Retroteam Neo Zemmix Neo Lite User manual

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For cleaning slot, you could clean that up with using cotton swab
with small about of isopropyl alcohol or ethanol. You need to wak till
the cartridge slot is dry
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About Zemmix Neo
Zemmix Neo is an hardware which is based on
One Chip MSX (0CM) circuit and source.
Basically, it includes all the functionalities
of 0CM and has embeded scanline gene
rator function. It has USB keyboard function
(Not for HID keyboard.)
Thanks to the good help from KdL (in Italy), it
has MSX2+ compatibility. Thanks to the good help
to make Zemmix Neo for MSX is gudakdari (meaning MSX is old goodies) Nak
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What is MSX (From Wikipedia)
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture, first annout t(141 I
Microsoft in June 16, 1983, conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi. then Vice-president at M ic r(y.i
Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation. It is raid that Microsoft led the project ;1.,
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attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers.
Despite Microsoft's involvement, the MSX -based machines were seldom seen in the
United States, but were popular mostly in Japan, the Middle East, Brazil, [citation ri(4.(11 11
the Sovjet Union, the Netherlands, [citation needed] Spain. and to a lesser extent, s(
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other European countries. It is difficult to estimate how many MSX computers were suld
worldwide, but eventually 5 million MSX-based units were sold in Japan alone.
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To use MSX ROM Catridges
You need to change the dip switch via dip switch manual.
You need to turn off DIP switch 4 to use hardware slot 1 and you need to turn off DIP
switch 5,6 (both) to use hardware slot 2.
1. Insert MSX ROM cartridge on hardware slot.
Open the slot cover and insert MSX ROM cartridge. (Just make it sure it is fit on slot)
Zemmix Neo has 2 cartridge slots and you could put anywhere of those. 1f you put ROMs
to both cartridge slot then usually lst ROM will works.
2. Turn on the Zemmix Neo.
You could see Zemmix Neo logo and then the ROM will be working.
I> When MSX ROM cartridge is not working
Cleaning the cartridge
Even if you insert the cartridge on Zemmix Neo with correct dip switch setting, it could
show BASIC screen or cracking screen. It might because of the dirt on cartridge slot. You
need to clean the cartridge slot.
For cleaning slot you could clean that up with using cotton swab with small about of
isopropyl alcohol or ethanol. You need to wait till the cartridge slot is dry.

If you read data from data recorder,
you need to connect whi
te connector on
RCA. If you want to
write then you
need to connect it
to RED connector.
4.
Turn on Zemmix Neo
Lite and input command
When you see msx-basic screen,
you could use CLOAD command. (You could use BLOAD, RUN kinds of command
according to the manual of cassette tape.) There is no remote connection on Zemmix Neo
cause you need to press play/record/stop button manually.
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Using SD card
You could use SD card as using Floppy disk. Zemmix Neo is not compatible with SDHC
cause you cannot use more than 2GB SD memory. You could use T-flash memory with
using memory socket. You need to initialize the SD memory (forma° with FAT16 and turn
the DIP switch 8 on.
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Using External FDD (Floppy disk drive)
You need to set DIP switch as using ROM cartridge.
1.
Set the DIP switch as using FDD
Turn off the DIP switch 8. (If you turn on the DIP switch
8, it's enabling SD card and it
could make some errors with FDD)
2.
Insert FDD on cartridge slot
You could insert anywhere of cartridge slot. Make sure it is fust fit com.
, ctly.
3.
Turn on the Zemmix Neo
When you insert the Floppy disk in FDD Drive, it wiIl read it. If not, you could sec Disk
Basic screen.
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Cleaning FDD
When the FDD head is dirty, you may not read or write Floppy disk.
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the head with using disk cleaner.
► Using data recorder
You could connect data recorder on
Zemmix Neo Lite.
1. Set the DIP switch as using Data
recorder
Turn off DIP switch 8 to use data recor
der.
2. Connect
data recorder.

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1. Zemmix Neo Lite compatible SD
You could use FAT16 fonnatted 2GB SD
card at maximum.
