Apple Studio Display (17-inch, CRT) - Manual (Page 25)

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Conserving Energy
You can use the Energy Saver control panel to set the monitor to conserve energy after a
specified period of inactivity.
Note: You can save even more energy by turning the monitor off if you won’t be using it for
a while—for example, overnight or over the weekend.
You can use Energy Saver with any Apple monitor that complies with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program. (Look for the EPA ENERGY STAR
logo on the monitor box.)
For more information about power-saving and environmental features, see “Power-Saving and
Environmental Features” on page 33 of this manual and the document named “TCO 95
Information” on the CD that came with your monitor.
What Happens After You Turn On the Energy-Saving Feature?
When Energy Saver detects that you’re not using the computer, it darkens the monitor
screen and reduces the amount of energy it consumes. While the monitor is darkened, your
computer is still working, but to avoid accidental changes, Energy Saver won’t let any typing
or mouse movement affect any of your work. To “wake up” the monitor, press any key on the
keyboard. Your computer may beep while the monitor is waking up. You can begin work as
soon as the computer stops beeping. (The beep volume cannot be adjusted.)
Setting Up Energy Saver
For instructions about setting up Energy Saver, see Mac OS Help.
Using Energy Saver With a Screen Saver
Screen savers are applications you can purchase that put moving patterns on your monitor
when you’re not using your mouse or keyboard. Screen savers and Energy Saver both help
prevent screen “burn-in” (a problem in which ghost images remain on the monitor screen if
it displays the same image for a long period of time). Energy Saver also conserves energy.
Important If you use Energy Saver, make sure you turn it off when you’re doing disk-
intensive tasks such as copying a large number of files, downloading large files from an
online service, or printing a very large file. If Energy Saver is activated during such a task,
the task may stop prematurely and you may need to recopy or reprint a file.