Interesting...

[kierthos]

and I mean that in a "WTF?" way.

Okay, I have a replacement TV. It works fine.

But I can't seem to get it and my VCR to talk (I can't record a damn thing but static). Apparently, I'm doing something wrong, but I have no idea what.

I can play tapes. That's not a problem. I just can't record anything, which is, to put it lightly, wierd.

Comments

[spooktress.livejournal.com]

I find that the "Giving it a bit of a kicking" approach helps.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

I tend to think that would lead to Mr. VCR not working at all.

[spooktress.livejournal.com]

But Mr. Id ends up extremely pleased.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Mr. Id is going to have to deal with not breaking the VCR.

Snapping a customer in half, however, is always a possibility.

[spooktress.livejournal.com]

I don't think Mr. Id likes Mr. Superego's "compromises."

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, Mr. Superego is telling Mr. Id "It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again."

[jblaque.livejournal.com]

You probably tried this already, but make sure the VCR tuner is set to the same channel that you're recording on (or, if you have cable, the channel pre-set; usually channel 3 or 4).

On second thought, you'd better not take any electronic advice from me. My 13-year-old is the family technician for a very good reason. :)

P.S. Most VCR manufacturers have their user manuals online these days. Maybe worth a try?

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

I'll have to take a look at that. The sad thing is, I probably could have avoided this if I had paid more attention to things when I was unhooking the previous TV.

As it stands, there can't be that many possible combinations of ways to hook these things up such that it will work.