GDM-F400, GDM-F400T9 - Sony Monitor Service Manual (repair manual). Page 8

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Your monitor has one upstream and four downstream USB 
connectors. They provide a fast and easy way to connect USB 
compliant peripheral devices (such as keyboards, mice, printers 
and scanners) to your computer using a standardized USB cable.
To use your monitor as a hub for your peripheral devices, connect 
the USBs as illustrated below.

 

If a message appears on your screen, follow the on-screen instructions 
and select Generic USB Hub as the default setting.

 

• Not all computers and /or operating systems support USB 

configurations. Check your computer’s instruction manual to see if you 
can connect USB devices.

• In most cases, USB driver software needs to be installed on the host 

computer. Refer to the peripheral device’s instruction manual for 
further details.

• The monitor functions as a USB hub as long as the monitor is either 

“on” or in power saving mode.

• If you connect a keyboard or mouse to the USB connectors and then 

boot your computer for the first time, the peripheral devices may not 
function. First connect the keyboard and mouse directly to the 
computer and set up the USB compliant devices. Then connect them to 
this monitor.

• Do not lean on the monitor when plugging in the USB cables. The 

monitor may suddenly shift and cause injury.

 

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese versions 
of the on-screen menus are available. The default setting is 
English.

 

See page 11 for more information on using the joystick.

 

• ENGLISH
• FRANÇAIS: French
• DEUTSCH: German
• ESPAÑOL: Spanish
• ITALIANO: Italian
•

: Japanese 

 

Press the joystick 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.

 

Press the RESET button while the LANGUAGE menu is displayed on the 
screen.

to USB compliant 
peripheral devices

to a USB compliant 
computer

to USB compliant 
peripheral devices

MENU

EXIT

CENTER

SIZE

GEOM

COLOR

LANG

ZOOM

SCREEN

OPTION

MENU

ENGLISH
FRANÇAIS
DEUTSCH
ESPAÑOL
I TA LIANO

LANGUAGE

 

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You can connect two computers to this monitor using the HD15 
and BNC connectors. To switch between the two computers, use 
the INPUT button.

 

The input signal and corresponding input indicator change each 
time you press this button.

 

• If no signal is input to the selected connector, the monitor automatically 

switches to the other connector.

• If you restart the computer you want to view, or that computer is in 

power saving mode, the monitor may automatically switch to the other 
connector’s signal. If this happens, manually select the desired signal 
using the INPUT button.

 

You can easily adjust the picture to fill the screen by pressing the 
ASC (auto sizing and centering) button.

 

The picture automatically fills the screen.

 

• 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 MS-
DOS prompt).

• Pictures with an aspect ratio of 5:4 (resolution: 1280 

 

×

 

 1024, 1800 

 

×

 

 

1440*) are displayed at their actual resolution and do not fill the screen 
to the edges.

• The screen may go blank for a few seconds when the ASC button is 

pressed. This is not a malfunction.

* GDM-F500 only