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kelz

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#103125 30-May-2012 22:28

Hi guys,

Need a bit of help with connecting Sky to my new TV (SONY LCD BRAVIA).

I got this cable and I have sound and picture but the picture on screen is in tones of blue, not normal colours

http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/tvs/cables-aerials/auction-480240539.htm

Have I purchased the wrong cable? or is there something I need to do with regards to set up via the sky decoder or TV?

There are 6

Any advice appreciated! Thanks :)

rugrat

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#632978 30-May-2012 22:54

Have you matched the colour of the cables to the plugs on tv.

The red, white dot ones on the right are the sound cables.

The red, green blue are componet ones, don't use the yellow one at all if you use these. And yellow one is composite, which plugs in by it's self, but just leave it dangling if you use above and plug it into nothing. The component the better ones. There probaby settings in the decoder as well which you might have to tell it that scart out is conponent not composite, best to make sure cables around right way to start with.

Edit: if you need to change decoder settings you may need to plug yellow one into av plug on tv, yellow plug on tv, set your tv to the av channel, just so you can see what you're doing to change the settings.

kelz

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#632980 30-May-2012 22:58

Yeah the cables are definately in correctly and the yellow one is out dangling...

rugrat

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#632982 30-May-2012 23:04

Can you see the picture on tv, if so go to settings on sky decoder.

Look for picture settings, and then see if there is scart out options that can be changed.

I edited my post above, you may have to use the yellow cable to get picture if can't see what you're doing.

Also do you know what model number decoder you've got, as I don't think they all support componet.

The small silver ones are fine.

B1GGLZ

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#633259 31-May-2012 11:45

Make sure all the plugs are properly connected.
Your symptoms would indicate that one of the plugs may be loose and not connecting or one of thepins on the SCART is not connecting. I've had the same problem at times and traced to loose connections. Doesn't take musch strain on a cable to loosen a connection.

kelz

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#633273 31-May-2012 11:55

I am sure they are in properly but I will check again...

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#633276 31-May-2012 12:00

Hi, and the Sky Box is set to Component in the TV SCART setup, not RGB, Composite or S-Video.

Cyril

kelz

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#634819 2-Jun-2012 21:20

thanks everyone but still having problems....

checked all the plugs were in properly, plugged the yellow in the av plug so i could see sky via AV to change settings.

So go to SCART set up

The options are : Composite, S-Video, RGB, Component

So i opt for Component right?

Then it gives me two options to select from, Composite or S-Video?
What should i be selecting?

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#634829 2-Jun-2012 21:40

Are there multiple SCART sockets on your SKY decoder? I think that the first selection(composite, s-vid, rgb, component) refers to the TV scart, and the second selection to VCR scart.

You will need to make sure that you plug into TV SCART, no VCR SCART.

So the second selection shouldnt matter.

kelz

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#634834 2-Jun-2012 21:59

Yeah its plugged into the TV SCART so since I have selected Component (and ignore the nxt lots of options?) it should work aye?

It doesn't :( I only have sound now

how frustrating lol

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#634836 2-Jun-2012 22:09

Possible: Maybe if you dont select one of the second options, then it forgets your choice? So select a random option on the second menu, just to make sure it saves your selection(component) on the first menu. Youve probably already tried this, but just thought i should mention it.

Have you had a bit of a tinker with the TV's settings?

kelz

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#634842 2-Jun-2012 22:16

I opted for the S-video option and it worked, YAY!

Thanks so much for your help!

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#634843 2-Jun-2012 22:17

Mint - result!

kelz

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#634850 2-Jun-2012 22:26

Yeah, i was getting a tad frustrated without any telly lol