Weird distortion on top 26 lines with Sync Strike

[zaneiken]

As of the last couple of days, I've been having strange issues with my Sync Strike/GBS 8220/SLG 3000 chain. The top 26 or so lines of the screen show up very blurry and appear unstable:




I think I've isolated the problem down to the Sync Strike, as the component input on the GBS is fine. I've tested with various consoles and cables (composite video and C-Sync) and they all have the same problem.
Has anyone come across this before or have any idea what the problem is?

[fagin]

It's quite common with the GBS I've found. You'll need to enable the auto mode (sometimes several times) to ensure a decent sync clamp.

[zaneiken]

Thanks fagin! I've had these for a couple of years now and have never had this issue before. In the past I've always held the AUTO button for a few seconds and any display issues would be sorted. However I've never had to press it more than once or twice.

[noonan2678]

Thanks fagin! I've had these for a couple of years now and have never had this issue before. In the past I've always held the AUTO button for a few seconds and any display issues would be sorted. However I've never had to press it more than once or twice.

Not sure if this is a help as I don't have your setup, but I have used a Strike with an RGB Interface and got the same result as you. The Interface has a DIP switch to switch between ADSP and DDSP. I had to use ADSP mode on the Interface to clear it.