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Posted on Feb 03, 2009

Won't get signal to TV.

I need help I've tried hooking the DVD/VHS Recorder to my TV but it has like no signal! It's just blank. Does anyone know an easy way to hook it up???

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Check the usual suspects, like unit is plugged in and gets power, etc.

The first thing is to try resetting the player. While it's plugged in and powered on, press and hold the FF and RW buttons together. This resets the player back to factory defaults.

Now you can go ahead and hook up to the TV. You didn't mention what type of connection you're using but make sure you're using cables you have verified to be working. Start with composite and work your way up through S-Video, Component, and then HDMI. These connections should all be made directly from the player to the TV. Make sure the TV is changed to the correct input and only hook up one connection type at a time.

Resetting the player should undo any setting changes or lockups you may have experienced and testing the video outputs one by one should tell you the rest. If none of the outputs work hooked directly to the TV then the player is probably broken and will need service.

Good luck!

  • Anonymous Feb 04, 2009

    Sorry, forgot to mention on the reset that you should be pressing the buttons on the player and not the remote.

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