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Old 09-12-2005, 14:35
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Hi there,
I am new to this forum so before I start , Hi to one and all.I see that there are quite a lot of people on regarding the set up of thier various systems and im afraid to say that I am one of them too.
I was wondering if anyone can help me with this one.I have already tried the link someone posted the other day and it could not help me as I have a vcr with only 1 scart !!!

I am trying to connect:
Bush Tv with Euro Scart and Av2

Bush DVD player with 1 euro scart

Matsui VCR with 1 scart

Goodmans GDB3 freeview box with tv scart and vcr scart

Freeview box and vcr have rf in/out also.

Thanks very much in advance to anyone who can help and a Merry Christmas to one and all...........................

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Old 09-12-2005, 15:16
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Is that the GDB3 from Argos for £39.99? I was going to buy one of those, but didn't think it had RF out, i thught it just had RF loop. I can't use scarts on my TV in the bedroom, so need RF out.

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you.
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Old 09-12-2005, 22:31
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Here wouild be a good place to start

http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/connecthelp.php
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Old 09-12-2005, 23:52
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Im not sure if it was from Argos...it was a present , but certainly has Ant - in and RF - out.
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Old 09-12-2005, 23:59
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Thanks very much gomezz , I'll try that out........pretty simple when it comes down to it I know , but thanks very much , well appreciated.
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Old 10-12-2005, 19:56
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Originally Posted by hoopster
Im not sure if it was from Argos...it was a present , but certainly has Ant - in and RF - out.
So you can use it without scarts then?

There's only one GDB3, right?
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Old 10-12-2005, 21:17
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I just saw this on that website:

'On most Freeview boxes, you're provided with a loopthrough (an aerial in and out), so you can connect your aerial to your TV via the Freeview box. Just make sure your box has an RF loopthrough and / or an RF modulator.'

So a loopthrough is the same thing as in and out, but a modulator is something different? Is it a modulater you need if you're not using scarts?
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Old 11-12-2005, 12:05
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Originally Posted by Coz21
So a loopthrough is the same thing as in and out, but a modulator is something different? Is it a modulater you need if you're not using scarts?
Yes. The modulator converts the Freeview signal to an "analogue" RF signal which is then mixed in with the other analogue channels (coming in from the aerial) on the RF out socket. You need to tune the TV in to the channel number the Freeview box is using (probably the usual channel used by a VCR).

Another option to using a Freeview box with its own RF modulator, is to used an old/cheap VCR with a SCART in and RF out to do the modulation. It does not sound like your VCR has this functionality though but it maybe worth a little investigation.
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Old 11-12-2005, 17:15
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My DVD recorder and VCR does have 2 scart sockets and RF In/Out, but it's my TV that i can't use scarts in..
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Old 11-12-2005, 17:23
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I have a Hitatchi TV with 2x scarts, a Bush DVD with one scart and a Bush VCR with one scart, and the other day I bought a Freeview box with 2 scarts, and I set it up like this and it works perfectly;

http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/images/faq_connect.gif

Then my DVD just plugs in direct from it's scart to the second scart socket on my TV, independant of the freeview box/vcr set up.

I'm guessing with yours if you connect your DVD player to AV2 on your TV then do the rest like in the picture I linked to, it should work fine.
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Old 12-12-2005, 15:44
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Originally Posted by Coz21
My DVD recorder and VCR does have 2 scart sockets and RF In/Out, but it's my TV that i can't use scarts in..
Then you are all set.
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