Breno Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I recently bought a jaguar with Iron soldier cartridge. It seems to be working fine, except that after a few minutes of playing, I didnt count bbut it feels like 15 or 20, it freezes/crashes. No sound, and the image disappear after a split second. I was hoping that somebody hear could help me out. Detail: I live in Brazil and bought a american jaguar through ebay. When it happens nothing seems wrong with the console like weird noises, glitches in the game, etc, and I cleaned the cartridge; so I think its not dirty, though I havent cleaned the console cartridge slot. Dont know if there was a place to posto this, so i made a new topic, hope you dont mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I recently bought a jaguar with Iron soldier cartridge. It seems to be working fine, except that after a few minutes of playing, I didnt count bbut it feels like 15 or 20, it freezes/crashes. No sound, and the image disappear after a split second. I was hoping that somebody hear could help me out. Detail: I live in Brazil and bought a american jaguar through ebay. When it happens nothing seems wrong with the console like weird noises, glitches in the game, etc, and I cleaned the cartridge; so I think its not dirty, though I havent cleaned the console cartridge slot. Dont know if there was a place to posto this, so i made a new topic, hope you dont mind. You posted in the right place, but might want to make your font a little larger. My eyes are blurry after reading your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I think that you should start with cleaning the cartridge, and the cartridgeslot in the console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breno Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 how do i clean the cartridgeslot? cant fit a cotton swab in there. I tried cleaning the cartridge twice already. And it seems i can complete one mission in the game, but if i try any of the others, i freezes in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush6432 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) I've heard a credit card with tshirt over it or somthing very thing cloth wise with alcohol on it works good but ive never tried it myself. Dont put anything in the cart slot thats thicker than the actual cartridge connector thats being inserted or you could risk damaging the pins on the cartridge connector on the jaguar itself. compressed air can also is a good start Edited December 23, 2011 by rush6432 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yes, a credit card with cloth is the way to go. I simply dip it with contactcleaner, works excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag_Slave Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Same here, been using contact cleaner on a tshirt around a credit card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breno Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thank you all for your help. Since then i bought two games, wolfenstein and cybermorph, They both seem to be working pretty well so i guess the problem is with the iron soldier cartrige. Its a pitty since it seems to be one of the best on the jaguar. But i have another doubt: my jaguar and nes are imported, and get black and white images in my brazilian tv. Is there anyway i can get a color image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 What region is everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willard Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) after buying a few cheap (useless) signal converters I finally shelled out for an Atlona CDM-660 for my CD32 and it works reasonably well. If switches PAL > NTSC and NTSC > PAL. Might be worth looking into, but I have only used it to convert PAL to NTSC. There may be a better method of converting NTSC to PAL though... that's just something that worked for me Edited January 16, 2012 by Willard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 If your TV has a SCART (Peritel) socket, get the Jaguar SCART video cable. The picture will be in color and very high-quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breno Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 after buying a few cheap (useless) signal converters I finally shelled out for an Atlona CDM-660 for my CD32 and it works reasonably well. If switches PAL > NTSC and NTSC > PAL. Might be worth looking into, but I have only used it to convert PAL to NTSC. There may be a better method of converting NTSC to PAL though... that's just something that worked for me so, does it has rf in both the entry/exit of the signal, or I will need the composite or scar cables for this? it would end being very expensive, maybe more than buying an american tv hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 If some carts work and not others, then it is the carts that are the problem. Get some Q-tip type cotton swabs and clean solution. I see some folks recommending contact lens cleaner. I've always used rubbing alcohol and have had zero problems. Give the contacts a good cleaning and let the contact pins dry thoroughly before testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 so, does it has rf in both the entry/exit of the signal, or I will need the composite or scar cables for this? it would end being very expensive, maybe more than buying an american tv hehe.Oh, you're using the RF connector ? No wonder you're having problems then : the video standard used in Brazil is incompatible with NTSC used in the United States. Besides, the RF output on the Jaguar is mediocre anyways. Even a composite video cable is much better. Does your TV have a connector like this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breno Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Is this scart? No, it only has rf, its a old and small tv. But I just tried in my flat tv by LG using the rf unit and it worked, with full colors! problem is this tv is in the tv room so everybody uses it. When i want to play something someone comes and complaim that they want to watch cable tv. So im not sure if I should buy the jaguar cables or the transcoder or anything at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Have you tried other games consoles on this TV? If the only input is RF and it only accepts Brazilian (PAL-M) signals, a converter will be hard to find and will probably cost more than getting a second-hand TV that supports NTSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willard Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) after buying a few cheap (useless) signal converters I finally shelled out for an Atlona CDM-660 for my CD32 and it works reasonably well. If switches PAL > NTSC and NTSC > PAL. Might be worth looking into, but I have only used it to convert PAL to NTSC. There may be a better method of converting NTSC to PAL though... that's just something that worked for me so, does it has rf in both the entry/exit of the signal, or I will need the composite or scar cables for this? it would end being very expensive, maybe more than buying an american tv hehe. Unfort. it only has composite and S-video in/out. There are official and homebrew composite and s-video cables for the Jaguar, but like you said the cost is somewhat prohibitive to put everything together. I only bought the converter because, despite the cost, it was the cheapest and easiest way for me to convert several signal types to my TV (I have an amstrad GX4000, CD32 .etc). Here is a close-up of the inputs/outputs. I'd recommend looking a little further into it (signal compatibility .etc) if it's something you are really interested in. http://www.hdwise.co...s/D/CDM-660.jpg Good to hear at least one of your TV's supports the Jag in color though Edited January 17, 2012 by Willard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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