> From: ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk
>
> >
> > Well, my 12 year old 19" monitor works pretty nice, except for
> > having the Bright and Contrast cranked al the way up...
>
> You might find a cautious tweak of the 'screen' control (normally on the
> flyback transformer, and not the one marked 'focus') will help with that.
>
- That would be inside the cage, which I think I'll stay away from for
now. That whole self-preservation instinct kicking in... :) Actually, the
better question is, how dangerous is it to get to that control?
> > Anyway, can anyone tell me how to adjust the Horizontal center and
>
> Sony were generally fairly friendly about labelling things inside
> monitors --..
>
> Often there's a control marked horizontal phase. While this is not
> actually a horizontal centring control, it can have that effect to the
> user. Strictly, horizontal centring moves the raster relative to the CRT
> edges. horizontal phase appears to move the video relative to the raster.
> In your case, horizontal phase might be just what you need.
>
- Found all those controls, including the pincusion and stuff, along
the side of the cage. That did the trick.
> Don't fiddle with any magnets/rings on the CRT neck on a colour monitor...
>
- Well, considering the voltages inside monitors, and my lack of
experience with that, you don't have to worry about me touching stuff I
wasn't told to...
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