IBM 2194, 6345 Power saver feature, Changing display settings, Customizing display properties

Power saver feature

Your monitor documentation should indicate whether your monitor has a power saver feature. This feature may be called Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS). With DPMS, the monitor's display goes blank 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, you can set the energy saving features of the monitor in the Control Panel in Windows 98. See “Monitor standby” on page 5-6. for instructions on using this feature.

Changing display settings

The first time you turn on your computer, it automatically selects common settings for your monitor. If your monitor supports Display Data Channel (DDC), the computer automatically selects the best refresh rate your monitor can support. 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.

Customizing display properties

In Windows 98, you can change display options such as screen resolution, number of colors, refresh rate, and the size of displayed characters.

If you need assistance while selecting display properties settings, click the question mark in the upper right corner of the window. Your mouse cursor will change into a question mark. Then click on the area you would like information about. If help information is available for the topic, it will be display at that time.

To customize your display properties:

1.Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop.

2.In the My Computer window, double-click on the Control Panel folder.

3.In the Control Panel window, double-click on the Display icon.

4.In the Display Properties window, click on the Settings tab.

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