toml@xrxns.UUCP (Tom Love) (11/17/87)
i acquired a monochrome atari monitor for pretty cheap a few months back. the only problem is that the display quality isn't really great. though the focus is sharp, the display occupies only a small area of the screen itself, and the display image itself is slightly rotated (clockwise) so that everything runs slightly downhill from left to right. eons ago i recall seeing some postings about do-it-yourself adjustments to the atari monitors. does anyone have these archived away? if so, i'd greatly appreciate receiving them, or just a quick note from someone who knows how to make these adjustments. i know there is a way of enlarging the image; can the image be rotated too? my setup looks pretty shabby with a couple of dead floppies stuck under one side of the monitor to level the image out! thanks. tom love xerox edds rochester!rocksanne!xrxns!toml
rich@lakesys.UUCP (Rich Dankert) (11/20/87)
In article <242@xrxns.UUCP> toml@xrxns.UUCP (Tom Love) writes: >i acquired a monochrome atari monitor for pretty cheap a few months back. >the only problem is that the display quality isn't really great. though >the focus is sharp, the display occupies only a small area of the screen >itself, and the display image itself is slightly rotated (clockwise) so >that everything runs slightly downhill from left to right. You can adjust the tilt, by rotating the yoke that is on the picture tube, and resides on the neck and the base of the tube. Sounds like all you have to do is loosen a holding screw and then gently turn the yoke until the picture is straight. The picture can be enlarged by adjusting the Verticle lin and the Vert Height adjustments inside the monitor. Be aware that you will loose some resolution in doing this, and I myself have opted to leave it as it came from Atari. I love the rez. Also be aware that the inside of the monitor is colted with a material that IS CONDUCTIVE, and therefore if you do not unplug the speaker and remove the back totally, you can have the possibiities of shorting the monitor out, and thus costing repairs. Also be aware that there is HIGH VOLTAGE inside the monitor, and that the CRT can retain a charge, thus causing an shock hazard. If you are in doubt, have some one that is more at home inside the monitor for you can avoid problems. If in doubt DON'T DO IT YOURSELF, get someone that has done this before, or has worked on Television sets, as they would be much more aquainted with what to do. -rich UUCP: {Ihnp4,uwvax}!uwmcsd1!lakesys!rich Discalimer: The words,ideas,and expressions are my own, and not nessasarily always correct, but you had a good idea that this was going to appear here before you got here, RIGHT ?