Not sure where to put this thread. I hope this is best fit
I know that some will think me mad, but I have acquired a replacement for my VCR which was beyond economical repair. It is my intention in due course to purchase a BBC-ITV freesat PVR once the medium has settled in with a wider channel choice, my house already being equipped with quad LNB and two down leads. Currently I use one for Sky freesat.
The SCART connections now are
Sky TV out to DVDR AV2; DVDR AV1 to TV AV1
Sky VCR out to VCR AV2; VCR AV1 to TV AV2.
RF loop through
aerial to DVDR to VCR to TV. This gives me the maximum recording viewing flexibility.
Last evening I met a very odd problem.
On Wednesday I decided to record a BBC1 show on the VCR, as OH wanted to watch a no-interest-to-me effort only available on digital. I left the Sky box on and the VCR set up. OH watched the program and the VCR recording was made. Last night I tired to watch a live program on digital, using TV AV1 but all I got was sound. For a short while my fiddling got it though AV2, but this too went sound only. Eventually I got vision through both AV1 and 2, but inexplicably to my limited brain, only by ejecting the VCR cassette. Can someone explain what may be the cause of the oddity, is my wiring logical? FWIW VCR is a Philips VR550
I know that some will think me mad, but I have acquired a replacement for my VCR which was beyond economical repair. It is my intention in due course to purchase a BBC-ITV freesat PVR once the medium has settled in with a wider channel choice, my house already being equipped with quad LNB and two down leads. Currently I use one for Sky freesat.
The SCART connections now are
Sky TV out to DVDR AV2; DVDR AV1 to TV AV1
Sky VCR out to VCR AV2; VCR AV1 to TV AV2.
RF loop through
aerial to DVDR to VCR to TV. This gives me the maximum recording viewing flexibility.
Last evening I met a very odd problem.
On Wednesday I decided to record a BBC1 show on the VCR, as OH wanted to watch a no-interest-to-me effort only available on digital. I left the Sky box on and the VCR set up. OH watched the program and the VCR recording was made. Last night I tired to watch a live program on digital, using TV AV1 but all I got was sound. For a short while my fiddling got it though AV2, but this too went sound only. Eventually I got vision through both AV1 and 2, but inexplicably to my limited brain, only by ejecting the VCR cassette. Can someone explain what may be the cause of the oddity, is my wiring logical? FWIW VCR is a Philips VR550