VCR VR401BMG VR601BMG Video Cassette Recorder Hookup Pages
6 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic VCR/TV connection – antenna/cable to VCR to TV – is shown below. If you have a Cable Box 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 VR401BMG has single AUDIO IN/OUT jacks.) 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 7 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the OUT Jack on the back of the VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.
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.
Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 With this connection: ● You may watch one channel while recording another. ● You may not record scrambled channels. 1 VCR AUDIO ANT IN L 2 75 ANT CAB / LE IN OUT IN R VIDEO OUT Cable Box/DBS IN OUT OUT CH3 CH4 RF coaxial cable Cable Signal RF coaxial cable 3 TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack Connections 1 2 Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack.
10 Hookups with a Stereo TV 1 VR601BMG AUDIO ANT L antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack IN IN OUT R VIDEO OUT OUT IN VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (red and white) OUT Jacks Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV CH3 CH4 2 Video Cable 3 1 VR401BMG ANT Stereo Audio Cable antenna or cable to ANT(enna) IN Jack IN AUDIO OUT IN VIDEO VIDEO (yellow) and AUDIO (white) OUT Jacks ● Audio and Video cables are not supplied.
22 Front Panel Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance. POWER Button Press to turn the VCR power on and off. VIDEO In Jack Connect a cable coming from the video out jack of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio-visual source (laser disc player, video disc player, etc.) here. Details are on page 32. STOP/EJECT Button Press once to stop the tape. When playback is stopped, press to eject the tape. Press to select an item in the menu.
Rear Panel 23 ANT(enna) IN Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages six-10. AUDIO IN Jacks Connect audio cables coming from the AUDIO OUT Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 32. The VR601BMG is shown here. The VR401BMG has only one AUDIO IN jack. AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect audio cables going to the AUDIO IN Jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio system here. Details are on pages 32 and 38. The VR601BMG is shown here.
32 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two VR601BMG VCRs. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-7. 1. Audio cables from AUDIO OUT Jacks of VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of VCR 2 VCR 1 Playing VCR VCR 2 - Recording VCR AUDIO ANT AUDIO R R VIDEO OUT IN IN OUT IN OUT ANT L IN L IN VIDEO OUT CH3 CH4 OUT 2.
