Apple AppleVision 750 User Manual

The AppleVision 750 and AppleVision 750AV are full-page, Trinitron®colormonitors with a diagonal viewable image size of 16.1 inches. Both monitorssupp

Choosing a good location for your monitorHere are some key factors to consider when determining where to placeyour monitor:m Be sure that the desk or

connectorsADB connector 5, 7, 13–14, 16extended miniplug 18monitor connector 5, 7, 13–14, 15sound input and output connectors 17stereo miniplug 1

green power indicator light 21grounded outlet 13grounding 12Hheadphone jack 92headphonesconnecting 19as output source (Mac OS–basedcomputers) 43

monitor cableconnecting to a Mac OS–basedcomputer 13–15connecting to a Windows-basedcomputer 15–16connecting to video connectors 14–15illustration

Rradio interference vii, 20RCA plugs 47, 48, 50recalibrating the monitor (Mac OS) 35recording soundMac OS–based computers 19, 43, 53,74, 75Windows

speakersbuilt-in (AppleVision 750AV Display)adjusting sound (Mac OS–basedcomputers) 34, 42–44adjusting sound (Windows-basedcomputers) 63illustration

VVCR, connecting to a Mac OS–basedcomputer 48–51Vertical option (Convergence menu,Windows) 62vertical refresh rate 8, 91Vertical Shift option (Geom

User’s manual for the AppleVision 750 and 750AVAppleVision Display

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iiiCommunications regulation information vii1Setting Up Your Monitor 1Important safety and cleaning instructions 2What about electromagneti

Connecting the monitor to your computer 12Connecting the power cord 12Connecting the monitor cable to a Mac OS–based computer 13Connect

For your greatest comfort, use the following illustration to help you inpositioning your monitor.Note: After you set up and configure the monitor, adj

About the Monitors & Sound control panel 33Opening Monitors & Sound 33Monitors & Sound buttons at a glance 34Tips for using

4Using Your Monitor With Windows-Based Computers 55Installing AppleVision setup information for Windows 95 56Screen controls at a glance

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Connecting the monitor to your computerFollow these steps to connect your AppleVision 750 or 750AV to your computer.Note: Although the AppleVision 750

2Plug 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. Inthi

IMPORTANTThe ADB connector is not optional; it’s needed for yourMac OS–based computer to work correctly with your monitor. If notconnected properly, e

Other video connectors, such as PowerBook adapters, can also connect toyour monitor port with special adapters. For more information, see themanual th

4 Tighten the thumbscrews on the connection.5Leave the ADB connector on the monitor cable unplugged. The ADB connector is for Mac OS–based computers o

Connecting sound equipment to your AppleVision 750AV DisplayConnecting the sound cableThe sound cable on your monitor is a split cable with two connec

Connecting external sound equipmentThe AppleVision 750AV Display has two sound ports you can use toconnect external sound equipment. The port on the l

Connecting sound input equipmentTo record sound, you can use the built-in microphone on your AppleVision750AV Display, or you can connect external sou

Important safety and cleaning instructionsFor your own safety and that of your equipment, always take thefollowing precautions.Disconnect the monitor’

Using more than one monitorIf your computer has expansion slots, you can use your monitor with one ormore additional monitors connected to your comput

Turning th e monitor onTo tur n on the monitor for the first time:1Plug in the computer’s power cord.2Press the power button on the monitor.Note:

For Mac OS–based computers, you must first install the AppleVision softwarethat came with your monitor before adjusting the screen with the front pane

Finding answersWhen you have questions about using your monitor, there are several placesyou can look for answers.This manualUse this manual to set up

Obtaining online support and updated Apple softwareApple technical support information and software updates are available frommany online services. Yo

This chapter explains how to install AppleVision software on yourMac OS–based computer and provides an overview of software features. Ifyou’re using t

2Insert the AppleVision Software CD-ROM disc into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.The CD icon appears on the desktop.Note: If you don’t have a CD-ROM disc

10 Click Agree once you’ve read and agreed to the terms in the document.The Install AppleVision Software dialog box appears. The softwareversion numbe

14 Click Restart.The software is now installed and the monitor is ready for use.IMPORTANTIf you reinstall system software on your computer, you should

Macintosh (or Mac OS) Guide also contains the same information about theAppleVision software as well as other information about using your computer.Ma

m Protect your monitor from dampness or wet weather, such as rain, snow,and so on.m Read all the installation instructions carefully before you plug y

30Chapter 2When you can’t see what’s behind the Guide windowGuide windows stay in front of other windows on the screen so that yourinstructions are ne

