iMac - Index

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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

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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

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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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