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How do I hook-up my VCR to a video observation monitor?
Rear of Monitor
(Monitor Connections)
Connect Cables to Color Monitor

Rear of VCR
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Connect Cables to Color Monitor

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Connect Cables to Color Monitor
Connect Time-Lapse VCR to a B&W and/or Color Quad Video Observation System Monitor Using our KO-750 VCR Cable

To connect a time-lapse VCR to a B&W monitor using the KO-750 cable:

  • Use only the KO-750 VCR cable with RJ-11-E plug on one end and four colored RCA plugs on the other.
  • Match up the labels on the colored RCA plugs to the corresponding jacks on the VCR.
  • Look closely - the colored RCA plugs are stamped video out-red, video in-red, audio out-white, and audio in-white.
  • Use silver twist on (BNC to RCA) adapters on the video ports of the VCR.
Power up both the monitor and the VCR. Press the "VCR" button on the monitor so the indicator light comes on. The VCR button in the on condition allows the signals coming from the VCR to be viewed on the monitor. When properly connected the camera views will still show on the monitor.

Note: VCR clock setting information and the menu information will be viewed on the monitor screen (not on the VCR itself).

General Tips For Time-Lapse VCR Settings
  • If both the monitor and time-lapse VCR have time and date stamps, turn the time and date display "OFF" on the monitor. Recording with both displays on will cause picture distortion when the tape is played back.
  • Set the "B/W (black-and-white) Switch" to the on position when recording from a black-and-white monitor for a crisper picture when the tape is played back.
  • A tape recorded using the "time-lapse" mode on a time-lapse VCR will not play back properly on a standard VCR. Time lapse records fewer frames per second than the standard 30 frames per second used by a home VCR. Time lapse recordings must be played back on time-lapse VCRs for proper viewing.

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