Situate and connect your new vcr, Set your vcr's clock and tuner, A–basic antenna/cable connection – JVC HR-VP676U User Manual

Page 2: B–catv converter connection plug & play, C–audio/video connections, Connectors which are or may be required, Rf connection

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a–BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTION

SITUATE AND CONNECT YOUR

NEW VCR

2

2

b–CATV CONVERTER CONNECTION

PLUG & PLAY

3

3

SET YOUR VCR'S CLOCK AND

TUNER

1

Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal
surface.

2

Disconnect your antenna or cable line
from your TV.

3

Connect your antenna to your VCR.

4

Connect your VCR to your TV.

Antenna Splitter

Antenna Splitter

VHF/UHF Antenna Mixer

RF Cable

300-75 ohm Matching
Transformer

CONNECTORS WHICH ARE OR MAY BE REQUIRED:

CABLE TV LINE

Note:
Exact connector positions and names may differ.

ANT. IN

RF OUT

VHF/UHF

VHF

VHF

UHF

UHF

UHF ONLY

VHF ONLY

SEPARATE VHF/UHF

COMBINED VHF/UHF

Back of VCR (example only)

Back of TV (example only)

RF CONNECTION

5

After completing the basic connections:

● If you’re using a Cable Box, . . .

. . . go to 2b (CATV CONVERTER

CONNECTION) .

● If you’re using an AV connection, . . .

. . . go to 2c (AUDIO/VIDEO

CONNECTIONS).

● If you’re using an RF connection, . . .

. . . go directly to 3 (PLUG & PLAY).

CATV Input

From
Cable
Box

To TV

Cable
Box

TV

VCR

With this connection you can view/record any
cable channel including scrambled channels to
which you have subscribed.

IN

OUT

ANT. IN

RF OUT

CATV Input

From VCR

Cable
Box

To TV

TV

VCR

With this connection, you can view one
scrambled cable channel while recording
another unscrambled channel.

To watch TV with this type of connection

1

Press TV/VCR on remote to engage VIDEO
mode.

2

Tune TV to VCR output channel
(3, 4 or AV mode).

3

Tune VCR to Cable Box output channel.

4

Select desired channel on Cable Box.
•You can only view the channel you’re

recording.

•You cannot change channels with the

VCR remote control.

To watch TV with this type of connection

1

Press CH or NUMBER keys to select desired
channel for recording.

2

Press TV/VCR to engage TV mode.

3

Tune TV to Cable Box output channel.

4

Select desired channel on Cable Box.
•You cannot record scrambled channels.
•To play back a tape, you must tune the Cable

Box to the VCR output channel.

c–AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS

To Listen To VCR Sound Through A
Component Stereo Audio System,
Connect As Shown

AV connection methods differ from one type
of VCR to another. First, for any TV and VCR
type, connect your VCR to your TV using RF
connection. Then make AV connections
following one of the methods pictured to the
right.
After making the connections, go to 3

(PLUG

& PLAY)

.

MONAURAL VHS VCR

Ł

AV TV

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

SUPER VHS VCR

Ł

AV STEREO TV WITH S-VIDEO

INPUT TERMINALS

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

R

AUDIO IN

AUDIO OUT

L

R

L

Hi-Fi VHS VCR

Ł

AV STEREO TV

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

R

AUDIO IN

AUDIO OUT

L

R

L

AMP

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT

R

L

VCR

TV

Monaural deck owners:
Connect to VCR's AUDIO
OUT

The VCR's clock and tuner channels are set automatically when the VCR is plugged into the AC
outlet.
If you use a cable box, Plug & Play will not function; set the clock and tuner channels manually.
(

pg.11 – 15 of the HR-VP676U’s instruction manual)

1

Plug the VCR into the
AC outlet.

2

Don’t press any buttons on the VCR or remote
during auto setup.

3

“AUTO” blinks while the VCR automatically
sets the clock using information provided by
the local PBS channel.

NOTES:

● If the time displayed in is incorrect, perform the Semi-Auto or Manual Clock Set procedure

(refer to page 12 or 13 of the HR-VP676U’s instruction manual). Auto channel set has already
taken place, and is not affected.

● There are some PBS channels that do not transmit clock setting data. If your antenna cable is

properly connected and “– – : – –” is displayed, perform the Manual Clock Set procedure (refer
to page 13 of the HR-VP676U’s instruction manual). Auto channel setting has not yet taken
place, so please also perform the “Set Receivable Channels” procedure (refer to page 14 of the
HR-VP676U’s instruction manual).

5

4

During auto channel setting, the channel
numbers are displayed as they are scanned and
set. Receivable channels are automatically
assigned to CH buttons, and non-receivable
channels are skipped.

5

When setting is complete, the VCR displays the
current time. You can now use your VCR.

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