Connecting TV VCR and DVD recorder

We have a new Panasonic LCD TV : TX-32LXD60 with 2 scart sockets
Old Analogue Panasonic VCR with 1 scart socket
New DVD recorder Liteon-5115 GHC with 2 scart sockets

The VCR is linked by scart to the DVD, the aerial input is in to the DVD,
the output linked to the TV.
The VCR scart socket is AV1


We record our old VHS tapes to DVD which works fine,
We can record TV to DVD ok and watch another channel at the same time, so
that's good.
The problem is that we can't record on the VCR from the TV successfully as
on playback there is just lines going across although we can play VHS tapes


My husband is baffled by this, can anyone please help ?

" linedancer" wrote in message
...
We have a new Panasonic LCD TV : TX-32LXD60 with 2 scart sockets
Old Analogue Panasonic VCR with 1 scart socket
New DVD recorder Liteon-5115 GHC with 2 scart sockets

The VCR is linked by scart to the DVD, the aerial input is in to the
DVD, the output linked to the TV.
The VCR scart socket is AV1

We record our old VHS tapes to DVD which works fine,
We can record TV to DVD ok and watch another channel at the same time, so
that's good.
The problem is that we can't record on the VCR from the TV successfully
as on playback there is just lines going across although we can play VHS
tapes

My husband is baffled by this, can anyone please help ?

It sounds as if the VCR isn't connected to the aerial. The aerial feed need
to go -- VCR -- DVD -- TV, or --DVD -- VCR -- TV. (It shouldn't make
much difference which.)

--
Max Demian

linedancer wrote:
We have a new Panasonic LCD TV : TX-32LXD60 with 2 scart sockets
Old Analogue Panasonic VCR with 1 scart socket
New DVD recorder Liteon-5115 GHC with 2 scart sockets

The VCR is linked by scart to the DVD, the aerial input is in to the DVD,
the output linked to the TV.
The VCR scart socket is AV1


We record our old VHS tapes to DVD which works fine,
We can record TV to DVD ok and watch another channel at the same time, so
that's good.
The problem is that we can't record on the VCR from the TV successfully as
on playback there is just lines going across although we can play VHS tapes


Well, you have no aerial input to the VCR, so you won't be
able to use its tuner.

If you are trying to record digital channels from the TV's
own tuner, using the AV output via the DVD, this won't work
as the DVD SCARTs are one-way (out to TV, in from VCR). You
would need to connect the VCR AV1 direct to the TV second
SCART (AV2) to be able to record from the TV. You would
still need an aerial connection from VCR to DVD to do the
transfers (VCRDVDTV).

This might even make it possible to record DVDs from a TV
digital channel - TV tuner to AV2, VCR selecting AV1, DVD
tuned to the VCR output channel. However, for digital
channel recording, it may be better to leave the VCR SCART
off, using its aerial connections only, and wiring the DVD
input to the TV's AV2.

JW wrote:
linedancer wrote:
We have a new Panasonic LCD TV : TX-32LXD60 with 2 scart sockets
Old Analogue Panasonic VCR with 1 scart socket
New DVD recorder Liteon-5115 GHC with 2 scart sockets

The VCR is linked by scart to the DVD, the aerial input is in to the
DVD, the output linked to the TV.
The VCR scart socket is AV1


We record our old VHS tapes to DVD which works fine,
We can record TV to DVD ok and watch another channel at the same
time, so that's good.
The problem is that we can't record on the VCR from the TV
successfully as on playback there is just lines going across
although we can play VHS tapes

Well, you have no aerial input to the VCR, so you won't be
able to use its tuner.

If you are trying to record digital channels from the TV's
own tuner, using the AV output via the DVD, this won't work
as the DVD SCARTs are one-way (out to TV, in from VCR). You
would need to connect the VCR AV1 direct to the TV second
SCART (AV2) to be able to record from the TV. You would
still need an aerial connection from VCR to DVD to do the
transfers (VCRDVDTV).

This might even make it possible to record DVDs from a TV
digital channel - TV tuner to AV2, VCR selecting AV1, DVD
tuned to the VCR output channel. However, for digital
channel recording, it may be better to leave the VCR SCART
off, using its aerial connections only, and wiring the DVD
input to the TV's AV2.

Thank you very much for your help, my husband is sorting out now :-)