Samsung and SCART Switching

sherer · 23-05-2005, 10:42

Hi

Due to the BB upgrade we now have a shiny new Samsung box. I've got this setup to my Widescreen TV via SCART and set the STB to Widescreen. As we don't use the RF lead although it is connected I never tuned this in on the TV.

When I turn the STB on the TV doesn't SCART switch to AV1 but if I flick through a few channels it will switch after awhile. Read somewhere that this might be because I am turning the STB on to a none widescreen channel. (See i did do a search before posting :-) )

Is this still an issue and any news on when it will be fixed.

The other thing i notice is that after getting the TV to turn onto AV1 the picture seems abit darker until I have selected another channel and then turned back.

bdav · 23-05-2005, 10:47

I think there is a problem with the voltages on the Samsung box. I think i'm right in saying this is solved by changing the picture output from composite to RGB(Settings->picture settings->(in here).) In this page is also a scart control setting. Make sure this is on.

Stuart · 23-05-2005, 12:03

Changing from Composite to RGB will also improve the picture quality immensely

bdav · 23-05-2005, 12:14

You may however need to tell your TV that its now recieving RGB - Its a seperate AV input on Sonys, on others it may be a menu item.

23-05-2005, 12:18

changing from composite to RGB will make no difference (this is how i run mine)

There was a thread about this a while ago. I thought it said it was a bug in the software one the STB and as due to having the STB set to widescreen
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this isnt the thread i was thinking about but its similar

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...scart+software

garyparson · 23-05-2005, 14:36

I have mine on RGB as well and can also confirm that it does it on that setting.

**Paul** · 23-05-2005, 14:39

LOL, added an "R" to the title.

sherer · 23-05-2005, 15:18

thanks for the help with this.. i've already got this set to RGB as I say once i've switched to AV1 and changed channels as well all seems fine.. it just doesn't auto switch via the SCART.. although as i said i haven't tuned in the RF connection yet ut i don't watch via that anyway

spiderplant · 23-05-2005, 19:25

It's a bug in the software. It only does it if you have a widescreen TV, and it is tuned to a widescreen programme when you take the box out of standby. I don't have a date for when it will be fixed. Meanwhile, you could just leave the box on all the time.

No idea about the "bit darker" thing.

24-05-2005, 09:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiderplant

It's a bug in the software. It only does it if you have a widescreen TV, and it is tuned to a widescreen programme when you take the box out of standby. I don't have a date for when it will be fixed.

yeah its only been like it for over a year, cant expect it to have been fixed already

sherer · 24-05-2005, 10:17

seems strange that we bug isn't on the pace boxes but is on the samsung's.. maybe by the time they fix we will all have new boxes anway..

thanks for all the help

garyparson · 07-06-2005, 21:26

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