Screen goes off after a few minutes

[The.316]

On my M2 Mac Mini Pro, after a few minutes, the screen goes off like standby mode.

I am unable to find the option to change this, as in the Energy settings, there is only this available:

Is the setting somewhere else?

Please note that I am coming from a 2009 iMac, so its a bit different for me now.

 

[Bazza1]

Does it restore at all? After tapping your keyboard or on its own?
How are you connected to your monitor? Mini's HDMI to monitor's HDMI? If so, try another cable - Mini's USB-C to monitor's HDMI.

I had intermittent screen off issues, too (and I looked at the obvious settings as well) - it seemed that tapping the keyboard (most often) brought it back - but this hardly a solution.

Then I found this reported on other Forums - including Apple's own - and it looks like it was a 'known issue', at least on the last OS. Solution posted by another user was to give up on Apple's HDMI and use a USB-C port instead. This has given me trouble-free connectivity, albeit using up a USB-C port when I shouldn't need to.

 

[The.316]

Does it restore at all? After tapping your keyboard or on its own?
How are you connected to your monitor? Mini's HDMI to monitor's HDMI? If so, try another cable - Mini's USB-C to monitor's HDMI.

I had intermittent screen off issues, too (and I looked at the obvious settings as well) - it seemed that tapping the keyboard (most often) brought it back - but this hardly a solution.

Then I found this reported on other Forums - including Apple's own - and it looks like it was a 'known issue', at least on the last OS. Solution posted by another user was to give up on Apple's HDMI and use a USB-C port instead. This has given me trouble-free connectivity, albeit using up a USB-C port when I shouldn't need to.

When I move the mouse around, or tap the keys, it comes back on. I am running some crappy HDMI adaptor that makes it 90 degrees, as its a tight fit for the moment.

I did have it on a different HDMI cable yesterday, and I believe the same thing occured.

 

[The.316]

I am HDMI from the Mac Mini to HDMI on the monitor.

Should I HDMI to display port on the monitor? Display port to usb-c?

 

[hockeyamd]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/16uwo91

 

[Bazza1]

I am HDMI from the Mac Mini to HDMI on the monitor.

Should I HDMI to display port on the monitor? Display port to usb-c?

I did Mini USB-C to Monitor HDMI. That worked for me.