Adjusting Monitor Controls; Contrast And Brightness Controls - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Adjusting monitor controls

Your monitor has controls for adjusting the image that
you see on the screen. The instructions on the next few
pages will help you identify and adjust these controls.
The following picture shows a typical monitor. Your
monitor may or may not have a controls access door. If
it does, push in on the door to open it.
Push to
Open/Close
Controls
Access
Door
4 Monitor setup and use

Contrast and brightness controls

Use the contrast and brightness controls to sharpen and
change the intensity of the image on your screen. (The
controls on your monitor may not be located behind a
door as shown in the following picture.)
Power Switch
Power
Most monitors have symbols next to the controls that
Indicator
identify the control function.
Light
Makes the image
Contrast
sharper.
Makes the image
Brightness
lighter or darker.