How do you hook up a vcr with an insignia converter box?
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 07:38 PM
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#2
Posted 11 March 2010 - 07:57 AM
Now lets move on assuming you only have RF connections available, each component usually comes with an RF (coax) lead, it does here anyway, so what you do is bring the aerial lead from the house and connect that too the box on the aerial In connection, now use a coax lead that probably came with the unit and connect that too the aerial Out port, take the other end of that lead and connect it too the aerial In port on the VCR, now take another coax lead and connect too the aerial Out port of the VCR, then connect the other end to the TV, job done.
That will bring a signal in through all the devices so each can do it's job, and you will be able to watch them in the TV, only point to note is you may need to tune in a station on the TV to see the box, a further point to note is sometimes devices are so close together on the tuning frequency they can interfere with each other, when this happens you need to re-tune one of the devices, BUT, not all devices allow this, but better ones have a menu function that allows you to change the frequency it uses, but we will look at that if need be should it become an issue, but daisy chain them together as described and they should work fine.
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 11:48 AM
Edited by leader2, 12 March 2010 - 03:04 PM.
#4
Posted 13 March 2010 - 09:32 AM
Now House, by this I mean the main antenna (aerial) that brings your signal in to supply the stations for you to view, how you get this lead will vary depending on how it was installed, if it was an install after the property was built, or done on the cheap, you will have a length of coax (aerial wire) that plugs into your TV coming out of the wall somewhere, if the install was done when the property was built, or it was done properly, there will be a socket on the wall, and you plug in the coax lead to that which then supplies the signal to watch TV.
Scart lead, this is a term given to a specific range of leads that give a better quality signal than normal coax, and is the better option to use if available, now these leads do come in a few different styles, and your 3 colour jack points (ports) are RCA connectors, now the fact your VCR has the same connectors, I would suggest using that type of lead, it will give a better picture, This sounds like it should be what you need given what you've said so far.
The question is does your TV have a scart socket ?
And does the VCR have another scart socket ?
These sockets should like like the following:-
Depending on those answers it may change the way I suggest connecting it all together, but no matter what the coax lead should be fitted as described, so take the 1st coax (aerial) lead (plug) and connect the house aerial to the IN socket on the set top box, then take another aerial lead from the OUT port on the set top box and put that into the IN socket of the VCR, you will notice that both of these have 2 aerial sockets on them, one is aerial IN, the other aerial OUT (although it may be noted differently), they are also male\female (usually) so the aerial lead should only fit one way round, but if you find it doesn't fit don't panic, they do have male\male and female\female leads as well, so worst case it just needs a new lead, but that said you should be fine.
The final connection you get another aerial lead and connect to the VCR OUT, and plug it into the TV, there is only 1 socket on there, and thats it, I always have these connected as well as scart leads it just means I can change channels if I didn't want to watch what I was taping or the like, the other point to note, scart leads will come through on the AV\Aux channel on the units, and they automatically switch to that channel when powered on, so handy feature there, I hope I've covered what you need.
Feel free to ask more questions if need be, and where I linked above I am not suggesting going to those places to get the item, they are purely to try and show what you need so it hopefully makes more sense to you, cables come in a massive price and quality range, so do blindly buy the first one you see, because unless your equipment is of a high enough quality top end cables wont show the true picture, or rather the equipment wont be able too, so it has to be a balance of quality and money based on your needs and equipment, hope this helps.
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#5
Posted 15 March 2010 - 12:26 AM
No my tv does not have a scart lead and I believe that I have socket on the wall, but it is downstairs in my living room and not in my bedroom where the tv is.
I hope what I'm about to say make sense to you and please bear with my description as again I'm not very technical.
Here is how my converter box looks...
http://www.ezdigital..._connection.jpg
In order to finally get it to work I had to connect the antenna to the vcr, and connect converter box's to tv cord to my tv and the vcr to tv cord to the antenna in of the converter box. Then I had to plug the converter box's audio/ video cables to the connectors (not sure if they are inputs or outputs) on the front of my vcr.
The problem with this is I have to turn the converter box off to play the vcr and the vcr's display function (time, length of recording, SP or EP etc.) don't show up, meaning I have no idea how long the program is taking to record and can't clear the recorded time.
Sorry if this at all confusing to you, but I appreciate your help and time. Please reply again with your info.
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Posted 15 March 2010 - 10:14 AM
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#7
Posted 15 March 2010 - 06:07 PM
#8
Posted 15 March 2010 - 07:12 PM
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#9
Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:27 PM
Edited by leader2, 15 March 2010 - 09:29 PM.
