ADVC-100: weird S-video problem

[endryus]

I got this problem, which I find quite weird.
I tried hooking up my VCR to the Canopus thru SCART -> Adapter -> S-video IN.
As many of you in this forum, I got a b/w picture.

Today I connected the same VCR with the same scart adapter to the S-video input of my Sony TV and SURPRISE!!! I have a colour picture!!

The VCR is not a s-vhs but why do I get colours on TV and b/w on the Capture card?
How can you explain that?

Andrea

[scratchie]

The Canopus is set to NTSC video by default. Maybe you need to change to PAL?

[Mrdogno8]

I have same problem and have dip switch set to PAL. Also the same with Dazzle DVC capture.

[endryus]

Scratchie.... no, the switch is set to PAL as I'm trying to capture a PAL video.
I wonder if these capture cards are so sensitive that if you don't feed them with a perfect signal, they won't work.
As I said, I plug the cable into the TV and it's colour... plug it into the card and it's b/w!!
Shouldn't I get a b/w video on the TV if the problem was the VCR output?

[Richard_G]

It may be that the Sony TV is clever enough to realise that you aren't giving it an S-Video signal so is switching to composite and giving you colour.

[ironwood321]

Hi,
I refer you to this post it might help a little https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=175019&highlight=