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  • +2 datacorder noise eliminationHello :-) I have recently bought a gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in sound output" problem. I have found a few …

    ... gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in ... how to modify the +2 datacorder to eliminate the noise. Someone suggests using ... didn't wire up the +2 datacorder like I described above. Does ...
    memrah memrah March 2009 Hardware
  • Zx Spectrum +2 Datacorder - Discman To Car Cassette Tape AdapterHas anyone tried using a discman to cassette adapter on a ZX Spectrum +2 datacorder and loaded games with a CD or direct from a PC Soundcard?

    Has anyone tried using a discman to cassette adapter on a ZX Spectrum +2 datacorder and loaded games with a CD or direct from a PC Soundcard?
    lextorite lextorite October 2007 Hardware
  • +2 datacorder - close up photos neededI've just bought second hand +2 and there is one thing I'd like to fix. When I press "stop/eject" button the datacorder should open but it doesn't. T…

    ... "stop/eject" button the datacorder should open but it doesn ... close up photos of opened +2 datacorder.
    Example:
    [URL= ... imageshack.us/my.php?image=datacorder.jpg][IMG]http://img42. ... imageshack.us/img42/6286/datacorder.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]< ...
    PopoCop PopoCop May 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    Hi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine if I connect it to the ear socket of a tape recorder?
    Jeffo59 Jeffo59 August 2009 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2 Datacorder replacement?Did anyone know who is the manufacturerfrom the Datacorder of the Spectrum +2?Mine is so baggy that I need a new or better one. Or fits a Datacorder …

    Did anyone know who is the manufacturerfrom the Datacorder of the Spectrum +2?Mine is so baggy that I need a new or better one. Or fits a Datacorder from another computer?
    [U]

    Micky
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    -Micky -Micky January 2010 Hardware
  • +2 floating tape headI know many have had problems with the +2 datacorder, but I'm not giving up easily ;) One of my stack of +2's has a working taperecorder, but it's l…

    ... have had problems with the +2 datacorder, but I'm not giving ... /> One of my stack of +2's has a working taperecorder ...
    bverstee bverstee June 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…

    ... mostly in decent shape (sadly, Datacorder is dead).

    ... .5 mm connector to Datacorder PCB for external data ... be related to issue 2 below).
    2. Datacorder (and, perhaps, motherboard ... may be the reasons for Datacorder spinning, but not sounding? ...
    Volo Volo September 2016 Hardware
  • Zx Spectrum +2 Datacorder - Discman To Car Cassette Tape AdapterHas anyone tried using a discman to cassette adapter on a ZX Spectrum +2 datacorder and loaded games with a CD or direct from a PC Soundcard?

    ... on a ZX Spectrum +2 datacorder and loaded games with a ... looked at the schematic of +2. I think it may ... solution i did in my +2. I inserted a (reed-) ... . The advantage is low noise on sound out because the ... play amplifier of tape provides noise even if tape is ...
    ingo ingo October 2007 Hardware
  • +2 datacorder noise eliminationHello :-) I have recently bought a gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in sound output" problem. I have found a few …

    ... destroying ULA if the whole datacorder circuitry together with the ... is powered up??, the datacorder circuitry drawing too much current ... didn't wire up the +2 datacorder like I described above. ... big) electrolytic capacitor to avoid noise caused by ripple on the ...
    ingo ingo March 2009 Hardware
  • Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moir&#233; patterns. One is slightly better than the other, but really ba…

    ... have to take apart your +2 just to tell me the ... number. I have done the datacorder noise fix like you and gtsamour ... composite video output on the +2. Thanks again :)
    memrah memrah March 2009 Hardware
  • strange solution with bad spectrum +2 t.v. sound2 weeks ago I bought a British 128 K ZX-Spectrum +2. At first it didn't have sound on the t.v. RF output. Adjusting L5 (IC 11: MC1376 audio modulato…

    ... is an effective solution against datacorder noise and I'm thinking of ... .
    It also prevents connecting 2 outputs together.

    I ... some higher and lower pitched noise on the t.v., which ... and it works perfectly, no noise and clean sound.

    Knik Knik August 2012 Hardware
  • A Few Games (tape)I have a few original tape games surplus to requirements. These have obviously been stored in a shed or similar environment, so the cases and inlays…

    ... perfectly first time in a +2 machine.

    Anyone want ... that's probably because my +2 Datacorder is a bit crap:
    trellis trellis May 2009 Sales
  • creating tapes from the divideMy borther in law gave me his +2 today to get working for him. Well i got it working, but now I would like to fill a tape with some modern spectrum …

    ... in law gave me his +2 today to get working for ... and capture them on the +2 datacorder by simply pressing record?
    gazj82 gazj82 September 2015 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128+2Greetings to all My Speccy Tape Drive has died. Fully blown :( Is there any way to hook up a external cassete player to the +2? I can't see any "lin…

    ... .5mm mono, the other 2.5mm mono and solder the ... REC pin goes to the 2.5mm socket's tip ... GND pin goes to the 2.5mm socket's barrel connection ... as such.

