I hook up my vcr player with TV cable, and then to my TV. Now I can only use the tv remote to change voice volume of my tv, but cannot change channels. However, I can change channels using my vcr player. as i lost my vcr remote, i want to change channels using my tv remote. What can I do ? thanks!
Check the "Channel" setting of your VCR - on the rear, it may be off. It should be on 3 or 4. There is another setting I think too, but can't think at the moment.
Jerry, you seem to be posting the same problem on several newsgroups, and the scenario is getting confusing.
Are you are saying that you have an HD-ready TV which has NO internal tuner? Do you mean NO tuner, or is it simply no ANALOGUE tuner? I'm not very familiar with the latest technology, but a TV with no internal tuner seems a bit strange.
And, because you have lost the RC for the VCR, you want use the TV RC to control the channels on the VCR (which I'm guessing is probably a different make)?
Unless the TV and the VCR of the same make, it is very unlikely that the TV RC will be able to control the VCR. Even if they ARE of he same make, it's still only a 'maybe'.
As I, and at least another have suggested, your easiest solution would be to buy a cheap universal RC. This should be capable of changing the channels on the VCR (and doing the other basics, like play, stop, fast-forward, rewind, pause etc). There's also a good chance that it might be able to control the TV.
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