Eric Cartman(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Saturday, 22nd March 2003, 21:27
Hi all,
I have the following kit :-
Toshiba 32Z23B television Sony DAV-S880 A/V dvd + amplifier
I can connect S-Video equipment (like the DAVS) to the Tosh TV via Scart 2. However, I would like the TV to automatically switch to Scart 2 when I switch the DAVS unit on. I do not use the amp when wathcing normal tv.
Is there a S-Video to Scart cable out there that will work the way I want ?
cheers,
Eric
RE: S-Video to Scart auto switching ?
Mike G(Elite) posted this on Sunday, 23rd March 2003, 10:57
Nope. The small DIN S-Video jack doesn`t carry the "pin 8" switching signal that a SCART output socket would provide.
So, you`ll have to keep doing it manually I`m afraid :-(
If it bothers you, I suppose you could always buy a cheap DVD player with a RGB SCART socket on it, hook that up to your TV with a fully-wired SCART lead, then use the DAV-S880 purely for sound.
Mike
RE: S-Video to Scart auto switching ?
Eric Cartman(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 23rd March 2003, 11:07
Thanks Mike.
I do have a multi-region Sony DVP-NS400D dvd player also, but would you believe it, the remote control for that interferes with the operation of the DAVS-S880 !
The Sony technical help team couldn`t suggest anything as they commented that the infra-red frequencies used by the remotes could not be altered.
My fault I guess for having 2 dvd players from the same company !
