Old Sanyo TV - switching to AV

Irishchick

Hey we have a very old sanyo TV and Im trying to switch it to scart/input mode without a remote ( cant find it).

Ive tried all the channels none are AV. Ive checked around the tv and there doesnt seem to be an AV or menu button anywhere.

Any idea's?

Thanks in advance and merry xmas!

cnocbui

Some TV's auto switch to AV inputs when they detect a signal start up on the input. So, if the device connected to the AV input you want to watch is on, try turning it off and then on again and the TV might switch to that input if it is the sort that does.

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Failing that buy a cheapy one for all remote.

o1s1n

On any tv I've tested, that auto switch to scart only works in the RGB socket with an RGB signal.

Generally on older tvs, only one scart/av socket is true RGB. The other one looks the same, allows the same connections but is just composite and not RGB.

You'll need an RGB signal going to it to auto switch though.

Irishchick, what kind of device are you trying to connec to the tv? This whole RGB etc stuff can sound a bit confusing to those who don't know what I'm on about, but it's not really that bad.

Most devices with output an RGB signal. You just have to make sure you have the correct cable for it.

If you have a scart cable like this, it's probably RGB -



Try plugging it into one scart socket and then turn your device on (while the tv is already on). If it's all RGB like I was saying, it should automatically jump to the AV station you want without a remote. If it doesn't work, try the other scart socket.

If one end of the cable looks multi coloured or has individual little connections like this (or even both ends), it's not RGB and this auto thing won't work



By the way, RGB doesn't just do things like this - the picture quality is far far better. It's the best picture quality you can get through scart tvs.

cnocbui

My Panasonic auto switches on all AV inputs, including HDMI and scart.

o1s1n

cnocbui wrote: »

My Panasonic auto switches on all AV inputs, including HDMI and scart.

If it has HDMI I assume that means it's a newish tv? An LCD or a plasma? That's going to have far better auto detect functions. My LCD auto detects all signals too.

As the OP has an old TV, I'm talking about older CRTs. None of the ones I've had auto detect componant. Only RGB. Even my fancy half tonne weight Sony Trinitron which I still have.

Maybe some do, I dunno..but all the ones I've come across don't. So if the OP can't get it to auto detect it's worth trying a full RGB setup.