This is the best video that shows how to calibrate a PVM. I fixed my off center screen that was driving me nuts. Thank you.

You really do have to tip your hat to Artemio. He covered all the bases with the test suite.

@RetroTechUSA

4 жыл бұрын

He's a really great person too. I had the pleasure to meet him last year and talk for a bit.

@davebladegun3009

4 жыл бұрын

Retro Tech that’s awesome.

Hey man thanks for covering this model of the PVM, I got it borrowed from a friend to calibrate the geometry and so I found this video, I know you guys from making PVM content and I'm already subbed to you, anyways huge thanks for this tutorial ^^

Dude, you are the best! I had a black bar on the right side of my screen and I was dreading having to open my PVM. Being able to adjust it in the service menu is amazing and it took a lot of googling to find out you could but I'm glad I did. Thank you so much!

@Captain_Neckbeard

3 жыл бұрын

I knew my screen was off center, and it was driving me nuts.

Thanks for this. You seem like a pretty chill guy so I've subscribed.

Wow that's my exact model. This is gonna be damn helpful, thanks!

Exactly what i was looking for! Long time subscriber too. Thx

Also I just figured out how to do this on my own PVM, a 2054QM: enter the regular menu and then press enter + degauss at the same time, the settings all have different names from what you've shown here (horizontal spacing is done with "video phase" for example) but the principle is the same. Saving is degauss -> degauss while in the menu

Thank you very much for this!

Thanks dude, your video help me to calibrate my 20n6u

@RetroTechUSA

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

Could you show this process for a flatscreen WEGA Trinitron?

@mrburns366

2 жыл бұрын

I've got a 27" Trinitron amd the geometry is CRAP. lol

@TruthSword7

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrburns366 Yes, is it the flat version? Fortunately you can make it somewhat better in the service menu, but it'll never be perfect. Even so, I like it more than a modern TV. In 3D games you won't even notice.

@mrburns366

2 жыл бұрын

@@TruthSword7 I have two flat CRTs. One is a 27" arcade monitor and WEGA TV. For side scrolling retro games they are complete crap. I'm going to get rid of both of them. lol

Great as always Steve. Keep informing the masses for sure. 8^) Anthony..

@RetroTechUSA

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Hi @Retro Tech could you please do an updated video with the new calibration suite and do a full calibration top-to-bottom video? I really appreciated this video with the red grid, but could use help in the other areas as well for my consumer CRT.

Always a pleasure Steve. 8^) Anthony..

Hello. correct me if I'm wrong, but with such a calibration, in many games, the menu part at the top will not be visible. for example, in the game "streets of rage".

It might be a bit of a stretch to ask but I’ve got the same model pvm and on the left hand side of the screen there is a faint blue vertical line going from the top to the bottom of the screen. I noticed that when I’m on the raster centre adjustment screen the white portion of the screen is biased to the right hand side further than your pvm was. Would you know if this is likely related to my issue and if so do you know how to adjust the raster so as it’s not so far to the right. Thanks for your videos. Nobody else makes crt repair info so easy to find and to understand.

Thanks for this video! It helped me a lot with one of my monitors. However I got one monitor, PVM-14N2E, that I can't get to the menu this way. Do you know how to access the service menu on that model?

Sorry if you covered this already, but if I calibrate my TV using the 240p test suite on one console, should the picture settings not require adjusting when switching to other consoles? For example, I have my SNES and Dreamcast and my Magnavox CRT. I switch between the two by pulling the S video cables out and using the same input. Since they are both S video and 4:3, should I be able to just calibrate my TV by using the test suite on a Dreamcast disc? I dont want to have to buy a special cartridge for all my consoles

I plugged in the RGB port and the whole screen is green. How do I fix this?

Hi there! Is it normal to have some warping in brighter images? Not all the image, but in the edge of the image

Great guide. I have a question though: when you read about PVM settings online, there's quite a few horror stories about how some settings (v hold in particular, when the caps are already in a bad state) can brick your PVM if you set them wrong. Which of the settings are "safe" and which are the ones you should adjust with care?

what about if you don't have the Menu button? like BVM 9045d?

solid video.

Thank you so much!

Weird question, but is it possible to see the text '525/60' on the RGB Line with nothing connected?

How do I fix the tracking? I have a trinitron wega srs sony tv and connected it to my laptop with some rca cables and a an HDMI to composite av adapter but I keep getting the picture that goes up like a fast elevator. How do I fix this problem?

Does anyone know what would be causing the lines on the sides of my 14n5u to be looking "squiggly" like It has a bunch of little curves especially on the left. Is just components failing?

is there a way to degauss this monitor without the degauss coil

Hello. Would you be able to give me tips or specialist near me for fixing the geometry on my Toshiba 27af45

Does this PVM have a rotation option or would I have to do a yoke twist?

Hello from Russia! Thank you so much for this instruction. Tell me, is this a moniotr of 600 lines?

