AppleVision 1710 Display: Using Two Displays Together

TOPIC

I have two AppleVision 1710AV displays and want to use them on my Power Macintosh 9500 computer. Is this supported? If so, how can I get this configuration to work?

DISCUSSION

Yes, connecting two AppleVision 1710 Displays is a supported configuration. Connect the two displays (in Series) with an ADB Cable and they both show up as AppleVision Displays.

When you open the AppleVision Setup control panel, a dialog window appears on AppleVision Display #1. This is the display designated through the Monitors control panel as the startup display.

You are also able to adjust the bit depth and resolutions for both displays separately through the control strip at the bottom of the display. The displays appears as two separate sections with the name of the display, AppleVision 1710/AV Display 1 and AppleVision 1710/AV Display 2, at the top of these sections.

If two AppleVision 1710AV Displays are used you will only have microphone and speaker capabilities through one of these displays by connecting the sound and microphone connections to your Macintosh computer. There may be third-party solutions allowing you to connect two connections to both ports on the back of the computer.

When the calibrate message appears, it appears on the display that is being recalibrated. This message appears every two weeks unless you change it in the AppleVision Setup control panel.

The only problems that may be encountered with using this display, or any Multiple Scan Display, with a NuBus or PCI video card would be that some video cards may only support one resolution; 640x480.

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