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homthtr · 10-24-2006, 10:48 AM

Well First of all he used and audio cord for component Video,,, WRONG,WRONG WRONG!!!!

You need to have a Component Video Cable Connected from the Receiver to the TV its Y(green) Pb(blue) and Pr(red). althought you will still get a picture using and audio cable you will have problems down the road..... It's the wrong cable.

If he charged you for a Component video cable you got ripped off.

If you unplug the Yellow that's connected on the back of your TV you should see a Green Plastic insert where he's got that yellow plugged in. That verifys that the entire system is connected with the wrong cables......

What you need to do is get a component video cable. It's made for Video, not the cord this "guy"

used.

Connect the component Video cable from the componet video out on the back of the receiver to where he now has the yellow,red, white.
Green to Y, Blue to Pb, and Red to Pr.

Is the DVD Player also connected with a Yellow,red white in the Y,Pb,Pr to the HK??? if so that's wrong also!!!! Get another component Video cable and connect the DVD to the HK via Y,Pb,Pr using the correct cable.

Then reuse the cable this "guy" gave you.....

Then Many of the Yellow, red, white cables can be split apart. You don't need the red and white. If the cable isn't molded in a way that you can't just seperate the yellow wire from the red and white (just pull them apart) You'll end up with one yellow in one hand and the Red and white in the other hand.

Connect the Yellow only from the Yellow 'Monitor out" of the HK Amp to input 4 Yellow only on the TV. Just leave the red and white hanging there not connected to anything on either end.

If you can't seperate the yellow red white wire don't worry about it, just connect the yellow to monitor out and yellow at the other end to input 4 yellow.

If input 4 isn't a Yellow (composite video) use and input that has the Yellow input. Those inputs will also have the red and white associated with them on the back of the TV, BUT you Don't use them. We just need to get the Composite video (yellow only) from the HK to the TV.

Then when you set your TV to the Input that the Yellow only is connected the OSD will be working.

HOW ARE YOU LISTENING TO YOUR TV AUDIO????? JUST THROUGH THE TV SPEAKERS?
If that's the case... we'll continue on getting that working also. You should be able to get your TV audio through your HK also.
We will reuse the red and white cable that you seperated from the yellow in the last steps and connect those to the Audio OUT from the back of the TV to an unused audio in on the HK. Then you will at least have sound for regular tv throught your HK. If you have a VCR forget the above connection and continue to the next paragraph on connecting the antenna to the vcr and going the VCR route....

Do you have a VCR connected to this system?

If so... the VCR should have the antenna going to it first. Then another Yellow, red, white from the VCR Audio OUT&Video out to the VCR in on the HK. Then you can use the VCR as your tuner and have your TV sound throught the HK Via the VCR and you would be on the same input to watch tv as you connected the monitor out of the HK to the TV. ( This is only if you have a VCR).

PS.... Fire the "guy" who hooked this up. I hope you didn't pay for the install as it has been done shotty and wrong.

If this was a company that installed this.... call them and complain. Tell them that you would like someone that knows what they are doing to come and connect this like it's supposed to be!!!

Let me know your results.

I would love to know who the installer is if it is a Company... Let us know if you can.
If it's a friend.... don't go there....
If it's a comercial company I'd love to hear who's doing this type of totally inferrior work.

10-24-2006, 10:48 AM	#6 of 8
homthtr *Steve* Member Location: Milwaukee Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 04:11 AM Local Date: 11-19-2008 Posts: 517	Re: Is something wrong? Well First of all he used and audio cord for component Video,,, WRONG,WRONG WRONG!!!! You need to have a Component Video Cable Connected from the Receiver to the TV its Y(green) Pb(blue) and Pr(red). althought you will still get a picture using and audio cable you will have problems down the road..... It's the wrong cable. If he charged you for a Component video cable you got ripped off. If you unplug the Yellow that's connected on the back of your TV you should see a Green Plastic insert where he's got that yellow plugged in. That verifys that the entire system is connected with the wrong cables...... What you need to do is get a component video cable. It's made for Video, not the cord this "guy" used. Connect the component Video cable from the componet video out on the back of the receiver to where he now has the yellow,red, white. Green to Y, Blue to Pb, and Red to Pr. Is the DVD Player also connected with a Yellow,red white in the Y,Pb,Pr to the HK??? if so that's wrong also!!!! Get another component Video cable and connect the DVD to the HK via Y,Pb,Pr using the correct cable. Then reuse the cable this "guy" gave you..... Then Many of the Yellow, red, white cables can be split apart. You don't need the red and white. If the cable isn't molded in a way that you can't just seperate the yellow wire from the red and white (just pull them apart) You'll end up with one yellow in one hand and the Red and white in the other hand. Connect the Yellow only from the Yellow 'Monitor out" of the HK Amp to input 4 Yellow only on the TV. Just leave the red and white hanging there not connected to anything on either end. If you can't seperate the yellow red white wire don't worry about it, just connect the yellow to monitor out and yellow at the other end to input 4 yellow. If input 4 isn't a Yellow (composite video) use and input that has the Yellow input. Those inputs will also have the red and white associated with them on the back of the TV, BUT you Don't use them. We just need to get the Composite video (yellow only) from the HK to the TV. Then when you set your TV to the Input that the Yellow only is connected the OSD will be working. HOW ARE YOU LISTENING TO YOUR TV AUDIO????? JUST THROUGH THE TV SPEAKERS? If that's the case... we'll continue on getting that working also. You should be able to get your TV audio through your HK also. We will reuse the red and white cable that you seperated from the yellow in the last steps and connect those to the Audio OUT from the back of the TV to an unused audio in on the HK. Then you will at least have sound for regular tv throught your HK. If you have a VCR forget the above connection and continue to the next paragraph on connecting the antenna to the vcr and going the VCR route.... Do you have a VCR connected to this system? If so... the VCR should have the antenna going to it first. Then another Yellow, red, white from the VCR Audio OUT&Video out to the VCR in on the HK. Then you can use the VCR as your tuner and have your TV sound throught the HK Via the VCR and you would be on the same input to watch tv as you connected the monitor out of the HK to the TV. ( This is only if you have a VCR). PS.... Fire the "guy" who hooked this up. I hope you didn't pay for the install as it has been done shotty and wrong. If this was a company that installed this.... call them and complain. Tell them that you would like someone that knows what they are doing to come and connect this like it's supposed to be!!! Let me know your results. I would love to know who the installer is if it is a Company... Let us know if you can. If it's a friend.... don't go there.... If it's a comercial company I'd love to hear who's doing this type of totally inferrior work. Last edited by homthtr : 10-24-2006 at 10:54 PM.