[Coco] Coco monitors 1084s-xx ?

Bill Pierce ooogalapasooo at aol.com
Sun Mar 30 18:01:09 EDT 2014


With all the talk of this monitor (1084) being so great, I started browsing evil-bay for one and in one of the product pages was this info:

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The information below is the specs I could find on the 1084
  http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=849
http://www.c64-wiki.com/index.php/Commodore_1084

Commodore 1084
The Commodore 1084, which was originally developed for the Amiga, is a very good color monitor for the Commodore 64.
 
With its many ports it can be used for connecting to many home and personal computers and can also be connected to video recorders, picture record players and TV tuners.

The Commodore 1084 has a good, sharp picture with luscious colors. 

All the important settings can be changed over regulators at the front or the back. While the 1084 only plays mono, the model Commodore 1084S can also play stereo.
 
Due to its good price performance ratio the 1084 was (and still is) very popular.
 
With the help of a resting bracket you can flap back the monitor and with this change the viewing angle.
 On the left side there is stereo socket (3,5 mm) for the headphone connection. 

Operators at the Commodore 1084 front • On/Off: press POWER button (I) (LED lights, if on).

 • Picture and sound settings (open the lid): 
H. CENTERING - move picture from left to right horizontally
BRIGHTNESS   - brightness
CONTRAST     - contrast
COLOR        - colour saturation (not, when connected to RGB)
SHARPNESS    - sharpness (not, when connected to RGB)
VOLUME       - volume

 • CVBS/RGB switch: with the CVBS/RGB switch the FBAS- (or LCA-) signal (of the video recorder, computer or tuner) or the RGB signal (of the computer) is chosen.
 
• VCR key: when connecting a video recorder or a picture record player the key "VCR" needs to be pressed to adjust the picture. When connection a tuner, this button should not be pressed.
 V.HEIGHT     - picture height
V.CENTERING  - vertical alignment
V.WIDTH      - picture width
 
Television tube                    : 14 inch, in-line- slot style tube, slot distance 0,42 mm, dark screen
Deflection                         : 90°
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Monitor input signals at the CINCH socket
1) Accumulated video signal      : (1 V ± 0,5 Vss). impedance: 75 Ohm
   with negative synchronization
2) Audio signal                  : (150 mVeff - 2 Veff). imp.: 10 kOhm
3) Luminance signal              : (1 V ± 0.1 Vpp). impedance: 75 Ohm
4) Chroma signal                 : (1 V ± 0.1 Vpp). impedance: 75 Ohm
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Monitor input for RGB signals
1) Euro connection               : RGB linear (see technical data)
2) DIN connection socket         : RGB TTL (see technical data)
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Resolution                       : 600 lines in the middle of the screen, setting RGB
Characters                       : > 2000 characters (80 x 25), setting RGB
Image frequency                  : 50/60 Hz
Line frequency                   : 15625 Hz
Sound output performance         : 1 W - distortion factor 5%
Power supply voltage             : 230 V ± 15%
Power drain                      : 75 W
Dimensions  (H x W x D)          : 320 x 350 x 387 mm
Weight                           : 11 kg

 1084ST
 Picture Tube: 14 inch (13 inch viewiable), slotted triplet pitch 0.42 mm 
Deflection: 90 degrees
 Resolution: 640x256, 640x512 (interlaced)
 Raster Frequency: 50 Hz
 Line frequency: 15625 Hz
 Character Field: RGB
 2000 characters 80x25 rows
 Composite Separated LCA
 1000 characters 40x25 rows
 VIDEO (Composite Video): 0,7V P-P, 75 ohm plus sync. 0,3V P
 VIDEO (Luminance Signal): 1,0V P-P, 75 ohm
 CHROMA (Chroma Signal): 1,0V P-P, 75 ohm
 9-pin D: RGB Analog 0,7V P-P, 75 ohm
 Sound output: 1,0W RMS/channel, 5% distortion
 Audio input signal: 177 mV, 10K ohm
 Mains voltage: 220-240V AC+/-10%, %0 Hz
 Power consumption: 60W typical
 Dimensions: (HxWxD) 355x360x365 mm
 Weight: 12,5 kg

1084S
 Picture Tube: 14 inch (13 inch viewable), slotted triplet pitch 0.42 mm
 Deflection: 90°
 Monitor input sockets for RGB signals:
 9-pin D: RGB Analog 0.7 P-P, 75 Ohm
 DIN connector: RGBI Digital TTL Levels
 Resolution: 640 x 200 lines, 640 x 400 lines interlaced
 Characters: RGB, RGBI, 2000 characters, Composite, Seperated LCA, 1000 characters
 Raster Frequency: 50 or 60Hz
 Line Frequency: 15625 - 15750Hz
 Sound Output: 1WRMS
 Audio Signal: 1.0V P-P, 47K Ohm
 Mains Voltage: 120 VAC, 60Hz
 Power Consumption: 75W
 Dimensions (H x W x D): 330 x 357 x 378 mm
 Weight: 11 kg 
Looking at the back of the monitor 
             Digital         Analog
Pin Number   TTL Mode        RGB Analog Mode
1            Ground          Ground
2            Ground          Ground
3            Red             Red
4            Green           Green
5            Blue            Blue
6            Intensity       N/C
7            N/C             Composite Sync
8            Horiz.Sync      N/C
9            Vert. Sync      N/C

 1084 Sub-Models
The 1084 and its variants (1084S, 1084ST, 1084S-P, 1084-P, 1084S-P2, 1084-D, 1084S-D) are all 15.75 kHz monitors. They do not handle AGA "double" screen modes, nor will they display the interlaced output from the A2320 Amber board or the motherboard interlarded output on an A3000. However, they will show all normal 15.75 kHz displays, and many (most? all?) of the 1084 versions have a separate input for composite video. 

The 1084 is a usually a variation of the Philips CM8833 monitor; the 1084S-D was made by Daewoo (as was the 1084D, probably). The display tubes used in these monitors were made by Orion, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Samsung. 

At one time or another, every possible permutation of connectors and video capabilities on the 1084 seems to have been reached, so don't be surprised if your 1084 has some bizarre combination of connectors and specifications. 

Specifications 
  Sync Frequency 15.75 kHz (NTSC; 15.6 kHz PAL)
Pin-Outs (Analog RGB, 6-Pin DIN) 
  Pin 1: Green
  Pin 2: Horizontal Sync
  Pin 3: Ground
  Pin 4: Red
  Pin 5: Blue
  Pin 6: Vertical Sync
Pin-Outs (Digital RGBI, 8-Pin DIN) 
  Pin 1: Unused
  Pin 2: Red
  Pin 3: Green
  Pin 4: Blue
  Pin 5: Intensity
  Pin 6: Ground
  Pin 7: Horizontal Sync
  Pin 8: Vertical Sync
Pin-Outs (1084S DB9) 
  Pin 1: Ground
  Pin 2: Ground
  Pin 3: Red
  Pin 4: Green
  Pin 5: Blue
  Pin 6: Unused
  Pin 7: Composite Sync
  Pin 8: Horizontal Sync
  Pin 9: Vertical Sync

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Hope this helps you guys :-)

Bill Pierce
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