This is what the internet is really for, an almost 10 year old video that helps people even today with a similar problem they need fixed. Great guide kind sir!
For those wondering: No you do not need the RF and A/V connectors hooked up simultaneously. Use one or the other. Of the two, A/V offers superior sound and picture quality, so I highly recommend using it if possible. Only use the RF connector if your television doesn't have A/V inputs.
Cyborg Pirate Ninja Jesus okay thank you! I actually wanted to know this exact topic. I’m surprising my dad because this is the first console he ever had, so i’m doing my research so i know what to do. Once again, thank you!
Chrysta Santara mentioned their AV cable was red white and yellow, and that was confusing to them. The NES is mono, with only one audio channel (the red). The yellow is video, as mentioned in our video. Just leave your white cord hanging, it does not plug into anything since there is not a second audio channel.
You could get a Y adapter (1 male and 2 female), plug it on the NES, plug both audio cables to the end and ta-da! You got emulated stereo sound (Monostereo i think it is ?). Thats how i have it since i dont like it sounding from just one speaker.
+Retro Video Game Repair my screen is black when i hook up it up. is there anything special in the order. example put game in then turn on or vice versa?
I was wondering that the rf switch did. Thats so cool!! I really like the idea that when you are done with your game you just turn it off and then immediately to tv like hulu or netflix or something.
Thanks, like and subbed, i decided to try my nes, but i forgot how to hook it up, and this video helped a lot! Now i can play super mario bros like a pro
Thank you very much I have visited my childhood home and my parents still had my nes before they have past away the house was abanndoned for 2 years and no one told me so I have been paying the bills for nothing since no one was using it. Well anyways I went back to my childhood house and it looked the exact same like it did back in the 80s they left everything exactly the way it was 40 years ago so I took the old television and my old nes and it was an miracle that it still worked
Really though, there's no reason to use the RF adapter in this day and age, unless your TV is either an older budget model that doesn't have AV input or one that's REALLY old (built in the 70s or earlier, before AV was on most TVs). The NES doesn't use a proprietary AV cable like later Nintendo systems do, so it's not like you can't find them in any store either. RF stands for "radio frequency". What it basically does is trick your TV into thinking that it's getting a signal from over the air. As such, unless you live on Mars or something, there's naturally going to be at least a little interference from radio and TV stations, which can effect output. It also mixes the audio and video through one channel, which hurts the quality of both. An AV connection is direct, so there's no interference, and the audio and video are higher quality because they're on separate channels.
@@th-cc6ei It was only six years later, and stuff doesn’t magically disappear just because a nine turns to a zero, especially when it comes to big purchases. By your logic, I suppose nobody in 2021 is still using a TV manufactured in 2015? Televisions were much more expensive when adjusted for inflation. There were plenty of people still using sets from the ‘70s in 1985, especially in Japan. The original Famicom, released in 1983, was actually RF only. As I alluded to in my original comment, AV wasn’t introduced until the ‘70s, and it didn’t really catch on until the ‘80s as VCRs and game consoles became more common. Nintendo included RF for people who didn’t have a television with AV, which was a LOT of the install base. In fact, since a lot of kids were playing on an older TV that their parents let them have when a newer one replaced it in the living room, it may have even been MOST of it. The same likely holds true for the next couple generations. This is anecdotal, but in the ‘90s, I was playing my Sega Genesis on a 13” Zenith from 1986 that didn’t have AV. Most of the kids I knew were also using TVs made in the 80s or even the ‘70s, whether or not they had AV.
Cody Chalmers-We same dude my dads was at my grandmas and I was curious and I tried too hook it up but at first I didn’t have audio and video cords but then I got them the NES worked fine but had to reset a few times when there were random colorful shapes covering the screen
Thanks for the informative clip. One thing I was hoping you would talk about is the difference between the 2 hook up methods. Does one of the cables provide better audio or video then the other? Or are the results identical?
+SakuraandSesshomaru Nope. It's just there if you need it. I used to daisy chain all of my systems and VCR together that way, my only TV didn't have AV ports.
