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Thanks, that shows a change in wiring from mine. That diagram shows five resistors, whereas on the one they supplied me only 4 resistors, there is no resistor between the orange cable and pin 16. I dimly remember that they changed the cable to fix a problem with SGC, that change might be related to...

Well, given up with the Simple Video Scalar and conclude it doesn't work with QL. Tried all the different wirings, even used the wiring the late Lee Privett/Mr Navigator used when he published the article about it. The Simple Video Scalar device works with everything else such as DVD players attache...

As Wolfgang isn't on this list AFAIK, I thought I'd copy his emails from the ql-users mailing list to here as a bit of software news. SMSQ/E 3.35 SMSQ/E 3.35 is out now (wlenerz.com/smsqe). The sources for the revised QL-SD drivers from Marcel Kilgus are in there now. There are also some bugfixes, i...

Well, true to form this was my mistake. $$asmb=name,0,60 does work. As the QLiberator manual clearly states, the extension (in this case APPA0) must be loaded when compiled. However, I had QSAVE'd before loading it and compiling it. I always save code using QSAVE so never use the LIBERATE name, str...

Hi, I have a Retroshack SCART cable for the QL, which uses the QL RGB connections, it gives a nice display on a SCART based TV, but in monitor mode there are columns missing due the tge QL overscan. I thought a SCART to HDMI converter would do tge job, but I have tried many of these SCART2HDMI conv...

Retro Computer Shack only operate between Thursday 2pm and Sunday 5pm - the wiring for the QL Scart cable is shown here https://www.retrocomputershack.com/SCART-DESIGNS/Sinclair-QL/index.html Thanks, that shows a change in wiring from mine. That diagram shows five resistors, whereas on the one they...

Although I might add that it looks like the wiring of the Retro Computer Shack QL-SCART cable is suspect, in that SCART pin 16 should go to QL pin 4 (Composite Synch) not QL pin 1 (composite PAL) according to most wirings I've seen, so when I get a chance a quick desoldering of the orange lead in th...

Thanks Martin. That's six different wiring versions for a QL SCART cable I've seen now in all. SCART is a nightmare to get right. Retro Computer Shack, whose cable I use with TV, are on holiday according to their eBay store, so I can't follow up with them. I've sent a help request to JS Technology t...

Dilwyn, the two Composite lines (20-->4, 16-->1) of your SCART cable seem to be weird - Composite Video is connected to "RGB Status" [which is normally used to tell the TV that "RGB is valid"] and Composite sync is connected to the composite video signal - Maybe our TV didn't us...

...a JS Technology Ltd Simple Video Scalar (QL version). Here are some pictures: <snip> I specifically asked for the QL version, and the Sales Receipt is marked "QL Firmware" and "Spec B", although I don't know what the differences (if any) are with the original version. Their w...