FPV Blues

[PonoBill]

I've been flying my Quadcopter (Scarab QUAD X Stealth-FPV Reconn) visually for a while, but it's time to get the FPV working. I bought Carbonbird goggles and powered up the transmitter on the copter. I get indication of a carrier but no video (some channels have a non-static screen). I tried playing with the channel select DIPs on the transmitter, and I can move the non-static screen to different channels, but still no video. I've disconnected everything and checked the integrity of the wiring, but I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to tell if the camera is working (the Sony color camera supplied with the kit).

Any help and/or suggestions would be helpful. I also haven't figured out what DIP switch setting choose which channels. The sticker on the transmitter is not very helpful.

[PonoBill]

I've experimented some more, connected a GoPro camera in place of the little sony one that comes with the reconn. With that connected I get some kind of signal--a rolling, unsynced picture I guess, with lots of flashes and random stuff. moving the camera changes the video though it's not really recognizable. I can see some recognizable color. The transmitter is the ts351 video transmitter I suspect, or some variation of that. The goggles I bought are supposed to be compatible. I have another 5.8 Mhz receiver and a car back seat video monitor--can't get anything with that either. Connecting power to the transmitter causes that video monitor to wake briefly, but just blue screen, and then it goes off.

Sure is frustrating.

[crashlander]

Hello,
you are probably on the wrong forum for FPV video specific stuff!

But! Have you tried to change video system/standard in your GoPro (PAL to NTSC or into other direction)?

Regards
Andrej

[Mystic3D]

The switch settings on the Tx in all the manuals on mine were wrong.
Set SW1 on Tx to ON, all others Off.
See if you get a picture..