Sony CPD-E220E: Customizing Your Monitor

Customizing Your Monitor: Sony CPD-E220E

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Customizing Your Monitor

INFORMATION

ENGL ISH FRANÇAI S

(page 7, 14)

DEUTSCH I TAL I ANO

You can make numerous adjustments to your monitor using the

Select the LANGUAGE/

ESPAÑOL NEDERLAN SD

SVENSKA

on-screen menu.

INFORMATION menu to

SELECT EXI T

choose the on-screen menu’s

language and display this

Navigating the menu

monitor’s information box.

Press the center of the control button to display the main MENU

on your screen. See page 9 for more information on using the

x

Displaying the current input signal

control button.

The horizontal and vertical frequencies of the current input signal

are displayed under the BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu. If the

MENU

signal matches one of this monitor’s factory preset modes, the

resolution is also displayed.

BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST

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H

:

6

8

.7kHz V

:

85Hz

MENU

1024X768

EXI T

SIZE/CENTER

GEOMETRY

SCREEN

COLOR

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SELECT

Use the control button to select one of the following menus.

1

EXIT

Select EXIT to close the menu.

2

SIZE/CENTER (page 9)

SIZE/CENTER

Select the SIZE/CENTER

menu to adjust the picture’s

H-CENTER

centering, size or zoom.

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3

GEOMETRY (page 10)

GE

OM

ET

R

Y

Select the GEOMETRY

menu to adjust the picture’s

ROTATION

rotation and shape.

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4

SCREEN (page 11)

SCREEN

Select the SCREEN menu to

degauss the screen and adjust

DEGAUSS

the moire cancellation level.

ON

SELECT EXI T

5

COLOR (page 10)

COLOR

Select the COLOR menu to

USER

5000 6500 9300

KKK

adjust the picture’s color

R50

G50

temperature. You can use this

B50

to match the monitor’s colors

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to a printed picture’s colors.

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the horizontal

the reso

lution

and vertical

of the current

frequencies of

in

put signal

the current

input signal

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x

Using the control button

Adjusting the brightness and

1

Display the main MENU.

contrast

Press the center of the control button to display the main

MENU on your screen.

Brightness and contrast adjustments are made using a separate

BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu.

MENU

These settings are stored in memory for all input signals.

1

Move the control button in any direction.

The BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu appears on the

screen.

2

Select the menu you want to adjust.

Highlight the desired menu by moving the control button

towards the rear to go up (

M

), towards the front to go down

(

m

), and left (

<

) or right (

,

) to move sideways.

FRONT

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to adjust the

MENU MENU

brightness ( ), and

<

/

,

to adjust the contrast

(

6

).

The menu automatically disappears after about 3 seconds.

Adjusting the centering of the

REAR

picture (CENTER)

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3

Adjust the menu.

This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

Move the control button left (

<

) or right (

,

) to make the

adjustment.

1

Press the center of the control button.

MENU

The main MENU appears on the screen.

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to highlight SIZE/

CENTER and press the center of the control button

again.

The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen.

4

Close the menu.

3

First move the control button

m

/

M

to select

Press the center of the control button once to return to the

(H-CENTER) for horizontal adjustment, or

main MENU, and twice to return to normal viewing. If no

(V-CENTER) for vertical adjustment. Then move

buttons are pressed, the menu closes automatically after about

the control button

<

/

,

to adjust the centering.

30 seconds.

MENU

Adjusting the size of the picture

(SIZE)

This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

1

Press the center of the control button.

The main MENU appears on the screen.

x

Resetting the adjustments

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to highlight SIZE/

Press the RESET button. See page 11 for more information on

CENTER and press the center of the control button

resetting the adjustments.

again.

The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen.

RESET

3

First move the control button

m

/

M

to select

(H-SIZE) for horizontal adjustment, or

(V-SIZE) for vertical adjustment. Then move the

control button

<

/

,

to adjust the size.

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BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST

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H

:

68.7kHz V

:

85Hz

1024X768

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Enlarging or reducing the picture

Adjusting the color of the picture

(ZOOM)

(COLOR)

This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

The COLOR settings allow you to adjust the picture’s color

temperature by changing the color level of the white color field.

