Summary of Contents for Byte Delight ZX-HD
- Page 1 ZX-HD HDMI interface for the ZX Spectrum With 64 color ULAplus support! Manual ZX-HD firmware v1.3 Read this manual before using the ZX-HD interface! Manufactured by Ben Versteeg...
- Page 2 The ZX-HD requires to solder a pin header block to a Raspberry Pi Zero yourself, and to assemble the ZX-HD. ByteDelight assumes no liability with defects resulting from errors in this process.
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Page 3: Main Features
The ZX-HD is fully compatible with all Sinclair ZX Spectrum models: ZX Spectrum 16K, 48K, 48K+, 128K, +2, +2A, +2B, +3, Harlequin kits and some clones. Check the ‘Troubleshooting’ paragraph if you do not get video from your ZX-HD. In the box The box contains: ... -
Page 4: Known Limitations
The ZX-HD does not have audio over HDMI – check the “Adding sound” chapter for more info; Although the latest ULAplus™ status register can be read, it is currently not possible to read the ULAplus™... - Page 5 2. Mounting the top circuit board to the lower circuit board The ZX-HD consists of 2 circuit boards to make it possible to ship the interface in a letterbox (instead of a package, which would be a lot more expensive to ship).
- Page 6 Now mount the pin header of the Raspberry Pi onto the female header on the top part: 4. Insert circuit boards into case Slide the completed circuit boards into the ZX-HD case: 5. Close the case and insert SD card...
- Page 7 fp: forced disable of Interlaced Mode These options can be changed in the cmdline.txt file on the micro SD card of the ZX-HD. At the bottom you see the message that the RESET button should be pressed to continue.
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Page 8: Adding Sound
ZX-AY) to stereo mini-jack cable. Adding sound using external speakers Of course a great solution to add sound to your ZX Spectrum with ZX-HD is by using an external set of speakers. Almost all speaker sets have a stereo plug. When using a mono audio output on your ZX Spectrum (such as the MIC socket), this may result in only hearing the audio from one speaker. -
Page 9: Troubleshooting
TV. If you do not get video output of your ZX-HD, this may be caused by a display or other HDMI device that does not return EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) which is needed by the ZX-HD to determine the output resolution settings. - Page 10 You can find a lot of software that takes advantage of the ULAplus™ features at these websites: sites.google.com/site/ulaplus abrimaal.pro-e.pl/zx/ulaplus.htm These websites contain some very cool utilities, such as Image2ULAplus to convert e.g. JPG to ULAplus™ screen that can be shown on a ZX Spectrum with ZX-HD, or ZX Paintbrush to edit ULAplus™ screens.
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