How to Install a Digital Converter Box With a VCR Combo Player
A digital converter box transforms the digital signal for television programming into an analog signal that can be understood and processed by older equipment, such as a VCR or tube-type TV. The converter box connects between the cable source for the TV signal and devices such as a VCR combo player, which is attached to a television. With this setup, the VCR combo unit can be used to record programming or serve as a pass-through component for watching shows on television.
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Things You'll Need
- Digital converter box
- Coaxial cables
- VCR combo unit
- Composite Audio/Video cables
- Television
Instructions
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Connect the satellite or cable signal source to the back of the digital converter box using the COAX IN or RF IN jack and a coaxial cable. The cable connects to the threaded jack on the converter box by turning the coupler on the cable clockwise to tighten by hand.
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Attach a second coaxial cable to the converter box COAX OUT or RF OUT jack and connect the other end to the COAX IN or RF IN jack on the back of the VCR combo player.
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Plug a set of composite AV cables into the VCR's Video and Audio OUT jacks, matching the yellow plug to the yellow video jack and the white and red plugs to the left and right audio jacks.
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Connect the other ends of the cables to the Video and Audio IN jacks on the back of the TV, matching the color-coded plugs to the jacks.
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Tips & Warnings
Set the TV to channel 3 or 4 to view programming from the VCR combo player.
Unplug all equipment from the power source while connecting to AV cables.
