How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

:dunce:

Brand new to Virgin and can't work out which of the many cables/leads etc should be where! When I try to archive to DvD following the V+extra instructions, all I have is a snowstorm.

I asked the technician if the V+ was set up with the DVD, but I've just checked and there's no scart in the lower socket (as per some posts I've read).

Does anyone have a diagram? Sorry, I know this has been asked before!

:confused:

Thanks

---------- Post added at 23:53 ---------- Previous post was at 23:52 ----------

Oh... should have said the V+ is fine and I love it, but I want to record some stuff to DVD and it's clearly not cabled up properly... thanks

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Hello and welcome!

Have you got your TV connected to the V+ through SCART or HDMI?

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Yes there is a diagram.

A great diagram!

it sorted me!

Its somewhere on this forum.

Its by a poster called Ben-B and I messaged my thanks to him. V+ talks to AV2 that I remember.

Ben was, I think, going to sticky this diagram somehwere! (on the forum I hasten to add!)

Regards,

RonMac
Glasgow

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

It applies to all-scart setups.

It requires you to have two SCARTs on your VCR, and is therefore not applicable...

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Its in the articles section under "ideal tv setup"

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Whoops - my bad. You didn't say that there was only one scart - only that one was connected (what a donkey). :dunce:

ben_b's diagram (in an all SCART setup) is EXACTLY what you need.

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Thanks guys, There's something that looks like a wide strip of liquorice from the TV that plugs into the top scart socket of V+ box - is that HDMI or Scart - I don't know??

There are definitely 2 scart sockets in the back of my recorder.

I'm also new to the forum and can't find Ben's diagram, could some one help please?

---------- Post added at 22:44 ---------- Previous post was at 22:41 ----------

I'VE FOUND THE DIAGRAM.. THANKS, I'll try to sort it out tomorrow. Many thanks for your help guys

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

A wide strip of liquorice is most likely a SCART lead. Check the plugs against the pic below...

http://www.superfi.co.uk/images/main/PGV782looselg.jpg

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

It's definitely SCART and I'm now wired up as per Ben's diagram, but still have snow. I can play DVDs OK, but there's nothing to record... nothing on screen. Is it just me?

Virgin felt sorry for me and very kindly offered to send me a technician. How's that for service?

Again, thanks for the help

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Plz can someone pm a link to ben-b diagram. would be much appreciated

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

doesn't need a pm, it is here

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34481623-post1.html

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Many thanxxxx homealone much appreciated - been searching for ages for it - Merry xmas to you

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

I am still having trouble recording to dvd player from virgin+ box has anyone got a simple drawing i can copy. and what settings does everthing else need to be on. I am getting fed up with it all.

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

From the posts above have you tried this link?

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34837803-post3.html

- :welcome: to the forum, btw :)

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone could help me? I've got a V+ box and LG DVD recorder. I set it up yesterday and used the brill diagram in the above post and everything was working fine. I recorded some things on DVD and everything was good. Yesterday you could control V+ through the DVD on ext2,but today when i've switched the DVD player on it is still on ext2 but Virgin is coming through on ext1? I haven't changed anything and the wires are still where they were yesterday? I've double and triple checked them on the diagram again and they are all correct. Does anyone have any ideas as to whats going on and why Virgin is coming through ext1 and not ext2?

Hopefully this will make sense, im not the most techinal of people, in fact i dont really know what im talking about.

Thanks in advance

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

When you say 'ext1' and 'ext2', I assume you mean on the TV remote? If so, it is working as expected.

The V+ is connected directly to ext1 on the TV, and this is how you'd normally watch TV from the V+. You can also watch it on ext2 (as you were doing yesterday), but in this case the signal from the V+ is going via the DVD and the picture quality may not be as good. It doesn't really matter which you use though. Just make sure you select ext2 when you want to watch a DVD, if it doesn't select automatically.

ps. Welcome to the forum!

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I dont think im explaining it right. Normally Virgin is on HDMI1, yesterday when i switched it to Ext2 Virgin was showing on the extension the DVD recorder was using. Today when I switch it to ext2 its the DVD channel and its just white snow. I tried going through ext 1 and went through the menu and started it recording, pressed record on the DVD player and it just recorded snow? For some reason Virgin is showing like you said in a worse quality on ext1 but the DVD is ext2 and its just recording snow, yesterday you could see the virgin menu on ext 2 today nothing?

I hope that makes sense x

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

Oh, OK. First check all the SCART plugs are pushed in properly.

It's a bit confusing as both the TV and DVD have ext1 and ext2. But as long as you have wired it exactly as in the second diagram...

To record a DVD from the V+, use the DVD remote to select the DVD's ext2 input.
To play back a DVD, use the TV remote to select the TV's ext1 input (but this may happen automatically when you press play on the DVD)

Does that help?

Re: How to link my DVD recorder to the V+ box
 

yeah i think so. I have no idea how select the DVD's ext2 input but im gonna give it a try lol

---------- Post added at 22:06 ---------- Previous post was at 21:53 ----------

What a div I am, I just needed to press the AV button on the DVD remote.

Thanks for all your help. You must get sick of morons like me ha ha

x