ikonix360
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I have a NEC MultiSync LCD 2080UX+ monitor at work that I wanted to use with an older piece of test equipment that came out in the 90's which has a port that is configured just like a VGA port far as the color and vertical/horizontal sync connections are concerned and the jack is blue like a normal VGA jack.
The problem is that the tester with the CRT is not standard VGA compatible, but does list a few NEC Multi Sync CRT monitors that will work. Later versions of the tester used an LCD screen and they are VGA compatible. I have the earlier one with the CRT.
The problem is on the NEC monitor it will display the image, but it's shifted to the right maybe 1" and an out of range message pops up. It also won't allow me to access the menu when that message pops up.
I am so close to getting it to display right and believe I could get it if I could access the menu as I could use the horizontal position and size controls to adjust it properly.
Is there any way to force the menu to display when the out of range message shows or is there some sort of small relatively inexpensive adapter that will convert a not fully compatible VGA signal to a fully compatible VGA signal?
I know there's adapter boards for arcade machines that will convert pretty much any video signal to VGA, but those are larger and usually without a case given they are meant to mount inside an arcade cabinet.
The reason for this is the CRT isn't as bright as it once was, but is still somewhat usable and to replace the CRT would require the contractor who calibrates it to do it and management isn't going to spend money to replace a CRT that is still usable even though it's much dimmer than it was new as production for the unit tested by that tester would be stopped until it is fixed.
The problem is that the tester with the CRT is not standard VGA compatible, but does list a few NEC Multi Sync CRT monitors that will work. Later versions of the tester used an LCD screen and they are VGA compatible. I have the earlier one with the CRT.
The problem is on the NEC monitor it will display the image, but it's shifted to the right maybe 1" and an out of range message pops up. It also won't allow me to access the menu when that message pops up.
I am so close to getting it to display right and believe I could get it if I could access the menu as I could use the horizontal position and size controls to adjust it properly.
Is there any way to force the menu to display when the out of range message shows or is there some sort of small relatively inexpensive adapter that will convert a not fully compatible VGA signal to a fully compatible VGA signal?
I know there's adapter boards for arcade machines that will convert pretty much any video signal to VGA, but those are larger and usually without a case given they are meant to mount inside an arcade cabinet.
The reason for this is the CRT isn't as bright as it once was, but is still somewhat usable and to replace the CRT would require the contractor who calibrates it to do it and management isn't going to spend money to replace a CRT that is still usable even though it's much dimmer than it was new as production for the unit tested by that tester would be stopped until it is fixed.
