Scart/tv issue - it aint avinit

[aquarian]

I have sky and a DVD linked through scart sockets on my LCD TV - All has been working absolutely fine and dandy until, and this may be a red herring, we wanted to watch some old videos and connected our video via the AV and tuned the TV to get it visible. That all worked fine and we eventually disconnected it and auto-retuned the TV back to the regular terrestrial settings. Since then, or thereabouts, we have only got a blue screen on anything connected to the scart sockets. I have sidled up another tv alongside and connected to the scart leads and Sky and DVD are working fine through these leads. The Wii connected via the RGB works fine too on the TV that won't display on scart. Its as if I've "tuned out" the scart connections.

There are two scart sockets with the TV, the second of which says Scart RGB in the manual - but when I select the relevant equipment - DVD or Sky, the screen says SCART RGB on each =- shouldn't one at least say SCART - AV?

Any help very much appreciated because otherwise everything else is working.

I am currently watching Sky via AV (and have the whole house hooked up that way and always have)

[ntluser]

Originally Posted by aquarian

I have sky and a DVD linked through scart sockets on my LCD TV - All has been working absolutely fine and dandy until, and this may be a red herring, we wanted to watch some old videos and connected our video via the AV and tuned the TV to get it visible. That all worked fine and we eventually disconnected it and auto-retuned the TV back to the regular terrestrial settings. Since then, or thereabouts, we have only got a blue screen on anything connected to the scart sockets. I have sidled up another tv alongside and connected to the scart leads and Sky and DVD are working fine through these leads. The Wii connected via the RGB works fine too on the TV that won't display on scart. Its as if I've "tuned out" the scart connections.

There are two scart sockets with the TV, the second of which says Scart RGB in the manual - but when I select the relevant equipment - DVD or Sky, the screen says SCART RGB on each =- shouldn't one at least say SCART - AV?

Any help very much appreciated because otherwise everything else is working.

I am currently watching Sky via AV (and have the whole house hooked up that way and always have)

When you say video do you mean VCR? Usually when you have a VCR and insert a video it will auto-select a free channel without interfering with your terrestrial settings.

Have you tried turning the TV off completely i.e. removing the power for say 30 seconds?

The TV should auto-adjust to everything you have attached to it.

[ntluser]

Another possibility is to check out the SCARTS in your TV manual as all SCART sockets do not have the same properties.Some support RGB, some only support composite.

Also if you use a switcher they tend only to provide composite signals and not RGB, which may make a difference.

Hope this helps.

[aquarian]

Originally Posted by ntluser

When you say video do you mean VCR? Usually when you have a VCR and insert a video it will auto-select a free channel without interfering with your terrestrial settings.

Have you tried turning the TV off completely i.e. removing the power for say 30 seconds?

The TV should auto-adjust to everything you have attached to it.

Thanks for that - I've just tried your suggestion but to no avail I'm afraid - Still just blue screens from scart. Keep 'em coming, I can't believe the TV's had it, everything else works great.

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Originally Posted by ntluser

Another possibility is to check out the SCARTS in your TV manual as all SCART sockets do not have the same properties.Some support RGB, some only support composite.

Also if you use a switcher they tend only to provide composite signals and not RGB, which may make a difference.

Hope this helps.

Hi - Thanks - However it was setup it was fine for about a year using these cables etc, only recent events seem to have changed anything. Is it possible I've changed a setting which would affect the input of the scarts on the TV - As I say, if I substitute the TV for another everything works perfectly - so it must be the TV somehow

[SMG]

Could it be possible that you have damaged the scart socket on the TV somehow. Perhaps a loose joint. Have you tried a different scart lead? Do you have any other appliances that use scart, to try on your set.

[aquarian]

Originally Posted by SMG

Could it be possible that you have damaged the scart socket on the TV somehow. Perhaps a loose joint. Have you tried a different scart lead? Do you have any other appliances that use scart, to try on your set.

I've swapped the leads around, and tried on another TV - All works fine, but not with this TV. Its looking like something to do with this TV, and only the TV.

[SMG]

I have never had a TV with scart sockets that can be disabled or switched off. Is it a modern TV & do you still have the handbook to check through the menu.

Another thought is, when a box (sky etc) is connected to a scart tv, there is something like a 9v switch wire to auto switch the tv to that scart. Also can u switch to the relevant scart connector with the remote?

[aquarian]

Originally Posted by SMG

I have never had a TV with scart sockets that can be disabled or switched off. Is it a modern TV & do you still have the handbook to check through the menu.

Another thought is, when a box (sky etc) is connected to a scart tv, there is something like a 9v switch wire to auto switch the tv to that scart. Also can u switch to the relevant scart connector with the remote?

Yup, the TV is a 32" LCD just a year old - I have the manual but bugger all in that re the scarts (well, other than connecting stuff to them)

The TV does recognise that something is switched on, it goes to a blue screen if you turn on the DVD or the Sky+ - Whatever is going on the TV definately knows a scart is being actioned - It only will display a blue screen though.

