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Getting Started
TV AND VCR UNPLUGGED
WHILE HOOKING
THEM UP.
3 Hook Up the Audio/Video
Signal
If your TV is a fairly recent model, you probably
have both audio and video jacks.
Look on the back of your TV for three jacks - possibly color-coded
yellow, white,
and red. They will be labeled something
like IN (L and R), AUDIO
IN, or VIDEO
IN. (If you are not sure, look at the back of your VCR - you will see two sets of
these jacks.)
If you have no jacks like these on your TV, skip this step and proceed to Step 4.
TV with Audio and Video Jacks
If you do find all three jacks on your TV, you need to purchase
a three-line
audio/video
cable with bell (RCA) connectors,
like this:
If you find a video jack and only one audio jack, your TV is probably
monaural.
You can purchase
a two-line
audio/video
cable, but the three-line
is handy in
case you get a stereo TV later.
Connect the yellow VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR to the VIDEO
IN jack on the
TV.
This direct video input will give you the best picture.
It will also let you play
videos in a "picture in picture" feature,
if your TV has it.
Then connect the AUDIO OUT jacks (red and white) on the VCR to the AUDIO
IN jacks on the TV (left to left, right to right).
This audio hookup will give you better sound than the RF signal hookup, because
the electronic
signal won't have to go through
a conversion
process.
Plus your VCR has a stereo decoder,
which your TV might not. For big speaker
sound, you can also use these jacks to connect the VCR to your stereo system
(page 50).
Capabilities:
The audio and video signal connections
are all you need to play
back a prerecorded
tape.
If you do not intend to record on your VCR from your
antenna/cable,
then you're all hooked up now.
Otherwise,
continue
with Step 4,
which will let you record off TV channels.
4 Hook Up the RF Signal
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