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Apple Users

OnyxCollie

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1. Hmm...

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:11 PM

Feb 2013

The only time my MacBook screen goes dim is when it's not plugged in (and then it acts like you've described.)

In fact, I've just had to boost the brightness right now.

The Power Adapter/Battery menus on the Energy Saver preference panel has a button for automatically reducing brightness before display goes to sleep. Are they checked?

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laptop screen keeps going dim. [View all] mopinko Feb 2013 OP

Hmm... OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #1

autodim is off. mopinko Feb 2013 #4

I'd say the energy setting but you say you've checked that. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #2

ok- mopinko Feb 2013 #3

You know, every now and then the brightness keys get jostled. They are F5 and F6. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #5

yeah, it happens. mopinko Feb 2013 #6

What is 'sleep' set to? REP Feb 2013 #7

15 minutes mopinko Feb 2013 #8

Set sleep to 30 REP Feb 2013 #9