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VCR
VR201BMG
Video Cassette Recorder
Video Cassette Recorder
Hookup Pages
Hookup Pages
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75 ANT / CABLE 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. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75V ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) Cable (75 ohm) 2 Connect the
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75 ANT / CABLE Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) 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.) ANT IN AUDIO IN Antenna OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO ANT or Cable IN 75V ANT / CABLE AUDIO OUT IN OUT ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) CH3 CH4 VIDEO example only RF coaxial cable 4 Plug in the TV and t
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75 ANT / CABLE 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: l You may view any channel. l You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR. l You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. l You may not program channels at the VCR. l 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
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75 ANT / CABLE IN OUT Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: l You may watch one channel while recording another. l You may not record scrambled channels. VCR 1 Cable Box/DBS 2 ANT IN AUDIO IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO RF coaxial Cable cable Signal TV’s ANTENNA RF coaxial IN Jack 3 cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cab
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10 Hookups With a Stereo TV antenna or cable to 1 ANT(enna) IN Jack ANT IN AUDIO IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks Video Cable 2 Audio Cable 3 l 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. Then, connect the other end of the video cable to the VIDEO IN Jack on your TV. 3 Connect a
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22 Front Panel 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 35. Press to select an item in the VCR menu. Remote Sensor REW(ind) Button Receives a signal from your When playback is stopped, press to rewind the tape at remote control so you can oper- high speed. During playback, press to rewind the tape ate your VCR from a distance.
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Rear Panel 23 ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages six-10. AUDIO IN Jack Connect a cable coming from the AUDIO OUT Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 32. AUDIO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the AUDIO IN Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on page 32. ANT IN AUDIO IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 VIDEO VIDEO OUT Jack Connect a cable going to the VIDEO IN Jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or
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32 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) 1. Audio cable from AUDIO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jack of VCR 2 VCR 1 VCR 2 - Recording VCR Playing VCR ANT ANT IN IN AUDIO AUDIO IN OUT OUT IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 CH3 CH4 VIDEO VIDEO 3. RF coaxial cable from the OUT jack of VCR 2 to the TV’s 2. Video cable from VIDEO OUT Jack ANTENNA IN Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 l Audio and Video cables are not supplied. 1 Make the connections shown above. 2 VCR 1 will play your tape. Put a prerecorded tape in
