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Author Topic: CP500 Digital Subsystem failure Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-21-2004 12:19 PM                        The BACP reader and the cat. 702 have LEDs which indicate if the video level is sufficient for proper reproduction. Unfortunately, some of us have red/green colorblindness and can't easily tell the difference between colors in red/green dual-color LEDs.  |  IP: Logged Cory Isemann Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: White Plains, MD, USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 07-21-2004 12:35 PM                        What is normal for error rate with a Cat 700/701? 9 times out of ten I show a rate of 5-9.  |  IP: Logged Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 07-21-2004 05:30 PM                     How right you are, Manny! In case any of you want to give specific reader suggestions, it's a Century soundhead with a CE white light basement reader.  |  IP: Logged Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-21-2004 07:13 PM                        Cory 9 is not possibile, the maximum error rate is 8. I've heard that cat 7xx are very good readers, however with a good reader you should have reads between 3 and 5. If all of your prints are reading between 5 and 8... perhaps the reader needs adjustments. Bye A  |  IP: Logged Cory Isemann Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: White Plains, MD, USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 07-21-2004 07:59 PM                        Of all our Dolby Digital houses (14 out of 20) ranges 5-8. Maybe once have I seen a 2 or 3 but not very often. Could optics cleanliness also be a problem factor?  |  IP: Logged Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-22-2004 04:23 AM                        Range between 5-8 could be normal. A brand new print can read at 6.5, but usually a brand new print reads at 4 or lower. It depends of the print. Recently in Italy I had many new prints that read above 5. But if you have also prints that reads 2s, it should'nt be a reader issue! I would think that your readers need a LED's tension adjustment. I just see twice a 70x reader, I cannot suggest you the correct way to clean the reader but I believe it is very easy. Someone will post it! Bye A  |  IP: Logged

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