Radio Channel Question?

[global0]

I haven't looked into this and don't know if there is a Y audio cable available off the shelf, but that could be a potential solution. what I am thinking is to use a Y cable and have the receiver hooked up both to the TV and a stereo amp/rcvr. then, when listening to radio, just turn off the TV and have the stereo on. I'll be attacking this project next week when I setup my digital satellite radio setup
One thing that strikes me is that the noise from one amp might affect the other and the result would be humming or other noise. But if the circuits are properly isolated, that shouldn't be a problem. I'll know more soon....

 

[Mr Tony]

you can split the output of the audio to a recever...Rat Shack has "Y" cables

 

[global0]

Great, thanks. There are three of them shacks around our neighborhood I guess I am going there next week.

 

[Mr Tony]

They have a 6 foot cable that does that (one output to 2) and they have little "Y" cords (like 3" long so you need your own cables)

They don't interfere with each other. You can have the TV sound and the radio going

 

[voomvoom]

They have a 6 foot cable that does that (one output to 2) and they have little "Y" cords (like 3" long so you need your own cables)

They don't interfere with each other. You can have the TV sound and the radio going

They also have a basic splitter, maybe an inch and a half long, 1 male on one side and 2 females on the other.

Al

 

[drhydro]

What I do is use output from the spdif and from the RCA audio outputs. SPDIF goes to my stereo reciever via the extigy, RCA goes to the audio input on my tv.

 

[Diamond Jim]

I will do that tonight. I have found that the manual for the Fortec does not go into detail on most things.

The manual for the Satworks isn't good enough to line the bottom of a bird cage.

 

[iafirebuff]

I thought the manual was going to be an ok one, but it is in 3 or 4 languages

 

[Mr Tony]

What I do is use output from the spdif and from the RCA audio outputs. SPDIF goes to my stereo reciever via the extigy, RCA goes to the audio input on my tv.

that should be fine. I've done that (SPDIF to decoder, RCA to VCR)

 

[Mr Tony]

I tried to manually enter the PIDS into the Fortec

If I do it as
0 video
XXX audio (whatever it is)
8191 PCR

and scan...it says it doesnt like it but hit "ok" and it will log under radio.

So I tried doing
8190 V (tried a few other numbers)
294 A
8191 PCR

and it logs under TV channels but has a ugly "No video Signal" box right in the middle of the screen.

 

[iafirebuff]

I got it! I left it on the radio channel while listening to it, and after about a minute or two, (maybe not that long), the pic went away and all I had was a black screen and audio So I guess the key is don't turn the channel for awhile

 

[Mr Tony]

I got it! I left it on the radio channel while listening to it, and after about a minute or two, (maybe not that long), the pic went away and all I had was a black screen and audio So I guess the key is don't turn the channel for awhile

That is really good info! I'll have to try that
(I know my StarChoice setup when I'm on radio, shows the artist name & song for about 20-30 seconds then goes black too..)

[PIE]GOOD JOB IAFIRE!! Learned something new today[/PIE]

 

[iafirebuff]

I guess that is what happens when you are patient and don't turn the channel every 2 seconds

 

[Mr Tony]

yep. Just verified its 60 seconds (as long as you don't hit any button)

 

[iafirebuff]

I only discovered it by pure luck

 

[Mr Tony]

I had Nimiq1 scanned in and figured "lets count it out"...sure enough 60 seconds