IPod Classic 80GB not recognizing Apple (genuine) Composite AV Cable

At the recommendation of a user on here, I tried using the MB129LL/B cable to connect my 80GB iPod Classic to my TV to watch videos on my TV that only has RCA jacks (no component jacks). 
The audio worked, but the video did not.  While the audio from the video playing on my iPod came out of my TV crystal clear, the iPod simply displayed a screen saying "TV Out Enabled" and "Please Connect Video Accessory" under an image of the large, wide, pronged end of any cable that connects to the bottom of the iPod.
This is not the headphone jack cable that everyone says no longer works since Apple's change to prevent this.  I am using the one that is supposed to work still, and it is the genuine Apple-brand product, albeit the older version.  Do I just have a faulty cable?  Or is there some sort of troubleshooting that I can do?

What's your Video out settings - PAL or NTSC set it similar as your TV.
Make sure you set TV out to ON.
For MB129LL/B, you should connect the yellow end cable to a Yellow end  socket on your TV.
You should connect the MB129LL/B USB connector to a iPod charger or a USB port, to get suffucient power for the video output.
Check your TV setup so that it knows which AV input to get the video signal from the iPod, and set the TV resolution to low, iPod Resolution is only 480/576p or 4:3 format.
FYI, use
MB129LL/B for Non HD TV,  Component signal
MB128LL/B for  HD TV, composite signal if your HD TV don't have component signal input ( No yellow port but only Blue, green etc video input)
Audio input for all,  will be red and white.
I'm not suggesting that you buy MB128LL/B, unless your TV don't have component video input. (Not Likely), but check your iPod video settings
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