Sirmclsir— sty SPECTRUM +3 SERVICE MANUAL FOR SERVICE MANUALS. CONTACT: MAURITRON TECHNICAL SERVICES. www. mauritron.co.uk TEL: 01844 - 351694 FAX: 01844 - 352554CONTENTS Page Technical Specification 2 Safety Test 2 Self-Test Activitation 3 Cabinet Drawing & Parts List 485 Flow Charts 6-8 PB. 1081 Disk Drive Diagrams 12-44 Software Ercors, 15 Diagnostic Flow Chart 18 Self Diagnostic Tests 7 Circuit Diagram 1eaig Electrical Parts List 20 FOR SERVICE MANUALS. CONTACT: MAURITRON TECHNICAL SERVICES www.mauritron.co.uk TEL: 01844 - 351694 FAX: 01844 - 352554 SAFETY TESTS (POWER ADAPTOR) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Memory: AM 128 Kbytes as 6 x 16K pages ROM 64 Kbyles as 4x 18K pages: cpu: ZB0A cunning at 2.54690MH2 SCREEN: 256 x 192 Pixel cesolution 24 x 32 Colour resolution 8 colours foreground, 8 colours backround, plus intensity and flash settings Bran af hutiar switehahie Independently controllable border SOUND: Three voices tone and/or noise with 16 envelope settings One voice CPU generated Output vie TV, Audio or Monitor socket KEYBOARD. 58 kay full travel QWERTY keyboard STORAGE: Integral 3 inch disk drive, single-sided reversible media 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/eector. CP/M compatible structure Optional second disk drive Volalile RAM Drive Interface for external cassette recorder FIRMWARE: 48K Spectrum BASIC (compatibility mode) 126K Spectrum 2X10 DAGIG, integrated with 1 DOS Storage selection by reassignable default with optional overnice INTERFACES: HF PAL TV port Serial interface (RS232) port Parallel Printer port (8 bith Auxiliary interface port AGB Monitor (and PERITEL TV) port MIDI output pert Two Joystick ports Audio Out/Cassette port ‘Second Disk Orive port Expansion 1/0 port (Hull 280 bus) Please note: when any work is completed on this unit, the following safety tests must be completed to ensure continued electrical safety. 1. Flash testfrom the mains leac with live and neutral joined togetherto all accessible external metal points at 4kV. Meggertest at 400V DC from the mains lead with live and neutral joined together to all accessible metal points. The reading must not fall below 2 Mohms. . Ensure the Power Adaptor is switched on when both these tests are carried out. AMSTRAD PLC BRENTWOOD HOUSE, 169 KINGS ROAD, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX CM14 4EF. Telephone: 0277 230222. Telex: 995417 Amsele G.SELF-TEST ACTIVITATION To invoke the Specitum £9 diagnuslic routines, fits reset tne machine while holding the BREAK key tdown. This will go into the test card display. Now hold down the QAZMLP keys fora few seconds until the Siagnostic tiie is displayed, Now follow the on screen prompts, RESET Also contained within the ROM is a small message, to obtain this display, list put the machine into +3 BASIC mode and type ‘copy randomize {ENTER} after pressing the ENTER key quickly depress the C, J and L keys together and the message will appear. HELLO THERE MA +3 FOR SERVICE MANUALS. CONTACT: MAURITRON TECHNICAL SERVICES www mauritron.co.uk TEL: 01844 - 351694 FAX: 01844 - 952554Te0ed ee0es aa wioelt eeoor sees 199008 NiO Ud 8 yooig 101eIrDOW ta, 9sL-aw= ania 98a vs 181 S1uva LaNiavO ONIMVEG LaNIvoDiagnostic Flow Chart This chart must be used in conjunction with the Alignment Procedures This chart is for information only and does not guarantee an exact diagnosis For warranty purposes any faulty drive mechanism must be returned to Amstrad for replacement. Service Agents should not atternptany repairs on the mechanism orto its P.C.B. PT. No. 270312 {ncex period Motor rotation Seltvead error? Read error Write eror Interchangeable interchange: ica? aby enor Disk Drive Ok,FLOW CHART (cont) Does moter rotate? Power suopliod? ‘Adjustable with VA2017 Check wiring Heplace motor Replace arwve FOR SERVICE MANUALS. CONTACT: MAURITRON TECHNICAL SERVICES weww.mauritron.co.uk TEL: 01844 - 351604 FAX: 01846 - 