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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 33286" data-attributes="member: 176256">JimStill not quite sure what the black screen is from.&nbsp; Firstly, I'm assuming that there is an aerial lead from the digibox TV aerial outlet to the TV, I am correct on that - yes?&nbsp; Next the black screen.&nbsp; Is this when trying to watch a terrestrial TV programme or does the Sky picture go when you connect up the TV aerial?Well this is how I would connect it all up.DVD scart to one of the TV scart inputsVideo output scart to VCR scart on Digibox, then Digibox TV output scart to other scart socket on the TV.You won't be able to record from your DVD to the VCR this way but most DVDs are macrovision protected anyway.&nbsp; If you have phono outputs on the DVD for Vision and the 2 audio channels I would connect that to the other scatr socket on the VCR so you can record non copy protected DVDs.Next you need to know whether your TV can understand RGB signals on either or both of the scart sockets (look in the handbook).&nbsp; RGB delivers a better quality picture than the normal composite video signal.&nbsp; If either, or both sockets, understand RGB then you can set the output to RGB in the picture menu on the Digibox.&nbsp; The DVD should also have a similar setting in its menu somewhere to do the same thing.&nbsp; Again, check the handbook.Finally, I would connect the TV aerial lead from the wall plate to the VCR aerial in socket, a patch lead from the VCR out socket to the TV aerial in on the Digibox and then take an aerial patch lead from one of the TV outputs (No 1 is the usual one) to the TV itself.Make sure that the aerial patch leads are decent quality as you can lose a lot of signal there.&nbsp; Also try to make sure that the scart leads are not the ultra cheap types.&nbsp; Some are not fully wired and don't support RGB signals, others are not properly screened and you get ghostly pictures floating on the TV screen.&nbsp; What you want are the type called individually screened.Hope all this helps and that we haven't got too far away from the original fault.PaulR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 33286, member: 176256"] Jim Still not quite sure what the black screen is from. Firstly, I'm assuming that there is an aerial lead from the digibox TV aerial outlet to the TV, I am correct on that - yes? Next the black screen. Is this when trying to watch a terrestrial TV programme or does the Sky picture go when you connect up the TV aerial? Well this is how I would connect it all up. DVD scart to one of the TV scart inputs Video output scart to VCR scart on Digibox, then Digibox TV output scart to other scart socket on the TV. You won't be able to record from your DVD to the VCR this way but most DVDs are macrovision protected anyway. If you have phono outputs on the DVD for Vision and the 2 audio channels I would connect that to the other scatr socket on the VCR so you can record non copy protected DVDs. Next you need to know whether your TV can understand RGB signals on either or both of the scart sockets (look in the handbook). RGB delivers a better quality picture than the normal composite video signal. If either, or both sockets, understand RGB then you can set the output to RGB in the picture menu on the Digibox. The DVD should also have a similar setting in its menu somewhere to do the same thing. Again, check the handbook. Finally, I would connect the TV aerial lead from the wall plate to the VCR aerial in socket, a patch lead from the VCR out socket to the TV aerial in on the Digibox and then take an aerial patch lead from one of the TV outputs (No 1 is the usual one) to the TV itself. Make sure that the aerial patch leads are decent quality as you can lose a lot of signal there. Also try to make sure that the scart leads are not the ultra cheap types. Some are not fully wired and don't support RGB signals, others are not properly screened and you get ghostly pictures floating on the TV screen. What you want are the type called individually screened. Hope all this helps and that we haven't got too far away from the original fault. PaulR [/QUOTE]

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