How To Use S-Video Input on SIMA Color Corrector?

About six minths ago I purchased a "Sima Color Corrector" from
Amazon.com (not the SCC-2).

I have been using it as follows with good results - coaxial video
cable from DVD player to SCC, coaxial video cable from SCC to TV set.

Recently I borrowed an s-video cable and tried the following
connection - s-video cable from DVD player to SCC, coaxial video
cable from SCC to TV set. In this case, the TV set receives no
picture, regardless of the position of the "bypass switch". All
I changed was the input source, to s-video instead of coaxial.

Additionally, I took the DVD player to a friend's home, where we
connected the s-video DVD output directly to his TV, which had
an s-video input. This worked fine, so I know my DVD player's
s-video output is working and that my s-video cable is OK.

Is my SCC unit malfunctioning, or do I need to do something
special to "select" the s-video input? Is anyone using this
unit successfully in the configuration I describe?

best regards,

Martin

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<<About six months ago I purchased a "Sima Color Corrector" from
Amazon.com (not the SCC-2).>>

I have been using it as follows with good results - coaxial video cable
from DVD player to SCC, coaxial video cable from SCC to TV set.>>

<<Recently I borrowed an s-video cable and tried the following
connection - s-video cable from DVD player to SCC, coaxial video cable
from SCC to TV set. In this case, the TV set receives no picture,
regardless of the position of the "bypass switch". All I changed was
the input source, to s-video instead of coaxial.>>

<<Additionally, I took the DVD player to a friend's home, where we
connected the s-video DVD output directly to his TV, which had an
s-video input. This worked fine, so I know my DVD player's s-video
output is working and that my s-video cable is OK.>>

<<Is my SCC unit malfunctioning, or do I need to do something special
to "select" the s-video input? Is anyone using this unit successfully
in the configuration I describe? best regards, Martin>>


My SCC Color Corrector Pro-Series has a built in decoder that does
composite to S-video and S-video to composite conversions. It appears
that your unit does not have this capability.

One-Shot Scot

On that unit you cannot input s-video and get composite out. You have to
output the same cable type as you input. If your tv has no s-video, you
gain nothing anyway if that was your thinking.


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> About six minths ago I purchased a "Sima Color Corrector" from
> Amazon.com (not the SCC-2).
>
> I have been using it as follows with good results - coaxial video
> cable from DVD player to SCC, coaxial video cable from SCC to TV set.
>
> Recently I borrowed an s-video cable and tried the following
> connection - s-video cable from DVD player to SCC, coaxial video
> cable from SCC to TV set. In this case, the TV set receives no
> picture, regardless of the position of the "bypass switch". All
> I changed was the input source, to s-video instead of coaxial.
>
> Additionally, I took the DVD player to a friend's home, where we
> connected the s-video DVD output directly to his TV, which had
> an s-video input. This worked fine, so I know my DVD player's
> s-video output is working and that my s-video cable is OK.
>
> Is my SCC unit malfunctioning, or do I need to do something
> special to "select" the s-video input? Is anyone using this
> unit successfully in the configuration I describe?
>
> best regards,
>
> Martin

Biz

"Biz" <> wrote in message news:<2lfmd.24512$>...
> On that unit you cannot input s-video and get composite out. You have to
> output the same cable type as you input. If your tv has no s-video, you
> gain nothing anyway if that was your thinking.
>

My performing this test was an attempt to devise a way
to send my laptop's S-video output to a regular VCR.

thanks,

Martin

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If you cant find a way to output composite from your laptop, you'll need to
pick up an SVHS VCR. They are dirt cheap now, and of course have s-video
inputs.


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> "Biz" <> wrote in message
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> > On that unit you cannot input s-video and get composite out. You have
to
> > output the same cable type as you input. If your tv has no s-video, you
> > gain nothing anyway if that was your thinking.
> >
>
> My performing this test was an attempt to devise a way
> to send my laptop's S-video output to a regular VCR.
>
> thanks,
>
> Martin

Biz