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Apple Basic Color Monitor Service Source

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The Apple Basic Color Monitor volume of Apple's Service Source is a 14-page service document for the Apple Basic Color Monitor, a 13-inch-viewable colour monitor. The PDF was produced in FrameMaker and distilled on 20 November 1995.[1]

Specifications

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Apple prints separate figures for the domestic and international versions, which differ in mains voltage, control layout and cabinet size.[2]

Apple Basic Color Monitor specifications[2]
Item Domestic International
Picture tube 13 in viewable diagonal, 0.39 mm dot pitch
Active video area 9.45 × 7.09 in (240 × 180 mm)
Scan rates vertical 60 Hz; horizontal 31.5 kHz
Mains 100-125 VAC 220-240 VAC
Frequency and power 50-60 Hz; 70 W
Controls front: power, brightness, contrast; rear: vertical and horizontal centring front: power, brightness, contrast, vertical and horizontal centring
Size 13.1 in (328 mm) H × 14.7 in (368 mm) W × 15.4 in (385 mm) D 15.3 in (382 mm) H × 14.2 in (356 mm) W × 18.1 in (452 mm) D
Weight 25.3 lb (11.5 kg)
Operating environment 15-35 °C (59-95 °F) ambient; 80% humidity maximum, non-condensing; altitude 7,000 ft

Contents

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  • Specifications: Characteristics, Controls, Physical and Electrical, Operating Environment (PDF pp. 3-7)
  • Troubleshooting: General; symptom charts for No Raster, Geometry, Synchronization, Video and Miscellaneous (PDF pp. 9-14)

What this manual does not contain

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There is no Take Apart, Adjustments or Exploded View chapter. Apart from checking the video cable, adjusting the user controls, moving the monitor away from interference and checking ground connections, every cure in the symptom charts is "Replace monitor".[3] The manual gives no disassembly order, no geometry or video setup procedure, no parts list, no schematic and no component values.

Pages that cite this document

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A CRT display holds a lethal charge on the anode after the mains is removed. Follow CRT Discharge Procedure before working inside one.

Download: Basic color monitor.pdf

References

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  1. ↑ Apple Computer, Inc., Apple Basic Color Monitor (Service Source), 14 pp., 1995. Hosted as File:Basic color monitor.pdf.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Apple Basic Color Monitor Service Source, Specifications, pp. 1-5 (PDF pp. 3-7).
  3. ↑ Apple Basic Color Monitor Service Source, Troubleshooting, Symptom Charts, pp. 2-6 (PDF pp. 10-14).