2. Set the DIP switch as using SD
Turn on the DIP switch 8 when Zemmix
Neo Lite is tumed off.
3. Insert SD card into Zemmix Neo Lite
Insert the SD card into Zemmix Neo Lite. You could head clicking sound when it is fit
correct1y.
7. Pull out SD card from Zemmix Neo Lite
.fust press SD card when you could hear clicldng sound. It will just come out automatically.
Caution
Power LED will be biinking when using SD card. SD card could be damaged when
you turn off or pull it out when it is using status. You reed to check before you pull
the SD card out.
4. Use SD card as floppy disk
You could see Disk BASIC screen when you turn on Zemmix Neo Lite.
You could use basic command (FILES/SAVE/LOAD.. Etc) to control SD. Usually SD card
is recognized as drive A. When you connect extemal FDD drive then SD drive will be drive
C.
5.
Using MSX—DOS2
Copy MSXDOS2.SYS and COMMAND2.COM on SD card. You could download it in
internet.
6.
Using ROMLOAD
You could execute ROM cartridge images with using romload. When DIP switch 4 is on,
you could enabling SCC on slot 1. With combination of DIP switch 5 and 6, you could
enabling SCC on slot 2. It is emulating ROM cartridge. Cause, it needs some time to erase
data when you renet Zemmix Neo Lite. (You could change the DIP switch setting with
using keyboard shortcut also.)
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Execute Disk game. (Using ep.com
)
1. Multi disk game play like YS 2
Copy YS21.dsk, YS22.dsk disk image files into SD card. (same folder)
Execute "ep YS2*.dsk /b /r " on command line.
You could change disk with F7+Enter and then press disk number. (0-9)
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2. 1 drive only game like Age of Discovery (Koei games)
Add these lines into Autoexec.bat
set shell=b:Wcommand.com
path b:W
copy Dai.dsk (Age of Discovery image) and reboot.com into SD card.
Execute "ep dai.dsk a:" and execute "reboot.com " in A drive.
You could save when you saved file from user disk. You could use PAC or FM-PAC also.
Some of the games which checks 'S-RAM' cannot be saved into PAC or FM-PAC.
Caution
This method cannot change disks because you cannot execute Kingdoms"
kind of games.
3. Snacher, SD—Snacher, Konami game collections
Change dip switch 5 on , 6 off (ESE-SCC+)
on Zemmix Neo Lite and execute it.
Execute Kilo/Megarom games
1. Use romload.com
as megarom loader
When it is hard to change clip switch on Zemmix Neo Lite or hard to change ROM file
extension.
Execute "romload ROM_NAME.rom Ir/s" with clip switch 5 on and 6 off.
When the rom file is not executed then you could open romloadist to see romload option.
Romload.com has mapper patch option internally cause you could elecute Konami SCC,
Konami 4(Metal Geart 2, Maze of galious ...etc), ASCII (Bubble Bobble), ASC16K(Aleste)
also.
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Player 1 joy port
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Zemmix Neo Lite
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RGB Monitor 
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Audio Right 
Power
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PS/2 Keyboard 
5-Video  Audio Left
Player 2 joy port
Scanline
depth changer
2. Use Ngload as megarom loeder.
Set clip switch on Zemmix Neo Lite according to Dip Switch manual.
5 off, 6 on ESE-ASCII 8K
5 on, 6 off ESE-SCC+
5 on, 6 on : ESE-ASCII 16K
Execute "ngload ROM_NAME /r"
You need to change extension of ROM file.
For example, Konami SCC is sck/skn/rom, Konami 4 is knm, ASC 8K is 8k, and ASC16K
is 16k.
You need to match megarom mapper and Zemmix Neo mapper dip. Konami SCC and
Konarni 4 extension must be changed when you execute.
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3. Koei 4M games. (You need to have PAC or FM —
PAC)
Set dip switch 5 off, 6 on (ESE-ASCII 8K).
When you execute Koei 4M rom with ngload, you could see "S-RAM check screen".
You could execute game and you can save on PAC or FM-PAC. You can NOT save all of
Koei games.

