As outdated as it may seem, there are still quite a few reasons to not only have a VCR, but to have one hooked up. It's not difficult to connect a VCR to a television, and if you have hooked up any other aspect of an entertainment center, then you should be able to connect a VCR quite easily.
Instructions
1. Lay out your items where you want them to stay. Hooking up a VCR and then not being able to fit it where you want it is a bit frustrating. Put the VCR where you will want it to stay and make sure that your cables are long enough to reach from the VCR to the television. Be sure to have the TV angled how you will watch it so that the cables can be measured appropriately.
2. Connect your signal in from your source to the VCR. Whether it's cable or satellite, connect your source to the VCR through the coaxial cable input. This is often labeled as CABLE IN, but it's the same jack for a satellite signal as it is for cable. If you are using cable, you can run the wire right into the VCR or through a receiver. If you are using satellite, you will have to run the cable through a receiver.
3. Connect your VCR to the television with an RCA cable. To do this, run an RCA cable from the VCR OUT to the television IN.
4. Check your settings to be sure that the signal reaches the television. If you are connected through a receiver that will change the channels, you will have to set your VCR to either channel three or four to send that signal to your television.
5. If you have other sources you want to use, either before or after the VCR in the signal flow, you can add them as needed. It's possible to connect two VCRs or connect a VCR to a DVD burner for archiving purposes. To do this, you'd simply run additional cables either IN or OUT of the VCR, corresponding with the appropriate IN or OUT of the other device. As long as your signal has a starting place and a final destination, you can set up all of your equipment how you'd like in the middle.
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