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Joined on: Wednesday, 11th December 2002, 16:20, Last used: Wednesday, 11th December 2002, 16:20

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About this user: Philips Ice Blue 32" WS TV
Philips DVDR890
Sony 5.1 (DD/DTS) AV Amp (can`t remember #)
Sony Pascal 705 speaker system
Pioneer 515 DVD Player
Panasonic NICAM VHS
Sony PS2 (With Region X)
Sony PCR5 MiniDV Cam (with i.Link into DVDR)

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Recent Messages Posted:

RE: Philips 890 dvd recorder

Hi

Bit of a slow response on this but, in order to get the recorder to pick up the turntable sound, you also need a video input signal - even if it is just of a black screen. This is because you are still recording in DVD-Video format and the recorder locks onto the frame information received through the video input.

You could just have a paused picture as the video input (from a camcorder/VHS) and then use the L/R channels for the record deck. That should work, provided the output from the turntable is from a MM cartridge and not a MC cartridge (which would require a further pre-amp stage - or was that the other way round? *8-) ).

Hope this helps.

Mat

RE: Philips 890 dvd recorder

I`m not sure but don`t turntables need a special pre-amp stage to get the output upto the required signal level? That may only apply to certain types of cartridges though.

The other thing is turntable grounding - did you connect up the grounding cable? Not sure if this would have had an affect.

I`ll try it on my 890 over the next couple of days and let you know.

Mat

RE: DVD Recorder connections help

Hi

I have the following connections for my 890:
- coax lead to the AV amp. for audio decoding etc
- SCART to the TV for watching DVDs
- RF out to the TV for standard tv viewing

This gives the best picture for the source you are using. What is using the SCART at the moment? If it is your VHS, can you not connect the SCART out from it to the SCART in on the DVD - then the TV SCART is free.

You can also get SCART adapters which allow you to plug 2 or more SCART leads into a box which then feeds into the 1 TV SCART socket. The other alternative is to get a TV with lot of sockets! Saying that, I have 3 but need 4!

Hope that helped.

Mat