Sony GDM-400PS Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 20

Additional

Information

Warning

Messages

If

there

is

something

wrong

with

the

input

signal,

one

of

the

following

messages

appears.

1

2

•

•

OUT

OF

SCAN

RANGE

INPUT

:

HD15

:3

The

input

signal

condition

'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,

or

the

input

signal

from

the

selected

input

connector

is

not

received.

El

The

selected

input

connector

Indicates

which

input

connector

is

receiving

the

wrong

signal.

If

there

is

something

wrong

with

the

signal

from

both

input

connectors,

"HD15"

and

"BNC"

are

displayed

alternately.

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

(.

I

..)

indicator

is

not

lit

•

Check

that

the

power

cord

is

properly

connected.

•

Check

that

the

0

(power)

switch

is

in

the

"on"

position.

If

the

"NO

INPUT

SIGNAL"

message

appears

on

the

screen,

or

if

the

(I)

indicator

is

either

orange

or

alternating

between

green

and

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

that

the

5

BNCs

are

connected

in

the

correct

order

(from

left

to

right:

Red

-Green

--

Blue

-HD

-VD)

(page

6).

•

Ensure

that

no

pins

are

bent

or

pushed

in

the

HD15

video

input

connector.

•

Check

that

the

video

board

is

completely

seated

in

the

proper

bus

slot.

•

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

-

94

kHz

(GDM-400PS),

30

-107

kl

Iz

(GDM-500PS)

Vertical:

4R

—

160

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

no

message

is

displayed

and

the

(5

indicator

is

green

or

flashing

orange

•

See

"Self

-diagnosis

Function"

(page

22).

If

using

a

Macintosh

system

•

Check

that

the

Macintosh

adapter

and

the

video

signal

cable

are

properly

connected

(page

6).

If

using

Windows

95

•

If

you

cannot

fi

nd

your

model's

name

(GDM-400PS

or

GDM-S00PS)

among

the

Sony

monitors

In

the

Windom,

95

monitor

selection

screen,

select

the

DDC

standard

monitor

or

install

the

Windows

95

Monitor

Information

Disk

(page

7).

The

DDC

standard

does

not

apply

to

the

5

BNC

connectors.

If

you

use

the

DDC

standard,

connect

the

computer

to

the

HD15

connector

with

the

supplied

video

signal

cable.

Picture

is

scrambled

•

Check

your

graphics

board

manual

for

the

proper

monitor

setting.

•

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

video

boards

may

have

a

sync

pulse

that

Is

too

narrow

fur

the

monitor

to

sync

correctly.

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