Sony CPD-G400 Computer Monitor User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
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Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Step 1:
Connect your monitor to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Step 2:
Connect the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 3:
Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Selecting the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjusting the brightness and contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Automatically sizing and centering the picture (AUTO) . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the centering of the picture (CENTER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the size of the picture (SIZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Enlarging or reducing the picture (ZOOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the shape of the picture (GEOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting the convergence (CONV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Additional settings (OPTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Helpful hints and information (HELP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Resetting the adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Preset and user modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires). . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Preset mode timing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
TCO’99 Eco-document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i