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From: indra@brahms.amd.com (Indra Singhal)
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Subject: Re: My Sony Multiscan died!
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Date: 11 Dec 90 00:44:58 GMT
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2fmkjerky@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>My Sony CPD-1302 monitor was working fine for the last year and a half or so,
>and then this morning when I tried to turn it on, it clicked on, and then 
>the power button started flashing back and forth like it was trying to sync
>in (It's a multisync monitor), and then the light went out.  After a few
>times of this, it seemed to not even respond at all to the monitor being
>turned on.
>   I checked power and cable connections, which were fine.  After toying
>with it for a bit, the monitor came back up and I used it for a bit before
>powering down before I had to leave this afternoon.  When I got back this
>evening, it was again not working or even powering up. 

>My question is, has anyone had this kind of problem with CPD-1302s before?
>Sony seems to make quite a good MultiScan monitor, but now I'm starting
>to wonder what's wrong with mine..

>Any replies or advice would be appreciated...

I had the same problem with mine... Question I have for you: Are you
running the 1302 at 1024x768 resolution? According to Sony, the 1302 is
not designed to go that high per spec. However, you can drive it that
high for a long time until certain components begin to display age. You
are not damaging the 1302, per the local Sony techie, the auto shutoff
kicks in much before damage.

If you are not running at 1024x768, then I am not sure what the problem
might be.

I bought the 1304... and love it.

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