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I recently noticed the arrival of a "defect" in the picture output from one of my 3xxx units. This defect is a pattern of vertical bars, most apparent in dark picture areas, which alternate red, blue, black and total 10 sets of bars across the width of the screen.
Thinking that this meant the imminent demise of an aging 3060 and this unit being the "main" Replay connected to the satellite box, I decided to swap it with my other 3xxx which has performed OTA recording duties and showed no such pattern on the output.
Gadzooks! The replacement showed the exact same pattern. Further investigation narrowed the cause to the S-Video input of the unit. Monitoring the S-Vid signal on the way into the Replay (easy to do with the Sony SBV-3000 matrix switcher, just push a single button on the remote to switch between input monitoring and output monitoring) showed no pattern so I decided to check the composite hookup.
At this point I learned a lesson that anyone switching inputs on a Replay would be wise to remember. I went into setup, changed the input from S-Vid to composite, saved the changes and horrors, the pattern was still there.
Now, thinking of all possible causes, including crosstalk between cables, I pulled out the S-vid cable. Result: no signal screen, meaning unit was still on S-Vid for input. Warm reboot took care of that. So remember to always reboot after changing input options!
Composite input signal is clear, no pattern on output.
Has anyone encountered such S-Vid problem on their unit(s)? Seems that it may be a systemic problem. After all, what are the odds that two of my units would develop the same problem?
Thinking that this meant the imminent demise of an aging 3060 and this unit being the "main" Replay connected to the satellite box, I decided to swap it with my other 3xxx which has performed OTA recording duties and showed no such pattern on the output.
Gadzooks! The replacement showed the exact same pattern. Further investigation narrowed the cause to the S-Video input of the unit. Monitoring the S-Vid signal on the way into the Replay (easy to do with the Sony SBV-3000 matrix switcher, just push a single button on the remote to switch between input monitoring and output monitoring) showed no pattern so I decided to check the composite hookup.
At this point I learned a lesson that anyone switching inputs on a Replay would be wise to remember. I went into setup, changed the input from S-Vid to composite, saved the changes and horrors, the pattern was still there.
Now, thinking of all possible causes, including crosstalk between cables, I pulled out the S-vid cable. Result: no signal screen, meaning unit was still on S-Vid for input. Warm reboot took care of that. So remember to always reboot after changing input options!
Composite input signal is clear, no pattern on output.
Has anyone encountered such S-Vid problem on their unit(s)? Seems that it may be a systemic problem. After all, what are the odds that two of my units would develop the same problem?
