Info and forum posts by 'KevinF'

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Joined on: Tuesday, 5th December 2000, 13:37, Last used: Thursday, 14th July 2005, 15:06

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About this user: Computer whizz :)

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Recent Messages Posted:

RE: JMB DVD-3000 (Orion hack doesn`t work)!

Ahhhhhhhhhh! Found the menu by accident, then found that the hack posted here is not quite right for the JMB... here`s the solution that works for mine:

REGION CODE & COLOUR SETTINGS CHANGES:
Hold "STOP", "OPEN/CLOSE", "SKIP FWD" while powering on. The hidden menu will appear.

OTHER CHANGES (NO NEED TO ACCESS):
If you hold "STOP", "OPEN/CLOSE", "SKIP BACKWARDS" while powering on, an INITIALIZE TYPE menu appears, which should NOT be changed from "1"

Also, if you access the INITIALIZE TYPE menu by accident, you will need to re-enter your region code in the region code/colour settings changes section above.

JMB DVD-3000 (Orion hack doesn`t work)!

Help!
Just bought the JMB unit and tried the Orion hack quoted on this site for this machine - nothing happens.
Any ideas anyone?

RE: SCARTS and JACKS and too many boxes

I was going to connect the last VCR to the DVD with a SCART to PHONO lead.
The connector to the TV is suspect, and poor quality IMO.
Do you see any probs with this setup?

RE: SCARTS and JACKS and too many boxes

Sorry guys - to clarify: by JACK I mean PHONO and there are NO SCART sockets on the Sony DVD :(
I didn`t intend to route the DVD through a VCR, the DVD would be the last in the chain prior to the TV.
I was amazed that the Sony unit had no SCARTs - they even have to supply a PHONO to SCART adaptor for the TV (in the manual the small print says: "for the European market")

SCARTS and JACKS and too many boxes

I`ve just bought the Sony S-300 and an additional VCR, but spent half the night wrangling with SCART leads, JACKS and Co-AX.
I thought SCART was a pass-through system and I could daisy chain all my boxes together: SAT, CABLETV, VCR1, VCR2, DVD then finally VIDEO out via JACK to TV Scart converter.
My TV doesn`t have the facility to switch inputs from AERIAL to SCART, it relies on the sending device to switch this, but the SONY DVD has only JACK output and therefore no facility to drop the required line.
So.... how can I get this to work - what`s the best way? (Given that each device has only 2 scart sockets, except TV which has 1).
Thanks!