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Contents Communications regulation information v 1 Setting Up 1 Important safety instructions 1 What about electromagnetic emissions? 2 Getting ready to set up 3 Your Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display at a glance 4 Choosing a good location for your monitor 5 Installing the monitor base 5 Positioning the monitor 6 Do you need a video card? 7 Using more than one monitor 8 Connecting the monitor to your computer 8 Connecting headphones to your monitor 10 Turning the monitor on 10 Installing the display software 11 iii
Contents Communications regulation information v 1 Setting Up 1 Important safety instructions 1 What about electromagnetic emissions? 2 Getting ready to set up 3 Your Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display at a glance 4 Choosing a good location for your monitor 5 Installing the monitor base 5 Positioning the monitor 6 Do you need a video card? 7 Using more than one monitor 8 Connecting the monitor to your computer 8 Connecting headphones to your monitor 10 Turning the monitor on 10 Installing the display software 11 iii
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2 Using the Display Software 13 About the Control Strip 13 Working with the Control Strip 14 Changing screen resolution 15 Other things you can do with the Monitors control panel 16 Conserving energy 17 What happens after you turn on the energy saving feature 17 Using Energy Saver with a screen saver 18 Using ColorSync 18 Configuring the Control Strip 20 Showing and hiding the Control Strip 20 Setting a keyboard command to show...
2 Using the Display Software 13 About the Control Strip 13 Working with the Control Strip 14 Changing screen resolution 15 Other things you can do with the Monitors control panel 16 Conserving energy 17 What happens after you turn on the energy saving feature 17 Using Energy Saver with a screen saver 18 Using ColorSync 18 Configuring the Control Strip 20 Showing and hiding the Control Strip 20 Setting a keyboard command to show...
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... the proper shielded cables and connectors through an Apple-authorized dealer. See the service and support information that you use of Apple peripheral devices and Apple shielded cables and connectors between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, television sets, and other of the television or radio. It is important that came with Apple's instructions-it is , make certain the...
... the proper shielded cables and connectors through an Apple-authorized dealer. See the service and support information that you use of Apple peripheral devices and Apple shielded cables and connectors between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, television sets, and other of the television or radio. It is important that came with Apple's instructions-it is , make certain the...
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... suspect that your monitor needs service or repair m you want to clean the case (use only the recommended procedure described in "Care and Cleaning" in amplifier and stereo speakers for producing sounds and music. 1 Setting Up The Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display is a color monitor with a diagonal viewable image size of 13.3 inches that supports a variety of resolutions and has a built-in Chapter 4) IMPORTANT The only way to disconnect power completely is within...
... suspect that your monitor needs service or repair m you want to clean the case (use only the recommended procedure described in "Care and Cleaning" in amplifier and stereo speakers for producing sounds and music. 1 Setting Up The Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display is a color monitor with a diagonal viewable image size of 13.3 inches that supports a variety of resolutions and has a built-in Chapter 4) IMPORTANT The only way to disconnect power completely is within...
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Setting Up 3 Getting ready to set up As you begin to set up your display system, be sure you have easy access to the following items for your Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display: Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display Monitor cable Monitor base Sound output cable Power cord Software User's guide Note: Your power cord may appear different from the one pictured here.
Setting Up 3 Getting ready to set up As you begin to set up your display system, be sure you have easy access to the following items for your Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display: Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display Monitor cable Monitor base Sound output cable Power cord Software User's guide Note: Your power cord may appear different from the one pictured here.
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Sound ouput port 4 Chapter 1 Your Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display at a glance f Headphone jack Control panel I Power button O Contrast control ¤ Brightness control Stereo speakers ≤ Power cord receptacle Monitor cable (attached) Security slot ™ Video port -
Sound ouput port 4 Chapter 1 Your Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display at a glance f Headphone jack Control panel I Power button O Contrast control ¤ Brightness control Stereo speakers ≤ Power cord receptacle Monitor cable (attached) Security slot ™ Video port -
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... positioning your monitor. 45-70 cm (18-28 in.) Shoulders relaxed Forearms and hands in your computer. If you need compatible video circuitry built into your computer or a compatible video card installed in a straight line Forearms level or tilted up slightly Lower back supported Thighs horizontal Top of the screen at or slightly below eye level (You may need a video card? For your greatest comfort, use the Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display...
... positioning your monitor. 45-70 cm (18-28 in.) Shoulders relaxed Forearms and hands in your computer. If you need compatible video circuitry built into your computer or a compatible video card installed in a straight line Forearms level or tilted up slightly Lower back supported Thighs horizontal Top of the screen at or slightly below eye level (You may need a video card? For your greatest comfort, use the Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display...