    The 2.5mm connector is mic out ... the process of fixing a +2 Datacorder, and the pin you call ...
    trellis trellis July 2006 Hardware
  • "Upgraded" broadbandTo cut a long story short, I have just had my broadband speed upgraded from 1meg to 5meg (it was free). Having just spent over an hour setting up the…

    ... of telecoms equipment. Line noise on telecoms equipment predominantly comes ... 2 things here...

    1 he WILL get line noise no ... with.

    2 line noise can come directly from the ... shitty one....electrical line noise can still affect it... ...
    beanz beanz June 2008 Chit chat
  • "Upgraded" broadbandTo cut a long story short, I have just had my broadband speed upgraded from 1meg to 5meg (it was free). Having just spent over an hour setting up the…

    ... 2 things here...

    1 he WILL get line noise ... 'quality'
    2 line noise can come directly from the ... types of line noise - mains noise which is what ... talking about, and line noise in the telecoms sense ... variety; mains line noise coming up the power ...
    Winston Winston June 2008 Chit chat
  • What would Sir Clive think of this.....What a cool website! Just wanna say a big hello to all!

    [QUOTE=DATACORDER;384969]Welcome back???:-?[/QUOTE]

    Perhaps his +2 Datacorder broke 15 years ago, and now he thinks its back!
    Graz Graz September 2009 Chit chat
  • What would Sir Clive think of this.....What a cool website! Just wanna say a big hello to all!

    [QUOTE=Graz;384971]Perhaps his +2 Datacorder broke 15 years ago, and now he thinks its back![/QUOTE]

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
    DATACORDER DATACORDER September 2009 Chit chat
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... using separate RAM banks of 2 x 64K each and so ... it stop there? As the +2 Datacorder wasn't really meant for ...
    Rebelstar Rebelstar December 2010 Hardware
  • +2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…

    ... matter of interest did the +2 datacorder have a remote function to ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • +2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…

    ... matter of interest did the +2 datacorder have a remote function to ...
    guesser guesser December 2010 Hardware
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... it stop there? As the +2 Datacorder wasn't really meant for ...
    retrogod retrogod December 2010 Hardware
  • Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …

    ... the same problem on a +2 datacorder once in the past.
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum September 2014 Hardware
  • Black and White?I bought a ZX Spectrum +2 a while ago, and finally acquired a TV that could run it. But... It's coming up in black and white. It has worked in col…

    It's a grey case +2. The noise is coming from the tv. I'll try and retune again, if not maybe take a movie?
    The joystick came with, matches and has worked. Does seem a bit dodgy though, may try a refurb.
    Ohowson Ohowson November 2014 Hardware
  • Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…

    ... the service manual, the Grey +2 pinout is GND, DATA IN ... goes to on the black +2 datacorder PCB... on the different versions ...
    guesser guesser May 2015 Hardware
  • Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…

    ... lists:

    Z70501 Spectrum +2 Datacorder PCB (full part number Z70501 ... /GEM-194HB Spectrum +2A/+2B Datacorder PCB

    I suspect ... the board for the Black +2.

    Some photos of ...
    guesser guesser May 2015 Hardware
  • Finding the issue.My sister recently found our old Speccy in her loft and having no interest in retro gaming promptly put it in the bin. Her husband text me and I res…

    ... replacing the capacitors on the Datacorder and I've ordered the ... had need to on a +2 datacorder. But if any one can ... in the circuit of the datacorder that is critical, and causes ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum April 2020 Hardware
  • Help with +2a datacorder not playingHi all newbie here, I need some help with a +2A datacorder. I pick a +2A + games + light gun + joystick for ?2.50 gbp at a boot sale. Anyway I brou…

    ... some help with a +2A datacorder. I pick a +2A + games ... + light gun + joystick for ?2.50 gbp at a boot ... keyboard to work and a noise from the TV like where ... I cleaned it and the +2 worked brilliant. Anyway, thought I ...
    acharris05 acharris05 July 2006 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 gray strong noise at TV sound outputWhat could be the reason of strong sound noise at TV channel on gray +2? In the beginning this speccy was dead, it had faulty 78S05 and ZTX650. Added…

    ... TV channel on gray +2?
    In the beginning this ... is that there is overwhelming noise sound on TV channel.
    noise level.

    RF modulator ... should recap all capacitors on +2 board (bipolar and ceramic also ...
    netomc netomc April 2012 Hardware
  • strange solution with bad spectrum +2 t.v. sound2 weeks ago I bought a British 128 K ZX-Spectrum +2. At first it didn't have sound on the t.v. RF output. Adjusting L5 (IC 11: MC1376 audio modulato…

    ... British 128 K ZX-Spectrum +2.

    At first ... tapes from the built in datacorder.
    After adjusting the ... there was a lot of noise and cracking in the ... for a solution for the noise I discovered that if I ... touched pin 2 or pin 4 of IC11 ...
    Knik Knik August 2012 Hardware
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