Apple Cinema Display 23 User Manual

Updated on 2014-Feb-01

Above Left are snapshots of the first Aluminum Apple Cinema Display HD 23' that I bought and experienced color consistency problems with. The right and left sides of the display had a dingy yellowish tint to them and there was a darker bluish vertical band just left of center.I returned that screen and got another, photos of which are above right. Apple Cinema HD Display 23 - LCD monitor - 23' overview and full product specs on CNET. Apple Cinema Display 23-Inch (Aluminum) Specs. Identifiers: Aluminum - M9178LL/A - A1082. All Cinema Display Models Bookmark & Share Download: PDF Manual. The Apple 23-Inch Cinema Display (Aluminum), designed to aesthetically complement the previously introduced Power Macintosh G5 and PowerBook G4 models, features a 23-inch wide-format (1920x1200) active-matrix LCD display.

So... A couple of years ago I purchased a Thunderbolt capable motherboard (Gigabyte GA-z77X-UP5), and an Apple's 27-in Thunderbolt Display--rather than it's (now-discontinued) Apple LED Cinema display--to go along with my Apple iMac 2010 (as a dual-display setup) which I was primarily using as an LED monitor for my Windows 7/8 PC. Boy was that a mistake... LOL . Thunderbolt support on non-Apple computers was TERRIBLE back then. Maybe it still is terrible still, but I got some good news after all this time.

I had nothing but problems trying to get the Apple Thunderbolt Display to work alongside my ATI Radeon HD 7970 and the iMac (display port LED monitor).

LucidLogix Virtu MVP Software was buggy and unstable.
Photoshop wouldn't work with graphic card acceleration support.
Trying to see the BIOS (post screen) was non-existent with the Thunderbolt display. Had to unplug that and only use the iMac display port connection connected to the ATI Radeon HD 7979.

Long story short, I ended up using my 27-in iMac as a primary monitor, and had the Apple Thunderbolt Display sitting on my desk for 2 years, doing nothing but looking sweet... Because if nothing else, Apple has my kind of taste when it comes to appearances. I love modern/minimilast/industrial, or whatever you want to call this, style...

This was the initial studio setup about 3 years ago... The Apple devices look great. And, if you're wondering, yes I primarily use Windows, but have no problems using Apple OS X. I've been obsessed with computers since the Amiga and Commodore 64 days; before most people thought of computers as something that only nerdy people use--that is before 'nerdy' or 'geeky' was considered a positive attribute.

Anyhow...

On to the main point of all this... Just today, as I'm extremely swamped with projects, and BOOM, the iMac completely died, the screen turned off and the internal fans went full blast, shooting dust and black crap out it; never heard the fan anywhere near that loud (but I did read a while back that people experienced this when they tried replacing their HDD and the internal temperature sensor wasn't reconnected properly--on my the HDD went bad about a month ago, making OS X useless (took like 10 min to boot) but I didn't mind since I was only using it as a monitor. So I was like, 'shit... at least I still have the Apple Thunderbolt Display' ...

So not having to worry about dual-display, or having to use my ATI card for any 3D or Video production intensive tasks, the integrated Intel HD 4000 display is good enough for my current needs.

So I plug in the Apple Thunderbolt Display, and 'BOOM it works! Awesome!' ... Now after coming off my relief and excitement, I now notice a GLARING problem: the display is extremely bright. It's almost impossible to use it at this brightness level; especially at dark.

'Oh man... knew things were going too good...' So, thinking back at my, nothing but grief, history with the Thunderbolt Display, I'm not too optimistic on finding a solution.

Of course all the usual suspects didn't work:

Brightness function keys on the Apple wireless keyboard (yes that works fine on a PC too)
Intel Display control panel didn't have any brightness settings.
Apple Boot Camp 5.x display drivers by themselves didn't do shit if installed -- more on this below.
etc...

Well, come to find out you need to install Apple Boot Camp 5 in order to get the display brightness controls to work--and no, you can't just install the individual drivers; it needs the bootcamp control panel, which is only installed properly if you do the full Boot Camp 5 install. As of this writing, nothing but that exists to control the Thunderbolt Display brightness on a non-apple computer.

'OK, fine... let's do the full install and hope that it doesn't overwrite my current drivers' ...

So, without any other options, I chose to go ahead and install the full Boot Camp 5....

And... an error:

'Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer'

'WTF? godamn this piece of shit!'

Yeah, my history with this thing is becoming more and more apparent... So I search the internet far and wide, with very little support, and came to the (obvsious) conclusion, Apple doesn't want Windows users to be happy.

So! After about a couple of hours of trying to find a solution on the internet with no success, I end up messing around with the installation, and figure out a solution.

The fix

Download Boot Camp 5.
Put it somewhere like C:drivers (create the folder if needed. We want a short path, because sometimes driver installs go bad due to long path)
Extract it with 7zip.
Start the command prompt with Admin priviledges.
- This can be done in Windows 8 or 8.1 by right-clicking the bottom left corner of the screen, and the selecting 'Command Prompt (Admin)'
- Or you can click Run and then type in cmd followed by hitting SHIFT + CONTROL + ENTER
In the cmd prompt browse to where you extracted Boot Camp, specifically: BootCampDriversApple

And that should do it... Reboot your PC and and you should now see a black diamond (Boot Camp) icon in the notification center, next to the time (where volume is located)

To control the brightness without an Apple keyboard, just click that Boot Camp icon, wait for it to load (it takes about 5 or more seconds for whatever reason) and click the 'Brightness' tab, and the rest is self explanatory.

