Sony CPD-E100P: Technical Features Troubleshooting

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Technical Features

Preset and user modes

When the monitor receives an input signal, it automatically 

matches the signal to one of the factory preset modes stored in the 

monitor’s memory to provide a high quality picture at the center of 

the screen. (See Appendix for a list of the factory preset modes.) 

For input signals that do not match one of the factory preset modes, 

the digital Multiscan technology of this monitor ensures that a 

clear picture appears on the screen for any timing in the monitor’s 

frequency range (horizontal: 30 – 70 kHz, vertical: 48 – 120 Hz). 

If the picture is adjusted, the adjustment data is stored as a user 

mode and automatically recalled whenever the same input signal 

is received.

Note for Windows users

For Windows users, check your graphic board manual or the 

utility program which comes with your graphic board and select 

the highest available refresh rate to maximize monitor 

performance.

Power saving function

This monitor meets the power-saving guidelines set by VESA, 

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NERGY 

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TAR, and NUTEK. If the monitor is connected to a 

computer or video graphics board that is DPMS (Display Power 

Management Signaling) compliant, the monitor will automatically 

reduce power consumption in three stages as shown below.

*

“Sleep” and “deep sleep” are power saving modes defined by the 

Environmental Protection Agency.

** When your computer enters the “active off” mode, the input signal is 

cut and NO INPUT SIGNAL appears on the screen. After 20 seconds, 

the monitor enters the power saving mode.

Troubleshooting

Before contacting technical support, refer to this section.

If thin line appears on your screen 

(damper wire)

The visible line on your screen especially when the background 

screen color is light (usually white), is normal for the Trinitron 

monitor. This is not a malfunction. This is shadow from the 

damper wire used to stabilize the aperture grille. The aperture 

grille is the essential element that makes a Trinitron picture tube 

unique by allowing more light to reach the screen, resulting in a 

brighter, more detailed picture.

On-screen messages

If there is something wrong with the input signal, one of the 

following messages appears on the screen. To solve the problem, 

see “Trouble symptoms and remedies” on page 14.   

The input signal condition

OUT OF SCAN RANGE

indicates that the input signal is not supported by the monitor’s 

specifications.

NO INPUT SIGNAL

indicates that no signal is being input to the monitor.

Power mode

Power consumption

1

 (power) 

indicator

normal 

operation

≤

 95 W

green

1 standby

≤

 15 W

green and orange 

alternate

2 suspend

(sleep)*

≤

 15 W

green and orange 

alternate

3 active off**

(deep sleep)*

≤

 5 W

orange

power off

0 W

off

Damper wire

INFORMATION

OUT  OF  SCAN  RANGE

Input signal 

condition