Amiga cd32 info

[davidino78]

Hi members,im from Italy and i ve big retrogaming and retrocomputer passion.
Yesterday i've buy my first Amiga Cd32 used console....
Unfortunately,game controller and games are not present...
When i turn on,console seems to work fine,boot screen appears on tv.
When i try to insert audio cd,disc spin normally but i can't hear audio and on tv there is always boot screen....
To play audio cd it's necessary Joypad or cd rom are bad?
Tanks!!

[jotd]

Hi

AFAIR when you insert an audio disk, you get the CD-player screen and the CD starts to play.

BTW: CD-RWs (rewritable) don't work with CD32. CD-Rs work.

[xArtx]

If you boot with an audio CD in the drive, the CD player screen
will appear, but you either have to press play on the controller
or Enter on a keyboard to start it playing.
It sounds like the CD isn't being recognised.

[jotd]

If the CD is spinning, it's good. Try several CDs, pressed, preferably. if it doesn't work, don't bother with burning ISO images of games...

[Nobby_UK]

Originally Posted by xArtx

If you boot with an audio CD in the drive, the CD player screen
will appear, but you either have to press play on the controller
or Enter on a keyboard to start it playing.

It sounds like the CD isn't being recognised.

CD Player Below:

[cpiac64]

i can change the laser, i am in Piacenza

[xArtx]

Ok, well you can control the CD player with any Amiga or Atari, or Sega MS joystick/controller.

[jotd]

there's no "play" on amiga/atari or even sega joysticks.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by davidino78

To play audio cd it's necessary Joypad or cd rom are bad?
Tanks!!

Ciao Davide, se quando inserisci il CD appare il Player Audio significa che il CD Audio è stato riconosciuto, per ascoltare le tracce e premere Play hai bisogno del JoyPad CD32, naturalmente per ascoltare la musica devi aver collegato anche i cavi Audio alla TV.

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If you insert the CD it appears the Audio Player, means that the Audio CD has been recognized, to hear the tracks and press Play You need the JoyPad CD32, naturally To listen to music You have to also connected to the audio cables to the TV

[davidino78]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Ciao Davide, se quando inserisci il CD appare il Player Audio significa che il CD Audio è stato riconosciuto, per ascoltare le tracce e premere Play hai bisogno del JoyPad CD32, naturalmente per ascoltare la musica devi aver collegato anche i cavi Audio alla TV.

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If you insert the CD it appears the Audio Player, means that the Audio CD has been recognized, to hear the tracks and press Play You need the JoyPad CD32, naturally To listen to music You have to also connected to the audio cables to the TV

Tanks for answers!

But when i try to insert any audio disk,nothing appear on tv...
Cd spin but there aren't any screen....
Laser ko??

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Appena collegato e acceso cosa vedi nello schermo?

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Just plugged in and what do you see on the screen?

[davidino78]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Appena collegato e acceso cosa vedi nello schermo?

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Just plugged in and what do you see on the screen?

Quando accendo la console,dopo un paio di secondi appare questa schermata:

When i turn on console,after 2 seconds appear this screen:

[xArtx]

Ok, I was confused because someone showed a screenshot of the CD player screen and I thought it was yours.
It seems the CD isn’t recognised after all.

Originally Posted by jotd

there's no "play" on amiga/atari or even sega joysticks.

You only have to move the cursor to the desired button with the direction controls of any old joystick and then press fire when the play button is highlighted.
You can do the same with the arrow keys on a keyboard, and then press enter when the correct button is highlighted.
Pressing the dedicated “play/pause” button on the real CD32 controller is just another alternative, it’s not needed.
Even if you have the real CD32 gamepad, you can still use it the same way, without ever pressing “play”.

[davidino78]

ok but "Cd player screen" don't appear in my console...

[xArtx]

For some console CD drives it helps to start it with the whole console sideways,
and then trying again tilting it all the way till it’s upside down.
You might want to stop if you hear the laser touching the CD.
Since the CD32 only tries to read the CD one or two times you’d have to reset it a lot.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by davidino78

ok but "Cd player screen" don't appear in my console...

Il lettore CD appare quando viene riconosciuto il CD Audio. Il CD32 ha un lettore 1x e non legge CD rescrivibili, prova a mettere un CD Audio Originale o altri CD Audio che siano in buono stato, può essere che non supporti incisione fatte da masterizzatori/supporti moderni.

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The CD player appears when the Audio CD is recognized. The CD32 has a 1x reader and does not readable CDs, try to put an Original Audio CD or other audio CDs that are in good condition, it may be that it does not support engraving made by modern recorders/support

[chusete]

Originally Posted by davidino78

Tanks for answers!

But when i try to insert any audio disk,nothing appear on tv...
Cd spin but there aren't any screen....
Laser ko??

I had the same problem. The solution : replace the lens.
Now works perfect with all kind of cd, CD-R ...

[davidino78]

It's very difficult replace the lens?

[chusete]

Originally Posted by davidino78

Tanks for answers!

But when i try to insert any audio disk,nothing appear on tv...
Cd spin but there aren't any screen....
Laser ko??

Originally Posted by davidino78

It's very difficult replace the lens?

It's easy:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=84408

[idrougge]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

The CD32 has a 1x reader and does not readable CDs

2x actually.