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Posted by MaryL on 10/11/05 10:32
<DVDless@example.com> wrote in message
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> In Message-ID:<rjF2f.2805$xE1.2083@okepread07>,
> "MaryL" <carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:
>
>>>> Here's the big problem: Now I cannot even get either machine even
>>>> to *play* a DVD, let alone start learning how to edit! I'm not
>>>> even sure if *I* am the problem or if the cause was the power
>>>> outage that I just went through. I live in the area hit by
>>>> Hurricane Rita, and I was without power for 7 days. I know the
>>>> equipment was not destroyed because the TVs works fine. When I try
>>>> to power on the attached DVD players, the light comes on and the
>>>> "read" message is clear. If I press "play," the DVD button lights
>>>> up, and the DVD shows numbers counting up as if it is reading a
>>>> track. However, only the TV channel continues to play (and I did
>>>> set the TV channel to 3, which is used when playing the DVD).
>
> Please forgive an uninformed and elementary possible
> explanation. My guess is that losing power sent your sets back to
> default settings and some setting you (or the installer) made
> once, and never unmade, has to be made again.
>
> I don't have a DVD player, but I wonder if they have a switch
> similar to one on VCRs. On a VCR it's the TV/VTR button. Set one
> say, the VCR doesn't send its signal to the TV; set the other way,
> it does. (I'm calling it a switch, but it's usually a button that
> turns on or off a light.)
>
> Do you really set the TV to channel 3 to play the DVD? Most
> are set up to play DVDs from the AUX VIDEO (or VIDEO IN) because
> the quality is much higher.
>
> Rather than playing around with the hardware, I'd spend some
> time looking at the manuals. I see you have problems
> understanding them, so get a local geek (who you can probably get
> for free or, at most, a pizza) to look over the situation.
> Certainly cheaper and faster than trying Circuit City, and (IMO)
> at least as likely to produce the results you want.
You're right about channel 3 (I was reverting to VCR there). I use Video 1
with my setup. I'd like to find a local geek but so far haven't found any
among my friends! The irony is, I'm usually the person who wants to read
manuals -- but I haven't found a solution to this one.
MaryL
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