Reset your Xbox 360 Display Settings
September 19th, 2008
Are you having issues with your Xbox 360 display settings on your TV and are using the Xbox 360 VGA cable?
A message saying “no video signal is received” this is since you changed to the higher resolution which your TV doesn’t support and you can’t seem to reset it back to default?
Well I was silly enough to have done just that and couldn’t get it back to the default settings so I managed to find this useful tutorial on the Microsoft site to be very helpful, good luck guys!
Instructions
To reset the display settings of the Xbox 360 console to the default settings, follow these simple steps:
- Remove any discs from the disc tray
- Turn the console off
- Turn the console on
Note: If you are using an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, turn the console on by using the Xbox Guide button on the controller.
Note: Make sure that you use the player 1 controller when you do this. The player 1 controller is the controller where the upper left quadrant-light is on.
As the console starts, press and hold the Y button, and then pull the right trigger at the same time. This causes the Xbox Dashboard to reset the display settings to the default settings and then automatically restarts the console. So it’s OK when the Xbox 360 console restarts.
Source Reference: Microsoft Help & Support
9 Comments Add your own
1. xbox360 games | October 14th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I bookmarked your blog, thanks for sharing this very interesting post
2. Donna Fraser | October 14th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
No problem thank you for your comment.
3. Ade | December 1st, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Hi, thanks for the info, now got my 360 back up and running.
4. Donna Fraser | December 1st, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Great stuff, love when technology works
5. Mel Simpson | February 7th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Worked a treat, thanks!!
6. Donna Fraser | February 7th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
No problem
7. Me | May 28th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
How am I supposed to shut down the console with the controller if I can’t see the screen?
8. Donna Fraser | May 29th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Hi there,
If you follow the steps in the instructions it resets the console, you must follow them exact.
Hope it works for you!
9. Aaron Roberts | November 12th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Hello thanks for this info but still i cannot get it to work, what i did was i had an hdmi-dvi cable plugged in and i foolishly turned the ‘detect displays’ tab to disabled to now it doesn’t pick up my monitor.
I try the 3 step guide w/wireless controller and it doesn’t work, i have tried it at all stages and i can’t seem to make any progress.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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