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Reference
How to Find Your TV’s
Video Input Channel
You need to tune your TV to the Video Input Channel if you are using
the VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks to connect to the TV’s AUDIO/
VIDEO INPUT jacks. You must select this “channel” before you can
see the VCR’s menus, the cable or antenna reception, and the content
that’s on a tape.
The Video Channel on TVs varies for different brands and different
models. Below are some steps to try:
•
If your TV brand is RCA, GE, or PROSCAN, press the TV button on
the remote control that came with the VCR. Then press the INPUT
button on the remote.
•
If you have another brand of TV, consult the section, Programming
The Remote, to see if the VCR’s remote control can be set to
control your TV. If so, follow the step above.
If those options do not work, try the following ideas. You might access
the Video Input Channel by:
•
pressing a button on the remote (see table below)
•
selecting the channel from the TV’s menu system
(see table below)
•
tuning directly to the channel by selecting a specific channel
number (see table below)
•
going through all the channels in the channel list by pressing the
channel up or down buttons on the TV.
Some common scenarios are listed in the Video Input Channel
Variations table that follows:
STOP
PAUSE
TV
AUX
DVD
SAT
•
CABLE
- TR
RECORD
FR.ADV
EDIT
PLAY
FORWARD
REVERSE
SPEED
GO BACK
V
O
L
V
O
L
SEARCH
MUTE
INFO
MENU
OK
CLEAR
GUIDE
ANTENNA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
INPUT
VCR1
VCR2
ON
•
OFF
CH +
CH -
TV
Button
INPUT
Button
Video Input Channel Variations
Button/Switch
Button on the
Channel
on the TV
TV Remote
Number
VIDEO
VID 1
00
SIGNAL
LINE
90
VID 1
VID
91
VID 2
VIDEO
92
S-VID
S-VID
93
S-VIDEO
INPUT
VID 1
S-VIDEO
VID 2
SOURCE
AUX