VR421CAT VR621CAT Video Cassette Recorder Hookup Pages
6 Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages eight-nine. If you have a Stereo TV, please see page 10. After you hook up the VCR, go to page 11 to turn on the VCR. (The VR621CAT is illustrated here. The VR421CAT has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks.) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
Hookups without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the supplied black RF coaxial cable to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) supplied black RF coaxial cable ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) example only 4 5 Plug in the TV and the VCR.
8 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection: ● You may view any channel. ● You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. ● You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. ● You may not program channels at the VCR. ● You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04).
Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: ● You may watch one channel while recording another. ● You may not record scrambled channels. 1 VCR 2 Cable Box/DBS Cable Signal RF coaxial cable RF coaxial cable 3 TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack Connections 1 2 3 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
10 Hookups with a Stereo TV VR621CAT 1 VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks 2 antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack Video Cable Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV 3 Stereo Audio Cable OR 1 VR421CAT antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT IN AUDIO OUT IN VIDEO VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks OUT CH3 CH4 2 Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV Video Cable 3 “Y” splitter Audio Cable ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied.
Front Panel 27 F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button When playback is stopped, press to fast forward the tape at high speed. During tape playback, press to fast forward the tape while the picture stays on the screen. Details are on page 41. Press to Remote Sensor select an item in the VCR menu or to change the setting of a Receives a signal from your menu item. remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. REW(ind) Button When playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at POWER Button high speed.
28 Rear Panel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages six-10. AUDIO IN Jack(s) Connect audio cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 37. If you connect other equipment to the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR, select channel 001 (AV REAR) at the VCR. This allows you to view or hear the materials playing on the other equipment. The VR621CAT is shown here.
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 37 The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VR621CAT VCRs. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-7. 1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2 VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 - Recording VCR 2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 2 3 3.
