- 17-inch MacBook Pro User's Guide
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
- Learning About Mac OS X
- Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
- Using Applications
- When an Application Doesn’t 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 or from Another Computer
- Using Your MacBook Pro
- Using Universal Serial Bus (USB) 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
- 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
64 Chapter 3 Using Your MacBook Pro
Connecting to a network gives you access to other computers and potentially to
network printers, modems, email, and the Internet. You can use Ethernet to share files
between two computers or set up a small network. The Ethernet (G) port on your
MacBook Pro automatically detects a connected Ethernet device. You don’t need an
Ethernet crossover cable when connecting to other Ethernet devices. Use a 2-pair
category 5 (or higher) Ethernet cable to connect to a 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T, or 1000
Base-T network.
Getting More Information About Using Ethernet
More information, including setting up an Ethernet network and transferring files using
Ethernet, is available in Mac Help. Choose Help > Mac Help and search for “Ethernet” or
“network.”
For information about networking products you can use with your MacBook Pro,
check the Macintosh Products Guide at www.apple.com/guide.
Using External Video Support
Your computer has an external monitor (DVI) port that allows you to connect a display
or projector with a DVI port. Use the included DVI to VGA adapter to connect your
MacBook Pro to a VGA monitor or projector.
You can also display images on a TV, record computer images on a VCR, or play DVDs
on your TV by connecting the Apple DVI to Video Adapter (sold separately). You can
purchase the Apple DVI to Video Adapter from an Apple Store retail location, the online
Apple Store at www.apple.com/store, or an Apple Authorized Reseller.