Sony SDM-P232W Table of Contents, Specifications, Troubleshooting, Technical Features, Customizing Your Monitor, Setup 1:, Setup 3:, Setup 4:, Setup 5:

Table of Contents

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

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

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Setup 1: Connect a computer equipped with a DVI output connector (digital RGB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setup 2: Connect a computer equipped with an HD15 output connector (analog RGB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setup 3: Connect the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setup 4: Bundle the cords and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setup 5: Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setup 6: Adjust the tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selecting the input signal (INPUT button). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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•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 Standards Association.

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Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

PICTURE ADJUSTMENT menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting the Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 GB

Adjusting the Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting the Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting the Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Selecting the Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Selecting the Smoothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

INPUT SETTING menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Adjusting Picture Position and Sharpness

(analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Selecting the Input Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 OPTION menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reducing the power consumption (ECO mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Automatic picture quality adjustment function

(analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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