I think on the new keyboard, the fn key is required. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 7:02 PM Subject: Re: iMac roasting normal behavier?
Hi Dan and Orin, I think the brightness adjustment from the Displays menu under System Preferences and the F1 and F2 keys on my laptop work the same way. (I also think that on the new new keyboards the brightness control is in the same place -- on the F1 and F2 keys. The only thing I'm uncertain about is the new default keyboard setup preference for some machines that associate the F keys with their software function instead of their hardware functions when pressed without the Fn key.) When I press the F1 key I hear exactly the same thing that I hear when I interact with the slider on the brightness setting under the Displays menu in System Preferences. In fact, if I press Option+F1 on my PowerBook laptop, I can bring up this Displays pane directly. The only thing that is different about using the slider under the Brightness setting of Displays under Systems Preferences is that if I hold down the shift key when I'm interacting with the slider (e.g. VO-keys-shift+ left arrow or right arrow) then I can move the slider in smaller increments. Otherwise, what I hear and the intervals of increase (F2) or decrease (F1) in brightness are the same, whether I use the arrow keys on the slider, or whether I use the F1 and F2 keys on the keyboard. So I usually just use the F1 key to turn down screen brightness. Hope this makes sense. Cheers, Esther On June 13, 2008, at 12:40PM, Dan wrote: >Hi Orin, >This is how I did it. >I'm talking about the full size Apple thin keyboard, not a laptop. >Go to system preferences. >Click the Displays button. >Using VO Right Arrow, under the display tab you will see as one of the >items, at the end of the list is brightness. >Just before you get to the Brightness label, you will find the >Slider's Value, probably 100, Just slide this control to 0 or >something much lower than 100. >Then exit system preferences. >HTH. >Dan > >On Jun 13, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Orin wrote: > >> How do I lower the brightness? >> On Jun 13, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Dan wrote: >> >>> Hello Orin and Esther,I have an iMac that's about 2 months old. >>> it's the 24 inch with 2.8 processor. >>> I was having some fan noise and apple replaced the fans yesterday. >>> The technician said that the unit has 3 fans. 1 for the CPU, >>> another for the Screen and he didn't say what the last one was for, >>> but I'd say probably the power supply. He said these machines get >>> rather warm. He said that the problems on earlier machines, say >>> 2006 have been corrected. >>> This is something I've done. By default, out of the box, the >>> brightness is set to 100 percent. I lower mine. In fact I lowered >>> it to 0 on one machine and both my wife and son said that the >>> screen is still clearly readable without any problems. So we've set >>> the brightness on 3 iMac machines between 0 and 50 percent. In all >>> cases, the machines run much cooler. >>> Just my families experiences with this heating problem. >>> HTH. >>> Dan >>> On Jun 13, 2008, at 4:38 AM, Esther wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Orin, >>>> >>>> I heard about overheating problems in the first generation of >>>> iMacs, and >>>> there are many articles that appeared in 2005 reporting on this >>>> problem. >>>> You can try downloading a freeware tool called Temperature Monitor >>>> that people used for diagnosis and use it to provide data, either by >>>> exporting file contents to a file and/or by taking a screen snapshot >>>> that you could send along as an attachment if you are in email >>>> contact >>>> with AppleCare or other service. You shouldn't have really high >>>> temperatures. Your iMac is only a few months old, and shouldn't >>>> have any problems. If there is nothing blocking your fans, etc. I >>>> would >>>> get in touch with your local Apple Store. You'll still be under the >>>> warranty period of 1 year. Incidentally, I know this subject has >>>> come >>>> up on the list before, but it's a really good idea to get AppleCare. >>>> That's especially true if you don't live near an Apple Store and >>>> need >>>> extensive phone support after the first 90 days. >>>> >>>> Here's the web page for Temperature Monitor: >>>> >>>> http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html >>>> >>>> There are links for the download, online manual, and notes. >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> On June 13, 2008, at 12:18AM, Orin wrote: >>>>> Hey all, >>>>> >>>>> Just wondering, although my iMac is very quiet I really can't >>>>> hear it, >>>>> it's getting utterally hot, should it? I mean, this is a desktop, >>>>> and >>>>> I keep it on, and I just don't want it to melt away. Shouldn't this >>>>> thing have a fan in it to keep it cool? >>>>> I'm currently listening to 06. Soldiers Of The Wasteland by >>>>> DragonForce on the album Sonic Firestorm and is currently Paused. >>>>> >>>>> Orin >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > >
