Sony CPD-G400P: Helpful hints and information (HELP)

Locking the controls

Helpful hints and information

To protect adjustment data by locking the controls, first

move the control button

m

/

M

to select (CONTROL

(HELP)

LOCK). Then move the control button

,

, to select ON.

Only the 1 (power) switch, EXIT, and (CONTROL LOCK)

The HELP menu contains helpful hints and information about this

of the OPTION menu will operate. If any other items are selected,

monitor. If your monitor is displaying symptoms that match those

the mark appears on the screen.

listed in the HELP menu, follow the on-screen instructions to

resolve the problem. If the symptoms do not match those listed in

To cancel the control lock

the HELP menu or if the problem persists, see “Trouble

Repeat the procedure above and set (CONTROL LOCK) to OFF.

symptoms and remedies” on page 17.

Restoring the color

1

Press the center of the control button.

The colors of most display monitors tend to gradually lose brilliance

The main MENU appears on the screen.

over several years of service. The IMAGE RESTORATION feature

allows you to restore the color to the original factory quality levels.

2

Move the control button to highlight HELP and

The explanation below explains how to restore the monitor’s color.

press the center of the control button again.

To restore the color, first move the control button

m

/

M

The following HELP menu appears on the screen.

to select (IMAGE RESTORATION). Then move the

control button

,

.

The picture disappears while the color is being restored (about 2

seconds). After the color is restored, the picture reappears on the

screen again.

Notes

• Before using this feature, the monitor must be in normal operation

mode (green power indicator on) for at least 30 minutes. If the monitor

3

Move the control button

m

/

M

to select a HELP menu

goes into power saving mode, you must return the monitor to normal

item and press the center of the control button

operation mode and wait for 30 minutes for the monitor to be ready.

again.

You may need to adjust your computer’s power saving settings to keep

Instructions or information to resolve the problem appears on

the monitor in normal operation mode for the full 30 minutes. If the

the screen. An explanation of each menu item is given below.

monitor is not ready, the following message will appear.

OPT I ON

RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION

If the picture does not fill the screen to the edges or if the picture

AVAI LABLE

AFTER

appears too large for the screen, adjust the resolution to the figures

WARM– UP

shown in the menu using your computer. If the input signal

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

IMAGE

RESTORATION

and refresh rate of the current input signal are displayed.

• The monitor may gradually lose its ability to perform this function due

to the natural aging of the picture tube.

FLICKER

If the picture is flickering, adjust the refresh rate to figures shown

in the menu. If the input signal matches one of this monitor’s

factory preset modes, the refresh rate of the current input signal is

displayed.

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