Posted by whosbest54 on 08/09/06 13:25

In article <1154967079.253902.5910@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
birdbrain1957@yahoo.com says...
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>I have been using DVD player connected to an RF modulator to an older
>(obviously!) TV. It has worked fine for at least 2 years. Cable TV is
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>connected to the RF modulator with no cable box needed.
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>Now I can only get cable TV - when I use the DVD player, I just get a
>static screen on the TV. I'm certain that I have the correct channel
>on (3 or 4) and have tried both.
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>To troubleshoot, I connected the DVD player directly to a newer TV and
>it worked just fine.
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>I assumed the problem was with the RF modulator, so I bought a new one
>but have the same problem.
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>Assuming it is highly unlikely that the old RF mod and the new one are
>both broken, I can't guess what the issue would be. The AV cables also
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>obviously work since I used the same cables to connect the DVD player
>to the new TV. Also the DVD player is just that, not a recorder.
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Hook up the old RF modulator to the antenna input of another set. That
will tell you if it is the set's tuner that is the problem or something
else. Post back what you find. I suspect a problem with the TV tuner
not locking in on the signal - a problem with the tuner.

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