UPC HD Digibox RF Output

Willby

Hi,
My son recently switched from Sky+ to UPC HD,BB and telephone package. I had installed a distribution amp in his attic which I had connected to the RF2 O/P of the Skybox and he could control the sky+ box from any room via magic eyes.
I was aware that the new UPC box would not have an RF o/p so I purchased the Triax Trilink which would take an an av signal via the scart o/pof the digibox and modulate it to any RF channel I wished to set it.
The first problem I encountered was that when the main tv was connected via HDMi cable to the digibox there was no o/p on the scart. The scart O/p only became active when I disconnected the hdmi cable. Is this normal or a defect in the box?
A second problem was that even with the hdmi cable removed there was video present via the trilink but no sound, but if I connected the scart direct to the main tv there was video and sound. I suspected something wrong in the trilink but I tested it in my own home and all seems ok.
Any info or suggestions would be welcome.
Willby

djimi

As far as I know (and of course I could be very wrong) the scart will only work when the HDMI is not connected. At least, thats my understanding anyway.

Willby

Hi Djimi.
With my Humax Foxsat recorder I have it connected to my main tv via HDMI cable and I also have taken a scart O/p to a demodulator which I then distribute around the house. I thought I should be able to do something similar with the UPC digibox for my son but looks doubtful now.
Willby
PS I just had a thought... maybe if I left the hdmi cable connected to the tv and then took a scart connection from the tv rather than the digibox I might have success. I wont be able to try it for a few days yet though as I dont live in the same town as my son and I took the trilink home with me.
Willby

dunworth1

djimi wrote: »

As far as I know (and of course I could be very wrong) the scart will only work when the HDMI is not connected. At least, thats my understanding anyway.

this is correct.

Willby

Hi Dunworth,
Is this something specific to the UPC digibox as I dont have a similar problem with my Humax Foxsat PVR?
Willby

cgarvey

Yup, it's specific to the UPC (Cisco) box, which has lots of silly "features" like that. It's actually quite a poor PVR compared to everything else out there, despite being made by big brand Cisco.

Kristopherus

I have a Thomson DVR from UPC. It has only 1 scart socket:eek: so I cannot hook it up by scart to my dvd recorder. There is a USB socket at the back of the Thomson. Can this be used to save recorded material?

Alun

Kristopherus wrote: »

I have a Thomson DVR from UPC. It has only 1 scart socket:eek: so I cannot hook it up by scart to my dvd recorder. There is a USB socket at the back of the Thomson. Can this be used to save recorded material?

Nope.

Kristopherus

Alun wrote: »

Nope.

Is there any output at all from that USB socket?

Alun

Kristopherus wrote: »

Is there any output at all from that USB socket?

Not that I'm aware of.

djimi

Kristopherus wrote: »

I have a Thomson DVR from UPC. It has only 1 scart socket:eek: so I cannot hook it up by scart to my dvd recorder. There is a USB socket at the back of the Thomson. Can this be used to save recorded material?

Can you not hookup it up by passthru, ie, DVR >> DVD >> TV? I cant say Ive tried it so I dont know if it will work but its what I imagine would do the trick.

Kristopherus

djimi wrote: »

Can you not hookup it up by passthru, ie, DVR >> DVD >> TV? I cant say Ive tried it so I dont know if it will work but its what I imagine would do the trick.

Just thinking the same myself.. Thanks for the reminder.

dunworth1

djimi wrote: »

Can you not hookup it up by passthru, ie, DVR >> DVD >> TV? I cant say Ive tried it so I dont know if it will work but its what I imagine would do the trick.

that should work fine i have done it myself