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    2-345-277- 01 (1) © 2004 Sony Cor poration LCD Multi Function Display MFM-HT75W MFM-HT95[...]

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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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    3 Table of Contents US • Macin tosh is a tr adema rk li cense d to Apple C omput er, In c., r egi ster ed in t he U.S.A. and ot her countries. • Windo ws  is r egistere d tr adem ark of Microsoft Cor poration in the United States and ot her count ries. • IBM PC/AT and VGA are regist ered trade marks of I BM Corp orat ion of th e U.S.A. •[...]

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    4 Parent menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Activating the Pare ntal Control feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Selecti ng a Custom Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 What the Ra tings Mea n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Option m[...]

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    5 US Precautions Warning on power connec tions • Use the supplied power cord. If you use a different power cord, be sure th at it is com patible wi th your local power supply. For the customers i n the U.S.A. If you do not use the ap propriate cord, this d isplay will not confo rm to m andator y FCC stand ards. For the customers i n the UK If you[...]

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    6 For cust omers in the United S tates This pr oduc t conta ins m ercury. Disposal o f this produc t ma y be regulate d if sold in the Un ited Sta tes. For d isposa l or rec ycling information , please contac t your local aut horities or the Electronics Industries Alliance (http://www.eiae.org). Installation on a wall or a mounting arm If you inten[...]

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    7 US M Connector cove r (page 9 ) Remove thi s cover when you connect cables or cords . Rear of t he LCD display N AC IN conne ctor (page 12) This conn ector connect s the power cord (sup plied). O Security Lock Hole The secu rity lock hole shou ld be u sed with the Kensington Micro Save r Security System. Micro Save r Security System i s a tradema[...]

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    8 Remote control A 1 (power) sw itch (pag e 12) Press to t urn th e displa y on or off . B Input select buttons PC 1 (p age 9): Press to select a sign al inpu t thro ugh the PC 1 connectors (DVI-D) on th e rear. PC 2 (p age 9): Press to select a sign al inpu t thro ugh the PC 2 c onn ector s (H D15) on th e rear. VIDEO 1 ( page 10 ): Press to se le[...]

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    9 US Setup Befo re using yo ur disp lay, chec k that t he foll owing i tems are includ ed in you r car ton: •L C D d i s p l a y • Remote con trol • Size AAA batteries (2) • Power cord • HD15-HD1 5 video sign al cable (analog R GB) • DVI-D video sig nal cable (digital RGB) • Audio cord (stereo miniplug) • 75-ohm c oaxial ca ble • [...]

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    10 To connect t o an IBM PC/A T or comp atible computer To connect to a Macintosh computer When c onnecting a Macintosh computer, use an adap ter (not supp lied), if nec essa ry. Co nnect t h e adap ter to the co mputer befo re con nect ing th e video sig nal cabl e. x Con necting video equipm ent us ing th e VIDEO 1 jack s If you i ntend to co nne[...]

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    11 US x Connec ting vi deo equip men t using the VIDE O 2 jacks If you inte nd to c onnect video e quipm ent that h as compo site/S video o utput jacks, such as a V CR, fol low the instr uctions below . Using a video s ignal cable (not supp lied) and a n audio cord (not suppl ied), connect the video equipment to the display’ s VIDEO 2 ja cks. Not[...]

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    12 Setup 3: Conn ect the power cor d 1 C onnect the su pplied power cord securely to the display’s A C IN conn ector. 2 C onnect the oth er end se curely to a p ower outlet. Setup 4: Replace the connector co ver While pressi ng the hooks, push the connector cover onto the disp lay until it click s. Setup 5: T urn on the display and other equipmen[...]

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    13 US If no picture appears on the screen • Check tha t the power cord an d the video sig nal cable are prop er ly conn ected. • If “No Inp ut Signa l” appears on the scree n: – The co mputer i s in the p ower saving mode. Try pressin g any key on th e keyboar d or movin g the mouse . – Check tha t the inpu t signal setting is correct b[...]

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    14 Watching the TV Setting the TV channels To wat ch TV pr ograms, you need to run “Au to Pr ogram” to set u p your channe ls. Perform the following “Auto Pro gram” procedure before you watch TV programs for the first t ime. For detai ls on the use of the me nu and but tons, see “Navigati ng the m enu” on pag e 15 . 1 P ress the MENU bu[...]

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    15 US Using other features You can also use the followin g TV features. x W atchin g TV pr ograms wi th c lose d capt ions Set “Cap tion Vision ” in the “Op tion” me nu to “ On.” Fo r details, see “Setting “Caption Vision” (for TV/VIDEO 1/VIDEO 2 only) ” on pa ge 32. x Using the Parental Co ntrol feature Select con trol opti ons[...]

