Odyssey 200 hookup (have read other threads)

[Cornelius]

I'm sorry to post again on this topic which has almost been beaten to death, but I'm wondering if my Odyssey 200 doesn't have a different RF connector than others. I read that a phono-to-F adapter should work, but no luck. Also read that inside the unit I should be able to unscrew the current cable and replace with one that has a type F connector on both ends, but the current cable is soldered into place. Here's a couple photos to work with. Thanks for any help.





This is my first post, but you all have helped me a lot already with my SMS, NES, and ColecoVision, so... many thanks!

[FABombjoy]

Yeah, that looks like Magnavox's typical RF-cable. If that cable is soldered in place on the inside of the console, you'll have to either:

Obtain a Magnavox switch box
Desolder the existing cable & replace with a new one
Chop off the end and solder an RCA jack in it's place

Some Magnavox consoles do have RCA jacks on the inside, making it a little easier to change to a standard cable.

[dcescott]

Get the magnavox RF box. I have a Odyssey 4000 mint, with the box. I share that box with my O2. I thought I got lucky when I found the latter in the box too, but no rf module inside, what a pisser.
If you are solder-savvy, have at it. I'm not in no way able to do something like that.

[Cornelius]

I'm finally getting around to tackling this. Can I solder a regular coax cable into place in the console? Or do I have to put in an RCA cable then use my little RCA to coax converter?

thanks again