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Using an old TRV14E on a capture device.

andy_from_sligo — Thu, 14 May 2020 22:39:33 GMT

I have just bought a minature HD SD card video capture device PVR , and it works pretty good when linked up to an old VHS recorder I have - the PVR has composite video in with the CINCH connectors .
So I decided to dig out my old Sony TRV14e Camcorder as i thought how cool it would be to record onto SD card instead of the Tape. so I got the video out cable (CINCH Phono 1 end and 3.5mm plug the other) plugged into my camcorder and then into the mini PVR ... terrible , the picture is all scrambled like! - how comes it works fine with the video out from the VHS recorder but dont work with the Video out from the TRV14e?
Here is a video of it, you can make out some kind of picture from the camcorder under the scrambled signal.

Rif.: Using an old TRV14E on a capture device.

Marino.Manolo — Fri, 15 May 2020 09:11:57 GMT

Are you sure it's not a mechanical or dirt problem of the Heads in the Handycam?

Rif.: Using an old TRV14E on a capture device.

IamNic — Fri, 15 May 2020 12:07:02 GMT

Hello @Marino.Manolo,

kindly read the post of @andy_from_sligo. He clearly says the output works fine when the cables are plugged into the TV directly, just when he tries to digitally record the output of the camera via the grabber/PVR the signal is scrambled.

@andy_from_sligo, how is the output coming from the camcorder - ist it a 3.5mm jack on the camcorders end and a Composite Video+2*Chinch on the other end?

- Nic