How to Hook Up a VCR Through an RF Modulator
An RF modulator is a device that allows you to convert audio and video output to an RF signal that can be connected to atelevision's coaxial (or antenna) input. Though newer components and televisions usually have a bevy of inputs ready to support all imaginable devices, the RF modulator is still useful for connecting video sources to a smaller or older television sets. Some VCRs may lack compatible connections with newer televisions, and therefore a modulator may be necessary to properly connect the device. The VCR's audio and video outputs are connected to the modulator and then sent to the TV via a coaxial cable as a TV "channel".
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Instructions
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Connect the video and audio cables from the VCR's outputs to the respective inputs on the RF modulator. Typically this will be a cable comprised of three separate cables with RCA plugs on both ends. The red and white plugs are for stereo audio and the yellow plug is for video.
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If your RF modulator is capable of switching between several devices or your cable signal, make the appropriate connections between those devices and the modulator.
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Connect a coaxial cable from the output of the RF modulator to the coaxial input on the back of your television set.
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Turn on the television and RF modulator, and play a tape through the VCR. Set your television to the channel indicated on the modulator. Most modulators have a switch for output to channel 3 or 4. Use the selector switch on the RF modulator to select the input device, if it has a provision for accepting more than one input source.
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Tips & Warnings
Use the RCA video inputs on the back of your VCR to chain other devices such as video game consoles and DVD players onto the RF modulator's signal. Most VCRs today have RF modulators built-in, and conveniently provide a coax output jack on the back that can connect directly to a TV with a single coax cable.