Well this is damning! I only have the RF switch and a pair of red and white double end cables lol. I really want to play super Mario Bros and Mario Bros 2 haha
Honestly I actually do agree with #TheSimsBrothers 3 year old post, and you know what also grinds my gear?, when people with little Nintendo knowledge call the Super Nintendo "Super SNES".
We got the whole thing set up the way you suggested but can't find it on our TV. Do you think it would be possible that our TV won't ever accept the game? It is an older GPX with a DVD player. We couldn't find any station where the Dr Mario would show up. Thanks for listening.
Can you hook one end of the RF switch to Nintendo and not TV,but your cable box? I don't see a place on my TV for RF connection? 2nd question,if not is its just easier to by pass the RF switch and just buy the red and black/yellow cables at best buy,I'm assuming those are easy to buy.
any game i put in when i hook it up to my tv has static lines going vertically on the screen. the rf switch doesnt make a difference and we have the audio and video lines connected.
Just bought the NES. Got a blinking Yellow screen when connected to the TV via AV Comp. I have seen that you suggest to clean the 72 pin connecter. Where is it situated? Thanks!
I have a NES 101 Top Loader. I have a HDTV with a coaxial input, just like you have. When I connect them, put a game in and turn on, I get a solid gray screen. I've tried multiple games, and I get a solid gray screen every time. What's the problem and solution?
i cant seem to get mine working ...do ya have to plug the power connector? i did with mine and im not even sure if its the right one but im not sure do i have to?
I figured it out now, it was cuz I have a big bad HD tv, and I was trying to use the av cables, then I relized all I have to do is plug the RF cord into the actual cable port. thought if I did that I would need to unplug the cable whenever I wanna play then back when I watch tv. then I found out that I can have it all hooked up at the same time and I just need to change the channel for 4 to 3.
Just got a Sharp brand LC-48LE551U, which has an RF connector in the back for antennae and cable, and I hooked up my top-loading NES (which only has RF, no RCA option) through the connector on the TV. I used the TV's auto-sense to find available channels (there is no manual option) with "antenna" selected as the channel source, and even though it found a channel 3.1 and 3.2, neither channel allows me to use the NES. It doesn't find a channel 4, so that option's out the window. I went through each channel the TV found and tried using the NES with the switch flipped to both channel 3 and channel 4 and nothing worked. I've heard channel 36 works but the TV won't find a channel 36. Also of note is that if I unscrew the RF cable from the TV, the channels no longer work at all. So, to summarize: without the NES plugged in I get no channels. But no matter what channel I turn to and no matter which channel I have the NES set to (3 or 4), the TV ignores the NES and nothing shows up or changes from the TV channel when I try turning on the NES, whatever show is on simply continues showing on screen. What is wrong and how do I use my NES on this TV? I know about the VCR trick by having the RF plug into that and having the VCR plug its RCA into the TV, but since this TV has an RF plug, there should be a way to get the NES to work on it. Help, please! I can't find anything on google for this problem.
Start from scratch. Run your TV's channel scan without the Nintendo RF switch connected and just connect your antenna or cable TV system to your TV. When your TV is done programming all the channels it can find, connect your antenna or CATV system to the RF cable post on the Nintendo RF Switch labeled "Antenna In" and then connect the coaxial extension cable attached to the RF Switch to your TV's or VCR's (if you have one) Antenna In cable post. If you have a VCR, connect a coaxial cable from the RF post on the VCR's rear labeled "Out to TV" to your TV after connecting the RF Switch to your VCR. There's no need to connect your VCR to your TV with AV cables if you've connected the RF Switch to your VCR. Be sure that your TV is tuned to channel 3 NOT CHANNEL 3.1 OR 3.2 when you turn your NES on. The Nintendo RF Switch is an RF modulator which is an obsolete device. RF modulators output on analog channels, usually 3 or 4 as the NES does, but wouldn't understand what a digital subchannel like channel 3.1 is. So to review, connect antenna to RF switch, connect RF switch to TV. If you have a VCR, connect RF switch with connected antenna to VCR's "Antenna In" cable post. Then connect a coaxial cable or your VCR's packaged RF cable from VCR's "Out to TV" cable post to your TV. The VCR won't have to be on when your NES is on as both the Nintendo RF Switch and the VCR's built in RF modulator are passive and can relay signals to your TV without power. Hope this helps!
