Sony SDM-P232 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
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Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Setup 1: Connect a computer equipped with a DVI output
connector (digital RGB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setup 2: Connect a computer equipped with an HD15 output
connector (analog RGB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setup 3: Connect the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setup 4: Bundle the cords and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setup 5: Turn on the monitor and computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setup 6: Adjust the tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting the input signal (INPUT button). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Customizing Your Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Navigating the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PICTURE ADJUSTMENT menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting the Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting the Smoothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INPUT SETTING menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting Picture Position and Sharpness
(analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting the Input Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OPTION menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Technical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Power saving function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Reducing the power consumption (ECO mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic picture quality adjustment function
(analog RGB signal only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
On-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Trouble symptoms and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Self-diagnosis function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23