I can see the frames of different past recordings, and can play them fine, but, when I close that screen, expecting to see TV through the DVD, all I get is "UNUSABLE SIGNAL"... which means I can no longer record. What in the world has happened? Please someone...
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Oct 30, 2008
- Channel for the TV must be set to channel 3 normally, but I'm pretty sure that I must select the who/input button on my RCA remote to be able to see recorded DVDs. I would expect that the same source setup would let me see the playbacks and see live tv and record, butI think that must bypass the TV somehow.
I cannot record anymore, but the TV should be on 3 and I record whatever channel the cable box is on.
The cable box is a Scientific Atlanta... installed in 2002... that's all I know (away from home).
When I stop playing a DVD, the screen goes back to "no input" or some such message with a blue screen.
I don't know how to try changing/cycling through the different input/source of the Panasonic DVD nor changing/cycling through the different input/source of the Panasonic DVD
I have a Wii game console in my setup. BELOW is my whole setup:
1) From wii proprietary cable to ----> input B of an A/B switchbox
Using triplet (white, red, yellow) audio/video connections....
2) From Panasonic DMR-E75V to ----> Input A of the A/B switchbox
3) From the A/B switchbox out to -----> TV
Using cable connections:
From wall cable to ----> cable box
From cable box to ----> Panasonic DMR-E75V (rf IN)
From Panasonic DMR-E75V (rf OUT) to ----> TV
Perhaps in my jumbling trials of variations, I have messed this routing up. I hope this tells you something. Please help. Thank you for answering me.
Oct 30, 2008
- Channel for the TV must be set to channel 3 normally, but I'm pretty sure that I must select the who/input button on my RCA remote to be able to see recorded DVDs. I would expect that the same source setup would let me see the playbacks and see live tv and record, butI think that must bypass the TV somehow.
I cannot record anymore, but the TV should be on 3 and I record whatever channel the cable box is on.
The cable box is a Scientific Atlanta... installed in 2002... that's all I know (away from home).
When I stop playing a DVD, the screen goes back to "no input" or some such message with a blue screen.
I don't know how to try changing/cycling through the different input/source of the Panasonic DVD nor changing/cycling through the different input/source of the Panasonic DVD
Technically I have a Wii game console in my setup that must be considered, as it turns out. BELOW is my whole setup:
1) From wii proprietary cable to ----> input B of an A/B switchbox
Using triplet (white, red, yellow) audio/video connections....
2) From Panasonic DMR-E75V to ----> Input A of the A/B switchbox
3) From the A/B switchbox out to -----> TV
Using cable connections:
From wall cable to ----> cable box
From cable box to ----> Panasonic DMR-E75V (rf IN)
From Panasonic DMR-E75V (rf OUT) to ----> TV
Perhaps in my jumbling trials of variations, I have messed this routing up. I hope this tells you something. Please help. Thank you for answering me.
Oct 31, 2008
- So you think my connections setup is correct?
I am pretty sure that when I try to record cable TV as your last instruction illustrated, when I set the RCA to input... that is when I get the "unusable signal" or similar error language with blue screen. j
I will test it again later today and post again,. Thanks. Nov 01, 2008
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
The trick was the Panasonic DVD recorder/player being SET ON CHANNEL 3 like the TV!! Somehow that had been changed by whomever.
It works perfectly now! Thank you for the wonderful reply, which contained the magical answer to my problem!!
Larry
Panasonic Expert