352554FLOW CHART (cont) Read error Test with disk EME cre TR 2F output Is head touen OK. I" TROO outputs Replace drive Ten or more? Readiwrte exror y Teall tracks? Fieplace ef Replace drive head assembly Read arroronty in'specitc teach? ¥ Replace disk ‘inspect by pee Replace dive TROO outgut normal? Replace arive TROD sensorFLOW CHART (CONT) Check action in seek failure fhow ‘Write wavetorm in PI, 2 OK Check action inread failure How Head connecter ‘open or shart? Head system Short Ampiitier system Repair Replace drive ead connecter 2 Tnterchangeatle lead ertor S Otttrack media lead test SO track media lead test Acjust positioning Media failure ‘Adjust index tingPRINTED ci ‘COMPONEPRINTED ciaCUIT BOARD COMPONENT LAYOUTIRCUIT BOARD FOR SERVICE eae CONT) MAURITRON TECHNICAL SERVICES FAX: 01844 - 952554WVYDVIG LINDHID 3AING NSIC 9S 1-33 Las 12DISK DRIVE MECHANICAL DRAWING WITH DIMENSIONS TT OT), Lore eS soaIs TT ay, 138vT BOLO ONTASIS’ ~SRERIS ONINTOR | a0 [sore "SOF OE —s a 08 DOUIS 135S Vw Noss oat TORS eccacemE SBvRNS TBVa sowie a7 =k, f 13DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER PCB COMPONENT LAYOUT 4Software Errors Ia drive fault is reported the fault may be @ sottware problem. Belore investigating the arive please carry out the following checks to ensure it is not 8 software problem. Detection and Correction of “Soft Errors” Soft errors are usually caused by the following reasons, 1) Rancom external noise of several usec or less. 2) Minute offtracking anc shifting of write timing that are not detected during the write operation which can cause the soft error during the reac. To remedy such soft errors, take the following procedures at the controller side. 1) Repetitive reading on the track by 10 times or more until the data is restored 2) When the data is not restored by step t, access the head :o the adjacent track in the same Sirection as mave previously, and thereafter return the head to the eriginal track 3) Repeat the step 1 4) Ifthe data is not restored by the above steps, the error cannot be remedied Write Error When an error is caused during the write operation, the error is usually detected during the next rolation through the read operation called "Write check”. To correct the error, repeat the write operation again and carry out the Write check. If the resuit is still incorrect even after the write operation is repeated more than 10 times, either the disc or the drive are working incorrectly. To find out the trouble source, carry out the read operations witn another track. SnouiG the error stil De foung, change tne disk ang repeat tne above procedures. Should error stil be found, the drive should be considered defective. If the error is Femoved, the original disk must be defective. Discard it Seek Error 1) Step motor or step motor drive circuit is defective 2) The torque of the carriage is not correct. Restoration procedures {rm the seek error Make the re-calibration to the track OO. Then, carry out the re-seek to the original track Notes: 1) Always ensure the head is clean. 2} Index/Sector Factor (Ready Detect) ‘As the unit has Optional Read Output Ils normally not ready unti2 revolutions are mage after the disk insertion. 18DIAGNOSTIC FLOW CHART sgt “ a _ Greek Wiuneaon Ty Shinnel 96 vsnsneus ‘Jeong ead ne v ea Le iE “ a Cate | “> aaeer {Resiace one Grace LED PET Y era iraaueea} >>} Ghee aoduaior 5ebe Zanvertar (Creamer ror Burda onmens 0 Cheek nosis wage 2). | Sena gon ua yee specs BOM, Selec 29 B50 | S*brees even Fermoard peel Thea uia ou Bane "28 3508 TEAL hove a renee ooSPECTRUM +3 SELF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS The Spectrum +3 test software comes on a rom board. This should be plugged into the Expansion 1/0 slot of the +3, The +3 should also have a loopback cable plugged into the KEYPAD and RS232 sockets, two joysticks plugged in, and monitor, TV and audio amp connected. Turn the machine on, One of two things will happen, 1) A test card with some text will appear. Follow the instructions on the screen. 