#10
Posted 16 March 2010 - 11:35 AM
Should yours be along the same lines then count this as your aerial, and plug that into the IN socket of the set top box.
Now the IN\OUT still seems to be confusing you a little, probably your doubting yourself due to being unaware of such things, we've all been there, so just take it 1 step at a time and you will be fine, you will have to be doing something very wrong to do any damage lol, the connections wont allow you too.
Have you actually viewed the rear of the VCR up close ?
the manual shows it very clearly, so I'd of thought it would be imprinted in some form on the rear by each socket, but failing that attached is an image direct from the manual, with this you will easily identify the IN\OUT connections of the VCR.
Assuming that image helps you identify that, connect the TV to the OUT connection of the VCR, and connect the set top box to the remaining connection, which is the IN connector.
Now if you refer to the image for your set top box you gave above, it very clearly shows which socket to connect the aerial into, and which connection to take the next connection from, in most cases they will say connect to the TV, often they don't consider connecting other devices, so in such situations take the OUT connection as being the TV one, but again look closely on the rear of the unit, and you should see such info imprinted by the connections, following these instructions you should be able to connect all 3 devices together correctly and easily.
As to the RCA connections on the VCR, I can confirm they are OUT connections ONLY, they are made to simply feed the TV, you can NOT use those ones to receive a signal, which is why you have been forced to use the front ones instead, so as I suggested above your probably better off forgetting that connection and using normal aerial lead to supply the feed between the units, otherwise you will have the hassle you have now.
To do this you will almost certainly need to tune your VCR in to be able to see and record the signal from the set top box, going from the manual here are they're instructions on how to use the auto set up feature, this will automatically scan and show all signals it sees, just make sure the aerial wire is connected as described here, and that the set top box is turned on, the VCR will do the rest when you follow the instructions copied from the manual here, hope this helps.
Setting channels automatically
– Auto Channel Memory
The VCR can receive a maximum of
181 channels by presetting the
channels into memory.
1. Access Menu screen, then CH
Set Up screen
Press MENU on the Remote. Press
SET –/+ to select “CH SET UP”, then
press ENTER.
2. Perform Auto Channel Memory
Press SET –/+ to select “AUTO CH
MEMORY”, then press ENTER.
3. Complete Auto Channel Memory
The auto tuning will start. The
channel display will count up and
when finished, the screen returns to
normal.
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Posted 17 March 2010 - 08:28 PM
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Posted 18 March 2010 - 04:06 AM
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Posted 20 March 2010 - 09:42 PM
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Posted 21 March 2010 - 08:23 AM
F connectors use threaded connections, so you must use an adaptor to cross over between the F connector (threaded connection) to the normal aerial plug, the following link is to show an example of what you need to make the proper connection, nothing more, also be aware your getting into male and female connectors, I'm sorry if this adds confusion, but you need to be aware or the connections wont go together right, my best advice is to take as much detail (manuals would be great) down to your local store that sells these, and ask them to tell you what you need, this may be the weak point currently, but without pic's I'm unable to see where your going wrong.
http://www.ccrane.co...f-connector.jpg
1. When I asked about watching TV, I am trying to see if the signal from the antenna is correctly passing through the set top box AND the VCR, if the antenna is connected to the set top box, then the set top box connected to the VCR, and finally the VCR connected to the TV, then if you can receive a signal on the TV that tells me the signal is passing through the other devices correctly, the VCR should not require the antenna to itself, it's more than capable of receiving the signal through the way I've said to connect it.
2. What I was trying to see here was if the VCR was cutting off the signal when not powered on, again it should get the signal it requires from the set top box if connected properly, but "some" VCR's have a switch through option, and it will block the signal reaching the TV unless it is powered on, that was the point of this test.
3. This is essential to be able to record from the box, the auto set up should be capable (and easiest for you) of doing this, but make sure the set top box is powered on and on a channel it's receiving before starting this.
4. This may be the weak point, as described above.
5. This is extremely easy to identify, all you need to do is look at each device in turn, and look at the aerial connection on that devoice, if it has a thread it requires an F connector of some kind, if it is a smooth connection then it requires an normal aerial plug, it's as simple as that, what I need to know is which device(s) have threaded connectors, once I can ascertain which connections have this I can begin to show you the type of adaptor to use for each, so if you can check for sure please.
Edited by 8210GUY, 21 March 2010 - 08:26 AM.
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Posted 21 March 2010 - 08:23 PM
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