Thanks for your input

[ntluser]

Just wondered if like my TV there is an onscreen menu which allows you to tweak the picture, sound, SCART sockets, setup etc.

From what you've said I'm guessing that somehow you have adjusted the SCART input in such a way that the signal is not getting to the TV in the right format.

Blue screens suggest that no signal is being received.

Might be worth checking out the SCART socket settings on your TV one by one to see where the signal is going. Or if indeed it is being received at all.

If you have a couple of unused TV channels it might be worth tuning them in individually for Sky or DVD or VCR.

Hope it doesn't spoil your Christmas.

[aquarian]

Originally Posted by ntluser

Just wondered if like my TV there is an onscreen menu which allows you to tweak the picture, sound, SCART sockets, setup etc.

From what you've said I'm guessing that somehow you have adjusted the SCART input in such a way that the signal is not getting to the TV in the right format.

Blue screens suggest that no signal is being received.

Might be worth checking out the SCART socket settings on your TV one by one to see where the signal is going. Or if indeed it is being received at all.

If you have a couple of unused TV channels it might be worth tuning them in individually for Sky or DVD or VCR.

Hope it doesn't spoil your Christmas.

I can't find any sort of adjustment or any way of changing the settings for the scarts - perhaps someone out there could enlighten me if there is a way. I've tuned the TV into the AV settings on aerial so I can get Sky but the pics not so good.

Merry Xmas and thanks for your input!

[ntluser]

Originally Posted by aquarian

I can't find any sort of adjustment or any way of changing the settings for the scarts - perhaps someone out there could enlighten me if there is a way. I've tuned the TV into the AV settings on aerial so I can get Sky but the pics not so good.

Merry Xmas and thanks for your input!

What model TV do you have?

There may be an online manual for your TV which I could read. Might give me a clue what to do.

[aquarian]

Originally Posted by ntluser

What model TV do you have?

There may be an online manual for your TV which I could read. Might give me a clue what to do.

Thats very kind - Its a Lexsor 32" LCD - The link to the manual is here

http://www.lexsor.com/manuals/32inch_lx068.pdf

Thanks for your help

[caph]

Originally Posted by aquarian

we wanted to watch some old videos and connected our video via the AV and tuned the TV to get it visible.

What do you mean by AV? Do you mean RF (aerial). This is the thing you changed immediately prior to the scart sockets no longer working, so whatever you did at this point seems like prime suspect to me. Can you elaborate on what you did at this point?

My guess is that your scart sockets have multiple modes and that you have managed to switch modes. There may well be a button you can press when you are on a blue screen that changes the mode of that particular scart input.

EDIT

OK having looked at the manual, this is interesting:-

The unit receives CVBS (VIDEO) signal and RGB signal from SCART1 interface and is able to identify the signal format automatically. The unit chooses the RGB signal prior to the CVBS (VIDEO) signal.

It's almost as if this isn't working for some reason and it thinks it's receiving RGB. Maybe try ensuring you've got ouput going through the SCART cable before you plug it in and change to SCART1?

[aquarian]

Originally Posted by caph

What do you mean by AV? Do you mean RF (aerial). This is the thing you changed immediately prior to the scart sockets no longer working, so whatever you did at this point seems like prime suspect to me. Can you elaborate on what you did at this point?

My guess is that your scart sockets have multiple modes and that you have managed to switch modes. There may well be a button you can press when you are on a blue screen that changes the mode of that particular scart input.

EDIT

OK having looked at the manual, this is interesting:-

The unit receives CVBS (VIDEO) signal and RGB signal from SCART1 interface and is able to identify the signal format automatically. The unit chooses the RGB signal prior to the CVBS (VIDEO) signal.

It's almost as if this isn't working for some reason and it thinks it's receiving RGB. Maybe try ensuring you've got ouput going through the SCART cable before you plug it in and change to SCART1?

Ok - What happened was, I connected the VHS to the RF and tuned the tv to find the video recorder using autosearch. When I had finished I reconnected the RF and auto tuned the TV so it picked up all the normal terrestrial stuff. Thats pretty much it.

I have tried the current setup on another TV and it works immediately I hook up the scart(s) to the other TV. I have then tried to reconnect my 32" and it is happy to recognise I have actioned something on the scart side because it stops showing anything on RF and is overidden by the scart. I can then elect to watch something on RF, then turn off and on DVD or Sky and it takes over again but always just a blue screen. At the top right of the screen it reports that scart is the selected mode when you do this. I've powered off all contraptions and restarted everything but it all works as above only.

Is there a card in there (like a grpahics card in a computer) or is it one big gubbins. Is there a tester that can be plugged in to the scart (albeit both have ceased working)??

[caph]

Aquarian, when it's on the blue screen if you press the source button (rectangle with arrow pointing in) which input does it say you're on? You want it to be on 4. Scart1 and you want to make sure your scart plug is plugged into Scart1 also.

Happy Christmas!

Just noticed the title. :-)