View Full Version : 5200 woes.. (4 port won't do a thing)
Doom Gaze
08-11-2006, 02:23 PM
I can't get the console working. I'm not sure why, as I have the switchbox, the power supply, and the console and controllers.
I set it up as specified in the instructions. The TV goes to blue screen. I put in the game. Controller's already in. Turn on the console.
Nothing.
Why..?
SkiDragon
08-11-2006, 03:11 PM
You be on channel 3 or something, not the AV input mode. Could this be the problem?
Doom Gaze
08-11-2006, 03:22 PM
You be on channel 3 or something, not the AV input mode. Could this be the problem?
I'm on channel three, with the switch set to circle.
Are you saying I should be on the AV input mode? Doesn't 5200 predate composite and therefore the input "channel"?
SkiDragon
08-11-2006, 03:38 PM
When you said "blue screen", I thought you meant you had it on AV input. You do want it on channel 3, or maybe channel 2 or 3 depending on how your switch is set.
Doom Gaze
08-13-2006, 12:27 PM
When you said "blue screen", I thought you meant you had it on AV input. You do want it on channel 3, or maybe channel 2 or 3 depending on how your switch is set.
Yeah, there's no response when I use those. In fact, the 5200's LED won't even light up. Assuming the instruction manual is right and there is an LED.
Doom Gaze
08-19-2006, 12:23 PM
If the LED won't light up, start by checking the power supply (is it putting out voltage). The switchbox would be the next suspect. I'm currently trouble-shooting a bad one. When I find the problem with it, I'll post it here.
How does one check the power supply? I guess I could try to find another switchbox on evilbay, but damn it.. I already got ripped off paying 20 bucks for the power.