SCART TV Switching

I have a rather general question to ask, but here goes. A relative has a
new combined Hard Disk and DVD recorder, and asked me to help them
understand how to use it. When playing a DVD, the TV is automatically
switched to the AV input. However, when playing something recorded on
the HD, the TV is not automatically switched to the AV input. Neither is
it switched if you open the recorder's library page. Frankly it's a bit
of a pain.

Now obviously different recorders will have different features, but I
was wondering if anyone could say whether this is normal, or not. The
manual for the device is less than clear on the subject.

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Mark Myers wrote:
I have a rather general question to ask, but here goes. A relative
has a new combined Hard Disk and DVD recorder, and asked me to help
them understand how to use it. When playing a DVD, the TV is
automatically switched to the AV input. However, when playing
something recorded on the HD, the TV is not automatically switched to
the AV input. Neither is it switched if you open the recorder's
library page. Frankly it's a bit of a pain.

Now obviously different recorders will have different features, but I
was wondering if anyone could say whether this is normal, or not. The
manual for the device is less than clear on the subject.

Just about every Scart equipped device I've used has the facility to send
the appropriate switching signal.
Some though have this turned off by default in the menus.

Also check that the cable used is ok and fully wired. Swap it for the other
one to test

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"Mark Myers" wrote in message
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I have a rather general question to ask, but here goes. A relative has a
new combined Hard Disk and DVD recorder, and asked me to help them
understand how to use it. When playing a DVD, the TV is automatically
switched to the AV input. However, when playing something recorded on
the HD, the TV is not automatically switched to the AV input. Neither is
it switched if you open the recorder's library page. Frankly it's a bit
of a pain.

Now obviously different recorders will have different features, but I
was wondering if anyone could say whether this is normal, or not. The
manual for the device is less than clear on the subject.


Would not think what is happening is normal.
Is there a button on the remote that needs pressing to send the command or
put it in the right mode.

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Has to be eithere a design flaw or something in the menu that is
switched off in error. What's the machine?

In article .com, Ed
writes
Has to be eithere a design flaw or something in the menu that is
switched off in error. What's the machine?

I would guess LiteOn 5045?
my LiteOn 5005 unit does similar "unusual" things with the scart.
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Tim Mitchell wrote ...
In article .com, Ed
writes
Has to be eithere a design flaw or something in the menu that is
switched off in error. What's the machine?

I would guess LiteOn 5045?
my LiteOn 5005 unit does similar "unusual" things with the scart.

It's a Panasonic, but I don't have the model no. to hand, though it may
well be this one, a DMREH50:
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/dvd-recor...eh50/index.htm

Many thanks for the swift replies. At least I know now that it's worth
looking into the problem.

It's a fully wired scart cable, and the fact that playing a DVD does
switch correctly suggests to me that the cable is fine.

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Mark Myers
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I have all the specs and diagrams at home

Alan Pemberton wrote ...
Mark Myers wrote:

It's a Panasonic, but I don't have the model no. to hand, though it may
well be this one, a DMREH50:
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/dvd-recor...eh50/index.htm

I have a DMREH85 and the scart switching works exactly as one would
expect - play, menu selection etc all activate the telly input selector.
There is no menu option to select scart switching.

Do you have the tv connected to the correct scart socket (AV1)? I have
noticed that AV2 also puts out pin 8 signalling for some reason and had
to fit diodes to block it. Maybe it only happens on play and not the
menus? AV1 is the only socket that offers RGB output.

I'll be looking at the problem again tomorrow night, but IIRC the cable
is connected to AV2 on the TV, and AV1 on the recorder.

I've just remembered there is a feature called Q-link. Could that be
interfering?

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Mark Myers wrote:

I've just remembered there is a feature called Q-link. Could that be
interfering?

Yes, it could.

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Pemberton writes
Mark Myers wrote:

It's a Panasonic, but I don't have the model no. to hand, though it may
well be this one, a DMREH50:
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/dvd-recor...eh50/index.htm

I have a DMREH85 and the scart switching works exactly as one would
expect - play, menu selection etc all activate the telly input selector.
There is no menu option to select scart switching.

Do you have the tv connected to the correct scart socket (AV1)? I have
noticed that AV2 also puts out pin 8 signalling for some reason and had
to fit diodes to block it. Maybe it only happens on play and not the
menus? AV1 is the only socket that offers RGB output.

I have a DMRHS2. I found that the pin 8 on AV1 was on all the time the
unit was on but for AV2 it switched when needed. However AV2 had to be
used for the source and AV1 to the TV to get the RGB right so I got two
breakout boxes and patched the pin 8 signal from AV2 to the lead in AV1.

I do have a switch box to pass the normal programme to the TV without
going through the DVDR.
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Alan Pemberton wrote ...
Mark Myers wrote:

I've just remembered there is a feature called Q-link. Could that be
interfering?

Q-link does stuff like this:

Tranfers information about the channels stored in the telly to the
recorder's channel store.

Transfers information about the telly's current channel so that 'one
touch record' works (ie the recorder switches to the same channel).

Wakes up the telly from standby when the recorder goes into play (an
additional feature to the pin 8 signalling). It could be q-link rather
than pin 8 that is doing the selecting on the telly, but it's unlikely.

Thanks, that makes sense. It's pretty much sorted out now. As far as I
can see at the moment it works correctly. I think my confusion came
because the TV was taking control of switching if TV/AV was pressed to
get back to the TV. IOW, lack of familiarity and finger trouble on my
part. See also reply to Peter Pratten.

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I have all the specs and diagrams at home