Plug the other end into the “Antenna In (RF)” port on your VCR. Using the coaxial wire that comes with your Converter Box, plug one end into the “Out To TV (RF)” port on the Converter Box. Plug the existing coaxial wire into the “Antenna In (RF)” port on your Converter Box. Leave your connection from the VCR to the TV as is (either an A/V cable or Coaxial Wire). Unplug the existing coaxial antenna wire from your VCR “Antenna In (RF)” port. Before you begin, you should unplug the power from your TV and VCR. Your new Converter box will come with a second coaxial wire and a remote control. Supplies: You will need your analog TV, analog VCR, the antenna you have been using (indoor or outdoor), and the coaxial wire that currently connects your antenna to your VCR (as pictured on the right). Set-up #1: Watch and Record One Channel at a Time If you use two converter boxes and Set-up #2, you can watch one channel while recording a different channel.
If you use a single converter box and Set-Up #1, you can watch and record one channel at a time. They are also translated into simple analog graphics much like teletext used to be.Analog TVs and VCRs can receive digital television (DTV) broadcast signals by using a “Digital-to-Analog Converter Box” that can be purchased at retail stores. Basic EPG (Electronic Program Guide) functions are also sometimes provided from the information contained within the digital signal.
If the box has extra features such as live pause or DVR function, the tuner within the digital converter box connects to flash memory or external hard drive which it writes to just like a normal DVR. The processor inside the box then converts the digital signal of those channels you do want into an analog signal so your TV understands it. You decide what channels you want to receive when you set up the box and the converter will ignore the rest. That’s where the converter earns its keep.Ī digital converter box takes the digital signal and filters out some of the channels the TV couldn’t handle. Analog equipment isn’t capable of understanding digital signals and there are simply too many channels for its limited capability to cope with. For those with beloved analog equipment, that mean paying for a cable TV subscription or buying a digital converter box. Many regions switched off analog transmissions years ago.
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