HP Z1 G2-Workstation - Manual (Page 33)

Display options
Adjusting display brightness
The HP Z1 G2 Workstation uses two methods to control the display brightness.
● The backlight brightness settings control the overall brightness of the internal display panel only.
● The pixel color brightness settings control the individual pixel color intensity for the internal display
panel and an external monitor. Changing the pixel color brightness will affect the color of the
pixels and will affect the colors of your display.
Controlling display panel brightness
Internal display panel backlight brightness
Windows 7 and Windows 8 each offer two methods for controlling the backlight brightness of the
internal display panel. These two options adjust the backlight brightness from 100% down to 30%.
Windows 7
1. Change View By from Category to either Large Icon or Small Icon.
2. Select Control Panel > Power Options.
3. Move the screen brightness slider at the bottom of the window to make adjustments.
4. At the bottom of the window, select Apply or OK to save the changes.
– or –
1. Select Start > Programs > Productivity and Tools > HP My Display.
2. Select Adjust.
3. Move the slider to make adjustments.
4. At the bottom of the window, select Apply or OK to save the changes.
Windows 8
1. Change View By from Category to either Large Icon or Small Icon.
2. Point to the upper-right of the Start screen to display the charms.
3. Select Settings.
4. In the lower-right corner, select Brightness.
5. Move the slider to make adjustments.
Controlling the brightness of the display panel and an external monitor
Pixel color brightness is controlled with either the Intel ® iGFx or the NVIDIA MXM graphics controller
interface. Both controllers can adjust the internal display panel and an external monitor. This adjustment
affects the brightness level of the individual RGB pixels and affects the colors of the pixels.
Intel iGFx adjustments for an internal display panel
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