DVDR Setup

[warthog1]

Hi

I'm trying to add a Liteon LVW5006 DVD Recorder to my current system. I'm running a Humax 9300T Digi Recorder and an ancient (but still very functional) Sony TV. The DVDR was setup with the TV before we went digital and worked fine.

Here's the problem: I've set up the connections as recommended by Humax for RF Cable connection:


A. TV/VCR loop out of the digibox to aerial input of the DVDR

B. Aerial output of the DVDR to Aerial input of TV

C. External aerial remains connected to the digibox

Having done that, I can't locate the DVDR on the TV--AV just gives me snow--no workable channel or test pattern to setup the DVDR or play DVDs--I'm assuming this is because the external aerial goes directly into the digibox, but stymied nevertheless. Is there something wrong with the way I've set it up or, alternatively, would a SCART connection from digibox to DVDR solve the problem. There's no SCART connection on the TV (I told you it was ancient).

Thanks in advance

[DB83]

Surely if you connect equipment this way you have to tune the receiving equipent(the tv) by allocating the UHF channel that the DVDR sends. The manual for the DVDR should the channel it uses which could be changed if it conflicts with other eqipment.

And it would be hardly optimal as the signals would be analogue.

[warthog1]

Hi DB83

Thanks for getting back to me. You're right--I need to tune the TV to the DVDR's UHF channel and this is my problem--I can't find the recommended channel and consequently can't get into the TV to set up the DVDR. I'm not sure about the analogue signal--as set up, the aerial cable goes into the digi recorder (which I assume converts the signal to digital) and THEN to the DVDR and the TV.

[DB83]

In circumstances like this, connect one piece of equipment at a time.

So I suggest you unplug the aerial from the digbox and just connect the DVDR to the tv. You should be able to play something through it and just tune the tv until it finds the signal.

I suspect they are both using the same channel so one will have to be changed.

I assume that you received pictures etc from the digibox to your tv before and as that tv is not digital then an aerial connection in to that had to, by default, be analogue.

[warthog1]

Ok, thanks--I'll give that a try. When I locate the TV channel, how do I go about changing it?--I'll want the digibox tohave priority and, to be honest, all I want to do with the DVDR is play, not record, DVDs.

[DB83]

You would have to consult your DVDR manual for the answer to that - there should be a menu setting (unlike the old VCR days where you turned a screw at the back of the unit).

And just to clarify matters, you did receive pictures and sound to your tv from the digibox before you tried to install the recorder ?

[warthog1]

OK, I'll check it out tomorrow. Yes the digibox worked fine before (still does--just can't get the DVDR to play!)