Apple AppleVision 1710AV Display
| AppleVision 1710AV Display | |
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| Front view of the AppleVision 1710AV (Apple Developer Note, 1995) | |
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Type | 17-inch multiple-scan Trinitron colour monitor with speakers and microphone |
| Release date | August 1995 |
| Interface | 15-pin miniature D-type video with separate sync, combined video/ADB cable; audio cable |
| Dimensions | 507 × 405 × 452 mm (H × W × D) |
| Weight | 27 kg (60 lb) |
| Predecessor | Apple AudioVision 14 Display |
| Power | 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz, 130 W maximum |
| Resolution | 640 × 480 to 1280 × 1024 |
The AppleVision 1710AV Display is a 17-inch Trinitron monitor with a 16.1-inch viewable image, stereo speakers in an enclosure under the screen and a built-in microphone, introduced by Apple in August 1995.[1][2] Apple's developer note describes it as a multiple-resolution display with sound input and output for PlainTalk speech, text-to-speech and telephony programs.[3] It replaced the Apple AudioVision 14 Display, discontinued in October 1995, as Apple's display with built-in sound.[1] Apple's 1996 service guide labels its front-panel drawing "AudioVision 1710AV".[1] The AppleVision 1710 is the same display without the sound hardware, and the two share the main deflection board, the CRT/video board and all the service procedures.[4]
The tube, resolutions, scan rates, modes and service history are on the AppleVision 1710 page.
Sound hardware
[edit | edit source]The 1710AV adds, according to the developer note: a headphone or external speaker output, an input for an external microphone or other sound source, a built-in PlainTalk microphone with an LED, built-in stereo speakers, and front-panel buttons for volume, mute, bass, treble and microphone on/off.[3]
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Speakers | Stereo, bass reflex; 92 dB SPL at 1 kHz at 0.5 m; 70 Hz-20 kHz ± 6 dB |
| Weight | 27 kg (60 lb), against 22.5 kg for the 1710 |
The sound parts are separate service items: the sound enclosure (922-1495), sound board (922-1599), sound control board with buttons (922-1597), sound enclosure bezel (922-1602), speakers (922-1600, sold singly), microphone assembly (922-1502) and its cable (922-1677), and the audio cable (922-1596).[4]
Microphone and audio faults
[edit | edit source]Apple lists the typical symptoms of a faulty sound enclosure as no sound from one channel, no recording, no volume, bass or treble control, distortion, no gain control, loud popping and silent headphones; defective speakers, the microphone and the connectors can cause the same symptoms.[6] For a dead microphone:
- Without removing the rear housing, unplug the microphone from the bezel and try it in a known-good 1710AV. Replace it if it fails there.
- With the microphone unplugged, measure the contacts of the microphone connector inside the bezel: it should read 8 V DC.
- If it reads 0 V, remove the sound enclosure, connect it to the head unit with extension cables and measure at BA10 on the sound board. 8 V there means a faulty microphone cable; 0 V means the sound board.[6]
Apple notes that the latest sound board has different connectors, so a replacement sound board must be fitted with a new intermediate board; the original sound board was no longer available.[6]
Some 1710AVs do not behave as intended in Energy Saver mode on a Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 8500 or 9500, or with some third-party video cards: the power light flashes, the display powers up and down every few seconds and the speakers click. On serial numbers SG522 to SG536, Apple's advice was to use Sleep or Shut Down instead of Energy Saver and to have the unit replaced.[6]
Maintenance and repair
[edit | edit source]The 1710 and 1710AV share their guides:
- Apple AppleVision 1710 Display General Maintenance
- Apple AppleVision 1710 Display Troubleshooting Guide
The CRT anode runs at 26 kV; follow the CRT Discharge Procedure before working inside.[7]
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- AppleVision 1710AV/1710 Service Source
- AppleVision 1710AV and 1710 Displays Developer Note (1995), including the sound port adapter (figure 2-4).[3]
Related pages
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apple Computer, Macintosh Displays and Video Cards service guide, September 1996, hosted as File:Apple Macintosh Displays and Video Cards Service Guide (September 1996).pdf. Table 2, dates, p. 13 (PDF p. 31); chapter 6, front-panel controls figure 22, p. 91 (PDF p. 109).
- ↑ AppleVision 1710AV Display: Technical Specifications, Apple—link(accessed 2026-10-02) Introduced 8 August 1995.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Apple Computer, AppleVision 1710AV and 1710 Displays Developer Note, 1995, hosted as File:AppleVision 1710AV and 1710 Displays Developer Note (1995).pdf. Chapter 1: overview, hardware overview, front panel controls, I/O connections, speakers and microphone, pp. 1-10 (PDF pp. 13-22).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Apple Computer, AppleVision 1710AV/1710 Display (Service Source), hosted as File:Applevision 1710av display.pdf. Exploded View (PDF p. 181).
- ↑ AppleVision 1710AV/1710 Display Service Source, Specifications, pp. 2-14 (PDF pp. 20-32).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 AppleVision 1710AV/1710 Display Service Source, Troubleshooting, Symptom Charts: Audio (1710AV only) and Miscellaneous, pp. 9-10 (PDF pp. 42-43).
- ↑ AppleVision 1710AV/1710 Display Service Source, Troubleshooting, Checking High Voltage, p. 17 (PDF p. 50).