does the player actually have a button on the interface for tvout??

i know several people now who thought they had got t tv out player but did not as they look the same as the non tv version, seller just copies and pastes

also on soome models pushing the power swich can activate tv out

Re: Sound but no picture on TV output on MP5 player
 

makd511,

On my mp5, there is no physical button to switch to TV-Out. Instead, the TV-Out function is setup by the settings in the Toolbox Menu ( ie System settings) that I described in my previous posting, and you must use the TV-Out cable with the 4 conductor mini-plug, which is inserted into the mp5 player's earphone jack.

There could very well be sellers, that falsely claim a TV-Out function. In that case, I guess you would have to carefully open the mp5 player, and examine the chips. My mp5 player has a Chrontel TV Encoder chip (CH7024B-DF) for the TV-Out function.
here is a link for the datasheet... http://www.chrontel.com/pdf/7023-7024ad.pdf

Here is a pic of the board layout of my mp5 player.

http://uploadingit.com/files/1013684...PCB-Layout.jpg

There are 7 chips in this mp5 player.

TV Encoder: Chrontel CH7024B-DF
CPU: Ingenic JZ4725
Flash memory: two 4GB chips (Samsung K9LBG80BUOM)
Audio Amp (1watt) LM4890 ( smallest chip)
Unknown ??: Is this for TFT screen display ? ( Markings look like .. 48LCAM10A1)
FM Radio Function: SP3767 AHN

If anyone can identify the Unknown ?? chip, please post a description. ...thanks

Re: Sound but no picture on TV output on MP5 player
 

Hi, I had same problem (on tv-out, only sound) and problem was that cable, it dosen't work correcly, somtimes it works, and somtimes it dont, try anothr cable.

also my tv out cable goes to head-phone jack.

EDIT: and to get playr to tv-out mode:

Go to main menu, and select options>TV mode>PAL(or NTSC)
then go back to options menu and select TVSWITCH and select on and plug your tv-out cables to tv and then to your player, thats how it works on my mp5 player (product name: S400, major version ID: 3.0, hardware ID: RK2706)

Re: Sound but no picture on TV output on MP5 player
 

Oilburner2,

Your player looks identical to mine. I also have a problem. I have sound but my video output is Black and White. My chipset is the Ingenic 4725 described by Autofils. Its driving me crazy if the player is defective or if I have a cabling problem. I live in the USA and have set the player to NTSC and other than the color problem, it looks OK. Have tried direct connect to my TV, through my VCR, a standalone VCR with A/V inputs etc. but nothing out with color. Communication with the vendor is frustrating. And now my TF card fell inside the player. It is still functional but I worry that it might short out ? Too much trouble sending it back. I'll have to check with Autofils to see if its too difficult to open the player as a last resort. I guess noone had this problem either. Seller has excellent reputation in Ebay.
Did you get it working yet ?