VIC-20 -- no sound

From: Marion Bates <Marion.Bates_at_Dartmouth.EDU>
Date: Thu Sep 10 17:55:07 1998

--- Tony Duell wrote:
What you need is a cable with the tips of the plugs connected to pins 5
and 3 (and the sleeves to pin 2). That's actually a very common audio
cable - I would think RatShack would have one.
--- end of quote ---

They didn't, so I made one to match your description here. It checks out fine with the multimeter, but I still get video with no audio. Leads me to believe there's a problem with the VIC itself.

Or maybe my TV is really weird. There's been an anomaly with the C64 for as long as I can remember, which is that when I use the video cable (the one that splits into three RCA's, one for video and two for sound) with the video-in jacks on the TV, I get a nice, sharp, black and white display, no color. If I use the composite port and a TV/game modulator box, I get (cruddy) color. I've checked every setting I can find on the TV for color/B&W stuff, but everything looks right. ???

Thanks again for the help.

-- MB
Received on Thu Sep 10 1998 - 17:55:07 BST