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# PACKARD BELL
PB EGA CARD
Card Type Video card
Video Chip Set Unidentified
Maximum Video Memory Unidentified
Video Types Supported Monochrome, CGA, EGA
Highest Resolution Supported 640 x 350
Data Bus 8-bit ISA
IMG IMG 1
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| CONNECTIONS |
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| Function | Label | Function | Label |
|--------------------+-------+-----------------------+-------|
| 9-pin video port | CN1 | Feature connector | CN4 |
|--------------------+-------+-----------------------+-------|
| RCA connector | CN2 | Light pen connector | CN5 |
|--------------------+-------+-----------------------+-------|
| RCA connector | CN3 | | |
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| USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS |
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| Function | Label | Position |
|---------------------------------------+-------+------------|
| ยป | Factory configured - do not | JP1 | Pins 1 & 2 |
| | alter | | closed |
|----+----------------------------------+-------+------------|
| | Monochrome or standard RGB mode | JP2 | Pins 2 & 3 |
| | enabled | | closed |
|----+----------------------------------+-------+------------|
| | Enhanced RGB mode enabled | JP2 | Pins 1 & 2 |
| | | | closed |
|----+----------------------------------+-------+------------|
| | EGA mode enabled | SW1/5 | Off |
|----+----------------------------------+-------+------------|
| | Compatible mode enabled | SW1/5 | On |
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| Note:In compatible mode, the mode is determined by |
| the monitor: CGA mode for a RGB monitor, MDA/Hercules |
| mode for a monochrome monitor. |
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| MONITOR MODE CONFIGURATION (1) |
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| Monitor | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 |
|----------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
| Monochrome | Off | Off | On | Off |
|----------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
| Standard RGB (40 column | On | Off | Off | On |
| mode) | | | | |
|----------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
| Standard RGB (80 column | Off | Off | Off | On |
| mode) | | | | |
|----------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
| Enhanced RGB (200 lines or | On | On | On | Off |
| emulation of standard RGB) | | | | |
|----------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
| Enhanced RGB (350 lines, | Off | On | On | Off |
| true enhanced mode) | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The above settings apply when PB EGA is the only |
| video adapter in the system. |
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| MONITOR MODE CONFIGURATION (2) |
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| Primary monitor | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (40 | On | Off | Off | On |
| column mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (80 | Off | Off | Off | On |
| column mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (200 | On | On | On | Off |
| lines mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (350 | Off | On | On | Off |
| lines mode) | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The above settings apply in a two monitor system |
| when PB EGA is the primary video adapter and IBM |
| monochrome is the secondary adapter in the system. |
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| MONITOR MODE CONFIGURATION (3) |
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| Primary monitor | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (40 | On | On | On | On |
| column mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (80 | Off | On | On | On |
| column mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (200 | On | Off | On | On |
| lines mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| Standard RGB (350 | Off | Off | On | On |
| lines mode) | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The above settings apply in a two monitor system |
| when IBM monochrome adapter is the primary video |
| adapter and PB EGA is the secondary adapter in the |
| system. |
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| MONITOR MODE CONFIGURATION (4) |
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| Primary monitor | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| RGB/composite (40 | On | Off | On | Off |
| column mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| RGB/composite (80 | Off | Off | On | Off |
| column mode) | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The above settings apply in a two monitor system |
| when PB EGA is the primary video adapter and IBM CGA |
| is the secondary adapter in the system. |
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| MONITOR MODE CONFIGURATION (5) |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Primary monitor | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| RGB/composite (40 | On | On | Off | On |
| column mode) | | | | |
|--------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| RGB/composite (80 | Off | On | Off | On |
| column mode) | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The above settings apply in a two monitor system |
| when IBM CGA is the primary video adapter and PB EGA |
| is the secondary adapter in the system. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTES |
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| In any two-monitor settings (see Monitor Mode |
| Configuration Tables 2-5) EGA mode should be enabled |
| (SW1/5 should be "off"). |
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