4 display contrast adjustment – Sony CMD-CD18 User Manual
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6.4 Display contrast adjustment
1.
The hardware set-up for this adjustment is the same as for the software update.
2.
Once the hardware connection is made, the CMD-CD18 must be powered on with the battery pack.
3.
The display contrast adjustment software is DOS-based, the program name is LCDCONT.EXE.
4.
When activating this program (either from within Windows or from the DOS prompt), by default COM port 1 is
selected as the interface between PC and the external connector of the CMD-CD5.
For
other
COM
port
selection,
go
to
DOS
prompt
and
enter
the
following
parameter;
LCDCONT.EXE
-p<port>.
(where <port> is the number of the COM port you want to activate)
For example: to select COM port 2, the correct command to activate the program is: LCDCONT.EXE -p2.
5.
When the program is correctly set and activated, the following sequence will appear on the PC;
Waiting for mobile
(this message will appear for a few seconds only)
LCD contrast:
X
(X
is a numeric value between 0 and 15)
6.
The LCD contrast is adjustable by keying the (
T
) and ( i ) arrows while observing the CMD-CD18 display.
7.
Once the best contrast setting is adjusted, just exit from the program and leave the DOS prompt. The adjusted
value will be automatically written into the CMD-CD18 memory.
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