Because there is no channel 3 that turns up on the TV. All it gives me is 3.1 and 3.2, so yeah, of course that's what I tried when it was my only option.
I have a 3 colored AV cable to hook up to both and it's not working. Do I need just the two one? Also sometimes my power button light doesn't want to come on. Perhaps my console isn't any good. I thrifted it.
RCA cables connect the AV out on the right side of the NES (red = audio, yellow = video) to the red and yellow or white and yellow AV inputs on your TV (whether it is a CRT or flat screen TV does not matter). If you are trying to connect to the coax input on your TV (again, doesn't matter if it's CRT TV or flat screen TV), you will need to use an RF switch to connect from the RF out on the back of the NES. Zapper light gun controllers will not work with any flat screen TV. They need an old-fashioned CRT TV so that light reflects off the screen. Hope that helps. Not quite sure I understand your question.
I have a question. So I plugged everything in, the AV cables the AC adapter, and the game, but for some reason the TV only puts out the audio and not the video. Is there anything I could try to get it to work?
So if i get this right. I could play for example a sega md on a modern tv with a (Europe) a rf connection when i plug it into the "Air Cable" connector?
when i push the power button.. the red light doesn't turn on. and i was wondering.. is it broke? or does it need to be plugged in? or hooked up to the tv....
I have an top loader Nes model NESP-101 (Aus) NES-002E (Aus)ONLY It only has the "RF OUT" and "AC 9V AC ADAPTER" at the rest for connection points; my question is how do I get this model NES to connect to a newer flat screen TV? I can not wait to get gaming and have tried a fair few ways of connecting it up please help!!!!
Michael Cucilovic sadly, that is probably the worst part about the toploader is the fact that it only can use that one output (I can't think of it right now) but I'm sure there is a way. Wish I could help but I forget which system for output/input it uses.
What is an HMDIRHM ID cable in the box what are they for and do I need them to hook up the old gaming systems and I have every gave me old gaming system but just a new TV that has nothing to connect the old gaming systems to could you please help me
Please do check your 72 pin connector. It might needs cleaning. We would suggest to clean your system. We offer the cleaning kit on our website. Thanks for viewing!
I'm using AV cables but it wont work. I flip through all the channels and it turn it to AV but still nothing. i haven't tried using an RF switch yet but do i really have to? i have a third party retro NES and it works just fine so is it really that different than the original? maybe I'm doing something wrong but idk what. Any advice?
Do you know if you need cable for it to work via RF switch. I set mine up on a TV and it worked. Then I moved and I set it up on the same TV but it didn't work. I don't yet have cable so I think it might be that. If you know please give me an answer. Thanks.
mine hooks up fine BUT i did notice lag in response when I press a or b button...on crt no lag. Must be common.... any input on this issue... possibly a fix to it
i don't have the same color cables. i have one red, one yellow, and one white cable things. and there are so many things to plug it into and i'm so confused and i don't want to mess up my TV. what do i do with the plugs i have, they are different?
I have a top loading NES system that only offers an RF cable connection, but my TV doesn't have an input for that. Is there a way to turn the RF cable into a something that can be connected to the AV inputs?
I do have a Nintendo and I have the yellow and the red hooked up and the power is plugged in but im not getting any changes from the nes and its on channel 3 for both tv and the nes I don't have the rf switch for the nes..
This can happen sometimes. Try: -taking the cables out and putting them back in -plugging the AV cords into the back of your VCR player or is it DVR idk -plugging the AV cords into the back of your DVD player -plugging the AV cords into the back of your Blue-Ray player These also help if your TV is just so advanced that your console/cables have become too outdated for your TV to recognize or be compatible with. -also try channel 4
Hey Retro Video Game Repair my problem is that i am trying to hook my NES Console but whenever i connect it to the tv it does not show up at all. I made sure that the NES is switched to the appropriate channel and I dont have the red light blinkning but it doesnt show any image at all on the screen it just stays with a static screen. Could it possibly be because i am only using the RF adaptor? Do i need to use the Rf adaptor along with the AV cable or should i use a different RF adaptor. Thanks for your help and I hope that it works.
