Re: //e enhanced -- display problem??

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Watters asked:

>I have an enahnced //e with 64k/80 col card (don't believe it is an original
>apple card).  When viewing color graphics like HRG on the monitor (an apple
>color monitor 2e - A2M2056) the graphics and text all seem to be odd colors.
>Almost like the red, green, and blue don't line up properly.  Certain
>'segments' of the text are different colors, and the graphics almost seem
>'fuzzy'.
>
>Does anyone know what might be the problem or have any ideas?  Could it be a
>monitor or other hardware problem?  I have tried using different video
>cables, but no luck.
>
>Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.  Thanks

This is perfectly normal behavior for your Color Monitor //e, which is a
composite video monitor.

It is a very unusual composite monitor, however, since it switches to
hi-bandwidth monochrome mode whenever a non-graphic screen is
displayed.

Some programs display text on a graphics or mixed text & graphics
screen, and under those conditions, the text will display color artifacts.

There is a "color/monochrome" pushbutton on the right side of the
under-screen adjustment panel.  Selecting monochrome mode will
eliminate the color artifacts and increase the luminance bandwidth,
making even 80-column text quite readable.

-michael

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