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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: icemanwol on September 15, 2006, 11:17:00 PM
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Recenetly picked up a video toaster 4000 from a local company, plug it in, turn it on, and there is no video output. I can here the HD loading up the OS and everything but i see no video output. The monitor is a Trinitron Multiscan 200sx that i know is good.. I tried removeing the expansion cards and just powering up with the Sync Strainer plugged in, but still no video output, is there a jumper on the system board i have to move to get this comp to work? THe NTSC/PAL jumper is set to NTSC.
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not sure that monitor will sync to 15hrz.... Youoneed to set the vid mode to productivity first (31hrz).
have you used this monitor with other amigas?
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No, never used this monitor w/ an amiga before, How do i chane the video mode for 31 hrz if i do not have a monitor that works w/ the amiga? Also, can i somehow hookup the video toaster to a TV to get a video out to the tv and use that as the monitor? There where a few BNC to RCA converters in the box
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you can't... you need a realy amiga monitor... you will need an extra screen (or two) for the toaster anyway. I suggest you get an old 108x off ebay.
BTW why kind of sync straner are you using?
The only kind the I hear work are the "prevue" ones. But even then the sync strainer is not what you want (won't get rig of flicker and won't workj with most monitors...), you need a toasterscan SCANDOUBLER, wich is impossible to find as they dont make them anymore. the internal DCE scandoubler is cool and $$$ but it WONT work with the toaster anyway..
yeah.....
have you ever ownd and amiga? They are totaly unusual..
I forgot you can also get a 520 wich converst the monitor out put for your tv and then use a regular tv... the 520 are around on ebay for cheap... ($5 -$10) . get ready for a very flickery experience....
stick with it, the amiga is a very cool machine once you get it tricked out, but it's not EASY.
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(1) 200sx is 30kHz, so you need a 15kHz to see anything.
(2) SynStrainer info from the Big Book of Amiga Hardware:
• allows the use of multisync monitors while the Amiga is in genlock mode
• in genlock mode the horizontal and vertical sync signals are set to 7.8 kHz on the Amiga video port - these signals are not used by single scan monitors, but are required for multiscan monitors
• when the Sync Strainer senses a genlock condition (as when the Video Toaster is started), it creates new H- and V-sync's from Composite sync
• acts as a simple buffer for H- and V-sync when the Amiga puts out 15.7 kHz or 31.4 kHz horizontal scan rate
• automatically switches between the various scan modes
• a 2" × 3" × 1/2" module which connects to the 23 pin RGB connector
• available with DB9 or DB15 VGA output connectors
• works with any genlock which does not use the 23 pin RGB port
• the Sync Strainer is not a scandoubler, the analog RGB signal is passed through unchanged
Nice to see some more questions, even if it is from a 2nd poster.
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Just test with your tv