SONY CPDG500
Service Manual

x Using the control button
1 Display the main MENU.
Press the center of the control button to display the main MENU on your screen.
MENU

Adjusting the brightness and contrast
Brightness and contrast adjustments are made using a separate BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu. These settings are stored in memory for the signals from the currently selected input connector.

Automatically sizing and centering the picture (AUTO)
You can easily adjust the picture to fill the screen by using the (AUTO) item in the SIZE/CENTER menu.

Adjusting the centering of the picture (CENTER)
This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

1 Press the center of the control button. 1 Press the center of the control button.
The main MENU appears on the screen. The main MENU appears on the screen.

1 Move the control button in any direction.
The BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu appears on the screen.

2 Move the control button to highlight 2 Move the control button to highlight
SIZE or CENTER and press the center of the control button again. The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen.

CENTER and press the center of the control button again. The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen.

2 Select the menu you want to adjust.
Highlight the desired menu by moving the control button towards the rear to go up (M), towards the front to go down (m), and left (<) or right (,) to move sideways.

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3 First move the control button m/M to select
(AUTO). Then move the control button ,. The picture automatically fills the screen.

First move the control button m/M to select for horizontal adjustment, or for vertical adjustment. Then move the control button </, to adjust the centering.

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2 Move the control button m/M to adjust the
brightness ( (6). ), and </, to adjust the contrast

Enlarging or reducing the picture (ZOOM)
This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

If you are using the sRGB mode REAR 3 Adjust the menu.
adjustment. Move the control button left (<) or right (,) to make the
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MENU

If you selected the sRGB mode in the COLOR menu, the following BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST menu appears on the screen.
BR I GHTNESS / CONTRAS T

1 Press the center of the control button.
Notes � This function is intended for use with a computer running Windows or similar graphic user interface software that provides a full-screen picture. It may not work properly if the background color is dark or if the input picture does not fill the screen to the edges (such as an MSDOS prompt). � Pictures with an aspect ratio of 5:4 (resolution: 1280 � 1024, 1600 � 1280) are displayed at their actual resolution and do not fill the screen to the edges. � The displayed image moves for a few seconds while this function is performed. This is not a malfunction.

The main MENU appears on the screen.

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Move the control button to highlight SIZE or CENTER and press the center of the control button again. The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen.

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4 Close the menu.

3 Move the control button m/M to select

For more information about using the sRGB mode, see �Adjusting the color of the picture (COLOR)� on page 13. The menu automatically disappears after about 3 seconds.

(zoom), and move </, to enlarge or reduce the picture.

Adjusting the size of the picture (SIZE)
This setting is stored in memory for the current input signal.

Note Adjustment stops when either the horizontal or vertical size reaches its maximum or minimum value.

Press the center of the control button once to return to the main MENU, and twice to return to normal viewing. If no buttons are pressed, the menu closes automatically after about 30 seconds.
MENU

1 Press the center of the control button.
The main MENU appears on the screen.

2 Move the control button to highlight

SIZE and press the center of the control button again. The SIZE/CENTER menu appears on the screen. for horizontal adjustment, or for vertical adjustment. Then move the control button </, to adjust the size.

3 First move the control button m/M to select

x Resetting the adjustments
Press the RESET button. See page 16 for more information on resetting the adjustments.

RESET

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