Pace MSS1000 rolling menu

Captain Jack

Captain Jack

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I recently bought a MSS1000 receiver for a quid but it seems to have an issue with it.

The first one is that the Videocrypt decoder does not seem to work at all. There are no card messages, no decryption - nothing.

The second issue is that unless the menu is on a blue background, it seems to roll even if there's a picture behind it. I don't have this issue on either of my other Pace receivers, so it must be something up with the picture section.


I checked the usual - bulging capacitors etc. but they seem fine. The other odd issue is that the receiver doesn't seem to recognise that there's no signal (when there's actually no signal) and never brings up a blue background. On menus I have to to press TV/SAT button to force it.

Anyone remember similar issues?

The closest answer I saw is here: Pace mss500 mss1000 satellite receiver FAQ - point 13. I don't know how similar MSS1000 was to 500, though.

Edit: reading further, point 31 explains my issues exactly... so need to replace the components that are mentioned.
 
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CJ I think Ive still got an old Pace MSS100 (the block of cheese shaped one) lying around somewhere which you are welcome to if I can find it. It was working fine last time I turned it off.
 
It works when turned off?

Unique ;)
 
Thanks for the offer Ross, but already have one of those working. Just wanted to get the MSS1000 working as the bathroom scales receiver is dog ugly.
 
Captain Jack said:
Thanks for the offer Ross, but already have one of those working. Just wanted to get the MSS1000 working as the bathroom scales receiver is dog ugly.
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The 1000 isn't exactly an oil painting.

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A brilliant receiver in its time.
 
Replaced all the recommended components but still have a menu roll and VC decoder not kicking it. Could be pretty much any component in the sync separation circuit and I don't have a 'scope to troubleshoot.

Not worth the hassle for what it would have been used for.
 
It's why I held onto my MSS300, I can't recall what I did with my MSS500 (nor can I recall what was different between the 500 and 1000!), but even today my MSS300 still powers up, woefully displaying Cuatro on the VFD which was the last analogue channel I got on it via Hispasat, through my window, on my BSB minidish, sat on the floor in the middle of my living room... :-lol
 
Captain Jack said:
Replaced all the recommended components but still have a menu roll and VC decoder not kicking it. Could be pretty much any component in the sync separation circuit and I don't have a 'scope to troubleshoot.

Not worth the hassle for what it would have been used for.
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Something in the back of my mind says there was an option within the installation menu to bypass the decoder and - possibly - change the baseband output to something else for external box connection.

But don't quote me on that.

Have you tried all SCART output connections ?
 
The external decoder works - but I wanted to use the internal one and I believe it's not kicking in for the same reason that the menus are rolling around.
 
Ah, that is different.

If it's a Pace derived decoder section in the box, best give up now.
 
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