Sony GDM-5510 - Manual (Page 18)

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Picture is ghosting • Eliminate the use of video cable extensions and/or video switch boxes.
• Check that all plugs are firmly seated in their sockets.
Picture is not centered or sized
properly • Set the AUTO ( ) function to OK (on) in the SIZE/CENTER menu (page 9).
• Adjust the size or centering (page 9). Note that with some input signals and/or graphics
boards the periphery of the screen is not fully utilized.
Edges of the image are curved • Adjust the geometry (page 10).
Wavy or elliptical pattern (moire)
is visible • Adjust the degree of moire cancellation until the moire is minimal (page 11).
xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment
• Change your desktop pattern.
Color is not uniform • Degauss the monitor* (page 11). If you place equipment that generates a magnetic field,
such as a speaker, near the monitor, or if you change the direction the monitor faces, color
may lose uniformity.
• Adjust the landing (page 11).
White does not look white • Adjust the color temperature (page 12).
Letters and lines show red or blue
shadows at the edges • Adjust the convergence (page 10).
Monitor buttons do not operate
(
appears on the screen)
• If the control lock is set to ON, set it to OFF (page 14).
IMAGE RESTORATION function
does not operate • Before using this function, the monitor must be in normal operation mode (green power
indicator on) for at least 30 minutes. For more information on using the IMAGE
RESTORATION function, see page 13.
• Adjust the computer’s power saving settings to keep the monitor in normal operation
mode for more than 30 minutes.
• The monitor may gradually lose its ability to perform this function due to the natural aging
of the picture tube.
A hum is heard right after the
power is turned on • This is the sound of the auto-degauss cycle. When the power is turned on, the monitor is
automatically degaussed for a few seconds.
Symptom Check these items
* If a second degauss cycle is needed, allow a minimum interval of 20 minutes for the best result. A humming noise may be heard, but this is not a
malfunction.
I MAGE
RESTORAT I ON
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WARM UP LABLE I
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