On Sunday 04 October 2020 23:50:42 Adam Nielsen wrote: > > It turns out that the color cycling screen was that old 17" 4x3 Dell > > lcd monitors response to the synch drop that shuts most modern > > monitors off. > > Someone has probably enabled burnin test mode on this monitor. The > method to switch it on and off is pretty much the same on all Dell > monitors. > > Switch the monitor off with the power button on the front panel, then > hold the 'menu' and '+' buttons at the same time while you press > 'power' to turn it on again. Keep holding both 'menu' and '+' while > the screen is blank, letting go a few seconds later once the normal > display appears. This brings the monitor up in service mode. > > When in service mode (depending on model) you can press the '+' or '-' > buttons to bring up the service menu, or on older monitors you have to > go into the normal menu (which now displays some additional model and > firmware version numbers, confirming you're in service mode) and go to > the 'factory reset' option. Normally the factory reset menu gives you > a submenu with yes/no options, but with service mode active you get a > third menu option that will take you to the service menu. > > In the service menu, look for the option called 'Burnin mode' or > similar and switch it off. This will cause the monitor to actually go > into powersaving mode when there is no signal, rather than go through > the colour cycling test mode you're seeing. > > Once you've made your changes, exit the menu and switch the monitor > off and on again with the front panel power button to exit service > mode. > > Cheers, > Adam.
Thank you Adam. Printed and carried up the hill to the shop for prompting. I spotted it, looking pretty new, at a yard sale nearly 20 years ago, and brought it home for a $20 bill. Its been above and behind a CNC'd 7x12 lathe ever since, but the lexan sheet in front of it is much the worse for hot flying swarf. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: %(user_address)s