3Double-click the folder that contains your language preference.4Double-click the Acrobat Reader folder.5Double-click the ACROREAD.MAC icon to start t

Screen controls at a glanceThe buttons on the front of your monitor provide a quick way to adjust thescreen image. In most cases, you won’t need to ad

About the Monitors & Sound control panelThe Monitors & Sound control panel allows you to control the way yourcomputer displays images and proc

Monitors & Sound buttons at a glanceThe large buttons across the top of the Monitors & Sound control panel areused to select different options

Tips for using AppleVision softwarem For best results, recalibrate your monitor after changing the color settings.For example, color adjustment change

Using the Control StripWhen you turn on your monitor, a small pull tab appears in the lower-leftcorner of the screen. Click once on the pull tab to op

Using DigitalColor MeterDigitalColor Meter and your monitor work together to identify colors on yourscreen based on the standard color gamuts defined

Specifying colors using the Pantone Matching SystemIn some application programs, you can use Apple Color Picker to specifyPantone colors. The Pantone

Use the Energy Saver control panel to tell the monitor whether to conserveenergy after a specified period of inactivity. In addition to the Energy Sav

Getting ready to set up your AppleVision 750AV DisplayBefore you set up your monitor, make sure you have easy access to thefollowing items that came w

IMPORTANTIf you use Energy Saver, make sure you turn it off whenyou’re doing disk-intensive tasks such as copying a large number of files,downloading

413Using Sound and VideoWith Your AppleVision 750AV DisplayThis chapter describes how to adjust sound on the AppleVision 750AV Displayand a Mac OS–bas

Sound controls at a glanceThe buttons on the front of your AppleVision 750AV Display provide a quickway to adjust monitor sound.Bass, treble, and volu

About sound sourcesDepending on the kind of Mac OS–based computer your AppleVision 750AVDisplay is connected to, you may have several sound input and

The following options are available with each button. Some of the optionsmay not be available with your computer/monitor configuration. See Monitors&a

Setting up your monitor to record a video with soundThe following sections describe how to use your AppleVision 750AV Displayto record a video with so

The following illustration shows S-video and composite video ports on a Mac OS–based computer.Note: The video ports on your computer may be in a diffe

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 a

Using video equipment with your monitorThe instructions that follow are for connecting a stereo VCR to a Mac OS–basedcomputer with an S-video port or

2Plug one end of the video cable into the Video Out port on the VCR.Follow the instructions that came with the VCR.3Plug the other end of the video ca

Your AppleVision 750AV Display at a glance5Setting Up Your Monitor®O¤ZPower cordMonitor cable(includes monitor connector andADB connector)Sound cable(

Connecting all audio and video cables to the back of your computerWhen you record a video with sound, you can connect all the videoequipment to the ba

3Plug the other end of the video cable into the S-video input port (æ) or the compositevideo input port (˜) on your computer.If the connector doesn’t

Recording a videoAfter the video equipment is connected to your computer and monitor, youcan record a video. See the manual that came with your video

4Click Routing.5Click Computers and Speakers; then click OK.6 Turn on the audio CD player and play a CD.7Adjust speaker volume as desired.Use the Spea

This chapter describes how to install the AppleVision setup informationand adjust the screen image on the AppleVision 750 and 750AV . In mostcases, yo

Installing AppleVision setup information for Windows 95On Windows 95 systems, new devices are automatically detected when theyare connected to your co

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 supportinformati

Using onscreen controlsYour AppleVision monitor comes with a set of onscreen controls you use toadjust the screen image.Use the buttons on the front o

Adjusting screen geometryUse the Geometry menu to adjust the height and width of the screen image,center the image on the screen, and so on.WidthAdjus

Getting ready to set up your AppleVision 750 DisplayBefore you set up your monitor, make sure you have easy access to thefollowing items that came wit

Horizontal ShiftAdjusts the horizontal position of the screen image. Press – to move the imageto the left. Press + to move the image to the right. Whe

Color TemperatureAdjusts the color temperature of your monitor. The color temperature (orwhite point) you select for your monitor sets the mix of red,

Adjusting convergenceRed, green, and blue signals in your monitor converge to create the colors yousee on your screen. If the convergence is not set p

Adjusting sound on your AppleVision 750AV DisplayUse the sound control buttons to adjust the volume, bass, treble, and muteoptions on your AppleVision

655Tips and TroubleshootingThis chapter includes information on the care and cleaning of your monitor,protecting your monitor from theft, and troubles

