Sony CPD-L133 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 18

Warning, Messages, Troubleshooting

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Additional Information Warning Messages If there is something wrong with the input signal, one of the following messages appears. 0 INFORMATION OUT OF SCAN RANGE "OUT OF SCAN RANGE" indicates that the input signal is not supported by the monitor's specifications. "NO INPUT SIGNAL" indicates that no signal is input. To solve these problems, see "Troubleshooting" below. Troubleshooting This section may help you isolate the cause of a problem and as a result, eliminate the need to contact technical support. Symptom No picture Check these items If the C!) indicator is not lit • Check that the power cord is properly connected. • Check that the 6 (power) switch is in the "on" position. If the "NOINPUT SIGNAL" message appears on the screen, or if the (5 indicator is orange • The screen is blank when the monitor is in power saving mode. Try pressing any key on the computer keyboard. • Check that your computer power switch is in the "on" position. • Check that the input select setting is correct. • Check that the video signal cable is properly connected and all plugs are firmly seated in their sockets. • Check the HD15 video input connector to ensure that no pins are bent or pushed in. If the "OUT OF SCAN RANGE" • Check that the video frequency range is within that specified for the monitor. message ap_pears on the screen Horizontal: 30 - 70 kHz, Vertical: 50 - 85 Hz Refer to your computer's instruction manual to adjust the video frequency range. • If you are using a video signal cable adapter, check that it is correct. If using a Macintosh system • Check that the Macintosh adapter and the video signal cable are properly connected (page 6). If using Windows 95/98 • If you replaced an old monitor with this monitor, reconnect the old monitor and do the following. Install the Windows Monitor Information Disk/Utility Disk (page 7) and select "CPD-L133 or CPD-L150" from among the Sony monitors in the Windows 95/98 monitor selection screen. - Picture is dark. • Adjust the backlight (page 14). • Adjust the brightness (page 9). • It takes several seconds for the monitor to warm up after the power is turned on. The picture will appear momentarily. Picture is scrambled. • Press the AUTO button (page 8). If this does not work, adjust the pitch and phase (page 11). • Check this manual and confirm that the graphics mode and the frequency you are trying to operate at is supported. Even if the frequency is within the proper range, some computers may have a sync pulse that is too narrow for this monitor to sync correctly. 18

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Additional
Information
Warning
Messages
If
there
is
something
wrong
with
the
input
signal,
one
of
the
following
messages
appears.
0
INFORMATION
OUT
OF
SCAN
RANGE
"OUT
OF
SCAN
RANGE"
indicates
that
the
input
signal
is
not
supported
by
the
monitor's
specifications.
"NO
INPUT
SIGNAL"
indicates
that
no
signal
is
input.
To
solve
these
problems,
see
"Troubleshooting"
below.
Troubleshooting
This
section
may
help
you
isolate
the
cause
of
a
problem
and
as
a
result,
eliminate
the
need
to
contact
technical
support.
Symptom
Check
these
items
No
picture
If
the
C!)
indicator
is
not
li
t
Check
that
the
power
cord
is
properly
connected.
Check
that
the
6
(power)
switch
is
in
the
"on"
position.
If
the
"NOINPUT
SIGNAL"
message
appears
on
the
screen,
or
if
the
(5
indicator
is
orange
The
screen
is
blank
when
the
monitor
is
in
power
saving
mode.
Try
pressing
any
key
on
the
computer
keyboard.
Check
that
your
computer
power
switch
is
in
the
"on"
position.
Check
that
the
input
select
setting
is
correct.
Check
that
the
video
signal
cable
is
properly
connected
and
all
plugs
are
firmly
seated
in
their
sockets.
Check
the
HD15
video
input
connector
to
ensure
that
no
pins
are
bent
or
pushed
in.
If
the
"OUT
OF
SCAN
RANGE"
message
appears
on
the
screen
_
Check
that
the
video
frequency
range
is
within
that
specified
for
the
monitor.
Horizontal:
30
-
70
kHz,
Vertical:
50
85
Hz
Refer
to
your
computer's
instruction
manual
to
adjust
the
video
frequency
range.
If
you
are
using
a
video
signal
cable
adapter,
check
that
it
is
correct.
If
using
a
Macintosh
system
Check
that
the
Macintosh
adapter
and
the
video
signal
cable
are
properly
connected
(page
6).
If
using
Windows
95/98
If
you
replaced
an
old
monitor
with
this
monitor,
reconnect
the
old
monitor
and
do
the
following.
Install
the
Windows
Monitor
Information
Disk/Utility
Disk
(page
7)
and
select
"CPD-L133
or
CPD-L150"
from
among
the
Sony
monitors
in
the
Windows
95/98
monitor
selection
screen.
-
Picture
is
dark.
Adjust
the
backlight
(page
14).
Adjust
the
brightness
(page
9).
It
takes
several
seconds
for
the
monitor
to
warm
up
after
the
power
is
turned
on.
The
picture
will
appear
momentarily.
Picture
is
scrambled.
Press
the
AUTO
button
(page
8).
If
this
does
not
work,
adjust
the
pitch
and
phase
(page
11).
Check
this
manual
and
confirm
that
the
graphics
mode
and
the
frequency
you
are
trying
to
operate
at
is
supported.
Even
if
the
frequency
is
within
the
proper
range, some
computers
may
have
a
sync
pulse
that
is
too
narrow
for
this
monitor
to
sync
correctly.
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