Classic color video

From: LordTyran <a2k_at_one.net>
Date: Thu Apr 1 20:38:28 1999

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Allison J Parent wrote:

> <I believe that's just an attenation control; puts a 75 ohm resistor before
> <the monitor.. Like the Pad control on a sound mixer I think, just brings
> <the level down to avoid damaging things... or something ;P
> <
> <Kevin
>
> No! It's for those system that use terminated cables rather than random
> impedences. For long cables they should be matches at each end to the
> nominal impedence of the cable and the swich turns on the resistor that does
> that. Just like the loads used for thin eithernet(or thick).
>
> Allison
>
Ok, ok, I stick my tail between my legs and run and hide in the corner.
Sorry!

Kevin
Received on Thu Apr 01 1999 - 20:38:28 BST