Odd Colecovision problem

[J.Max]

I just got a new Colecovision system, and I can't get any sound. Anyone here ever have this problem, or know of anywhere else I might be able to get help?

[Famicoman]

Are there any cuts in the RCA cable? Did you check the motherboard for detachments? You might want to post this in Hardware.

[joeybastard]

I would try a different RF cable. It's detachable on the CV.

[doubledown]

Is there completely no sound, or is there a loud annoying humming/buzzing?

[Bruce Tomlin]

I just got a new Colecovision system, and I can't get any sound.  Anyone here ever have this problem, or know of anywhere else I might be able to get help?

If you're lucky, it's just a bad connection to the RF modulator, maybe a bad solder joint. I had one where a bad solder joint on one of the chroma lines caused the display to go all sepia-toned. You've still got to open it up to fix it, though.

[J.Max]

I opened it up, and there doesn't seem to be anything obviously wrong with it. I can't see where the RF connector goes in, because theres a board on top that I can't remove. I have tried three RF cables, and still nothing.

[J.Max]

Oh, and there is absolutely no sound. No buzzing, no nothing.

[joeybastard]

Forgive me if this sounds dumb but you're not plugging the RF cable directly into an RCA video jack on your TV are you?

[J.Max]

No, I'm not. That wouldn't give me this problem anyway; it would just give me a garbled mess.

 

I'm using a RCA/Coax adaptor and going into the coax input, like I do with all of my older systems.

[joeybastard]

No, I'm not.  That wouldn't give me this problem anyway; it would just give me a garbled mess.

 

I'm using a RCA/Coax adaptor and going into the coax input, like I do with all of my older systems.

 

OK, dude, just asking, sometimes people make mistakes.

[J.Max]

I appreciate any input, so no worries!