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Author Topic: Death to Smootchy--bad timecode? Carl King Expert Film Handler Posts: 199 From: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-29-2002 09:57 PM                     Has anyone had timecode problems with DEATH TO SMOOTCHY? Tonight my sound kept cutting in and out of digital. The gree light on the reader flased occasionaly..that's what makes me think timecode. Anyway, now I run it in stereo.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-31-2002 10:42 AM                     One possible cause/solution: You can get the flashing green light on the dts reader if the path isn't just right. Sometimes the reader's attached guide roller (the black one with flanges) needs to be checked/adjusted. It has a tiny allen screw that locks it in place and keeps it from swivelling out of position. The guide rollers on my projectors like to be at a 45-degree angle. I just had to deal with this for E.T. and adjusting the guide roller on the dts reader solved the problem. ------------------ And, hey! Let's be careful out there. ~Manny.  |  IP: Logged Karen Hultgren Master Film Handler Posts: 492 From: Agoura Hills, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-01-2002 11:52 AM                        Check the reader first, it should not flash a lot. If it does, you'll need to check film tension (place the aux roller as close to the large center roller as possible) and the voltage to the reader's red LED> There is a procedure for that on our online techcenter - look at dealer updates for Jan2002. It could also be a drive problem. If the light on the drives themselves come on solid - that means it cannot read the disc and the unit will default. Let me know if you have any questions. Karen at DTS khultgren@dtsonline.com  |  IP: Logged

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