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PowerBook G4 15-inch
User’s Guide
Includes setup, expansion, and
troubleshooting information for
your PowerBook G4 computer
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LL3092.book Page 2 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM K Apple Computer, Inc. .Mac is a service mark of Apple Computer, Inc. © 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. ® is a U.S. registered trademark. ENERGY STAR Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Apple of Apple. Computer, Inc. is under license. The Apple logo i
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LL3092.book Page 3 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM 1 Contents Chapter 1 5 Getting Started 6 Basic Features of Your PowerBook 8 Additional Features of Your PowerBook 10 Setting Up 17 How Do I Turn My PowerBook Off? 18 Calibrating Your Battery 18 What’s Next? Chapter 2 21 The Basics 21 Getting to Know Your New PowerBook 22 Adjusting Your Display 23 Using Your Power Adapter 24 Using the Trackpad 25 Using the Keyboard 26 Using a Mo
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LL3092.book Page 4 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM 43 Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T) 44 Using Your Modem 44 Connecting Speakers and Audio Devices 45 External Video Support (DVI, VGA, and S-Video) 48 Sudden Motion Sensor 48 Using Your Optical Drive 51 Battery 55 Security Slot Chapter 4 57 Adding Memory to Your Computer 57 Installing Additional Memory 61 Making Sure Your Computer Recognizes the New Memory Chapter 5 63 Troubleshooti
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LL3092.book Page 6 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Basic Features of Your PowerBook AirPort Extreme/ AirPort Extreme/ Bluetooth Bluetooth antenna window antenna window Built-in speaker (located under speaker grille) Microphone ® Power button Built-in speaker Function key (Fn) Sleep indicator light Display Trackpad Trackpad Slot-loading release button button optical drive — Mute Video Mode Standard control Toggle key function keys Brightness - Volume Num Lock Keyboard illumination
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LL3092.book Page 7 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Brightness controls ¤ Increase or decrease the brightness of your PowerBook display. Volume controls - Increase or decrease the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port. Keyboard illumination controls o Increase or decrease the brightness of your keyboard illumination. Num Lock key Activate the numeric keypad embedded in the PowerBook keyboard. When the numeric keypad
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® LL3092.book Page 8 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Additional Features of Your PowerBook ¯ Power adapter port d USB 2.0 port f Headphone out port W Internal , Audio line in PC Card slot modem port port H FireWire G Gigabit Ethernet port 400 port (10/100/1000Base-T) Security d USB 2.0 port FireWire S-video £ DVI H Æ slot 800 port out port port 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started ®
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LL3092.book Page 9 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Security slot Protect your PowerBook from theft by connecting a security cable (sold separately). Power adapter port ¯ Plug in the included Apple Portable Power Adapter to recharge your PowerBook battery. Internal modem port W Connect a standard phone line directly to the internal modem. Two Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports d Connect additional equipment to your PowerBook, such as printers, external storage de
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® LL3092.book Page 10 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Setting Up Your PowerBook is designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right away. Step 1: Plug In the Power Adapter m Plug the AC plug of your power adapter into an outlet and the power adapter plug flush into the PowerBook power adapter port. AC plug Important: Be sure to snap the electrical prongs on your AC plug into their completely extended position before you plug the adapter into the outlet. AC plug Po
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® LL3092.book Page 13 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM If you don’t intend to keep or use your other Mac, you may want to deauthorize your old computer to play music that you’ve purchased from the iTunes Music Store. If you don’t use the Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your computer, you can do it later. Go to the Applications folder, open Utilities, and double- click “Setup Assistant.” Note: If you’ve used the Setup Assistant to transfer information from
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LL3092.book Page 14 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Make sure you connect the internal modem to an analog phone line—the kind used typically in homes. The modem will not work with a digital phone line. Warning: Do not connect a digital telephone line to the modem; the wrong type of line could damage the modem. Contact your telephone service provider if you are unsure whether you have a digital telephone line. For more information about your modem, see “Using Your Modem” on page 44. For
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® LL3092.book Page 15 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM Note: Press the Power button once briefly (up to one second). Holding down the Power button as your computer starts up may shut down your computer again. ® Power button Problems Turning the Computer On? Nothing happens when you press the Power button. Â The battery may be drained. Make sure that you plugged the power adapter firmly into both the computer and a power source. The plug should light when you plug it into the computer. Â
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® LL3092.book Page 16 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM 2 Use your PowerBook trackpad to select and move items on the screen, much as you use a mouse with a desktop computer. Â To move the arrow pointer on the screen, slide your finger across the trackpad. Important: Use only one finger on the trackpad to move the pointer; the pointer won’t move if you use two or more fingers on it. (The trackpad is designed to allow scrolling when you use two adjoining fingers and the scrolling featur
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LL3092.book Page 18 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM If you plan to store your PowerBook for an extended period of time, see “Storing Your PowerBook” on page 74 for information on how to prevent your battery from draining completely. Calibrating Your Battery To get the longest running time from your PowerBook battery, complete the following steps during the first week you have your PowerBook. To initially calibrate your battery, follow these steps: 1 Plug in the power adapter and fully
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LL3092.book Page 19 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 PM What If I Have More Questions? Mac OS Help Most of the information about using your Macintosh is available right on your computer. 1 Click the Finder icon in the Dock (the bar of icons at the bottom of the screen). 2 Choose Help > Mac Help (click the Help menu in the menu bar and choose Mac Help). 3 Click the Search field, type a question, and press Return on your keyboard. Other Support  If you’re having a problem that prevents you fr
