Sony GDM-F500R: instruction

4-075-035-12 (1)

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Trinitron Color

Graphic Display

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Operating Instructions

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Mode d’emploi

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Bedienungsanleitung

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Manual de instrucciones

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Istruzioni per l’uso

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Инструкция по эксплуатации

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Bruksanvisning

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Gebruiksaanwijzing

GDM-F500R

© 1999 Sony Corporation

Owner’s Record

NOTICE

This notice is applicable for USA/Canada only.

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit.

If shipped to USA/Canada, install only a UL LISTED/CSA

Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them

LABELLED power supply cord meeting the following

whenever you call upon your dealer regarding this product.

specifications:

Model No.

Serial No.

SPECIFICATIONS

Plug Type Nema-Plug 5-15p

Cord Type SVT or SJT, minimum 3

×

18 AWG

WARNING

Length Maximum 15 feet

Rating Minimum 7 A, 125 V

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the

unit to rain or moisture.

NOTICE

Cette notice s’applique aux Etats-Unis et au Canada

Dangerously high voltages are present inside the

uniquement.

unit. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to

Si cet appareil est export* aux Etats-Unis ou au Canada, utiliser

le cordon d’alimentation portant la mention UL LISTED/CSA

qualified personnel only.

LABELLED et remplissant les conditions suivantes:

FCC Notice

SPECIFICATIONS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

Type de fiche Fiche Nema 5-15 broches

for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Cordon Type SVT ou SJT, minimum 3

×

18 AWG

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

Longueur Maximum 15 pieds

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment

Tension Minimum 7 A, 125 V

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

As an

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– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Corporation has determined that this

– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

product meets the

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– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

guidelines for energy efficiency.

that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly

approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this

equipment.

EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only)

This monitor complies with the

This device belongs to category B devices as described in EN

TCO’99 guidelines.

55022, unless it is specifically stated that it is a category A

device on the specification label. The following applies to

devices in category A of EN 55022 (radius of protection up to

30 meters). The user of the device is obliged to take all steps

necessary to remove sources of interference to

telecommunication or other devices.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: Sony

Model No.: GDM-F500R

Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.

Address: 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ. 07656 USA

Telephone No.: 201-930-6970

INFORMATION

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is

This product complies with Swedish National Council for Metrology

subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

(MPR) standards issued in December 1990 (MPR II) for very low

cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any

frequency (VLF) and extremely low frequency (ELF).

interference received, including interference that may cause

INFORMATION

undesired operation.

Ce produit est conforme aux normes du Swedish National Council

for Metrology de décembre 1990 (MPR II) en ce qui concerne les

fréquences très basses (VLF) et extrêmement basses (ELF).

INFORMACIÓN

Este producto cumple las normas del Consejo Nacional Sueco para

Metrología (MPR) emitidas en diciembre de 1990 (MPR II) para

frecuencias muy bajas (VLF) y frecuencias extremadamente bajas (ELF).

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Table of Contents

Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Step 1:

Connect your monitor to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 2:

Connect the power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 3:

Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting Universal Serial Bus (USB) compliant peripherals . . . . 8

Selecting the on-screen menu language (LANG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selecting the input signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Automatically sizing and centering the picture (AUTO) . . . . . . . . . . 9

Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Navigating the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Adjusting the brightness and contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Adjusting the size of the picture (SIZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Adjusting the centering of the picture (CENTER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Enlarging or reducing the picture (ZOOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting the shape of the picture (GEOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting the convergence (CONV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting the quality of the picture (SCREEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Additional settings (OPTION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Resetting the adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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• Trinitron

is a registered trademark of

Sony Corporation.

Preset and user modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

• Macintosh is a trademark licensed to

Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the

Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

U.S.A. and other countries.

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• Windows

and MS-DOS are registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

the United States and other countries.

• IBM PC/AT and VGA are registered

If thin lines appear on your screen (damper wires). . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

trademarks of IBM Corporation of the

On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

U.S.A.