I found an NES in my basement but unfortunately I don’t have the RF cable or games or controllers just the NES system, zap gun, just the yellow/ white components & a black cord with a jackole the end
We do sell them on our site (search for nintendo repair shop) for $69.99. That is for a system that has been cleaned and refurbished (including a 72 pin connector replacement).
Even though my RF cable is set up correctly i set my console to change to channel 4 to work but yet nothing happens. Only the tv show appears that it not the game
This is what the internet is really for, an almost 10 year old video that helps people even today with a similar problem they need fixed. Great guide kind sir!
Indeed! My tv is 12 years old, so this was great (my NES didn't work though, no surprise there 😅. Just the classic blinking screen of death)
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I love my Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System System
@@Felix-tv8jy Which part is broken?
@@Felix-tv8jy You're three years late
For those wondering: No you do not need the RF and A/V connectors hooked up simultaneously. Use one or the other.
Of the two, A/V offers superior sound and picture quality, so I highly recommend using it if possible. Only use the RF connector if your television doesn't have A/V inputs.
I was just going to ask about that. I do not want to buy an RF connector, and I have a spare AV cable lying around.
I tried the av connectors option but I get a grey screen. How do I fix this?
You probably plugged the port for the video in the component/green blue or red slot. It goes in the yellow slot
Cyborg Pirate Ninja Jesus okay thank you! I actually wanted to know this exact topic. I’m surprising my dad because this is the first console he ever had, so i’m doing my research so i know what to do. Once again, thank you!
I try the av didn't work so pissed right now I just bought a system online for 160 so when u turn this system on is the red light post to flash red?
Man I'm glad i still have this thing.
Chrysta Santara mentioned their AV cable was red white and yellow, and that was confusing to them. The NES is mono, with only one audio channel (the red). The yellow is video, as mentioned in our video. Just leave your white cord hanging, it does not plug into anything since there is not a second audio channel.
You could get a Y adapter (1 male and 2 female), plug it on the NES, plug both audio cables to the end and ta-da!
You got emulated stereo sound (Monostereo i think it is ?). Thats how i have it since i dont like it sounding from just one speaker.
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Yea best way to do it if you want even sound ^^
+Retro Video Game Repair my screen is black when i hook up it up. is there anything special in the order. example put game in then turn on or vice versa?
+Retro Video Game Repair Most TV's split any audio going into the left port to a pseudostereo, so dont put it in the red.
thank you for the help!
It's been a while. So excited.
LOL, it was a reference to an old NES commercial, where the tagline was, "your parents help you hook it up"
Thank you. This is a perfectly explained tutorial that described everything that I needed to know.
I was wondering that the rf switch did. Thats so cool!! I really like the idea that when you are done with your game you just turn it off and then immediately to tv like hulu or netflix or something.
bro this one of the reasons that UA-cam should have been made around the early 80s
Yes people would watch on landline connected to a vcr
@@creativebirds_ I completely forgot about this video
Interesting. I didn't realize the Non-US NES systems (PAL) were built that way. Thanks for posting!
What?
Is there a part two? What needs to happen after you turn the system on? How do you navigate the channel thing?
The thing I don't like about these videos is that no one ever shows it actually working at the end.
Thanks, like and subbed, i decided to try my nes, but i forgot how to hook it up, and this video helped a lot! Now i can play super mario bros like a pro
our dad’s had to figure this stuff out on their own haha ugh to be back in 1989 again 🥺
Thank you very much I have visited my childhood home and my parents still had my nes before they have past away the house was abanndoned for 2 years and no one told me so I have been paying the bills for nothing since no one was using it. Well anyways I went back to my childhood house and it looked the exact same like it did back in the 80s they left everything exactly the way it was 40 years ago so I took the old television and my old nes and it was an miracle that it still worked
Really though, there's no reason to use the RF adapter in this day and age, unless your TV is either an older budget model that doesn't have AV input or one that's REALLY old (built in the 70s or earlier, before AV was on most TVs). The NES doesn't use a proprietary AV cable like later Nintendo systems do, so it's not like you can't find them in any store either.
