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- Macintosh 21" Color Display: Automatic Degaussing Feature
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- Article Created: 1 October 1991
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- This article explains the circuitry in the Macintosh 21-inch Color Display
- that compensates for magnetic field image distortion.
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- DISCUSSION -------------------------------------------------------
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- The circuitry in the Macintosh 21-inch Color Display provides what is
- called automatic degaussing to ensure a good image on the screen. Color
- displays use magnetic fields to guide electron beams inside the CRT to the
- screen. An external magnetic field close to the CRT can disturb the
- internal magnetic field, misdirect the beams, and distort the screen image.
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- Circuitry in most monitors adjusts the internal magnetic field to
- counteract the external magnetic field, but only at startup. If the
- external magnetic field changes during operation, a distorted image remains
- until the power cycles off and on. The AppleColor High-Resolution RGB
- Monitor has a manual degauss control button that you can press rather than
- turning off the monitor.
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- The Macintosh 21-inch Color Display has startup, manual, and automatic
- degaussing features. It contains an auto-degaussing circuit, called a
- magnetometer, that measures magnetic fields. The magnetometer sends a
- signal that initiates a degauss when it senses a major change in the
- ambient magnetic field. The magnetometer operates constantly while power
- is on, and degaussing can occur even when no image is on the screen.
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- Tilting or swiveling the monitor may change the magnetic field enough to
- cause distortion, and trigger automatic degaussing. Occasional automatic
- degaussing is normal. If degaussing occurs when you haven't moved the
- monitor, a source of interference may be in the room. You may have to move
- the source of interference to reduce the frequency of automatic degaussing.
- Frequent auto-degaussing can be annoying because it causes the screen to
- continually blink.
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- Copyright 1991, Apple Computer, Inc.
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