Hello L.D.:
On Sun, 01 Apr 2001 18:29:38 -0500, L.D. Best wrote:
> The P655 monitor I have has a problem. The buttons on the front, which
> take me to the menu to adjust screen rendition, have stopped working
> correctly. "1" gives me the menu, but up & down arrows don't move the
> highlight anywhere. Instead they act to select contrast/brightness and
> attempts to adjust there simply lead to higher & higher values for
> contrast &/or brightness. Even the "2" button doesn't always work to
> get out of that.
> So I'm stuck with a monitor that's adjusted in a way I don't want, and
> which I cannot change.
> Do you have any *software* I could install [at DOS level] which would
> take over the tasks that the buttons no longer allow?
> If you don't have DOS software to do this, can you tell me the size
> hammer to use, and where to tap, to make this monitor do what it's
> supposed to when it comes to adjusting the screen?
As you know, this is a hardware problem. I don't think it can be fixed
by means of a software solution. Maybe the contact surfaces in your
little button switches have corroded, or maybe they have collected some
moisture and dust. You can get a little spray can of "contact cleaner" at
Radio Shack and other stores where they sell electronics supplies. The
spray can comes with a long narrow hollow plastic tube to stick in the
nozzle so you can spray the stuff into hard to access places. I have
used this type of product. Sometimes it works wonders and sometimes it
doesn't help at all. It certainly won't hurt to try it. Good luck!
Sam Heywood
