Can't watch video on my Philips TV

Hello
I've just replaced my 20" tv with a 28" widescreen Philips 28pw6518.
I've set it up in exactly the same way as my previous setup, that is,
a scart cable comes from the freeview box into the first scart socket
on the tv and another comes from the freeview box into the video
recorder. The second tv scart socket is plugged into the dvd player.
A video sender is plugged onto the end of the scart cable that leads
into the video and this transmits a signal to a tv in another room.
On my old tv this worked fine, watching terrestrial tv and turning on
the FV box would change the tv channel to av1, turining off the FV and
pressing play on the video would play the video thru av1. Turn on the
dvd player and the tv changes to av2, no problem. The video sender
let me watch either FV or video on the tv in the other room. Now with
this new tv, turning on FV doesn't cause the tv to switch to AV1,
nothing happens with the tv, if I switch it to AV1 on the tv remote
that is fine but if I play the video I get no picture, with the FV box
off all is blank. Interestingly when I press buttons on the FV remote
the tv sensor light lights up. However, if I play a video the signal
is transmitted fine to the tv in the other room. I can also watch FV
and terrestrial on the other tv, I couldn't watch terrestrial on the
remote tv before. This is mainly because when I press the tv/freeview
select button on the FV remote, nothing happens on the Philips tv but
it switches between terrestrial and FV on the remote tv, on the old
set it would switch between TV and FV on the main tv. Any ideas
anyone?

....snip...
Is your SCART AV1 configured for RGB only perhaps and the Freeview box
outputs that but the video doesn't (most videos don't)? it's possible that
whatever signal the video produces gets to the sender anyway.

Paul DS

On 8 Aug, 13:49, "Paul D.Smith" wrote:
...snip...
Is your SCART AV1 configured for RGB only perhaps and the Freeview box
outputs that but the video doesn't (most videos don't)? it's possible that
whatever signal the video produces gets to the sender anyway.

Paul DS

Thank you, looking at the tv manual av1 is described as RGB whereas
av2 is described as S Video in. So that might explain it. I would
assume that the video would be okay with S Video in? I'll try it
tonight.

Steve wrote:
On 8 Aug, 13:49, "Paul D.Smith" wrote:
...snip...
Is your SCART AV1 configured for RGB only perhaps and the Freeview
box outputs that but the video doesn't (most videos don't)? it's
possible that whatever signal the video produces gets to the sender
anyway.

Paul DS

Thank you, looking at the tv manual av1 is described as RGB whereas
av2 is described as S Video in. So that might explain it. I would
assume that the video would be okay with S Video in? I'll try it
tonight.

You would be wrong to assume that, unless it's an S-VHS VCR then you will
only get a monochrome picture through S-Video.

"Steve" wrote in message
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Hello
I've just replaced my 20" tv with a 28" widescreen Philips 28pw6518.
I've set it up in exactly the same way as my previous setup, that is,
a scart cable comes from the freeview box into the first scart socket
on the tv and another comes from the freeview box into the video
recorder. The second tv scart socket is plugged into the dvd player.
A video sender is plugged onto the end of the scart cable that leads
into the video and this transmits a signal to a tv in another room.
On my old tv this worked fine, watching terrestrial tv and turning on
the FV box would change the tv channel to av1, turining off the FV and
pressing play on the video would play the video thru av1. Turn on the
dvd player and the tv changes to av2, no problem. The video sender
let me watch either FV or video on the tv in the other room. Now with
this new tv, turning on FV doesn't cause the tv to switch to AV1,
nothing happens with the tv, if I switch it to AV1 on the tv remote
that is fine but if I play the video I get no picture, with the FV box
off all is blank. Interestingly when I press buttons on the FV remote
the tv sensor light lights up. However, if I play a video the signal
is transmitted fine to the tv in the other room. I can also watch FV
and terrestrial on the other tv, I couldn't watch terrestrial on the
remote tv before. This is mainly because when I press the tv/freeview
select button on the FV remote, nothing happens on the Philips tv but
it switches between terrestrial and FV on the remote tv, on the old
set it would switch between TV and FV on the main tv. Any ideas
anyone?


