[forester1962]

Hi folks

This is a query on behalf of my father - he's 80 and has just purchased a Panasonic TV with Freesat (TX32LZD81). He already has a Panasonic DVD recorder - not sure of the model but it has Freeview and an HDD plus HDMI connectivity. His problem is how to connect it all up so that he can record Freesat - in other postings I've seen advice about connecting a separate Freesat box, but not a tv with Freesat built in. He lives a long way from me and is not online - I downloaded the Pana manual and this is what I think he needs to do:

1. Connect Freesat cable from dish into satellite socket on TV
2. Connect DVD via Scart to AV2 on tv (and presumably to AV2 on DVD recorder?)
3. Er, make HDMI connection? - but to which HDMI? (tv has 3)

What is concerning me is that C****s Llandudno have told him that he needed a Foxsat-HD box in order to record (it's not the box with an HDD, I've asked my Dad) so he's paid £146 for something I don't think he needs. He/I know that he won't be able to record one channel and watch another due to the single tuner in the recorder.

Am I right? And should he take the Foxsat-HD back to C****s and give them what for?

Many thanks in advance,

Simon.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by simonoakley1962

Hi folks

This is a query on behalf of my father - he's 80 and has just purchased a Panasonic TV with Freesat (TX32LZD81). He already has a Panasonic DVD recorder - not sure of the model but it has Freeview and an HDD plus HDMI connectivity. His problem is how to connect it all up so that he can record Freesat - in other postings I've seen advice about connecting a separate Freesat box, but not a tv with Freesat built in. He lives a long way from me and is not online - I downloaded the Pana manual and this is what I think he needs to do:

1. Connect Freesat cable from dish into satellite socket on TV
2. Connect DVD via Scart to AV2 on tv (and presumably to AV2 on DVD recorder?)
3. Er, make HDMI connection? - but to which HDMI? (tv has 3)

What is concerning me is that C****s Llandudno have told him that he needed a Foxsat-HD box in order to record (it's not the box with an HDD, I've asked my Dad) so he's paid £146 for something I don't think he needs. He/I know that he won't be able to record one channel and watch another due to the single tuner in the recorder.

Am I right? And should he take the Foxsat-HD back to C****s and give them what for?

Many thanks in advance,

Simon.

First problem if you buy a foxsat-hd is that you need 2 feeds from the dish (quad lnb) one for the Foxsat-Hd and one for the sat tuner in the TV. Given that you have these If you connect the Foxsat TV scart to DVD recorder vcr scart and then the DVD recorder TV scart to the TV. Connect both the Foxsat-HD to a hdmi connection on your TV. Say you use hdmi1 for the Foxsat and hdmi 2 for the DVD recorder. To watch the Foxsat choose HDMI on the TV inputs, to watch the dvd recorder choose hdmi2. To record freesat choose the vcr scart on the DVD recorder as the recording source. If the DVD recorder can record RGB use that for SD recordings. You can't use RGB for HD signals as this is disabled so only way to record HD is over composite (very poor quality). If you have RGB recording best to record a SD version of the programme for best quality.

Without the foxsat you can only record what you are watching on the TV, simply connect one of the TV scarts to your DVD recorder vcr scart (all scarts carry composite video and analogue audio out) and set it to record composite. The TV has to be on and tuned to the freesat channel you wan't to record.

[tikigod19]

hi sorry to jump on this thread, my dad is also thinking of buying one of these tv's. Could you tell me if he connected a standard DVD recorder with HDMI or scart to this tv when it is switched off, would it still be able to record freesat channels, i.e does it have some sort of loop through or does the tv have to be on in order to record?

Also does it have a twin tuner in as much as being able to record a terrestrial channel and watch a freesat one, or vice versa?

Thanks a lot.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by tikigod19

hi sorry to jump on this thread, my dad is also thinking of buying one of these tv's. Could you tell me if he connected a standard DVD recorder with HDMI or scart to this tv when it is switched off, would it still be able to record freesat channels, i.e does it have some sort of loop through or does the tv have to be on in order to record?

Also does it have a twin tuner in as much as being able to record a terrestrial channel and watch a freesat one, or vice versa?

Thanks a lot.

The TV has to be on to record. It has 3 tuners. Freesat, Freeview and Analogue but you can only use one at once so you can only record what you watch. Pretty sure this is right but it just might be possible to route an unused tuner out from a scart (you need someone with a manual to check)

[alsina]

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

The TV has to be on to record. It has 3 tuners. Freesat, Freeview and Analogue but you can only use one at once so you can only record what you watch. Pretty sure this is right but it just might be possible to route an unused tuner out from a scart (you need someone with a manual to check)

When recording from the tv's Freesat tuner, it can be left in standby. When recording in this way, if the tv is left on, you can't watch anything other than what you are recording.

[tikigod19]

fantastic. Thank you both

[msg]

Originally Posted by alsina

When recording from the tv's Freesat tuner, it can be left in standby. When recording in this way, if the tv is left on, you can't watch anything other than what you are recording.

You should be able to switch to one of the other tuners so that you can watch a progamme other than the one you are recording... i.e. if recording from freesat, it should be possible to select the freeview or analogue tuners and watch another channel.

Dave

[mikezoe]

Originally Posted by msg

You should be able to switch to one of the other tuners so that you can watch a progamme other than the one you are recording... i.e. if recording from freesat, it should be possible to select the freeview or analogue tuners and watch another channel.

Dave

Depends on model. With my old 32" Panny LCD (D60) I could record say a Freeview channel and watch an analogue channel but with my new Panny that is not possible! I'm locked unless I switch to an HMDI or AV channel. Sent them an email asking why the change but no response so far.