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No picture from my Spectrum +2I just got my hands on a ZX Spectrum +2 but I'm having problems getting a picture through the RF port. I get a really faint signal (like watching TV…
... up with a very faint signal. So I've gone through ... a tv with RCA or SCART? -
Is there anyway of fixing my spectrum?Hi people, i have just got my pride and joy back out of the closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the arial socket is not working properly…
... a composite video signal to feed the tv's SCART socket (which ... -
speccy found, operation rebornI found some time ago a rubber speccy,. I even dont know if is 16 or 48k.. I havent any cable nor ZXpower supply. Can I get one power supply and cab…
... should be a composite video signal. You can get composite video ... VCR and get composite video signal out of the VCR's scart. -
My first attempt at Gigascreen interlacingWonderful. Did some research on the port which controls memory paging and wrote a short BASIC programme to switch pages 5 and 7 in and out of the scr…
... . And it gives a horrible flicker, as it is a simple ... can output (also) S-Video signal, with the solely reason to ... -
Connecting a PC's VGA monitor to speccy's RGB...I've searched the entire web for this... can anyone help me? I want to talk with my speccy...
yes, I wanted to do something like that too, but using signal from a SCART thing. uh-oh. I have a funny feeling I''ve written this before. If I have, please ignore it. -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... . The ULA provides the INT signal at 50 beats a second ... clock and 50/60Hz vertical blanking interrupt.
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Sinclair clone - rgb and tv?Hi guys, Just bought a russian spectrum clone Mactep (master), really nice. Perhaps a dumb question, but there does not seem to be any rf-out, only…
... connect it to an RGB scart capable TV. If you only ... adapter. So any way the signal from the port should be ... -
s-video SuccessHaving tried the various composite video fixes for the +3 etc, I was left feeling a little cold at the results, and was about to give up my quest for…
I've tried boosting the signal with an LM181, but after ... the signal starts getting wacky. Basically the colour starts to flicker black ... -
Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
The scart carries a composite video signal plus audio signals, so yes, it can be done. The modulator is entered by composite video, so you just need to bypass that one. Been done in the past. -
Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
... vertical lines, top and bottom, flicker. It's so frustrating not ... one of those specially made Scart leads (I don't have ... -
video problem with 128kHi. I bought a 128K (the one with the huge heat sink in the right side) some years ago. Everything seems to work properly except the screen. It doesn…
Sounds like the RGB signals are working. You have probably not connected the 12V signal at the RGB port to pin 8 on the scart socket. This is needed to switch RGB input on. Try checking the voltage on pin 6 of TEA2000 to see if its dead. -
Improving RF-modulator outputMy old 48k is working perfectly, except for the RF-modulator output giving unclear colors, moire type effects - generally being a bit bad and driftin…
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Now you can ... , but then you can build Scart lead instead.
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Dot CrawlHiya, I know this might seem like a stupid question but i`ve seen the term "dot crawl" used a lot on articles about older Spectrums. I wondered if so…
... out (you can get a SCART converter cable for this sort ... much difference from the RF signal - most of the dot crawl ... -
Spectrum on an American TVHello all, Does anybody know if it is possible to run a UK Speccy on an American TV? I think I know the answer and it is "no". Thought I would che…
... 15 kHz signal, as long as the tv's SCART-connector has ... a 15 kHz RGB-signal to the SCART on a normal tv ... -
Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
... one of those RGB to Scart adaptors just in case the ... , can't get a good signal.
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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…
... to get some external tape signal in, since i've started ... , I will be building the scart lead for it as soon ... -
Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
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I had my scart cable come today for the ... a game in but the signal for the tape wasn`t ... -
speccy +2A composite videorecently bought a +2a , it works perfect , though can?t get a good picture out of it with the rf output plan to use it on a viewsonic 2010 LCD, th…
... good picture, than make RGB Scart cable. Instructions can be read ... , if you insist on Video signal (it's really not much ... -
NTSC for Speccy? What would happen?Hi doods. I was just reading a bit there about the TEA2000 video encoder. I'm just talking theory here. What would happen if you... Cut pins 12 an…
... secam, no pal b no scart/euroconcetor
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replacement +3 psuok, who would be kind enough to help an idiot build a replacement PSU for the +3 / +2a , from a PC power supply? Guesser has already helped out a gr…
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Research on Power good signal revealed this:
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When the power ... power supply puts out a signal to the motherboard called " ... a brownout where the lights flicker off for a split-second ... -
VGA BoxIf I buy a VGA Box from somewhere like PC World or Curry's Digital (Or eBay if lucky), will I be able to connect my Spectrum +2A to a monitor via the…
... just either make up a scart lead or buy one from ... turn the monitor signal from the PC into Scart/ s-video or ... -
+A/B scart cableHiya, does anyone use a scart cable on their +A/B or +3 Spectrum? I did for ages and it looked fantastic up until a year ago when i got a new TV and …
Another possibility is that your SCART cable doesn't have pin ... be expecting a composite video signal (which the +2A/+3 doesn ... some do (like mine). If SCART pin 8 is attached to ... -
SCART Lead and C= 1940 MonitorHi, I've decided to make a SCART lead for my +3 I've been doing a lot of searching on the internet and forums but I'm a little confused as some peop…
... follow the Fruitcake +3 SCART diagram. I've made one ... you're sending an RGB signal (which is very important). ... wires for a full SCART connection and the colour ... bit to spare and the SCART plug too (I use ... grip when I close the SCART plug).
The ... -
SCART Lead and C= 1940 MonitorHi, I've decided to make a SCART lead for my +3 I've been doing a lot of searching on the internet and forums but I'm a little confused as some peop…
... the grounds together in the SCART plug?
... pin 21 on the scart cable (common ground) ... br /> YELLOW +12V 5 - 16 Blanking ***
BLACK Ground 2 - ... connect it to the 2 SCART pins).
... description of an Amiga SCART cable that the digital ... -
PCI TV TunerAny recommendations on PCI TV tuner cards? I'm after a dual digital/analog tuner with PVR capabilities. Digital for freeview, analog for Speccy. S…
... seeing the links to the scart plugs, i have one so ... the card using a composite signal via the svhs socket. As ... -
+3 Scart on LCD vs CRTJust got a very nice condition +3 given for christmas, along with a new RGB scart lead from ebay (I believe it's a guy in Poland on here who makes th…
... problem with a Spectrum 128 SCART cable from the same guy ... ) until he got a good signal. -
Spectrum +2 No TV PictureHi, As a retro collector in Australia I thought it was time to check out a real Spectrum as they were never popular here. So I bought the Spectrum +…
... is to use the RGB signal on a on a appropriate ... composite video cable or RGB scart cable at [url]http://www ... -
Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…
... quite tune in to the signal 100% I kinda remember spending ... or whatever the signal is into the scart lead to use proper ... -
Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…
... quite tune in to the signal 100% I kinda remember spending ... or whatever the signal is into the scart lead to use proper ... lock in to the strongest signal. Would you believe that sometimes ... -
I'm thinking of getting myself a Playstation 1or pureisuteishon as the japanese say So do I go to these gamestation shops that sell them for 40 odd quid or should I look on ebay? I've never done…
... here because of the TV signal. They load but the display ... yellow plugs, There's no SCART or RF cables/leads/sockets ...
