User`s manual

Button Description

Use the Alerts button to change your computer’s alert sound.

Use the Geometry button to change the image options for your monitor. You can

change the size and shape of the screen image, adjust convergence, and turn

overscan on and off.

Use the Color button to change color calibration, gamma curve, white point, and

ambient light settings, and to import or export a ColorSync profile. (For more

information on ColorSync software, see Appendix A.)

Tips for using Apple Displays soft ware

m For best results, recalibrate your monitor after changi ng the color settings.

For example, color adjustment changes don’t take effect until you click

Recalibrate. You ca n choose to have your monitor recalibrate automatically

whenev er you change the settings. Click th e Color button. T hen click

Preferences. After selecti ng your recalibration preferences, click Save.

m To use the default settings shipped with y our monitor, click the Geometry

butt on. When the Geometry windo w opens, click the Factory Settings option.

To u s e t h e c o l or default setting s, clic k the Color button. When the Color

window opens , double-click Factory Defaults in the Saved Setting s m enu.

m Red, green, a nd blue signals in your monitor overlay, or converge, to create

the colors you see on your screen. If the convergence is not set properly,

images or text on your screen may appear blur red, or you may get a

“rainbow” effect in which several colors form the edges of images on th e

screen. If you move your monitor to another location, you may need to

ch ange the converge nc e to get a clear, disti nct screen image. To adjust

convergence, click the Convergence button in the Geometry window.

m When overscan is on, you may not b e able to choose commands from the

menus at th e top of your monitor. If this o ccurs, you can’t use a menu to

open the Monitors & Sound control pan el and turn overscan off. Instead,

open Monitors & Sound by pressing a Control button on the front of

your monitor.

Installing and Using Apple Displays Software