help yet again - this time with blu ray dvd

mardatha

:mad: I am so sorry to keep asking for help, but my OH can't do this stuff at all and I can see a long day of moods/depression leading to screaming/tantrums
OK problem this time is...he bought a Samsung blu ray dvd player yesterday and is trying (very trying!) to connect it up to the telly . We have a Sky box connected as well. When he connected it at first it worked ok, but then when he switches off the dvd player, he loses Sky. Everything is connected to the right sockets etc, he has checked about 59 times.
Also, the start-up guide tells you to select "input" on tv remote - but we don't know what "input" is !! :mad:

banger9365

what tv have you got for starters

it could be the av button , source button ,put without knowing what tv you have we do not know which button you need the press or what they call it for you tv

Leopard

mardatha wrote: »

:mad: I am so sorry to keep asking for help, but my OH can't do this stuff at all and I can see a long day of moods/depression leading to screaming/tantrums

You really should try not to react with such extreme emotions to his efforts.

OK problem this time is...he bought a Samsung blu ray dvd player yesterday and is trying (very trying!) to connect it up to the telly . We have a Sky box connected as well. When he connected it at first it worked ok, but then when he switches off the dvd player, he loses Sky. Everything is connected to the right sockets etc, he has checked about 59 times.
Also, the start-up guide tells you to select "input" on tv remote - but we don't know what "input" is !! :mad:

One thing that I found (to my considerable annoyance) was that the remote control for our original Sky box used some of the same transmitting codes as our Sony television. Pressing the "Sky" button on it would also switch the television to Programme 6, which was tuned to something else. :mad:

There was no way round this, so, eventually - and even though we watched Sky in RGB through a SCART socket - I had to settle for re-tuning the stored frequency for Programme 6 on the television to the Channel (38) on which the Sky box emitted its own RF signal: at least that kept things logical and prevented confusion.

The problem was cured when we bought a Sky+ box because its remote control uses different frequencies (presumably so that it does not interfere with a Sky box in the same room).

It's possible, therefore, that the difficulty you are experiencing is being caused by one or more of your remote controls also activating commands on another device (which may include the television).

Expressed more simply, it could be that when your husband presses "Sky" or "On/Off" on the Sky remote control, it also tells the television to switch to something other than the Programme number or input source (e.g. SCART) that you use for watching Sky. So, check that out.

For all the while that we used a Sky box and that Sony television, I resorted to switching the Sky box on and off manually, with the button on the front of it. (Which is how you should test whether this is what's causing your problem).

It's a powerful argument in general for buying kit that all comes from the same manufacturer - but obviously you can't do this with some satellite receivers.

Hope you sort it out in time for a happy Bank Holiday dinner.

mardatha

Hope you sort it out in time for a happy Bank Holiday dinner.
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:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: The way he's going, it's more likely to end in a major domestic and NO DINNER AT ALL !:rolleyes:
TY both. When I am speaking to him I will pass on your advice
The tv is a toshiba regazza. With Sky+ box & remote. And I HATE TECHNOLOGY. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH BOOKS ?

Leopard

Perhaps it would be both politic and productive if you were to leave him to his electronic travails while you sit down and read a recipe book. :EasterBun :kisses2:

mardatha

well, we compromised Leopard. I sat down and read a nice horror and he sat down and got the thing working ! whoohoo !
...and we don't want to mention the C***ing word at all, do we ? !

Leopard

mardatha wrote: »

well, we compromised Leopard. I sat down and read a nice horror and he sat down and got the thing working ! whoohoo !
...and we don't want to mention the C***ing word at all, do we ? !

I never realised that word could be used as an adjective. :rotfl:

Glad to hear everything's working now, without any blood on the walls.

(This time...:cool:)

Hope you have an nice evening, now: long and much may you enjoy your new kit. :kisses:

banger9365

glad you got it working