Apple MACBOOK AIR MC233 For Iphone Os 3.1 Software
Congratulations, you and your MacBook Air
were made for each other.
Say hello to your MacBook Air.
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Finder
Browse your files
like you browse
your music with
Cover Flow.
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finder
Multi-Touch trackpad
Scroll through files, adjust
images, and enlarge text
using just your fingers.
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trackpad
Scroll
MacBook Air
Built-in iSight camera and iChat
Video chat with friends and
family anywhere in the world.
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isight
Swipe Rotate
Four fingers
swipe
Pinch and
expand
Mac OS X Leopard
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Time Machine
Automatically
back up and
restore your files.
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time machine
Quick Look
Instantly preview
your files.
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quick look
Spotlight
Find anything on
your Mac instantly.
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spotlight
Safari
Experience the web
with the fastest
browser in the world.
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iLife ’08
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iPhoto
Share photos on the
web or create books,
cards, and calendars.
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photos movie record website
iMovie
Make a movie and
share it on the web
with ease.
iMovie Help
GarageBand
Create your own
song with musicians
on a virtual stage.
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iWeb
Build websites with
photos, movies, blogs,
and podcasts.
iWeb Help
safari
Contents
Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go
8
Welcome
9
What’s in the Box
10
Setting Up Your MacBook Air
15
Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing
16
Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air
19
Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air
22
Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down
Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Air
26
Basic Features of Your MacBook Air
28
Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air
30
Ports on Your MacBook Air
32
Using the Trackpad and Keyboard
35
Running Your MacBook Air on Battery Power
36
Getting Answers
Chapter 3: Problem, Meet Solution
40
Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook Air
43
Using Apple Hardware Test
Contents
5
44
Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X
49
Reinstalling Software Using the MacBook Air SuperDrive
50
Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication
50
Problems with Your Internet Connection
52
Keeping Your Software Up to Date
52
Learning More, Service, and Support
55
Locating Your Product Serial Number
Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least
58
Important Safety Information
61
Important Handling Information
62
Understanding Ergonomics
64
Apple and the Environment
65
Regulatory Compliance Information
Looking for Something?
70
Index
6
Contents
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Mac Help Migration Assistant
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Welcome
Congratulations on purchasing a MacBook Air. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for
portability and a completely wireless experience. Read this chapter for help getting
started setting up and using your MacBook Air.
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If you know you won’t be migrating information from another Mac, and you’d like to
get started using your MacBook Air right away, you can follow the Setup Assistant to
set up your MacBook Air quickly.
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If you want to migrate information from another Mac or get content from DVDs or
CDs onto your MacBook Air, you can set up one or more Mac or Windows computers
to partner with your MacBook Air. Then follow the Setup Assistant and use DVD or
CD Sharing to use your MacBook Air and the information from the other computer.
Important:
page 57) carefully before you first use your computer.
Many answers to questions can be found on your computer in Mac Help. For
information about getting Mac Help, see “Getting Answers” on page 36. Apple may
release new versions and updates to its system software, so the images shown in this
book may be slightly different from what you see onscreen.
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What’s in the Box
®
AC
plug
Important:
AC power cord
Remove the protective film covering the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter
45W MagSafe Power Adapter
before setting up your MacBook Air.
About Optical Discs
Although your MacBook Air doesn’t have an optical disc drive, it does include DVD
discs with important software. You can easily access this software, as well as install
applications and access data from other optical discs, using the optical disc drive on
another Mac or Windows computer and the Remote Disc feature on your MacBook Air.
You can also use the optional MacBook Air SuperDrive, an external optical disc drive.
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Setting Up Your MacBook Air
Your MacBook Air is designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right
away. The following pages take you through the setup process, including these tasks:
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Plugging in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter
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Turning on your MacBook Air and using the trackpad
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Using Setup Assistant to access a network and configure a user account and other
settings
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Setting up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences
Step 1: Plug in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the
MacBook Air and charge the battery.
Insert the AC plug of your power adapter into a power outlet and the MagSafe
connector into the MagSafe power port, located on the back left side of your
MacBook Air. As the MagSafe connector gets close to the port, you’ll feel a magnetic
pull drawing it in.
AC plug
MagSafe connector
®
MagSafe power port
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AC power cord
To extend the reach of your power adapter, replace the AC plug with the AC power
cord. First pull the AC plug up to remove it from the adapter, and then attach the
included AC power cord to the adapter, making sure it is seated firmly. Plug the other
end into a power outlet.
