How to connect Cable Box To VCR To TV Using Component Wires
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Wiring Instructions:
- Connect one end of the Composite Red (Right)/White (Left) cable to the Cable Box connector labeled Composite, Audio, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to a Composite connector on the VCR that also has Component connectors in the same section.
- Connect one end of the Component Green (P)/Blue (Pb/Cb)/Red (Pr/Cr) cable to the Cable Box connector labeled Component, Video, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to the Component Input on the VCR that is next to the Composite Audio connector above.
- Connect one end of the Composite Red (Right)/White (Left) cable to the VCR connector labeled Composite, Audio, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to a Composite connector on the TV that also has Component connectors in the same section.
- Connect one end of the Component Green (P)/Blue (Pb/Cb)/Red (Pr/Cr) cable to the VCR connector labeled Component, Video, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to the Component Input on the TV that is next to the Composite Audio connector above.
- To watch a VCR/VHS tape, put in the tape and press Play. Select the Input on the TV that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the Component cable from the VCR.
- To watch Cable, turn on the VCR and press the TV/Video selector on the VCR to select TV. Use the same TV Input that you use to watch tapes on the VCR.
- To record a Cable show on a VCR/VHS Tape, turn on both the VCR and the Cable Box. Put in the VHS tape to record in the VCR. Change the Source on the VCR to by changing the Input on the VCR to Auxiliary or by changing the TV/Video selector on the VCR to select TV. Select the Input on the TV that corresponds to the label next to where you connected the Component cable from the VCR. Verify you can watch cable on the TV to verify everything is selected correctly. To record the tape, select Record on the VCR when you want to start Recording and then stop when you want to finish recording.
Note: These instructions do not include any additional customizations you may have made.
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| No TV | No Receiver | No TV Source | No CD | No Computer |
| TV | A/V Receiver | Cable Box | CD Player | Computer |
| Input Selector | Satellite | SACD Player | ||
| No VCR | No DVD Player | No DVD Recorder | No Game System | No Record Player |
| VCR | DVD Player | DVD Recorder | Game System | Record Player |
| VCR/DVD Combo | BluRay Player | TiVo / DVR |
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