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Stephanie Munyon Posted on Nov 08, 2012

Nintendo 64 saying no signal when hooked up to HDTV

Trying to hook up a N64 to a samsung HDTV. Took it into a local shop and they got it working on their flat screen, brought it home with the new RCA cables and still says no signal. I've tried several types of games, tried blowing on the cartridges, and it's still not working. I've checked out the forums, and none of those solutions are working either. Please help!!

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2 different ways to hook up a n64 1 way is 3 cables 1st white 1 yellow 1 red used for n64 gamecube and super nintendo systems. 2nd way and the way mine is hooked up it is like a plug for cable but for n64 / gamecube only mine is from madcatz

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If you have it connected properly,it probably has to do with tv station select.Do you know how when you do a channel autosearch and it picks up cable anddigital channels?Well if you go into that menu,on my tv it shows 4 different possibilities.The first set is labeled DTV,second TV,third Cable DTV,fourth Cable.You may have to switch to the plain TV option and use channel 3 or 4 in that mode,because everything else is looking for a digital input,and N64 is not digital.I used to repair Nintendos for a full time job too.If that doesn't work,I am providing a link to N64 FAQ's and it may need repair,probably the RF cable or the RF transmitter within the console.I am thinking the TV solution will work though.
Good luck and game on! Greg
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/nintendo64/index.jsp
If you have more questions,maybe about how to set up the TV,just comment here and I will get an auto email with a link.

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