When disconnecting the power adapter from an outlet or from the computer, pull the
plug, not the cord.
When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook Air, an indicator light on the
MagSafe connector starts to glow. An amber light indicates that the battery is
charging. A green light indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you don’t see a
light, make sure the connector is seated properly and the power adapter is plugged
into a power outlet.
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Step 2: Press the power (®
) button briefly to turn on your MacBook Air.
When you turn on the computer, you’ll hear a tone and see the sleep indicator light
turn on.
® Power button
Sleep indicator light
®
Trackpad
Trackpad button
It takes the computer a few moments to start up. After it starts up, Setup Assistant
opens automatically.
If your computer doesn’t turn on, see “If your MacBook Air doesn’t turn on or start up”
on page 42.
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Step 3: Configure your MacBook Air with Setup Assistant
The first time you turn on your MacBook Air, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant
helps you enter your Internet information and set up a user account on your
MacBook Air. You can also migrate information from another Mac during setup.
Note:
If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up
your MacBook Air, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Go to the Applications
folder, open Utilities, and double-click Migration Assistant.
To set up your MacBook Air:
1
In the Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the “Do You
Already Own a Mac?” screen.
2
Do a basic setup or a setup with migration:
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To do a basic setup, select “Do not transfer my information now” and click Continue.
Follow the remaining prompts to select your wireless network, set up an account,
and exit Setup Assistant.
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To do a setup with migration, partner with another Mac that has an optical drive and
supports DVD or CD Sharing. (You may have to install software if the other Mac
doesn’t have Mac OS X version 10.5.5 or later installed. See “Setting Up DVD or CD
Sharing” on page 15.) Then go to page 16, “Migrating Information to Your
MacBook Air.”
Note:
After you start Setup Assistant on your MacBook Air, you can leave it midprocess without quitting, move to the other computer if you need to install the DVD or
CD Sharing Setup software, and then return to your MacBook Air to complete the
setup.
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Step 4: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences.
Choose Apple (
) > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System
Preferences icon in the Dock. System Preferences is your command center for most
settings on your MacBook Air.
Menu bar
Help menu
Spotlight search icon
Dock
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Finder icon
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System Preferences icon
Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing
You can partner your MacBook Air with another Mac or Windows computer that has an
optical disc drive and is on the same wired or wireless network. Use this other
computer to:
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Migrate information to your MacBook Air, if the other computer is a Mac (see
“Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air” on page 16)
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Share the contents of DVDs or CDs or install applications (see “Sharing Discs with
DVD or CD Sharing” on page 19)
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Remotely install Mac OS X (see “Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X”
on page 44) or use Disk Utility (see “Using Disk Utility” on page 48)
The computer with the optical drive can be a Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later, or a
Windows XP or Windows Vista computer. If the Mac has Mac OS X v10.5.5 or later, DVD
or CD Sharing is already installed. You can partner with more than one other computer.
Mac or Windows computer MacBook Air
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If the other computer is a Windows computer or a Mac with a Mac OS X version earlier
than 10.5.5, insert the
Mac OS X Install DVD
that came with your MacBook Air to install
the DVD or CD Sharing Setup, which includes software for DVD or CD Sharing,
Migration Assistant, and Remote Install Mac OS X:
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If the other computer is a Windows computer, choose “DVD or CD Sharing” from the
Install Assistant that starts automatically.
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If the other computer is a Mac, double-click the DVD or CD Sharing Setup package on
the
Mac OS X Install DVD
Important:
After you install the DVD or CD Sharing Setup package on your other Mac,
make sure you have the latest software by choosing Apple (
.
) > Software Update.
Install any available Mac OS X updates.
Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air
You can migrate existing user accounts, files, applications, and other information from
another Mac computer.
To migrate information to your MacBook Air:
1
Configure the other Mac (see page 15), and then make sure that it is turned on and
that it is on the same wired or wireless network as your MacBook Air.
Check the AirPort (Z
to see what wireless network you’re connected to. Choose the same network for your
MacBook Air during setup.
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) status icon in the menu bar at the top of the other Mac screen
2
On your MacBook Air, follow the Setup Assistant onscreen instructions until you get to
the “Do You Already Own a Mac?” screen. Select “from another Mac” as the source of
the information you want to transfer. On the next screen, choose your wireless
network, and then click Continue.
3
When you see the Connect To Your Other Mac screen with a passcode displayed, do
the remaining steps on the other Mac. You will enter the passcode in Migration
Assistant on the other Mac.
