Help With Connecting Vcr To Sony Bravia Flatscreen Tv

[Andelia]

Damsel in distress here, so hope someone can assist.
I already have a DVD/Freeview box connected to the TV which works fine.
I have a VCR which I am also trying to connect . The only sockets on the back of the VCR are red/white, and a 21-pin scart socket . I have tried connecting VCR to the DVD box via scart with no success. Then tried connecting VCR direct to TV . No joy there. I've watched so many "how to" videos, mostly American, and one guy even said I had to get on the roof. I don't have cable TV.
Can anyone give "easy to follow" instructions as this is driving me nuts. Thanks

[Jomlett]

Connect the scart from the VCR to the TV, and on your Sony remote the top left button is for Imputs: turn on the TV and keep clicking this button till it reaches AV1. that's the Scart channel. Turn on the VCR and it should play.

[Buenchico]

I suspect that you've connected it correctly already but simply not set the correct input on your TV.

Put a tape into the VCR and press 'Play'. (That way we know that there should definitely be an output signal from it). Connect a Scart lead from the VCR to the TV. Then look for the 'Source' button on the TV's remote control. (It's likely to be a rectangle or oval with an arrow pointing into into but it might simply be labelled 'Src' or similar). Pressing that should bring up a menu on your TV's screen, which is navigated by using the Up/Down buttons. Go to 'Scart' (or 'Aux' or 'External' or whatever else your TV might call it) and press 'OK'.

[Buenchico]

Jomlett's post wasn't there when I started typing but we seem to have agreed anyway. ('AV1' is just another possible label for your Scart input).

[Andelia]

Thanks Jomlett for such a quick and clear response. I will return if I encounter problems. ;)

[Andelia]

Thanks also to Buenchico. So thankful :)

[Andelia]

Hi. I followed your instructions but I have sound but no picture. I have made sure the scarts are well fixed and I used the source button to access AV1 and/or AV2 . Have I missed something ?

[Jomlett]

Can you try another Scart lead?

[Andelia]

hi jomlett I don't have another scart lead, but will borrow one tomorrow and try again. Thanks again.

[Tuvok]

Try swapping the scart around.

[Andelia]

Just a thought..... the aerial is, at the moment, going into the DVD/freeview box. Should this be going into the VCR box when I play videos ? . I only have the one aerial.

[bhg481]

It could be worth reversing the SCART lead. I can't remember the pin connections off-hand but it's free to try it.

[Andelia]

I am now swapping the scart around......

[Tuvok]

Can I just check how you have everything connected....

freeview to video, video to tv

both by scart?

[Andelia]

I have swapped the scart round, but still no picture.

[Tuvok]

Tell us your connections

[Dizmo]

Sounds like you have a knackered scart lead - either that or a knackered VCR, let's hope it's the cable :)

[Andelia]

I have one scart from TV to DVD/freeview box. And, following advice on here, now have another scart from Video recorder to TV. The DVD/freeview box is turned off. Sorry for being dumb...

[bhg481]

That should work for you to play back tapes you have created.

Now try using the Freeview-box SCART lead for your VCR connection. You can always put it back on the Freeview-box later.

[Tuvok]

Ok.

Now which one is giving sound but no picture?

[Tuvok]

Beaten by bhg!