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• VESA and DDC

are trademarks of the

Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Video Electronics Standard

Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Association.

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mark.

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

• All other product names mentioned

herein may be the trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective

Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

companies.

• Furthermore, “

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” are not

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mentioned in each case in this manual.

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Use of the tilt-swivel

Precautions

This monitor can be adjusted within the angles shown below. To

turn the monitor vertically or horizontally, hold it at the bottom

Warning on power connections

with both hands.

• Use the supplied power cord. If you use a different power cord,

be sure that it is compatible with your local power supply.

For the customers in the UK

If you use the monitor in the UK, be sure to use the supplied UK

power cable.

Example of plug types

for 100 to 120 V AC for 200 to 240 V AC for 240 V AC only

• Before disconnecting the power cord, wait at least 30 seconds

after turning off the power to allow the static electricity on the

screen’s surface to discharge.

• After the power is turned on, the screen is demagnetized

(degaussed) for about 3 seconds. This generates a strong

magnetic field around the screen which may affect data stored

on magnetic tapes and disks placed near the monitor. Be sure to

keep magnetic recording equipment, tapes, and disks away

from the monitor.

The equipment should be installed near an easily accessible

outlet.

Installation

Do not install the monitor in the following places:

• on surfaces (rugs, blankets, etc.) or near materials (curtains,

draperies, etc.) that may block the ventilation holes

• near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place

subject to direct sunlight

• in a place subject to severe temperature changes

• in a place subject to mechanical vibration or shock

• on an unstable surface

• near equipment which generates magnetism, such as a

transformer or high voltage power lines

• near or on an electrically charged metal surface

Maintenance

• Clean the screen with a soft cloth. If you use a glass cleaning

liquid, do not use any type of cleaner containing an anti-static

solution or similar additive as this may scratch the screen’s

coating.

• Do not rub, touch, or tap the surface of the screen with sharp or

abrasive items such as a ballpoint pen or screwdriver. This type

of contact may result in a scratched picture tube.

• Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth lightly

moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type

of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent, such as alcohol or

benzene.

Transportation

When you transport this monitor for repair or shipment, use the

original carton and packing materials.

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Identifying parts and controls

See the pages in parentheses for further details.

Front

Rear

forward side

forward side

rear side

rear side

AC IN

RGBHDVD

1

2

(HD15)

(BNC)

RESET ASC INPUT MENUHD15 BNC

1 RESET (reset) button (page 16)

9 Video input 1 connector (HD15) (page 6)

This button resets the adjustments to the factory settings.

This connector inputs RGB video signals (0.700 Vp-p,

positive) and sync signals.

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2 ASC (auto sizing and centering) button (page 9)

This button automatically adjusts the size and centering of the

picture.

3 INPUT button and HD15 / BNC indicators (page 9)

This button selects the HD15 or BNC video input signal.

Each time you press this button, the input signal and

Pin No. Signal

corresponding indicator alternate.

1Red

4 Joystick (page 11)

2 Green

The joystick is used to display the menu and make

(Composite Sync on Green)

adjustments to the monitor, including brightness and contrast

3Blue

adjustments.

4 ID (Ground)

5 1 (power) switch and indicator (pages 7, 16, 20)

5 DDC Ground*

This button turns the monitor on and off. The power indicator

6 Red Ground

lights up in green when the monitor is turned on, and either

flashes in green and orange, or lights up in orange when the

7 Green Ground

monitor is in power saving mode.

8 Blue Ground

9 DDC + 5V*

6 AC IN connector (page 7)

This connector provides AC power to the monitor.

10 Ground

11 ID (Ground)

7 USB (universal serial bus) upstream connector

12 Bi-Directional Data (SDA)*

(page 8)

Use this connector to link the monitor to a USB compliant

13 H. Sync

computer.

14 V. Sync

8 USB (universal serial bus) downstream connectors

15 Data Clock (SCL)*

(page 8)

* DDC (Display Data Channel) is a standard of VESA.

