a little help here

[nicolaj132]

i got me a Commodore 64c yesterday, evrything works fine besides i have verey weak sound on my tv, but i had got it tested on a older tv set where audio is fine, proberly my tv?, im useing the RF output on my tv.

any idea why?.

 

[robinsonb5]

Have you tried manually fine tuning the channel? (Should be possible to do that somewhere in the TV's menus.)

 

[Merlin]

There's a tiny black switch at the rear of the C64C - try flicking the switch the other way.

I had this issue and nearly deafened myself when I found that switch, I forgot I had cranked the TV volume up past 11!!

 

[nicolaj132]

There's a tiny black switch at the rear of the C64C - try flicking the switch the other way.

I had this issue and nearly deafened myself when I found that switch, I forgot I had cranked the TV volume up past 11!!

where is that switch placed exactly?, the only small black switch i see is the power switch on the machine, must have given you almost a hearth acttack. XP

 

[Merlin]

It's located between the expansion port and the serial socket.

It's marked 'Channel Selector' in this picture.

 

[nicolaj132]

It's located between the expansion port and the serial socket.

It's marked 'Channel Selector' in this picture.

ah, thanks, how do i flip it?, i can read VD on it.

 

[Merlin]

It should slide sideways, meaning left to right. It looks like a black square.

 

[nicolaj132]

It should slide sideways, meaning left to right. It looks like a black square.

hmm, i took a closer look, and i can only see metal, =/

 

[Merlin]

Strange....

I think we need another Scandinavian member with a C64C, as TV standards varied across Europe. Mine definitely has a switch inside that square hole to the right of the expansion slot.

 

[nicolaj132]

Strange....

I think we need another Scandinavian member with a C64C, as TV standards varied across Europe. Mine definitely has a switch inside that square hole to the right of the expansion slot.

wierd,

 

[kronuz]

Hi.
Nasty flash on this pic, but you can barely make out a blue sticker with "VDE" written on it.

This unit is not tested recently, but I have not had any problems with sound levels. Any ways: I'm just guessing that you can open up the modulator and try to tighten/loosen a few screws as on other modulators, to clear up picture/sound ?

 

[Merlin]

Yes, you could try adjusting the trimmers in the modulator I suppose.

 

[nicolaj132]

Hi.
Nasty flash on this pic, but you can barely make out a blue sticker with "VDE" written on it.

This unit is not tested recently, but I have not had any problems with sound levels. Any ways: I'm just guessing that you can open up the modulator and try to tighten/loosen a few screws as on other modulators, to clear up picture/sound ?

hmm, havent treid that yet, theres a buzzing noise when i turn volume higher.

 

[rkauer]

The buzz noise (and noise, in general) is caused by the open audio in on all C64 models.

A simple cure is grounding the audio in, so electric/magnetic noise is not picked by the computer.