Apple Studio Display 15-inch flat panel monitor User Manual

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Setting Up Your

Studio Display

15-inch flat panel monitor

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Contents

1 About Your Apple Studio Display 5

Important Safety Instructions 5
Setting Up Your Display 6
What’s Next 10
Finding Answers 12

2 Installing the Apple Displays Software 13

About Your Apple Displays Software 14
Adjusting the Display 14

3 Troubleshooting 15

4 Using Your Display Stands 19

Storing the Keyboard 22
Changing the Display Stand 22

5 Safety, Health, and Maintenance 27

Healthy Use of Your Computer Equipment 28
General Maintenance 29
Protecting Your Display From Theft 30
Do You Need to Install a Graphics Card? 30
Conserving Energy 31

Appendix
Technical Information 33

Communications Regulation Information 37

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Flip-out stand

Manual and service

and support materials

Power cord

Power adapterSoftware

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About Your Apple Studio Display

Important Safety Instructions

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Turn off the computer before setting up your Apple Studio Display. Leave the computer
plugged into a grounded outlet.

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power cord from the computer or electrical outlet. Make sure at least one end of the
power cord is within easy reach so that you can unplug the display if you need to.

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Don’t press or put hard objects against the screen.

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Read all the setup instructions carefully before you plug your display into a power source.

Warning

computer equipment may look similar, but they may damage your display.
This equipment is intended to be electrically grounded. This is a safety feature. Your

power cord has a plug that has a third grounding pin. Be sure to connect it only to a
grounded outlet. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact a licensed
electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded outlet. Do not defeat the
purpose of the grounding plug!

If your power cord connects directly to the power socket on your computer, be sure that
the computer is grounded.

For additional safety information, see Chapter 5, “Safety, Health, and Maintenance.”

Choosing a Good Location for Your Display

When determining where to place your display, keep the following points in mind:

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Make sure the power adapter cable, power cord, and display cables easily reach from the
back of the display to your computer and an electrical outlet or power strip.

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All cables should be unobstructed when you adjust the display. If you don’t allow enough
clearance, the connectors might be damaged when the cables hit an obstruction.

The only way to disconnect the monitor’s power completely is to unplug the

Use only the power adapter that came with your display. Adapters for other

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Setting Up Your Display

Step 1: Place the display cable in the cable guide.

Cable guide

Important

display.

Make sure you leave some slack in the cable so you can tilt, swivel, and turn the

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Step 2: Plug in the display’s power adapter.

Plug the display’s
power cable into
the power adapter.

Plug the power adapter cord
into a grounded wall outlet
or power strip. (Some cords may
connect to the power socket in
the back of your computer.)

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Step 3: Plug In the display’s DVI and USB connectors.

Plug the USB connector
into the computer here.

Plug the DVI connector
into the computer here.

Although your graphics card may have two monitor ports, connect your Apple Studio Display
to the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port only.

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You can use only one monitor connected to your graphics card at a time.

Step 4: Connect a USB keyboard to the display, if desired.

Connect your

USB keyboard here.

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Step 5: Press the monitor power button.

Both your computer and your monitor start up. After a few moments, the Macintosh desktop
appears on the screen.

If nothing appears or you see other problems, see Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting,” for more
information.

How Do I Turn Off the Display?

Your monitor power button shuts down or puts to sleep both your monitor and computer at
the same time. Press the monitor power button again to start up or wake the monitor and
computer.

You can change the power button setting so that pressing the monitor power button affects
the monitor only. To change the power button setting, you use the Preferences section of the
Monitors control panel. For more information about sleep settings and the Energy Saver or
Monitors control panel, see Mac Help.

What’s Next

Congratulations—you’ve finished setting up your display. Next, you need to install the
software that came with your display.

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Power

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indicator light

Brightness

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controls

Keyboard storage pads

Power adapter

® Power button

Carrying handle

USB port cover

Desktop stand

Security ring

DVI connector

USB connector

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Finding Answers

When you have questions about your display, there are several places to look for answers.

In this manual

Use this manual to find out how to set up your display, install the
software, and find solutions to common problems.

In Mac Help

If you need help using the Apple Displays Software or adjusting
the display, open the Help menu and choose Mac Help. Type the
topic you want information about and click Search, or use the
table of contents to find your topic.

On the Internet

Apple maintains a number of sites on the World Wide Web that
provide product information, software updates, and technical
support information. You can view Apple’s home page at
www.apple.com

Over the telephone

If you can’t find answers in any of the materials provided, call the
Apple Assistance Center. (See the service and support
information that came with this display.)

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