Apple M9179LL User Guide - Page 5

Using Your Display

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Using Your Display You've done everything you need to get your display up and running. You can adjust your display's resolution, brightness, and color settings. You can also attach an iSight camera to your display or attach your display to an alternate mounting solution. Adjusting Your Display Settings Use the buttons on the right side of the display to turn your display on and off and to adjust the brightness up (+) or down (-). Brightness up Brightness down Power USB ports LED FireWire Security slot ports Use System Preferences to adjust the resolution, brightness, and color on your display. 1 Choose Apple (K) > System Preferences, and click Displays. 2 Click Options in Displays preferences to: • Control whether the display power button turns the display on or off, puts the computer to sleep or wakes it up, or is disabled. • Disable the brightness buttons on the display. If you choose this option, you can only control the display's brightness using Displays preferences. Attaching an iSight Camera If you have an iSight camera, you can mount it on top of your display using one of the stands that came with the camera. The iSight stand has a tilt-and-swivel mechanism so you can capture video at the best possible angle. Plug the FireWire cable from the camera into a FireWire port on the back of the display or on your computer. iSight is available from the Apple Store at store.apple.com. Warning: The iSight stand contains a magnet that may erase the data on a hard disk drive or iPod. To preserve your data, keep these and other magnetic media away from the iSight stand and the top of your display. 5

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Using Your Display
You’ve done everything you need to get your display up and running. You can adjust
your display’s resolution, brightness, and color settings. You can also attach an iSight
camera to your display or attach your display to an alternate mounting solution.
Adjusting Your Display Settings
Use the buttons on the right side of the display to turn your display on and off and to
adjust the brightness up (+) or down (-).
Use System Preferences to adjust the resolution, brightness, and color on your display.
1
Choose Apple (
K
) > System Preferences, and click Displays.
2
Click Options in Displays preferences to:
Control whether the display power button turns the display on or off, puts the
computer to sleep or wakes it up, or is disabled.
Disable the brightness buttons on the display. If you choose this option, you can only
control the display’s brightness using Displays preferences.
Attaching an iSight Camera
If you have an iSight camera, you can mount it on top of your display using one of the
stands that came with the camera. The iSight stand has a tilt-and-swivel mechanism so
you can capture video at the best possible angle. Plug the FireWire cable from the
camera into a FireWire port on the back of the display or on your computer.
iSight is available from the Apple Store at store.apple.com.
Power
USB ports
FireWire
ports
Security slot
LED
Brightness down
Brightness up
Warning:
The iSight stand contains a magnet that may erase the data on a hard disk
drive or iPod. To preserve your data, keep these and other magnetic media away from
the iSight stand and the top of your display.