Sony SDM-HS75 manual

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    2-583-745- 01 (1) © 2004 Sony Cor poration TFT LCD Color Computer Display SDM-HS75 SDM-HS95 Operat ing In struct ions GB[...]

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    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 sent[...]

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    Table of Contents • Macint osh is a tr ademar k licen sed to Appl e Comp uter, Inc., register ed in the U.S.A. and other count ries. • Windo ws  and MS-D OS are re giste red tradem ark s of Mic roso ft C orpo rat ion in the Unite d Stat es and o ther coun trie s. • IBM PC/AT and V GA are reg ister ed tradem arks of I BM Co rpora tio n of t[...]

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    4 Precautions Warning on power conne ctions • Use the supplied p ower cord. If you use a different power cord, be sure th at it is compati ble with yo ur local p ower supply. For the customers i n the U.S.A. If you do not use the appro priate cord, this m onitor will not conf orm t o ma ndator y F CC s tanda rds. For the customers i n the UK If y[...]

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    5 GB Identifying par ts and contr ols See the pages in parentheses for further details. The 1 (power) switch and the c ontrol butto ns are o n the lowe r right part of the front of the mo nitor. Front of the display Rear of t he display 1 1 (Power ) switch and indicato r (pages 9, 16) To tu rn the disp lay on or off, press t he 1 (power) switch upw[...]

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    6 Rear of t he display 7 Back cover (page 8) Remove t his cover whe n you conne ct/disconn ect cables or cords . 8 AC IN connec tor (page 8 ) Connect t he power cord (suppl ied). 9 HD15 input conne ctor (ana log RGB) (page 7) This conn ecto r inpu ts an alog RGB video sign als ( 0.7 Vp-p , positive) and SYNC signals. 7 8 9 Rem ove t he ba ck c over[...]

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    7 GB Setup Before usin g your m onitor, check tha t the fo llowing ite ms are includ ed in you r car ton: •L C D d i s p l a y • Power co rd • HD1 5-HD15 vide o signal cabl e (anal og RGB) •C o r d s t r a p • CD-ROM (utility software for Windows/M acintos h, Operating Instructions , etc.) • Warra nty c ard • Qui ck Se tup Gu ide Step[...]

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    8 Step 3: Connect the power cor d With the moni tor and compute r switched off, first con nect the power cord to the m onitor, the n conne ct it to a p ower outlet. Step 4: Secure the cor ds and replace the bac k co v er 1 Bun dle t he ca ble s and c ord s. Usin g the supp lied co rd strap, bundle the cab les and c ords. 2 Replace t he back cover. [...]

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    9 GB Step 5: T urn on the monitor and computer 1 Press the 1 (powe r) switch upw ard. The 1 (powe r) indicato r of the monitor lig hts up in green. 2 Turn on the co mputer. The installatio n of your moni tor is complet e. If necessary, use the monitor’s contro ls to adjust th e picture. If no picture appears on your screen • Che ck that the pow[...]

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    10 Customizing Your Monitor You can mak e numerou s adjust ments to you r monito r using the on-scre en menu. Adjusting to the desired brightness Press ing th e button, you can c hange the brig htness of t he scree n. Each time yo u pres s the button, the mode changes as follows. USER t HI GH t MIDDLE t LOW t USER ... The bright ness o f the scree [...]

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    11 GB x Using the MENU, m/M , and OK button s 1 Display the main menu. Press the MENU butto n to disp lay the ma in menu on your screen. 2 Select the m enu you want to adjust. Press the m/M buttons to displa y the desir ed men u. Press the OK button to select t he me nu item. 3 Adjust the men u. Press the m/M butto ns to make the adjustme nt, then [...]

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    12 Adjusting the contrast (CONTRAST) Adjust the pict ure cont rast. Note The co ntras t ca nnot be ad just ed when the mode is set to HIG H, MIDDL E, or LOW (p age 10). 1 Press the MENU button. The main me nu appears on the screen. 2 Press t he m/M buttons to selec t 6 (CONTRAST) a nd press the O K button. The CONTRAST men u appears on the screen. [...]

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    13 GB Adjust so tha t the horizontal st ripes are at a minimum. 8 Press the OK button . Return to th e SCRE EN menu . If vertical stri pes are observe d over the entire scre en, adjust pitch by the followin g steps. 9 Press the m/M buttons to selec t PITCH and pr ess the OK button. The PITCH menu appears on the scre en. 10 Press the m/M buttons unt[...]

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    14 Fine tuning the color temperature (USER ADJ USTMENT) 1 Press the m/M buttons to select ADJUST and pres s the OK button. The USER ADJUSTME NT menu appears on the screen. 2 Press the m/M buttons to se lect R (Red) or B (Blue) and press the OK butto n. Then p ress the m/M buttons to adj ust the c olor tempe rature and press the OK button. Since th [...]

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    15 GB Selecting the on-scre en menu language (LA NGU A GE) You can chan ge the la nguag e used on me nus or mess ages dis playe d on thi s mon itor. 1 Press the MENU button . The mai n m enu app ears on th e sc ree n. 2 Keep pres sing the m button un til the ic on of the desired optio n item ap pears. 3 Press the m/M buttons to select (LANGUAGE) an[...]

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    16 Technical Featu res P ower sa vi ng function This monitor meets the power-s aving guidelines set by VESA, E NER GY S TAR, and NUTEK. If the monitor i s connected t o a computer or video graphics b oard that is DPMS (Display P ower Management Standard) compliant, the monit or will au tomatica lly reduce power consumption as show n below. SDM-H S7[...]

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    17 GB Troubleshooting Before co ntacting techni cal suppo rt, refer t o this sectio n. On-screen messa ges If there is so mething wrong with the in put sign al, one of th e following messages appe ars on the scre en. To solve the p roblem, see “Tro uble symp toms and re medies ” on page 1 8. If OUT OF RANGE appears on the screen This indica tes[...]

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    18 T roub le symptoms and remedies If a problem is cau sed by the conn ected comput er or other eq uipment, please refer to the connect ed equipmen t’s instruct ion manu al . Symptom Chec k these ite ms No picture If t he 1 (power) in dicator is not lit, or if th e 1 (power) indic ator will not light u p when the 1 (po wer) switch is pr ess ed, ?[...]

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    19 GB Displayi ng this monitor’s informa tion While th e monitor is receivi ng a vide o signal , press an d hold the MENU bu tton for more th an 5 seconds unt il the informatio n box appea rs. Press the M ENU button aga in to make the box di sappear . If any proble m per sists, call your author ized Sony deale r an d give the following inform ati[...]

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    20 Specificat ions SDM-H S75 LCD panel Panel ty pe: a-Si TFT Active Matrix Picture size: 17.0 inch Input signal format RGB operating frequency* Horizon tal: 28–8 0 kH z Vertical: 48–75 Hz Resolutio n Horizon tal: Max .1280 dots Vertical: Max.1 024 lines Input si gnal level s Analog RGB video sig nal 0.7 Vp -p, 75 Ω , po sitive SYNC signal TTL[...]