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From: hrlaser@sactoh0 (Harv R. Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Flicker Fixer and AmiGen
Summary: FF engineer's reply
Message-ID: <1617@sactoh0>
Date: 16 Jul 89 19:21:14 GMT
References: <3593@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM>
Organization: SAC-UNIX (Public Access), Sacramento, Ca.
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In article <3593@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM>, dleigh@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Darren Leigh) writes:
> I just bought an AmiGen genlock for my B2000 and and the flicker-fixer
> doesn't seem to like it.  When I attach the AmiGen (whether I have the
> video in/out connected to signals or not) the video output of the FF
> seems to lose sync and gets really trashed.  Is this normal?  Is it
> somehow avoidable or fixable?  Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> ========
> Darren Leigh
> Internet:  dleigh@hplabs.hp.com
> UUCP:      hplabs!dleigh

Peter Selverstone, engineer of the Flicker Fixer for Microway
asked me to post this reply in his behalf.
(This is Peter talking now... :-)

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The public access unix system I was using evaporated,
so I'd appreciate it if you would post a reply
for me to this usenet message

 dleigh@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Darren Leigh) writes:

>I just bought an AmiGen genlock for my B2000 and and the
>flicker-fixer doesn't seem to like it....Is this normal?

Yes it is. Flicker fixer can be used simultaneously with a
composite
adapter, but not with a genlock. There is no need to remove the ff
board while using an external genlock, but the ff will not sync
properly while the Amiga is in genlock mode.
BUT......MicroWay is in final beta test of an inexpensive (<$50)
genlock compatibility option board. This is a little piggyback
board
that can be installed on any NTSC flicker fixer that will allow
it to be used simultaneously with an external genlock. It will be
formally introduced at AmiExpo in Chicago at the end of the month.

   Peter Selverstone - Spy Pond Systems, Arlington MA
   PLINK pselverst, BIX pselverstone, CIS 72527,2652

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Many thanks, Peter

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