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tvout · 28-01-2008, 19:59

Hi all,

I can't figure out what is doing this and hope someone might have some idea...

Here's the setup...

Cable box has 2 scart outputs:
TV one goes to AV1 on the TV
VCR one goes to input on the DVD recorder

DVD recorder has 2 scart connections:
Input from the Cable box
TV one goes straight to AV2 on the TV.

If I select source on the DVD recorder as SCART then it shows cable.
With the DVD player switched on I see cable on both AV1 and AV2...

If I switch the DVD recorder off, I only get cable on AV2, not AV1 which is the direct connection from the cable box to the TV??!

I also tried switching over the scart cables plugged into the back of the cable box. The result was on AV1 (set to RGB) I got a red picture but it stayed on when the DVD player was switched off...

Any ideas on what the problem is? Is it likely to be a config setting on the TV or something?

28-01-2008, 19:59	#1
tvout Inactive Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands Services: VM L Broadband (10MB) XL TV V+ HD Box Off peak caller phone HTC Wildfire on T-Mobile UK Freeview Posts: 600	Help with scart connections for AV devices please... Hi all, I can't figure out what is doing this and hope someone might have some idea... Here's the setup... Cable box has 2 scart outputs: TV one goes to AV1 on the TV VCR one goes to input on the DVD recorder DVD recorder has 2 scart connections: Input from the Cable box TV one goes straight to AV2 on the TV. If I select source on the DVD recorder as SCART then it shows cable. With the DVD player switched on I see cable on both AV1 and AV2... If I switch the DVD recorder off, I only get cable on AV2, not AV1 which is the direct connection from the cable box to the TV??! I also tried switching over the scart cables plugged into the back of the cable box. The result was on AV1 (set to RGB) I got a red picture but it stayed on when the DVD player was switched off... Any ideas on what the problem is? Is it likely to be a config setting on the TV or something?