4
On the other Mac, open Migration Assistant (located in /Applications/Utilities/), and
then click Continue.
5
When you are prompted for a migration method, select “To another Mac”, and then
click Continue.
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6
On the other Mac, quit any other open applications and then click Continue.
7
On the other Mac, enter the six-digit passcode displayed in Setup Assistant on your
MacBook Air.
You can choose the items (user accounts, documents, movies, music, photos, and so
on) that you want to migrate to your MacBook Air.
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Click Continue to start the migration.
Important:
Don’t use the other Mac for anything else until the migration is complete.
If the connection is terminated during migration, you can resume the migration at a
later time using Migration Assistant on your MacBook Air and your other Mac.
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Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air
Your MacBook Air comes with several applications installed, including the iLife suite.
Many other applications can be downloaded from the Internet. If you want to install
third-party applications from a DVD or CD, you can:
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Install applications onto your MacBook Air or share information using the optical disc
drive on another Mac or Windows computer (if DVD or CD Sharing is set up and
enabled). Read the next section for more information.
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Attach the MacBook Air SuperDrive (an external USB optical disc drive available
separately at www.apple.com/store) to the USB port on your MacBook Air, and insert
your installation disc.
Sharing Discs with DVD or CD Sharing
You can enable DVD or CD Sharing on a Mac or Windows computer to use the Remote
Disc feature of MacBook Air. Remote Disc allows you to share the discs you insert into
the optical disc drive of the other computer. Some discs, such as DVD movies and
game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore unusable through DVD or CD
Sharing.
Make sure DVD or CD Sharing is already set up on any Mac or Windows computer you
want to partner with. See page 15 for information.
To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Mac:
1
Make sure the other Mac and your MacBook Air are on the same wireless network.
Check the AirPort (Z
connected to.
) status icon in the menu bar to see what network you’re
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2
On the other Mac, choose Apple (
3
In the Sharing panel, select “DVD or CD Sharing” in the Service list. If you want other
) > System Preferences and then open Sharing.
users to request permission to share a DVD or CD, select “Ask me before allowing
others to use my DVD drive.”
To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Windows computer:
1
Make sure your MacBook Air and the Windows computer are on the same wireless
network.
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2
On the Windows computer, open the DVD or CD Sharing control panel.
3
Select “Enable DVD or CD Sharing.” If you want other users to request permission to
share a DVD or CD, select “Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.”
To use a shared DVD or CD:
1
On the other computer, insert a DVD or CD into the optical disc drive.
2
On your MacBook Air, select the Remote Disc when it appears under Devices in the
Finder sidebar. If you see the “Ask to use” button, click it.
3
On the other computer, when prompted, click Accept to allow your MacBook Air to use
the DVD or CD.
4
On your MacBook Air, use the disc as you normally would once it becomes available.
If you try to shut down the other computer or eject the shared DVD or CD while your
MacBook Air is using it, you’ll see a message telling you that the disc is in use. To
proceed, click Continue.
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Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down
When you finish working with your MacBook Air, you can put it to sleep or shut it
down.
Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep
If you’ll be away from your MacBook Air for only a short time, put it to sleep. When the
computer is in sleep, you can quickly wake it and bypass the startup process.
To put your MacBook Air to sleep, do one of the following:
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Close the display.
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Choose Apple () > Sleep from the menu bar.
 Press the power (®) button and click Sleep in the dialog that appears.
 Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
NOTICE: If your MacBook Air has a hard drive, wait a few seconds until the sleep
indicator light on the front of your MacBook Air starts pulsing (indicating that the
computer is in sleep and the hard disk has stopped spinning) before you move your
MacBook Air. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage it,
causing loss of data or the inability to start up from the hard disk.
To wake your MacBook Air:
 If the display is closed, simply open it to wake your MacBook Air.
 If the display is already open, press the power (®) button or any key on the keyboard.
When your MacBook Air wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and
computer settings are exactly as you left them.
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Shutting Down Your MacBook Air
If you aren’t going to use your MacBook Air for a day or two, it’s best to shut it down.
The sleep indicator light goes on briefly during the shutdown process.
To shut down your MacBook Air, do one of the following:
 Choose Apple () > Shut Down from the menu bar.
 Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears.
If you plan to store your MacBook Air for an extended period of time, see “Important
Handling Information” on page 61 for information about how to prevent your battery
from draining completely.
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