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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 ... any way of connecting an external tape player to it. If it ...
    carlinski carlinski July 2007 Hardware
  • 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 ...
    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 …

    ... I'm using the sound / tape in port, but the +2A ... ).

    So, can an external audio source be used on ... to get one of those tape adaptors for iPods, and put ...
    roberthazelby roberthazelby August 2010 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
  • 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…

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

    I ... Thompsons Supertest 128k seems to work whatever volume the tape recorders are ... long as im only using 128k games or the disk !
    Cheesecake0304 Cheesecake0304 March 2015 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 …

    ... stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy ... also understand it the +3 tape loading lead works on a ... anyone have pinouts on the tape loading/saving lead. I have ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles March 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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
  • 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…

    ... . That would give us 48K, 128K, an AY chip correctly wired ... need the modification to allow external tape deck to be attached. Stereo ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 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
  • 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…

    ... to mod for an external tape deck which I will ... the near future incase the tape deck packs up.
    ... a mod to add a tape counter to the +2 ... just 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
  • +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
  • Sprinter Project dead ?Is the Sprinter project dead ? There is nothing at the website: [url="http://www.eng.petersplus.ru/"]http://www.eng.petersplus.ru/[/url] [ This M…

    ... .0 MHz)
    ROM: 64/128K (possibility to extend to 1024K ... , IDE, RS-232, LPT (???? #FB), External, TAPE, XT/AT-keyboard
    Soft ...
    Yerz Yerz August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ok this maybe silly but i need to know...Right guys ive decided to buy a Speccy from ebay, preferbally with a few games to get me started etc but ive noticed that the photos of them dont see…

    Depends what kind of Speccy you're getting.
    If it's a 48k, 48k+,original 128k (looks just like the 48k+) or a +3 then you'll need an external tape deck. If it's a +2 or +2a then it's built in.
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... consideration anyway - only the tape buttons and tape-flap are damaged, and ... , *definately*need to get some external tape signal in, since i've ... nicely (but i'm a 128k man myself... always was!)
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace May 2006 Hardware
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... , but don't have a 128K either flavor (128, +2, +2A ... the signal fed by an external tape should be, either line-level ... killing it. Also, if an external recorder can be successfully fit ...
    Marcelo Marcelo March 2007 Hardware
  • 48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…

    Overall has to be the 128k "toast-rack" - great feels keys, ... * change levels etc with the external tape deck.

    The 48k ...
    aktiv8 aktiv8 September 2007 Games
  • Blok*Load on Multiface 128Spinning this off into a new thread to avoid cluttering up the original: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17999&page=7[/u…

    ... />
    * Yes, I prefered the 128K for it's unique look ... , and my +2 had an external tape port (built as described in ... ) so I could use an external cassette recorder, instead of the ... didn't even have a tape counter!).
    ewgf ewgf November 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Blok*Load on Multiface 128Spinning this off into a new thread to avoid cluttering up the original: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17999&page=7[/u…

    ... />
    * Yes, I prefered the 128K for it's unique look ... , and my +2 had an external tape port (built as described in ... ) so I could use an external cassette recorder, instead of the ... didn't even have a tape counter!).[/QUOTE]


    DEATH DEATH November 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…

    ... games through inputting an external tape player into the 128k either, don't ...
    def chris def chris May 2008 Chit chat
  • I killed my Spectrum last night...*sobs*I got all nostalgiac after watching Labyrinth last night (a festive tradition), and felt the need to get the Speccy out. I played "Rookie" (with the …

    ...
    In the early 128K models (128 and gry +2 ... enable you to add an external tape deck, but I'd ... also applies to black 128K toast rack machines and ... />
    The +2 tape socket is OUTPUT only, you ... connection to the internal tape deck's motherboard socket. ...
    DEATH DEATH January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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