hi watzmann,
Without the PIC connected, the inputs of the 74LS47 will assume/pullup to a high input, about 1.5+V.
It sounds as though when you have the PIC connected, you have not set PORTB as an output???
hi,
Looking at the bit of drawing you have posted, I dont see any connection to the 74LS47, 4 [rbo] and 6 [rbi]
I connect pin 4 to +V and pin 5 to 0V, leave pin 3 floating.