Auto record false starts on Pioneer DVR-510H

[Jake here]

I was wondering if anyone has a similar problem to my own and whether anyone has come up with a solution.

I have my DVR-510H connected, via rca cables, to the audio/video output of my Bell Expressvu 4700 satellite receiver (equivalent to a DishNetwork 4900 receiver). Every time I put the DVR-510H in auto record mode (following the instructions in the manual and first turning off my satellite receiver) it turns on and begins recording about 1 second after I put it in auto record mode; this despite the fact that the satellite receiver is not turned on. I have verified that this does not happen when I remove the rca cables from the back of the DVR-510H.

Is it possible that there is some signal always present at the a/v output of my satellite receiver even though it is turned off? If so, would there be anyway to dampen this signal? Basically, I am looking for any solution to correct this problem as I record the same programs each month and would have to manually enter the timer programs into the DVR-510H 12 times a year in order to record them without the auto record feature.

Thanks for any responses.

Jake.

[curtw]

Sorry to say that my 210H does exactly the same thing with DishNetwork Receiver, and I haven't been able to find a work-around.

[Jake here]

Are you also using the RCA inputs or are you using s-video input (I'm not sure which inputs the 210H has).

Jake.

[spiderman2k1]

read this post

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=380195

[curtw]

Are you also using the RCA inputs or are you using s-video input (I'm not sure which inputs the 210H has).

Jake.

S-Video. I was more willing to put up with having to set the timer to get the video through the "good" input than I was to switch to composite, possibly get the auto-start working, but to get a degradation in quality (coming out of the Dish Receiver, it's already going to be compressed twice; I sure don't want to make things worse). In response to spiderman2k1 pointing to the thread at avsforum, was that you again Jake? The responders there do not offer a solution yet.

[Jake here]

Curtw,

Yes it was me in avsforum as well. I still don't have a solution so am programming both the expressvu receiver and 510. Thanks for your help with this one.

Jake here.