Apple Cinema Display Service Manual

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Apple Cinema Display

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Basics

Apple Cinema Display

Basics Product Description - 1

Overview

Product Description

The Apple Cinema Display is
a 22-inch (diagonal) thin­film transistor (TFT),
active-matrix liquid crystal
display. At introduction, it
was the largest flat-panel
display ever released.

The Apple Cinema Display
uses a digital graphics signal
to consistently deliver
distortion-free images. It
can display two pages of text

Basics Product Description - 2

and graphics simultaneously with extra space for on-screen
tools and palettes. The wide-screen format allows DVD movie
viewing and editing without letterbox borders (depending on
the aspect ratio set by the DVD movie).

Compared to traditional CRTs, the LCD delivers three times
the contrast ratio, twice the brightness, and twice the
sharpness. And the leading-edge industrial design takes up a
fraction of the space required by traditional CRTs.

The Cinema Display is bundled with selected Power Mac G4
computers with an AGP (accelerated graphics port) DVI
graphics card.

Basics Features - 3

Features

The Apple Cinema Display offers:

• 22-inch (diagonal) thin-film transistor (TFT), active­matrix liquid crystal display

• wide-format 1600 x 1024 screen resolution that
displays two pages of text or full-screen DVD movies

• 160-degree (horizontal and vertical) extra-wide
viewing angle

• 24-bit color

• 16.7 million colors

• power/instant-on switch that turns on both display and
computer simultaneously, or takes system in and out of
sleep mode

• Digital Visual Interface (DVI) 24-pin connector with
Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS)

• two USB ports; each supplies 500 mA

Basics Features - 4

• small footprint with tilt-stand adjustment of 10 to 30
degrees

• light weight of 25 lb (11.4 kg)

Basics Front View - 5

Views

Front V iew

The front underside of the
display includes the
following controls:

• power button

• brightness buttons

The power button is preset
to turn on both the display
and the Power Mac G4 at the
same time (or put the
system in sleep mode).

Basics Back View - 6

Back View

From the back of the
display, you can see

• USB ports

• monitor stand

• display cable

Basics Back View - 7

USB Ports

Two USB ports (each
supplying 500 mA) are
provided on the back of the
monitor. The ports support
USB input devices such as a
keyboard, mouse, or
trackball.

Basics Back View - 8

Monitor Stand

The monitor stand is the
primary service
replacement part from the
display assembly.

For instructions to remove
the monitor stand, refer to
the Take Apart chapter.

Important:

display face and housing,
place the shipping cover or a
soft, clean, lint-free cloth
over the display before
removing the monitor stand.

To protect the

Basics Back View - 9

Display Cable

From the back of the
monitor, the display cable
routes through the opening
in the monitor stand. The
other end of the cable
branches into a security
ring with three cables to
these connectors:

• power adapter connector

• USB connector

• DVI connector

Basics DVI - 10

New Technology

DVI

The Apple Cinema Display is the first Apple display to
support Digital Visual Interface (DVI).

DVI is a technology developed by a consortium of companies
that enables a system to store and display moving video
images. A DVI connector is more advanced than a standard
VGA connector. With DVI, all content transferred over this
interface is well preserved from start to finish for high­quality digital images.

Basics DVI - 11

Following is an illustration of the DVI connector:

Basics U.S. Repair Strategy - 12

Repair Strategy

U.S. Repair Strategy

The Apple Cinema Display is serviced through the service
facilitation process. Customers may choose carry-in repair
service through an Apple-authorized service provider
(AASP) who will then facilitate a mail-in repair or
customers can receive mail-in service from Apple directly.

Ordering

Apple-authorized service providers planning to support the
Cinema Display may facilitate service by calling 800-919­2775 and selecting option 6.

For more details on this facilitation process, please refer to
the Facilitation Process in the archived service notices

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section of the Service Source CD. (Open the Notices Archive
folder at the top level of the Main CD. The complete path is
Notices Archive: Service Notices Archive: Service Source
Startup: Service Information: Notices: Service Notices:
Archived List: Facilitation Process.)

Parts

To order replacement parts, use the AppleOrder system and
refer to Apple Cinema Display in the Service Price Pages.
Large businesses, universities, and K-12 accounts must
provide a purchase order for all transactions, including
orders placed through the AppleOrder system.

AASPs not enrolled in AppleOrder may fax their orders to
Service Provider Support (512-908-8125) or mail them
to the following address: