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quote:Originally posted by FJ

You are not supposed to see the picture on the screen of the 442 once you use the TV/LOCK button. Do you see a red key at the bottom of the screen when you hit the TV/LOCK key?

Johan

FJ

Yes, the red key appears but the video (whether video or still images) remains on the 442 and does not appear on the output device.

I also tried outputting the photo viewer to the TV directly and both VCR's and, again, the video didn't appear on the TV but the audio (set to play during the slideshow) did play.  Question:  When this thing is actually working properly for outputting a/v to a TV can you still view the video on the 442 or does the video on the 442 cut out when the output is hooked up. (in other words, does the video output switch from the LCD to the TV?)  I can still watch the video on the 442, just wondering if it is supposed to that.  If nobody has any other suggestions to make this thing work, please let me know how to exchange it for a working unit.  Thank you.

BTW, any chance the problem is due to the fact that it still is running the factory installed firmware (version 1.2.2)?  I've tried to upgrade with NSM and it won't let me do so. (but that's the subject of another thread)  Just trying to isolate possible causes of the video problems.

quote:Originally posted by FJ

Mark-

I had the same problem the first time I tried to output video as well, sound but no video. JEFFH gave you the right tip: make sure your cables are well connected and play with them a little bit. New ports are often tight,which could explain your problem.

Let us know if that solves your output issue.

Johan
Neuros

FJ

I've made sure everything was connected properly, tried connecting the 442 to various outputs and inputs with no luck.  I even removed and reinserted the mini-plug in both the input and output connections probably two dozen times based on your replies.  Still nothing.  No video going out or coming in -- audio is fine both ways but there is zero video signal either way.  Not sure what else to do.

quote:Originally posted by JEFFH

Make sure you have the mini connector plugged fully into the 442 as far as it will go. Its also a good idea to insert and remove it a few times to break the connection point in.
When displaying to the TV you need to press the TV/Lock button to put the 442 into TV output mode.

Double check that you have the RCA plugs going to the correct connectors on your DVD player and/Or TV.

I tried putting the plug in at different depths before posting, also double-checked to make sure it was pushed in as far as possible.  Tried both again after receiving your reply.  Still nothing.  Have also tried it with the TV/Lock button both on and off.  Nothing works.

I have finally had time to unpack my 442 from Woot and begin playing with it.  I dragged and dropped a couple videos off my PC into the PVR folder and they played fine.  MP3's played fine too.  However, when I hooked up the a/v output on the 442 to try and display one of the videos on one of our TV's it outputted the audio but no video signal. I tried hooking the 442 up to two different VCR's as well as to my TV directly with no luck.  I also tried both cables that came with the 442. I then tried to record off my TV onto the 442 with the video recorder and the 442 will record the TV audio but no video signal shows up on the 442 from the TV.  Is there some setting I need to configure on the 442 to get it to input and output video, or do I just have a lemon as far as video input/output?  This is very frustrating as I would like to be able to try this out.  I found nothing in the manual (which is rather poor, imo) addressing this.  If it's the latter, please let me know what I need to do to get it replaced asap.  Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.  - Mark