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radioprophet
Reel Rookie
2 years ago

No Signal despite VCR functioning fine

Currently trying to connect a perfectly fuctional Zenith VR4207HF VCR to my TCL Roku TV and am getting a "No Signal" from channel 4 despite all the cables being new and everything being plugged in correctly. I tried from the AV input too and it didn't work (but I did hear static, at least.) Not even getting a blue screen. Channel 4 was scanned and is registered as for VCR, and worked prior. The VCR is not busted, the heads are clean and everything spins just fine. The connection is just not registering.

TV & Player Setup

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    • radioprophet's avatar
      radioprophet
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      Thanks for the response and the advice! I'll get an adapter and give it a shot!

      • Strega2's avatar
        Strega2
        Roku Guru
        2 years ago

        You might want to take that idea a step further and get a digital recorder which can not only read a composite video signal, but also record it into a modern mp4 file.

        As for the TV, hmm,  it’s been years – possibly decades – since I used composite video, but I don’t remember getting static from it.  I think even if you have nothing at all connecting to a composite AV input, you just get a black screen and silence.  However, if you hook one of the audio lines, to a composite video output, I know that makes an annoying noise – not what I would call static though. (It makes you want to turn the volume down really quickly!)