I have a PVM-2950QM and im using a PS2. How do i calibrate using that?

does this apply for all crt or only pvm?

Can this service menu be used to actually move/calibrate the screen on pvm's that don't have a service menu. Or is this just to have more clear results while your adjusting the screen. aka I still have to open the PVM to adjust the screen eventhough I'm using the 240p test suite

Hello I was trying to adjust my display but mine doesn’t have a menu button

IS there a similar test to use with a PC?I saw that is one is only for consoles....

Any idea why my service menu only has around 65 items... and the first one is VKUN not Destination? It's a 14N6E

Hello, is this method same for PVM 2950QM ?

Good morning Steve. I write to you from Argentina. I want to ask you a question. I have a 14n2u but it has the problem that after 10 minutes of turning it on the brightness begins to disappear from the image or it also begins to increase a lot. Yesterday I took the CRT to the technician but I would like to know his opinion on what the problem could be. Thank you very much in advance for his response. a hug from Argentina

Ok so you Want to see the outer red line visible of the red square row within the screen??? I have heard you want to just push it outside of view but not sure

hi Steve, great video. but I think you should pay attention to get the pvm screen in focus on your camera. the screen is in a little blur.

@RetroTechUSA

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'll try to do better with that next time.

Can someone remind me of a PS2 game that shows a grid similar to the one on the test suite so I can boot it to calibrate my TV? I'm also wondering if I could use the PS2 to emulate NES, SNES or Genesis in order to use the 240p test suite since it's not available for the PS2, but I wonder if that would be reliable... There's definitely some image loss on my CRT, which makes me believe the image is stretched horizontally. Anyway, great video! I'm definitely saving for later use.

@chris-tx2sw

4 жыл бұрын

go pick up a cheap first gen wii slap some homebrew on it and ur good

Any advice for doing this on a CRT without an internal menu? I have a smaller 9" Ikegami PVM with some pots for centering, but nothing for corners/skew. I did try waving a fridge magnet near the tube, but I need something a bit more intense to fix my one corner (the other 3 are near perfect).

@badreality2

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just keep twisting the pots to the right, until you hear a high-pitched squealing noise, and see smoke. Then you are done. jk

@brucelee3298

4 жыл бұрын

Did you find out how to do it? I have one of those really basic Sony BVMs without an internal menu. I'd really love to be able to calibrate it without having to fiddle around with magnets EDIT: Nevermind. Just found his other video lol

i have a 14n2e. it is only have v2.1 . how to update the software version？

@Cr3x2p

11 ай бұрын

I have the same problem, did you figure it out how to update it?

Pretty sure I have this exact PVM. The one in the video

@dwightdavis1153

4 жыл бұрын

This is good to see cause they guy that had it before me must have moved the horizontal pin cause its moved over to the right and I can see the overscan on the left side of the games. I think this is the same one cause he said he bought it from you

I can’t seem to get far into the menu. Is it because mine is Ver.2.10 ?

@JimmyFrance

Жыл бұрын

I'm having the same problem here. Did you ever get this figured out?

@Cr3x2p

11 ай бұрын

Have you guys figured it out?

Hello! Can someone help me? Where can I find the 240p test? Is it in settings?

@RetroTechUSA

3 жыл бұрын

junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php?title=240p_test_suite

@bertalanrehling3590

3 жыл бұрын

@@RetroTechUSA Thank you! I find it out, this is a program what you run on console, I thought that this is sg what is built in the monitor. Actually one more question pleas: From Mac/pc is it possible to run the test? Thank you!

Please forgive me for my English, I use a translator. I have a question for you. Tell me, please, it’s better to adjust so that the red lines of the border go beyond the visible region, right? it will not affect the image in games?

@Ponimaju

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can set it so that the red dots in the middle touch the border of the screen but the straight edges of the red boxes are in the overscan area/not visible as he has done. You can always adjust it later if say certain UI items are cut off in particular games (sometimes you can take care of that with in-game settings) or for personal preference, but in general you aren’t meant to see anything that would fall in the overscan area, especially on older consoles like NES/Genesis, and therefore you won’t likely miss anything.

@OneeGame

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ponimaju Thank you very much for such a detailed answer! I tried to set it up just like that. The problem is obvious in one game. This is very noticeable. Game - Streets of Rage.

is this a good pvm of not, because I want to buy one?

@Captain_Neckbeard

3 жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong with a Sony pvm.

240p test sweep?

@ProfessorJones7

3 жыл бұрын

"suite"

Are you ok? Do you have the Rona? You sound sick.

Btw if you tried to do it yourself and effed it up and want the default settings try looking for the service manual online, I decided to go nuclear on my settings and start from square one and found the manual for my model (also the one in this video PVM-14N5A) with a quick search. I can't post the link here though.

@RetroTechUSA

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, youtube will auto delete links.

@SabFCV

Жыл бұрын

@@RetroTechUSA That and also the PDF link would 404 lol