RF stands for "radio frequency". What it basically does is trick your TV into thinking that it's getting a signal from over the air. As such, unless you live on Mars or something, there's naturally going to be at least a little interference from radio and TV stations, which can effect output. It also mixes the audio and video through one channel, which hurts the quality of both. An AV connection is direct, so there's no interference, and the audio and video are higher quality because they're on separate channels.
Tell this to an Atari 2600.
So a 1985 Nintendo was designed for tvs 10 years old lol totally not true
@@th-cc6ei It was only six years later, and stuff doesn’t magically disappear just because a nine turns to a zero, especially when it comes to big purchases. By your logic, I suppose nobody in 2021 is still using a TV manufactured in 2015?
Televisions were much more expensive when adjusted for inflation. There were plenty of people still using sets from the ‘70s in 1985, especially in Japan. The original Famicom, released in 1983, was actually RF only. As I alluded to in my original comment, AV wasn’t introduced until the ‘70s, and it didn’t really catch on until the ‘80s as VCRs and game consoles became more common. Nintendo included RF for people who didn’t have a television with AV, which was a LOT of the install base. In fact, since a lot of kids were playing on an older TV that their parents let them have when a newer one replaced it in the living room, it may have even been MOST of it. The same likely holds true for the next couple generations. This is anecdotal, but in the ‘90s, I was playing my Sega Genesis on a 13” Zenith from 1986 that didn’t have AV. Most of the kids I knew were also using TVs made in the 80s or even the ‘70s, whether or not they had AV.
just found my dads old nes so im trying to get it to work thanks!
Cody Chalmers-We same dude my dads was at my grandmas and I was curious and I tried too hook it up but at first I didn’t have audio and video cords but then I got them the NES worked fine but had to reset a few times when there were random colorful shapes covering the screen
Thx now im asking my dad for one :)
This was so helpful!
Glad you liked the video. Sometimes the seemingly simple stuff is the most difficult.
Thanks for posting this.
Getting my Nes in the mail soon
Did you got it?
Probably since its been 4 years since the comment.
You can never be sure
I’m bob.
Thanks for the informative clip. One thing I was hoping you would talk about is the difference between the 2 hook up methods. Does one of the cables provide better audio or video then the other? Or are the results identical?
Welp, I’m six years late, but yes! The red, yellow, and white cords bring slightly more improved video and audio, but it’s not a big difference.
Mine works fine with either the AV cables or RF switch. I use the a Y splitter with the AV cables so the audio comes out of both speakers.
Did anyone else nerd out when they spotted Goldeneye007 in this video?
Thanks all of my questions have been answered ,,,, handshakes
so...you need both the AV and the RF switch hooked up? im confused. i thought you could get by with just the RF
I made a y wire for my sound it works perfectly so you have sound from both speakers.
I wish I could remember what the nes actually looked like back in the 90's compared to hooking it up to newer tv
so helpful I had no idea the nes could even hook up to a TV
So, I don't really need to plug another cable into the RF switch at all to get it to work as long as I have it plugged from the TV to the system?
+SakuraandSesshomaru Nope. It's just there if you need it. I used to daisy chain all of my systems and VCR together that way, my only TV didn't have AV ports.
It only takes two (mono audio and a video), but you could use a 3 wire and only use two of them.
Well this is damning! I only have the RF switch and a pair of red and white double end cables lol. I really want to play super Mario Bros and Mario Bros 2 haha
I can't respect someone who says nintendo NES system
TheSimsBrothers yeah there’s no entertainment in this comment and this video
TheSimsBrothers
Whaaat? It's Short for "Nintendo Nintendo entertainment System System"
TheSimsBrothers that's simply because your an idiot. It is a very common problem.
+Steve he aint an idiot NES stands for Nintendo entertainment system
Honestly I actually do agree with #TheSimsBrothers 3 year old post, and you know what also grinds my gear?, when people with little Nintendo knowledge call the Super Nintendo "Super SNES".
does it have to be just the two audio video wires or could it be the modern 3 video audio wires?
