TITLE
    Third-Party Monitors: Jittery When Connecting To Macintosh Systems
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2/6/98
2/11/98
TOPIC

    I have an old third party monitor that worked on my Quadra 800 but won't work on my Power Macintosh G3. The picture is very jittery. Why?

DISCUSSION

    Older Macintosh computers supported sync on Green, while newer Macintosh computers support individual line sync. Check with the monitor vendor to see if your monitor also has individual sync signals. If it does, then a different cable or adapter will allow the monitor to be used with newer Macintosh computers. For more information on which Macintosh computers support sync on green, please see the following Tech Info Library article:

    Article 13798: " Composite Sync on Green: Which Apple Computers Have It? "

    For example, many of the SuperMac monitors from Radius support both sync on green and individual sync but may require a new cable. If you are experiencing this with a SuperMac monitor, check the video cable where it connects to the monitor. If there are just three wires in the cable instead of five coming into the connector, a new cable (Radius p/n #0009344-0001) will most likely resolve the situation.

Document Information
Product Area: Monitors-Displays
Category: Non-Apple Display Issues (Third-Party)
Sub Category: General Topics

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