Setup; Adjustments; Navigating The Menu; Connecting Your Monitor To Your Computer - Sony Trinitron CPD-E240 Operating Instructions Manual

Setup

1

Connecting your monitor to your computer

Video signal cable
of the monitor
Connecting to a Macintosh or compatible
computer
When connecting this monitor to a Macintosh computer, use the
Macintosh adapter (not supplied) if necessary. Connect the
Macintosh adapter to the computer before connecting the cable.
The pin assignment of the HD 15 video signal cable
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
Pin No. Signal
1 Red
Green (Sync on
2
Green)
3 Blue
4 ID (Ground)
5 DDC Ground*
6 Red Ground
7 Green Ground
8 Blue Ground
* DDC (Display Data Channel) is a standard of VESA.
2

Turning on the monitor and computer

1
Connect the power cord to the monitor and press the
(power) switch to turn on the monitor.
1
2
Turn on the computer.
No need for specific drivers
This monitor complies with the "DDC" Plug & Play standard and
automatically detects all the monitor's information. No specific driver
needs to be installed to the computer.
The first time you turn on your PC after connecting the monitor, the setup
Wizard may appear on the screen. In this case, follow the on-screen
instructions. The Plug & Play monitor is automatically selected so that you
can use this monitor.
Notes
• Do not touch the pins of the video signal cable connector.
• Check the alignment of the HD15 connector to prevent bending the pins
of the video signal cable connector.
4
to HD15 of the
connecting computer
Pin No. Signal
9 DDC HOST 5V*
10 Ground
11 ID (Ground)
Bi-Directional
12
Data (SDA)*
13 H. Sync
14 V. Sync
Data Clock
15
(SCL)*

Adjustments

Navigating the menu

1
Press the MENU/OK button to display the main menu.
MENU
,
the resolution of the current
input signal (only if the signal
matches to one of the
recommended VESA timing
modes).
2
Move the joystick m/M to highlight the main menu that
you want to adjust and press the MENU/OK button.
b
3
Move the joystick m/M to highlight the submenu that
you want to adjust. Then move the joystick </, to
make adjustments.

Adjusting the brightness and contrast

Brightness and contrast adjustments are made using a separate
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu. These adjustments are
effective for all input signals.
1
Move the joystick in any direction to display the
BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu.
2
Move the joystick m/M to adjust the brightness (
and </, to adjust the contrast ( ).
BR I GHTNESS / CONTRAS T
5 0
Note
If you set the brightness and contrast level to "0", the picture will black out
and no picture will appear.
Main menu
the horizontal
68 . 7kHz / 85Hz
1024 768
and vertical
frequencies
of the current
input signal
Sub menu
S I ZE / CENTER
MENU
2 6
1 0 0
),