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A TV-modulator and power supply by [[Amstrad]] for the [[CPC_old_generation|classic CPC-computers]]

As the Amstrad CPCs always came together with a monitor, normally there was no need for a TV modulator inside the CPC as seen on other home computers (Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore C64/C128 and so on).
As the power supply was included inside the monitor, there wasn't an external power supply either.

If you bought an Amstrad CPC together with one of the [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor]]s however, you might have wanted the ability to play games on the colour TV-set later, so Amstrad also made the MP-1/MP-2 devices.
They provided the power needed by the CPCs, so that you didn't have to carry the monitor around just to have power, and a TV-modulator which modulated the monitor signal in a way that it could be seen on a regular TV-set.

Having an MP-1/MP-2 today is more or less just a gimmick, as a self-made [[TV SCART cable]] gives better picture quality (SCART connectors weren't common back in the 80s) and the power can be taken from a modern much smaller switching power supply. To get a slightly better picture, it's also possible to mod the [[LCD And Plasma TV Solution|MP1/2 to output Composite video]]. 

The difference between the MP-1 and MP-2 models is just the additional 12V power supply for the CPC664/CPC6128's disk drive in the later model.

== Technical Specs. ==

* Supply In: ~220V/50Hz, 12W
* Supply Out: +5V (both MP1 and MP2), +12V (MP2 only)
* Video In: RGB, Sync (6 pin DIN)
* Video Out: UHF 36 (591,25 MHz) (2 pin)

Note: There has been also french versions with Scart RGB output, of the MP1 (no 12V) and MP2 (with 12V), see [[MP2F]]. As well as a spanish version, the [[Amstrad MPV 001 modulator|MPV 001]] (with '''unknown''' output).

== Pictures ==

<gallery caption="Amstrad MP1">
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<gallery caption="Amstrad MP1 (French version with SCART connector)">
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</gallery>

<gallery caption="Amstrad MP2">
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Image:Amstrad mp-2.jpg|
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Schneider MP2">
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Image:Schneider_mp_2_inside.png|
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Amstrad MP-2F">
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</gallery>

== Weblinks ==

== Manual ==

The procedure of setting up the CPC with the MP-1/MP-2 modulators is described in the CPC's [[User Manual|user manual]].

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