How to Hook Up an HDTV Converter Box With a VCR
- 1). Twist the coupler on one end of a coaxial cable clockwise to the threaded RF out jack on the back of the converter box. The metal pin inside the cable inserts into the hole in the jack as the coupler is tightened.
- 2). Connect the other end of the cable to the RF IN jack on the VCR and tighten by hand.
- 3). Attach the second coaxial cable to the VCR's RF OUT to TV jack and connect the other end to the threaded ANT IN (antenna) or RF IN jack on the rear of the TV set.
- 4). Turn on the converter box and press the "Auto-Tune" button to program the channels.
- 5). Turn on the VCR and TV, setting both components either to channel 3 or 4, depending on the model. If one setting does not work, switch to the other channel.
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