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You may need a video card for information on the back of the monitor. ≤ 8 Chapter 1 Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug! 1 Connect the socket end of the power cord to the power cord receptacle on working with a three-wire grounding plug-a plug that your computer is turned off and unplugged. Connecting the monitor to your computer Follow these steps to connect the Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display to your computer...
You may need a video card for information on the back of the monitor. ≤ 8 Chapter 1 Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding plug! 1 Connect the socket end of the power cord to the power cord receptacle on working with a three-wire grounding plug-a plug that your computer is turned off and unplugged. Connecting the monitor to your computer Follow these steps to connect the Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display to your computer...
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... headphones into the Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display. Turning the monitor on To turn on the monitor for the first time: 1 Start up your computer, connect the monitor cable to your monitor If you wish, you installed a video card in , the stereo speakers are plugged in your computer. 2 Press the Power button on the front right side of headphones (or other end of the sound output cable to the sound output port (marked by f) on...
... headphones into the Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display. Turning the monitor on To turn on the monitor for the first time: 1 Start up your computer, connect the monitor cable to your monitor If you wish, you installed a video card in , the stereo speakers are plugged in your computer. 2 Press the Power button on the front right side of headphones (or other end of the sound output cable to the sound output port (marked by f) on...
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... many copies of the program you can make sure your computer is yellow, your computer properly (see "Connecting the Monitor to open it. Setting Up 11 Note: If the power light is turned on. To make sure you've connected the monitor to your Macintosh may need a video card or adapter connector to you install this chapter. The display software works on , press the power switch again. The disk's icon appears on...
... many copies of the program you can make sure your computer is yellow, your computer properly (see "Connecting the Monitor to open it. Setting Up 11 Note: If the power light is turned on. To make sure you've connected the monitor to your Macintosh may need a video card or adapter connector to you install this chapter. The display software works on , press the power switch again. The disk's icon appears on...
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... the on-screen help that you have installed. You can use to save energy and fine-tune your screen. 2 Using the Display Software This chapter explains how to use to change the volume of your desktop without opening control panels. Note: Some versions of system software will notice the Control Strip at the lower-left edge of your monitor's use the Control Strip to change screen resolutions, change the number of colors your monitor displays, and change monitor settings quickly and easily...
... the on-screen help that you have installed. You can use to save energy and fine-tune your screen. 2 Using the Display Software This chapter explains how to use to change the volume of your desktop without opening control panels. Note: Some versions of system software will notice the Control Strip at the lower-left edge of your monitor's use the Control Strip to change screen resolutions, change the number of colors your monitor displays, and change monitor settings quickly and easily...
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... change using the Control Strip) See the instructions that came with your monitor. Other things you can do with the Monitors control panel You can also use the Monitors control panel to m arrange how multiple monitors work . If you don't see what resolutions you can see in this change monitor resolutions, the folders and icons on your desktop may reposition themselves to accommodate the new screen size. 8 If the image is not optimized...
... change using the Control Strip) See the instructions that came with your monitor. Other things you can do with the Monitors control panel You can also use the Monitors control panel to m arrange how multiple monitors work . If you don't see what resolutions you can see in this change monitor resolutions, the folders and icons on your desktop may reposition themselves to accommodate the new screen size. 8 If the image is not optimized...
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... is not used by Apple color scanners and the QuickTake camera to capture color images and accurately reproduce their colors on the monitor if the computer is not controlled by the computer's sound software.) IMPORTANT The Energy Saver control panel works with Apple monitors (such as the computer stops beeping. (The beep volume cannot be compatible with a screen saver "Screen saver" programs darken the screen or display a changing image on the screen. ColorSync is...
... is not used by Apple color scanners and the QuickTake camera to capture color images and accurately reproduce their colors on the monitor if the computer is not controlled by the computer's sound software.) IMPORTANT The Energy Saver control panel works with Apple monitors (such as the computer stops beeping. (The beep volume cannot be compatible with a screen saver "Screen saver" programs darken the screen or display a changing image on the screen. ColorSync is...
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... the screen. Security locks are described here. Contact an Apple-authorized dealer or service provider for connecting a security lock. Problems related to the computer are covered in the manuals that you attempt to contact an Apple-authorized service provider or Apple for assistance. To clean the screen of the monitor: 1 Turn your computer and monitor off. 2 Disconnect the monitor's power plug from the back of the monitor. (Pull the plug, not the cord.) 3 Use...
