Sony CPD-G400P Technical Features, Troubleshooting, Preset and user modes, Power saving function, If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires), 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 – 107 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 graphic board manual or the utility program which comes with your graphic board and select the highest available refresh rate to maximize monitor performance.

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.

Troubleshooting

Before contacting technical support, refer to this section.

If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires)

The visible lines on your screen especially when the background screen color is light (usually white), are normal for the Trinitron monitor. This is not a malfunction. These are shadows from the damper wires used to stabilize the aperture grille. 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 no picture appears on the screen, one of the following messages appears on the screen. To solve the problem, see “Trouble symptoms and remedies” on page 17.

INFORMATION

OUT OF SCAN RANGE

INPUT 1

1The input signal conditionOUT OF SCAN RANGE

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

NO INPUT SIGNAL indicates 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.

2The selected connector

This message shows the currently selected connector (INPUT 1 or INPUT 2).

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