Use these connectors to link USB peripheral devices to the

monitor.

q; Video input 2 connector (BNC) (page 6)

This connector inputs RGB video signals (0.700 Vp-p,

positive) and sync signals.

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x

Connecting to a Macintosh computer

Setup

Before using your monitor, check that the following accessories

are included in your carton:

• Power cord (1)

• HD15 video signal cable (1)

• USB cable (1)

• G3 adapter (for Macintosh blue and white system) (1)

• Setup Disk (1)

• Warranty card (1)

• Notes on cleaning the screen’s surface (1)

• This instruction manual (1)

Step 1:Connect your monitor to

your computer

Turn off the monitor and computer before connecting.

Notes

• Do not touch the pins of the video signal cable connector as this might

bend the pins.

• When connecting the video signal cable, check the alignment of the

HD15 connector. Do not force the connector in the wrong way or the

pins might bend.

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Connecting to an IBM PC/AT or compatible

* Connect the supplied Macintosh adapter to the computer before

computer

connecting the cable. This adapter is compatible with the Power

Macintosh G3 computer that has three rows of pins. If you are

AC IN

connecting to the other version of Power Macintosh G3 series computer

with two rows of pins or other models, you will need a different adapter

(sold separately).

RGBHDVD

1

2

(HD15)

(BNC)

x

Connecting to the five BNC connectors

to HD15

to video output

HD15 video signal

IBM PC/AT or compatible

cable (supplied)

computer

* Connect the cables from left to right in the following order: Red-Green-

Blue-HD-VD.

Note

Plug & Play (DDC) does not apply to the five BNC connectors. If you

want to use Plug & Play, connect your computer to the HD15 connector

using the supplied video signal cable.

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If no picture appears on your screen

Step 2:Connect the power cord

• Check that the monitor is correctly connected to the computer.

• If NO INPUT SIGNAL appears on the screen, try changing the

With the monitor and computer switched off, first connect the

input signal (page 9), and confirm that your computer’s graphic

power cord to the monitor, then connect it to a power outlet.

board is completely seated in the correct bus slot.

• If you are replacing an old monitor with this model and OUT

AC IN

OF SCAN RANGE appears on the screen, reconnect the old

monitor. Then adjust the computer’s graphic board so that the

RGBHDVD

horizontal frequency is between 30 – 121 kHz, and the vertical

1

2

(HD15)

(BNC)

frequency is between 48 – 160 Hz.

For more information about the on-screen messages, see “Trouble

symptoms and remedies” on page 18.

to AC IN

Setup on various OS (Operating System)

This monitor complies with the “DDC” Plug & Play standard and

automatically detects all the monitor’s information with the Windows

Plug & Play function. No specific driver needs to be installed to the

computer.

to a power outlet

If you connect the monitor to your PC, and then boot your PC for the first

power cord (supplied)

time, the setup Wizard may be displayed on the screen. Click on “Next”

several times according to the instructions from the Wizard until the Plug

& Play Monitor is automatically selected so that you can use this monitor.

If your PC/graphics board has difficulty communicating with this

Step 3:Turn on the monitor and

monitor, load the supplied Setup Disk. Refer to the “Read Me” file on the

computer

Disk about the procedure to install. You can also download the

information by accessing the web site of the graphics board’s

First turn on the monitor, then turn on the computer.

manufacturer.

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For customers using Windows NT4.0

Monitor setup in Windows NT4.0 does not use the display driver. Refer

to the Windows NT4.0 instruction manual for further details on adjusting

the resolution, refresh rate, and number of colors.

The installation of your monitor is complete.

If necessary, use the monitor’s controls to adjust the picture.

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Connecting Universal Serial Bus

Selecting the on-screen menu

(USB) compliant peripherals

language (LANG)

Your monitor has one upstream and four downstream USB

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish,

connectors. They provide a fast and easy way to connect USB

Russian and Japanese versions of the on-screen menus are

compliant peripheral devices (such as keyboards, mice, printers

available. The default setting is English.

and scanners) to your computer using a standardized USB cable.

