GDM-FW900 - Sony Monitor Service Manual (repair manual). Page 7

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Before using your monitor, check that the following accessories 
are included in your carton:
• Power cord (1)
• Video signal cable (1)
• USB cable (1)
• Exclusive Power Mac G3/G4 adapter (1)
• Warranty card (1)
• Notes on cleaning the screen’s surface (1)
• This instruction manual (1)

Turn off the monitor and computer before connecting.

• Do not touch the pins of the video signal cable connector as this might 

bend the pins.

• When connecting the video signal cable, check the alignment of the 

connector. Do not force the connector in the wrong way or the pins 
might bend.

x

x

* Connect the supplied adapter to the computer before connecting the 

cable. This adapter is compatible only with Power Mac G3/G4 
computers that have 3 rows of pins. If you connect to the other version 
of Macintosh series computer that has 2 rows of pins, you will need a 
different adapter (not supplied).

x

* Connect the cables from left to right in the following order: Red-Green-

Blue-HD-VD.

Plug & Play (DDC) does not apply to the five BNC connectors. If you 
want to use Plug & Play, connect your computer to the connector using 
the supplied video signal cable.

video signal cable 
(supplied)

to video output

IBM PC/AT or compatible 
computer

to HD15 input

Use the supplied exclusive Power Mac G3/G4 adapter.

to HD15 input

exclusive Power 
Mac G3/G4 adapter 
(supplied)

*

Power Mac G3/G4

to video 
output

video signal cable 
(supplied)

to R/G/B input

to HD/VD 
input

Refer to the preceding 
examples to connect to your 
computer.

video signal cable 
(SMF-400, not supplied)

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With the monitor and computer switched off, first connect the 
power cord to the monitor, then connect it to a power outlet.

First turn on the monitor, then turn on the computer.

The installation of your monitor is complete.
If necessary, use the monitor’s controls to adjust the picture.

• Check that the monitor is correctly connected to the computer.
• If NO INPUT SIGNAL appears on the screen, try changing the 

input signal (page 9), and confirm that your computer’s graphic 
board is completely seated in the correct bus slot. 

• If you are replacing an old monitor with this model and OUT 

OF SCAN RANGE appears on the screen, reconnect the old 
monitor. Then adjust the computer’s graphic board so that the 
horizontal frequency is between 30 – 121 kHz, and the vertical 
frequency is between 48 – 160 Hz.

For more information about the on-screen messages, see “Trouble 
symptoms and remedies” on page 18.

This monitor complies with the “DDC” Plug & Play standard and 
automatically detects all the monitor’s information. No specific driver 
needs to be installed to the computer.
If you connect the monitor to your PC, and then boot your PC for the first 
time, the setup Wizard may be displayed on the screen. Click on “Next” 
several times according to the instructions from the Wizard until the Plug 
& Play Monitor is automatically selected so that you can use this monitor.
If your PC/graphic board has difficulty communicating with this monitor, 
download the specific driver by accessing the web site of the OS’s 
manufacturer.

Monitor setup in Windows NT4.0 does not use the display driver. Refer 
to the Windows NT4.0 instruction manual for further details on adjusting 
the resolution, refresh rate, and number of colors.

to AC IN

to a power outlet

power cord (supplied)