Hey Guys,
I figured I'd see what I could come up with and got it to work...to a degree. The trick was to try and figure out how to do it without modding anything, because I am the most unco-ordinated person when it comes to tools.
So anyway, see if you can help decide if the 32x will actually work.
The Tools:
- US Laseractive System
- US Sega PAC
- US 32x Deck with all cord hook ups and power supply
- US 32x Cartridge (any)
- AV Selector
- A second Genesis 2/32x AV Cord
- a Mega Key Game Convertor
- Normal AV Cables (ie the 3 colors on each end)
The Process:
a. Place the Laseractive system on a wide enough area so that you'll have room for the 32x to rest, facing down (you'll see what I mean).
b. Take the Normal AV cord, plug it into the Laseractive's AV OUT ports. Take the other end and plug it into the AV Selector's AV IN slot (I used slot number 1).
c. Take the first Genesis 2/32x AV Cable, plug the AV part into the AV Selector's AV OUT ports. Now plug the other end into the Sega 32x's AV IN port. Take the 2nd Genesis AV Cord, and place it in the AV OUT slot of the 32x. The AV ends go into the TV.
4. Place the Mega Key into the Sega PAC, and then the 32x on top of that. Plug in everything, and insert a game. And turn on.
In effect, the AV Selector box becomes the middle man connection bewteen the two of the systems. Here's the problem:
The video is whacked. It looks like you're trying to watch your HBO movie when you don't have HBO. When I could see the game (every like, 40 seconds) it looked like there was no background to the stage.
I've used the Mega Key/32x set up on my CDX just fine (since those were straight Genesis cable hook ups), so I'm thinking one of two things:
1) The AV Selector needs its power supply to boost the signal, or
2) The Sega PAC just isn't compatible with the 32x
Opinions, thoughts, etc are welcome.
Thanks!
Jason