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Amiga 1084 monitor



As part of the payment for helping someone set up a Windoze NT
server/PC/Mac network, I've been given an Amiga/Commodore 1084 monitor for
my IIGS :-))
Can anyone give me the low-down on it?

First its switches and inputs: looking at the rear and working from left
to right, there are:
(1) a pushbutton switch marked CVBS/LCA - what does this do?
(2) three RCA inputs, in a triangle: the top one is coloured red and
marked C (for composite???);the left is yellow and marked CVBS/L; the
right is white and marked A Audio (that's self-explanatory?)
(3) an eight-pin DIN input, marked TTL RGB
(4) there is a blanked-off DIN position (nothing on the board behind it
either); the case is marked linRGB
(5) a standard 20-pin-and-shield SCART socket
(6) finally, a pushbutton switch marked VCR.

On the front next to the adjustment knobs is a further pushbutton switch
for selecting between CVBS and RGB.

Using the SCART socket and the following pinout, I have hooked it up to
the GS monitor port and it works fine (colour not as good as an Apple RGB
though). But this same pinout won't work when hooked up to my PC
Transporter colorswitch - the display scrolls wildly and the monitor's
speaker complains. Anyone have a better pinout, either for the SCART, or
should I be connecting the GS/colorswitch to the eight-pin DIN?

GS port          SCART
1,6,13           4,5,9,13,17,18
2                   15
5                   11
8                   8,16
9                   7
11                 2,6
12                 20

For information, the original Amiga lead is wired as follows:

23-pin female D     SCART
Shield                    Shield
3                           15
4                           11
5                           7
10                         20
16                         13
17                         9
19                         5
20                         17,18
RCA plug 1 (red):
tip                         2
shield                    4
RCA plug 2 (black):
tip                         6
shield                    4

Also, using any of the inputs/switch settings, is there any way the 1084
can be connected to an Apple //c, either directly or by using the RF
modulator that attaches to the //c colour output port? Having a //c colour
display would be a real plus.

TIA

Vincent Quinn