Sony SDM-S74 Operating Instructions (primary manual) manual

© 2004 Sony Corporation TFT LCD Color Computer Display SDM-S74 SDM-S94[...]

2 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are lo cated at the rear of the unit. Record these numbers in the spaces prov ided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No . To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or mois ture. Dangerou sly high vol tages are pre sen[...]

Table of Contents • Macint osh is a tr ademar k licen sed to Appl e Comput er, Inc., re gister ed in the U.S.A. and other count ries. • Windo ws  is registere d trad emarks of Microsof t Corporat ion in the Uni ted States and other count ries. • IBM PC/AT and V GA are regis tered tradem arks of I BM Corp orat ion of t he U.S.A. • VESA an[...]

4 Precautions Warning on power conne ctions • Use the supplied p ower cord. If you use a differe nt power cord, be sure th at it is compati ble with yo ur local power su pply. For the customers i n the U.S.A. If you do not use the appro priate cord, this mon itor will no t conf orm t o mand ator y F CC sta nda rds. For the customers i n the UK If[...]

5 GB Identifying par ts and contr ols See the pages in parentheses for further details. The illustra tions of the monitor in this page a re the SD M-S74. 1 1 (Power ) switch and 1 (power) indi cator (pages 9, 1 6, 21) This switch t urns the mo nitor on when the 1 (power) indicator is red. To turn the monit or off, press th is switch agai n. If the [...]

6 SDM-S74 SDM-S94 7 AC IN connector (pa ge 7) This conn ector conn ects the power cord (su pplied) . 8 DVI-D input conne ctor (digita l RGB) (page 7) This co nnect or inpu ts digit al RGB vide o signa ls that com ply with DVI Rev.1.0. 9 HD15 input connector (ana log RGB) (page 7) This co nne ctor i nputs anal og R GB v ideo signa ls (0. 700 V p-p ,[...]

7 GB Connect a computer equipped with a DVI outp ut connector (digital RGB) Using th e supplied D VI-D video sign al cable (di gital RGB ), connect the comput er to the moni tor’s DVI-D input connec tor (digital RGB). Connect a computer equipped with an HD15 output connector (ana log RGB) Using th e supplied HD 15-HD15 vi deo signal ca ble (analo[...]

8 SDM-S94 Setup 3: Secure the cor ds and c lose the bac k co ver 1 Remove t he stand cover . 2 Gather t he powe r cord and vid eo signa l cables using the ca ble holde r on the cabin et (SDM-S74). Secure the vid eo signa l cables us ing the c able holder on the c abinet (S DM-S94). 3 Feed the cabl es and co rd into the st and, and secu re them by u[...]

9 GB Setup 4: T urn on the monitor and comp uter 1 Press the MAIN PO WER switch locate d on the right side of the monito r in the direction of the [ , if it is no t already p ressed. M ake sure the 1 (power) indic ator is lit in red. Note The moni tor is fact ory s hipped with th e MAIN POWER switch set to o n ( [ ). 2 Press the 1 (po wer) switch l[...]

10 Setup 5: Adjusting the tilt This displa y can b e adjusted wit hin the angles sho wn be low. Hold both s ides of the L CD pan el, then adjust scr een angles . SDM-S94 only To use the monitor comforta bly Adjust the v iewing angl e of your mon itor according to the height of your desk and chair, so that light is not reflected from the screen to y[...]

11 GB Customizing Your Monitor You can ma ke numer ous adju stments to y our moni tor usin g the on-s creen m enu. Navigating the m enu Press the MENU butt on to di splay the main men u on your screen. See page 1 2 for more informa tion on usi ng the MENU bu tton. Use the m / M and OK buttons t o select the i cons in the above main menu illustratio[...]

12 x Using the MENU, m / M , and OK buttons 1 Display th e main menu. Press the MENU butt on to disp lay the ma in menu on your screen. 2 Select the me nu you want to adju st. Press the m / M button s to display the desired m e nu. P ress the OK button to select the menu item. 3 Adjust the item . Press the m / M buttons to m a ke the ad justment, t[...]

