[dbears]

I am in the process of hooking up my new Zenith receiver and I seem to be running into a snag. I haven't hooked up the dish yet, only the OTA signal. I have a strong signal on all the digital channels. Unfortunately, when I switch to 1080i on the Zenith, I lose the video. Any solutions?


Thanks,


Mike

 

[sfmartin]

What output are you using on the Zenith? The 1080i will only work on the component or RGB outputs. Does your TV accept 1080? Panasonics don't.

 

[dbears]

I have the component cables connected out of the Zenith. I've tried other cables and it still didn't work.

 

[sfmartin]

What setting *does* give you a picture?

 

[dbears]

I can only get a picture on the 480i setting. Do you have a Zenith receiver also?

 

[Tony Chick]

The Zenith does not output 480i through the component outputs at all, so if you are seeing video on that setting it is via the S-Video or Composite output. Check your cabling, and make sure that the TV input settings are really set to the component input and not the S-Video, RF or composite.


Tony

 

[DrDon]

If you're not seeing anything through the component cables, you might have the component/RGB switch set to RGB. But it does sound like you're only using the composite video and not the Y-Pb-Pr outputs.


Doc

 

[dbears]

Thanks so much for all your help. I had the green and blue component cables reversed. Today I'll complete the wiring of the dish and aligning all three satellite. Wish me luck.


Thanks again.


Mike