Apple 850AV - Manuals

5 S e t t i n g U p Y o u r M o n i t o r Your AppleVision 850 AV Display at a glance ® O ¤ Z Power cord Monitor cable (includes monitor connector and ADB connector) Sound cable(includes ≈ connector and - connector) - Sound output port(Plug in headphonesor external speakeradapter here.) V ADB port(f...

Getting ready to set up your AppleVision 850 Display Before you set up your monitor, make sure you have easy access to thefollowing items that came with your AppleVision 850 Display: Note: Your power cord may look different from the one pictured. AppleVision 850 Display Ambient light tool User’s man...

7 S e t t i n g U p Y o u r M o n i t o r Your AppleVision 850 Display at a glance ® O ¤ Control buttons ¤ Brightness controls O Contrast controls ® Power button Powerindicator light V ADB port(for mouseor keyboard) Power cord Monitor cable (includes monitor connector and ADB connector) V ADB port(f...

Do you need to install a video card? The monitor is preadjusted and supports the following scan ranges: m horizontal scan rate of 30–94 kilohertz m vertical refresh rate of 48–120 hertz In addition, the monitor works at the following VESA (Video ElectronicsStandards Association) standard modes: Reso...

Mac OS–based computers If you are not sure whether your computer has appropriate built-in videocapability, check with an Apple-authorized dealer or service provider. If yourcomputer does not have the video capability necessary to use your monitor,you need to purchase a video card. (Video cards for M...

Positioning the monitor IMPORTANT When you unpack or move the monitor, don’t set the monitor down at an angle; you might damage the monitor stand. Once your monitor is in place on a desk or table, follow these steps: 1 Place the monitor so the screen faces the user. 2 To slide the monitor, lift the ...

Note: After you set up and configure the monitor, adjust the image andcolors on the screen to match your environment. For example, in a brightroom, contrast is usually best set at maximum; in a dim room, lowercontrast is usually more comfortable. See Chapter 2, “Installing and UsingAppleVision Softw...

Connecting the power cord 1 Connect the socket end of the power cord to the power cord receptacle on the back of the monitor. 2 Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded outlet or power strip. Note: You may have a power jumper cord instead of a power wall cord. Inthis case, plug the power...

Connecting the monitor cable to various video connectors To connect the monitor to a high-density port (45-pin port) instead of astandard monitor port (15-pin port), you need to use an adapter. This adapteris usually provided with your computer. If you don’t have one, you canpurchase an adapter (App...

Connecting the monitor cable to a Windows-based computer Although the monitor cable is a split cable with two connectors, you will useonly the monitor connector with your computer. 1 Connect the VGA adapter to the monitor connector (marked by ™ ) on the monitor cable. 2 Tighten the thumbscrews on th...

Connecting a Mac OS–based computer keyboard and mouseto your monitor If you wish, you can plug your keyboard and mouse directly into the monitor,rather than into the back of your computer. There is one ADB port on eachside of the monitor for your keyboard and mouse (or any other ADB device). IMPORTA...

Connecting sound equipment to your AppleVision 850 AV Display Connecting the sound cable The sound cable on your monitor is a split cable with two connectors, one forsound input (such as a microphone or audio CD) and one for sound output(such as a speaker). Plug these connectors into your computer t...

Connecting external sound equipment The AppleVision 850 AV Display has two sound ports you can use to connect external sound equipment. The port on the left side of the monitoris for connecting sound input equipment (such as an audio CD player,cassette player, or microphone). The port on the right s...

Connecting sound input equipment To record sound, you can use the built-in microphone on your AppleVision850 AV Display, or you can connect external sound input equipment (such as an audio CD player, cassette player, or external microphone) to the monitor. To connect sound input equipment: 1 Make su...

Using more than one monitor If your computer has expansion slots, you can use your monitor with one ormore additional monitors connected to your computer. You may need a videocard for each additional monitor you are using. See the manual that came withyour computer for more information. If your Mac ...

Turning the monitor on To turn on the monitor for the first time: 1 Plug in the computer’s power cord. 2 Press the power button on the monitor. If you plug your monitor directly into your computer, no power indicator lightgoes on until you start up your computer. If you plug your monitor into a wall...

For Mac OS–based computers, you must first install the AppleVision softwarethat came with your monitor before adjusting the screen with the front panelbuttons and using other monitor features. For more information onAppleVision software installation and Energy Saver, see Chapter 2,“Installing and Us...

