Xbox HDMI Blue screen

errlloyd

Just bought an Xbox on adverts. It only has the HDMI cable (for now) gonna grab the other one in a few days.

Preferably however I would like to get started right away.

Anyway I can't get the HDMI to work, my powerpoint piece of **** tv just keeps blue screening. I know it is recieving input because when I remove the HDMI cable to says no input and goes from blue to black.

I think I need to enable hd on the xbox, but how can I do that without being able to see menus?

Anyone suggestions?

GAAman

errlloyd wrote: »

Just bought an Xbox on adverts. It only has the HDMI cable (for now) gonna grab the other one in a few days.

Preferably however I would like to get started right away.

Anyway I can't get the HDMI to work, my powerpoint piece of **** tv just keeps blue screening. I know it is recieving input because when I remove the HDMI cable to says no input and goes from blue to black.

I think I need to enable hd on the xbox, but how can I do that without being able to see menus?

Anyone suggestions?

Can you borrow the other cable from a friend even just to check? If not when you do get the cable yourself you can select the settings not only in the xbox menu but also on the cable itself there is a little switch (not on the hdmi cable)

http://img381.imageshack.us/i/cableswitch5ia.jpg/

errlloyd

Yeah the lad on the phone told me about this switch. As you say though its not on the HDMI cable.

Is the process for turning the Xbox to HDMI difficult. Could someone basically just post which buttons I need to press to navigate the menus properly.

I know I'm asking a lot, I would love that person forever.

GAAman

errlloyd wrote: »

Yeah the lad on the phone told me about this switch. As you say though its not on the HDMI cable.

Is the process for turning the Xbox to HDMI difficult. Could someone basically just post which buttons I need to press to navigate the menus properly.

I know I'm asking a lot, I would love that person forever.

One sec will do it now and post (although you can leave out the love part )

GAAman

ok let it start up then rest give it like 30 seconds

on the controller press the right shoulder button twice then press the A (green) button

press A button twice here

press up once and then press A

If you still dont have a picture turn off your xbox and run through those steps again except in the last one press up twice

now it doesnt let you pick sdtv through the hdmi so you have the hd options though i suspect maybe your tv doesnt support the one being selected (for example mine goes to 1080i but wont show 1080p

Try that and let me know

errlloyd

Ok, sorry I was waiting for notification email so didn't say thanks as soon as posted. Give me a second while I try this out.

errlloyd

OH YOU ****ING HERO

GAAman

errlloyd wrote: »

OH YOU ****ING HERO

HAHA glad to be of help

pires

Hey Dude,

You are great guy, just saying to everyone that read this post KEEP UP LIKE GAAMAN and make adverts the best forum ever

Helping each other thats the way to go !!!!!