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paulsherwin · 2nd Dec 2017, 12:44 pm

The VCR has BNC sockets for composite video in and out. You would connect the composite video output from the Freeview box to this, and the audio output to the audio phono sockets. Unfortunately the cabling won't be straightforward - you will need a Scart to phono adaptor at the Scart end and a phono to BNC adaptor at the VCR end. You can buy suitable adaptors from eBay sellers, and sometimes from market stalls.

I can't see what the cable is in the first picture but it may do some of the required interconnection.

2nd Dec 2017, 12:44 pm	#2
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,947	Re: Setting up a Betamax VCR to record Freeview and from my DVD player The VCR has BNC sockets for composite video in and out. You would connect the composite video output from the Freeview box to this, and the audio output to the audio phono sockets. Unfortunately the cabling won't be straightforward - you will need a Scart to phono adaptor at the Scart end and a phono to BNC adaptor at the VCR end. You can buy suitable adaptors from eBay sellers, and sometimes from market stalls. I can't see what the cable is in the first picture but it may do some of the required interconnection.