You can use the video audio and etc to it
Is it really necessary to have the RF connector when you still have the av cord?
Do u still put the HD tv on channel 3 or a certain analog channel?
Omg thank you so much, I was so confused on what to do cause I have the older screw thingy and haven't played it in forever !
We got the whole thing set up the way you suggested but can't find it on our TV. Do you think it would be possible that our TV won't ever accept the game? It is an older GPX with a DVD player. We couldn't find any station where the Dr Mario would show up. Thanks for listening.
Why is it so blurry? It's hard to tell what's holding or plugging into.
Can you hook one end of the RF switch to Nintendo and not TV,but your cable box? I don't see a place on my TV for RF connection? 2nd question,if not is its just easier to by pass the RF switch and just buy the red and black/yellow cables at best buy,I'm assuming those are easy to buy.
I have the NES Classic but I just found my original NES but all I have is the system no power cord or controllers lol. Wondering if it still works.
any game i put in when i hook it up to my tv has static lines going vertically on the screen. the rf switch doesnt make a difference and we have the audio and video lines connected.
Note to people with a Famicom: Use the NES RF unit, and use channel 95 or 96.
Just bought the NES. Got a blinking Yellow screen when connected to the TV via AV Comp. I have seen that you suggest to clean the 72 pin connecter. Where is it situated? Thanks!
Brill info, thank you :)
Very helpful video!! Thank you!!!!
I have a NES 101 Top Loader. I have a HDTV with a coaxial input, just like you have. When I connect them, put a game in and turn on, I get a solid gray screen. I've tried multiple games, and I get a solid gray screen every time. What's the problem and solution?
Well,some of them still have the RF switch. My PAL A Italian NES has a ch3/ch4 switch.
i cant seem to get mine working ...do ya have to plug the power connector? i did with mine and im not even sure if its the right one but im not sure do i have to?
hey what do you do if you already have the tv connected to cable and you set it up with a rf switch
I figured it out now, it was cuz I have a big bad HD tv, and I was trying to use the av cables, then I relized all I have to do is plug the RF cord into the actual cable port. thought if I did that I would need to unplug the cable whenever I wanna play then back when I watch tv. then I found out that I can have it all hooked up at the same time and I just need to change the channel for 4 to 3.
Just got a Sharp brand LC-48LE551U, which has an RF connector in the back for antennae and cable, and I hooked up my top-loading NES (which only has RF, no RCA option) through the connector on the TV. I used the TV's auto-sense to find available channels (there is no manual option) with "antenna" selected as the channel source, and even though it found a channel 3.1 and 3.2, neither channel allows me to use the NES. It doesn't find a channel 4, so that option's out the window. I went through each channel the TV found and tried using the NES with the switch flipped to both channel 3 and channel 4 and nothing worked. I've heard channel 36 works but the TV won't find a channel 36. Also of note is that if I unscrew the RF cable from the TV, the channels no longer work at all.
So, to summarize: without the NES plugged in I get no channels. But no matter what channel I turn to and no matter which channel I have the NES set to (3 or 4), the TV ignores the NES and nothing shows up or changes from the TV channel when I try turning on the NES, whatever show is on simply continues showing on screen. What is wrong and how do I use my NES on this TV? I know about the VCR trick by having the RF plug into that and having the VCR plug its RCA into the TV, but since this TV has an RF plug, there should be a way to get the NES to work on it. Help, please! I can't find anything on google for this problem.
