vcr recording hookup help

[sjones]

those of you that have your stb's going thru a home theater receiver, how did you setup your vcr to be able to record thru voom?

I currently can play video's fine but when i record, i only get audio.. no video.
I'm just using the rca input/output connections on the back of the vcr and setting it Input L1.

 

[Ilya]

sjones, all outputs of the STB are active at the same time. So, no matter how your TV set is connected, you should be able to use the spare video/audio output to feed your VCR. Just make sure your connections are correct. See diagrams in VOOM manual.
Check Page 27: Connecting Your Standard Definition TV or VCR.

 

[CDH]

I actually use multiple connections out of the Voom box connecting to a Panasonic HDTV and a Sony Home Theater Receiver:

1. To watch Voom -- digital audio out goes to my home theater receiver, component video (Red, Green, Blue cable) goes directly to my HDTV.
2. For my TiVo -- RCA audio (Red/white) goes directly to TiVo, SVideo goes directly to TiVo (TiVo is then connected: 1. directly to TV via SVideo, 2. RCA audio to Home Theater Receiver, 3. "Yellow" Composite video to Home Theater Receiver)
3. To record to a VCR -- I run a Composite video cable from the Voom box to the Home Theater Receiver (then composite video cable and RCA audio from the Receiver to the VCR).

This enables me to: 1. Watch Voom directly from the STB; 2. Use the TiVo to record from Voom (without the Home Theater Receiver being on); 3. Record direct from Voom STB or from the TiVo. My receiver *will* convert the digital audio signal from the Voom STB and output it to RCA to the VCR.

Hope this helps!

The key is my receiver doesn't up/down-convert video between Composite, SVideo, or Component, thus necessitating redundant connections.

Best wishes,
CDH.