No Video on Channel 2?

[MikeMoss]

Hi

I have my 622 receiver hooked up so that channel 2 runs through my DVD recorder.
This lets me make hard copies of things I want to save while watching TV on Channel 1. I have had the HD receiver for less then a week.

I checked it all out and it was working fine right after instillation.

Today I wanted to make a copy of a TV program the I had recorded to give to a friend who missed it.

When I switched to channel 2 I did not get any video, either from live TV or my recorded stuff.

I don't mean the screen is blank, I'm getting a signal, I can hear the audio, I can view menus etc, but the TV video is not there, just the sound.

I messed around with it for a while but couldn't figure out what's happing.

Anyone have any ideas?

Mike

 

[boba]

1st guess is your on the wrong channel. Frequently if you can hear audio and see distorted video you are off by 1 channel higher or lower.

 

[MikeMoss]

Hi

I'm not sure what you mean be "Off by a channel".
Where would I adjust this?

I am importing the signal into my TV through "AV1", AV2 is my VCR and Component I is the dish box directly from channel 1.

On my DVDR I can opt to view the DVD or In1 which is the TV signal using the drive select button.

I get a clear image of the Menus etc. but no video at all, just a blank screen, just the slightly illuminated area where the video should be.

I have it on right now and it just isn't displaying any TV video, the video generated by the dish box is clear as is video from a DVD played in the DVDR.

Any help appreciated.

Mike

 

[Jim5506]

Let me summarize, you use TV output 2 to feed audio and video to your DVD burner and programming on TV output 2 does not display, only the menus.

What type of connection are you using, composite or s-video, and have you tried switching to the other (if you use s-video, try composite or vice-versa).

First thing I'd do is a hard reboot of the receiver (unplug it for 30 seconds).

 

[MikeMoss]

Hi

Yes that's right.

I will try the hard reboot, wasn't sure how, my old one had a button. It's recording something right now so I will have to wait until tomorrow.

I'm using RCA connectors both from the dish box to the DVDR and from the DVDR to the TV.

I don't think the connection setup is the problem is because it did work just the way it is now, after the new box was installed. I used it that way several times, but today I get the bit with no video. Just the sound and the menus.

Mike

 

[TheKrell]

I think I've observed this happening on two different receivers (only menus visible, and no video) on TV1. A hard reset has always fixed it.

 

[MikeMoss]

Hi again

Unplugging the unit and waiting a while, then plunging it back in did the trick.

Thanks for the help.

Mike