Hi,

I have for the last ten and a half years, been the happy owner of an Avant VHS Dolby Pro Logic 28". The VHS was replaced twice under the guarantee, and I had to buy a new chassis four years ago. The VHS stopped working a few years ago, and the screen has now red "blinds", further more my Pioneer DVD finds a hard time deliver picture and sound to the system: first it was connected through the scart, but eventually I had to use the component (? red/yellow/white). When using the scart, the picture was either green or there was only one channel of sound. Now, after almost a year with the component (?), I have to pull the cables -again- to get the right picture and sound. This I find very strange. I tried to connect the DVD through the VHS scart, but it's not working. Anyway, as you can imagine, a replacement is well over due - but as many in this forum, I have been waiting for the right product: preferably a Beovision 7 BS3 32". So while I'm waiting, I came across a used V8000 for DKK 500,- (euro 67,- / £ 45,-). I have no idea (yet) how old it is, but it's working. I can buy one at a 2nd hand dealer www.bbuy.dk for DKK 2.000,- including 2 years guarantee - but as you might guess, I do not want to spend to much money, as it will be a temporary solution. We do record a lot of TV programmes to view later - usually the same week.

Now the question: can I connect an external V8000 through the original VHS scart, and get the same comfort? Will it work? The weird version of this question: can a buy a DVD2 or HDR2 and make it work through the VHS scart (remember the other scart has a bad connection)? Oh, forgot to tell: the third scart is used for satellite.

Wow: what a long story...
Regards Danny
 

I am not so sure the V8000 will work on the VTAPE scart for the following reason. In the Avant with inbuilt VTR, the control signals are passed directly from the chassis to the VTAPE module as masterlink via an internal ribbon cable.

Pin 8 of the VTAPE scart does not have AVL data connection for external B&O devices, only widescreen format input control signals. Only the AV scart will be suitable for the V8000, the DECODER scart does not have a data connection.

 If you have a later model avant with an assignable second scart input (check connections in the menu) then the second scart will have the required data signals for the V8000.

When you press VTR on a beo4, the software in an avant with inbuilt video will always switch to the VTR socket and internal masterlink control bus. A V8000 must be connected as VTape2 on another scart.

 Hope this helps.

 Colin.