Start from scratch. Run your TV's channel scan without the Nintendo RF switch connected and just connect your antenna or cable TV system to your TV. When your TV is done programming all the channels it can find, connect your antenna or CATV system to the RF cable post on the Nintendo RF Switch labeled "Antenna In" and then connect the coaxial extension cable attached to the RF Switch to your TV's or VCR's (if you have one) Antenna In cable post. If you have a VCR, connect a coaxial cable from the RF post on the VCR's rear labeled "Out to TV" to your TV after connecting the RF Switch to your VCR. There's no need to connect your VCR to your TV with AV cables if you've connected the RF Switch to your VCR. Be sure that your TV is tuned to channel 3 NOT CHANNEL 3.1 OR 3.2 when you turn your NES on. The Nintendo RF Switch is an RF modulator which is an obsolete device. RF modulators output on analog channels, usually 3 or 4 as the NES does, but wouldn't understand what a digital subchannel like channel 3.1 is. So to review, connect antenna to RF switch, connect RF switch to TV. If you have a VCR, connect RF switch with connected antenna to VCR's "Antenna In" cable post. Then connect a coaxial cable or your VCR's packaged RF cable from VCR's "Out to TV" cable post to your TV. The VCR won't have to be on when your NES is on as both the Nintendo RF Switch and the VCR's built in RF modulator are passive and can relay signals to your TV without power. Hope this helps!
I don't have a TV antenna or cable at all. I only use my TV for my game consoles and don't watch TV.
EBsessor
You tried tuning the TV to channel 3 not 3.1 or 3.2 with the switch on the back of the NES flipped to Ch 3?
Because there is no channel 3 that turns up on the TV. All it gives me is 3.1 and 3.2, so yeah, of course that's what I tried when it was my only option.
EBsessor
What happens if you press 3 and then Enter on your remote?
I have a 3 colored AV cable to hook up to both and it's not working. Do I need just the two one? Also sometimes my power button light doesn't want to come on. Perhaps my console isn't any good. I thrifted it.
does it have to be a regular Nintendo I only have a refurbished one
Question if u use hdmi converter can the coaxial switch work or do I need the yellow and red cords?
Would RCA cables work if you have a CRT TV (for duck hunting) with only one input, which is being used for a cable box?
RCA cables connect the AV out on the right side of the NES (red = audio, yellow = video) to the red and yellow or white and yellow AV inputs on your TV (whether it is a CRT or flat screen TV does not matter).
If you are trying to connect to the coax input on your TV (again, doesn't matter if it's CRT TV or flat screen TV), you will need to use an RF switch to connect from the RF out on the back of the NES.
Zapper light gun controllers will not work with any flat screen TV. They need an old-fashioned CRT TV so that light reflects off the screen.
Hope that helps. Not quite sure I understand your question.
I have a question. So I plugged everything in, the AV cables the AC adapter, and the game, but for some reason the TV only puts out the audio and not the video. Is there anything I could try to get it to work?
Can you use the double component cables? The red, yellow and white to red, yellow and white.
The thing is new TV's often have no AV inputs, but HDMI and RF.
For some reason RF doesn't want to work either.
I have the original Nintendo and it doesn't have 2 ports on the back. It only has 1 port. So how will that work?
I don’t have the red and black cables but I have the cable box can it still work without
Those audio cables in this vid does it work for SNES & N64 too? Is it the same for them?
This video helped me a lot thank you so much 👌🏻✌🏻️👍🏻😀
Hey I just got a super like this but I need help is the system post to flash red when u turn it on?
Quick answer for a quick question: Can I use only my RF Switch and go or must I have to use also the AV cables?
You can plug in the rf tune the tv make sure nes is switched on. If not you will need the other cables.
When im using the RF cable what channel does my tv need to be on?. What input?
So if i get this right. I could play for example a sega md on a modern tv with a (Europe) a rf connection when i plug it into the "Air Cable" connector?
when i push the power button.. the red light doesn't turn on. and i was wondering.. is it broke? or does it need to be plugged in? or hooked up to the tv....
Thanks this was very helpful
Hey,I might be doing something wrong but I did exactly what you said and it’s nothing so if you could help me out that’d be great thx
How do you put your tv on 3 or 4? I don't think digital TVs even go to those channels anymore do they?
I have an top loader Nes model NESP-101 (Aus)
NES-002E (Aus)ONLY
It only has the "RF OUT" and "AC 9V AC ADAPTER" at the rest for connection points; my question is how do I get this model NES to connect to a newer flat screen TV?
I can not wait to get gaming and have tried a fair few ways of connecting it up please help!!!!
Michael Cucilovic sadly, that is probably the worst part about the toploader is the fact that it only can use that one output (I can't think of it right now) but I'm sure there is a way. Wish I could help but I forget which system for output/input it uses.
