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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0006 4-30-84
MONOGRAPHPLUS CAUTION STATEMENT
The following caution statement is included both as a separate
warning notice, and as a notice within both manuals in each
MonoGraphPlus shipping package.
C A U T I O N ! ! !
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO YOUR MONITOR, DO NOT RUN THE IBM
DIAGNOSTICS WITH YOUR AST RESEARCH MONOGRAPHPLUS
BOARD UNTIL YOU HAVE MODIFIED THEM ACCORDING TO THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN APPENDIX A OF THE MONOGRAPHPLUS
USER'S MANUAL OR APPENDIX E OF THE MONOGRAPHPLUS
TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL.
If you run unmodified diagnostics with the MonoGraph
Plus board, the screen will display "garbage" and
damage to your monitor can result. Under no
circumstances will AST Research, Inc., be liable in
any way for damages that arise from running
unmodified IBM diagnostics with the MonoGraphPlus
board.
Do not run the diagnostics if you are unable to patch
them.
The damage which is referred to is that a fuse within the
Monochrome monitor may "blow" and result in the requirement for a
service call. As this is an internal fuse, the monitor must be
opened up to service the fault. We do not recommend that the
customer attempt this service himself. Potentially lethal
voltages exist within the monitor, even with the power cord
removed from the source. In addition, this fuse is soldered into
the circuit, and as such, soldering skills are required for its
replacement.