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Advanced Operations (Second VCR)

Advanced Operations (Second VCR)

 Integrating a Second VCR

With another VCR hooked up, you can copy videotapes as needed, and you can get fancy with multimedia programming. For this discussion, we refer to the model VT-M281A Hitachi as VCR2 and the other unit as VCR1.

Hookup

To hook up a second VCR, you need:

A video cord with a single jack on each end, and

An audio cord with a single jack on each end, or

A two-way cord that has both audio and video jacks

Study the back of VCR2 (VT-M281A) to find the two color-coded jacks that are labelled IN. The yellow jack is for video and white is for audio. Locate similar jacks on VCR1. Then, with the power off:

Connect VIDEO OUT on VCR2 to the yellow VIDEO IN on VCR1.

Connect the AUDIO OUT jack on VCR2 to the AUDIO IN jack on VCR1.

Second VCR Hookup Illustration

To Control Both VCRs with the Remote Control

If the second VCR that you've hooked up is also a Hitachi, you can set your remote to operate both VCRs.

Press GUIDE, then press 4 to bring up the Setup screen.

The default setting on the Setup Screen is VCR1, for when you have only one VCR running.

Press 2 to set VCR CODE to VCR2.

Press the VCR2 button on the remote before pressing GUIDE twice to exit the on-screen program.

With this setting, the remote control can now operate both VCRs. To switch control from one to the other, simply press VCR1 or VCR2 on the remote. (Remember to aim the remote at the selected VCR.)

Copying from One VCR to Another (Dubbing)

Consider VCR1 the recording VCR, and VCR2 (VT-M281A) the playback VCR. You will play a tape on VCR2 and record it on VCR1. To begin copying:

Insert the prerecorded videotape in VCR2.

Insert a blank or erasable tape (with the safety tab intact) into VCR1.

Press AVX on VCR1 - the LINE indicator will display.

Press REC/IRT on VCR1, and press PLAY on VCR2.

To monitor the picture as you record, VCR1 must be connected to your TV. The VCR indicator will light on VCR1's display and you can view the picture being recorded.

Copying Tapes From A Camcorder

If you would like to copy a video tape shot in your camcorder onto your VCR here's how to do it.

Connect the camcorder's AV output cable to your VCR. (See diagram below)

Copying Tapes From A Camcorder Hookup Illustration

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