I also think someone has attempted a conversion job on this machine. Some thins that you could try: - There is a frequency adjustment near the clock crystal that can be used to tune the color frequency. Adjusting this can bring the color back. - Is the 1084 monitor configured correctly? If the composite video out of the C64 is used, the 1084 has to be set to CVBS video with a switch. If it is set to LCA, it is possible that it will only display b/w. The picture quality would be better if a video cable with split luminance/chrominance signal is used, and the 1084 set to LCA video. - As Nick said, the modulator type is to be checked. Using the NTSC modulator with a PAL video chip can lead to strange results. The DIN video output will be fine, though. - the slow startup is not a problem: Old versions of the 64 took longer than new versions, this is a change in the Reset timing circuit around the NE556 (which is not there in new versions anyway, I think). You might be used to a newer version. To Nick: A whole batch of "Aldi" 64s were 'made in USA', with a production date of 1987 and the small version E board inside. They all were sold in Germany and of course they were PAL machines. Nicolas ncoplin@orbeng.com wrote: > > Displaying any NTSC signal on a PAL monotor will show up as grey... > > Is it possible that some one has previously attempted to convert it from a > NTSC machine to PAL and not quit got it right? Especially as it has a "made > in USA" sticker?? I have never heard of PAL machines built as late as 1985 > being built in the US. All the ones I've seen are Hong Kong, UK or Germany. > > The RF box on a NTSC machine has a chanel select switch, whereas PAL > machines don't. Has this been checked? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marko Mäkelä [mailto:msmakela@cc.hut.fi] > Sent: Friday, 30 March 2001 5:48 PM > To: cbm-hackers@dot.tml.hut.fi > Cc: adrian.jankovsky@vsb.cz > Subject: Some PAL/NTSC c64 problem ...maybe (fwd) > > Hello Adrian, > > I'm forwarding your question to the cbm-hackers mailing list. Hopefully > someone (Nicolas?) is able to help you. > > [Additional information: the video chip is 6569R3 or R5, and the crystal > is 17.734472 MHz. So, this should be a PAL machine, but perhaps the > frequency is a little off, and thus no colors are displayed.] > > Marko > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:42:06 +0200 > From: "[iso-8859-2] Adrian Jankovský" <adrian.jankovsky@vsb.cz> > To: Marko.Makela@HUT.FI > Subject: Some PAL/NTSC c64 problem ...maybe > > Hi Marko, > i have following problem: I have c64 (board assy n.250425) with Made in USA > on back of machine, which looks like being assembled in 1985. Memory > location 678 is saying '1' which i think should be PAL machine. Jumper on > board (Short-PAL , Open-NTSC) is shorted (connected by Cu-Wire). But when i > have connected it to TV (which is capable of displaying NTSC signal anyway) > picture si grey scale only !!, even when connected by DIN output (Video out > pin) to video input of Commodore 1084 monitor picture is still grey scale > only (no colors). Where is problem ?? (i also notified that startup of > machine lasts little longer than normally ..black screen about 2sec and then > startup ..basic 38911 etc ...). > Thanks in advance. > Adrian > > - > This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. > To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi. > > PLEASE TAKE NOTE: > > The contents of this email (including any attachments) may be > privileged and confidential. Any unauthorised use of the contents > is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, > please advise us immediately (you can contact us by telephone > on +61 8 9441 2311 by reverse charge) and then permanently > delete this email together with any attachments. We appreciate > your co-operation. > > Whilst Orbital endeavours to take reasonable care to ensure > that this email and any attachments are free from viruses or other > defects, Orbital does not represent or warrant that such is explicitly > the case > > (C) 2000: Orbital Engine Company (Australia) PTY LTD and its > affiliates > > - > This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. > To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi. - This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi.
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