I am trying to hook up a new magnavox MDV2100 to my PROSCAN PS27123 tv. i do not have cable, or television reception, and only use the tv for watching dvds. when i try to hook it up, i get sound but no picture. i tried putting the yellow cable into all 3 yellow ports, still no video input. simultaneously, the tv remote stopped working. replaced batteries. i think i need to reset something, but dont know how.
First, I strongly urge you to purchase a short HDMI cable IF BOTH units are equipped to utilize them. Run HDMI "out" from the player and hook the other end to HDMI "in" on the TV. That will avoid all this angst you are experiencing now since HDMI carries audio and video at a high resolution.
If you must use the RCA cables, make sure they are coming out of the"out" jacks on the player and going into the "in" jack on the TV. Now, I feel strongly your problem has to do with the "input" or "source" button on the remote. You MUST have it set to DVD player. Play with it. It's imperative to, with the remote, select the proper source - which in this case is DVD player, rather than, say, cable box, computer, etc. By the way, even if you use HDMI, you'll still have to do that, and you will also still have to select the correct input (sounds maybe like you have 3). Good luck!
SOURCE: lose audio to receiver when connecting component video input
I don't know if it's firmware or hardware, however, it is NOT a problem, it is the DESIGN -- and an asinine one at that.
Essentially due to copyright issues with HD video, they CAN NOT decode the video to an analog output source. That's all fine and good, however, the audio never fell into that copyright issue. So you should be able to carry though the audio signal from those sources (since in the case of the component input, they're analog anyway). I think Hitachi is the ONLY company that just disables ALL analog outputs when it senses the video signal on the component or HDMI inputs (and you have the tv set for that input). They really should have ONLY disabled the video.
I had a half hour conversation with customer service, begging them to 1) file a complaint to fix this in the next firmware version, or 2) let me speak with an engineer to give me a hack -- obviously they didn't do that :(
The funny thing is, they WILL allow the Optical Audio output signal to carry though.
I've now been frantically searching the internet for information on how to bypass this ridiculous design 'feature'. As this TV isn't that popular, there's not much info out there on how to do so. So, I wouldn't know if I can simply try to attack the firmware code, or, if I actually have to take off the back of the TV and muck around with my soldering iron -- I'm hoping firmware.
One test shows that the control signal to SHUT OFF the entire analog outputs (audio and video) is on the 'Pb' (blue) input of the component video. If I have that one cable pulled out, I can get the Audio out to work and hear everything on my external stereo -- obviously I have a completely jibberish and unwatchable picture though. Once I plug in the 'Pb' cable, the picture comes in, obviously, but the external stereo sound cuts off.
At any rate. Just to reiterate, it's a design issue, and Hitachi seems unwilling to address the HD video copyright issues any other way. I am going to obviously send them a letter by mail telling them how their 'sledge hammer' approach to this issue is ridiculous when there is a 'scalpel' approach that is completely legally viable -- and all their competitors do it that way.
For this reason I now regret buying this TV.
SOURCE: TV does not always recognize the DVD player
that's a firmware problem where your tv's firmware does not handshake with your dvd's firmware. This could be from your dvd's software being to old for your tv to understand it. HDMI (TDMS Technology) still has Alot of catching up too do with 3rd generation tv's. Alot of HDMI devices still have the first gen software loaded into them. So a tv after 2005 won't work with HDMI from 2003 (1st gen). Most tv's made after 2007 have software that's "backward compatible" so they will work with first gen HDMI.
How does your tv perform outside this problem???
SOURCE: TELEVISION - PS3 AND XBOX HDMI COMPATIBILITY
You have to use the scart connector for on screen menu settings. Go to the video option and enable HDMI and/or match resolution output to your set.
You did not mention the model of the TV so here is another scenario,
Just because the TV is 1 year old doesn't mean that it is a 1080p capable, you could have set the HDMI resolution settings to 1080p and you will not get any picture if your set cannot process the information.
to the tv using the rca connection back of dvd/vcr player..or if yourtv only has a coax connection you will need a rf modulator available atwalmart etc. You will run the dvd/vcr on L2. The key is the connectionsto the FRONT of the dvd/vcr player..I hope this helps..:)
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