G-Con 2 problem........HELP!

[bennythejet]

So, i've just bought Virtua Cop Rebirth and 2 G-Con 2's again after selling them a couple of years back. I cant seem to get the guns to calibrate on my tv. I.m running it all through a Jap 60 GB PS3 and a standard tv (non plasma or LCD). I also have 2 of those yellow, t-shape connector leads.
When i get to the gun calibrate screen, i can hear the firing sound effect when i pull the trigger but the cross-hair is jumping everywhere except where i point it!
I had none of this trouble last time i owned the game, i'm sure it's only something very simple but i'm damned if i can figure it out.

Any help would be very much appreciated!!!

Oh, and the game disc is brand new so there are no scratches etc.

[Niode]

Is the yellow wire from the g-con plugged into the yellow rca cable going into your scart block?

If it's not, that's the problem.

If it's connected, then I say it's that the PS3 just isn't compatible with the g-cons which is the more likely problem. You'll have to play them on a proper PS2.

Also, this should have been posted in the technical help forum.

[bennythejet]

Is the yellow wire from the g-con plugged into the yellow rca cable going into your scart block?

I'm running via s-video so i dont have a scart block. Does the yellow wire plug into the yellow video socket that is free?

If it's connected, then I say it's that the PS3 just isn't compatible with the g-cons which is the more likely problem. You'll have to play them on a proper PS2.

I was playing it on my PS3 last time round so the problem lies somewhere else unfortunately

Also, this should have been posted in the technical help forum.

Damn it, i realised as soon as i posted - sorry

[Niode]

Is the yellow wire from the g-con plugged into the yellow rca cable going into your scart block?

I'm running via s-video so i dont have a scart block. Does the yellow wire plug into the yellow video socket that is free?

If it's connected, then I say it's that the PS3 just isn't compatible with the g-cons which is the more likely problem. You'll have to play them on a proper PS2.

I was playing it on my PS3 last time round so the problem lies somewhere else unfortunately

Also, this should have been posted in the technical help forum.

Damn it, i realised as soon as i posted - sorry

Aren't you from the UK though? Why are you using s-video? I don't think the g-cons support s-video cables since there is no way of getting the video sync from the cable without modification. If the cable has a yellow ringed female rca connector on it then you would plug the g-con into that. Some third party av cables have them, some don't.

Just to make sure the gcons are working, connect your PS3 with the standard AV cable it came with (the one with 3 rca cables and a scart block) plug the g-cons yellow t connector into the yellow rca connector on the scart block and plug the yellow connector from the av cable into the t connector and then plug the scart in. That should work unless the g-cons are broken.

[bennythejet]

Niode, you're a legend, my man!!!

Just to make sure the gcons are working, connect your PS3 with the standard AV cable it came with (the one with 3 rca cables and a scart block) plug the g-cons yellow t connector into the yellow rca connector on the scart block and plug the yellow connector from the av cable into the t connector and then plug the scart in. That should work unless the g-cons are broken.

I just tried it with the standard av cable and it works flawlessly. The picture is not great though as i dont have the scart block to plug the 3 rca cables into. Would having a scart block make a difference to the video quality?

I remember last time i had a third-party s-video cable which included the yellow video wire, now i have an official Sony one that doesn't. This obviously explains why i have been having trouble.

Thanks bro!!!!

[Niode]

No problem. You wouldn't see any difference from using a SCART block. All it does is map the composite signal to the relevant video pin on the SCART. You would need to get a proper RGB SCART to improve the picture quality. The good thing here is PS2 cables work exactly the same as they do on PS3. So if you can find a third party RGB scart cable with the yellow rca output on it you'll be laughing. That's the best quality signal you can get for SDTVs.