bob your uncle

Hi everyone,
I'm going absolutely nuts.

I decided I wanted to get rid of the SCART > RCA link to my DVD Recorder
DVR-510H-S and link it with an SCART > S-Video cable.

I bought a converter
(http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/P6675) and a couple
of S-Video cables
(http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/C1234 ) and put the
whole thing together.

I updated the Foxtel Box to output to S-Video instead of PAL, and it all
came together..... except the picture in B&W. I have checked my connections,
checked the DVD recorder settings for the input, and it hates me.

Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution?

Regards,
Bob

bob your uncle

I forgot to mention,

If I put the Foxtel connection directly to the TV, it works fine....

Also, my PS2, which I plug into the DVD Recorder via S-Video works fine.
It appears to be just a problem with the Digital Foxtel going through the
recorder.

- Bob

gilgamesh

You will still want PAL regardless of your type of cabling.
Its the TV signal standard here in Aus.

bob your uncle

Hey Gilgamesh,
If I set it back to PAL, the picture quality is shocking, coming through the
S-Video input.

The picture quality through the S-Video setting is awesome... just in very
faint colours (practically B&W)... actually, the more I look at it, REDs
appear ok.... wierd.

grant

Fox digital box office has macro copy protection which is why it comes
out in b/w when recording.

Solution is video stabalizer cords which can be buoght at **** Smiths
for $80 or there abouts.

venus

Is that a Pioneer DVD recorder? According to some posts on the dtv
forum, there is a problem with s-video from foxtel to some pioneer
plasma screens. Maybe your recorder has the same issue? Does your DVD
recorder take RGB? I have mine going to my panasoninc DVD recorder via
RGB and the picture is great.


--
Venus

zos

First I think he means composite when referring to pal (common mistake) on
Foxtel (pace box) I do know that when one scart is set to s video both
output s video IE: you cant set each different as you could on some of the
older pre digital boxes. But there are other connections on the box at least
for composite/rf. The only thing I can think off for the recorder is to make
sure its set to receive recordings in s video(no idea if recorders do that)
and test both scarts direct to make sure there outputting s video. And if
you can pass s video through the recorder then My guess is a setting on the
recorder or a recording fault which would require advice from the
manufacture to see if its a fault or a feature you cant change.
Zos

falco

I have Austar and a Pioneer 510 (same as bob your uncle)
I have s-video going into my Pioneer 510 (input 3) from my Austar decoder
and don't have any problems recording.
I would say its a problem with the Foxtel decoder.

michael

That's the way it's labelled in the UEC Foxtel STB menu. You can pick
PAL(which should be labelled composite), S-Video, or RGB.

michael

On the UEC box, only one output does RGB, S-video and composite. The other
SCART plug only has composite connections. Maybe he has it connected to the
wrong SCART plug?