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How to Set Up a Sega Dreamcast System Using an RF Unit

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Setting up a Sega Dreamcast System is just a matter of plugging in cables.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • RF Units
  • VCRs
  • Televisions
  • Dreamcast Carrying Cases
  • Dreamcast Jump Packs
  • Dreamcast Memory Card Or VMU
  • Dreamcast Tremor Packs
  • Sega Dreamcast Console
  • Sega Dreamcast Controllers

    Inspecting Your Television and VCR

  1. Step 1

    Check the back of your television and VCR for A/V inputs.

  2. Step 2

    Purchase an RF unit if your television and VCR do not have A/V inputs. The unit does not come with the Dreamcast.

  3. Installing a Sega Dreamcast on a TV Set

  4. Step 1

    Disconnect the antenna from the television.

  5. Step 2

    Reconnect the antenna to the ANT IN terminal on the RF unit.

  6. Step 3

    Connect the TV OUT cable from the RF unit to the television.

  7. Step 4

    Connect the A/V IN cable from the RF unit to the A/V OUT terminal on the back of the Dreamcast console.

  8. Step 5

    Plug your television and Dreamcast console into a working outlet.

  9. Step 6

    Set the television to the correct channel.

  10. Step 7

    Plug the controller connector firmly into an open control port, with the flat side up on the front of the Dreamcast.

  11. Step 8

    Plug the keyboard connector firmly into an open control port on the front of the Dreamcast.

  12. Step 9

    Turn on the Dreamcast.

  13. Installing a Sega Dreamcast on a VCR

  14. Step 1

    Disconnect the antenna from the VCR.

  15. Step 2

    Reconnect the antenna to the ANT IN terminal on the RF unit.

  16. Step 3

    Connect the TV OUT cable from the RF unit to the VCR.

  17. Step 4

    Connect the A/V IN cable from the RF unit to the A/V OUT terminal on the back of the Dreamcast console.

  18. Step 5

    Plug your television, VCR and Dreamcast console into a working outlet.

  19. Step 6

    Set the television and VCR to the correct channel.

  20. Step 7

    Plug the controller connector firmly into an open control port, with the flat side up on the front of the Dreamcast.

  21. Step 8

    Plug the keyboard connector firmly into an open control port on the front of the Dreamcast.

  22. Step 9

    Turn on the Dreamcast.

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