SONY CPDE500/E
Service Manual

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 color to a printed picture�s colors. These settings are stored in memory for all input signals.

EXPERT mode
You can make additional adjustments to the color in greater detail by selecting the EXPERT mode.
COLOR EASY EXPERT s RG B 9 3 0 0K 50 50 50 50 50 50

sRGB mode
The sRGB color setting is an industry standard color space protocol designed to correlate the displayed and printed colors of sRGB compliant computer products. To adjust the colors to the sRGB profile, simply select the sRGB mode in the COLOR menu. However, in order to display the sRGB colors correctly (γ=2.2, 6500K), you must set your computer to the sRGB profile and adjust the brightness ( ) and contrast (6) to the numbers shown in the menu. For information on how to change the brightness ( ) and contrast (6), see page 9.

Additional settings (OPTION)
You can manually degauss (demagnetize) the monitor, change the menu position, and lock the controls.

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

5 0 0 0K 6 5 0 0K R B I AS G B I AS B B I AS R GA I N G GA I N B GA I N

2 Move the control button to highlight
Note Your computer and other connected products (such as a printer), must be sRGB compliant.
COLOR EASY : 56 EXPERT : 7 6 FOR s RG B s RG B

OPTION and press the center of the control button again.

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

The OPTION menu appears on the screen.

1 Move the control button m/M to select the color
temperature row 1. Then move the control button </, to select a color temperature.

3 Move the control button m/M to select the desired
adjustment item. Adjust the selected item according to the following instructions.

2 Move the control button to highlight

COLOR and press the center of the control button again. The COLOR menu appears on the screen.

2 Move the control button m/M to select the
adjustment item 2. Then move the control button </, to adjust the BIAS (black level). This adjusts the dark areas of an image.

3 Move the control button </, to select the

Degaussing the screen
The monitor is automatically demagnetized (degaussed) when the power is turned on. To manually degauss the monitor, first move the control button m/M to select (DEGAUSS). Then move the control button ,. The screen is degaussed for about 2 seconds. If a second degauss cycle is needed, allow a minimum interval of 20 minutes for the best result.

adjustment mode. There are three types of adjustment modes, EASY, EXPERT and sRGB.

3 Move the control button m/M to select the
adjustment item 3. Then move the control button </, to adjust the GAIN (white level). This adjusts the light areas of an image. You can adjust the R (red), G (green), B (blue) component of the input signal when making changes to items 2 and 3. If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings

4 First move the control button m/M to select the
desired adjustment item. Then move the control button </, to make the adjustment. Adjust the selected mode according to the following instructions.

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Changing the menu�s position
Change the menu�s position if it is blocking an image on the screen. To change the menu�s on-screen position, first move the control button m/M to select (OSD H POSITION) for horizontal adjustment, or (OSD V POSITION) for vertical adjustment. Then move the control button </, to shift the on-screen menu.

EASY mode
COLOR EASY 5 0 0 0K EXPERT 6 5 0 0K s RG B 9 3 0 0K 5 0 0 0K

are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures and item 1 of the on-screen menu change as follows. � [5000K]t[ 1] � [6500K]t[ 2] � [9300K]t[ 3]

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Locking the controls 1 Move the control button m/M to select the color
temperature row 1. Then move the control button </, to select a color temperature. The preset color temperatures are 5000K, 6500K, and 9300K. Since the default setting is 9300K, the whites will change from a bluish hue to a reddish hue as the temperature is lowered to 6500K and 5000K. To protect adjustment data by locking the controls, first move the control button m/M to select (CONTROL LOCK). Then move the control button ,, to select ON. Only the 1 (power) switch, EXIT, and (CONTROL LOCK) of the OPTION menu will operate. If any other items are selected, the mark appears on the screen.
To cancel the control lock Repeat the procedure above and set

2 If necessary, fine tune the color temperature.
Move the control button m/M to select the color temperature row 2. Then move the control button </, to fine tune the color temperature. If you fine tune the color temperature, the new color settings are stored in memory for each of the three color temperatures and item 1 of the on-screen menu changes as follows. � [5000K]t[ 1] � [6500K]t[ 2] � [9300K]t[ 3]

(CONTROL LOCK) to OFF.

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