3.6 - My Playstation picture bounces!
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This article is from the Sony video game controllers FAQ, by Lord Xarph and his Flying Circus xarph@blueneptune.com with numerous contributions by others.
3.6 - My Playstation picture bounces!
We usually get a flood of these messages every Christmas. The reason
is that your TV is either a Zenith or uses Zenith components. The
Playstation, perhaps to save money or processing power, skips
even-numbered scanlines on the TV screen when it is in lo w-resolution
(around 320x240) mode. Zenith TVs don't know how to cope with this
properly and go whacko, either causing the image to bounce up and
down, lopping off the top or bottom of the picture, displaying it in a
shrunken-down image, or just plain not showing anything on the
screen. Fortunately, you can take your Playstation to Sony and they'll
install a chip for free that will fix this problem. The turnaround
time is anywhere from three days to a week. I've never heard of anyone
not getting their Playstation back after more than five days. If you
really don't want to send out your PSX, Doug Dingus mailed me with a
workaround if you have a newer Zenith:
The truth is that very old Zeniths work great. These are the old
Chroma Color series. The newer ones are of two types. Those with an on
screen menu and those without. If you have a Zenith without the
on-screen menu, then you are SOL. Better get one of the chips, and or
a new television.
If you have the onscreen televisions (system 2, 3, or better), then
there is a good chance that a solution lies right in your
television. Here is what I learned about mine from the TV Repair
manual. (This works for System 3 NTSC televisions sold in USA for
sure. Your mileage may vary...)
To access the service menu, press the menu, volume up, and channel up
buttons at exactly the same time. Most things in here need to be left
alone. What the Playstation needs turned on is the 'VFORCED'
option. This allows the television to sync up to the interlaced
playstation signal.
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