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Naoki
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Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card
08/28/11 12:09 AM


> Hello everyone,
>
> I’m new to this forum and very eager to get my MAME machine going!
>
> I purchased the J-Pac and ArcadeVGA (PCI-E) cards from www.ultimarc.com but I’m not
> able to get a proper picture on my arcade monitor (which is a Philips A48ABK05X).
>
> My base cabinet for this project is the Blood Bros. game – info about it can be found
> here: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=blood-bros.&page=detail&id=291
>
> How do I determine the refresh rate of this monitor?
>
> When I first plugged my arcade monitor into the VGA port on the card (at the same
> time as my PC monitor was plugged into the DVI port), I did not get a picture on the
> arcade monitor at all. However, after installing the ArcadeVGA driver, I got a
> rolling picture on the arcade monitor but at the same time my PC monitor lost its
> picture. Is this how it should work?
>
> Also, the SYNC OK LED on the J-pac card is off.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!

It means your card and screen are operating at different rates. The scrolling picture is the sync not syncing. Your ArcadeVGA may be set to the wrong refresh rate (like 24KHz), causing both monitors not to respond right.


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Subject Posted by Posted on
* Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card Suave Kajko 08/27/11 05:48 PM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card mikel  10/05/11 11:40 PM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card Sune  08/28/11 03:42 AM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card R. Belmont  08/29/11 08:50 PM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card Suave Kajko  08/28/11 06:00 PM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card Naoki  08/28/11 12:09 AM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card Suave Kajko  08/28/11 05:57 PM
. * Re: Can't get proper picture from ArcadeVGA card Sune  10/06/11 11:55 PM

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