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Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« on: August 20, 2007, 06:14:37 pm »
Just connected up my arcade monitor (15khz hantarex polo/3) to my ArcadeVGA card and I can't get a steady picture.  It seems no matter what I do with the h and v sync pots, the screen still rolls like crazy and wobbles all over the place. The h and v sync pots seem ultra ultra sensitive... am I doing something wrong?  The best I've managed to get is a really slowly rolling image (vertically) but with still a degree of horizontal wobble.

please help! :(

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2007, 12:42:07 am »
Perhaps your pots are dirty and need replaced.

Does the polo/3 have the removable and/or extendable adjustment board (like the polo)?  Perhaps try removing and reseating/reconnecting the board/cable.

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2007, 03:15:57 am »
its something to do with the sinc signal from the avga card,either its not set correctly or the sinc connection is wrong

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2007, 04:04:29 am »
Hi

Yep I've just checked and the sync pins are connected wrongly... phew, thought I was gonna have to send the monitor back to Hantarex!

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2007, 01:19:45 am »
Is this a common problem?

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2007, 09:17:18 am »
I have the same problem (constant rolling).  How do you check if the pins are connected correctly?

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2007, 12:59:01 pm »
Look near the bottom of this page, it shows the VGA pin layout: -

http://www.ultimarc.com/monfaq.html

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2007, 01:05:04 pm »
So if I'm using a J-Pac then this wouldn't apply to me?
I'm using the cable that was send with the J-Pac.

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2007, 01:07:50 pm »
Oh...or do I have to create my own cable then?  Sorry, trying to understand this and the brain just doesn't want to work...

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Re: Arcade monitor going crazy, please help!!
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2007, 01:28:28 pm »
Hmm I'm not sure.  Best email Andy at ultimarc.  He's a very helpful chap :)