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Amstrad Spectrum +2 Service Manual

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The Spectrum +2 Service Manual is Amstrad Consumer Electronics plc's service manual for the grey Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 (Spectrum 128K +2, main board Z70500 Issue 3). The scan has 12 pages, front and back covers on page 1, and no text layer.

Contents

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From the contents list on page 2, with PDF page numbers:

  • Technical specification and the power adaptor safety tests (flash test and 400 V DC Megger test) (p. 2)
  • Diagnostic flow chart, with a cassette and software analysis chart (p. 3)
  • Spectrum +2 test software: how to run the test ROM, and the table mapping screen colours to failed RAM chips IC17 to IC32 (p. 4)
  • Electrical parts list: transistors, diodes, ICs, capacitors by designator, resistors, coils and miscellaneous parts with Amstrad part numbers (p. 5)
  • Circuit diagram (pp. 6 to 7)
  • PCB layout, top and bottom (p. 8), and component layout (p. 9)
  • Tape interface PCB (p. 10)
  • Cassette mechanism parts list (p. 11)
  • Cabinet drawing and parts list (p. 12)

What this document does not contain

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  • It covers the grey +2 only, not the +2A, +2B or +3, which use a different board.
  • It has no disassembly or Datacorder adjustment procedure; the cassette mechanism appears only as an exploded drawing with a parts list.

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Download: Amstrad Spectrum +2 Service Manual.pdf