Posted by Geena Phillips on 12/21/06 15:19

Jack Gillis wrote:
> Am new to this group as well as to the world of 'out of wall ' cable TV
> conected to an old VCR.
>
> I have a new Sony KD27FS170 TV and a Samsung DVD VR330 DVD/VCR combo unit
> and have hooked them together via an RF cable as well as an AV cable. They
> work fine together in each case.
>
> Now I would like to connect them via a component cable. I have connected,
> correctly I think, the cable to each of the appropriate jacks on each unit
> but get no picture on the screen. I have cycled through the available
> inputs using the TV/VIDEO button on the TV's remote but still cannot find a
> picture. I have read both manuals several times but haven't found a
> solution.
>
> I must be missing something here. Will someone please help me out?

I'd be willing to bet that the component output will only work when
you're playing a DVD.


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