► Troubleshooting
Just check these when you meet some problems.
keyboard?
--> Zemmix Neo is using standard English keyboard. When
you press multiple keys at the same time, it
couldn't be recognized correctly.
Q. Zemmix Neo Lite is not turned on
- Did you connect AD adaptor correctly?
Q. Zemmix Neo
Lite is
turned on but cannot see anything on screen.
- Is it connected correctly with TV?
--> Video out connector on Zemmix Neo Lite is just as same as TV. (Yellow)
- Is the connector is not broken?
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Status lamp is working correctly?
- Some of VGA monitor cannot output Zemmix Neo Lite screen. You could use S out or
AN out
- When you press Print screen on Keyboard, output mode will be changed.
-+ With combination of DIP Switch 2 and 3, screen out mode will be changed just as
same as using Print Screen key. When you could see anything on screen then it is
not a problem with hardware. Just check DIP switch setting.
Q.
Keyboard is not working
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Is the keyboard connected with PS/2 port on backside or right
side of USB?
—> Left side USB connector is not used for
Keyboard. Most of USB keyboard could be
used with Zemmix Neo but some of
keyboard is not compatible with
PS/2 connection. Just try other
keyboard with PS/2 functionality.
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Is Zemmix Neo Lite using special
Q. ROM cartridge is not working
- Isn't the ROM cartridge dirty?
--+ Just clean the cartridge slot up when ROM cartridge
is not working.
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Some of ROM cartridge is working with pressing shift key.
Q.
Floppy disk software is not
working.
- Isn't the floppy disk damaged?
- Is the software on disk is compatible IsvISX/MSX2JMSX2+?
- -> Zemmix Neo is compatible with MSX2+. However, I cannot say 100% compatible.
You cannot use Turbo-R only software also.
Q. SD card is not working.
- Is the DIP switch 8 off?
- -> It could be tumed off when you received Zemmix Neo.
- Is the SD formatted with FAT16?
You could use this software to fonnat SD.
(Windows 7 fonnat program could make some errors.)
http://panasonic.jp/support/audio/sd/download/sd fonnattethtml
Q. Joystick is not working.
- Is the joystick (joypad) is compatible with MSX? Connector itself is just same with
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Q. You cannot hear anything.
- Did you connected audio output to TV audio in?
Audio in/out is just used for data recorder. If you use SCC or other kinds of external
sound cartridge then it is using white RCA connector only.
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Zemmix-Neo dip switch manual
Switch No. Function On Off State Explaination
SW1 CPU Clock
OFF
3,58 MHz Mode
ON
Custom Speed Mode 4.1MHz-8,06MHz (System bus 10.74MHz)
- [F12] key could set speed (3.58MHz)>5.37MHz >> Custom Speed)
- [SHIFT
-
PgUP/PgDN] keys to change deck stightly
- TurboPANA mode is 5,37MHz
- Turbo MegaSD is enabled as default
SW2/SW3 Video Out
OFF/OFF Composite/S-Video mode (15KHz Interlace)
OFF/On RGB-Audio Mono (15KHz, Interlace video, SCART)
ON/OFF VGA normar hright (31KHz/60Hz,progressive)
ON/ON
VGA with scanline (3IKHz/60Hz.progressive)
SW4
Slot 1
Setting
OFF
Using External Slot 1.
- Recommended
ON
Internal ESE MegaSCC+ mode (1024KB)
- External slot I disabled
- CMT could toggled with [Scroll Lock] key
SW5/SW6
Slot 2
Setting
OFF/OFF
Using External Slot 2
- Recommended
OFF/ON
Internet ESE MegaRAM [ASCII-8KB-BANKI (1024KB)
- External slot 2 clisabled
ON/OFF
Internal ESE MegaWC+ (1024KB)
- External slot 2 disabled
ON/ON Internal ESE MegaRAM [ASCII-16K&--BANK] (1024KB)
- External slot 2 disabled
SW7
Memory
Mapper
OFF
Internal 2048KB RAM
-- Recommended
ON
Internal 4096KB Pi+ M
SW8 MMC/SD
OFF Disabled
ON
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