Re: Tivo SCART control...

["David <david.paterson@xxxxxxx>" <david.paterson@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@h...>
wrote:
> Anyone got any thoughts on adjusting the behaviour of Tivo's SCART
control, 
> - it's a little bit too "aggressive" for my liking...
> 
> On my TV, with Tivo's SCART control turned on, It completely siezes
the TV 
> and absolutely refuses to give it up no matter what.... The effect
of this 
> is that I can never change the TV's selected input to another SCART
input, 
> or to it's internal tuner - I can't even bring up the TV's menu 
system. The 
> only way I can make the TV display *anything* other than what Tivo
is 
> putting out, is to put Tivo into standby, when it finally 
relinquishes 
> control.

It could be something you need to change in your TV setup to allow 
channel changes when the SCART input is active.  When I switch the
Tivo out of standby my TV automatically switches to it, but I can 
change channel after this.

Try plugging in a different source like a DVD or video, and see if 
you can switch back to the tuner when it's playing or not.  That 
might give you a better idea of where the problem is.

> This is causing me a problem, as I have a need to switch the TV to
its 
> internal tuner in the morning... - Tivo records DS9 from 6AM-7AM 
every 
> morning, but SWMBO wants to watch BBC1 at the same time. The Sky 
digibox is 
> the ony programme source currently, so I thought I'd connect an 
aerial to 
> the TV and let her watch BBC1 using the TV's tuner, thus not 
affecting 
> Tivo's recording... (better WAF).
> 
> Of course, I can't get the TV to switch to its own tuner, whilst 
Tivo is on, 
> and SCART control is enabled....
> 
> If I turn Tivo's scart conrtol off, that has some other unwanted 
effects, 
> such as the Tivo button on the remote can no longer be guaranteed 
to work as 
> intended, - if the TV is switched to it's on tuner, it won't switch
to the 
> Tivo SCART socket automatically...
> 
> At the moment, it looks like I have 2 choices:...
> 
> Leave SCART control ON, and force SWMBO to turn Tivo to standby so
as to be 
> able to change channels...
> 
> Turn SCART control off, and force SWMVO to remember to manually 
select the 
> Tivo SCART input before being able to use Tivo...
> 
> either option forces SWMBO to have to remember to press extra 
buttons, and 
> to alter the way she is now used to making it work - neither will 
be 
> popular...

Or just leave the Tivo on standby while it's recording - or are you 
getting this problem even when it's on standby (if so it could be a 
fault in the Tivo).

> I plan to automate whichever option I go for, so the Ocelot will 
send the IR 
> to each device, but that might take me a couple of days to go &
learn all 
> the commands etc.. I was hoping to sort something out today...
> 
> Is there any way to make Tivo's SCART control behave a bit more 
like a 
> VCR's?? - IE sieze the TV when it really needs to, - ie. when 
displaying a 
> menu, or when playing back video, but not to actively sieze it at 
other 
> times, so I can manually change the TV channel away from Tivo, 
should I need 
> to?....

I think that's roughly what it does as normal.  If you switch out of
standby it probably assumes you're going to either set up a 
recording, watch something, or use it in pass-through to get things 
like live pause.

> Sorry for the long ramble!

You only get answers if you ask questions :))

David P.





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