Posted by Bob on 11/03/05 13:03

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 12:14:28 +0000 (UTC), kj <socyl@987jk.com.invalid>
wrote:

>I just bought my first DVD player ever (until now I've been using
>my laptop to play DVDs), but after hooking it up to my TV according
>to the instructions (and every other way I could think of) I still
>get no image or sound from it.

Because it is a player you cannot loop the composite signal thru it.
You will need to use an A-B box. WalMart has them - the RCA unit is
about $10 and works fine.

Connect the VCR composite signal to A, connect the DVD composite
signal to B and connect the output of the A-B box to the composite
input of the TV. You can leave the TV antenna connection as it is - it
is independent of this separate A-B box composite signal.

You will have to access the output of the A-B box by tuning your TV to
LINE input. The TV connection will work as usual off the other channel
numbers.

If the TV signal was not daisy-chained thru the VCR to your TV, then
you will have to rely on the TV tuner in the VCR for TV reception. Use
the A-B box to access the VCR.




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one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore
all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
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