Recording Freeview

sarn_4

Please excuse my ignorance, but I want to record freeview, what leads do I need please? I notice that Freeview only has one scart socket - where do I put the leads also?

I'm so sorry for being thick, but I'm not at all a techie.

Yours advice would be much appreciated.

Happy New Year to you all!

StrikeEagle

Are we talking about recording to VHS?

I *think* the scart should go from freeview into the VHS machine, and then if u have another scart socket in the VHS machine you go straight up to the tv with a second cable, so u can see what ur recording.

superfly_2

The scarts should follow the same course as the rf leads, if this is a simple tv, freeview, vcr set up.

input aerial to freeview, then rf and scart from freeview to vcr (scart at back should be labelled Ext 2), then rf and scart from vcr to tv.

To record your freeview just set your vcr to AV2 sometimes labeled L2 or Ext2

If the vcr has one scart then do not connect with scart connect freeview to tv with scart and tune the vcr to the freeview box using an unused channel (e.g 6)

HTH

alanrowell

The moral of the tale is always buy a freeview box with 2 scart sockets.

The methods described above are a compromise - for example in #1 you'll have to change the channel of the VCR to "AV" in order to watch the freeview box. That will be a problem if you want to watch freeview and want to record an ordinary TV program at the same time. (answer watch the TV program, record the freeview program)

In #2 you'll get poorer quality recordings, always assuming that the freeview box produces a signal via the antenna out. and doesn't just use the antenna sockets as a loop through.

The manual with the freeview box may tell you what the best option is, otherwise tell us the manufacturer & model number so clearer advice can be given.

sarn_4

Thanks so far for your help.

It's a Ferguson Freeview Box. That's all the information I have. I'm so sorry to be unhelpful, but that's all I know. It's my friends so she said that's all that's on the box.

I hope that helps.

weatherwax_2

We have an IDTV and still have'nt been able to work out how to record free-to-view channels even though we followed the advice given on another thread. Things are often not as simple as they seem.

alanrowell

it's probably this http://!!!!!!.com/5xq5d and looking at the spec the only way to make it work is as #1 & me described earlier