How to Connect a Sharp VCR to a Charter Cable Box

by Maya Austen, Demand Media

Charter Communications is the fourth largest cable operator in the United States. The company specializes in providing phone, high-speed Internet and cable TV service to select markets throughout the U.S. To take advantage of all of the features that come with Charter TV service as a Charter TV customer, you must hook up a Charter cable box to each TV in your home you want to have cable service. By also integrating a VCR into your home theater set up you will further gain the ability to record live Charter TV broadcasts, or archive Charter DVR recordings, to VHS tape.

High-Definition Charter Cable Box

Step 1

Connect the coaxial cable coming from the cable wall outlet installed by the Charter technician to the "RF Cable In" nodule on the back of the cable box. Secure the cable to the nodule by twisting the screw-on connector clockwise onto the cable plug until finger tight.

Step 2

Plug one end of an HDMI cable into the cable box HDMI jack. Plug the other end of this cable into the TV HDMI jack.

Step 3

Insert the red, white and yellow plugs at one end of the AV cable into the corresponding color AV output jacks on the back of the cable box. The red, white and yellow AV jacks are respectively labeled "Audio R," "Audio L" and "Video." Connect the plugs on the other end of the AV cable to the corresponding color AV input jacks on the Sharp VCR.

Step 4

Use another set of AV cables to connect each of the VCR AV output jacks to its color coded AV input jack on the TV set.

Step 5

Turn on the cable box, VCR and TV set.

Step 6

Use the "Input" button on the TV remote control to set the TV video input channel to the AV source. Use the "Input" button on the VCR remote control to set the VCR video input channel to the AV source. When you want to watch HD programming from the Charter cable box, remember to switch the TV video input channel back to the HDMI source.

Standard-Definition Charter Cable Box

Step 1

Plug the coaxial cable coming from the cable wall outlet installed by the Charter technician into the "RF Cable In" nodule on the back of the Charter cable box. Secure the cable to the nodule by twisting the screw-on connector clockwise onto the cable plug until finger tight.

Step 2

Connect one end of an independent coaxial cable to the "RF Cable Out" nodule on the back of the Charter cable box. Connect the other end of this cable to the "RF In" nodule on the back of the Sharp VCR.

Step 3

Use another independent coaxial cable to connect the VCR "RF Out" nodule to the "RF Antenna In" nodule on the back of the TV set.

Step 4

Turn on the cable box, VCR and TV set.

Step 5

Tune the TV to channel "3". Tune the VCR to channel "3". Set the channel switch located on the back of the VCR to channel "3" as well. If everything is set up properly the TV should display whatever is currently playing on the Charter cable box while the VCR is turned on.

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References

  • Charter: Cable Connection Diagrams
  • Charter: Equipment, User Guides & Diagrams
  • Charter: About Charter

About the Author

Maya Austen began freelance writing in 2009. She has written for many online publications on a wide variety of topics ranging from physical fitness to amateur astronomy. She's also an author and e-book publisher. Austen has a Bachelor of Arts in communications from the New England Institute of Art and currently lives in Boston, Mass.