Thanks! I'll give it a try! Daniel
--- Antonio Rodríguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Daniel Nesbitt ha escrito: > > > Hi there, > > > > Recently, I had my Classic ][ repaired (it was > showing > > those vertical lines at start up) and ever since I > had > > it returned, I've noticed that the picture on the > > screen is a little small, so I was looking through > the > > service manual to see if I can adjust the picture > and > > found that there is a "service door" which has the > > vertical and horizontal controls, however, it > looks as > > though it is supposed to be done with some sort of > > device on the screen, so I'm not to sure what I'm > > supposed to do. > > The special tools are only needed to adjust the > contrast control if you want it to be the > exact value Apple wants it. For geometry, all you > need is a measuring tape :-) . Adjust the > width and height controls until the image measures > about 7.1" by 4.75". Then center the image > using the horizontal and vertical center controls. > After that, display a test pattern (the 50% > gray desktop pattern is great for this) and adjust > the focus control until you get an overall > good sharpness. You may find it usefull to set the > focus control so the sharpest zone is a > ring about 2" away from the center of the screen. > About the contrast control, you only need to > adjust if you have to move the software brightness > control too far up to be comfortable (lets > say over the 6 or 7). Just make sure not to put the > contrast control near the limit - that > will shorten CRT's life. And, anyway, if you have to > raise too much the contrast control to > get a decent image, it may mean that you need a new > CRT or that you have a problem in the > analogue board. > > > Also, this may sound a little silly, but I also > used > > to have a Mac Classic as well, and when I chose > the > > shutdown command, the shutdown message would > appear > > instantly, but I've noticed with my Classic ][ is > that > > the screen completely blanks out, then the > shutdown > > command appears, is this normal, or is it a sign > that > > there might still be something wrong, or I'm I > just > > being paranoid? > > It may be well because your Classic II is running a > later System version than your Classic I. > I have a "Classic I/II" (a complete Classic I and a > spare Classic II logic board that I switch > in and out, so both "computers" share all devices, > including the analogue board, the CRT and > the hard drives). When I shut down the Classic I, > which runs 6.0.7, it powers down almost > instantly. When I shut down the Classic II, which > runs 7.6.1, it takes him a few seconds to > show the "Now it's safe to tur off your Macintosh." > The same happens with the boot time: from > the "Welcome to Macintosh" screen to an usable > Finder, 8 seconds in the Classic I and near one > minute on the Classic II. That's why many of us love > System 6 :-) . > > Greetings, > > Antonio Rodríguez (Grijan) > <ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/> > > > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by > <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
