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New member Username: AugmentiumPost Number: 1 Registered: Apr-07 | Just bought the Sony GX330 DVR. Have it hooked up to TV and HD digital terminal (Explorer HD 3250). I can play and record no problem, but I want to be able to switch to another channel while recording. I can't unless I go to the TV setting on my TV (before the inputs 1-4), but the TV doesn't pick up signals through this channel, only through input 1 as it's connected to the digital receiver. Sony wasn't any help, cable company mentioned getting an a/b switch and 2 way splitter. How exactly would they be hooked up and would it work? |
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Silver Member Username: TapemanNew York, NY Post Number: 958 Registered: Oct-06 | Do you have cable or satellite? If you want 2 different programs you must have 2 different tuners - One source can be cable other can be satellite or RCA inputs |
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New member Username: AugmentiumPost Number: 2 Registered: Apr-07 | I found this posted somewhere online and it works. I didn't have to switch from A to B though, just leave it on A. I can record all the digital channels, but can only watch regular cable ones. Q: How do you hook up a Digital Cable Box to an A/B Switch with VCR and TV? A: You Need: 1 Splitter 1 A/B Switch 5 Coaxial Cables 1 Cable Box 1 VCR 1 TV 1 Active Cable Line The Hook Up: 1. Take the cable from the wall (or floor), and connect it directly to the INPUT on the splitter 2. Use 1 coaxial cable to go from 1 OUTPUT of the splitter to the 'B' on the A/B Switch 3. Use 1 coaxial cable to go from the other OUTPUT of the splitter to the INPUT on the Cable Box 4. Use 1 coaxial cable to go from the OUT TO TV on the Cable Box to the ANT IN on the VCR 5. Use 1 coaxial cable to go from the OUT TO TV on the VCR to the 'A' on the A/B Switch 6. Use 1 coaxial cable to go from the TO TV on the A/B Switch to the ANT IN on the TV Added Info: 'A' on the A/B Switch will be used to watch something with the Cable Box box, or to play a tape in the VCR 'B' on the A/B Switch will be used if you want to change channels on the TV and watch something different than you are taping. Remember to place TV back on channel 3 before switching back to the A side. |
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Silver Member Username: TapemanNew York, NY Post Number: 966 Registered: Oct-06 | Yes That is a good way to use your own TV tuner while recording on a DVR tuner It is considered to be 2 tuners Also as far as I know it won't handle more than 69 analog channels Also check my thread: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/330353.html |