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Post by majmattmason on Aug 14, 2014 6:48:22 GMT
I used to work for Sony (I got a brand new VGX-XL2a system with *2* VGP-XL1B boxes for $600 right when the XL3s came out), and thought you guys might like the internal service manuals. They are both slightly over the attachment limit, but I would be happy to forward them to the admins here for posting on the site.
If this is against forum policy, my apologies.
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Post by Woody on Aug 14, 2014 8:38:29 GMT
Hi majmattmason,
I am sure Oliver will gladly take you up on this offer, I would love to have a copy of the service manuals.
Many thanks.
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Post by Oliver on Aug 14, 2014 21:47:31 GMT
Hi majmattmason, a big welcome to the forums.
Yes internal service manuals would be very useful, I would gladly add them to VGX-XLpedia for the benefit of all.
Please can you email then to me at ostones@gmail.com
Thank you kindly
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Post by majmattmason on Aug 15, 2014 2:15:33 GMT
Oliver, I've forwarded the manuals. May everyone enjoy them!
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Post by Oliver on Aug 15, 2014 9:14:48 GMT
#Everyone: These official manuals are gold, really detailed guides that are bound to come in useful to modders like us  So check them out, I have uploaded them here... VGX-XL Official Service Manuals# majmattmason: Thanks for your contribution to the website, we are all grateful, in recognition of this contribution I have upgraded your status to V.I.P.  |
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Post by IT Troll on Aug 15, 2014 10:18:48 GMT
Many thanks majmattmason  The manuals really are much better than I was expecting. Great quality pictures and part numbers for everything; including the screws! |
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Post by Woody on Aug 15, 2014 11:14:26 GMT
Thanks majmattmason,
These are really great, I had offered to do a pictorial guide to the disassembly of the VGX-XL's for Oliver, but have still not had time to do it.. ..this saves me the job!
Best wishes,
Woody
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Post by majmattmason on Aug 15, 2014 15:51:24 GMT
Thanks, guys!
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Post by majmattmason on Aug 15, 2014 16:49:20 GMT
I noticed that the user's guide (that originally came with the systems) doesn't seem to be available here. Not that anyone here really NEEDS it, but some of you may never have actually seen it? Would you like me to send that to you, too?
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Post by IT Troll on Aug 15, 2014 18:58:57 GMT
I think they are still available on the Sony site. However I might be worth having a mirror of them and all the drivers for that matter, for the day they do disappear.
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Post by Oliver on Aug 15, 2014 20:10:50 GMT
When I first started VGX-XL a top member of a vgx-xl thread on AVSforums agreed to help me with content, he wrote some great guides and together the site started to grow. We started collecting the full set of recovery discs and hosting them personally on online storage sites with links on VGX-XLpedia, unfortunately we went separate ways and the recovery disk links broke, this was almost a year ago and only 1 member has ever asked for a recovery disk since despite the broken links still remaining. I still have recovery disks for the XL201 and XL301, plus I found my old XL100 recovery disk, but as people haven't asked for them I have bothered to upload to my google drive account. Uploading the 5ish GB files took about 4hours and that's just for 1 model and they are (I thank) 5 European and 3 USA models. Downloading all the drivers for all machines to mirror them is quite a task and I'm not sure there will be enough requests for the drivers to justify it. That's said, it would be nice to have mirror links. If anyone wishes to host any drivers I'm very happy to share the links through the website and forum. I actually downloaded the PDF for the user guide today, but as its readily available I didn't bother adding it, its only a small file so I'll probably get it uploaded at some point If I do set up another download section, I could do it through the forum and only allow members with X number of posts download privileges to encourage activity, so this could be an option if I get very bored lol. When I started VGX-Xlpedia I was just out of hospital on a lot of drugs including morphine, I was unable to walk further than a few steps (with crutches) so I had loads of spare time for 6 months, I'm now back working full time and have a hectic family life I just can't find as much time. |
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Post by retrodiggern on Sept 1, 2016 13:40:44 GMT
Are the service manuals still available? The link does not seem to work anymore.
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Post by IT Troll on Sept 1, 2016 14:33:08 GMT
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Post by retrodiggern on Sept 2, 2016 7:39:11 GMT
ok
Thanks, IT Troll
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Post by rachelwill on Mar 1, 2023 17:58:59 GMT
thank you. interesting
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So check them out, I have uploaded them here... 