Usually on Philips AV1 is CVBS & RGB in and AV2 is CVBS & S-Video in and
CVBS out.

You are short of an RGB input, but can probably loop through the freeview
box, but you might do better with a switch.

The video can do the sender function, so the sender is redundant.

Check the cables you used before were put back the same way. The RGB ones
need to be 21 way fully wired.

On 8 Aug, 15:40, "Adrian A" wrote:
Steve wrote:
On 8 Aug, 13:49, "Paul D.Smith" wrote:
...snip...
Is your SCART AV1 configured for RGB only perhaps and the Freeview
box outputs that but the video doesn't (most videos don't)? it's
possible that whatever signal the video produces gets to the sender
anyway.

Paul DS

Thank you, looking at the tv manual av1 is described as RGB whereas
av2 is described as S Video in. So that might explain it. I would
assume that the video would be okay with S Video in? I'll try it
tonight.

You would be wrong to assume that, unless it's an S-VHS VCR then you will
only get a monochrome picture through S-Video.

My Philips has 3 scart, 2 of which are RGB but will quite happily
switch between composite & RGB and tell me so on the screen. The 2nd
SCART will also accept S-vid but only if I switch it to.
That aside (to the OP), make sure you have the AV1/SCART1 or TV SCART
from the video plugged into the AV2 or VIDEO SCART on the Freeview
box. Only AV1 on the video will send the signal to the TV to tell it
to switch.

Doc

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"Steve" wrote in message
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Hello
I've just replaced my 20" tv with a 28" widescreen Philips 28pw6518.
I've set it up in exactly the same way as my previous setup, that is,
a scart cable comes from the freeview box into the first scart socket
on the tv and another comes from the freeview box into the video
recorder. The second tv scart socket is plugged into the dvd player.
A video sender is plugged onto the end of the scart cable that leads
into the video and this transmits a signal to a tv in another room.
On my old tv this worked fine, watching terrestrial tv and turning on
the FV box would change the tv channel to av1, turining off the FV and
pressing play on the video would play the video thru av1. Turn on the
dvd player and the tv changes to av2, no problem. The video sender
let me watch either FV or video on the tv in the other room. Now with
this new tv, turning on FV doesn't cause the tv to switch to AV1,
nothing happens with the tv, if I switch it to AV1 on the tv remote
that is fine but if I play the video I get no picture, with the FV box
off all is blank. Interestingly when I press buttons on the FV remote
the tv sensor light lights up. However, if I play a video the signal
is transmitted fine to the tv in the other room. I can also watch FV
and terrestrial on the other tv, I couldn't watch terrestrial on the
remote tv before. This is mainly because when I press the tv/freeview
select button on the FV remote, nothing happens on the Philips tv but
it switches between terrestrial and FV on the remote tv, on the old
set it would switch between TV and FV on the main tv. Any ideas
anyone?


Usually on Philips AV1 is CVBS & RGB in and AV2 is CVBS & S-Video in and
CVBS out.

You are short of an RGB input, but can probably loop through the freeview
box, but you might do better with a switch.

The video can do the sender function, so the sender is redundant.

Check the cables you used before were put back the same way. The RGB ones
need to be 21 way fully wired.

Yes, check you have exactly the same cables in the same places. The fact
that the TV now doesn't switch to AV1 when the freeview is turned on may
mean a partially wired or faulty cable between the two.

Z

On 8 Aug, 13:34, Steve wrote:
Hello
I've just replaced my 20" tv with a 28" widescreen Philips 28pw6518.

snip description of problem

As others have said, it could be that the new AV1 on the TV doesn't do
composite, or it could be that you've inadvertantly switched round the
SCART cables. I think the way things should be wired is as
follows........

AV1 on the VCR to VCR on the Freeview

TV on the Freeview to AV1 on the TV (If AV1 only supports RGB, then
just use AV2 on the TV instead, and use AV1 on the TV for your DVD
player).

If it doesn't all just burst into life, here's a couple of things to
try

If the VCR has a modulator in it, you could tune it in on the TV as an
analogue channel (asumes the TV does Analogue ) at least as a
temporary measure.