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    16 4 Adjust the item. Press the M/m buttons t o make the ad justment , then press the OK butto n. When yo u press th e OK button, the setti ng is stored , then the display returns to the previou s menu. 5 Close the menu. Press the MENU b utton o nce to retu rn to no rmal viewin g. If no butto ns are pressed, the menu clos es automati cally after ab[...]

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    17 US Picture me nu You can adjust the foll owing items usin g the “Picture” menu. • Mode Backlight Contrast (Picture) Brightness Color Hue Shar pness Color Temp. Gamma Picture Mod e Reset •N R • Dynamic Picture Tip The “Bac kligh t,” “Co ntras t,” “Br ightn ess ,” “Colo r,” “Hue, ” “Sharpness ,” “Colo r Temp. ,?[...]

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    18 x Adjus ting “B ac klight” If the screen is too bright, adj ust the backli ght to make the screen easier to see. 1 Press the MENU b utton. The main me nu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Picture) and press the O K button. The “Pictu re” menu appea rs on the screen . 3 Press the M/m buttons to select “Backlight?[...]

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    19 US x Adjusti ng “Col or T emp . ” (for PC 1/PC 2 onl y) You can select the picture’s col or level for the white co lor field from the default color tempera ture setting s. Also, if nece ssary, you can fi ne tune the col or temperature. 1 Press the MENU button. The mai n m enu app ears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Pictu[...]

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    20 x Resett in g Pictu re Mo de to th e defa ult You can reset th e adjustments t o the default setti ngs. 1 Press the MENU b utton. The main me nu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Picture) and press the O K button. The “Pictu re” menu appea rs on the screen . 3 Press the M/m buttons to select “Picture Mo de Reset” [...]

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    21 US A udi o menu You can adjust the foll owing items usin g the “Audio” menu. The items in the “Au dio” menu can be set for each availab le input. • Surround •T r e b l e •B a s s • Balance •A u t o V o l u m e •M T S •A u d i o R e s e t x Sett ing “S urr ound” 1 Press the MENU button. The mai n m enu app ears on the sc[...]

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    22 x Setti ng “MT S” (f or TV onl y) You can en joy stereo, bilin gual, and monaura l pro grams. 1 Press the MENU b utton. The main me nu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Audio) and press the O K button. The “Aud io” menu appe ars on the screen . 3 Press the M/m buttons to select “MTS” an d press the OK button. [...]

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    23 US 4 Press the M/m buttons to select the desired mode and pres s the OK butto n. For the MF M-HT75W • Normal: Original si ze. • Full: A picture is enlarged horizon tally (linear) to fill the 15: 9 screen. Usefu l for viewing Squeez e signal. • Wide Zoom : A pict ure is enla rged horiz ontally (non- linear) to fill the 15:9 screen, ke eping[...]

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    24 x Adjus ting t he pict ure’ s sharpness man ually (Phas e/Pitch) (for PC 2 only) You can adju st the pi cture’s sharp ness as fo llows. 1 Set the resolution to 1280 × 768 (MFM -HT75W), or 1280 × 102 4 (MFM-HT95) on the c omputer. 2 Load the CD-ROM. 3 Start the CD-ROM, select th e area and m odel, and display the test patter n. For Windows [...]

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    25 US Pa r e n t m e n u TV prog rams and mo vies shown on TV are gi ven a rati ng signa l based on the foll owing ra ting sys tems. In the U.S.A.: U.S. Television P arental Guide lines to rate televisi on program s (U. S. TV ratings ), an d Mo tion P ictur e Association of Americ a (MPAA) Guidelin es to rate movies including those sh own on T V (m[...]

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    26 Tip If you have forgotten your pa ssword, enter th e master passwor d “4357” (correspo nding t o “HEL P” on a phone numbe r pad) i n step 3. You can then store a ne w password. Notes • If yo u entere d “4357” as you r password for the first time, you ca nnot store a new pa ssword (see step 3 of “Activa ting the Parental C ontrol [...]

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    27 US Press the M/m but tons to sele ct “TV Rati ng” and pr ess the OK butto n. To select a TV rating i n Canada: Press the M/m button s to sel ect “Englis h Rat ing,” “Fren ch Rating,” o r “U.S.A. Ra ting” an d press th e OK button. Engli sh Rati ng French Rating U.S.A. Rating 7 Press the M/m bu ttons to select the TV rating to be [...]

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    28 x What th e Rati ngs Mea n Ratings in the U.S.A. Sony’s predete rmined ra tings These are orig inal ratings that Sony has pred etermined ba sed on the viewer’s age. Each rating allows yo u to view certa in progra ms, as follows: For descriptio ns of Child , Youth, and Y.Adu lt (Young Adult) ratings, see th e followin g custom rating opt ions[...]