13 GB Adjusting the picture’ s sharpness and center ing (SCREEN) (analog RGB signal only) x Automatic pict ure qual ity adjust ment functio n When the monitor receives an input signal, it automatica lly adjust s the pict ure’s positio n and sharpn ess (phase /pitch), a nd ensur es th at a clear picture appears on the scr een (page 17). Note Whi[...]

14 12 Press the OK button. Return to the SCRE EN menu. 13 Press t he m / M buttons to sele ct and press the OK button. Return to the me nu screen. x Adjus t the pi cture’ s posit ion man uall y (H CEN TER/V CENT ER) If the picture is not in the center of the screen, adj ust the pic ture’s centering as follows. 1 Set the resoluti on to 1280 × 1[...]

15 GB Changing the gamma setting (GAMMA) You can associate the picture ’s color s hade on t he screen w ith the picture’s orig inal color shade. 1 Press the MENU button . The main me nu app ears on th e scr een. 2 Press the m / M buttons to select (GAMMA) and press the O K button. The GAMMA menu appears on the scre en. 3 Press the m / M buttons[...]

16 Lock i ng the menus and contr o ls (MENU LOCK) Lock the co ntrol of button s to prevent acc idental adjust ments or resetting. 1 Press the MENU button. The main me nu appears on the screen. 2 Press the m / M buttons to select (MENU LOCK) and press the OK button. The MENU L OCK menu appears on the scree n. 3 Press the m / M buttons to select ON o[...]

17 GB Reducing the power consumpti on (ECO mode) If you pr ess the ECO b utton on t he front of the moni tor repeatedl y, you can select the scree n brightnes s. Each mode app ears on the screen an d the screen br ightness is reduced a ccording to the mode. The menu a utomatic ally disappears aft er about 5 seconds. Screen brigh tness and power co [...]

18 Troubleshootin g Before co ntacting te chnic al suppor t, refer to this sectio n. On-screen messa g es If there is som ething wro n g with th e input signal, on e of the following m essages appears on the screen. To solve the pro blem, see “Troub le symptom s and reme dies” on page 19. If “OUT OF RANGE” appears on the screen This indica [...]

19 GB T roubl e symptoms and remedies If a probl em occurs as a result of a connected compute r or other equi pment, refe r to the connec ted comp uter/equipment ’s instruc tion manual . Use the self-dia gnosis function (p age 21) if the fo llowi ng recommendations do not resolv e the problem. Symp tom Check t hese item s No picture If the 1 (pow[...]

20 Pict ure is fuzzy • Adj ust the br ightness and contr ast (page 1 2). • Adj ust the pi tch and phase (analo g RGB signa l only) (pa ge 13). x Prob lems caused b y a computer o r other equi pment connec ted, and not caused b y the monit or • Set the reso lution to 1280 × 10 24 (SDM -S74/S DM-S 94) on your co mputer . Picture is gh osting ?[...]

21 GB Displayi ng this monitor’s informa tion While th e monitor is receiving a vide o signal , press an d hold the MENU bu tton for more than 5 seconds unt il the informatio n box appea rs. Press the M ENU button aga in to make the box disap pear. If any pr oblem pe rsist s, call yo ur aut horized S ony dea ler and gi ve the following info rmati[...]

22 Specificat ions SDM-S7 4 LCD panel Panel ty pe: a-Si TFT Active Matrix Picture size: 17.0 inch Input signal format RGB operating frequency* Hori zont al: 28 – 80 kHz (ana log R GB) 28 – 64 k Hz (digi tal RGB) Vertical: 48 – 75 Hz (analog RGB) 60 Hz (digital RGB) Resolution Horizon ta l: M a x.1280 dots Vertical: Max.1 024 lines Input si gn[...]

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