Sony SDM-S73E, SDM-S74E Table of Contents, Specifications, Troubleshooting, Technical Features, Customizing Your Monitor, Setup 1:, Setup 2:, Setup 3:, Setup 4:, Setup 5:, Setup 6:

Table of Contents

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

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

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

Setup 1: Pull the stand lock pin out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setup 2: Connect the video signal cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Setup 4: Secure the cords and close the back cover. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Setup 6: Adjusting the height and tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Selecting the input signal (INPUT button) (SDM-S74E only) . . . . . 10

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Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		11
	Adjusting the backlight (BACKLIGHT)	12
6 Adjusting the contrast (CONTRAST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		12
	Adjusting the black level of an image (BRIGHTNESS)	12
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	Adjusting the picture’s sharpness and centering (SCREEN)
(SDM-S73E/S74E analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		13
	Adjusting the color temperature (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
	Changing the gamma setting (GAMMA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	15
	Changing the menu’s position (MENU POSITION)	15
	Changing the input automatically (INPUT SENSING)
(SDM-S74E only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		15
	Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANGUAGE)	15

0 Resetting the adjustment data to the defaults (RESET) . . . . . . 15 Locking the menus and controls (MENU LOCK) . . . . . . . . . . 16

Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Reducing the power consumption (ECO mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Automatic picture quality adjustment function (SDM-S73E/S74E analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

TCO’99 Eco-document (for the black model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i TCO’03 Eco-document (for the gray/silver model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

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