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Topic: STEREO" on TV via VCR, in and out |
Chip Fossa
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Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 Jul 2002 4:53 am |
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For the past year or so now, whenever I watch the 'tube', I run it thru the VCR so as to use
the full stereo system of which everything is hooked up to.
When watching the tv I notice that the stereo
program [if in fact it's broadcast in stereo]
will cut in and out. Usually the left side goes in and out.
This only happens with the tv. Cassettes, LPs, CDs there is no problem. I have cable tv.
Could the problem be in the broadcast, the tv, or the Kendall amplifier? This seems like a tough one to isolate.
Thanks in advance everyone. |
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Posted 22 Jul 2002 5:21 am
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Chip,
Do you HEAR any difference when this happens? I've noticed that on mine as well but can't tell much difference in the actual sound -- e.g., when I'm recording to videotape and play it back. It's probably sensing the signal strength and when one channel or the other goes below the threshold the light flickers.
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 Jul 2002 6:16 pm
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Larry, yeah I hear a big difference. It's very noticeable. That's why I'm posting. It's
just another one of life's little annoyances.
I'm slowly losing my hearing, and so I need
all the help I can get.
What else can I say. You're listening along to stereo, and !BAMM! [sorry Emeril]---the sound is really cut in half, never mind the great effects of STEREO.
But thanks for your input, anyway. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 22 Jul 2002 7:05 pm
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You're not using the TV's speakers? Bypass the VCR, and then see if you still have the problem with the TV alone, that will rule out the TV set. It sounds like a bad decoder in the VCR, but try borrowing one (or taking a new one home from the store on a "tryout basis".  ) before you spring for a new one. Great VCR's are now under $100.
If it was a cable problem, it would show up in other ways ( like poor picture quality). |
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Jul 2002 3:30 am
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Thanks also Donny, for the input.
I think it would be hard to tell on the tv alone, as it is does not have true stereo
separation [ie., only one small speaker].
The tv is an older JVC [circa: 1987]. The vcr
is a 'Proscan' Plus Gold; There's a Sony
dual cassette player and a Technics 5-way CD
player and the reciever is a Kenwood A5040.
Basically what I'm doing is pretending I'm watching a video cassette, but using the remote to stop 'play', and then clicking a button that switches over to tv, thus being able to utilize the full speaker system.
The vcr is maybe 3-4 years old. The Kenwood
falls in age somewhere between the tv and the vcr. The reciever has a few different options to hookup the speakers and has 2 channels A & B. There is a problem with one of the sides, but I've managed to work around this and still be able to get stereo reproduction. Maybe this little glitch is causing the cutting 'in' and 'out'? |
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