Apple iMac Specifications

Congratulations, you and your iMac were made for each other.

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoSetting Up Your iMacFollowthesestepstosetupyouriMac.WaituntilStep4toturnonyouriMac.Step 1: Pass the p

11Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 2: To access the Internet or a network, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your iMac. C

12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 3: Turn on your wireless keyboard and mouse.PressthepowerbuttonontherightsideofyourAppleWirelessKeyb

13Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 4: Press the power button (®) on the back to turn on your iMac.YouhearatonewhenyouturnonyouriMac.Click

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 5: Congure your iMac.ThersttimeyouturnonyouriMac,SetupAssistantstarts.SetupAssistanthelpsyouspe

15Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoÂ To do a setup with migration,select“FromanotherMacorPC”andclickContinue.Followtheonscreeninstructionst

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoPutting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It DownWhenyounishworkingwithyouriMac,youcanputittosleeporshuti

17Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoShutting Down Your iMacIfyouwon’tbeusingyouriMacformorethanafewdays,shutitdown.ChooseApple()>S

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Welcome to your iMac.www.apple.com/imacMagic Mouse gesturesUse gestures like these to control your Mac. Help CentergesturesfacetimeBuilt-in FaceTime H

20 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacBasic Features of Your iMacSlot-loadingSuperDriveBuilt-in FaceTime HDcameraBuilt-in ambientlight sensorBuilt-in micr

21Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacBuilt-in microphoneCapturesoundsonyouriMac,ortalkwithfriendsliveovertheInternetusingtheincludediChat

22 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacPorts on Your iMac®Headphone out/optical digitalaudio out portAudio in/opticaldigital audioin port,fThunderboltports

23Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacGEthernet port (10/100/1000Base-T)Connecttoahigh-speed10/100/1000Base-TEthernetnetwork,connectaDSLorcable

24 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacOther Components of Your iMac®Power buttonPower port®Memory access(underneath)Security slot

25Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacPower portConnectthepowercordtoyouriMac.Security slotAttachalockandcabletodiscouragetheft(availablesep

26 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacFeatures of the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic MouseBrightnesskeysAppleWirelessKeyboardVolumekeys-AppleMagicMouse

27Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacApple Magic MouseFeaturesalasertrackingengine,Bluetoothwirelesstechnology,andaseamlesstop-shellthatuses

28 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacUsing the Apple Wireless KeyboardYourAppleWirelessKeyboard,whichcomeswithtwoAAbatteriesinstalled,isalrea

29Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacPairing Your Apple Wireless Keyboard with Your iMacIfyourAppleWirelessKeyboardisn’tpairedwithyouriMac,thei

Mission ControlA bird’s-eye view of what’s running on your Mac.Help Centermission controlOS X Lionwww.apple.com/macosxFull screenMake apps full screen

30 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacUsing the Apple Magic MouseYourAppleMagicMouse,whichcomeswithtwoAAbatteriesinstalled,isalreadypairedwi

31Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacPairing Your Apple Magic Mouse with Your iMacIfyourAppleMagicMouseisn’tpairedwithyouriMac,theindicatorlig

32 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacUsing the Apple RemoteIfyouriMaccamewithanAppleRemote,youcanuseitwithAppleproductsthathaveabuilt-i

33Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacPairing Your Apple RemotePairyourAppleRemotewithyouriMacoranotherAppleproduct.AfteryoupairtheiMacorA

34 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacGetting AnswersMuchmoreinformationaboutusingyouriMacisavailableinHelpCenter,andontheInternetatwww.a

35Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacTo learn about SeeUsingiLifeapplications TheiLifewebsiteatwww.apple.com/ilife.OropenaniLifeapplication,op

36 Chapter 2 Life with Your iMacTo learn about SeeDownloadingMacsoftwareupdatesSoftwareUpdatesbychoosingApple(K)>SoftwareUpdate.Findin

Help Center RAM www.apple.com/store Boost Your Memory3

38 Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryYouriMaccomeswithatleast4gigabytes(GB)ofDoubleDataRate3(DDR3)DynamicRandomAccessmemory(DRAM)instal

39Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryInstalling MemoryYouriMachasfourmemoryslots.Twoarelledwithatleasta2GBmemorymodule.Youcaninstalladd

40 Chapter 3 Boost Your Memory4 RaisethestandanduseaPhillips#2screwdrivertoloosenthethreecaptivescrewsonthememoryaccessdoor.Tur

41Chapter 3 Boost Your Memory6 Untuckthetabsinthememorycompartment.7 Toreplacememorymodules,pullthetabtoejecttheinstalledmemory

42 Chapter 3 Boost Your Memory8 Insertthenewmemorymodulesintheslotswiththenotchesfacingright,asshownintheillustration.Â Ifyoui

43Chapter 3 Boost Your Memory11 ReplacethememoryaccessdoorandtightenthethreecaptivescrewswithaPhillips#2screwdriver.WARNING:  Remem

44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryMaking Sure Your iMac Recognizes the New MemoryAfterinstallingmemory,makesureyouriMacrecognizesthenewmemory.

