What the thread found

• A video transmitter that produces an overly bright output when connected directly to a camera likely has a signal termination problem, where the output is not properly terminated with a 75 ohm load.
• When a monitor is connected via a T-piece to the same transmitter output, the picture appears normal because the monitor provides the necessary 75 ohm termination.
• A temporary solution is to use a 75 ohm resistor (terminator) connected between signal and ground on the video output line.
• Some video transmitters have a selectable termination switch that should be enabled when no external monitor is connected to terminate the signal.
• If a transmitter lacks a termination control switch but requires termination to function properly, the device may be defective.

Depends on

• The user later noted this behavior may be normal for the device, suggesting the issue might not be a defect.
• The specific termination capabilities of the Modulus 3000 transmitter are unclear from the discussion.
• No resolution was confirmed, only that the problem was being worked around with an external terminator.

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