"Geoff Mackenzie" wrote in message
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A few days ago someone posted info on finding the BBC Test Card (sorry,
deleted OP).

Would have been handy a couple of weeks earlier, when I was discussing
with a retailer the fact that my new Toshiba recorder had lousy definition
and distortion. Resolved satisfactorily once I got to an engineer ("Yeah,
software problem, we get loads back") rather than a salesman ("No, Sir,
they never go wrong").

Question - why on earth is it so difficult to find this "hidden" test
card? Much discussion around my learned friends at the Rat and
Gynaecologist (local pub, we thought the original name was silly) came up
with the rather weak possibility that punters with TV sets might be
tempted to fiddle with settings and do damage, thus leaving the BBC open
to lawsuits. Surely not? Any better ideas?

GMac
Hardly, as Carole Hersee's face has appeared for more hours on real
television
than anyone elses.

Cut and pasted ftom the TV forum site where I first saw it
1) Tune to BBCi on 105
2) When BBCi background appears press Yellow, within 30 seconds
3) Tune to another channel
4) Go back to 105
5) When BBCi background appears press Green, within 30 seconds
6) The word secret should appear on the top right and then the Status page
should appear.
7) Enter 3, 3, 5, 8, 2, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue
8 ) Wait between 30 seconds and a couple of minutes and TCW should appear



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Graham.

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