What is an HMDIRHM ID cable in the box what are they for and do I need them to hook up the old gaming systems and I have every gave me old gaming system but just a new TV that has nothing to connect the old gaming systems to could you please help me
What does it mean when the Red power light blinks
wow this video could have been less than 2 minute long with way less needless chatter!!
Please do check your 72 pin connector. It might needs cleaning. We would suggest to clean your system. We offer the cleaning kit on our website. Thanks for viewing!
do i have to have that little box peice because i have all other cords for it to work
I'm using AV cables but it wont work. I flip through all the channels and it turn it to AV but still nothing. i haven't tried using an RF switch yet but do i really have to? i have a third party retro NES and it works just fine so is it really that different than the original? maybe I'm doing something wrong but idk what. Any advice?
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loved the video however from my input i only have live tv not just tv so its not working.
I have an NES with composite RCAs and my TV only has HDMI. What do I need to make that work? Thanks so much
What do I do with this thing that plugs into the wall? You didn’t mention it
Does a red white and yellow AV cable work if I didn't plug in the white?
Do you know if you need cable for it to work via RF switch. I set mine up on a TV and it worked. Then I moved and I set it up on the same TV but it didn't work. I don't yet have cable so I think it might be that. If you know please give me an answer. Thanks.
What channel should it be? Put the cables in, power adapter in and tried all inputs, but all says no signal?
Did you change the signal to AV? (You obviously need to do that.)
I have a model no. NES-101. Can you make a reveiw on that please.
It's better if you hook it up with a plasma TV or just an old TV. Any game for the NES will look better.
thanks man it really worked
Hey I have a fire tv but not sure how to set up since technically I don’t have channel 3
mine hooks up fine BUT i did notice lag in response when I press a or b button...on crt no lag. Must be common.... any input on this issue... possibly a fix to it
i don't have the same color cables. i have one red, one yellow, and one white cable things. and there are so many things to plug it into and i'm so confused and i don't want to mess up my TV. what do i do with the plugs i have, they are different?
I have a top loading NES system that only offers an RF cable connection, but my TV doesn't have an input for that. Is there a way to turn the RF cable into a something that can be connected to the AV inputs?
I do have a Nintendo and I have the yellow and the red hooked up and the power is plugged in but im not getting any changes from the nes and its on channel 3 for both tv and the nes I don't have the rf switch for the nes..
This can happen sometimes. Try:
-taking the cables out and putting them back in
-plugging the AV cords into the back of your VCR player or is it DVR idk
-plugging the AV cords into the back of your DVD player
-plugging the AV cords into the back of your Blue-Ray player
These also help if your TV is just so advanced that your console/cables have become too outdated for your TV to recognize or be compatible with.
-also try channel 4
Is one method of connecting to the TV superior to the other?
Hey Retro Video Game Repair my problem is that i am trying to hook my NES Console but whenever i connect it to the tv it does not show up at all. I made sure that the NES is switched to the appropriate channel and I dont have the red light blinkning but it doesnt show any image at all on the screen it just stays with a static screen. Could it possibly be because i am only using the RF adaptor? Do i need to use the Rf adaptor along with the AV cable or should i use a different RF adaptor. Thanks for your help and I hope that it works.
if your tv is old you need the rf if it is new like hd try using av lead and go to av/rgb on tv.
Harps Starkz Thanks man! I finally got it to work. Now unless you've got really good advice on how to beat Mike Tyson then idk
Harps Starkz Thanks man! I finally got it to work. Now unless you've got really good advice on how to beat Mike Tyson then idk
I found an NES in my basement but unfortunately I don’t have the RF cable or games or controllers just the NES system, zap gun, just the yellow/ white components & a black cord with a jackole the end
Can you do a video how to hook up a 64?
We do sell them on our site (search for nintendo repair shop) for $69.99. That is for a system that has been cleaned and refurbished (including a 72 pin connector replacement).
Even though my RF cable is set up correctly i set my console to change to channel 4 to work but yet nothing happens. Only the tv show appears that it not the game
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