Sony CPD-E400E Technical Features, Troubleshooting, Preset and user modes, If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires), Power saving function, On-screenmessages

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 – 96 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 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

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	≤ 140 W	green
operation

1 standby	≤ 15 W	green and orange
		alternate

2 suspend	≤ 15 W	green and orange
(sleep)*		alternate

3 active off**	≤ 3 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 is in a power saving mode, MONITOR IS IN POWER SAVE MODE appears on the screen if you press any button on the monitor. After a few seconds, the monitor enters the power saving mode again.

On-screen messages

If no picture appears on the screen, one of the following messages			GB
appears on the screen. To solve the problem, see “Trouble
symptoms and remedies” on page 16.

	INFORMATION
		Input signal condition
	OUT OF SCAN RANGE
	OUT OF SCAN RANGE

The input signal conditionOUT OF SCAN RANGE

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

NO INPUT SIGNALindicates that no signal is input.MONITOR IS IN POWER SAVE MODE

indicates that the computer is in power saving mode. This message is displayed only when your computer is in a power saving mode and you press any one of the buttons on the monitor.