Finding answers When you have questions about using your monitor, there are several placesyou can look for answers. This manual Use this manual to set up your monitor, install AppleVision softwarefor Mac OS–based computers, install AppleVision setup informationand use onscreen controls for Windows-b...

What to do next Mac OS–based computers Go to the next chapter for information about installing and usingAppleVision software. Windows-based computers Go to Chapter 4, “Using Your Monitor With Windows-Based Computers,” forinformation on installing AppleVision setup information and using thecontrol bu...

This chapter explains how to install AppleVision software on yourMac OS–based computer and provides an overview of software features. Ifyou’re using the monitor with a Windows-based computer, see Chapter 4,“Using Your Monitor With Windows-Based Computers.” Installing AppleVision software To install ...

3 Double-click the CD icon to see what’s on the CD-ROM disc. The AppleVision Software CD window opens. 4 Double-click the folder that contains your language preference. For example, if you’d like to install AppleVision software in English,double-click the English folder. 5 Double-click the AppleVisi...

10 Click Agree once you’ve read and agreed to the terms in the document. The Install AppleVision Software dialog box appears. The software versionnumber shown on your screen might be different from the one illustratedhere. 11 Make sure the destination disk named is the startup disk of your computer....

IMPORTANT If you reinstall system software on your computer, you must reinstall the AppleVision software. Note: If you press a control button under the screen on the left front of yourmonitor and do not see the Monitors & Sound control panel, you probablyhaven’t set up your AppleVision monitor c...

Monitors & Sound Guide provides onscreen help on how to use AppleVisionsoftware. Monitors & Sound Guide provides information about the following topics:sound, monitors (AppleVision extras), monitors (standard settings), andtroubleshooting. Click the Topics button to open these topic areas an...

When you need more information about an instruction or term m Click the “Huh?” button if it is available. m If an unfamiliar word is underlined, click it to get a definition. Learning about AppleVision software with System 7.1 Because Monitors & Sound Guide is not available to System 7.1 users,A...

8 Make sure that the disk that appears in the Install Location box is the startup disk of your computer; then click Install. 9 When installation is complete, click Restart in the dialog box that appears. You’re now ready to use Acrobat Reader to view AppleVision softwareinstructions. 10 Go to the Ap...

Screen controls at a glance The buttons on the front of your monitor provide a quick way to adjust thescreen image. In most cases, you won’t need to adjust the screen image unlessyou make changes to screen resolution. The Contrast and Brightness adjustments have an onscreen indicator thatappears whe...

About the Monitors & Sound control panel The Monitors & Sound control panel allows you to control the way yourcomputer displays images and processes sound. Because different computershave different capabilities, Monitors & Sound automatically adjusts itselfbased on the video and sound ca...

Monitors & Sound buttons at a glance The large buttons across the top of the Monitors & Sound control panel areused to select different options. See Monitors & Sound Guide or the Monitors& Sound doc.pdf file for detailed information on using the AppleVisionsoftware. Button Descriptio...

Tips for using AppleVision software m For best results, recalibrate your monitor after changing the color settings.For example, color adjustment changes don’t take effect until you clickRecalibrate. You can choose to have your monitor recalibrate automaticallywhenever you change the settings. Click ...

Using the Control Strip When you turn on your monitor, a small pull tab appears in the lower-leftcor ner of the screen. Click once on the pull tab to open it. This is called theControl Strip. The Control Strip is a quick and easy way to make changes to the features youuse most on your computer, such...

Finally, you can use DigitalColor Meter to identify the RGB (red, green, blue)values your computer uses to create colors. Opening DigitalColor Meter Choose DigitalColor Meter from the Apple ( K ) menu. (It was installed with your AppleVision software.) When you launch DigitalColor Meter, its window ...

Note: When you save energy, you save natural resources and reducepollution. Although the AppleVision 850 and 850 AV contain features that automatically save energy, you can increase the energy savings by turning thecomputer off if you won’t be using it for awhile—for example, over night orover the w...

4 Close the control panel. IMPORTANT If you use Energy Saver, make sure you turn it off when you’re doing disk-intensive tasks such as copying a large number of files,downloading large files from an online service, or printing a very large file.If Energy Saver is activated during a disk-intensive ta...

