diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4c1194..b03abb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ The panel must be powered by 5V AC adapter with enough current capacity. (Curren
 
 # How to Use
 
-Below is a bare minimum sketch to draw a single white dot in the top left. You MUST call .begin() before you call ANY other function of the RGB64x32MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA class!
+Below is a bare minimum sketch to draw a single white dot in the top left. You must call .begin() before you call ANY pixel-drawing (fonts, lines, colours etc.) function of the RGB64x32MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA class.
 
-No call to .begin() before use = Crash
+No .begin() before other functions = Crash
 ```
 #include <ESP32-RGB64x32MatrixPanel-I2S-DMA.h>
 RGB64x32MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA matrix;
diff --git a/examples/AnimatedGIFPanel/AnimatedGIFPanel.ino b/examples/AnimatedGIFPanel/AnimatedGIFPanel.ino
index d4db9bf..8f4abb1 100644
--- a/examples/AnimatedGIFPanel/AnimatedGIFPanel.ino
+++ b/examples/AnimatedGIFPanel/AnimatedGIFPanel.ino
@@ -201,10 +201,14 @@ void setup() {
         Serial.println("SPIFFS Mount Failed");
   }
   
+  /* setPanelBrightness should be called before .begin() */
+  /* setMinRefreshRate must be called before .begin() */
   dma_display.setPanelBrightness(32);
   dma_display.setMinRefreshRate(200);
   
   dma_display.begin();
+  
+  /* all other pixel drawing functions can only be called after .begin() */
   dma_display.fillScreen(dma_display.color565(0, 0, 0));
   gif.begin(LITTLE_ENDIAN_PIXELS);
 
diff --git a/examples/BitmapIcons/BitmapIcons.ino b/examples/BitmapIcons/BitmapIcons.ino
index a2f2331..72328c5 100644
--- a/examples/BitmapIcons/BitmapIcons.ino
+++ b/examples/BitmapIcons/BitmapIcons.ino
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@ void setup() {
 
   /************** DISPLAY **************/
   Sprintln("...Starting Display");
-  display.setPanelBrightness(48);
-  display.begin(R1_PIN, G1_PIN, B1_PIN, R2_PIN, G2_PIN, B2_PIN, A_PIN, B_PIN, C_PIN, D_PIN, E_PIN, LAT_PIN, OE_PIN, CLK_PIN );  // setup the LED matrix
-
+  display.begin(R1_PIN, G1_PIN, B1_PIN, R2_PIN, G2_PIN, B2_PIN, A_PIN, B_PIN, C_PIN, D_PIN, E_PIN, LAT_PIN, OE_PIN, CLK_PIN );
+  
   display.fillScreen(display.color444(0, 1, 0));  
 
   // Fade a Red Wifi Logo In
diff --git a/examples/BufferSwap/BufferSwap.ino b/examples/BufferSwap/BufferSwap.ino
index 7b0e383..a797937 100644
--- a/examples/BufferSwap/BufferSwap.ino
+++ b/examples/BufferSwap/BufferSwap.ino
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ void setup()
   delay(1000); Serial.begin(115200); delay(200);
 
   Serial.println("...Starting Display");
-  display.begin();  // setup the display with no double buffering
+  
+  display.begin();  // setup display with pins as per defined in the library
   display.setTextColor(display.color565(128, 128, 128));  
 
   
diff --git a/examples/testshapes_32x64/testshapes_32x64.ino b/examples/testshapes_32x64/testshapes_32x64.ino
index b09bfad..0960942 100644
--- a/examples/testshapes_32x64/testshapes_32x64.ino
+++ b/examples/testshapes_32x64/testshapes_32x64.ino
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.println(" HELLO !");
   Serial.println("*****************************************************");
 
-  dma_display.begin();
+  dma_display.begin(); // use default pins
 
   // draw a pixel in solid white
   dma_display.drawPixel(0, 0, dma_display.color444(15, 15, 15));