|
22 February 2003, 23:58
|
#1 |
|
Posts: n/a
|
Hello! A500 and scart cable
Hi all! Very nice to find a whole forum about Amiga! I'm a new Amiga owner, ok ok I got a very old one (but glorious), an A500
 !There's a little problem though, I haven't any cable to connect it to my TV (and it's hard to find one in my city) so I thought to assemble a RGB - SCART cable and use it. Now the problem is that I cannot see anything on my TV, just a black screen. I'm sure I connected the cable in the right way and so all the wires. This is the url where i picked the draft: http://www.hwb.acc.umu.se/cable/av/amigascart.html In detail I connected: blue + blue gnd green + green gnd red + red gnd composyte signal Video GND I tried many times and with different televisions (all not older than 6 years though) and I always get a Black screen or a White screen and nothing more. What could it be? Any hint? Please help me cuz I'm banging my head everywhere without any success..   Thanks to all |
|
23 February 2003, 01:15
|
#2 |
|
Posts: n/a
|
Stupid question but have you selected the AV1 or AV2 channel on your TV?
You also must connect the pin 16 of the SCART to the +12 signal of the Amiga via the 150 ohm resistor if not, your TV doesn't 'know' that you're sending an RGB signal. Another stupid question: have you checked well the pin numbers?, maybe you're connecting them the wrong way... |
|
23 February 2003, 01:22
|
#3 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: france
Age: 48
Posts: 116
 |
When the A500 displays a white screen, it means the autotest is 100% ok.
If it is black, the autotest didn't start yet. (Correct me if i'm wrong). Are you sure of the video format (PAL/NTSC) ? There is a composite (monochrome) video out next to the RGB out. Use a RCA cable to connect the amiga this way to a TV (that accepts it). If the Amiga displays something (a hand holding a floppy), the problem may come from your cable. |
|
|
23 February 2003, 10:44
|
#4 | |
|
Posts: n/a
|
Quote:
2 I didn't connect this (16) pin because someone told me that it is useless because I can switch from the remote of my TV.. but maybe he was wrong?  I'll try it then..3 Yes I checked them and I've also made a new cable and results are the same 
|
|
|
23 February 2003, 10:46
|
#5 | |
|
Posts: n/a
|
Quote:
Thanks everyone |
|
|
23 February 2003, 14:21
|
#6 | |
|
Posts: n/a
|
Quote:
|
|
|
23 February 2003, 19:27
|
#7 |
|
Posts: n/a
|
It worked!
Great!! I did it! I connected the +12V pin of the amiga to pin 16 of the SCART with a 150ohm resitor and TADAAA!!! I see it with colors!!!!!!!!!
You've been very helpful THANKS THANKS THANKS!!!  /me hugz everyone 
|
|
23 February 2003, 19:39
|
#8 |
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Blackburn
Age: 42
Posts: 174
|
/pats on back - even though provided no help - well done Daz!! :suspiciou
|
|
|
|
24 February 2003, 01:57
|
#9 |
|
Commodore Collector
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Austria
Age: 53
Posts: 944
|
I think on some TVs you can also switch into RGB mode by pressing the video-text button on the remote control.
|
|
|
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| New cable for RGB - scart | Anders1984 | support.Hardware | 12 | 20 August 2013 23:40 |
| A500 RGB-SCART Cable Colour Problems | j_sntos | support.Hardware | 3 | 03 May 2012 23:20 |
| Do we really need another Scart cable ? | ceedy | Hardware mods | 10 | 20 April 2011 12:17 |
| 1081 Cable Actually a SCART Cable? | Fingerlickin_B | support.Hardware | 2 | 11 February 2009 08:43 |
| WTB: SCART cable | girv | MarketPlace | 4 | 07 July 2007 01:04 |
|
|
