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  • +2A shows test screen and beepsNew day, new problem. A +2A, which seems to be in good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps about once every second. Am…

    ... good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps ... or am I missing some basic information here? From the flow ...
    schombi schombi October 2013 Hardware
  • 128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…

    ... it on i get the test screen and it makes the beep ... keeps going bk to the test screen can any one help?
    omighty_one omighty_one June 2007 Hardware
  • test screencan someone help? iv got a spectrum 128k +2 B i found in the attic form whenn i was a kid. it powers up only it starts on the test screen with out me…

    ... only it starts on the test screen with out me starting it ...
    bartiddu bartiddu May 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum 2+ Stuck on Test ScreenHello, I hope you can point me in the right direction. I recently purchased a ZX Spectrum 2+ which I've never owned before or used. After booting,…

    ... , it gets stuck on the "test screen". After doing some reading I ... understand you can boot this screen by holding break when pressing ... is the screenshot of the test page I am seeing: http ...
    eDrinker eDrinker September 2015 Hardware
  • that "listing variables during runtime" thingWell, I did eventually finish this, but with my meds playing up I don't have much time each day that I can spend at the computer, so it's taken rathe…

    ... printed in them). The screen is restored after pressing ... the screen and then continue with the next BASIC statement ... Part the 3rd - the improved SCREEN$ routine assembler listing:
    ... routine:
    PRINTRO:;test from BASIC (otherwise this first section ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…

    ... the assembler listing and Sinclair BASIC wrapper must suffice. Have fun ... Leave some space for shadow screen buffer
    20 GO SUB ...
    Volker Volker February 2021 Software
  • Who's NEXT?How about having a category just for Spectrum NEXT owners? I got mine on Monday, its the original issue, plain jane and quite enough for me to ge…

    ... 'm running in 48k mode Basic cos I love the single ... I've got back into basic Basic.

    I don't ... because I never see that test screen thats supposed to come up ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch September 2021 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • About z88dk and autoexecsThis weekend I was playing a little with z88dk C cross Compiler. Amazing tool! I have three questions: 1- Does anybody know how to change the initia…

    ... " that I "enhance" to test several basic things. Almost everything works Ok ... 3 lines in the first screen marked with :(
    These are ...
    cz2000 cz2000 February 2005 Development
  • What's the RAND USR code for the test screen?And what versions of hardware does it work on? Ta!

    ... function, those of the 128K BASIC were tied to the 128K ... trouble free when called from BASIC.

    Rupert Goodwins put ... but I thought that the test screen was in the other ROM ... not get excited about 128K BASIC and it never excited me ...
    Geoff Geoff January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Recently acquired divIDE 57cI recently got hold of a divIDE 57c (whilst waiting RWAPs divIDE plus to materialise...) I have installed the interface and powered up my zx spectr…

    ... FATWARE OS. You can test from BASIC if FATWARE system is in ... basic command OUT 227,128. If DIVIDE logo will show on screen ...
    velesoft velesoft June 2009 Hardware
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... BASIC program would load part one (6912 BYTES) into the Spectrum screen ... the calculation easy. The BASIC load filename may corrupt some ... avoid the system variables and BASIC program area.

    ... system functioned. I have a test screen saved as an 8 BIT ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy2010 - pentagon emulation using GlukIs anyone here familar with Speccy2010 (FPGA Russian Sinclair Spectrum clone). ? I'm using Pentagon mode on Speccy2010 (it uses something called Glu…

    ...
    RESET+C = RGB color test screen
    RESET+U = reset to ... line
    I = goto 48 basic (usr 0 mode with enable ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2011 Hardware
  • Newbie QuestionsI have just purchased my first Speccy! It should be shipped to me (in the U.S.A.) very soon. I'm a ZX newbie & I have some questions :-D First of al…

    ... the Speccy? Is there some "test" TAP image I should run ... /> I think there is a test screen on the 128 (or maybe ... speccy:

    go into BASIC

    10 print "Hello ...
    R-Tape R-Tape February 2012 Hardware
  • Newbie QuestionsI have just purchased my first Speccy! It should be shipped to me (in the U.S.A.) very soon. I'm a ZX newbie & I have some questions :-D First of al…

    ... /> I think there is a test screen on the 128 (or maybe ... speccy:

    go into BASIC

    10 print "Hello ...
    zolli zolli February 2012 Hardware
  • Willy's Guide to the GalaxyJust starting out, trying something a little different. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/DaRkSiDe74/WGttG-BabelFish.jpg[/IMG] The idea i…

    ... jpg[/IMG]

    Test Screen 1:
    Telephone (animated)< ... jpg[/IMG]

    Test Screen 3:
    Marvin
    ... [/IMG]

