- Oct 23, 2014
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So, I was given an HP monitor- name listed above- last night. Naturally, I want to try it out. I'm running an HDMI to DVI cord to it from my PS3, so I plug the HDMI end into my PS3, and the DVI end into the monitor. I turn the PS3 on, and the monitor simply reads "Check Display Cable". But I know for a fact that the cable isn't a problem, and all of the settings from my PS3 are just fine; the same cable was just working on a different monitor.
I go through all of the menu on the monitor, and make sure I'm on the right input, but the message stays the same. I try the auto-detect, and the message stays the same.
SO, being the idiot that I am, I try different button combinations on the front of the monitor. Nothing was happening until I pressed the + source channel and - source channel buttons simultaneously. That was a tremendous mistake. After pushing those two buttons, the screen went completely black, which I thought was a good sign. However, a couple of seconds later, I was met with a solid bright red display. About a second later, it turned green, then blue, then black, and then white, and back to red and repeated the cycle. I cannot bring up the menu to stop this. None of the buttons on the front of the monitor work aside from the power button, and pressing the + and - source channel buttons simply change the screen black until I let go of them, and then it starts the process over again. I don't know if this is a hardware error, or if I'm simply not doing anything right. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
I go through all of the menu on the monitor, and make sure I'm on the right input, but the message stays the same. I try the auto-detect, and the message stays the same.
SO, being the idiot that I am, I try different button combinations on the front of the monitor. Nothing was happening until I pressed the + source channel and - source channel buttons simultaneously. That was a tremendous mistake. After pushing those two buttons, the screen went completely black, which I thought was a good sign. However, a couple of seconds later, I was met with a solid bright red display. About a second later, it turned green, then blue, then black, and then white, and back to red and repeated the cycle. I cannot bring up the menu to stop this. None of the buttons on the front of the monitor work aside from the power button, and pressing the + and - source channel buttons simply change the screen black until I let go of them, and then it starts the process over again. I don't know if this is a hardware error, or if I'm simply not doing anything right. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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