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  • External tape deck for the plus 2aCan anyone tell me if you can use an external tape deck on the plus 2a using the 'tape/sound' socket? Ta :)

    Can anyone tell me if you can use an external tape deck on the plus 2a using the 'tape/sound' socket?
    Ta :)
    itsallgood itsallgood November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • External tape player into +2AMy tape player keeps acting up on my beloved :roll: +2A, tried cleaners and adjusting the head. No luck. Is there any way of connecting an external …

    My tape player keeps acting up on my beloved :roll: +2A, tried cleaners ... any way of connecting an external tape player to it. If it ...
    carlinski carlinski July 2007 Hardware
  • +2A external tape loadingGot a +2A on the way and will want to load externally. Now I know that the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy …

    Got a +2A on the way and will ... the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck ... it the +3 tape loading lead works on a +2A.

    tape loading/saving lead. I have ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles March 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX +2 - Can I connect external tape player?Is it possible to connect external tape player to ZX Spectrum +2/A and use it instead of the internal player? The connector is marked tape/sound, but…

    Is it possible to connect external tape player to ZX Spectrum +2/ ... player? The connector is marked tape/sound, but am not sure ...
    pkupcik pkupcik June 2010 Hardware
  • +2 external tape input. Best method?I've seen various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like soldering the wires directly to where the tape head connects to the tape bo…

    ... various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like ... to where the tape head connects to the tape board or tapping ... into the connector from the tape drive to the main board ... various other points on the tape board, but what is the ...
    whoremoan whoremoan December 2014 Hardware
  • How do you get an external tape recorder to work on a +2a?Just for the hell of it, just say the internal cassette player stopped working. What command would you use when hooking up an external player, so the…

    ... use when hooking up an external player, so the specci would ... 've just got a +3 tape lead, but want to see ... I've only got a +2a to try it on. I ...
    mutantcamel mutantcamel December 2005 Hardware
  • External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …

    ... picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to ... 2A.

    On both systems I'm using the sound / tape ... in port, but the +2A refuses to do ... an external audio source be used on the +2A or am ... to get one of those tape adaptors for iPods, and ...
    roberthazelby roberthazelby August 2010 Hardware
  • Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…

    ... />
    Spectrum +2A/B is a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead ... it possible to plug +2A to external tape deck like a +3 using ...
    PopoCop PopoCop June 2009 Hardware
  • +2A with tape deck problem - sell as whole or spares?I've got a +2A with a broken tape deck from when I clumsily turned the Azimuth screw too much and caused it and the spring to come out. Other than …

    I've got a +2A with a broken tape deck from when I ... wants a broken built-in tape deck?) or would it be ... . I recently bought a new +2A, so have no need to ...
    Paul2010 Paul2010 June 2011 Hardware
  • +2 external tapeHi guys, as there is a new App for my iPhone called Speccy tape, I want use it with my Spectrum +2. However, the +2 does not have a tape jack, but I …

    ... for my iPhone called Speccy tape, I want use it with ... +2 does not have a tape jack, but I found on ... cable and jack for an external recorder as well, or do ...
    Speccyman Speccyman June 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Modding +2 - Tape CounterGot my first Spectrum April this year and I hit 40 in July, was always a Commodore 64 user back in the day and that machine now sits side by side wit…

    ... side with the 128 +2A both connected to the same ... to mod for an external tape deck which I will ... tape counter to the +2 machines, mine is a +2A ... modding to add an external tape deck and get hold ... +3 as that machine supported external tape out the box.
    ...
    Grimmsqueaker Grimmsqueaker September 2013 Hardware
  • spectrum +2A loading problemHi new here ! I have recently purchased a 2A thinking it would be more reliable than my old rubber key machine and external tape drive. Problem i…

    ... /> I have recently purchased a 2A thinking it would be more ... old rubber key machine and external tape drive.

    Problem is ... old speccy but on my 2A it loads to the end ...
    Cheesecake0304 Cheesecake0304 February 2015 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 tape Loading !Hi all ! Wonder if anyone else has come across this. Ive recently bought a +3 from ebay. On the whole its fab. The disks work fine, the 128k tape g…

    ... disks work fine, the 128k tape games work fine, but the ... hassle - and ive tried two external tape recorders.

