B&W Switch on SECAM Console

[Paul Slocum]

So are some of the B&W/Color switches on all SECAM consoles different from NTSC consoles? A Synthcart user told me when he switches it to B&W, the picture actually changes to black & white. But the Synthcart doesn't support this, so it must be a hardware B&W switch?

 

Is there a hack to install a proper B&W switch?

 

-paul

[+Mitch]

I thought I heard that the Color/BW switch on SECAM 2600s was hard wired to BW. I guess a SECAM 2600 owner would really need to answer it though.

 

Mitch

[Ze_ro]

The Stella Programmer's Guide claims the switch is hardwired to B&W... Are you sure the guy actually has a legit SECAM console? Or perhaps they released different variations of SECAM consoles?

 

--Zero

[Paul Slocum]

It means that from a software perspective, the B&W/Color switch bit is hardwired to B&W. There's still a working B&W/color switch on the console, but it's somehow is hooked up directly to the video output and selects a B&W color palette when you set it to the B&W position, and it doesn't affect the bit that's normally associated with this switch.

 

-paul

[DEBRO]

It means that from a software perspective' date=' the B&W/Color switch bit is hardwired to B&W. There's still a working B&W/color switch on the console, but it's somehow is hooked up directly to the video output and selects a B&W color palette when you set it to the B&W position, and it doesn't affect the bit that's normally associated with this switch.[/quote']

Hmmm...that would mean the map in Starmaster wouldn't come up on those consoles

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Hmmm...that would mean the map in Starmaster wouldn't come up on those consoles

No, you can use the difficulty switches instead.

[DEBRO]

No' date=' you can use the difficulty switches instead.[/quote']

I never knew that I always went off the instructions which stated to use the B/W switch and not to change the difficulty settings during gameplay.