Sony SDM-N50PS Specifications, Troubleshooting, Technical Features, Customizing Your Monitor, Step 1:, Step 2:, Step 3:, Step 4:

Table of Contents

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

Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Step 1: Connect the media engine to your computer. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 2: Connect the display and media engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 3: Connect the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Step 4: Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing the display vertically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANGUAGE). . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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•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.

•WinPortrait ®/MacPortrait® are the trademarks of Portrait Displays, Inc.

•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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Adjusting the contrast (CONTRAST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting the black level of an image (BRIGHTNESS). . . . . . . . . . 13 GB Eliminating flicker or blurring (PHASE/PITCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adjusting the picture position (H CENTER/V CENTER). . . . . . . . . 14 Displaying a low-resolution signal at the actual resolution

(ZOOM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Adjusting the color temperature (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Changing the menu’s position (MENU POSITION) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Resetting the adjustments (RESET). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Additional settings (Option). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Automatic picture quality adjustment function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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

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