BBC Doomsday System

Jason Fitzpatrick wrote: ltns... hope all is well! Have you got the manuals? I seem to recall the master's picky about its nvram config in a Domesday setup (and you'll need ctrl-shift-q-break to boot the disc - various other key combinations can make it look like its doing something but eventually lead to a VFS error) I've got nearly all of my Domesday documentation scanned here - but sadly with the exception of the player's service manual (that's stuck in storage back in England and I didn't get time to scan it before I left). I can't remember which disc you need right now (CAV or CLV), but if you power the unit up from cold with both standby and eject held down and with one or the other disc type in then the player should just jump to diag mode and will show you on-screen any major and minor fault codes. I *think* I've got a note of the fault codes here, even though I don't have the service manual with me - I can go digging if needs be. Obviously being able to see the fault codes requires a stable display, though :-) Hmm, duff video lead possibly - will either of the discs play and give a stable picture with just the player connected and no beeb? What about picture going first, then worry about the genlock / SCSI operation. The player's a work of art, but notorious for dry joints, PCB interconnect problems, broken disc tray microswitches, and the little felt pads coming off the disc tray (the glue seems to fail after so many years) and fouling things up. A general inspection and re-seating of boards can work wonders, not to mention that cleaning the lens... cheers Jules