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Topic: Having a BIG HF problem with Smart MODIII
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Randy Stankey
Film God
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Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-02-2000 05:42 PM
I'd say check the easy things first:Are your speakers/drivers all working? (It has been said above that the Smart processor has a P.N. Gen.) I know you've said music sounds good but recorded music off a tape or CD and film sound aren't quite the same thing. Wiring between the rack and the speakers is something that could be looked at. (An ohm meter would be handy.) It has been said above that you should climb up behind the screen and personally check. I agree. Second, I'd look at the amps. This may sound stupid, but are they all hooked up properly? I've seen a LOT of tinkering and when you ask what happened, nobody knows anything. (Boy! I'd like to get my hands on that Nobody guy!) Use your booth monitor to switch between "processor" output and "amplifier" output. (If you have the kind that can do that.) By this time you should have a good idea where the problem lies. If you have eliminated the speakers, wires and amps (and crossovers) you're left with only two possibilities: The A-Chain or something inside the processor. Personally, I'd verify the A-Chain before I go tearing apart the processor. (Again, I do the easiest things first.) Besides, you've mentioned that the A-Chain had been adjusted without the use of a scope and test film. I don't doubt your ability to do it "by ear" but there's no substitute for doing it with a scope. You'd be suprised at the difference it makes. You can do a really good job at "fixing that baby up" and then you scope it out and it sounds 100 times better. Now, we're left with one place where the problem could be. The processor. Can you swap out the cards with another house that's known to be good? Take a piece of tape and write the house numbers and slot positions on the cards. (It sounds corny but do it. I, myself, have mixed up cards and it's NOT fun trying to sort them out again!) You should be able to make some educated guesses at which card it might be. (The N.R. card, for example.) By this time you SHOULD have been able to pin down the problem. If not, you certainly know where the problem ISN'T. Sorry, if I sound like I'm talking down on you. I don't mean to. Let me say this: Do you know how many times I've had problems and had somebody walk up to me and fix it in two seconds? More than I'll ever admit! ![](http://216.97.28.234/ubb/wink.gif) I guess you could sum it up by asking yourself, "Is the TV plugged in?"
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