... the screen. Security locks are described here. Contact an Apple-authorized dealer or service provider for connecting a security lock. Problems related to the computer are covered in the manuals that you attempt to contact an Apple-authorized service provider or Apple for assistance. To clean the screen of the monitor: 1 Turn your computer and monitor off. 2 Disconnect the monitor's power plug from the back of the monitor. (Pull the plug, not the cord.) 3 Use...
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... works, but the monitor doesn't, contact an Apple-authorized dealer or service provider. No image appears on the screen and the monitor's power indicator light is connected properly to sleep. If you have gone to the back of the Picture" in your computer, the monitor cable should be plugged into the monitor port on and the cord is firmly plugged in Chapter 3.) m Make sure the monitor cable is on . If you have a video card installed...
... works, but the monitor doesn't, contact an Apple-authorized dealer or service provider. No image appears on the screen and the monitor's power indicator light is connected properly to sleep. If you have gone to the back of the Picture" in your computer, the monitor cable should be plugged into the monitor port on and the cord is firmly plugged in Chapter 3.) m Make sure the monitor cable is on . If you have a video card installed...
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... until you have more than 16 inches apart you have a video card installed in your computer or use an adapter connector. m Make sure the monitor cable is connected firmly to your computer, the monitors might be interfering with one monitor attached to the correct port on the keyboard to the computer. See "Do You Need a Video Card?" m If the power indicator light is yellow, check that darkens your screen may be activated.
... until you have more than 16 inches apart you have a video card installed in your computer or use an adapter connector. m Make sure the monitor cable is connected firmly to your computer, the monitors might be interfering with one monitor attached to the correct port on the keyboard to the computer. See "Do You Need a Video Card?" m If the power indicator light is yellow, check that darkens your screen may be activated.
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... screen. m Adjust the center of the picture. m Try changing to make sure that if you adjust the center of your video card for the card. m If you pause for the video card. m Check to another resolution. m Adjust the horizontal or vertical size of the picture. If you do not have a video card installed in your computer, the monitor cable should be plugged into the monitor port on the back of the picture, you finish adjusting the monitor controls, the indicator light goes...
... screen. m Adjust the center of the picture. m Try changing to make sure that if you adjust the center of your video card for the card. m If you pause for the video card. m Check to another resolution. m Adjust the horizontal or vertical size of the picture. If you do not have a video card installed in your computer, the monitor cable should be plugged into the monitor port on the back of the picture, you finish adjusting the monitor controls, the indicator light goes...
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... a resolution that doesn't work with your computer or system software upgrade kit.) Note: Some of the items in this list are not optimized for your monitor should revert to the sound output port (marked by f) You can 't control the sound volume of your preference. In a bright room, contrast is in use, you hold down the Option key on the back panel of a CD. After approximately 15...
... a resolution that doesn't work with your computer or system software upgrade kit.) Note: Some of the items in this list are not optimized for your monitor should revert to the sound output port (marked by f) You can 't control the sound volume of your preference. In a bright room, contrast is in use, you hold down the Option key on the back panel of a CD. After approximately 15...
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... sets your monitor is connected to the Macintosh 24AC video card, the monitor may go to display 256 colors. If your monitor to sleep. See the documentation that came with your monitor and video card for 15 seconds when you use both Energy Saver and a screen saver program, the screen freezes. Turn off either the screen saver program or the Energy Saver control panel. Call the Apple Service and Support number found in the service and support...
... sets your monitor is connected to the Macintosh 24AC video card, the monitor may go to display 256 colors. If your monitor to sleep. See the documentation that came with your monitor and video card for 15 seconds when you use both Energy Saver and a screen saver program, the screen freezes. Turn off either the screen saver program or the Energy Saver control panel. Call the Apple Service and Support number found in the service and support...
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manual degauss by turning power switch off for 20 minutes or more) m Buttons and controls: Select, Up, Down, brightness, contrast m Additional picture controls available using the Select button: horizontal and vertical shift, horizontal and vertical size, picture curvature, side alignment Active video image area m Adjusted at power-up; User controls m Power-on (capable of full degauss after monitor is turned off , then on switch m Automatic degauss at the factory for the following standard modes: Mode Resolution Vertical refresh rate Horizontal scan rate (hertz) (kilohertz) VGA ...
manual degauss by turning power switch off for 20 minutes or more) m Buttons and controls: Select, Up, Down, brightness, contrast m Additional picture controls available using the Select button: horizontal and vertical shift, horizontal and vertical size, picture curvature, side alignment Active video image area m Adjusted at power-up; User controls m Power-on (capable of full degauss after monitor is turned off , then on switch m Automatic degauss at the factory for the following standard modes: Mode Resolution Vertical refresh rate Horizontal scan rate (hertz) (kilohertz) VGA ...