Sony CPD-G220R manual

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    4-081-489-11 (1) © 2000 Sony Corporation Trinitron Color Computer Display â Operat ing I nstructions Mode d ’emploi Manua l de instr uccio nes US FR ES CPD-G220R CPD-G220S[...]

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    2 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located 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. Seri al No. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the unit to rain or mois ture. Dangerou sly high vol tages are pre sen[...]

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    3 Table of Contents •T r i n i t r o n â and FD Trinit r on â are registere d trademark s of S ony Corpora tion. • Macin to sh is a trad ema rk licen sed to Apple C omputer , Inc. , regi stered in the U.S.A. and ot he r cou ntries. • Windo ws â and M S-DOS are regist ered trade mar ks of Mi cr os oft Cor por at ion in the Un ited St ates a[...]

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    4 Precautions Warning on power conne ct ions • Use the supplied p ower cord. If you use a differe nt power cord, be sure th at it is compati ble with your loca l power supply. For the customers in the U. S.A. If you do not use the appropriat e cord, this m onitor will no t conf orm to m anda tory F CC sta ndards . • Before disconn ecting the po[...]

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    5 US Identifying par ts and contr ols See the pages in parentheses for further details. 1 MENU/OK button (page 9) The MENU/OK butt on is used to disp lay the mai n MENU on your screen. 2 Joystick (p age 9) The joy stick is u sed to navi gate the m enu and make adjustments to the mon itor, including brig htness and contrast adjustments. 3 1 (power) [...]

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    6 Setup Befor e usi ng your mon itor, c hec k that the f o llowi ng ac cessori es are includ ed in your carton: • Power cord (1) • Audio mi n iplug cor d (1) for CPD-G220S model on ly • Warra nty ca rd (1) • Notes on cl eaning the scree n ’ s surface (1) • This instructi on manual (1) • Notice of Macintos h adapter av ailability (1) S[...]

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    7 US Step 3: T urn on the monitor and computer First turn o n the moni tor, then tu rn on th e computer. The install ation of y our monitor is c omplete. If necessary, use the monitor ’ s controls to adjust the pict ure. If no picture appears on your screen • Check tha t the monitor is correctl y connected to the computer. • If NO INPUT SIGNA[...]

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    8 Customizing Your Monitor You can mak e numerou s adjustmen ts to your moni tor usi ng the on-scre en menu. Navigating the menu Press the M ENU/OK to di spla y the ma in M ENU o n yo ur sc reen. See pag e 9 f or m o re inf ormatio n on us in g the M ENU/OK b utt on. Use the joys tick to select on e of the followin g me nus. x Displ ayi ng the cu r[...]

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    9 US x Using the MENU /OK button 1 Display the main MENU . Press the MENU/OK button to disp lay the main MENU on your screen. 2 Select the m enu you wa nt to adjust. Highlight the desired menu by m oving the jo ystick towar ds the to p to go up ( M ), towards the bottom to go down ( m ). Press the MENU/OK button to sele ct the desired menu. 3 Adj u[...]

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    10 Adjusting the shape of the picture (GEOMETR Y) The GEOMETRY set tings allow you to adjust the ro tation and shape of th e picture. 1 Press the MENU/OK button. The main MENU appears on the screen . 2 Move th e joystick m / M to highlight GEOM ETRY and press the MENU/ OK button. The GEOMET RY menu appears on the scree n. 3 Firs t m ove th e j o ys[...]

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    11 US Additional setti ngs (OPTION) You can ma nually de gauss (demagne tize) the m onitor, adjust t he moire cancellatio n level, re set to facto ry setting, and loc k the controls. 1 Press the MENU/OK button. The main MENU appe ars on the screen . 2 Move the joyst ick m / M to highlight OPTION a nd press the ME NU/OK button. The OPTION men u ap p[...]

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    12 Technical Featu res Preset and user modes When the monitor receives an input si gnal, it automatically matches the signal to one of the factory preset modes stored in the monitor ’ s memory to pr o vide a high qua lity picture at the ce nter of the screen. (See Appendix for a li st of the factory preset modes.) For input signals that do not ma[...]

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    13 US T roub le symptoms and remedies If the problem is ca used by the con nected compu ter or other equip ment, plea se refer t o t he co nnected equ ipment ’ s instruction manual. Use the self-d iagnosis fun ction (p age 15) if the followi ng recom mendations do not resolv e the problem . Symp tom Check t hese item s No picture If the 1 (po wer[...]

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    14 * If a second de ga uss cy cle is nee ded , allow a min im um in te rva l of 20 minutes for the be st resu lt. A hummi ng no ise may be hea rd, but this is not a malf unct ion. Displayi ng this monitor ’ s name, serial number, and date of manufacture. While the mo ni tor is receivi ng a v ideo signal, press an d hold the center of the MENU/OK [...]

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    15 US Self- diagnosis func tion This monitor is eq uipped with a sel f-diagnosis func tion. If there is a problem wi th yo ur moni tor or compute r, the screen will go blan k a nd the 1 (p ower) indi cator will eith er light up green or flash oran ge. If th e 1 (powe r) indicator is l it in orang e, the compu te r is in po w er sav i n g mode . Tr [...]

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    i Appendix Preset mode timing table If the input sign al does n ot match one of th e factory p reset m odes above, th e Gene ralized Timi ng Formula fea ture of this moni tor will automatic ally provide an op timal image for the screen as lon g as the si gnal is GTF c ompliant. TCO ’ 99 Eco-document x Congra tulations! You have j ust purch ased a[...]

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    ii The envi ronmental dema nds impose restrictio ns on th e presence and use of hea vy metals, brominated and chlorina te d flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated solvents, among other things. Th e prod uct must be prepared fo r recyclin g and the manufactu r er is obliged to ha v e an enviro nm e nt al po licy whic h must be adhere d to i[...]

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