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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 program channels at the VCR.

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 channel (channel 03 or 04); set the CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel. Set your Cable
Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer
recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 5 on page 29.) Leave the
Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

CH3 CH4

OUT

IN

ANT

OUT

IN

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ANT /

CABLE

TV’s

ANTENNA IN

Jack

Cable Box/DBS

VCR

Recording/Viewing Any Channel 

Connections

1

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR/TV light will appear on the dis-
play panel), use the CHANNEL 

o

/

p

buttons to set the VCR to the

Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04). Set the CH3/CH4
switch to the same channel.

2

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.

3

Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.

1

Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

2

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable
Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.

3

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the
TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.

1

2

3

Cable

Signal

RF coaxial

cable

RF coaxial

cable

Summary of Contents for VR401BMG

Page 1: ...VCR VR401BMG VR601BMG Video Cassette Recorder Video Cassette Recorder Hookup Pages Hookup Pages...

Page 2: ...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 The VR601BMG is illustrated here The VR40...

Page 3: ...TENNA IN Jack on the TV You may use either a snap on type supplied or screw on type of coaxial cable whichever you prefer 5 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR to CH3 or CH4 whichever channe...

Page 4: ...nnel This is step 5 on page 29 Leave the Cable Box DBS on for a timer recording AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT CH3 CH4 OUT IN ANT OUT IN 75 ANT CABLE TV s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box DBS VCR Recording Vi...

Page 5: ...to record at the VCR Start the recording 2 Press the VCR TV button once to put the VCR in TV position The VCR TV light will disappear 3 Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box DBS TV s A...

Page 6: ...d of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN Jack on your TV If your TV has Right and Left AUDIO IN Jacks you must use a Y splitter audio cable as illustrated to deliver audio to the TV s right and left chann...

Page 7: ...e menu REW ind Button When playback is stopped press to rewind the tape at high speed During playback press to rewind the tape while the picture stays on the screen Details are on page 36 Press to ret...

Page 8: ...are on pages six nine OUT Jack Use the supplied RF coaxi al cable to connect this jack to the ANTENNA IN Jack on your TV Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System Details are on pages six nine VIDEO OUT Ja...

Page 9: ...o cable from VIDEO OUT Jack of VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of VCR 2 3 RF coaxial cable from the OUT jack of VCR 2 to the TV s ANTENNA IN Jack If you use the AUDIO and VIDEO IN Jacks on the back of VCR 2 pr...

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