Index
A
ambient light sensor 21
Apple Hardware Test 55
Apple Magic Mouse 27, 30, 58
Apple Mouse 72
Apple Remote 16, 32, 35
Apple Wireless Keyboard 27,
28, 56
applications
Disk Utility 52
Force Quit 47
iLife 35
Mac App Store 54, 55
Mac OS X Utilities 50
Migration Assistant 53
assistants
Network Setup Assistant 58
audio in/optical digital audio in
port 23
B
batteries
Apple Remote 33
disposal 79
wireless keyboard 57
wireless mouse 58
Bluetooth technology
overview 25
brightness keys 27
built-in
FaceTime HD camera 21
microphone 21
speakers 21
button, power 16
C
cable modem 11
camera
FaceTime HD 21
carrying your computer 70
chair 74
changing
System Preferences 15
the desktop 15
cleaning
the display 71
the mouse 72
your iMac 71
computer. See iMac
computer disposal 78
connecting
an Ethernet cable 11
a USB keyboard 12
a USB mouse 12
cable modem 11
dial-up modem 11
DSL modem 11
FireWire devices 23
headphones 23
to a network 11
USB devices 23
controls
brightness 27
eject CD or DVD 27
media 27
volume 27
D
data transfer
FireWire 23
Thunderbolt 23
USB 2.0 23
date and time settings 50
desktop, customizing 15
dial-up connection 11
DIMMs. See memory
discs, supported types 71
Disk Utility 52
display
cleaning 71
ergonomics 73
Dock 34
downloading software 62
DSL modem 11
83
Looking for Something?
E
ejecting a disc 50
environment 74
ergonomics 72
Ethernet 11
Ethernet port 23
external USB modem 11, 23, 78
F
F1 to F12 function keys 27
FaceTime 21
FireWire
connections 35
port 23
flashing question mark 48
Force Quit, an application 47
function keys 27
H
hand positions 72
headphone port 23
Help Center 8, 15, 63
I
iLife applications 35
iMac
back view 24
cleaning 71
features 20
front view 20
other components 24
ports 22
putting to sleep 16
setting up 10
shutting down 17
turning on 13
indicator light
keyboard 28
mouse 30
infrared receiver 21
Internet
connecting 11
connection problems 58
IP
address sharing 61
masquerading 61
K
keyboard
about 27
ergonomics 72
features 26
indicator light 28
pairing 29
setup 12
using 29
wireless 12
keys
brightness 27
Launchpad 27
media 27
Media Eject 27
Mission Control 27
volume 27
L
Launchpad key 27
M
Mac App Store 55
Mac OS X
website 34
Mac OS X Utilities
application 51
Magic Mouse 27, 30, 58
Media Eject Key 27
media keys 27
memory
access door 25, 40
how much is installed 44
installing 39
microphone 21
Mission Control key 27
modem
cable 23
DSL 23
external USB 11, 23, 78
mouse
cleaning 72
features 27
indicator light 30
pairing 31
setting up 12
using 31
wireless 12
84
Looking for Something?
N
network
address translation (NAT) 61
connecting to 11
connection problems 60
diagnostics 59
setup assistant 58
wireless 11
Network Setup Assistant 58
O
online resources 62
onscreen help 63
operating environment 70
optical digital audio 23
optical drive
about 21
safety 69
supported disc sizes 71
P
pairing
keyboard 29
mouse 31
remote 33
parameter RAM, resetting 49
ports
audio in 23
audio out 23
Ethernet 23
FireWire 800 23
headphone 23
overview 22
power 10, 25
Thunderbolt 23
USB 12, 23
power button 12, 25
power port 10, 25
power specifications 68
PPPoE connections 60
problems. See troubleshooting
Q
question mark, flashing 48
R
RAM. See memory
reinstalling Mac OS X 53
repairing a disk 52
replacing batteries 56, 58
resetting paramater RAM
(PRAM) 49
restoring information 53
restoring your computer 54
S
safety
important information 66
optical drive 69
screen brightness, setting 27
SD card slot 21
SDRAM. See memory
security slot 25
serial number 64
service and support 62, 63
setting up your iMac 10
shutting down
before installing memory 39
the computer 17
sleep 16
software
downloading 54, 55
Software Update 62
S/PDIF stereo 23
speakers 21, 23
specifications
operating environment 70
power 68
storing your iMac 71
SuperDrive
about 21
supported disc sizes 71
support and service 62, 63
System Preferences
customizing the desktop 15
Energy Saver 16
Startup Disk 48
T
Thunderbolt 23
troubleshooting
AppleCare 63
Apple Hardware Test 55
computer freezes during
startup 48
computer won’t respond 47
85
Looking for Something?
computer won’t turn on 49
date and time settings 50
ejecting a disc 50
force an application to
quit 47
Internet connection 58
PPPoE connections 60
resetting PRAM 49
service and support 62
using Help Center 63
turning on your iMac 13
typing position 72
U
updating software 62
USB
connections 35
keyboard, connecting 12
modem, connecting 11,
23, 78
mouse, connecting 12
ports 23
V
Volume keys 27
W
waking iMac from sleep 16
wireless
802.11n Wi-Fi 25
Bluetooth technology 25
keyboard 12, 29
mouse 12
networking 11
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