    I can ... which works perfectly on my 2A just wont load on the ... to work whatever volume the tape recorders are set to ( within ...
    Cheesecake0304 Cheesecake0304 March 2015 Hardware
  • light grey plus 2 external tape deck?can i just plug a tape deck into the socket on the far left, ear to ear? or does the light grey model not support it?

    can i just plug a tape deck into the socket on the far left, ear to ear? or does the light grey model not support it?
    vanpeebles vanpeebles March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…

    ...
    1) The +2A's tape head is worn. I've ... ) Does the TAPE/SOUND Socket on the +2A work. I' ... play a tape from external tape reocrder into a +2a as even ... I buy some antique external Amstrad drive which is ... to connect from the external floppy edge connector on ...
    Modern Games are rubbish! Modern Games are rubbish! October 2007 Hardware
  • cassette adapters for ZXMP3 cassette adapter: [url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10203[/url] BLUETOOTH cassette adapter: [url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details…

    ... way to connect external tape input on ZX128+2/+2A

    VELESOFT
    velesoft velesoft April 2008 Hardware
  • Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …

    ... try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to ... cyan border. Instead the tape just runs with no effect ...
    I have tried a tape I know loads (tested it ... the screw between the tape desk and the tape controls.
    ... ? Can I rig an external tape player to the +2 ...
    Outraged Donkey Outraged Donkey July 2008 Hardware
  • 128 +2 tape deckI am not 100% sure what to buy to fix it.. first. scuba dive worked / loaded.. then games after didn't.. should I just got for the tape belt?!?! or…

    ... I just got for the tape belt?!?! or for a new ... assuming I could use an external tape deck, I tried and nothing ...
    fog fog November 2009 Hardware
  • +2 Tape RecorderI was given a +2 for Christmas in 1991, it packed up in 1995 but in the 3 or so but it got some quite intensive use in that time. One issue I rememb…

    ... datacorder was quite unreliable, R Tape Loading Error was quite common ... and rewired it so an external tape recorder could be used, this ... modified it to use an external tape recorder.
    Zoe Zoe February 2010 Hardware
  • The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…

    ... /> I was wondering if a +2A/+2B board could be taken ... need the modification to allow external tape deck to be attached. Stereo ...
    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…

    ... besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining ...
    Macc Macc December 2010 Hardware
  • Adding external tape inputs to a +2Hello all, Having read the instructions in Crash and having had great success with a 48+ and Speccy Tape in the iPad, thought might add tape inputs …

    ... with a 48+ and Speccy Tape in the iPad, thought might ... add tape inputs to an old +2 ... /> Can I leave the internal tape player connected too and simply ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings March 2012 Hardware
  • spectrum+2 (grey) - no sound from tape deckit was working up to 5 minutes ago, but now there is no sound from the tape drive. everything is moving and nothing seems out of place. any ideas? a…

    it was working up to 5 minutes ago, but now there is no sound from the tape drive. everything is moving and nothing seems out of place.
    any ideas?

    also is there a way to connect an external tape drive to it?
    freddyhard freddyhard December 2012 Hardware
  • +2 Force Loading from external tapeHi all My tape player is shot and now thanks to my frustration not functioning what so ever i see there is a Tape/Audio port on the back of the spec…

    Hi all

    My tape player is shot and now ... i see there is a Tape/Audio port on the back ...
    dreamscape dreamscape July 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2 tape input protectionI'll start this by admitting I've not checked on a 48K or Toasty-Rack diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in but what I'm asking is f…

    ... diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in ... read if you use an external tape player with the grey or ...
    spider spider January 2017 Hardware
  • The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…

    ... bought one of those new tape recorders from Argos, the ... would have the same tape transport mechanism as every ... my +2Bs where the tape was clearly dragging inside ... played the Oh Mummy tape into Audacity, and it ... of these modern-built tape recorders and had a ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2019 Hardware
  • +2 external tape adapter.Hi All, So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack of a tape system to load games. So I got one of those car MP3 adapters that looks l…

    ... that looks like a tape, removed the internal mechanism ... +2 cover with the tape inside. Soldered on a ... I push Play, the tape deck head engages with ... want to load a normal tape...

    So ... having to install tape ports to load from tape.

    cj7hawk cj7hawk October 2021 Hardware
  • Questions about +2The Spectrum +2 has a built in tape recorder. As I am about to put my hands on ony of those, I have a few questions: first, the +2 power supply the s…

    ... />
    Both black +2's (+2A and +2B) were modified versions ... sound quality. I had a +2A for a few years and ... to the computer using the Tape/Sound socket so you should ... . I used to use an external tape deck on my machine too ...
    Tim Hingley Tim Hingley February 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …

    ... a +2A board I will have to create an external tape drive or ...
    Takashi64 Takashi64 October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Connecting a data recorder to a +2A?I have a +2A Spectrum, and getting increasingly frustrated by the unreliable built-in data recorder, I decided to start using an external one. I got…

    I`ve messed around with this in the past and found that taking the cassette mechanism out of the +2a and putting it into a +2 made even the most stubborn games load. In fact it is even better than a 48k with external tape.
    Anonymous Anonymous November 2002 Games
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