2) No text or testcard. in this case, note the colour of the edge of the screen. Itwill either be a steady colour or flashing regularly with a predominant colour. Consult the table below to find out which RAM chip has (probably) failed. MAGENTA IC 20 1c 29 FOR SERVICE MANUALS: GREEN Ic 21 IC 28 CONTACT: ‘CYAN IC 22 IC 27 MAURI omy ee ee TRON TECHNICAL sences WHITE IC 24 IC 25 peels TEL: 01844 - 351694 FAX: 01844 - 352554 If you follow the instructions on screen from the first occurence, then everything should be self-explanatory. The RAM test, if it finds a fault, will give two numbers. The first is the address at which the fault was found, and the second is the bank of memory which contained the address. If the address is zero, then it is probably not a RAM fault, but a paging hardware problem. Note that there is no way to fall the keyboard test -if a key won't respond then you can progress no further. The cassette test comes in two parts. The first cassette test is similar to the ULA sound test, and ia the last tost in the ROM program. The tene it acke you te hear is much quieter than the other noises. The second cassette test comes on a tape and is used when the BASIC is running. Turn on the Spectrum, wait for the menu to appear and then press ENTER, Then start the test cassette. After a short while, the words PROGRAM: Loading... should appear, and shortly afterwards some instructions will appear on the screen. Follow these to test the cassette unitCIRCUIT DIAGRAN ; SE eis mh syemenarenee HEE Le SEE] AF RA spsseese 256K_ROM heels fe Ser] |eL lap 2 5 lee 2 5 is | we be Be s soo coor FBR ics]CIRCUIT DIAGRAM. vee yeosne + ees : 2047994 aessases B84 2 ¢ cosanay u2HRis ¥ 3 €L219H a ie aaseses 3 § | qvgian ©) poiwszeese SHOILSAOL AT asWvOBAZH i aunian 1282 2 Z168— ETA fom AGE UAE 23 exerservect 8888 aoensess 289 2 3 3 gazaaeae ¥ GATE_ARRAY fae 779w8s wes ogee |23 al SoINOMINaD sazists f » eae a fgngezse eae Be (pe 3__ 26/1/87 19ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST Relerence No. Description Pact No, ICs ier IG Gate aray 4007 40077 ice 16 2808 CPU. 40080 ice IC bak x4 ORAM 173004 ‘cr 1G 256% ROM VERSION 1 173002 ice IG 256 ROM VERSION 2 173003 ica Ic Tea2o0o 172048 IG10 Iomcis7e 172043 set IGA g-89120 40001 iene IC MC3488 QUAD RS2a2 DRIVER 172038 eis IC C1439 QUAD A232 REC 172038 tera Ie Pancras 172009 115 Ie 7ancuoe 0008/8 ies IG 765 Fopay Disk Controller ‘doors ica IC S€0 9420 171038 ics. Ig PancToa 173008 ice IC rancia| 171033 G20 IG 7aHCTo0. 40008 1G 40 Fin Socket 170121 16.28 Pin Socket 170120 Transistors Tat Te BCs08B/SC5588 172032 a2, TR BC2398/8C5408 50008 | Diodes 01-46-31, 99-35 oiNazag 190715 LED Reo LTL 92118 172008 Miscellaneous “ Crystal 35.46906H2 172067 x Extis Coramie Reeenator aon 2 ‘BoooMM2 Ceramic Resonator 173013 Modulator URE 172020 Aerial Lead 172065 ‘8 Way 0 Plug 373088 Power Supaly Unit 373034 ails u Inductance 2.2uH 172058 13,4 Inductance 1oouH 172060 te Fe Choke 4.agMH2 4097 173018 ‘Carbon Film Resistors 4Tonm Ras 10020 r0Gchm 4, 50.51.73 30032 *500hm 91-99, 35:97, 47 30036 a70ohm 3a 10088 B00nm 77-81 30082 a200Am 913.47 10088 koh R68, 44,46, 94, 68-71, 74 10081 lesan Riaie, 36,00, 8 19008 2kzonm a2, 62,08, 72 10068 Skaonm se. 19073 3k90nm Raa 10075 Sk7onm 53,69, 64 10077 ‘kgonm 55,86 10081 Sokonm RI-3, 5, 20:30, 43, 57, 88, 75, 76 10085 1Skonm 5a 10083 33kenm Fs 10097 S6onm Fae 172077 39kone Foe. 10099 Tkohm #07 30701 Eakonm Raa 10105 Meh 1, 82 soi? Ceramic Capacitors 7pF NPO 42,43 173027 10pF NPO 632 173028 22pF NPO ea 173029 220F eae 250811 330F NPO 22 173030 a75F NPO 33, 173031 1000F 625, 26, 49, 50 yazeraa 2200F ciai7 "400107 3809" NPO C24 173032 ootur 1821, 44 24027 Ootur 623,38, 47 2aont 2.047pF cas) 24015 auiuF Gi-7, 9°12, 28,91, 97, 99, 40, 45 s1098 Electrolytic Capacitors 1uF/50V. 613,27, 38, 41 20082 1o0uF/T6v 63, 29, 30 20028