VCR

[low_delta]

Why will my VCR pipe video to the TV through the coaxial cable, but not the the RCA cables?

Comments

[dwivian]

I've had no luck finding your VCR manual.... ugh....

You have three RCA cables, right?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But even one should do something, right? And I've checked carefully to make sure each one was in its proper spot - video out to video in, etc. And I'm sure the one to the DVD player is hooked up exactly like it was when it was working.

[dwivian]

Does your TV discriminate against inputs? Do you need to "select" the Line In from the RCA jacks?

[rivendweller.livejournal.com]

Ray said maybe the cables are no good, the connectors are bad or not set up properly.

Other than that, I got nothin'

[fleur.livejournal.com]

Mine now does the super bizarre trick that the sound from the tv/digital cable box will only play through the stereo if the VCR is turned on. Not that I have to be watching something on the VCR, I just have to turn the power on.

So, it's probably some weird funny glitch that you'll find the answer to and have a strange little thing like that to remember when you use it.