41 This chapter describes how to adjust sound on the AppleVision 850 AV Display and a Mac OS–based computer. It also describes how to set up your monitorto record a video with sound and play an audio CD through the monitor’sspeakers. If you’re using a Windows-based computer, see Chapter 4, “Using Yo...

Sound controls at a glance The buttons on the front of your AppleVision 850 AV Display provide a quick way to adjust monitor sound. Bass, treble, and volume adjustments have an onscreen indicator that appearswhen you press a button on the front of the monitor. For example, pressingthe Bass button di...

About sound sources Depending on the kind of Mac OS–based computer your AppleVision 850 AV Display is connected to, you may have several sound input and outputsources: Sound input sources m the AppleVision 850 AV Display You can record from the built-in microphone or sound equipmentattached to the m...

The following options are available with each button. Some of the optionsmay not be available with your computer/monitor configuration. See Monitors& Sound Guide or the Monitors & Sound doc.pdf file for detailedinformation on using the AppleVision software. Button Description Use the Sound b...

Setting up your monitor to record a video with sound The following sections describe how to use your AppleVision 850 AV Display to record a video with sound. To record a video with sound, you must have aMac OS–based computer that supports video. For more information aboutconnecting and using video e...

The S-video connector is a round plug with several small metal pins. You canplug the S-video input connector into your computer’s S-video input port andthe S-video output connector into your computer’s S-video output port. IMPORTANT The S-video connector resembles other Mac OS–based computer connect...

Using video equipment with your monitor The instructions that follow are for connecting a stereo VCR to a MacOS–based computer with an S-video port or a composite video port, but youcan use them as a model for connecting your computer to any video equipment. Before you start: m Make sure that the VC...

2 Plug one end of the video cable into the Video Out port on the VCR. Follow the instructions that came with the VCR. 3 Plug the other end of the video cable into the S-video input port ( æ ) or the composite video input port ( ˜ ) on your computer. If the connector doesn’t slide easily into the por...

Connecting all audio and video cables to the back of your computer When you record a video with sound, you can connect all the videoequipment to the back of your computer if your computer has S-video orcompositevideo ports as well as sound input and sound output ports for the monitor’ssound cable. T...

Recording a video After the video equipment is connected to your computer and monitor, youcan record a video. See the manual that came with your video application formore information. For example, your application may have additional optionsfor setting sound sources, volume, and so on. Make sure the...

4 Click Routing. 5 Click Computers and Speakers; then click OK. 6 Turn on the audio CD player and play a CD. 7 Adjust speaker volume as desired. Use the Speaker Volume slider in the Monitors & Sound control panel orpress the volume buttons (marked by - ) on the front of your monitor. You should ...

Installing AppleVision setup information for Windows 95 On Windows 95 systems, new devices are automatically detected when theyare connected to your computer (if it is VESA DDC compliant). If you are not using Windows 95, see the manual that came with your video card forsetup information. To determi...

6 Insert the AppleVision Software CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM disc drive. If you do not have a CD-ROM disc drive, see the service and supportinformation that came with your monitor for information on how to orderfloppy disks. 7 Click the Have Disk button. 8 Choose the CD-ROM disc drive and click OK...

Using onscreen controls Your AppleVision monitor comes with a set of onscreen controls you use toadjust the screen image. Use the buttons on the front of your monitor to open the Monitor Controlswindow and select topics from the menus. Press any button toopen the MonitorControls window. Press o or ø...

Adjusting screen geometry Use the Geometry menu to adjust the height and width of the screen image,center the image on the screen, and so on. Width Adjusts the width of the screen image. Press – to decrease width. Press + toincrease width. When the width and height of the screen image are setproperl...

Horizontal Shift Adjusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Press – to move the imageto the left. Press + to move the image to the right. When the screen image iscentered properly, there is an equal border around all edges of the image. Rotate Rotates the screen image. Press – to rotate co...

Color Temperature Adjusts the color temperature of your monitor. The color temperature (orwhite point) you select for your monitor sets the mix of red, green, and bluelight that makes the color white. This color temperature sets the foundationfor other colors on your monitor. The color temperature o...

Adjusting convergence Red, green, and blue signals in your monitor converge to create the colors yousee on your screen. If the convergence is not set properly, images or text onyour screen may appear blur red, or you may get a “rainbow” effect withseveral colors forming the edges of images on the sc...

