I recently got my new mac Studio M2. So far so good. To get the Display (which has a Display Port Mini connector), I purchased an adaptor. It is a Female Display Port Min to Made Thunderbolt adaptor. Works great.
The only problem is that I am not able to set the display brightness anywhere. The F2 and F1 keys do not work. So the monitor works, but it is in the 'predetermined' brightness.
Ideas?
Mac Studio (2023)
some Apple display have button on the display for brightness as well.
On that display, setting the brightness fro the Mac requires connecting a USB cable, over which the. Mac and the display can 'chat'. When you get it right, you should also get a brightness slider in the displays preferences, in addition to the brightness keys working.
With USB cable connected, I take it you have no Brightness slider in display preferences?
what shows in menu >about this Mac > (system report) > USB
this is what mine looks like, for a similar but not identical display:
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Thanks Grant.
This monitor: Apple LED Cinema Display (~ 2010 or earlier) does not have a button on it.
I do have the USB cable as well as the Mini Display Port cable plugged into the Mac Studio.
Thank you for your time.
When going into the Display settings (icon with 'two sliders' in Menu Bar) it shows the two displays I have attached. The display brightness slider is just a solid grey (indicating not available).
I know the USB connector from the monitor is attached as my wired tackball, and keyboard are plugged into the back of the monitor - in USB ports there.
Connecting Apple LED Cinema Display to mac Studio M2
