I have just bought a Panasonic DRM EX85 and am using it with my big old Sony Trinitron TV. The TV has 2 scarts and I have connected the DRM EX85 to the bottom scart (AV1). It all works fine BUT when I select a programme to watch from the Guide on the DRM EX85 I see it for a split second and then my TV switches from AV1 back to the last selected channel on the TV. I can get back on to AV1 by hitting the AV button on the Panasonic remote control but I'd obviously rather be able to go straight to the programme I selected. I have plugged to Panasonic into a little portable Bush TV and don't get the same problem, so it looks like the problem lies with my Sony TV. Any ideas?

[JayCee]

Originally Posted by Adrian01

I can get back on to AV1 by hitting the AV button on the Panasonic remote control

You should be pressing the AV input button on the Sony TV remote...not the Panasonic remote.

Thanks JayCee. I have programmed (put the Sony code) into the Panasonic remote so it can select AV1, 2 and 3, change the channels and adjust the volume on the TV. It just saves using two remotes.

I need to find a way of keeping the TV on AV1 when I select a programme from the freeview guide on the Panasonic. Thanks for your suggestion anyway.

[KMO]

This has come up before. Try changing the video output format to "RGB 1" instead of "RGB 2" (or vice versa).

[JayCee]

Originally Posted by KMO

This has come up before. Try changing the video output format to "RGB 1" instead of "RGB 2" (or vice versa).

I knew those symptoms rang a bell, just couldn't think where I read it.

KMO, it works. Can't thank you enough. I called the Panasonic helpline yesterday and they just said it was a Sony issue and offered no more advice. I am very grateful indeed. What exactly is RGB output? Will changing it change anything else?

[carcher]

Originally Posted by Adrian01

KMO, it works. Can't thank you enough. I called the Panasonic helpline yesterday and they just said it was a Sony issue and offered no more advice. I am very grateful indeed. What exactly is RGB output? Will changing it change anything else?

I've noticed this too, I'll check my settings, thanks.

[Gavtech]

Originally Posted by Adrian01

KMO, it works. Can't thank you enough. I called the Panasonic helpline yesterday and they just said it was a Sony issue and offered no more advice. I am very grateful indeed. What exactly is RGB output? Will changing it change anything else?

The question is how or why did you manage to get it set it to RGB 2 in the first place ... because that is not the default?

[talismanamsilat]

Gav, it is RGB2 as default!

[Gavtech]

Originally Posted by talismanamsilat

Gav, it is RGB2 as default!

Thats a surprise to me! -

In which case - Apologies for the pointless post

[talismanamsilat]

no worries

[KMO]

It is a bug in the TV. There's a signal on the SCART that says the picture is RGB rather than composite (do a net search if you don't know what that means). For some reason I'm not sure about, the Panasonic defaults to "RGB 2" mode which outputs composite for normal TV, but RGB for menus.

The TV has a bug in that it thinks when it sees the RGB signal deactivated the device has gone away. That's wrong - there's a separate signal which indicates whether a device is active or not.

By setting it to RGB 1 mode, it's now outputting RGB all the time. That will be better quality, and it avoids the TV bug. I don't know why it's not the default.