Camcorder help

karenw

Here is my problem...

I have an old camcorder from the 90's a JVC GR-AX40

I have some old tapes i want to watch through my tv i have the wire with the red, yellow and white connections i put them in to my tv and the other end in my camcorder but nothing :mad: and i don't have the manual and can't seem to find it on the net, anyone got any ideas how i can get the camcorder to play through my tv

pimpers

Providing you have a scart socket on your television you can get one of these.

It should then take priority and switch over so you can watch the tapes.


Brian.

karenw

pimpers wrote: »

Providing you have a scart socket on your television you can get one of these.

It should then take priority and switch over so you can watch the tapes.


Brian.

Thanks i think i have one of these somewhere.

karenw

loaner wrote: »

find the problem, either no signal is coming out, or you are on the wrong channel

I can't be on the wrong channel because when i put my 2003 samsung camcorder through the tv a picture comes on straight away

Anyway gonna try what brian said tonight.

OK_Sauce

Can you see the picture through the viewfinder of the JVC camcorder?

Mutton_Geoff

Has the camera got a switch to change from record to playback? Make sure it's in playback mode.

You don't need to change "channel" on your TV. Just make sure the TV is selected to the AV input that you normally use for the AV lead (red/white/yellow). The colours are red for right audio, white for left and yellow for video signal.

karenw

OK_Sauce wrote: »

Can you see the picture through the viewfinder of the JVC camcorder?

Yes i can.

karenw

pimpers wrote: »

Providing you have a scart socket on your television you can get one of these.

It should then take priority and switch over so you can watch the tapes.


Brian.

I tried this but it didn't work it had a switch on it saying in and out i didn't know which one to switch it to, could that have been the problem

karenw

loaner wrote: »

in that case, it's not the input to the tv, it's the output of the camera, so a phone-scart adapter won't cure it. As mutton said, either you aren't in playback mode, or are plugging lead into wrong output, or it's probably bust.

I'm in player mode and i can watch the tape through the viewfinder i don't know if i'm putting the wires in the right places maybe

karenw

loaner wrote: »

what is on the other end of the 3 coloured phono plug lead, are you using the lead that came with the camcorder, and what is the socket labelled as

The lead was with the camcorder in the bag so i assume that it is the lead that came with it.

Not sure what you mean about socket do you mean on the camcorder

karenw

loaner wrote: »

yes, i would plug the yellow lead into TV, using other camcorder, get the picture, leave TV as is, plug in problematic camcorder, then work from there, then at least you know the TV is ready to go

I see what your getting at i will try that now brb