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    RPi 3B, LE 7.0.3 (RetroPie), How to enable composite output?

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    • S
      sabelstrom
      last edited by

      ​Hi.

      The kids have a Samsung 55" LED and all the hdmi inputs just died.

      I use a RPi 3B as HTPC with LE 7.0.3 (RetroPie) and i do not get the composite output to work, no image at all on the TV, do not light up the input option for composite.

      Have done some googling and searching at the forum ​but do not find any good answer.

      I live in Sweden so the tv might be PAL restricted.

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        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Normally the Pi should switch to composite if the HDMI port is not connected, but you can force PAL by adding sdtv_mode=2 to the config.txt configuration file.
        Assuming your composite cable is correct and you've switched the TV input to the RCA input, you should get an image.

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