TV / DVD Recorder
 

I appologise if this question has already been asked, I am new to the
group.

I have a Goodmans DVD recorder with a Sky box connected to the scart
input socket and a lead running from the DVD scart output scoket to
the Deawoo TV Scart AV1 socket. The TV has a built in digibox.

If I have the DVD recorder switched on I can not switch the TV on and
if I have the TV on I sometimes can not switch the DVD recorder on.
They seem to conflcit with each other.

Does anyone know why this happens and what I can do to reslove it?

Thank you.

TV / DVD Recorder
 

Does the TV have 2 scart sockets?

TV / DVD Recorder
 

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twinch Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

I appologise if this question has already been asked, I am new to the
group.

I have a Goodmans DVD recorder with a Sky box connected to the scart
input socket and a lead running from the DVD scart output scoket to
the Deawoo TV Scart AV1 socket. The TV has a built in digibox.

If I have the DVD recorder switched on I can not switch the TV on and
if I have the TV on I sometimes can not switch the DVD recorder on.
They seem to conflcit with each other.

Does anyone know why this happens and what I can do to reslove it?

Thank you.

When you talk about not being able to switch the TV or the DVD on, what
exactly do you mean?
Are you talking about getting no power to the devices at all, or just not
getting the corresponding output being displayed on the TV screen?

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Regards,
Chris.
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TV / DVD Recorder
 

On 23 Oct, 12:27, "ChrisM" wrote:
In message om,
twinch Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

I appologise if this question has already been asked, I am new to the
group.

I have a Goodmans DVD recorder with a Sky box connected to the scart
input socket and a lead running from the DVD scart output scoket to
the Deawoo TV Scart AV1 socket. The TV has a built in digibox.

If I have the DVD recorder switched on I can not switch the TV on and
if I have the TV on I sometimes can not switch the DVD recorder on.
They seem to conflcit with each other.

Does anyone know why this happens and what I can do to reslove it?

Thank you.

When you talk about not being able to switch the TV or the DVD on, what
exactly do you mean?
Are you talking about getting no power to the devices at all, or just not
getting the corresponding output being displayed on the TV screen?

--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

The tv has two scart sockets. When this happens there is power to the
equipment but it will not come off standby no matter what I press.

TV / DVD Recorder
 

In message ,
twinch Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

On 23 Oct, 12:27, "ChrisM" wrote:
In message om,
twinch Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

I appologise if this question has already been asked, I am new to
the group.

I have a Goodmans DVD recorder with a Sky box connected to the scart
input socket and a lead running from the DVD scart output scoket to
the Deawoo TV Scart AV1 socket. The TV has a built in digibox.

If I have the DVD recorder switched on I can not switch the TV on
and if I have the TV on I sometimes can not switch the DVD recorder
on. They seem to conflcit with each other.

Does anyone know why this happens and what I can do to reslove it?

Thank you.

When you talk about not being able to switch the TV or the DVD on,
what exactly do you mean?
Are you talking about getting no power to the devices at all, or
just not getting the corresponding output being displayed on the TV
screen?

--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

The tv has two scart sockets. When this happens there is power to the
equipment but it will not come off standby no matter what I press.

So you have the red 'standby' light on the TV and nothing you can press will
cause the TV to come out of standby and into 'full-on' mode??
Sounds like a hardware problem to me, maybe someone that knows more about
the working of TVs could try to explain this??

Have you tried changing the SCART lead that connects the DVD and TV? Maybe
that is faulty.
I'm shooting in the dark here, so probably not much help. Maybe you could
list the model numbers of your equipment. Might help someone give you a bit
more information...

Good luck!


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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

TV / DVD Recorder
 

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Twinch wrote:
The tv has two scart sockets. When this happens there is power to the
equipment *but it will not come off standby no matter what I press.

The first thing I would do is check the remote controls themselves.
(You may have done this already of course, but it hasn't been mentioned
yet). Look at the front of the remote through a digital camera (e.g. a
phone camera) and check that the LED flashes when you press buttons.
Check the batteries with a voltmeter or battery tester and replace them
if there is any doubt. Look for the infra-red sensor on the equipment
itself and check that it isn't covered in dust or the children haven't
smeared it with jam. You'd be surprised how often the solution to a
problem turns out to be something very simple.

Rod.

TV / DVD Recorder
 

I would connect the Sky box (TV out) to the TV (AV1).

At this point, make sure the TV works and them bring the Sky box out
of standby. Sky should then take over on the screen.

Connect the DVD recorder (AV1/TV out) to scart 2 (AV2) of the TV.
Connect a third scart lead from the VCR scart on the Sky box to AV2
(second scart) on the DVD recorder.
(Select AV2 on the recorder to record from Sky, as you did before)

The TV now has 2 independent feeds from the two items and is less
likely to be a problem.


Like this, you will be using the RGB output of the Sky box to the TV
for the best picture.
(Very few of the cheaper DVD recorders will pass RGB from scart 2 to
scart 1 and on to the TV and most of the cheaper ones do not record
RGB)
It is true that the dvd recorder is then only feeding the TV with
composite video, as very few TVs accept RGB into AV2 but it is likely
to be a more usable arrangement.
(If the DVD can be set to give an "S video" output from scart 1 and
the TV can be set to accept S video into AV2, you will get a decent
pic from the DVD as well...but most of the cheaper models wont do
this.)