    Test Screen 4:
    Moon (not ... />
    Test Screen 6:
    Krikkit Warrior (Basic animation)
    Chesterfield ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi March 2012 New game ideas
  • LZ77 en/decodingI've written an LZ77 en/decoding routine as I couldn't find one around for the Spectrum. Initially I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right.…

    ... assembler listing, a BASIC listing of the test runner, and a ... snapshot with the test runner, machine code and a test SCREEN$ already loaded ... usage:
    PROG -> 27099 : BASIC
    27100 -> 33999 : (6900 ... this part is still in BASIC and is rather slow.< ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2012 Development
  • SAM Coupe - a video problemHi mates. Lately I managed to acquire a SAM Coupe 512K. There are, however, certain problems that - I thought - You might help me with, in a mome…

    ... data from memory. Can you test in basic commands:

    MODE ... pixel

    Please test if screen bugs are visible in all ...
    velesoft velesoft April 2013 Hardware
  • Retro Gamer 119This issue is out later this week. Thought I'd mention it because in addition to my own 2-page making of Deactivators, which is an ace game and would…

    ... from my article on Sinclair BASIC I wrote for Alch News ... by games programmers. "The TV test screen and other ancillary code was ... but that most of the test code ended up in the ... addition, he worked on automated test and diagnostic software for both ...
    chev chev August 2013 Announcements
  • +2A shows test screen and beepsNew day, new problem. A +2A, which seems to be in good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps about once every second. Am…

    ... good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps ... or am I missing some basic information here? From the flow ...
    chev chev October 2013 Hardware
  • How to print logo onto screen at chosen coordinates?Hi, I've just got back into zx spectrum games after all these years and after seeing some of the great games on here I would like to start learning p…

    ... follow; it addresses the full screen, handles 96 characters, 16 block ... />
    [code]
    ; To test from BASIC:
    ; RANDOMIZE USR SetBLOCK (once ... >>
    PRINTRO:;test from BASIC (otherwise this first section is ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2014 Development
  • +128 with usr0 in menu screenIve just watched a video of a guy with a spectrum and on the loader menu i think under calculator the menu had an entry for usr0,anyone aware of this…

    ... replace the version of the BASIC ROM with the original from ... editor ROM. You lose the test screen and support for the keypad ...
    chev chev July 2014 Emulators
  • Thought this would be simple... Z80Hi Folks, Started to read "Beyond simple BASIC, Delving Deeper into your ZX Spectrum" by Dilwyn Jones. This is a great book and I came across the…

    ... ret ; Return to BASIC
    ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/code]

    Test program

    [code]100 REM Setup Test Screen
    110 GO SUB 310 ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2017 Development
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    [quote="colourclash;952476"]Does the test screen use the beeper as well ... />
    Just do a simple BASIC program then:

    [code ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore May 2019 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... "][quote="colourclash;952476"]Does the test screen use the beeper as well ... />
    Just do a simple BASIC program then:

    [code ... having to delve into my basic books for a program to ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • Monitor problemI got my new PC earlier but when i plugged everything in i got the message 'no cable connected' on the monitor. The new PC has an RTX card so i had …

    ... set to output at a screen resolution and frequency higher than ... by the manufacturer it's screen res'/freq' was set very ... .s.t (power on self test) screen before windows kicks in? if ... .t it's running on basic settings before windows and it ...
    moggy moggy February 2022 Chit chat
  • What's the RAND USR code for the test screen?And what versions of hardware does it work on? Ta!

    And what versions of hardware does it work on?

    Ta!
    Vertigo Vertigo December 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Saving space using procedural graphicsAfter spending several hours playing around with various packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that maybe bigger space savings c…

    ... packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that ... procedural method to draw the screen. Various key areas of the ... the depacker). Looking at the screen, it consists of what looks ...
    jamorski jamorski July 2012 Development
  • Metropolis - The Arcade GameFRITZ LANG&#8217;S METROPOLIS &#8211; The Arcade Game I&#8217;ve been wanting to do this for over 25 years, and thanks to Jonathan Cauldwell&#8217;s…

    ... />
    I knocked out this test screen today that won’t be ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy March 2013 New game ideas
  • Two more faulty onesCould I get your opinion on these two faults, please? Understanding these two cases would be very beneficial for my ZX education. Thanks! - A Spectr…

    ... a sudden. However, the "Beep-test" (test screen) works, so the Spectrum is ...
    schombi schombi November 2013 Hardware
  • Help with 128k greyHello friends, need some help here on try fixing a +2 grey spectrum128. To keep it short, opened the case and the voltage regulator was missing, the …

    ... and other with Paul farrow test program.) going down the line ... eprom fitted and... "lower" ram test passed. Then an error on ... 5 showed up on the test screen. That should suggest an ic ...
    Pluto63 Pluto63 October 2014 Hardware
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