Okay, with some volume adjustment and a mono adapter, I've got it to recognize a tape.
Didn't load right, but it said it found Manic Miner.
Also, there was nothing in the keyboard connectors.
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- Mon May 07, 2018 9:17 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Help with my new Spectrum
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- Mon May 07, 2018 6:40 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Help with my new Spectrum
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Re: Help with my new Spectrum
Things to remember: the tape sockets on the Spectrum are labelled with the name of the matching connector on the cassette tape recorder, so Ear on the tape recorder goes to Ear on the Spectrum. The Ear socket on the Spectrum is a 3.5mm mono connector. A 3.5mm stereo plug will not work, as the conta...
- Mon May 07, 2018 6:21 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Help with my new Spectrum
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Re: Help with my new Spectrum
The simplest and most obvious question is to check that you have connected the ear lead correctly - it needs to be on the output from the cassette and plugged into the EAR socket on the Spectrum. Volume on a cassette player needs to be around 80% of max - you should be able to hear the loading soun...
- Mon May 07, 2018 8:06 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Help with my new Spectrum
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Help with my new Spectrum
Hello. I Just recently purchased a Rubber Key model 48k spectrum (Motherboard Issue 3) off of ebay and imported it to the states. I got a power supply that worked, and already had a TV capable of displaying PAL. So I replaced the capacitors once it arrived to be safe. And When I plugged it in it wor...