Technical Features

Preset and user modes

When the monitor receives an input signal, it automatically matches the signal to one of the factory preset modes stored in the monitor’s memory to provide a high quality picture at the center of the screen. (See Appendix for a list of the factory preset modes.) For input signals that do not match one of the factory preset modes, the digital Multiscan technology of this monitor ensures that a clear picture appears on the screen for any timing in the monitor’s frequency range (horizontal: 30 – 70 kHz, vertical: 48 – 120 Hz). If the picture is adjusted, the adjustment data is stored as a user mode and automatically recalled whenever the same input signal is received.

Note for Windows users

For Windows users, check your video board manual or the utility program which comes with your graphic board and select the highest available refresh rate to maximize monitor performance.

Troubleshooting

Before contacting technical support, refer to this section.

If thin line appears on your screen (damper wire)

The line you are experiencing on your screen is normal for the Trinitron monitor and is not a malfunction. This is shadow from the damper wire used to stabilize the aperture grille and is 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 wire

Power saving function

This monitor meets the power-saving guidelines set by VESA, ENERGY STAR, and NUTEK. If the monitor is connected to a computer or video graphics board that is DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling) compliant, the monitor will automatically reduce power consumption in three stages as shown below.

Power mode

Power consumption

1 (power)

 

 

indicator

 

 

 

normal

≤ 95 W

green

operation

 

 

 

 

 

1 standby

≤ 15 W

green and orange

 

 

alternate

 

 

 

2 suspend

≤ 15 W

green and orange

(sleep)*

 

alternate

 

 

 

3 active off**

≤ 5 W

orange

(deep sleep)*

 

 

 

 

 

power off

0 W

off

 

 

 

*“Sleep” and “deep sleep” are power saving modes defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.

**When your computer enters the “active off” mode, the input signal is cut and NO INPUT SIGNAL appears on the screen. After 20 seconds, the monitor enters the power saving mode.

On-screen messages

If there is something wrong with the input signal, one of the

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following messages appears on the screen. To solve the problem,

 

see “Trouble symptoms and remedies” on page 14.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Input signal

 

 

OUT OF SCAN RANGE

 

 

 

 

 

condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The input signal condition

OUT OF SCAN RANGE

indicates that the input signal is not supported by the monitor’s specifications.

NO INPUT SIGNAL

indicates that no signal is being input to the monitor.

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