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Author Topic: Digital will read some prints? Mark Wright Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Nashville, TN, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-13-2000 07:42 PM                     I have worked on a digital soundhead 700 becasue it was not reading the print that it was running without poping to F in and out. The scope was reading correctley for the voltage, and the lens was correct. They Put another print in the theater and it did the same then a few day later they put another print in there and it worked great. Could it be maybe that something is getting on the prints like oil and blocking the digital. If anyone has an idea I would appriciate the advice. Have a good day!  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-13-2000 08:29 PM                     Had the print with the good reading been to screens the first two had already played on? Can you see any abrasions common on the first two tracks that are not there on the third? Also, what are the average error rates for the three features?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-14-2000 12:55 AM                     Download the DRAS10 software from the manuals page here and hook up to the DA20/CP500 with a computer. That makes it much easier to see what's going on. You could've aligned it previously with a stretch of film that was misprinted and this one print that plays could've been accidentally misprinted as well, cancelling out.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-14-2000 01:57 AM                     I had a similar problem that had plagued me for several months, and after many replacement reels and prints, and hair-pulling, it was dtermined that we had a bad DA20. Swapped the DA20 out and the problem disappeared permanently. Aaron  |  IP: Logged Richard Hamilton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1341 From: Evansville, Indiana Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-14-2000 07:13 PM                     "Download the DRAS10 software from the manuals page here and hook up to the DA20/CP500 with a computer. That makes it much easier to see what's going on." Brad- I was going to write a shitty response to your advice....but then I realized, JOB SECURITY!!!! Mark- What kind of projectors?  |  IP: Logged

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