6ENINSTALLING YOURNEWVCR

Connections

Basic Connections

1

CHECK CONTENTS

 

 

Make sure the package contains all of the accessories

Antenna or Cable

 

listed in “SPECIFICATIONS” ( pg. 68).

ANTENNA IN

 

 

 

 

(Antenna or Cable input)

 

SITUATE VCR

 

Coaxial Cable

2

 

Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flat Feeder

 

CONNECT VCR TO TV

AC Outlet

Transformer

 

Matching

 

 

AC Power Cord

(Not supplied)

3

The connection method you use depends on the type of

 

 

TV you have.

 

 

 

 

 

RF Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Connect To A TV With NO AV Input Terminals . . .

 

CABLE

IN OUT

 

 

a– Disconnect the TV antenna from the TV.

 

BOX

 

ANTENNA IN

 

b– Connect the TV antenna cable to the ANTENNA

 

 

R

 

 

 

S VIDEO

AUDIO

TV OUT

 

IN jack on the rear of the VCR.

 

 

 

(MONO)

 

 

 

IN OUT

L

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

CH3

 

c– Connect the supplied RF cable between the TV

 

 

REMOTE

CH4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT jack on the rear of the VCR and the TV’s

Back of VCR

 

 

 

antenna terminal. Set TV on CH3 or CH4

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

corresponding to the CH3 – CH4 switch setting on

 

VIDEO

 

 

the back of the VCR.

 

 

 

OUT

TV OUT

 

AV Connection

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Connect To A TV With AV Input Terminals . . .

 

Audio/Video

 

 

a– Connect the antenna, VCR and TV as shown in

 

RF Cable

 

the illustration.

 

 

 

 

Cable (supplied)

 

 

 

 

 

(supplied)

 

b– Connect an Audio/Video Cable between the AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

OUT and VIDEO OUT jacks on the rear of the VCR

 

 

 

 

 

and the AV IN jacks on the TV. Set your TV in video

 

 

 

 

 

input mode or A/V input mode. Refer to the TV

 

 

 

 

 

Instruction Manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO Connection

 

 

 

 

75 ohm terminal

 

 

If you have a TV with S-VIDEO input terminals, see

 

TV

 

 

"S-VIDEO Connection" on page 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back of VCR

 

CONNECT VCR TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH3

4

POWER SOURCE

 

 

 

 

TE

CH4

Connect the power plug to an AC outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The clock and tuner channels will automatically be

 

 

 

 

set when the antenna is connected and when the AC

 

 

 

 

 

is first connected to the VCR (

pg. 8).

 

NOTES:

 

 

 

(If "Auto" or "CH" is displayed on the front display

 

 

 

panel before the VCR is powered on, the clock and

 

 

 

 

 

The VCR channel is the channel on the TV which will display

 

tuner channels are being set automatically. Wait for

 

the time to be displayed on the front display panel

the audio and video signals from the VCR. The VCR's CH3-

 

 

before powering on the VCR.)

 

 

CH4 switch, on the back of the VCR, sets the VCR channel to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH3 or CH4.

 

 

 

FINAL PREPARATION FOR

The CH3–CH4 switch is preset to the CH3 position.

 

Set to CH4 if CH3 is used for broadcasting in your area and

 

USE

 

 

 

set the channel on the TV to correspond to the VCR's CH3–

 

 

 

 

CH4 switch setting.

 

 

 

Power on the VCR and if you have connected the VCR

If you have connected the VCR to the TV using the RF connector,

 

to the TV using the RF connector, select the VCR

you may need to press CH UP and then CH DOWN on the TV

5 channel (3 or 4) by setting the switch on the rear of the

when switching between the TV and VCR input modes, to

maintain good picture quality.

 

 

VCR as shown in the illustration.

 

 

 

 

You can now perform simple playback (

pg. 22) or

Even if you are using AV cables to connect your VCR to your

 

simple recording (

pg. 23).

 

 

TV, you must also connect it using the RF cable. This will

 

 

 

 

 

ensure that you can record one show while watching another

 

 

 

 

 

(

pg. 38).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For full identification of the VCR's rear panel, refer to the

 

 

 

 

 

Index (REAR VIEW

pg. 66).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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