Sony SDM-HS74P

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Adjusting the contrast 
(CONTRAST)
Adjust the picture contrast.
Note
The contrast cannot be adjusted when the 
 mode is set to HIGH, 
MIDDLE, or LOW (page 10).
1
Press the MENU button.
The main menu appears on the screen.
2
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select 
6
 (CONTRAST) and 
press the OK button.
The CONTRAST menu appears on the screen.
3
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to adjust the contrast and 
press the OK button.
Adjusting the black level of an 
image (BRIGHTNESS)
Adjust the picture brightness (black level).
Note
The brightness cannot be adjusted when the 
 mode is set to HIGH, 
MIDDLE, or LOW (page 10).
1
Press the MENU button.
The main menu appears on the screen.
2
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select 
8
 (BRIGHTNESS) 
and press the OK button.
The BRIGHTNESS menu appears on the screen.
3
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to adjust the brightness and 
press the OK button.
Adjusting the picture’s sharpness 
and centering (SCREEN) (analog 
RGB signal only)
x
Automatic picture quality adjustment 
function
When the monitor receives an input signal, it 
automatically adjusts the picture’s position and 
sharpness (phase/pitch), and ensures that a clear 
picture appears on the screen (page 16)
.
Note
While the automatic picture quality adjustment function is activated, only 
the 1 (power) switch will operate.
If the automatic picture quality adjustment function of 
this monitor seems to not completely adjust the picture
You can make further automatic adjustment of the picture quality 
for the current input signal. (See AUTO below.)
If you still need to make further adjustments to the 
picture quality
You can manually adjust the picture’s sharpness (phase/pitch) and 
position (horizontal/vertical position). 
These adjustments are stored in memory and automatically 
recalled when the display receives the same input signal.
These settings may have to be repeated if you change the input 
signal after reconnecting your computer.
x
Make further automatic adjustments to the 
picture quality for the current input signal 
(AUTO)
1
Press the MENU button.
The main menu appears on the screen.
2
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select 
 (SCREEN) and 
press the OK button.
The SCREEN menu appears on the screen.
3
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select AUTO and press 
the OK button.
Make the appropriate adjustments of the screen’s phase, pitch 
and horizontal/vertical position for the current input signal 
and store them.
4
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select 
 and press the 
OK button.
Return to the menu screen.
x
Adjust the picture’s sharpness manually 
(PHASE/PITCH)
You can adjust the picture’s sharpness as follows.
1
Set the resolution to 1280 
×
 1024 on the computer.
2
Load the CD-ROM.
3
Start the CD-ROM, select the region and model, and 
display the test pattern.
For Windows
Click [Utility] 
t [Windows]/[Win Utility.exe].
For Macintosh
Click [Utility] 
t [Mac]/[Mac Utility].
4
Press the MENU button.
The main menu appears on the screen.
5
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select 
 (SCREEN) and 
press the OK button.
The SCREEN menu appears on the screen.
6
Press the 
m/M
 buttons to select PHASE and press 
the OK button.
The PHASE menu appears on the screen.
Note
When receiving digital RGB signals from the DVI-D input connector, 
adjustment is not necessary.