reording digital TV

[Dewi]

How do I record programmes from digital tv channels ?
My VHS recorder doesn't recognise them at all

[Ethel]

You will need to set the vhs to record the AV or EXT channel that the digital programme plays through, and make sure the digital box is set to the programme you want to record and leave it switched on.

[Whickerman]

...and that the digibox is physically connected to the video recorder, not just the tv

[Ethel]

Ah - a crucial point from Whickerman that I had omitted.

[Dewi]

Sorry ! I should have said that I have a digital TV and not a set top box

When I try to programme the Vidoe to tape For example film four it does not recognise the channel and won't record it.
I get one of the analogue channels recorded instead, which is most frustrating !!!

[Whickerman]

The channels on your video need to be tuned to the same channels that your tv is

[Postdog]

Sounds to me like this is the old story - as said in the previous answer, the video needs to be turned to the same channel as the TV, and most importantly, the TV needs to be ON. It's the TV that has the digital tuner, not the video.

[Buenchico]

As has been stated, the digital tuner is in the TV, not in the VCR. You can't tune your VCR to receive the channels directly.

You need a Scart lead connected from your TV to your VCR. (If either or both of these devices have separate Scart sockets for input and output, you need TV 'Out' to VCR 'In').

Your VCR should not be set to record a 'numbered channel'. Instead, there should be a button on the handset which permits you to select 'AV'. It's this AV 'channel' which must be selected to enable recording from the signal received through the Scart lead. True channel selection is done from your TV.

For example, to record 'Lovejoy', from ITV3 this evening, you'll need to have your TV receiving Channel 10 (ITV3) and then set your VCR to record 'AV' between 1855 to 2000.

If you're going out (so you won't be around to change channels) and want to record Lovejoy from ITV3 and also 'Death of a Nation' from More4, you can only do this if your TV has a timer facility which allows you to pre-programme channel changes. (Most digiboxes offer this facility. Many integrated TVs don't). If so, you'll need to set your VCR to record AV between 1855 and 2000 and also between 2100 and 2200. You'll then need to programme your TV to switch channels, from channel 10 (ITV3) to channel 13 (More4) at some point between 2000 and 2100.

Note that, because you've only got the one digital tuner (in your TV set), you can't watch one digital channel while recording another.

Chris

[Dewi]

Thanks buenchico

That's great. I shall try it out right now