Once you've got the VCR playing on the TV someway (even if its only
temporary) plug the freeview into it's AV1 input and check that you
can record from the Freeview (you'll be ahead of most of the "Digital
Population" in my experience!)

In order to get the Video to output via it's modulator, you may need
to connect it Via SCART so you can configure it! (ever heard of Catch
22? :=)) Oh, I suppose you could check this via your second TV

I went through a similar excercise a couple of weeks ago with my
Father in Law's set up. After much fiddling and tuning etc he is now
able to watch videos without swapping SCARTs about AND record
Freeview.

Good luck, and come back and let us know how you get on.

On 8 Aug, 13:34, Steve wrote:
Hello
I've just replaced my 20" tv with a 28" widescreen Philips 28pw6518.
I've set it up in exactly the same way as my previous setup, that is,
a scart cable comes from the freeview box into the first scart socket
on the tv and another comes from the freeview box into the video
recorder. The second tv scart socket is plugged into the dvd player.
A video sender is plugged onto the end of the scart cable that leads
into the video and this transmits a signal to a tv in another room.
On my old tv this worked fine, watching terrestrial tv and turning on
the FV box would change the tv channel to av1, turining off the FV and
pressing play on the video would play the video thru av1. Turn on the
dvd player and the tv changes to av2, no problem. The video sender
let me watch either FV or video on the tv in the other room. Now with
this new tv, turning on FV doesn't cause the tv to switch to AV1,
nothing happens with the tv, if I switch it to AV1 on the tv remote
that is fine but if I play the video I get no picture, with the FV box
off all is blank. Interestingly when I press buttons on the FV remote
the tv sensor light lights up. However, if I play a video the signal
is transmitted fine to the tv in the other room. I can also watch FV
and terrestrial on the other tv, I couldn't watch terrestrial on the
remote tv before. This is mainly because when I press the tv/freeview
select button on the FV remote, nothing happens on the Philips tv but
it switches between terrestrial and FV on the remote tv, on the old
set it would switch between TV and FV on the main tv. Any ideas
anyone?

Can you confirm how many SCARTS you have on the VCR, and exectly where
the Video sender is plugged in (and does the sender have an in and out
socket?). I am having trouble working it out from the above.

Cheers

On 9 Aug, 09:59, wrote:
On 8 Aug, 13:34, Steve wrote:





Hello
I've just replaced my 20" tv with a 28" widescreen Philips 28pw6518.
I've set it up in exactly the same way as my previous setup, that is,
a scart cable comes from the freeview box into the first scart socket
on the tv and another comes from the freeview box into the video
recorder. The second tv scart socket is plugged into the dvd player.
A video sender is plugged onto the end of the scart cable that leads
into the video and this transmits a signal to a tv in another room.
On my old tv this worked fine, watching terrestrial tv and turning on
the FV box would change the tv channel to av1, turining off the FV and
pressing play on the video would play the video thru av1. Turn on the
dvd player and the tv changes to av2, no problem. The video sender
let me watch either FV or video on the tv in the other room. Now with
this new tv, turning on FV doesn't cause the tv to switch to AV1,
nothing happens with the tv, if I switch it to AV1 on the tv remote
that is fine but if I play the video I get no picture, with the FV box
off all is blank. Interestingly when I press buttons on the FV remote
the tv sensor light lights up. However, if I play a video the signal
is transmitted fine to the tv in the other room. I can also watch FV
and terrestrial on the other tv, I couldn't watch terrestrial on the
remote tv before. This is mainly because when I press the tv/freeview
select button on the FV remote, nothing happens on the Philips tv but
it switches between terrestrial and FV on the remote tv, on the old
set it would switch between TV and FV on the main tv. Any ideas
anyone?

Can you confirm how many SCARTS you have on the VCR, and exectly where
the Video sender is plugged in (and does the sender have an in and out
socket?). I am having trouble working it out from the above.

Cheers- Hide quoted text -

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Hi
The VCR has one SCART, the video sender has an in/out socket, the
scart lead from the FV box is plugged into the sender and the sender
is plugged into the VCR scart.