Recording Sky to Vcr

Freedom · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:42

Quick questions.

I got my Vcr connected to my tv through Rf cable,, got my sky connected to my Tv using Scart.

I want to be able to record sky channels to my Vcr, people told me to connect my Sky box to my Vcr using a scard lead, i done this but it then cuts out my sky so i cant see it on the tv, all i see is the vcr now on the channel that sky was on.

Im confused.

Puzzled · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:52

You could do it so it goes sky -> VCR -> TV all through scart leads, that way you'll keep a good picture.

Or I think Sky boxes have a second scart output for VCR's so could try just plugging a scart lead from sky to VCR and then have scart from Sky to TV.

ashagplz · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:54

what are you seeing exactly?....

Freedom · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:01

On my tv i can select which av channel to view, Ext 1 2 3 4 5.

On ext 3 Is Sky, Ext 4 is my 360, When i plug the Skart socket from the Sky box to the vcr, I get the Video channel through ext 3 rather than sky.

and sky dissaperes i cant find it on any channel, any ext, nor see it throgh the vcr.

ashagplz · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:07

it sounds like the vcr is looping through the sky box to the tv....and the signal is switching the scart....connect the second sky scart to the tv as said before....

csmager · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:08

VCR into the 'VCR' SCART on the Sky Box. TV into the 'TV' SCART on the Sky Box.

Now you will see the VCR on the TV when the VCR is on. Switch the VCR off and you will see Sky.

Freedom · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:09

I cant connect Sky to the Vcr and then the Vcr to the Tv as my Vcr only got 1 Scart socket

Freedom · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:12

csmager said:
VCR into the 'VCR' SCART on the Sky Box. TV into the 'TV' SCART on the Sky Box.

Now you will see the VCR on the TV when the VCR is on. Switch the VCR off and you will see Sky.

Ok i got the sky working now when the Vcr is off, but how do i record off sky?

csmager · 10 Apr 2007 at 20:22

Freedom said:
Ok i got the sky working now when the Vcr is off, but how do i record off sky?

While the VCR's on, you should be able to switch inputs to show you the Sky box output. Not sure how exactly, as I don't know your VCR (nor have I used a VCR for years!).

In the Sky+ Planner there is (or at least was!) an option called copy to VCR (or similar). You choose the programs you want to copy and press start. It will then play them one after another. All you do is hit record on your VCR.