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willowmoon93
02-06-2007, 12:01 PM
Hello,

A friend of mine has an Atari 2600 Jr. which produces a very "snowy" picture. He is using the correct phono plug from Radio Shack, replacing the crappy switchbox. But picture is still snowy. I read a prior archived post about adjusting the orange pot within the RF shielding -- this helped a little but not a lot. Any ideas? Is the RF shielding just not doing its job? HELP!
c0ldb33r
02-06-2007, 01:38 PM
The only problem I've ever had like this was when I used an automatic switchbox with an Atari 7800. He's not doing the same is he?
willowmoon93
02-08-2007, 12:38 PM
The only problem I've ever had like this was when I used an automatic switchbox with an Atari 7800. He's not doing the same is he?


Nope. he's not using one of those automatic switchboxes. Any other theories?
omnedon
02-09-2007, 11:22 AM
Try replacing the RF cable. Make sure it's a proper shielded RF cable, or you will get interference.
willowmoon93
02-09-2007, 02:31 PM
Try replacing the RF cable. Make sure it's a proper shielded RF cable, or you will get interference.

Thank you omnedon, I'll definitely suggest that he does that -- I'll follow up in this thread when he tries it out to see if it makes a difference.