I would greatly appreciate some help, so here goes...
I have Sanyo (M675) Television with a single coaxial input, that's it... What I need to set up on my television is.. a digital (numeric) cable terminal , a vcr and a dvd.
Since my television is an older model, I had to buy an RF modulator to be able to have the dvd functionality.
Here 's the way that I was told to set it up, but it still doesn't work...
The cable drop should be connected to the coax input of the digital cable terminal, the coax output of this box should be connected to the coax input of the vcr, the coax output of the vcr should be connected to the coax input (antenna in) of the RF modulator and the coax output of the RF modulator should be connected to coax input on the television.
As for the dvd, the audio/video output should be connected to the audio/video input of the RF modulator.
The vcr and digital cable terminal work perfectly on the television, but the dvd doesn't work (no picture & no sound).
From that point, all I was told was that I should change the video input source on my television so I can watch either my vcr or dvd... but I have no such option on my television...
If you have any idea... your help would be greatly appreciated !! Thanks.
3 or 4 would be the output select, there isn't any other switch? Some DVD players have a switch near the outputs to switch between component output and composite output, look for one of those.
David, The only other switch on my RF modulator is the following:
75 Ohms/1k Ohms video input impedance (switchable)
As for my DVD, following are the technical specs:
Multi-Format Playback (Playable Disc Type) DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, Video CD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW DVD-RAM Video Playback Capability Yes DVD-R Playback 1 Capability Yes CD-R/RW Playback 2 Yes MP3 Playback 3 Capability Yes WMA Playback Capability Yes Progressive Scanning Yes Video D/A Converter 54MHz/10-bit 4:4:4 Signal Processing Yes 4:3 Shrink Function Yes MPEG Digital Noise Reduction Mosquito/Block/3D) No Depth Enhancer No Zoom Variable and Auto Picture Control Brightness, Color, Contrast, Gamma Correction, Sharpness Monitor Select Yes Black Level Control Yes Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) Yes Dialogue Enhancer Yes Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24-bit Channel Balance Control No Delay Time Control No Audio Only Function (Video Circuit OFF) No Built-in DTS Surround Sound Decoder Yes (2 channel) Built-in Dolby Digital Surround Sound Decoder (2 channel) Yes Headphone Surround (V.S.S.) Yes Dynamic Range Compression Yes Direct Navigator Yes Playlist Playback Yes Hi Speed Scan x200 Progress Indicator Yes Quick Replay Yes Position Memory up to 5 discs Sleep Timer Yes Quick Guide Setup Yes Audio Navigation Menu Yes Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu Yes Twin Laser Pickup Yes Remote Control Standard Energy Star Compliant Yes Progressive Video Out (Y, PB, PR) Yes Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR) Switchable (480P/480I) S-Video Out Yes Video Out Yes 5.1ch Surround Sound Audio Out No Subwoofer Out No 2ch Audio Out Yes Digital Audio Out Coaxial (1) Video S/N More than 65dB Audio S/N 115 dB Dynamic Range: DVD-Video (LPCM) 100dB Dynamic Range: CD 98dB Power Source AC 120V, 60Hz Power Consumption 8W Horizontal Resolution More than 500 lines Model Type Single-Disc Player 5-Disc Rotary Changer No Picture Mode Selection Yes Slow & Fast Audio Playback Yes Gamma Correction Yes HighMAT 4 Compatible Yes (Level 2) Multi Re-Master No Dolby Surround Pro Logic II No
So I guess there was no switch on the back of the DVD player? Maybe the modulator is no good. You wouldn't happen to have the coax input and output backwards? I guess you have the TV on 3 or 4.
Sorry for not responding quicker (I was out of town).... Turns out that your gut feeling was exactly the source of the problem... A defective RF modulator... Although it was brand new, I was able to get a new one, which works perfectly !!
Thanks for your help... it was greatly appreciated !!! Marie