Date   : Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:49:40 -0000
From   : jim@... (Jim Hearne)
Subject: Philips VP415,

Hi Rob,
Getting fault codes is todays lunchtime project (I?ve got the player at work).
Bought in a LCD tv and scart cable.

Thanks for the forum pointer, i think i have read some messages on the forum
before but not a member at the moment.
To be honest i?ve not done anything with BBC?s for years (been working on
a Powertran Cortex and a Microbox 2 on and off).
But, i?ve had an upgraded model A from new, and the Doomsday system stored
for around 25 years.
It was a article on Hackaday that prompted me to dig out the Laserdisc player.

Many thanks,

Jim


From: Rob Coleman 
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:25 AM
To: bbc-micro@... 
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Philips VP415,laserdisc player from Doomsday system.

On 30 Jan 2017, at 14:07, Jim Hearne wrote:
> The player powers up but does not spin the disc.
> The remote light flashes in response to the remote and it attempts to go 
> in and out of standby.
> But coming out of standby, the standby light just keeps flashing.
> Also, trying to eject the disc (one has been inside it for years) the 
> eject light keeps flashing but nothing else happens.
> I?ve got the service manuals but just thought i?d mention it here before i 
> take it apart further.

Definitely get the fault code ? you should be able to hook the player up
to a TV with SCART inputs. Also, if you don?t have a clear copy of the service
manual, I?ve got a CD with high quality scans somewhere. 

If you?re not already a member, it may be worth joining the Stardot forum 
(www.stardot.org.uk/forums) as there are a number of people on there with
Domesday setups and experience of fixing them. Mine was repaired at a Stardot
meet-up at the RISC OS Wakefield show a few years back...

Best wishes,

Rob





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