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Friday, 1 March 2013
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Richard Baguley3:16 PM
Walton-on-thames
Just noticed that I am flagged as living in Walton-on-Thames!
I live in Dilham near North Walsham!!
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jb383:59 PM
Richard Baguley: The statement made in the latter part of your posting just about sums the situation up as even in the very latest boxes these sockets are still in effect ornaments, the sockets in question according to Sky being "reserved for future use".
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jb384:33 PM
Richard Baguley: As you most likely will have already realised I accidentally replied Gareth Lewis under your heading, please accept my apologies for this error.
However as far as your own question is concerned, if the situation has resolved itself then the fault you refer to was most likely caused by a very minor temporary glitch at the transmitter, things of that nature never really reported.
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jb384:39 PM
Gareth Lewis: Please refer to my 3.59PM posting of today (1/03/2013) accidentally sent under Richard Baguley's heading.
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jb384:58 PM
Richard Baguley: I see that the R&T investigation department are on the ball, as the problem has been listed on their website as seen on the link for below.
(Please ignore post code used)
Radio & Television Service
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Nelly7:10 PM
Hi, please can you help me to connect my Samsung DVD/VCR recorder VR 320 with Goodmans GDR11 digital receiver & my TV. I would like to be able to record on video tape & DVD from TV.
Many thanks.
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Richard Baguley9:12 PM
Walton-on-thames
Excellent responses, jb38 - thank you.
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Saturday, 2 March 2013
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jb388:17 AM
Nelly: On the assumption that your TV only has one scart socket you will have to purchase a "switchable" two way scart selector box to be able to use the devices mentioned for the purposes required.
The method of connecting being as follows.
Connect the common lead on the scart switch box into your TV's scart socket.
You then connect a scart lead between the one of the inputs on the scart switch box and the AV1 output on the DVD recorder.
Then connect another scart lead from the other input on the scart switch box into the black (AV1) socket on the GRD11
Then connect another scart lead from the blue socket (marked VCR) on the GRD11 into the AV2 input on the DVD recorder
In operation, if you just wish to view Freeview via the Goodmans box then you simply press the button on the scart switch box to connect the Goodmans into the TV, but if you want to record from the Freeview box then press the button on the scart switch box to connect the DVD / VCR combo into the TV and take the recorder out of stand-by.
You then go into the VR320's "input select" menu and select AV2 as the input, otherwise the recorder will try to record from its internal tuner (being analogue nothing will be received) however as soon as you select AV2 as the input you should see Freeview from the Goodmans but via the VR320's circuitry, you can then use the latter to record or play back previously made recordings as before or set it for recording via AV2 on input select.
The point to remember being, that the VR320's input select must "always" be kept on AV2 input for Freeview recording purposes, and when the scart switch box is set for the DVD / VCR combo this device can be used in exactly the same way as you possibly have been doing on the assumption you have had this a while.
Another thing being, that if your TV has Freeview built in then this will enable you to be able to record one programme using the Goodmans - DVD / VCR combo, and watch another channel on the TV if you select TV (or DVB) on the TV's remote control, if that is the TV is of the older type with analogue and Freeview capabilities.
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jb389:29 AM
Nelly: In addition to that already said, a suitable Alba brand scart switch box is sold by Argos item No 534 /9656 @ £7.99.
Another point to note being, that if you are looping the aerial via the Goodmans then into your TV, then make sure that the RF modulator in the Goodman's is set at Ch65 or over so as not to interfere with the Freeview signal, this being irrespective of wherever you might reside.
Finally, keep the aerial input or RF loop output leads from running across the top or bottom of the Goodmans box, as the plastic casing on the box offers no protection against interference radiating from the internal circuitry, something which is at a high level in that particular box.
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Monday, 4 March 2013
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pete4:06 PM
my daughter recently moved into a flat which had a sky dish,luckly we had an old white sky box but no sky card, after setting it up we couldn't recieve bbc1,bbc2,ch4 or ch5 yet we could get itv1,2,3 etc even ch4+1.When going on the channels we couldn't recieve it would display the message:-for your information 36.I tried to align the dish but it made no differance.Do i need a card?and can i even get one for this box?
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