Apple Monitor III Documentation
Documentation for the Apple Monitor III: Apple's 1981 owner's manual (two partial scans that together cover the whole manual), Apple's Technical Procedures for the monitor, and Sams's ComputerFacts for model A3M0039. All are hosted here and embedded below.
Owner's manual
[edit | edit source]Monitor III Owner's Manual, Apple Computer, copyright 1981, product A3L0020, back cover 030-0193-A. Contents: safety tips (p. 1), identification and operation of controls (p. 3), glare filter care and cleaning (p. 4), "If There Are Problems" (p. 5) and specifications (p. 6), followed by Apple's schematic of the monitor.
The two hosted scans each lack part of the manual:
- The 10-page scan has the specifications and the schematic but not pp. 4-5.
- The 7-page scan has pp. 4-5 and the specifications but not the schematic.
What this document does not contain
[edit | edit source]No service procedures or parts list. The schematic gives circuit values but no board layout.
Download: Apple Monitor III Owner's Manual 1981.pdf (with schematic); Apple Monitor III Owner's Manual 1981 (second scan).pdf (with pp. 4-5)
Technical Procedures
[edit | edit source]Apple's Monitor III Technical Procedures, Section 1, Monitor III Exchange, revised October 1988, from Apple Service Technical Procedures: Apple II/Apple III Archived Products, Volume One, part number 072-0231. The hosted file is 14 pages: the volume table of contents, Apple's June 1988 notice that units serviced in Australia go back to Apple as complete systems, and the exchange section (introduction, safety precautions, rear cover removal and installation).
What this document does not contain
[edit | edit source]No repair, adjustment or troubleshooting procedure: Apple's instruction is to exchange the monitor. No parts list.
Download: Apple Monitor III Technical Procedures.pdf
Sams ComputerFacts CMT8
[edit | edit source]Howard W. Sams & Co. ComputerFacts set CMT8. Folder CMT8-1, dated March 1985, covers the Apple model A3M0039; folder CMT8-2 covers the Zenith ZVM-131, a different monitor. The hosted file is a 47-page scan of the set.
Contents of the Apple folder (CMT8-1)
[edit | edit source]From the folder's index: schematic (p. 2), placement chart (p. 3), troubleshooting aid and miscellaneous adjustments (p. 4), troubleshooting and schematic notes (p. 5), main board photos (pp. 6, 11, 13), parts list (pp. 7-10), GridTrace location guide (p. 12), resistance measurements and safety precautions (p. 14), terminal guides (p. 15), disassembly instructions and servicing in the field (p. 16).
What this document does not contain
[edit | edit source]The parts list gives capacitors only where a part is not normally stocked by distributors (C703 and C712); other values are on the schematic.
Download: Sams ComputerFacts CMT8 Apple Monitor III A3M0039.pdf
Pages that cite these documents
[edit | edit source]- Apple Monitor III: specifications, models, hardware, Apple's exchange policy
- Apple Monitor III General Maintenance: glare filter, care, opening, B+ adjustment, special parts
- Apple Monitor III Troubleshooting Guide: owner's chart and Sams's circuit checks