Adjusting sound on your AppleVision 850 AV Display Use the sound control buttons to adjust the volume, bass, treble, and muteoptions on your AppleVision 850 AV Display. (These features are not available on the AppleVision 850 Display.) Tips for using sound controls m For best results, adjust the vol...

65 This chapter includes information on the care and cleaning of your monitor,protecting your monitor from theft, and troubleshooting. Care and cleaning m Do not block the monitor’s vents. m Do not let liquid get on or into the monitor. m If you will not be using your monitor and computer for a long...

4 Use a mild, non-abrasive cleaner on a soft cloth and wipe the screen. Don’t spray the cleaner onto the screen, because the liquid may drip inside the monitor. Protecting your monitor from theft The slot at the base of the monitor in the back is for connecting a securitylock. It lets you attach a n...

Monitor power and screen appearance IMPORTANT Detailed instructions for AppleVision software are provided in Macintosh Guide (called Mac OS Guide on some computers) and in Monitors& Sound Guide. System 7.1 users can view AppleVision software instructionsin Adobe Acrobat Reader by opening the Mon...

No image appears on the screen and the monitor’s power indicator light is on. m Make sure the monitor cable is connected cor rectly to the computer. m Make sure the thumbscrews on the monitor cable are tightened securely. m Make sure the contrast ( O ) and brightness ( ¤ ) controls are set cor rectl...

Contrast ( O ) and brightness ( ¤ ) controls on the front of the monitor don’t appear to work. m For Mac OS–based computers, your monitor may have the contrast ( O ) and brightness ( ¤ ) controls disabled. Click the Color button in the Monitors & Sound control panel and select Preferences. Under...

Sound on your AppleVision 850 AV Display IMPORTANT Detailed instructions for AppleVision software are provided in Macintosh Guide (called Mac OS Guide on some computers) and Monitors &Sound Guide. System 7.1 users can view AppleVision software instructions inAdobe Acrobat Reader by opening the M...

m If you have sound input equipment connected to your monitor, make surethe cor rect sound input setting is selected on your computer. For MacOS–based computers, see Chapter 3, “Using Sound and Video With YourAppleVision 850 AV Display,” for more information. For Windows-based computers, see the man...

The internal microphone doesn’t record. m Turn on the microphone by pressing the microphone button (marked by Z ) on the front of your monitor. When the microphone is on, the microphoneindicator light is on. m For Mac OS–based computers, after you have pressed the microphonebutton on the monitor, ma...

An external microphone connected to the sound input port (marked by ≈ ) on the monitor doesn’t record quality sound. m For Mac OS–based computers, you may need to adjust the Gain for themicrophone. Click the Monitor Sound button and adjust the Gain forthe microphone. m Some external microphones don’...

Monitors & Sound control panel for Mac OS–based computers IMPORTANT Detailed instructions for AppleVision software are provided in Macintosh Guide (called Mac OS Guide on some computers) and Monitors &Sound Guide. System 7.1 users can view AppleVision software instructions inAdobe Acrobat Re...

Your AppleVision monitor appears as a VGA monitor in the Control Strip pop-up menus. m Make sure the ADB connector on the monitor cable is plugged directly intoyour computer’s ADB port. m Reinstall the AppleVision software that came with your computer.See Chapter 2, “Installing and Using AppleVision...

81 Mac OS–based computers use ColorSync to help make sure that the colorsyou see on your monitor closely match the colors you get on your printers,scanners, and other devices. Because ColorSync works behind the scenes, youdon’t have to know anything about it. All you need to do is initially set it u...

Further compounding the problem is that no two monitors or printers produceexactly the same colors. (For example, you can see differences in color abilityamong monitors in the TV department of a consumer electronics store.) ColorSync is a system extension that provides color-conversion capabilities ...

Setting up ColorSync To take advantage of ColorSync, you need to obtain profiles for each of yourimaging devices, such as your monitor, scanner, and color printer. ColorSyncprofiles are usually automatically installed when you install the software for aColorSync-supported device. Profiles are stored...

Setting the ColorSync System Profile To set the System Profile, follow these steps: 1 Make sure the profile you want to use is located in the ColorSync Profiles folder. This folder is located in the Preferences folder in your System Folder. 2 Choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu and open ...