4 Use a mild, non-abrasive cleaner on a soft cloth and wipe the screen. Don’t spray thecleaner onto the screen, because the liquid may drip inside the

Monitor power and screen appearanceIMPORTANTDetailed instructions for AppleVision software are provided inMacintosh Guide (called Mac OS Guide on some

No image appears on the screen and the monitor’s power indicator light is on.m Make sure the monitor cable is connected correctly to the computer.m Ma

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 contras

Your AppleVision 750 Display at a glance7Setting Up Your Monitor®O¤Control buttons¤Brightness controlsOContrast controls®Power buttonPowerindicator li

There are one or two very thin gray lines across the screen, one near the top and theother near the bottom.m This is a normal characteristic of the Tr

Images or text on your screen appear fuzzy or blurred.m Adjust the horizontal or vertical convergence of the screen image. ForMac OS–based computers,

Sound on your AppleVision 750AV DisplayIMPORTANTDetailed instructions for AppleVision software are provided inMacintosh Guide (called Mac OS Guide on

m If you have sound input equipment connected to your monitor, make surethe correct sound input setting is selected on your computer. For MacOS–based

The internal microphone doesn’t record.m Tu rn on the microphone by pressing the microphone button (marked by Z)on the front of your monitor. When the

An external microphone connected to the sound input port (marked by ≈) on the monitordoesn’t record quality sound.m For Mac OS–based computers, you ma

Monitors & Sound control panel for Mac OS–based computersIMPORTANTDetailed instructions for AppleVision software are provided inMacintosh Guide (c

A message appears, “This monitor is not supported by this version of the AppleVision software.”m Make sure you have installed the AppleVision software

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 dire

No colors appear on the screen.m Check to make sure that the number of colors is set correctly in the ControlStrip or in the Monitors & Sound cont

Do you need to install a video card?To use your monitor, you need compatible video circuitry built into yourcomputer, or a compatible video card insta

81Mac OS–based computers use ColorSync to help make sure that the colors yousee on your monitor closely match the colors you get on your printers,scan

ColorSync is a system extension that provides color-conversion capabilitiesand improves color consistency. ColorSync “translates” the colors used on o

When you work with an image that has an embedded ColorSync or ICCprofile, ColorSync identifies the colors that your monitor or printer canreproduce by

Setting up ColorSyncTo take advantage of ColorSync, you need to obtain profiles for each of yourimaging devices, such as your monitor, scanner, and co

Setting the ColorSync System ProfileTo set the System Profile, follow these steps:1Make sure the profile you want to use is located in the ColorSync P

5Click Select.ColorSync automatically references the profile you selected and uses it todefine the color capabilities of your monitor.6Close the Color

m Use the ColorSync System Profile control panel in the Apple (K) menu toselect the AppleVision profile if your white point is set to 9300 + 8MPCD.If

Picture tubem 17- i nch (16.1-inch diagonal viewable image size) Trinitron CRTScreenm Multilayer anti-static, anti-reflection panelm 0.26 millimeter (

The monitor is preadjusted for optimal image quality at common settings. Ifyou operate the monitor at settings other than those that are preadjusted,

Power-saving and environmental featuresm NUTEK compliantAppleVision monitors are equipped with energy-saving features that allowthe monitors to conser

User controlsm Power-on buttonm Automatic degauss at power-up; manual degauss by turning power switchoff, then on m Control buttons: contrast, bright

Microphone for AppleVision 750AV Displaym Directional, optimized for use in speech recognition and other voice-related application programsSpeakers fo

Interfaces for AppleVision 750 Displaym Apple Desktop Bus (ADB): Two ADB pass-through output portsInterfaces for AppleVision 750AV Displaym Apple Des

Display cable specificationsm 15-pin miniature D-type connectorPin Signal1 Red video ground2 Red video3 Not used4ID 1/DDC RTN5Green video6Green video

VGA adapter specificationsm Standard 15-pin VGA connectorPin Signal1 Red video2Green video3Blue video4Monitor ID 25 DDC return6 Red return7Green retur

Aadaptersfor connecting to a composite videoport 47, 48, 50for connecting to a high-density port 14VGA adapter 15, 95ADB cables 14, 16ADB connecto

illustration of 4, 5recording videos with (Mac OS–basedcomputers) 45–52sound controls on front of 42, 63specifications for 89–95weight of 10, 92A

99IndexCcablesADB cables 14, 16audio cable 48, 50keyboard cable 16monitor cable 5, 7, 13–15mouse cable 16shielded connector cable 20sound cable