[Coco] RGB2VGA converter setup issue

[Steven Hirsch]

On Thu, 22 Oct 2015, Sean wrote:

> FINALLY got the time to hook up the CoCo and try out the RGB2VGA converter
> I got from Zippster's run back in September.
> So far all the monitor does is say "not supported".  So it's definitely
> giving a signal, because when I unplug power to it, the monitor goes back
> to 'no signal'.
>
> I'm using an 1080P HDTV with the VGA input.
>
> Should I try turning the potentiometer?  Or could this be the Pin 9 topic
> everyone has mentioned?  I've only tried one VGA cable so far, but I know
> it's a good cable.

The pin 9 issue definitely prevented at least one of my monitors from 
working correctly.  When I swapped the cable for one that did not have pin 
9 wired everything came to life.



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