Sony SDM-S51 Marketing Operating Instructions Manual page 20

Symptom
Picture is fuzzy
Picture is ghosting
Picture is not centered or sized
properly
Picture is too small
The picture is dark
Wavy or elliptical pattern (moire)
is visible
Color is not uniform
White does not look white
Monitor buttons do not operate
( appears on the screen)
The monitor turns off after a while
Displaying this monitor's name, serial number,
and date of manufacture.
While the monitor is receiving a video signal, press and
hold the MENU button for more than 5 seconds.
The monitor's information box appears. Press the MENU button
again to make the box disappear.
MENU
Example
INFORMATION
MODEL : SDM-S51
SER NO : 1234567
MANUFACTURED : 2001-52
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Check these items
• Adjust the brightness and contrast (page 12).
• Adjust the pitch and phase (page 13).
xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment
• Set the resolution to XGA (1024 × 768) on your computer (SDM-S51).
• Set the resolution to SXGA (1280 × 1024) on your computer (SDM-S71/S81).
• Eliminate the use of video cable extensions and/or video switch boxes.
• Check that all plugs are firmly seated in their sockets.
• Adjust the pitch and phase (page 13).
• Adjust the picture position (page 13). Note that some video modes do not fill the screen to
the edges.
• Set the zoom setting to FULL2 (page 15) (SDM-S71/S81 only).
xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment
• Set the computer's resolution to the screen's resolution.
• Adjust the brightness (page 12).
• Adjust the backlight (page 16).
• It takes a few minutes for the display to become bright after turning on the monitor.
• Adjust the pitch and phase (page 13).
• Adjust the pitch and phase (page 13).
• Adjust the color temperature (page 14).
• If the menu lock is set to ON, set it to OFF (page 16).
• Set the power saving function to OFF (page 16).
xProblems caused by the connected computer or other equipment
• Set the computer's power saving setting to off.
If any problem persists, call your authorized Sony dealer and give
the following information:
• Model name: SDM-S51 or SDM-S71 or SDM-S81
• Serial number
• Name and specifications of your computer and graphics board.
Model name
Serial number
Week and year
of manufacture