu.

To change the size of the Dock or move it to a different place, open System Preferences and click Dock.

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Click the icons in the Dock or toolbar to find and open files and applications.

.Drag applications, files, and folders into the Dock for one-click access.

This side of the Dock shows application icons.

To set up the toolbar the

way you want it, choose Customize Toolbar from the Finder’s View menu, then drag items to

the toolbar.

Press a folder icon to

see its contents and open items in it.

 

 

This side of the Dock

The triangle indicates the

 

shows files, windows,

application is open.

Drag this bar up or down to

and folders.

 

resize the Dock.

 

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What you can do with your iMac

Not sure how to get the most out of your new iMac? Read on for a few ideas.

Make your own CDs. Use iTunes to transfer and organize music from your CD collection, then burn your own custom music CDs. Transfer music to an iPod or other MP3 player to listen on the go. Make a movie. Shoot video on a DV camcorder and import it into iMovie . Then rearrange, edit, polish, and add titles and soundtracks. Make a DVD. If your iMac has a SuperDrive, use iDVD to burn DVDs for viewing in almost any home DVD player. Connect to the Internet to send email and browse the Web, or use iTools to post digital photos to the Web for everyone to see.

Browse through the next few pages to find out more.

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Send digital photos to friends and family.

Send email and surf the 'Net.

Watch a DVD movie or burn your own DVD.

The iMac is your digital hub.

Import and edit home movies.

Put up to 1,000 songs in your pocket.

Listen to music and burn your own CDs.

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Listen to music on your computer or on the go.

Use iTunes to create a library of music and make your own CDs.

Library

Your collection of songs, imported from your own audio CDs or downloaded from the Internet. Easily browse or search for music.

Radio Tuner

Choose from hundreds of Internet radio stations – jazz, rock, talk, and more.

Audio CDs

Play an audio CD on your computer. Import songs to your Library to play them without the CD.

To learn more about iTunes:

mSee iTunes Help, available in the Help menu.

mGo to www.apple.com/itunes

Burn CDs

Make your own audio CDs that play in standard CD players.

Playlists

Make personalized playlists using songs from your Library. Arrange your music by mood, artist, genre, or however you like.

Equalizer

Adjust the sound to your tastes using the 10-band EQ with 22 presets.

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If you have an iPod, you can transfer up to 1,000 songs for listening on the go.

Connect iPod using the FireWire cable included with iPod. 1. iTunes automatically transfers your music Library to iPod.

2. Unplug iPod.

Browse for a song on iPod and 3. press the Play button.

To learn more about iPod:

m See iTunes and choose iPod Help from the Help menu m Go to www.apple.com/ipod

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