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This wikiHow teaches you how to connect a VHS (Video Home System) or VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) player to your TV. Although VHS is now considered an obsolete technology, you can still connect a VHS tape player to most TVs using a coax cable or AV cable set. If the video player does not support coaxial cable and the TV does not support AV cable, you can still use an RCA-to-HDMI adapter to connect using AV and HDMI cables.
Steps
Use coax cable
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Find the coax port on both the TV and the VHS tape player. The coaxial cable port has a round metal cylinder with a small hole in the middle, but if your TV is old, there may be a small round hole in the back.
- Both the TV and VHS tape player must have a coaxial cable port to apply this method.
- If your TV or VCR doesn’t have a coax port, you can still use an AV cable to connect it to your video player.
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You need to make sure you have coax cable. Coaxial cables have the same connectors—a hollow metal cylinder in the middle with a pin—and often have a ring at each end to secure the plug to the connector.
- If you don’t have a coax cable, you can buy it online or at an electronics store.
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Turn off the TV and unplug it. This is to limit the risk of affecting the TV or yourself when connecting a VHS tape player.
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Plug one end of the coax cable into the coax port on the back of the VHS tape head.
- You can tighten the connection belt so that the end of the cable attaches more firmly to the end of the VHS tape.
- Below the coax port on the top of the VHS tape, there is usually a word like “TO TV”.
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Plug the other end of the coax cable into the TV. Similarly, the cable end must be plugged directly into the back of the TV.
- You must tighten the cable end if necessary.
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Connect the VCR head to the power source. Plug the video player’s power cord into a power source (wall outlet or electrical outlet).
- If the power cable of the video player is detachable, you need to connect the power cable to the power port of the device first.
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Plug in the power and turn on the TV. The video player may turn on at the same time; In this case, skip to the next step.
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Turn on the VCR head. Tap the “Power” button located at the top of the video.
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Switch the TV to channel 3 or 4. Press the “Channel +” or “Channel -” button on the TV or the TV’s remote control to switch to channel 3 or 4. The channel used may vary depending on the TV; after the blue screen of the VCR appears, you can continue.
- With some VCRs, you need to set up a channel on the VCR itself first before you can play the tape.
- If you want to play VHS tapes with your VCR, just insert the tape and press “Play” to start watching.
Use AV . cable
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You need to make sure you have an AV cable. AV cables come in red, white, and yellow colors and are often used to connect older devices to TVs.
- The white and red cables are for audio.
- Yellow cable for pictures.
- If you don’t have an AV cable, you can buy it online or go to an electronics store. AV cables are relatively cheap.
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Check the AV input on the TV. The red, white, and yellow ports are usually located on the back of the TV, but on some older TVs they are in the front panel of the TV.
- If you find the red and white input but don’t see the yellow one, look for the green one that says “Video”. If your TV has one of these ports, you can still use an AV cable.
- If the TV doesn’t have an AV input, you’ll need to purchase an RCA-to-HDMI adapter ( not the HDMI-to-RCA type) and an HDMI cable.
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Turn off the TV and unplug it. This is to limit the risk of affecting the TV or yourself when connecting a VHS tape player.
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Plug the AV cable into the VCR. Plug the white end of the cable into the white port, the red cable and the red port, and the yellow cable into the yellow port located on the back of the video player.
- Some VCRs only support mono audio, meaning there’s only one red and white port on the back of the player. You just connect normally and leave the unsupported cable end.
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Plug the other end of the AV cable into the TV. Find the red, white, and yellow input port assemblies, and then plug the cable into the corresponding port.
- You need to make sure that all the cable ends are in the same input area, row or column. Input areas are usually numbered.
- If you are using an RCA-to-HDMI converter, proceed as follows: plug the AV cable into the colored port on the adapter, the other end into the HDMI port on the RCA adapter, the other end into the HDMI port of the RCA adapter. TV and plug the adapter’s power cable into a power source (such as a wall outlet).
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Connect the VCR head to the power source. Plug the video player’s power cord into a power source (wall outlet or electrical outlet).
- If the power cable of the video player is detachable, you need to plug the power cable into the power port of the device first.
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Plug in the power and turn on the TV. The video player may turn on at the same time; In this case, skip to the next step.
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Turn on the VCR head. Tap the “Power” button located at the top of the video.
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Switch the TV’s input if necessary. If the TV is not set up to use the AV input, press the TV’s “Input” or “Source” button until you reach the “AV” setup screen. Now you can use your video player.
- If you want to play a VHS tape with a VCR, simply insert the tape and press “Play” to start watching.
Advice
- If you use a receiver to control all of your TV’s inputs, you can plug the VCR into the receiver instead of the TV. Most receivers have HDMI and AV ports.
- Some TVs and VCRs support S-Video cables. S-Video cable is of higher quality, used to replace the yellow AV (video) cable.
Warning
- Not all TVs are capable of supporting older video players. You should go online to check your TV’s list of supported hardware if you have any questions about purchasing a TV or VCR.
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This wikiHow teaches you how to connect a VHS (Video Home System) or VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) player to your TV. Although VHS is now considered obsolete technology, you can still connect a VHS tape player to most TVs using a coax cable or AV cable set. If the video player does not support coaxial cable and the TV does not support AV cable, you can still use an RCA-to-HDMI adapter to connect using AV and HDMI cables.
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