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    29 US Ratings in Canada Sony’s prede termined ratings These are orig inal ratings tha t Sony has pred etermined ba sed on the viewer’s age. Each rating allo ws you to view certain prog rams, as f ollows : For desc riptio ns of Child, Y out h, an d Y.Adu lt (Y oung A dult) ratings, see the followi ng custom rating opt ions. Canadian Engl ish Lan[...]

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    30 Option menu You can adju st the following items using the “Option” me nu. •P I P •C a p t i o n V i s i o n • Input S ensing • Langua ge • Me nu P osit ion • Menu Lock • Demo Mode • All R eset x Setting “PIP” (Picture In Pict ure) (for PC 1 / PC 2 onl y) When the “PIP Setting” menu is set to “PIP On,” pictu res fr[...]

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    31 US Note The inpu ts fo r main/s ub pict ures must be sele cted as shown bel ow. To change the sub picture’s size (PIP functi on: On) 1 Press the MENU button. The mai n m enu app ears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Option) and press the O K button. The “Opti on” menu appea rs on the screen. 3 Press the M/m buttons to sele[...]

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    32 x Setting “Capti on Vi sion” ( f or TV/VI DEO 1/ VIDEO 2 only ) You can disp lay Caption Visi on if the broadcaste r offers this service. 1 Press the MENU b utton. The main me nu appears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Option) and press the O K button. The “Option ” menu appea rs on the screen. 3 Press the M/m buttons t[...]

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    33 US x Setting “Menu Lock” You can lock i n the menu adjustment s to preve nt accident al adjustments or rese tting. 1 Press the MENU button. The mai n m enu app ears on the screen. 2 Press the M/m buttons to select (Option) and press the O K button. The “Opti on” menu appea rs on the screen. 3 Press the M/m buttons to select “ Menu Lock[...]

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    34 Technical Featu res Controlling th e v olume Using the d isplay’s speak ers or headpho nes, you ca n listen to sound f rom your co mputer or other equ ipment connecte d to the disp lay’s au dio input jack s. You can con trol the vo lume by using t he “Volume ” adjustmen t bar. 1 Press the VOL+/– button s when the re is no m enu display[...]

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    35 US Setting the Picture Mode You can sel ect the Pic ture Mode using the b utton or “Mo de” in the “P icture” m enu. When yo u select “Auto, ” the displ ay automatic ally adju sts the screen brightness acco rding to the brightn ess of the surr ound ings (Automa tic brightn ess adjustme nt func tion). Fo r more informatio n, see “A u[...]

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    36 T urning off th e displa y automaticall y (for TV/VIDEO 1/VIDEO 2 only) You can set t he displ ay to turn off automati c ally afte r a prede termined period of time ( 15, 30, 45, 60, or 9 0 minut es). Press the SLEEP b utton on th e remote contro l repeated ly. Each time yo u press the SLEEP bu tton, t he period of time change s as follows: To c[...]

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    37 US If “Cable Disconne cted” app ears on t he screen This ind icates that the video signa l cable ha s been disconn ected from the cu rrently sele cted conn ector. If “Power will be turned off by off timer soon.” appears on the screen This indica tes that the power provide d to th e display wi ll be turned off by off timer in 1 m inute. I[...]

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    38 T roub le symptoms and remedies If a probl em occurs as a result of a co nnected com puter or o ther equipmen t, refer to the connected c omputer/eq uipment’s in struc tion manual . For PC 1/PC 2 Symptom Chec k these i tems No picture. If the 1 (po wer) indica tor is not lit, or if th e 1 (powe r) indicator will n ot light up when th e 1 (po w[...]

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    39 US Picture flic kers, bounces, oscillate s , or is s crambled. • Adju st the pit ch and phase (PC 2 on ly) (pag e 24). x Pr oblem ca used by a com puter or oth er equipment c onnecte d, and not caus ed by th e di splay • Check yo ur gra phics boa rd manual for the proper di splay set ting. • Confirm that the gr aphics mod e (VESA, Ma cinto[...]

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    40 For TV/VIDE O 1/VIDEO 2 Displayi ng informat ion for th is display While the dis play is receiving a vide o signal , press an d hold the MENU but ton for more than 5 seconds unti l the informatio n box ap pears. Press the MENU butto n again to make th e box disa ppear. If any prob lem per sists, call your a uthori z ed So ny d ealer and give the[...]

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    41 US Specifications LCD panel Panel typ e: a-Si TFT Active Matrix Screen size: 17 inch (43 cm) (MFM -HT75W) 19 inch (48 cm) (MFM -HT95) Display resolu tion: MFM-HT7 5W Hori zontal: Max. 1280 dots Vertical: Ma x. 7 68 lines MFM-HT9 5 Hori zontal: Max. 1280 dots Vertical: Max. 1024 lines Signa l in put PC 1 Signal format: Digital RGB (DVI-D) (TMDS S[...]