Operating Instructions

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Table of Contents
•Trinitron
â
and FD Trinitron
â
are
registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
• Macintosh is a trademark licensed to
Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the
U.S.A. and other countries.
• Windows
â
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
ä
are trademarks of the
Video Electronics Standard
Association.
•
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered
mark.
• All other product names mentioned
herein may be the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
•Furthermore, “
ä” and “â” are not
mentioned in each case in this manual.
US
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Step 1: Connect your monitor to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Step 2: Connect the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Step 3: Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANGUAGE). . . . . . . . . . 7
Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the brightness and contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjusting the size and the centering of the picture (SIZE/CENTER) 9
Adjusting the shape of the picture (GEOMETRY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the convergence (CONVERGENCE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing the OSD language (LANGUAGE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Additional settings (OPTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Preset and user modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires). . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Preset mode timing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
TCO’99 Eco-document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i