HP 21” Color Monitor User’s Guide

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Refer to this section, before contacting technical support.

If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires)

The lines you are experiencing on your screen are normal for the Trinitron monitor and are not a malfunction. These are shadows from the damper wires used to stabilize the aperture grille and are most noticeable when the screen’s background is light (usually white). The aperture grille is the essential element that makes a Trinitron picture tube unique by allowing more light to reach the screen, resulting in a brighter, more detailed picture.

Damper wires

On-screen messages

If there is something wrong with the input signal, one of the following messages appears on the screen.

If NO INPUT SIGNAL appears on the screen

This message shows the currently selected INPUT.

NO INPUT SIGNAL. This indicates that no signal is input from the selected connector.

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