[geeks] Creator 3D graphics on a Sony 400PS

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-------------- Original message from Charles Shannon Hendrix : -------------- 

> I have a Sun Ultra1 and since it has a Creator graphics card, I wanted 
> to boot it up in graphics mode to see how well this card does. 
> 
> I hooked the card up to the BNC connectors on the back of my Sony 
> Multiscan 400PS, which is supposed to sync almost anything, but 
> it doesn't work. 
> 
> I used a 13W3->BNC video cable that was sold as being for Sun video 
> cards. 
> 
> At a previous job I had a very similar Sony monitor hooked up like this 
> and it worked fine, and I don't remember doing anything special to make 
> it work, unless it was the cable that was different. 
> 
> When I switch to BNC input (front-panel switch) it says the signal is 
> out of range, or it syncs to something but the screen is just blank. 
> 
> Any ideas? 
> 
> Is it possible that I should *not* hook all of the BNC connections up, 
> or maybe swap the sync cables? The monitor has 5 BNC connections, 
> colors and two sync channels. 
> 
> Most of the Sun video FAQs talk a lot about everything except which 
> monitors can accept Sun video signals. 
> 
> The monitor should be more than capable of handling the timing. 
I'm using a BNC monitor right now (a Hyundai, IIRC).  I used a a cable with 
a split to four BNC connectors but I don't use the "sync" BNC.  It works
for me.  I don't know if there is any difference between the four BNC 
and the three BNC cable, I just happen to have that one.  Hope this
helps....