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46 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionOccasionallyyoumayhaveproblemswhileworkingwithyouriMac.Readonfortroubleshootingtipstotrywhenyou

47Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionAn Ounce of PreventionIfyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputerorsoftware,havingkeptup-to-dateTimeMachineba

48 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIftheproblemreoccurswhenyouuseaparticularapplication,checkwiththeapplication’smanufacturertoseei

49Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIf your iMac won’t turn on or start upÂ MakesurethepowercordispluggedintoyouriMacandafunctioningpowe

5ContentsContentsChapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 9 What’sintheBox 10 SettingUpYouriMac 16 PuttingYouriMactoSleeporShuttingItDownChap

50 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIf you have trouble ejecting a discÂ Quitanyapplicationsthatmaybeusingthedisc,andthenpresstheMedia

51Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionUsetheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationto:Â RestoreyoursoftwareanddatafromaTimeMachinebackup.Â Reinstal

52 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionTo open the Mac OS X Utilities application:m RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommand(x)andRkeys

53Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionRestoring Information Using a Time Machine BackupYoucanusetheRestoreutilitytorestoreeverythingonyourcom

54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionYoucaninstallMacOSXwithouterasingthedisk,whichsavesyourexistinglesandsettings,oryoucanerase

55Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution7 ToreinstallMacOSXandyourapplications,followtheinstructionsintheMacOSXInstaller.Afterreinstall

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionImportant:  IftheAppleHardwareTestwindowdoesn’tappearafterrestarting,holddowntheCommand(x),Option,

57Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionTo replace the batteries in the Apple Wireless Keyboard: 1 Pressthepowerbutton(®)toturnoyourkeyboard.2

58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionTo replace the batteries in the Apple Magic Mouse: 1 Slidetheon/oswitchonthebottomofyourmousetoturn

59Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIfyouhavetroublewithyourInternetconnection,youcantrythestepsinthissectionforyourtypeofconnecti

6 ContentsChapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 47 AnOunceofPrevention 47 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYouriMac 50 Repairing,Restoring

60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionPPPoE Connections IfyouareunabletoconnecttoyourISPusingPPPoE(PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet),m

61Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIfonlyoneIPaddressisprovided,thenyoumusthavearoutercapableofsharingtheconnection,alsoknownasn

62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionKeeping Your Software Up to DateWhenyou’reconnectedtotheInternet,SoftwareUpdatechecksperiodicallytosee

63Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionOnscreen HelpYoucanoftenndanswerstoyourquestions,aswellasinstructionsandtroubleshootinginformation,

64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionCountry Phone WebsiteUnitedStates 1-800-275-2273 www.apple.com/supportAustralia (61)1-300-321-456 www.apple.com

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66 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastForyoursafetyandthatofyourequipment,followtheserulesforhandlingandcleaningyouriMacandforworkingm

67Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastUnplugthepowercord(bypullingtheplug,notthecord)anddisconnecttheethernetcableorphonecordifanyoft

68 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastPower specications:Â Voltage:100to240VACÂ Current:4A,maximumÂ Frequency:50to60HzHearing damageP

69Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastAClass1laserissafeunderreasonablyforeseeableconditionspertherequirementsinIEC60825-1and21CFR1040.

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70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastImportant Handling InformationNOTICE:  Failuretofollowthesehandlinginstructionscouldresultindamagetoyour

71Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastUsing connectors and portsNeverforceaconnectorintoaport.Whenconnectingadevice,makesuretheportisfree

72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastCleaning Your MouseYoumayneedtocleanyourmousefromtimetotimetoremovedirtanddustthathasaccumulated.

73Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastDisplayArrangethedisplaysothatthetopofthescreenisslightlybeloweyelevelwhenyou’resittingatthekeybo

74 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastChairAnadjustablechairthatprovidesrm,comfortablesupportisbest.Adjusttheheightofthechairsoyourthig

75Regulatory Compliance InformationFCC Compliance StatementThisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingt

76Canadian Compliance StatementThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocon

77Nederlands Hierbij verklaart Apple Inc. dat het toestel iMac in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere bepalingen van richtlijn 19

78Japan VCCI Class B StatementRussiaExternal USB Modem InformationWhenconnectingyouriMactothephonelineusinganexternalUSBmodem,refertoth

79Battery Disposal InformationDisposeofbatteriesaccordingtoyourlocalenvironmentallawsandguidelines.Deutschland:DiesesGerätenthältBatte

8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoYouriMacisdesignedsothatyoucaneasilysetitupandstartusingitrightaway.Ifyou’veneverusedaniMacor

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82 Looking for Something?IndexAambientlightsensor 21AppleHardwareTest 55AppleMagicMouse 27,30,58AppleMouse 72AppleRemote 16,32,35Appl

83Looking for Something?Eejectingadisc 50environment 74ergonomics 72Ethernet 11Ethernetport 23externalUSBmodem 11,23,78FF1toF12functio

84 Looking for Something?Nnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT) 61connectingto 11connectionproblems 60diagnostics 59setupassistant 58wireless 11Ne

85Looking for Something?computerwon’tturnon 49dateandtimesettings 50ejectingadisc 50forceanapplicationtoquit 47Internetconnection 58

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9Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoWhat’s in the BoxYouriMaccomeswithanAppleWirelessKeyboard,awirelessAppleMagicMouse,andanACpowercord.If