Setup, Setup 1:connect the video signal cables, Setup 1: connect the video signal cables – Sony SDM-X53 User Manual
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Setup
Before using your monitor, check that the following items are 
included in your carton:
• LCD display
• Power cord
• HD15-HD15 video signal cable (analog RGB)
• DVI-D video signal cable (digital RGB)
• Audio cord (stereo miniplug)
• CD-ROM (utility software for Windows/Macintosh, Operating 
Instructions, etc.)
• Warranty card
• Quick Setup Guide
Setup 1: Connect the video signal
cables
1
Slide up the back cover.
2
Tilt the display forward.
Connect a computer equipped with a DVI output 
connector (digital RGB)
Using the supplied DVI-D video signal cable (digital RGB), connect the 
computer to the monitor’s DVI-D input connector (digital RGB) for 
INPUT2 (SDM-X53) or INPUT3 (SDM-X73/X93).
Connect a computer equipped with an HD15 
output connector (analog RGB)
Using the supplied HD15-HD15 video signal cable (analog RGB), 
connect the computer to the monitor’s HD 15 input connector (analog 
RGB) for INPUT1 or INPUT2 (SDM-X73/X93).
Connect the computer according to the following illustrations.
x
Connecting to an IBM PC/AT or 
compatible computer
• Turn off the monitor and computer before connecting
them.
• When connecting the computer to the monitor’s HD15
input connector (analog RGB), refer to “Connect a 
computer equipped with an HD15 output connector 
(analog RGB).”
Note
Do not touch the pins of the video signal cable connector as this might 
bend the pins.
to the computer’s DVI output 
connector (digital RGB)
to the DVI-D input 
connector (digital RGB) 
DVI-D video signal 
cable (digital RGB) 
(supplied)
IBM PC/AT or 
compatible computer
to the HD 15 input 
connector (analog RGB) 
to the computer’s HD15 output 
connector (analog RGB)
HD15-HD15 video signal 
cable (analog RGB) 
(supplied)
IBM PC/AT or compatible 
computer
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