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Connecting New HS2 recorder..please help b4 wife beats me!!!

A R Clarke (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 2nd February 2004, 13:17

I have just replaced my VHS with a new Panny HS2. Techno-phobe wife not happy about this. Need help with connectivity as I want her to be impressed with it. I ask you folks because my current set up with VHS is all pear shaped. When I switch video on it takes prescedence over SKY on EXT1. So cannot record say ITV and watch sky. Need to avoid this kind of problem with new toy or far from impressed she will be. Please help in advance.

Thanks

28" Widescreen Philips TV 2 SCARTS and input on side foy S-VHS and yellow,red and white connections

Panny Sky Digibox. (not +) 2 SCARTS, 1 RF in and 2 RF out

Panny HS2 recorder (not sure on connections till i get it. Sure Phelings and Jimbo know though)

Panny SL-DT100 5.1 home cinema DVD NO SCART, S-VHS connection, Phonos for TV in and EXT in and out. Yellow video lead to connect to AV source

Philips Digi sender 2 SCART inputs and 2 out to the TV.

Would like to still view sky and the HS2 content upstairs.
Also would preferably like to hear sky and the HS" playback through the panny home cinema.

Probably a tall order chaps but any help would be appreciated.

RE: Connecting New HS2 recorder..please help b4 wife beats me!!!

phelings (Elite) posted this on Monday, 2nd February 2004, 22:00

I normally avoid these connections nightmares because they are awkward to explain.Having never used a digisender I would not know the first thing on how to connect it.
However,the HS2.Using Sky`s "tv out" scart,connect to AV2 on the HS2.Then the HS2`s AV1 goes to the main scart input on the tv,which should be RGB.With the HS2 in standby you can watch Sky using RGB-remember to set the AV1 and AV2 connections both to RGB on the HS2.
When the HS2 is recording you can watch Sky by connecting the Sky "vcr scart" to another scart on the tv-but this will be viewing in composite,but hopefully not often.If you have not already done so,make sure Sky is set to output RGB,not PAL.
Sky and the HS2 have audio outputs that should connect to the home cinema,if you have enough inputs on it.

RE: Connecting New HS2 recorder..please help b4 wife beats me!!!

A R Clarke (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 2nd February 2004, 22:58

Thanks Phelings. Digisender should theoreticallt sit between equipment and TV so will give it a go. Where abouts do I connect my current Panny home cinema system as I will want to view original purchased DVD`s in their 5.1 format as I beleive the HS2 is not.

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