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From: hamilton@intersil.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: DCTV inconvienience warning
Message-ID: <234.27c0def8@intersil.uucp>
Date: 19 Feb 91 08:16:56 GMT
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Santa Clara CA
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Well, I finally figured out what was causing the noise my DCTV digitizations:
the parallel port switcher I added to allow access to DCTV _and_ my printer.
The manual itself recommends getting a port switcher if you feel that swapping
connectors on the back of your Amiga every time you need to go between your
DCTV and your printer is inconvienient (and who wouldn't find it
inconvienient?).

I called Digital Creations for assistance, and the slightly rude, somewhat
condescending technical guy caught the problem right away:
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DC:  Are you using a parallel port switcher?

FH:  Yes.

DC:  Get rid of it.  This isn't Digiview, this is high speed stuff.  You can't
     add the switch and cable and not expect to get noise.
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Moral:  If you get DCTV be prepared to manually switch your parallel port every
time you want to digitize something.  Despite what the DCTV manual says.

(I'm tired of every audio and video digitizer manufacturer feeling that they
OWN the parallel port!)
-- 
Fred Hamilton                  
Harris Semiconductor
Santa Clara, CA