Sony MFM-HT205 - Manual (Page 40)

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Picture flickers, bounces,
oscillates, or is scrambled. • Adjust the pitch and phase (PC 2 only) (page 24).
xProblem caused by a computer or other equipment connected, and not
caused by the display
• Check your graphics board manual for the proper display setting.
• Confirm that the graphics mode (VESA, Macintosh 19'' Color, etc.) and the frequency of
the input signal are supported by this display. Even if the frequency is within the proper
range, some graphics boards may have a sync pulse that is too narrow for the display to
sync with correctly.
• This display does not process interlace signals. Set for progressive signals.
• Adjust the computer’s refresh rate (vertical frequency) to obtain the best possible picture
(60 Hz is recommended).
Picture is fuzzy. • Adjust the contrast and brightness (page 19).
• Adjusting the sharpness (page 19).
• Adjust the pitch and phase (PC 2 only) (page 24).
xProblem caused by a computer or other equipment connected, and not
caused by the display
• Set the resolution to 1,680 × 1,050 on your computer.
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 (PC 2 only). • Adjust the pitch and phase (page 24).
• Adjust the picture position (page 25). Note that some video modes do not fill the screen to
the edges.
Picture becomes vertically
stretched, or picture size looks
strange. xProblem caused by a computer or other equipment connected, and not
caused by the display
• Set the resolution to 1,680 × 1,050 on your computer.
Picture is too small. xProblem caused by a computer or other equipment connected, and not
caused by the display
• Set the resolution to 1,680 × 1,050 on your computer.
Picture is dark. • Adjust the backlight (page 19).
• Adjust the brightness (page 19).
• Adjust the gamma on the “Gamma” menu (page 20).
• It takes a few minutes for the display to become bright after turning on the display.
• When the Picture Mode is set to “Auto,” the display brightness may become darker in low
ambient light (pages 18, 36).
Wavy or elliptical pattern (moire)
is visible. • Adjust the pitch and phase (PC 2 only) (page 24).
Color is not uniform. • Adjust the pitch and phase (PC 2 only) (page 24).
White does not look white. • Adjust the color temperature (page 20).
Display buttons do not operate
(
appears on the screen).
• If “Menu Lock” is set to “On,” set it to “Off” (page 34).
Resolution displayed on the menu
screen is incorrect. • Depending on the graphics board setting, the resolution displayed on the menu screen may
not coincide with the one set on the computer.
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