How to Tape Off of DirecTv
You can record your favorite DirecTV programs to a DVR format. You can also record programs to a VCR tape. You will need to have composite audio/video cables to make the required connections between the VCR, DirecTV receiver and television. These cables are color-coded as red, yellow and white on the cables and the jacks on your devices.
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Instructions
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Turn on the DirecTV receiver, VCR and television.
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Insert one end of the first audio/video cable in the output jacks on the DirecTV receiver. Be sure to insert each color cord into the matching color jack.
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Insert the other end of the same cable into the input jacks on the VCR, once again matching the proper color cord to the proper color jack. This will make an audio and video connection between the receiver and the VCR.
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Insert one end of the second audio/video cable into the proper color-coded output jacks of the VCR.
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Insert the other end of the second audio/video cable into the input jacks of your television, matching the proper color cords to the proper color jacks. You now see the DirecTV program on the television screen.
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Place a tape in your VCR and press the "Record" button to make a short test recording.
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Play the recording back to ensure your VCR is properly receiving both audio and video from the DirecTV box.
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Turn to the program you wish to record on the DirecTV receiver and press the "Record" button to begin recording from DirecTV.
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