Re: Re: Homevision Text over external video

["Simon Coates" <ecolume@xxxxxxx>]

Are you manually controlling it from the Control\Video settings menu?  Hope
this isn't too obvious but are the settings as follows
Video switch position : Select 'On Screen Display' and
Overlay Onto: Select : External Video
Then click 'Load into Controller'

Regards


Simon


----- Original Message -----
From: eamonnogorman <eamonnogorman@xxxxxxx;
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx;
Sent: 10 February 2004 21:54
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Homevision Text over external video


> No Simon,
>
> Its set to 4:3, should this make a difference ?
>
> I am now using a plain old VCR as my Video source, with the same
> problem, so it does not seem to be anything related to SKY box, more
> likely HV.
>
> Eamon
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Simon Coates" <ecolume@xxxxxxx;
wrote:
> > Is the Sky box outputting 16:9?
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: eamonnogorman <eamonnogorman@xxxxxxx;
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx;
> > Sent: 10 February 2004 21:31
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Homevision Text over external video
> >
> >
> > > Okay, I tried another video source for my external video,
and
> get
> > > the same thing, so its unlikely to be as you say David.
> > >
> > > I just used my VCR Video output directly into HV, and
directly
> back
> > > out again and straight into my telly. Same thing.
> > >
> > > Am I doing something really stupid here ?
> > >
> > > I go into HV CONTROL MENU, SELECT VIDEO, and then just
select
> > > "iNITILISE FOR EXTERNAL VIDEO OVERLAY" followed by
> > > "DISPLAY VIDEO SCREEN NUMBER 84"
> > >
> > > Thats right is#nt it ?
> > >
> > > Eamon
> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "David Buckley"
<db@xxxxxxx; wrote:
> > > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "eamonnogorman"
> > > <eamonnogorman@xxxxxxx;:
> > > >
> > > > [snip]
> > > >
> > > > If everything is working Ok, then that suggests that
the
> Skybox
> > > > composite video output is a tad "odd" and HV
cant lock onto
> it.
> > > >
> > > > This is not unprecedented in my experience; I had an
unsolved
> > > > problem using a JoyTV tuner box driving an LCD monitor.
 It
> worked
> > > > on all sources except DVD.  With DVD the picture never
> locked.
> > > The
> > > > same RF was displayed perfectly on the other
"normal" tellys.
> > > >
> > > > So, have you an alternative CV source you can try? 
Obviously
> they
> > > > were more tolerant of whatever was "odd"
about the DVD CV.  I
> > > > speculated that it might be macrovision, but in the end
took
> out
> > > the
> > > > JoyTV / LCD monitor, and bought a cheapo telly :-)
> > > >
> > > > And a wall mount...  Which I put far too high...  WAF
for the
> > > > kitchen telly was never good...
> > >
> > >
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