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Xbox Color Snafu  

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I've spent the last 8 hours setting up and calibrating my new surround sound system, so forgive me if there is an easy asnwer to this that I'm missing.

I had been running my xbox signal through a switcher in order to get enough component inputs to use the HD pack. With my new receiver, I now have enough inputs, so I am running the xbox through the hd pack and into my receiver. The receiver is essentially serving the function of the switch, and runs the xbox signal into the tv via component as well.

For some reason, the colors are now all distorted. At first I thought that maybe my TV settings got jazzed up, but I ran Avia and it's still screwy. There color is very odd. As a reference, in College Hoops where the controller buttons are represented on screen, the A button appears blue instead of green. And on the CH menu screens, the background is sort of a washed-out green instead of the rich blue it had been.

I'm freaking brain dead, so I might be missing something obvious. I did 2x check all the connections to make sure that they were both accurate and firm. Any ideas?
post #2 of 6
You mentioned that you checked connections for accuracy, but I would say check, check again. I had this issue a few months back when my xbox was "bumped" and i thought I lost green color. I discovered one of the cables to be SLIGHTLY loose on the av pack breakout box.

To troubleshoot, swap cables with something else, maybe bypass the receiver and see if it looks clean to give yourself a baseline.

Good Luck, it's likely something very simple.
post #3 of 6
Is the Xbox the only device that is doing this?

Try running the Xbox straight through to the TV to confirm it isnt the cabling causing the problem.
post #4 of 6
happened to me once before with my dvd player. everything had a blue hue to it and i couldn't figure it out. turned it around and my green plug had come completly out.
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Thanks for the help. Turns out that the connector on one of my cables is funky. I replaced that set of cables...problem solved!
post #6 of 6
Sounds like you had the Pr and Pb cables swapped.
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