Sony CPD-E500E Table of Contents, Specifications, Troubleshooting, Technical Features, Customizing Your Monitor, Step 1:, Step 2:, Step 3:

Table of Contents

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Step 1: Connect your monitor to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 2: Connect the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 3: Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

•Trinitron ® is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

•Macintosh is a trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.

•Windows ® and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

•IBM PC/AT and VGA are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation of the U.S.A.

•VESA and DDC ™ are trademarks of the Video Electronics Standard Association.

•ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark.

•All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

•Furthermore, “ ™” and “ ®” are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Navigating the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 8
Adjusting the brightness and contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 9
Adjusting the size of the picture (SIZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
Adjusting the centering of the picture (CENTER) . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
Enlarging or reducing the picture (ZOOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
Adjusting the shape of the picture (GEOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10
Adjusting the convergence (CONV)	11
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adjusting the quality of the picture (SCREEN)	11
Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	12
Additional settings (OPTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	13
Resetting the adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14

Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Preset and user modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Power saving function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Preset mode timing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i TCO’99 Eco-document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

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