Sony Trinitron CPD-E500E Operating Instructions Manual page 17

Symptom
Picture is ghosting
Picture is not centered or sized
properly
Edges of the image are curved
Wavy or elliptical pattern (moire)
is visible
Color is not uniform
White does not look white
Letters and lines show red or blue
shadows at the edges
Monitor buttons do not operate
( appears on the screen)
A hum is heard right after the
power is turned on
* If a second degauss cycle is needed, allow a minimum interval of 20 minutes for the best result. A humming noise may be heard, but this is not a
malfunction.
Displaying this monitor's name, serial number,
and date of manufacture.
While the monitor is receiving a video signal, press and hold the
center of the control button for more than five seconds to display
this monitor's information box.
MENU
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Check these items
• Eliminate the use of video cable extensions and/or video switch boxes.
• Check that all plugs are firmly seated in their sockets.
• Adjust the size (page 10) or centering (page 10). Note that some video modes do not fill
the screen to the edges.
• Adjust the geometry (page 10).
• Set CANCEL MOIRE to ON and adjust the degree of moire cancellation until the moire is
at a minimum (page 11).
xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment
• Change your desktop pattern.
• Degauss the monitor* (page 13). If you place equipment that generates a magnetic field,
such as a speaker, near the monitor, or if you change the direction the monitor faces, color
may lose uniformity.
• Adjust the landing (page 11).
• Adjust the color temperature (page 12).
• Adjust the convergence (page 11).
• If the control lock is set to ON, set it to OFF (page 13).
• This is the sound of the auto-degauss cycle. When the power is turned on, the monitor is
automatically degaussed for two seconds.
Example
INFORMATION
MODEL : CPD E500E
SER NO : 1234567
MANUFACTURED : 1999-52
If the problem persists, call your authorized Sony dealer and give
the following information.
• Model name: CPD-E500E
• Serial number
• Name and specifications of your computer and graphics board.
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