This section explains how to use DPI-On-The-Fly Software with a Macintosh using a Mac Display Card 8•24 installed. Please follow along to learn how the software operates.
1. After restarting your Macintosh computer upon installing the software, double click the on the DPI-On-The-Fly software icon in the Control Panels folder. This will initiate the software.
Hotkey
DPI-On-The-Fly software can also be accessed by selecting hotkeys. Simply press the "Hotkey" button in the DPI dialog box to create your hotkeys sequence. Upon selecting this button, press the key or keys desired to activate the software. One to two keys are recommended for a sequence. A modifier key can be used if desired. The hotkeys selected will be displayed in the HotKey dialog box. Select cancel to leave the hotkey unchanged.
2. Next, select the NEC MultiSync display product connected to your Mac Display Card 8•24.
Note: The 15" NEC MultiSync® 3FG™ color monitor, only offered in Europe, and the MultiSync 3PG do not support 832x624 and 1152x870 display modes. The 15" NEC MultiSync® 3V™, 3FGx™, 3FGe™, 4FG™, 4FGe™ and 17" 5FGe™ monitors do not support 1152x870 display mode.
3. After you have selected the MultiSync display product connected to you Mac Display Card 8•24, you are know ready to select a new display mode or resolution. You can choose between 1152x870, 832x624, and 640x480. Not all the resolutions listed are supported by all NEC MultiSync display products. Please refer to your monitor user's manual.
4. To select a display mode, simply position the pointer over the resolution in the display mode list. This is located in the middle section of the dialog box. Now select OK. The screen will fade out and back in to the new resolution instantaneously. This is called "Switching-On-the-Fly"!
5. To switch the resolution again, simply access DPI-On-The-Fly Software described in step 1. Make your new resolution selection and select OK. Watch the video fade out and back into the new resolution. Selection of a new resolution can be done as many times as desired without restarting your Macintosh.