5 Click Select. ColorSync automatically references the profile you selected and uses it todefine the color capabilities of your monitor. 6 Close the ColorSync System Profile control panel. Setting other ColorSync profiles Some programs and printer software might require that you do somethingspecial,...

m Use the ColorSync System Profile control panel in the Apple ( K ) menu to select the AppleVision 9300 profile if your white point is set to 9300 + 8MPCD. If you calibrate your monitor to a white point setting other than 9300 + 8MPCD, create a custom profile and select it as thesystem profile inste...

Picture tube m 20-inch (19.0-inch diagonal viewable image size) Trinitron CRT Screen m Multilayer anti-reflection panel conforms to TCO 92 guidelines m 0.26 millimeter (mm) stripe pitch m 0.25 mm grille pitch Input signals m Red, green, and blue video signals m Multiple scan m DDC clock and data sig...

Power-saving and environmental features AppleVision monitors are equipped with energy-saving features that allow themonitors to conserve energy when the computer is not in use. The color ofthe power indicator light on the front of the monitor indicates the operatingmode: Mode Power consumption: watt...

This product’s power-saving features comply with the Video ElectronicsStandards Association (VESA) Display Power Management Standard (DPMS).(Connected CPU must also be VESA DPMS compliant to use DPMS features.) User controls m Power-on button m Automatic degauss at startup; manual degauss by tur nin...

Mode Resolution Vertical refresh rate Horizontal scan rate (hertz) (kilohertz) VESA 1024 x 768 60 48.363 VESA 1024 x 768 70 56.476 VESA 1024 x 768 75 60.023 VESA 1024 x 768 85 68.677 Macintosh 1152 x 870 75 68.700 VESA 1280 x 1024 75 79.976 VESA 1280 x 1024 85 91.146 VESA 1600 x 1200 75 93.750 Audio...

Display cable specifications m 15-pin miniature D-type connector Pin Signal 1 Red video ground 2 Red video 3 Not used 4 ID 1/DDC RTN 5 Green video 6 Green video ground 7 ID 2/DDC SCL 8 DDC 5V 9 Blue video 10 ID 3/DDC SDA 11 Vertical Sync return 12 Vertical Sync 13 Blue video ground 14 Horizontal Syn...

VGA adapter specifications m Standard 15-pin VGA connector Pin Signal 1 Red video 2 Green video 3 Blue video 4 Monitor ID 2 5 DDC return 6 Red return 7 Green return 8 Blue return 9 DDC 5V 10 Sync return 11 Monitor ID 0 12 SDA (ID 1) 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL (ID 3) Shell Shield grou...

A adapters for connecting to a composite video port 47, 48, 50 for connecting to a high-density port 14 VGA adapter 14, 15, 95 ADB cables 13, 16ADB connector 5, 7, 13, 16ADB port connecting the keyboard to 16connecting the monitor to 12–13connecting the mouse to 16connecting two monitors to 20locati...

turning speakers on or off in sleep mode (Mac OS–basedcomputers) 40 turning speakers on or off in sleep mode (Windows-basedcomputers) 60, 61 weight of 9, 92 AppleVision 850 Display connecting to your computer 11–17dimensions of 92illustration of 6, 7specifications for 89–95weight of 9, 92 AppleVisio...

 User’s manual for the AppleVision 850 and 850 AV AppleVision Display

iii Communications regulation information viii 1 Setting Up Your Monitor 1 Important safety and cleaning instructions 1 What about electromagnetic emissions? 3 Getting ready to set up your AppleVision 850 AV Display 4 Your AppleVision 850 AV Display at a glance 5 Getting ready to set up your AppleVi...

Connecting the monitor to your computer 11 Connecting the power cord 12 Connecting the monitor cable to a Mac OS–based computer 12 Connecting the monitor cable to a Windows-based computer 15 Connecting a Mac OS–based computer keyboard and mouse to your monitor 16 Connecting sound equipment to your A...

About the Monitors & Sound control panel 33 Opening Monitors & Sound 33 Monitors & Sound buttons at a glance 34 Tips for using AppleVision software 35 Using the Control Strip 36 Using DigitalColor Meter 36 Opening DigitalColor Meter 37 Specifying colors using the Pantone Matching System ...

4 Using Your Monitor With Windows-Based Computers 55 Installing AppleVision setup information for Windows 95 56 Screen controls at a glance 57 Using onscreen controls 58 Adjusting screen geometry 59 Adjusting color settings and other features 60 Adjusting convergence 62 Adjusting sound on your Apple...

Communications regulation information FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectionagainst radio interference when the equipment is operated in...