JAP NEO CD, POWER AND COLOR, DEAD =(

DEVIL_GUI · Jul 6, 2001

THE POWER SUPPLY TO MY NEO CD APPEARS TO BE UNWORKING........
BUT MORE PRESSINGLY, IVE PLUGGED IN MY EURO NEO CDS POWERSUPPLY, THE SYSTEM WORKS, "HOWEVER" TEH SCREEN IS ENTIRELY BLACK AND WHITE(WELL, BLACK WHITE AND TONES OF GREAY) I MEAN I CNA SEE AND HEAR, BUT I LIKE COLOR DAMN IT! =(

VAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP, ID BE VERY APPRECIATIVE!

DEVIL_GUI

samuraiX · Jul 6, 2001

hmmmm.... I am not to sure with the Neo CD but check the power supplies you have and make sure the settings aren't way off. I am not sure what the power supplies from Europe are like compared to a US or Jap one for that matter. other than that just make sure all the plugs are snug or RF if you use it.

eggplant_casserole · Jul 6, 2001

If you are using a Euro Neo on a US/Jap TV, or a JAP/US on a Euro TV, you will get a black and white picture, as NTSC and PAL carry colour information on different frequencies.

Make sure you use a TV AND RF modulator from the same country (or composite/s-video).

eggplant_casserole · Jul 6, 2001

OK, the answer here is to convert to PAL. Here's how to do this, for anyone who needs to know. You'll need a soldering iron, a little solder, and a desolder pump/braid is handy.

Locate R47. Replace this with a 16k resistor.

Remove R42, and put in a link where it was (solder a wire across the contacts).

This could of course be toggled, using a DPDT switch.

Arakon · Jul 6, 2001

2 ways to fix it.. you gotta replace a resistor and change a jumper inside the system to set it to PAL, OR you get/build a RGB cable, if your TV has a scart connector.
instructions/pinouts for both can be found at www.gamesx.com.

DEVIL_GUI · Jul 6, 2001

THANKS FOR THE HELP, I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT TVS AND ALL THEIR FUNCTIONS (ITS MY WEAKEST POINT) SO ILL STICK WITH THE OLD FASHION SOLDERING TILL I LEARN MORE.......

CROSS MY FINGERS I DONT BLOW THE THING TO HELL <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

NOW MY ONLY REAL PROBLEM IS THE POWER SUPPLY.......
IT SEEMS TO BE 100% DEAD, SO ITS USELESS NOW........PERHAPS I NEED TO FIND A NEW POWERSUPPLY, OR MAKE ONE OR SOMETHING........

THANKS AGAIN GUYS THIS IS VERY NICE OF YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO HELP!

DEVIL_GUI

eggplant_casserole · Jul 6, 2001

I'd say I'd be interested in your old one, except its a little too far away <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

I could give you contact details for people in England or the US for spare PSUs - postage may be a bit though.

Neo Bomber Man · Jul 9, 2001

Originally posted by DEVIL_GUI:
<STRONG>THANKS FOR THE HELP, I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT TVS AND ALL THEIR FUNCTIONS (ITS MY WEAKEST POINT) SO ILL STICK WITH THE OLD FASHION SOLDERING TILL I LEARN MORE.......

CROSS MY FINGERS I DONT BLOW THE THING TO HELL <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

NOW MY ONLY REAL PROBLEM IS THE POWER SUPPLY.......
IT SEEMS TO BE 100% DEAD, SO ITS USELESS NOW........PERHAPS I NEED TO FIND A NEW POWERSUPPLY, OR MAKE ONE OR SOMETHING........

THANKS AGAIN GUYS THIS IS VERY NICE OF YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO HELP!

DEVIL_GUI</STRONG>

GUI, Australia is a PAL country. Here is a complete list for everyone: http://www.3dresearch.com/video/Countries2.html

I guess a replacement PS would be best, but I don't what the local voltage is for you and thus how difficult it may be to locate one. I may be able to get another Japanese power supply, though it wouldn't be cheap. Unless it was 3rd party, which might not be in-stock anymore.

[ July 09, 2001: Message edited by: Neo Bomber Man ]

eggplant_casserole · Jul 9, 2001

Woooah, what's going on here!!??!?!?!

I *CAN* get you a replacement PSU and it won't cost the earth - probably could get you either a Jap one or if you're 240v, a UK or Euro one (you'd need an adapter - if your mains supply is above 120v you'd need a step down transformer).

JAP NEO CD, POWER AND COLOR, DEAD =(

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