Posted by DVDfever Dom on 09/22/31 11:35

Ed wrote:
> Help, urgently, please!
>
> I have set up my new Panasonic DMRES20 as per the manual, but have a
> problem - I cannot watch Sky programmes when recording anything, and
> unless I switch the DVD machine on and tune it to AV2 I dont get an RGB
> from the Sky box.
>
> The satellite decoder is connected to AV2 on the DVD machine, and AV1
> goes to the TV as per the manual.
>
> With my old set up, the decoder was in between the recorder (vcr) and
> the tv in the chain, meaning if I wanted to record something (eg BBC1
> analogue) I could do that and still watch the satellite.
>
> I cannot believe that it is not possible to watch a satellite programme
> when recording something from the aerial using this unit, but connected
> this way it seems so. I can find no mention in the manual if AV1 on the
> DVD recorder has RGB in for if I connected it as I used to have the
> vcr, and furthermore I have no idea without trying it if the Grundig
> digibox has RGB in on the AV2 which would be vital for playing DVDs. I
> suspect the latter is unlikely
>
> One possible solution occurred to me, namely to take the second AV from
> the decoder and plug it into AV2 on the tv, but that has my vcr in it
> now and I need it.
>
> Does anyone else have this unit, or any suggestions as to what I am
> doing wrong. As I said, I really cannot believe that it is not possible
> to watch a satellite programme when recording something from the
> aerial.
>
> Cheers
> Ed
> Not a happy christmas boy!

I know when I tried to set "RGB" - I think in one of my DVD recorder
settings (Philips DVDR615), it did something very weird and I couldn't
see the image from my recorder properly - it just 'drifted' across the
screen for no reason and was unusable. I set it back to 'PAL' and left
it at that. The TiVo's also set to PAL.

AIUI, by not using RGB I don't get the auto-switching for widescreen
mode but then I can press that button on the TV remote without too much
hassle. :)

I don't really like things switching too much anyway, as the other
input going into the recorder is from the Nokia ONdigital box which
frequently needs a reboot after being on a BBC channel and that signal
then overrides the output from the recorder if I simply want to go into
the menu and edit a disc. I then have to put the recorder into standby
and on again so that it overrides the bloody Nokia box.

Some time ago I bought a SCART switcher box that goes into the TiVo.
It's mainly Sky, but before I got the recorder I also plugged in the
Nokia as an option and the third was spare. I made sure the box was
switched only by switches and nothing automatic - I don't want a ruined
recording just because one source thinks it's in the right(!)

Dom

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