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Acropolis · 12-06-2005, 13:46

This is all to do with Pin 8 on the scart leads. This pin is used by devices to send a small signal to the tv and switch it to the AV channel the scart lead is plugged in to.

If the cable box is already turned on then it wont send this signal, it will send it when it first turns on or comes out of stand by but not again until it is put into stand by and back out again.

If you turn your DVD player on it will change the channel on the TV over to the correct channel, if you then leave the DVD player turned on and change the channel on the TV it wont change it back to the DVD channel again will it.

So the only way to get it to do what you want is, put cable box into stand by and then turn it back on again, or pick up the the remote contorl and a press 1 button.

12-06-2005, 13:46	#4
Acropolis Inactive Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Midlands Age: 47 Posts: 79	Re: SCART Signal Switching This is all to do with Pin 8 on the scart leads. This pin is used by devices to send a small signal to the tv and switch it to the AV channel the scart lead is plugged in to. If the cable box is already turned on then it wont send this signal, it will send it when it first turns on or comes out of stand by but not again until it is put into stand by and back out again. If you turn your DVD player on it will change the channel on the TV over to the correct channel, if you then leave the DVD player turned on and change the channel on the TV it wont change it back to the DVD channel again will it. So the only way to get it to do what you want is, put cable box into stand by and then turn it back on again, or pick up the the remote contorl and a press 1 button.