any AV bods who can help?

[midlifecrisis]

I've run my Pioneer DV-656A for a couple of years into an old portable that would only take a video cable, and that worked, Now changing the TV for one with Scart, and using that, I can't get the Pioneer to output an RGB signal. I change the setting under the Video Output menu to RGB, but nothing changes - it still only outputs via the video socket. I tried another DVD player into that TV and it worked fine immediately :JPS:. Any ideas why the Pinoeer isn't acting on that new setting?

 

[smegger68]

My pioneer has 2 scart sockets, but only 1 is rgb enabled. You got the right one?

 

[MO!]

When you tried the other player, did you use the same scart cable?

Just to rule out any fault with that.

 

[midlifecrisis]

yep to both - tried both sockets and also the cable. it's not causing a problem in a way becuase I have a spare dvd player that I've hooked into that system, but it is annoying - the Pioneer retains the setting but doesn't seem to act on it.. It may have had a fault from new - I'd never have found out as it's only now that I've tried this connection, and it's years too late now to send it back.

 

[mr cat]

have you tried the setup on the menu..?

 

[SteveC]

Don't you need a special cable for RGB over SCART? I think so.

 

[domfjbrown]

Nope - but the cable needs to be fully connected (all 21 pins). Special RGB-only SCARTS don't have the audio pins connected.