If you have an apple keyboard, you can just use the F1 and F2 keys (the ones with sun icons) to control the brightness--Apple keyboards by default have the 'fn' key option enabled, opposite of regular keyboards. Meaning, if you wanted to use F1, F2, F3, etc on an Apple keyboard, you'd have to press the fn+F1, fn+F2, fn+F3, etc.

BTW, the Apple keyboard drivers, unlike the Apple Thunderbolt Display drivers, can be installed just by running:

I guess on non-Apple keyboards, you can control the brightness by hitting fn+f1 and fn+f2.

Alright... there you go. Hope this brings joy to someone's life as it has brought it to my--inspiring this drawn out, rambling, post...

View the discussion thread.

The Apple Cinema Display HD (High Definition, 23-inch) is an active-matrix LCD matte display, with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. As the moniker HD implies, this display is designed for HDTV content playback. It has a higher contrast ratio, brightness, as well as a wider viewing angle which enhance the viewing experience greatly.

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Apple cinema display 23 user manual free

1 Apple Cinema Display HD (23-Inch)

Apple Cinema Display HD (23-Inch)

Apple Cinema Display HD (23–inch) is enclosed in a high-density, crystal-clear polycarbonate frame, which is mounted on an easel-style stand with an integrated two port USB hub. It has an ADC (Apple Display Connector) for analog and digital video inputoutput, USB data transferring, as well as a power supply. The Apple Cinema Display Original (22-Inch) is compatible with any Mac that has an ADC connection and a video card with 32 MB or more of video memory.

Release Date

March 21, 2002.

Specifications

Code name: Cinema Display.
Frame material:Polycarbonate.
Display type: TFT LCD.
Display size: 23-Inch.
Format:“Letterbox”.
Optimum resolution (pixels):1920 x 1200.
Supported resolutions (in pixels):800 x 500, 1024 x 640, and 1280 x 800.
DPI/PPI: 98.4.
Dot/Pixel pitch: 0.258 mm.
Max. display colors:16.7 Million.
Viewing angle: 170 degrees horizontal, 170 degrees vertical.
Response time:16 ms.
Brightness: 200 cd/m2.
Contrast ratio:350:1.
Built-in audio: No.
Built-in camera: No.
USB 1.0: 2.
Firewire: No.
DVI: No.
ADC: Yes.
Power: 70 W.
Supported MacOS: 9.2.2 or X 10.1.3.
Dimensions: 19.2 x 24.2 x 7.3.
Average weight: 25.3 lbs.
Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F).
Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (noncondensing).
Altitude:0 to 3048 meters (0 to 10,000 feet).

Apple Numbers, Discontinuation, Price

Apple Model Number: M8537ZM/A.
Apple Order Number: M8536.
Discontinued:June 28, 2004.
Original Price: $3499.

Care and Safety

Before you lift or reposition your display, disconnect the cables and power cord. Always use correct lifting techniques when positioning the display. When lifting or carrying the device, grasp the edges and never lift the display by the stand or the cord.

To clean the screen, do the following:

Turn the cinema display off and disconnect the power.
Use the cloth that came with the display or another soft, dry cloth to wipe dust from the screen.

Warning: Don’t clean the screen with a cleaner that contains alcohol or acetone. Use a cleaner intended for use with an LCD (liquid crystal display). Never spray cleaner directly on the screen. It may drip inside the display and cause an electrical shock.

Use only the power adapter that came with the device and the AC cord that came with the Apple’s power adapter. Keep in mind that adapters and cords for other electronic devices may look similar, but using them may affect your display’s performance, or even damage the display. The AC power cord has a plug that has a third grounding pin. This plug will only fit a grounded AC outlet. If you are unable to insert the plug into an outlet because the outlet is not grounded, contact a licensed electrician to replace the outlet with a properly grounded outlet.

Ergonomics

Guidelines for adjusting the cinema display to reduce glare and to accommodate your physical size and shape:

Arrange the display so the top of the screen is slightly below eye level when you’re sitting at the keyboard. The best distance from your eyes to the screen is up to you, although most people seem to prefer 18 to 28 inches (45 to 70 cm).
Position the display by tilting it up or down in order to minimize glare and reflections on the screen from overhead lights and nearby windows.

Shoulders should be relaxed, forearms and hands in a straight line, forearms level or tilted slightly, lower back supported, and thighs tilted slightly. The top of the screen should be at, or slightly below eye level (You may need to adjust the height of your display by raising or lowering your work surface). The screen should be positioned to avoid any glare. Keep plenty of clearance under your work surface so that your feet have room to stay flat on the floor, or on a footrest.

Troubleshooting

Before taking any of the steps mentioned below, make sure the computer is turned on. All the cables must be connected properly to the computer and display. Make sure your computer is not in Sleep Mode.