Help please: How to use videorecorder with Freeview box

[TPAC]

I rushed out to the all night supermarket last night and grabbed a Freeview Digital Box so I could watch the dressage from the olympics (yeah, sad..)
But I can't figure out how to get my video recorder to record the freeview channels. Can anyone help, in terms that I, as a complete dummy, will understand, please?

[hugoagogo]

scart lead from freeview to video

set video to 'av' channel or similar

record

[jmorgan]

Buy a hard disc recorder with freeview if money allows. Far easier.

[TPAC]

hugoagogo said:

scart lead from freeview to video

set video to 'av' channel or similar

record

sorry, what does 'av' channel stand for? So that I can see what is similar

[jbudgie]

Audio video

[TPAC]

ah. I'm off to try it.

[VxDuncan]

AV (Audio Visual) is an external input. Sometimes it's an icon with a box with an arrow going onto it. THere's basically two ways of doing it:

Freeview box with single scart - One scart lead from output of box into video scart in. 'nother scart lead from video scart out to TV.

Freeview box with two scarts, same as above, but with an extra scart from the second scart sockect on the freeview box into another scart input on the TV. With this setup you can still watch freeview at the same time as recording a normal (non digibox) channel on the video.

If you have a modernish tele and good quality scart leads set the freeview box to RGB out (not composite) to improve the picture quality.

Or just ditch everything and go HD!

[RobFerrari]

Just get your recorder onto one of the AV channels, the number should correspond with the SCART connection port you plugged the box into then press record.

But rememebr, you can only record the channel you are watching, its not a HDD recorder or anything with its own tuner.

[SS HSV]

TPAC said:

I rushed out to the all night supermarket last night and grabbed a Freeview Digital Box so I could watch the dressage from the olympics (yeah, sad..)
But I can't figure out how to get my video recorder to record the freeview channels. Can anyone help, in terms that I, as a complete dummy, will understand, please?

Your a girl aren't you

[V8 Animal]

On this topic.
My mum's just bought a new telly with inbuilt freeview and im buggered if i can get freeview to record on her video.
Can record all other 5 channels no problem but can't find freeview through the video.
That's ok for the moment but when they switch off normal tv signals and go straight over to digital how can my mum record then.
Do i need some other areial?
V8 Animal

[Morningside]

V8 Animal said:

On this topic.
My mum's just bought a new telly with inbuilt freeview and im buggered if i can get freeview to record on her video.
Can record all other 5 channels no problem but can't find freeview through the video.
That's ok for the moment but when they switch off normal tv signals and go straight over to digital how can my mum record then.
Do i need some other areial?
V8 Animal

As its a built in tuner just check that the output comes out via the scart connector (I doubt it) and then (as above) switch to AV on the recorder.

[RobFerrari]

Try AV1 or A1 on the video recorder as the channel. I have the Panasonic 42 Plasma with the inbuilt freeview and this is what we have to use.

[jmorgan]

V8 Animal said:

On this topic.
My mum's just bought a new telly with inbuilt freeview and im buggered if i can get freeview to record on her video.
Can record all other 5 channels no problem but can't find freeview through the video.
That's ok for the moment but when they switch off normal tv signals and go straight over to digital how can my mum record then.
Do i need some other areial?
V8 Animal

On my telly I have two scarts. Both can be configured via a menu to work in certain ways. I can record the freeview from the telly on the hd recorder when the hd recorder is set to external input for the scart from the telly. Mine just happens to be called line 1. Check the manual.

Problem appears to be that you cannot then watch anything else on digital. That is why I also bought a recorder with built in freeview. Watch the telly whilst recording on the HD (hard disk) recorder.

Edited to add, I set the telly to digital mode, choose program to record. On mine I cannot then change channel. Also, the timer needs to be set up on the telly to output the signal to the recorder that has to be set up as well. Which is why I went free view recorder. Much easier.

Edited by jmorgan on Saturday 9th August 13:45

[V8 Animal]

RobFerrari said:

Try AV1 or A1 on the video recorder as the channel. I have the Panasonic 42 Plasma with the inbuilt freeview and this is what we have to use.

Tried all options on video recorder L1/L2/AUX can only receive analouge.
On (cheap) telly it has 1 scart which is connected to vcr.
To watch tv switch to DTI to watch video switch to scart it has other outputs AV/PC/SIDE you would of thought signal would come from AV but it does'nt.
Aeriel inputs on telly DT and NORMAL normal gets the signal which is why i asked if i need a digital aerial if theres such a thing.
V8 Animal

[TPAC]

SS HSV said:

TPAC said:

I rushed out to the all night supermarket last night and grabbed a Freeview Digital Box so I could watch the dressage from the olympics (yeah, sad..)
But I can't figure out how to get my video recorder to record the freeview channels. Can anyone help, in terms that I, as a complete dummy, will understand, please?

Your a girl aren't you

I agree, thats my handicap.
And thats why I still don't understand even the answers that people have been helpful enough to write.i've got two scart leads running from this box thing. One to the tv, and one to the video. Then theres this other cable, ariel looking thing. Not sure where I fixed that to. tv I think. Can watch everything. Can still record analogue programmes. Just can't record the digital channels. Whats not helping is, can't find instruction book from video recorder. Thought that might help to set recorder up when digital is involved.

Edited by TPAC on Saturday 9th August 15:50

[anonymous-user]

TV aerial goes to Freeview Box so freeview box can receive channels.

Scart goes from freeview box to TV so you can "see" freeview channels

Scart also goes from freeview to VCR so you can record the freeview channels.

[TPAC]

garyhun said:

TV aerial goes to Freeview Box so freeview box can receive channels.

Scart goes from freeview box to TV so you can "see" freeview channels

Scart also goes from freeview to VCR so you can record the freeview channels.

Thanks for breaking down into idiot speak. Very nearly succeeded now. Got it to stage where I can set it to record. But when I play it back I've got sound and not vision.

[E31Shrew]

Normally that would mean your SCART isn't fully pushed in from the VCR to the telly...

Fun isn't it???

[cjs]

V8 Animal said:

RobFerrari said:

Try AV1 or A1 on the video recorder as the channel. I have the Panasonic 42 Plasma with the inbuilt freeview and this is what we have to use.

Tried all options on video recorder L1/L2/AUX can only receive analouge.
On (cheap) telly it has 1 scart which is connected to vcr.
To watch tv switch to DTI to watch video switch to scart it has other outputs AV/PC/SIDE you would of thought signal would come from AV but it does'nt.
Aeriel inputs on telly DT and NORMAL normal gets the signal which is why i asked if i need a digital aerial if theres such a thing.
V8 Animal

To record from the TV built in Freeview onto a VCR the TV will have to stay switched on and you will only be able to record the channel you are watching via the scart out.

Best thing is to get your Mum a Freeview PVR (HD recorder) That is what I did for my Mum. No tapes to worry about and reasonably easy to use. Works like a Sky+ Box.

[TPAC]

Sorted!!!

Thanks very much for everyone's help. Even if I didn't understand all of the instructions,without your input I'd have probably just decided it wasn't possible, and given up.