Hi everybody,
I hope anyone has a little hint for me. Today after a longer time, I wanted to set up my good old Sony HB-F700D again and for good now. I connected it via RGB->SCART cable to my old plasma TV and switched it on and tadaa, all working perfectly and suddenly I was 11 years old again! But then after a few minutes, TV said "No signal" and all was black and again I was 46 with almost bald head I checked the cable but it looks fine for me... I tried to connect the MSX to another TV, and it shows an MSX-blue background, but otherwise no text whatsoever.
The MSX however appears to be operational. It tries to access the floppy drive after switching it on. The Caps-Lock key LED goes on and off. I hear clicking sounds coming from the speakers when pressing keys. Inserting a game cartridge, I see no image but I hear the music coming from the speakers.
I sincerely hope that only my RGB->SCART cable is broken. The cable (not the MSX!) spent a few years in the attic where it was probably exposed to summer-heat and winter-cold. Sadly I don't have another cable for testing, and sadly 2.0 my MSX2 here does not have a TV or SCART connector. So my first idea was to order a new cable. Am I on the right path, or could the problem be more complex than this? It will take a couple weeks for the cable to arrive and the idea drives me nuts that something could be wrong with my beloved computer. If there is anything else that I could check in the meanwhile, please let me know.
msxy regards
Flori