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Old 15-06-2007, 15:19
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I have just purchased an RDR_HXD 560 DVD recorder. I also have a VTX_D800U digital receiver. Can these be connected to my TV in order that I can watch one digital channel whilst recording another? If so, HOW?
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Old 15-06-2007, 16:38
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I have just purchased an RDR_HXD 560 DVD recorder. I also have a VTX_D800U digital receiver. Can these be connected to my TV in order that I can watch one digital channel whilst recording another? If so, HOW?
Two ways of doing this depending on number of scarts in TV:

a) If 2 scarts then connect DVDR out ---> TV AV1
VTX out ---> TV AV2

b) If one TV scart then connect VTX TV out ---> DVDR in
DVDR out ---> TV AV1

For b) to watch VTX the DVDR must be able to 'pass through' the external signal while recording - not all DVDRs can do this.

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Old 15-06-2007, 16:48
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Since the DVD recorder appears to have it's own Freeview tuner there is an alternative scenario to the above.

VTX800 "TV" SCART --> TV AV1 SCART
VTX800 "VCR" SCART --> DVD AV1 SCART

Since you will not be recording the output of the VTX800 box it doesn't matter that much that it cannot send a high quality RGB video signal to the DVD. However I am fairly certain from when I last used one that it can pass RGB from the DVD to the TV.

If I am correct then this set-up allows you to watch the VTX800 whether or not the DVD is recording, in standby, turned off or chucked out the window

To watch DVDs simply play them and the VTX800 will pass on the DVD output to the TV.
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Old 15-06-2007, 17:15
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Good solution, Chris. I prefer it to mine, lol!

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