The RGB setting at startup messed up my connection

It might be the av cable that is causing your PS 2 console to be playing in black and white. I would try and use the standard av cable hookups for your PS 2 and see if it makes a difference. If it is still in black and white then it could be there is something internally wrong with your PS 2 console.

If it is connected with a scart lead you need to select the same system on the DVD that the TV is using, so if the TV is set to RGB on the scart input the DVD needs to be set to RGB and if the TV is set to CVBS the DVD should be. Check both in their respective menus you should always use RGB .

Try to configure the following settings.
Go Video Setting, BD/DVD Cinema Conversion (Automatic), then BD/DVD Upscaler (Normal), then BD/DVD Video Output Format (RGB if you are using your PC Monitor, Y PbCb PrCr if you are on HD TV), then BD 1080p 24Hz Output (Automatic), then BD/DVD Dynamic Range Control (Off), then BD/DVD Audio Output Format (Linear PCM), then BD/DVD Audio Output Format [Optical Digital] (Bitstream). Go out of Video Setting and go to Display Setting. RGB Full Range (Limited), Y PbCb PrCr Super-white (On).

Hope this will help you.

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RGB is componet, you need to turn on the PS2 with the disk tray open or no game in it and go to system settings and change it to
Y/Pc/Br

which is composite.

Since you're playing in a PAL region, it sounds to me like you're using the wrong connection for your system. You don't need to buy an SCART adapter for your cable, but if you pick up an RGB cable for your PS2 instead of composite, you should be fine. This is assuming you don't have a composite connection somewhere on your TV. Component (Y/Pb/Cr) would also be a good option. I can recommend a store here in the US, but I don't know if they ship internationally. The linked item is an S-Video cable, which will work well if you have an S-Video connection available. You can look for the other options on the site. Good luck!

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Another thing you might want to check is the system settings on the PS2. Start the PlayStation 2 console with no disk inserted in the drive. Upon loading to the main screen which states "Browser" and "System Configuration", press the X button on the controller. You will see five categories, highlight the PS Driver category, and then press the Triangle button once. Verify that both options within say "Standard". If they do not, then please use the steps below to change them.

- Use the D pad up and down to select the option that needs to be changed.
- Once the option is highlighted, press the X button once
- Use the up and down keys on the D pad to change the option to the Standard setting.
- Press the Circle button once to confirm the change

Next, use the D pad to select System Configuration, then press the X button. Using the up and down arrows on the D pad, cycle through the options on the screen and confirm that they read as follows.

Digital Output - Off
Component Out - RGB
Language - English
Screen - Full (This toggles the letterbox functions of the console, and may not be fully supported within the functionality of some games).

If any of the options are different from what is stated above, then, with the option highlighted, press the Triangle button. Use the D pad left and right to select the option that matches what is listed above. Once the correct setting is selected, press the Circle button. Once all the options are set as listed above, press the Circle button to return to the Main menu.

You may also want to try enabling the Auto-Diagnosis feature of the PS2, which will allow it to auto-detect the best settings to use when playing DVD's.

To Activate the Auto Diagnosis
- From the Browser and System Configuration menu.
- Press the triangle button to select Version.
- Highlight the Console from the list and press the triangle button - this accesses the next menu option.
- The Diagnosis will be highlighted.
- Press the X button to access the options available.
- Highlight "ON" and press the X button to affect the change

I can guess that the games you are trying to play have a Blue underneath and not silver. This was a big problem with my sons disks too using the older version of the ps2. We managed to mess about with some of the settings and changed the rgb setting to the other option (can't remember what that was now...sorry) and got some of them to work, but not for long. When the new games come out now they expect you to have the slimline ps2 and unfortunalty won't work on the older model. So to fix this problem I just bought a new one.

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nothing you can do about that I'm afraid, the PAL version of the PS2 just doesn't like playing them.

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