Sony CPD-G500 Marketing Operating Instructions Manual page 19

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)
COLOR RETURN function does
not operate
COLOR
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I MAGE
RES TORA T I ON
AVA I L AB L E
A F T ER WARM UP
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.
• Perform the
• Adjust the size (page 11) or centering (page 11). Note that some video modes do not fill
the screen to the edges.
• Adjust the geometry (page 12).
• Set CANCEL MOIRE to ON and adjust the degree of moire cancellation until the moire is
at a minimum (page 13).
xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment
• Change your desktop pattern.
• Degauss the monitor* (page 15). 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 13).
• Adjust the color temperature (page 13).
• Check that the five BNC connectors are connected in the correct order (from left to right:
Red-Green-Blue-HD-VD) (page 6).
• Adjust the convergence (page 12).
• If the control lock is set to ON, set it to OFF (page 15).
• Before using this function, the monitor must be in normal operation mode (green power
indicator on) for at least 30 minutes. For more information on using the IMAGE
RESTORATION function, see page 15.
• Adjust the computer's power saving settings to keep the monitor in normal operation
R G B
mode for more than 30 minutes.
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• The monitor may gradually lose its ability to perform this function due to the natural aging
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of the picture tube.
• 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 G500
SER NO : 1234567
MANUFACTURED : 1999-52
(AUTO) function (page 11).
If the problem persists, call your authorized Sony dealer and give
the following information.
• Model name: CPD-G500
• Serial number
• Name and specifications of your computer and graphics board.
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