Symptom | Check these items | |
| Picture is ghosting | • Eliminate the use of video cable extensions and/or video switch boxes. | |
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| • Check that all plugs are firmly seated in their sockets. |
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| Picture is not centered or sized | • Adjust the size (page 10) or centering (page 10). Note that some video modes do not fill | |
| properly | the screen to the edges. | |
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| Edges of the image are curved | • Adjust the geometry (page 10). | |
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| Wavy or elliptical pattern (moire) | • Set CANCEL MOIRE to ON and adjust the degree of moire cancellation until the moire is | |
| is visible | at a minimum (page 11). | |
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| xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment |
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| • Change your desktop pattern. |
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| Color is not uniform | • Degauss the monitor* (page 13). If you place equipment that generates a magnetic field, | |
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| such as a speaker, near the monitor, or if you change the direction the monitor faces, color |
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| may lose uniformity. |
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| • Adjust the landing (page 11). |
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| White does not look white | • Adjust the color temperature (page 12). | |
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| Letters and lines show red or blue | • Adjust the convergence (page 11). | |
| shadows at the edges |
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| Monitor buttons do not operate | • If the control lock is set to ON, set it to OFF (page 13). | |
( | appears on the screen) |
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•This is the sound of the
* 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.
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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.
If the problem persists, call your authorized Sony dealer and give the following information.
•Model name:
•Serial number
•Name and specifications of your computer and graphics board.
MENUExample
INFORMATION
bMODEL : CPD E500ESER NO : 1234567
MANUFACTURED :
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