Another TV question for experts - no sound with 2 scart leads

[birdieman]

Got the new LED 40" tv the other day, fantastic it is too!

One issue to resolve however.

I get my tv signal from a normal skybox connected to the tv via a scart lead. That works fine.

There is only 1 scart socket on the tv. I have a DVD player that needs a scart connection too so I figured I'd connect that to the tv by plugging the skybox scart and the dvd scart to the tv by using a 1 to 4 multiple scart socket lead.

That 1 to 4 lead works ok when I just have the skybox scart runnning through it but as soon as I plug in the DVD scart to the 1 to 4 lead the sound on the tv goes off, picture is fine.

Any ideas where I'm goin wrong? With only 1 scart port on the telly and 2 devices needing connected by scart (skybox and DVD) I have a problem.

Can I run the DVD scart lead straight into the sky box (skybox has 2 scart ports) and then the skybox scart lead to the tv - will that work rather than splitting the tv scart port?

Bit long winded, sorry

 

[Ethan]

In the Sky options menu accessible via the remote, there is a Scart control setting. What is that set to? If not set to Scart, see if switching it to that helps. This problem is probably about one device taking priority over another one.

 

[CannyFifer]

Both into the box and then 1 into the telly.

 

[birdieman]

I'll try the remote setting later thanks

I'll also try two leads into the skybox too thanks

 

[Ethan]

Bring up the on screen Sky menu. Look in services>set up>picture (I think) and you will find a setting called 'Scart control'.

What is it set to?

 

[birdieman]

I'm at work now.....apparently! Got to have breaks though!

 

[CannyFifer]

http://www.solihull-online.com/scart.htm

hope this helps as it makes it easier than me explaining through text.

 

[The_LHC]

He said DVD player, not DVD recorder.

 

[brendy]

Will it run with the composite cables (red yellow and white) instead of scart? does it have HDMI, if it does that would be far superior again.

 

[CannyFifer]

He said DVD player, not DVD recorder.

ah right, you must know the answer then

 

[The_LHC]

He said DVD player, not DVD recorder.

ah right, you must know the answer then

Can't do it the way he wants to, could buy a scart switcher but it would probably be cheaper to buy a DVD player with HDMI output and connect that to an HDMI port on the TV as someone else suggested.

 

[birdieman]

All sorted, thanks gents - much better than any of those specialist help forums.

 

[brendy]

What did you do in the end BM?

 

[birdieman]

Just took the 2 scart leads out of the skybox, one to tv, one to DVD, that sorted it straight off so didn't bother with anything else.

 

[The_LHC]

Just took the 2 scart leads out of the skybox, one to tv, one to DVD, that sorted it straight off so didn't bother with anything else.

I'd love to know how, AIUI both scarts on the Sky box are outputs, the second one if for connection to a VCR (or DVD recorder) for recording saved programs, the way you've done it the second SCART on the Sky box would need to act as an input and the Sky box would need to pass through the video to the TV, which, from what I know, it doesn't do.

 

[birdieman]

Just took the 2 scart leads out of the skybox, one to tv, one to DVD, that sorted it straight off so didn't bother with anything else.

I'd love to know how, AIUI both scarts on the Sky box are outputs, the second one if for connection to a VCR (or DVD recorder) for recording saved programs, the way you've done it the second SCART on the Sky box would need to act as an input and the Sky box would need to pass through the video to the TV, which, from what I know, it doesn't do.

It does do, sorry.

The DVD (player not recorder) is connected to the top port of the sky box and the tv to the bottom port, both via scart leads. Perfect pictures from both tv and dvd.