How do you record a TV show using the VCR?

Question

Can anyone tell me the steps to recording a TV show using the VCR? Which wire/cord goes where on both the TV and the VCR? What do you press once you got all the cords in the right places?

Please and thank you.

Answer 1

I honestly don't remember! I think you go to the channel you want to record put in a tape and press record! :-)

Answer 2

You will require: an antenna source, a coaxial cable, and audio / visual cables. Connect the incoming signal to the ANT IN jack on the rear of the VCR using a coaxial cable. With the color coded audio / visual cable, then connect the AUDIO OUT and VIDEO OUT on the VCR to the AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN on the television.

Note that by using this connection method, you will be required to change the Input Mode or Channel on your television. Consult your Owner's Manual for instructions on setting up the VCR and, if necessary, performing the Channel Set-Up procedure.

To record

(1) Place tape in VCR

(2) Go to programming

(3) Set the date and day you want to record

(4) then move over to next column and set start time

(5) then move over to next column and set end time

(6) then move over to next column and set channel

(7) then move over to next column and set spd

Then click set or end or whatever word your VCR uses to put in place the programming

Also if you have cable don't forget to set the cable box as well.

Answer 3

Simple. Have the cable connection go into the vcr first to the in connection and from there use the out connection to connect to the tv in connection. Now you have all the same channels on the vcr as you do on the tv. If you have a cable box keep the vcr and tv set to the proper channel 3 or 4. If you are working with an antenna it is the same. If you want to watch and record different programs at the same time you will need to split the antenna or cable connection so that each unit gets its own clean signal and tune each devise to the desired channel.  

Answer 4

oldschool!

Answer 5

First of all, make sure that you have a coaxial cable coming from the cable source, going into the coaxial input in your VCR. Then, put your VCR on the proper channel, insert a blank VHS tape, and press the REC (Record) button, and it will start recording. Most VCR's allow you to set a programmed recording, which will automatically record at the time that you tell it to record. Refer to the Owner's Manual of your VCR for more information on Timed Recording.

Answer 6

What in the world is a VCR?

Answer 7

1.) Put a blank tape into the VCR

2.) Put on the show you want to watch

3.) Press the red "Record" button that should be on your VCR

As for wiring, you get those wires with the red, white, and yellow imputs on both ends and connect them to the red, white, and yellow imputs on your TV and VCR

Don't listen to these people for making fun of you for using a VCR either, I still use mine all the time

Hope this helps!

Answer 8

you still have a VCR!! WOW!

Answer 9

if you look in the book you should be able to find out

Answer 10

Depends upon the make & model of the VCR.  Look at the VCR brand & make.  Google that & hopefully you find a manual for it.

Answer 11

The only one who can help is Fred Flintstone. Actually all you need is to connect the cable cord to the VCR input and then another cable cord from the VCR output directly to the TV cable input. Then got to channel 3 and press power on the VCR. Look for the channel on the VCR and your program, put the Video in and press record  

Answer 12

On the TV, there should be cable plugs that say output.  Connect the cables between the TV's output and the VCR's input.  Next you need to connect the cables between the TV's input and the VCR's output so that you can see what you're recording.

Depending on how old your VCR is, you might have to play around with the channels on the VCR to make sure that the TV signal is going to the right channel.  If you have the newer VCR, it's probably channel 3 or line in.