| Does everything else work except the VCR in the living room? What about the TV & VCR in the bedroom? How many digital cable boxes do you have?
In the living room, if you have the cable going to the cable box first, and then it splits to the VCR & TV, you'll only be able to record what you're watching. Channel switching is done by the cable box, not the TV or VCR. If that's the case, put the splitter before the cable box so it feeds (1) the cable box (and then to the TV) and (2) the VCR. The VCR's outputs also need to be connected to the TV. Use RCA cables from the VCR to one of the TV's AV inputs.
You won't be able to record digital channels on the VCR, but you may be able to record the old channels. However, some cable companies shut off the old channels when you switch to digital cable. |