Problem with my Atarivox or my Atari?

[mickmuze]

I just recently got my Atarivox+. I haven't had any trouble with my four switch 2600 before, but this could obviously be something maybe faulting out with this 40 year old system and have nothing to do with the Atarivox+, not really sure.

 

It's connected to a NTSC CRT television. When I plug the Atarivox into the second controller port the screen turns fuzzy, but as soon as I take it out the screen is clear again. Power issue? Atarivox issue? I haven't noticed this with a second controller plugged into the system.

 

Before Atarivox+:

 

After I plug it in:

 

Thanks for any help with this

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by mickmuze
Inserted the screenshots into the post

[mickmuze]

I hooked the Atari up through the antenna on my hdtv and same issues as the CRT. Clear without AtariVox+, fuzzy with AtariVox+. Second controller port works fine when a controller is plugged into it. Any ideas? (Also, no speaker is hooked into the Atarivox+ if that matters. Was just going to use it as a savekey for Penult)

[+Bruce-Robert Pocock]

I am not in any way an electronics expert, but could you try plugging in headphones or speakers and see if it helps?

[mickmuze]

Just tried speakers. No change, still very fuzzy.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

I suppose you need a better shielded RF cable.

[mickmuze]

I don’t know much about shielded RF cables. Nothing at all really, but do find it a bit odd that I would need one and others do not if this isn’t a common problem. My machine isn’t modded at all. 

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Well, if you look around at AtariAge, this is a common problem.  

[mickmuze]

Alrighty, thanks for the help. I did a quick search for a trouble shooting place on the forums and in the manual. This club was all I found.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

It is a general problem, not related to the AtariVox.

 

E.g. see here.

Edited July 25, 2021 by Thomas Jentzsch