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I`ve just got a new widescreen with 3 scart sockets (EXT 1,2,3)- I need to connect my DVD, Vid Recorder and Sky Decoder.

Any ideas what the correct config would be?

I had two scart leads- and needed another- so I bought a gold plated one- but it doesnt seem to work- i just get a second of audio and a blue screen on any of the extension options.

Help! Cheers

Hi

Depends on your make of TV and its setup. What`s the make and model number?.

Generally I`d connect the gold Scart from the DVD to which ever input on the TV
handles RGB signals. - You can check that in your TV Manual. Turn on your TV
and try for a standard Terrestial TV channel like BBC 1. Now turn on your DVD and see if
the TV pic dissapears. If so then your scarts have a control feature which will let you display
the pic from the last device (dvd, sky, vcr) turned on. If not use your TV remote to select scart 1
You should get the start up screen of the DVD player. THis might be just a blue screen,
so press the setup button on your dvd remote and this will give you some setup options.
If it doesn`t and the remote is working ( probably check the open button opens and closes the dvd)
then your dvd could be set to output NTSC and your TV set to receive PAL (or vice versa).

If this is the case use your TV remote to set your TV to receive inputs on scart 1
as AUTO or whatever the opposite is of what is currently set. Now you should get a DVD picture.

Use the setup buttons on your dvd remote to set the picture output to be AUTO and RGB.
Use the setup buttons to select sound and see what the options are. If scart is available then
select it . You might have Bitstream as an option in which case you`ll need a special coaxial lead
to go from your dvd to TV - This generally gives good sound. If your TV doesnt have a bitstream connection
or sound via scart, you may need to connect the sound via phono leads.

Once you have the setup done on your dvd then try playing a dvd to check that the first device (the dvd player) is working.

Follow the same procedure for the other two devices - these should be easier as you have set up the TV .

Hope this helps.