Fitting An Asuka Tv Tuner In A M35

[Commsman]

How did u connect the two tuners? If you made the cable yourself, check the video wiring for short circuit between inner & outer (braid). Also make sure it's plugged into the correct pins on the white connector on OEM tuner. If it was a bought cable, forget all that - it's probably OK.

I'd try it out connected to a standard TV screen. Make sure it's not an outright faulty tuner.

Do you have an actual Asuka or one of the gold ones I used to supply?

[whitestag]

asuka HR3, brought cable, only thing not wired up yet is antenna as i gotta get the connector tomorrow, but i wouldnt think antenna would matter, the asuka gets power and turns on, i got it plugged into the standard tuners white plug hole, only goes in one way... from what i belive is that is all thats needed to get video, two powers to the tuner ( and earth) the made wire for 2 sound and 1 video, will pull out the extention lead and test on standard tv tomrrow arvo.

[asbks]

How did you get power to the asuka - did you tap into the +12v for the oem tuner or have you run a separate power wire from somewhere else? (I'm just wondering if you've cut into the power for the oem tuner maybe the oem tuner is no longer getting power)

[whitestag]

ive spliced into OEM, but it still gets power got some nice wire splicer's so i dont make a mess, checked power on both aswell.

[asbks]

I don't mean to be insulting with this; but have you turned the asuka on with the remote control? When I hooked up my aftermarket tv tuner (bought off ebay) and powered it up and turned the screen on to tv I just got a black screen - took me about 20 seconds to realise I needed to actually turn the aftermarket tuner on with the remote control.

The only other problem I could think of is an issue with the cable, or a dud unit. Checking with the standard tv would be the next troubleshooting step I guess.

[ironpaw]

The Asuka uses 12v yeah?

Just want to know as I'm gonna get rid of mine and chuck a WDTV in there.

Sick of size storage limitations and the inability to playback anything other then mp3 and divx...

[whitestag]

yeah 12v,