Computer Mac Mini User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Getting to Know Your Macmini
- For the Latest Information
- What’s on the Front of Your Macmini
- What’s on the Back of Your Macmini
- Learning About MacOSX
- Getting Answers Using Mac Help
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Connecting a Printer
- Keeping Your Software Up to Date
- Connecting to a Network
- Using the Internet
- Transferring Files to Another Computer
- Using Applications
- When an Application Doesn’t Respond
- Using Your Macmini
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Safety, Use, and Care Information
- Connecting to the Internet
- Communications Regulation Information
- Index
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3 Using Your Mac mini
Your Mac mini has many built-in features you can
use to customize your computer to fit your needs.
Here are some of your computer’s features and capabilities:
 High-speed USB 2.0 (d) ports to connect an iPod, printer, scanner, keyboard, digital
camera, disk drive, external USB modem, and more. See “Using USB” on page 41.
 FireWire (H) port to connect high-speed equipment, such as a digital video camera
or external hard disk. See “Connecting with FireWire” on page 43.
 Bluetooth
®
(◊) technology to connect wirelessly to devices, such as an Apple Wireless
Keyboard or Mouse. See “Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology” on page 47.
 Communications technologies, such as 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (G) and AirPort
Extreme (Z) wireless networking. See the information beginning on page 45.
 Headphone out/optical digital audio out (f) port to connect headphones, powered
speakers, or digital audio equipment. See “Connecting Audio Devices” on page 50.
 Audio in/optical digital audio in (,) port to connect digital audio equipment or a
line-level microphone. See “Connecting Audio Devices” on page 50.
To learn more about what you can do with your Mac mini, start with the information in
this chapter. You can find additional information in Mac Help and on the Apple
Mac mini website at www.apple.com/support/macmini/.
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