Yamaha receiver no video but menu works and audio works.

[Antonio Sucic]

please help i just bought a Yamaha RX-V477 (great reviews for its price [5 stars]). ive connected a output to a plasma tv without a inbuilt tuner via HDMI a settopbox via composit cables and a dvd player via componet and optical cable but when i turn it on (TV then Receiver then the settopbox) i only get sound (lets say from the settop) and when i press menu get a menu on the tv(receiver menu) and no other video. The dvd player doesnt work at all. Any ideas that might help?

 

[3db]

please help i just bought a Yamaha RX-V477 (great reviews for its price [5 stars]). ive connected a output to a plasma tv without a inbuilt tuner via HDMI a settopbox via composit cables and a dvd player via componet and optical cable but when i turn it on (TV then Receiver then the settopbox) i only get sound (lets say from the settop) and when i press menu get a menu on the tv(receiver menu) and no other video. The dvd player doesnt work at all. Any ideas that might help?

Check your input settings on the receiver to see if they are configured correctly. Read the manual (page 23) to see how this is accomplished.

http://download.yamaha.com/api/asset/file/?language=en&site=usa.yamaha.com&asset_id=61958

 

[Antonio Sucic]

Check your input settings on the receiver to see if they are configured correctly. Read the manual (page 23) to see how this is accomplished.

im sorry i dont really understand what it means there can you explain it to me please?

 

[darien87]

I wonder if there might be some sort of HDCP conflict going on since you have your cable box hooked up via composite and your receiver going to your TV with HDMI? Is there a reason why you aren't connecting your cable box with HDMI as well? Most newer devices don't even support composite cables anymore. That could be your problem.

Your best bet is to call Yamaha's customer service and have them walk you through the process.

 

[Antonio Sucic]

I wonder if there might be some sort of HDCP conflict going on since you have your cable box hooked up via composite and your receiver going to your TV with HDMI? Is there a reason why you aren't connecting your cable box with HDMI as well? Most newer devices don't even support composite cables anymore. That could be your problem.

Your best bet is to call Yamaha's customer service and have them walk you through the process.

I didn't have a hdmi cable but now that I have bought one and connected the settopbox over hdmi that works. But that still doesn't solve the problem with the DVD player that doesn't have a hdmi output.

 

[3db]

How are you connecting the dvd player to the Yamaha? Are you using composite (which is only one cable) or are you using component (which are 3 cables)? If you're using component video, make sure that you are not mixing up the cables; red to red, green to green, and blue to blue. If you have one of these connections mixed up, you will NOT get any video out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_video

You also have to configure the dvd input on the receiver to tell the receiver what kind of signal to expect at the dvd input.

 

[Antonio Sucic]

Composit is also 3 cables (red white and yellow) i have checked the collours 3 times in a row i will have to try to configure it.

 

[3db]

Composit is also 3 cables (red white and yellow) i have checked the collours 3 times in a row i will have to try to configure it.

The three cables you are referring to in composite is left/right audio and one video signal. Component video is made up of 3 cables strictly for video with no audio cable.

 

[3db]

What is the make and model of your dvd player?