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[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=23629.msg273398#msg273398 date=1515174221]

OK I will try swapping around combos but before I do will it damage anything and also why is there a 4th section on the 3.5 jack when only 3 go in

Don't worry: you will not damage anything by changing the order of the signals.

Thee phonos into a four-contact jack is correct (three signals [RWY] and one common earth [the three screens of the phono plugs]).

There are six possible combinations of three signals: just try all combinations and see if you find a combination that works.

To make it simpler to do, here are all the combinations:

RWY
RYW
WRY
WYR
YRW
YWR
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Now I am getting some where the one that works the best is 231 but with the 3.5 plug all the way in I get a buz and a flickering screen until I partly pull out the 3.5 plug and then get a perfect screen and no buz but only sound out of 1 speaker - the right and if I very very gently twiddle the plug I get sound out of the left speaker but not the right no amount of twiddling at 231 gets the sound out of both speakers unless it is a loud buz with no vid.

I am getting close to a beer and if that happens I may well need a new tv and PS 
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By pulling out the plug a notch you are changing the contact sequence of the wiring to the socket and plug.