Showstopper to VCR-HELP!

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Well you didn't say what kind of problem you are having.


The basics are you need audio and video cabling from your ShowStopper output to your VCR input.


You need to set the VCR up to record from whatever line input you connected to. Just before you start the VCR recording, you go to your Replay Guide and Select the show you want to record to bring the menu up. On the menu you choose Save to VCR which will start counting down to when it will start to play the show. Just before it gets to 0, start your VCR recording with the idea that it should actually begin recording when the count gets to 0.


That's about it. Give it a try and if you still have problems, try to be a bit more specific about what they are. Then you can get more specific help.

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Me, too. I think the manual has some hints and pictures? about how to hook this up. I don't have one here with me to check.

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We just don't know you well enough yet, Bob!




[This message has been edited by Michael Gwynn (edited 10-24-2000).]



There PROBABLY _IS_ a best way to set this up; mostly it depends on whether or not your Dolby Digital A/V receiver switches only composite video or also s-video. Also, how many video outputs does the Jerrold box have?


I like over complicating things:


I have several outputs on my cable box, so I run the s-video out to the replay unit and the composite video (RCA type connection) to my A/V Receiver. I split the composite audio from the cable box into the receiver/Replay. I split the cable before it goes into the box and hook the raw feed up to the Replay unit's RF connector. This way I can record "cable ready" channels on the Replay unit while watching a channel on the box. If you have a STRONG cable signal, you can split it AGAIN, and connect that to the RF input on the TV, and then watch the "cable ready" channels on the TV while recording from the box on the Replay.


So: Cable from wall SPLIT to TV/VCR, CABLE BOX, REPLAY


Output from Cable Box: S-video to REPLAY, Composite Video to A/V RECEIVER, Composite audio split to REPLAY and A/V RECEIVER


Output from Replay: S-video and composite audio to A/V Receiver, composite video and audio to rear-line input 1 on VCR


Output from DVD: S-video and Dolby AC3 Audio to A/V Receiver


Output from VCR: Composite Audio/video to A/V receiver


Output from A/V Receiver: S-video/composite video/audio to TV line in



The s-video connection gives you your best video picture. If the A/V receiver switches s-video, you are all set -- Run the DVD, Replay, VCR, and Cable Box into the A/V receiver as described above.


If your A/V receiver only switches composite video (like mine does), either upgrade or buy a manual sony 4-channel S-video switcher ($75 at places like Best Buy or Circuit City) -- I use the a/V receiver to switch the non-s-video signals (with audio) into one line input on the TV, and the Sony switcher to send the s-video (with audio) into the second line input on the TV,and have the RF cable on that connection.


If you want you can use your VCR as a cable-ready tuner instead of the TV, and run the RF-VCR-TV.


assuming you have speakers for your system, you will want to disable the TV's audio and use them alone (I don't bother connecting ANY audio connections to the TV -- use it ONLY as a monitor).


When you want to record the Replay on the VCR, you switch it to "line one" and you should see the signal; and then hit record when you want to record. Usually VCR's have an RF input, a rear-line input (Line 1) and a front pannel input (Line 2) -- you can use the Line 2 input for something else if you so desire.


So to make a long story short:


I have my Replay choose between RF Cable and the Cable Box, and output to my VCR and A/V receiver;


I have my A/V receiver switch my Replay, VCR, Cable Box, DVD Player;


And I have my A/V Receiver and RF cable into the TV


hope I didn't confuse you TOO much! LOL



Ciao


Joe