1

Press the center of the control button.

Colors appear reddish if the temperature is low, and bluish if the

The main MENU appears on the screen.

temperature is high. This adjustment is useful for matching the

monitor’s colors to a printed picture’s colors.

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to highlight SIZE/

This setting is stored in memory for all input signals.

CENTER and press the center of the control button

again.

1

Press the center of the control button.

The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen.

The main MENU appears on the screen.

3

Move the control button

m

/

M

to select (ZOOM),

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to highlight COLOR

and move

<

/

,

to enlarge or reduce the picture.

and press the center of the control button again.

The COLOR menu appears on the screen.

Adjusting the shape of the picture

3

Move the control button

<

/

,

to select a color

temperature.

(GEOMETRY)

The preset color temperatures are 5000K, 6500K, and 9300K.

Since the default setting is 9300K, the whites will change

The GEOMETRY settings allow you to adjust the rotation and

from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is

shape of the picture.

lowered to 6500K and 5000K.

The (ROTATION) setting is stored in memory for all input

signals. All other settings are stored in memory for the current

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If necessary, fine tune the color temperature.

input signal.

First move the control button

<

/

,

to select USER. Then

move the control button

m

/

M

to select R (red), G (green), or

1

Press the center of the control button.

B (blue) and move the control button

<

/

,

to make the

The main MENU appears on the screen.

adjustment.

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to highlight

GEOMETRY and press the center of the control

button again.

The GEOMETRY menu appears on the screen.

3

First move the control button

m

/

M

to select the

desired adjustment item. Then move the control

If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings

button

<

/

,

to make the adjustment.

are stored in memory and recalled whenever you select

USER.

Select To

(ROTATION)

rotate the picture

(PIN)

expand or contract the picture sides

(PIN BALANCE)

shift the picture sides to the left or

right

(KEY)

adjust the picture width at the top of

the screen

(KEY BALANCE)

shift the picture to the left or right at

the top of the screen

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COLOR

USER

5000 6500 9300

KKK

R50

G50

B50

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Additional settings (SCREEN)

Resetting the adjustments

You can manually degauss (demagnetize) the screen, and adjust

This monitor has the following three reset methods. Use the

the moire cancellation level.

RESET button to reset the adjustments.

1

Press the center of the control button.

The main MENU appears on the screen.

2

Move the control button

m

/

M

to highlight

SCREEN and press the center of the control button

again.

x

Resetting a single adjustment item

The SCREEN menu appears on the screen.

Use the control button to select the adjustment item you want to

3

Move the control button

m

/

M

to select the desired

reset, and press the RESET button.

adjustment item.

Adjust the selected item according to the following

x

Resetting all of the adjustment data for the

instructions.

current input signal

Press the RESET button when no menu is displayed on the screen.

x

Degaussing the screen

Note that the following items are not reset by this method:

The monitor is automatically demagnetized when the power is

on-screen menu language (page 7)

turned on.

picture’s rotation (page 10)

To manually degauss the monitor, first move the

control button

m

/

M

to select (DEGAUSS). Then move

x

Resetting all of the adjustment data for all

the control button

,

.

input signals

The screen is degaussed for about 5 seconds. If a second degauss

Press and hold the RESET button for more than two seconds. All

cycle is needed, allow a minimum interval of 20 minutes for the

of the adjustment data (except for the USER settings in the

best result.

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COLOR menu) is reset to the factory preset levels.

x

Adjusting the moire

*

If elliptical or wavy patterns appear on the screen, adjust the

moire cancellation level.

To adjust the amount of moire cancellation, first move

the control button

m

/

M

to select (CANCEL MOIRE).

Then move the control button

<

/

,

until the moire

effect is at a minimum.

* Moire is a type of natural interference which produces soft, wavy lines

on your screen. It may appear due to interference between the pattern

of the picture on the screen and the phosphor pitch pattern of the

monitor.

Example of moire

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RESET

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