Getting The Best Performance From Your Monitor; Power Saver Feature; Changing Display Settings - IBM Aptiva Handbook

Getting the best performance
from your monitor
Follow these guidelines to get the best performance
from your monitor:
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Place your monitor away from sources of magnetic
interference, such as other monitors, unshielded
speakers, and electric power lines. (If your computer
came with speakers, those speakers are shielded.)
•
Keep the monitor screen clean by using a
nonabrasive screen or glass cleaner. Do not spray
the cleaner directly onto the screen.
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Under some conditions, interference patterns, such
as curved, shadowy lines can occur. If these patterns
appear on your screen, change your software
program's background color or design.
•
To extend the life of your monitor, turn it off at the
end of each day.
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Check the documentation that came with your
software programs to see if it will let you select
combinations of resolution and color. This could
make viewing the screen more comfortable.
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Power saver feature

Your monitor documentation should indicate whether
the monitor you purchased has a power saver feature.
With this feature, the monitor's display disappears if you
have not used your computer for a predetermined
period of time. To redisplay the screen, press the Shift
key on your keyboard or move the mouse.
If your monitor has a power saver feature, your monitor
can work with some of the Rapid Resume features, such
as Automatic Power Off and Standby. For information
about these features, see "Understanding the Rapid
Resume features" on page 21.

Changing display settings

The first time you turn on your computer, it
automatically selects common settings for your monitor.
If you purchased a monitor that supports Data Display
Channel (DDC), the computer automatically selects the
correct horizontal frequency and the best refresh rate
your monitor can support. The horizontal frequency sets
the computer's video output frequency to match the
monitor's frequency. This setting cannot be changed.
The refresh rate determines how quickly the screen
image is drawn on the screen. This setting can be
changed.
If you purchased a monitor that does not support DDC,
you may want to change your monitor's refresh rate
setting. With any monitor, you may want to customize
one or more display properties.