Video Cassette Recorder VR1010BP VR810BPH Hookup Pages Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside.
6 Hookups without a Cable Box 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 refer to pages 8-9. After you hook up the VCR, please go to pages 10-11 to turn on the VCR. (The VR1010BP is illustrated here. The VR810BPH does not have S-VIDEO IN/OUT jacks.) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
Hookups without a Cable Box (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the TV 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 or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer. A snap-on type is supplied.
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 set up channels at the VCR. • You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time if you are not using the Controller.
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. VCR Cable Box/DBS LP 20917-003 OUT IN VHF/UHF ANTENNA (MONO) IN S VIDEO CABLE BOX CH3 75Ω ANT CAB / LE IN OUT CH4 TV OUT IN 1 TV’s ANTENNA IN jack Cable signal 2 3 RF coaxial cable RF coaxial cable Connections 1 2 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANTENNA IN jack.
22 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. Press the VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons. VCR/TV Button Press to select the signal that your TV receives. VCR Position: Use to watch a tape, to watch a program while recording it, or to watch a TV broadcast using the CH(annel) 8/9 or Number buttons to change channels at the VCR.
Rear Panel 23 ANTENNA IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages 6-9. CABLE BOX Jack Connect the Controller here. You may use the Controller with either a Cable Box or DBS receiver. Details are on pages 50-54. VIDEO IN Jack Connect a video cable coming from the VIDEO OUT jack of a camcorder, a Cable Box/DBS, or another VCR here. Details are on pages 35 and 48. VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a video cable going to the VIDEO IN jack of a camcorder or another VCR here.
48 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-6. (You may use the AUDIO and VIDEO In jacks on the front of VCR 2 instead if you prefer.) 3) Use an RF coaxial cable to connect the TV OUT Jack on VCR 2 to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.
Audio Dubbing 49 Audio Dubbing replaces the normal audio of a previously recorded video tape with a new soundtrack. VR 1010 4 HEAD HI-FI STEREO VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER STOP/EJECT SUPER VHS ET POWER S-VHS ET VCR/TV CRYSTAL CLEAR VIDEO TAPE MANAGER TURBO TIMER MENU OPEN A/V FRONT CONNECTORS AUDIO DUBBING +8 REC/OTR 4 SP SLP 0 CHANNEL 6 OK/STATUS L -15dB NORM PAUSE/STILL PLAY VCR TURBO DRIVE Audio equipment (CD player etc.
50 Connecting the Controller If you are using a Cable Box/DBS, connect the Controller to your VCR. The Controller will automatically select channels at the Cable Box/DBS during a timer recording. Leave your Cable Box/DBS turned on during a timer recording. 1 Connect the Cable Box/DBS to the VCR as shown below. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel. For more information, please read page 8. Or, refer to the owner’s manual of your Cable Box/DBS.
56 Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) To receive and record programs broadcast in second audio, follow steps 1-6. To receive and record a program broadcast in stereo, make one of the connections shown, then follow steps 1-6. VHF/UHF LP 20917-003 OUT VIDEO IN If you have a Stereo and a Monitor TV, use a video cable to connect the VCR’s VIDEO OUT Jack to the TV’s VIDEO IN Jack. Use audio cables to connect the VCR’s AUDIO OUT Jacks to the Stereo’s AUDIO IN Jacks.
