Hi! I bought a broken Saturn for $15 a couple of days ago, and now that I have everything I need to use it, I found it had two issues:
1. The games were only recognized as CDs.
2. The screen is in black and white on both a modern Sony LCD TV and my PVM-1341.
Problem one was easy enough to fix (turn the knob on the back of the laser very slightly until it works), but problem 2 has me stumped. I'm using a composite cable, and I've checked the cable for shorts (none that I could find), I've cleaned the board with 91% isopropyl alcohol, I've checked the voltages (3.38, 5.10, and 9.10 idle, 3.35, 5.08, 8.75 at lowest), and I've looked for leaking capacitors (none that I could see, but I know they can fail without leaking, and I intend to recap the system later anyway.) The 9V line concerns me, but I don't think it should effect this that much. Any ideas on how to fix the issue? Thank you!
1. The games were only recognized as CDs.
2. The screen is in black and white on both a modern Sony LCD TV and my PVM-1341.
Problem one was easy enough to fix (turn the knob on the back of the laser very slightly until it works), but problem 2 has me stumped. I'm using a composite cable, and I've checked the cable for shorts (none that I could find), I've cleaned the board with 91% isopropyl alcohol, I've checked the voltages (3.38, 5.10, and 9.10 idle, 3.35, 5.08, 8.75 at lowest), and I've looked for leaking capacitors (none that I could see, but I know they can fail without leaking, and I intend to recap the system later anyway.) The 9V line concerns me, but I don't think it should effect this that much. Any ideas on how to fix the issue? Thank you!