What I have as a solution at the moment tis simply this.

970 Video 1 analog L/R out feed the TV line in L/R as the VCR in Video 1 is used as playback only.

But I do have 2 other oddball effects I've noticed:
1) Master settings such as crossover on L/R mains and the surround mode get lost and have to be reset often. E.g. crossover set at 40 hz for my Monitor Audio RS6 mains will occasionally show up as 100hz!

2) Surround mode is set to stereo but will often default back into Dolby PLIIx+C?

The audio feed for Video 2 is the Motorola cable box and the input level seems WAY low compared to other devices/inputs. More switching etc. to troubleshoot.
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