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#AD-FFV – Wierd Things

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#57382From: Jonathan SchmidtMay 16, 1992 11:01 AM
Hi, I just got Flicker Free Video and a Commodore 1960 monitor. I am noticing some very wierd things going on. Around some things on the screen, there appears to be some additional pixels that are shimmering and not supposed to be there. I was thinking maybe it was a deprivation of power since I haven't gotten my Big Foot yet, but I disconnected my 2nd drive and my hard drive and the problem continued. It did seem to change its pattern when there was drive access. Any ideas? I don't want to have to call long distance and wait until Monday to call Tech.
#57405From: Jonathan SchmidtMay 16, 1992 4:45 PM
Correction! The problem has now gotten to the point where I can't see anything. All of a sudden, the picture divided into two or three parts… I can't tell. I just went all wopperjawed. Really wierd. Think maybe I got a bad FFV board? After I disconnected everything, the problem still continued. Everything else seemed to work okay except the video. I took the system in to be checked. One thing I didn't try was to plug the monitor into the standard RGB output. Anyone have this problem before?
#57452From: ICD, Inc.May 17, 1992 7:00 AM
It does sound like it could be a failure of some kind with the FFV unit. Connecting a monitor to the standard RGB port would be a good way to tell if it is a seating problem. Calling tech support Monday and checking with Chris would be a good idea.
#57467From: Jonathan SchmidtMay 17, 1992 12:01 PM
I looked in the manual for FFV and I didn't see a tech support number. Can you give that to me? Thanks! The report from the local dealer is that it looks like the FFV is bad. Thank God it's not something wrong with my computer. I can't afford any repairs after buying all this stuff. The standard RGB port works fine.
#57474From: ICD, Inc.May 17, 1992 3:05 PM
The tech support number is (815) 968-2228. It should be on the first page of the manual, but I could be mistaken. Craig