VR624CAT 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. 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.
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. You can not change channels 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 AUDIO ANT IN L OUT R IN VIDEO OUT 75 ANT CAB / LE IN IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 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.
10 Hookups with a Stereo TV 1 antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack AUDIO ANT IN L OUT IN R VIDEO OUT VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks IN OUT CH3 CH4 2 Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV Video Cable 3 ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Connect a video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT Jack on the back of the VCR.
Front Panel 27 Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. 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 select an item in the VCR menu or to change the setting of a menu item.
28 Rear Panel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages six-10. AUDIO IN Jacks Connect audio cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 33. 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.
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 33 The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VCRs just like yours. 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 AUDIO AUDIO ANT IN L OUT VCR 2 - Recording VCR OUT IN R VIDEO OUT ANT IN L IN R IN VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT 2.