To use your monitor as a hub for your peripheral devices, connect

1

Press the joystick.

the USBs as illustrated below.

See page 11 for more information on using the joystick.

MENU

OK

MENU

SCREEN

CENTER

CONV

GEOM

EXIT

COLOR

LANG

SIZE

OPTION

2

Move the joystick to highlight LANG and press

to a USB compliant

computer

the joystick again.

to USB compliant

to USB compliant

peripheral devices

peripheral devices

1

Turn on the monitor and computer.

2

Connect your computer to the square upstream

connector using the supplied USB cable.

For customers using Windows

If a message appears on your screen, follow the on-screen instructions

3

Move the joystick up or down to select a language

and select Generic USB Hub as the default setting.

and press the joystick again.

• ENGLISH

3

Connect your USB compliant peripheral devices to

• FRANÇAIS: French

the rectangular downstream USB connectors.

• DEUTSCH: German

• ESPAÑOL: Spanish

Notes

• ITALIANO: Italian

• Not all computers and /or operating systems support USB

• NEDERLANDS: Dutch

configurations. Check your computer’s instruction manual to see if you

• SVENSKA: Swedish

can connect USB devices.

• In most cases, USB driver software needs to be installed on the host

• : Russian

computer. Refer to the peripheral device’s instruction manual for

• : Japanese

further details.

• The monitor functions as a USB hub as long as the monitor is either

To close the menu

“on” or in power saving mode.

Press the joystick once to return to the main menu, and twice to return to

• If you connect a keyboard or mouse to the USB connectors and then

normal viewing. If no buttons are pressed, the menu closes automatically

boot your computer for the first time, the peripheral devices may not

after about 30 seconds.

function. First connect the keyboard and mouse directly to the

computer and set up the USB compliant devices. Then connect them to

To reset to English

this monitor.

Press the RESET button while the LANGUAGE menu is displayed on the

• Do not lean on the monitor when plugging in the USB cables. The

screen.

monitor may suddenly shift and cause injury.

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LANGUAGE

ENGL I SH

FRANÇA IS

DEUTSCH

ESPAÑOL

ITALIANO

NEDERLANDS

SVENSKA

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Using the on-screen menu

Selecting the input signal

1

Press the joystick to display the main MENU on the

You can connect two computers to this monitor using the HD15

screen.

and BNC connectors. To switch between the two computers, use

the

INPUT

button.

MENU

OK

MENU

Press the INPUT button.

SCREEN

CENTER

CONV

Each time you press this button, the input signal and

corresponding indicator alternate.

b

GEOM

EXIT

COLOR

When the button is pressed, BNC is selected, when the button is

unpressed, HD15 is selected.

LANG

SIZE

OPTION

HD15

2

Move the joystick to highlight CENTER or

SIZE and press the joystick again.

INPUT

BNC

The selected connector appears on the screen for a few seconds.

SIZE/CENTER

“HD15” or “BNC” appears on the screen.

bb

Note

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If no signal is input to the selected connector, NO INPUT SIGNAL

appears on the screen. After a few seconds, the monitor enters the power

saving mode. If this happens, switch to the other connector.

3

Move the joystick up or down to select (AUTO).

Automatically sizing and centering

SIZE/CENTER

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the picture (AUTO)

AUTO

You can easily adjust the picture to fill the screen by pressing the

b

ASC (auto sizing and centering) button, or by using the on-screen

ON

menu.

x

Using ASC button

4

Move the joystick to the right ,.

The picture automatically fills the screen.

Press the ASC button.

The picture automatically fills the screen.

ASC

Notes

• This function is intended for use with a computer running Windows or

similar graphic user interface software that provides a full-screen

picture. It may not work properly if the background color is dark or if

the input picture does not fill the screen to the edges (such as an MS-

DOS prompt).

• Pictures with an aspect ratio of 5:4 (resolution: 1280 × 1024, 1800 ×

1440) are displayed at their actual resolution and do not fill the screen

to the edges.

• The displayed image moves for a few seconds while this function is

performed. This is not a malfunction.

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