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Title: Makvision 25" tri-mode (automatic) power up?
Post by: emuola on June 26, 2012, 10:47:02 am
Planning to get that monitor for my Mame cab :) Video signal is a piece of cake, but I cannot find info on how the monitor is turned on? Some auto-sensing stuff? My cab has a power switch, which is wired to the mobo of my pc in the front. Something similar for the monitor, maybe?
Title: Re: Makvision 25" tri-mode (automatic) power up?
Post by: MonMotha on June 26, 2012, 01:34:41 pm
In general, arcade monitors are on whenever power is applied to them.  There is no need to "turn them on".  Just apply power.
Title: Re: Makvision 25" tri-mode (automatic) power up?
Post by: emuola on June 26, 2012, 01:53:19 pm
In general, arcade monitors are on whenever power is applied to them.  There is no need to "turn them on".  Just apply power.

Thanks MonMotha :) Ok, I presume it would be wise to have an option to turn it actually off, when not in use? It's pretty easy to make a switch in the middle of the power cord and place it somewhere near the power switch for the pc :)
Title: Re: Makvision 25" tri-mode (automatic) power up?
Post by: ed12 on June 26, 2012, 01:56:43 pm
hi
if u turn the cab off via

Planning to get that monitor for my Mame cab  Video signal is a piece of cake, but I cannot find info on how the monitor is turned on? Some auto-sensing stuff? My cab has a power switch, which is wired to the mobo of my pc in the front. Something similar for the monitor, maybe?

then it should kill the power to the monitor

ed
Title: Re: Makvision 25" tri-mode (automatic) power up?
Post by: emuola on June 26, 2012, 04:12:00 pm
hi
if u turn the cab off via

Planning to get that monitor for my Mame cab  Video signal is a piece of cake, but I cannot find info on how the monitor is turned on? Some auto-sensing stuff? My cab has a power switch, which is wired to the mobo of my pc in the front. Something similar for the monitor, maybe?

then it should kill the power to the monitor

ed

Ok, thanks for the info ed :)