Hey Toast. I was away from internet for a few days. Here's the info you requested:
DS Type: DSi, Ver. 1.4U
Cartridge: Platinum, retail
Location: US, Wisconsin
I did successfully complete another breeding project by doing the following:
Searched spreads first, saved my game near the target time (so the journal would NOT pop up).
Abused for my PID.
Calibrated for my initial frame, I believe it ended up being 7. This was with NO roamers active and NO journal, in Solaceon Town.
Increased my delay to 700 / 1000. Limited frames to 7 / 7. Searched through seconds until I found a suitable spreads within 2 days of my savedate.
Proceeded to hit my time & delay, and confirmed a successful hatch.