Question:
Hi all,
Will be installing the Panasonic TU-CT20 freeview box for my parents this week. They have a TV with 2 SCARTS and a VCR (not sure how many SCARTS - it's a Loewe).
The manual for the Panasonic TU-CT20 tells you to connect the RF aerial to the freeview box, then from the freeview box to the VCR. Nowhere on the diagram does it show the aerial lead going to the TV.
Is this right ?
Also, it doesn't show a SCART connection from the VCR to the TV, just from the freeview box to the TV.
Surely the connections should be :
1. RF lead>freeview box>VCR>TV
2. Freeview SCART>RGB SCART on TV
3. VCR SCART>SCART 2 on TV.
Presumably, this will then allow recording to be made from freeview to the VCR by selecting L1 as the input on the VCR.
Any thoughts ?
The freeview box has only 1 SCART by the way.
Any comments ?
Surely the connections should be :
1. RF lead>freeview box>VCR>TV yes
2. Freeview SCART>RGB SCART on TV yes, to get the benefit of the RGB signal
3. VCR SCART>SCART 2 on TV.yes
Presumably, this will then allow recording to be made from freeview to the VCR by selecting L1 as the input on the VCR.I doubt it. There is no direct connection from the digibox to the VCR (except the aerial/RF cable). However, if the TV does a 'loopthrough' from Scart1 to Scart 2 when it is switched off then this might work. My guess is that it won't - but I could easily be wrong. A more ideal setup (which involves a digibox with 2 scarts) is - as you have it above PLUS second scart connection from digibox to second scart on VCR. This then gives you a signal path for recording.
Any thoughts ?
Will be installing the Panasonic TU-CT20 freeview box for my parents this week. They have a TV with 2 SCARTS and a VCR (not sure how many SCARTS - it's a Loewe).
The manual for the Panasonic TU-CT20 tells you to connect the RF aerial to the freeview box, then from the freeview box to the VCR. Nowhere on the diagram does it show the aerial lead going to the TV.
Is this right ?
Also, it doesn't show a SCART connection from the VCR to the TV, just from the freeview box to the TV.
Surely the connections should be :
1. RF lead>freeview box>VCR>TV
2. Freeview SCART>RGB SCART on TV
3. VCR SCART>SCART 2 on TV.
Presumably, this will then allow recording to be made from freeview to the VCR by selecting L1 as the input on the VCR.
Any thoughts ?
The freeview box has only 1 SCART by the way.
Any comments ?
Answers:
Surely the connections should be :
1. RF lead>freeview box>VCR>TV yes
2. Freeview SCART>RGB SCART on TV yes, to get the benefit of the RGB signal
3. VCR SCART>SCART 2 on TV.yes
Presumably, this will then allow recording to be made from freeview to the VCR by selecting L1 as the input on the VCR.I doubt it. There is no direct connection from the digibox to the VCR (except the aerial/RF cable). However, if the TV does a 'loopthrough' from Scart1 to Scart 2 when it is switched off then this might work. My guess is that it won't - but I could easily be wrong. A more ideal setup (which involves a digibox with 2 scarts) is - as you have it above PLUS second scart connection from digibox to second scart on VCR. This then gives you a signal path for recording.
Any thoughts ?
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