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Pat13
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Can someone please help me before I lose my mind! I have a Philips digital Tv which has worked Ok up to now connected to a digibox,DVD player and VCR recorder. I then had the not so brilliant idea of buying a DVD/VCR combination and have been struggling for a week now and just can't get it to work.
The TV has two scart sockets EXT 1 and EXT 2. The DVD/VCR has two scart sockets AV1 (TV) and AV2 (decoder). Can anyone tell me which should be connected to which please as I can't make any sense of the instruction booklets and am not able to run up lengthy phone bills to the respective manufactuers. I have tried various combinations but can't seem to find anything that works.
Thank you.
The TV has two scart sockets EXT 1 and EXT 2. The DVD/VCR has two scart sockets AV1 (TV) and AV2 (decoder). Can anyone tell me which should be connected to which please as I can't make any sense of the instruction booklets and am not able to run up lengthy phone bills to the respective manufactuers. I have tried various combinations but can't seem to find anything that works.
Thank you.
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Digibox AV1 > TV AV1 (RGB)
DVD/VCR AV1 > TV AV2 (RGB/S-Video/Composite)
DVD/VCR AV1 > TV AV1 (RGB)
Digibox AV1 > TV AV2 (RGB/S-Video/Composite)
Will depend on what signal(s) are available on each EXT to which option you prefer. RGB being the best followed by S-Video then composite.
Oh and the digibox is no longer connected to this TV, it was the normal TV is was connected to.
On little thing puzzles me. If you have a Digital TV, why do you need a digibox??
Except if you are using it to record to the VCR/DVD combination. If your set does not have a digital tuner built into it then it is not a digital set!!
Anyway leaving that aside, one question. Does your digibox (you neglected to mention the make/ model) have pass through? If it does then the route (using scart leads)
AV1 from the VCR/DVD combo to AV2 on the Digibox
AV1 from the digibox to EXT1 on the tv
may work.
However it will not work if either
The digibox does not have pass-through or
If the TV is set to RGB input on EXT1. Your combo will likely only output composite signal and this composite signal will appear as a black screen on the tv. If you are getting sound but no picture then this is the likely problem. Some sets can switch automatically from RGB to PAL composite (my present set does, but my previous set did not. If this is the case, take another scart from AV2 on the VCR/DVD combo to EXT2 on the TV and by setting EXT2 to PAL then you should see a picture. The last will work too if your digibox does not have pass-through.
Should just be a case of 'plug and play'
Have you got the model number of the DVD/VCR, might be able to get the manual online to have a look.
The DVD/VCR is a Sharp DV-RW360. The TV is a Philips 28PW6720D.
So, 56up, are you saying connect two scarts to both TV and DVD/VCR recorder? I do get a black screen, sometimes I can hear the sound but certainly no picture.
I can't thank you all enough for your help after almost a week of tearing my hair out.
Thank you again.