User`s manual

Tu r n in g t h e monitor on

To t u r n on the monitor for the first time:

1Plug in the computer’s power cord.

2Press the power button on the monitor.

If you plug your monitor directly into your computer, no power indicator light

goes on until you start up your computer. If you plug your monitor into a wall

outlet, the monitor’s amber power indicator light goes on. When you start up

your computer, the indicator light turns green.

3 Start up your computer and wait a few seconds.

The green power indicator light goes on. If the power indicator light

does not go on, press the monitor’s power button again. If this doesn’t work,

make sure you’ve connected th e monitor cable and power cord properly.

(See “Connecti ng the Monitor to Your Computer” earlier in this chapter.)

Also, make sure your computer is turned on and no energy-saving or screen-

saving features are active. The power indicator light on the 20-inch (19-inch

VIS) monitor is amber wh en a n energy-saving program is on; it is off on the

17- i nch (16.1-i n ch VIS) monitor in en ergy-saving mode.

For Mac OS–based computers, you must install the Apple Displays software

that came with your monitor before adjusting th e screen with the front panel

buttons a nd usi ng other monitor features. For more information on Apple

Displays software i nstallation and E nergy Saver, see Chapter 2, “Installing

and Using Apple Displays Software.”

Power indicator light

Power button

Chapter 1