Video Cassette Recorder VRB615AT VRB665AT 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 page 10 to turn on the VCR. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75Ω ANT CAB / LE 75Ω ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) Cable (75 ohm) 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the back of the VCR.
Hookups without a Cable Box (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the RF 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.) IN OUT ANT.IN R AUDIO L VIDEO RF OUT CH3 CH4 Antenna or Cable IN OUT 75V ANT CAB / LE ANT.
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.
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 IN OUT ANT.IN R 2 Cable Box/DBS IN AUDIO L VIDEO 75Ω ANT CAB / LE OUT RF OUT CH3 CH4 Cable signal RF coaxial cable RF coaxial cable 3 TV’s ANTENNA IN jack Connections 1 2 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN jack.
Front Panel 23 POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. STILL/PAUSE Button During tape playback, press once to freeze the picture. Press repeatedly to advance the Still picture frame by frame. During tape playback, press and hold for three seconds to start Slow Motion playback. Details are on page 53. During recording, press to temporarily stop the recording. Details are on page 29. Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance.
24 Rear Panel ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages 6-9. AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect audio cables going to the AUDIO IN jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on pages 45 and 47. AUDIO IN Jacks Connect audio cables coming from the AUDIO OUT jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, a Cable Box/DBS, or an audio source here. Details are on pages 32 and 45. VRB665 IN OUT ANT.
Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 45 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.) VCR 2 Recording VCR VCR 1 Playing VCR IN OUT 3) Use an RF coaxial cable to connect the RF OUT Jack on VCR 2 to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack. IN ANT.
Multi-Channel Television Sound System (cont’d) 47 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. IN OUT ANT.IN R AUDIO L VIDEO RF OUT CH3 CH4 IN OUT ANT.IN R AUDIO L 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.
