SONY CPD4401
Service Manual

Adjusting the Settings 1 Adjusting the size and centering of the picture (SIZE/CENTER)
This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

Select ROTATION PINCUSHION PIN BALANCE KEYSTONE KEY BALANCE

To rotate the picture expand or contract the picture sides shift the picture sides to the left or right adjust the picture width at the top of the screen shift the picture to the left or right at the top of the screen

4 Adjusting the quality of the picture (CONVERGENCE)
The CONVERGENCE settings allow you to adjust the quality of the picture by eliminating red or blue shadows around letters, characters and lines. Both settings are stored in memory for all input signals.

The monitor is degaussed for about five seconds. If a second degauss cycle is needed, allow a minimum interval of 20 minutes for the best result.

Adjusting the moire
To adjust the moire, first press the v/V buttons to highlight (MOIRE ADJUST). Then press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the moire until the effect is at a minimum.
* Moire is a type of natural interference which produces soft, wavy lines on your screen. It may appear due to interference between the pattern of the picture on the screen and the phosphor pitch pattern of the monitor. Example of moire

1 Press the MENU button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.

1 Press the MENU button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.

2 Press the

v/V buttons to highlight SIZE/ CENTER and press the MENU button again. The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen. v/V buttons to select the desired adjustment item. Then press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the setting. The OSD automatically disappears after about 30 seconds. To close the OSD, press the MENU button again.

3 Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR)
The COLOR settings allow you to adjust the picture�s color temperature by changing the color level of the white color field. Colors appear reddish if the temperature is low, and bluish if the temperature is high. This adjustment is useful for matching the monitor�s colors to a printed picture�s colors. This setting is stored in memory for all input signals.

2 Press the

v/V buttons to highlight

CONVERGENCE and press the MENU button again. The CONVERGENCE menu appears on the screen.

3 Press the

3 First press the

v/V buttons to select the desired adjustment item. Then press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the setting. The OSD automatically disappears after about 30 seconds. To close the OSD, press the MENU button again.

Adjusting the OSD Horizontal Position
To change the horizontal position of the OSD, first press the v/V buttons to highlight (OSD H POSITION). Then press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the horizontal position of the OSD.
OPTION
OSD H POSITION

Select

To

1 Press the MENU button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.

HORIZONTAL CENTERING shift the picture to the left or right VERTICAL CENTERING HORIZONTAL SIZING VERTICAL SIZING shift the picture up or down enlarge or reduce the picture width enlarge or reduce the picture height enlarge or reduce the picture width and height proportionally
Note Adjustment stops when either the horizontal or vertical size reaches its maximum or minimum value.

2 Press the

v/V buttons to highlight press the MENU button again. The COLOR menu appears on the screen.

COLOR and

5 Changing the OSD language (LANGUAGE)
This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

1 Press the MENU button.
3 Press the
temperature. v/V buttons to select a color The preset color temperatures are 9300K and 5000K. Since the default setting is 9300K, the whites change from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is lowered to 5000K. You can also fine tune the color temperature by selecting in step 2 above, and using the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the color temperature manually. You can choose the optimal Brightness/Contrast setting by turning the sRGB feature on. To turn it on, select sRGB in step 2 above, and press the 6 b button.
COLOR 9300K 5300K

The main MENU appears on the screen.

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2 Press the

v/V buttons to highlight LANGUAGE and press the MENU button again. The LANGUAGE menu appears on the screen. v/V buttons to select the language you

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Adjusting the OSD Vertical Position
To change the vertical position of the OSD, first press the v/V buttons to highlight (OSD V POSITION). Then press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the vertical position of the OSD.
OPTION

3 Press the

prefer. The OSD automatically disappears after about 30 seconds. To close the OSD, press the MENU button again.

2 Adjusting the shape of the picture (GEOMETRY)
The GEOMETRY settings allow you to adjust the rotation and shape of the picture. The rotation setting is stored in memory for all input signals. All other settings are stored in memory for the current input signal.

6 Additional settings (OPTION)
sRGB 26

OSD V POSITION

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You can manually degauss (demagnetize) the screen, cancel the moire, adjust the OSD horizontal position, adjust the OSD vertical position and lock the controls using the OPTION OSD.

Locking the controls
This OSD allows you to adjust the color temperature between 9300K and 5000K. Press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the color temperature. The OSD automatically disappears after about 30 seconds. To close the OSD, press the MENU button again.
Note The sRGB optimal setting will be undone once the brightness and/or the contrast adjustment is made manually.

1 Press the MENU button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.

1 Press the MENU button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.

To protect adjustment data by locking the controls, first press v/V buttons to highlight OPTION and (CONTROL LOCK). Then press the 6 B/b buttons to toggle the Control Lock on or off. Only the 1 (power) switch and MENU button will operate.

2 Press the

v/V buttons to highlight

2 Press the

v/V buttons to highlight

GEOMETRY

press the MENU button again. The OPTION menu appears on the screen.

and press the MENU button again. The GEOMETRY menu appears on the screen.

3 Press the

3 First press the

v/V buttons to select the desired adjustment item. Then press the 6 B/b buttons to adjust the setting. The OSD automatically disappears after about 30 seconds. To close the OSD, press the MENU button again.

v/V buttons to highlight the desired adjustment item. Adjust the selected item according to the following instructions. The OSD automatically disappears after about 30 seconds. To close the OSD, press the MENU button again.

Degaussing the monitor
The monitor is automatically degaussed (demagnetized) when the power is turned on. To manually degauss the monitor, first press the v/V buttons to highlight (MANUAL DEGAUSS). Then press only the right 6 b button.

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CPD-4401