SONY PVM2130 Monitor issues

[pennydimes]

Hi guys, new to these forums and just wanting some help with getting rid of the text on my Sony PVM 2130 i picked up a few weeks ago. As the image shows, really annoying text across the monitor and cant find anything online about removing it and have a pdf of the manual which doesnt mention anything about it either

does anyone have experience with these older Sony PVM`s that can help?
Thanks

[julencin2000]

Now I'm not at home, I can check my unit and I'll let you know.

[pennydimes]

Now I'm not at home, I can check my unit and I'll let you know.

that would be great, thanks!

[kamiboy]

My 2530, the bigger screen version of your PVM, lacked any OSD capability. So unless that was an exclusive feature of the smaller model I think perhaps that text is part of the video signal.

[julencin2000]

Well no luck here, I'm afraid. Couldn't reproduce that feature in my unit, as kamiboy says no OSD at all.

Could you tell us more about this test? What does it say, does it change or is it fixed, is it visible through every input or not, the works.

[mvsfan]

something starting with E sounds like it might be an error code. i know thats the case on many other devices.

perhaps its trying to tell you something. a service manual would let you know.

[pennydimes]

Ive had no luck finding a service manual for this camera
its a National VHS camera NV-M3

[mvsfan]

Is this actually a PVM-2130QM?

thats the only one i see a service manual for.

[noonan2678]

I have a 2950Q - I can't tell if that's just the standard menu or the service menu.

To access the service menu, with the monitor powered off, press display, 5, vol up, power from the remote, in fairly quick sequence.

Maybe there's a service menu setting that keeps this on indefinitely...

[pennydimes]

I have a 2950Q - I can't tell if that's just the standard menu or the service menu.

To access the service menu, with the monitor powered off, press display, 5, vol up, power from the remote, in fairly quick sequence.

Maybe there's a service menu setting that keeps this on indefinitely...

I dont have a remote for the monitor , will this still work ?

[pennydimes]

after some playing around ive found its a problem with my input source, in this case an old National VHS camera, managed to remove the E---F error text, but still have the WHITE text flashing for some reason

[mvsfan]

have you tried hooking up something else like a console?

[pennydimes]

yeah hooked a snes, and hooked a dvd player and both work fine without any on screen writing

it is obviously my vhs camera, i just need to find a manual for it and work out what these white/light signals mean

[BazookaBen]

Or just use the camera on your iphone

[mvsfan]

I was thinking the same thing. why are you still messing with Vhs?

[pennydimes]

i like the look of analog alot better for my work