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Old 19th May 2019, 8:01 pm   #1
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Default Funai DBVR6510 VCR no RF output.

Hi,

I have a funai VCR which i bought for temporary use a while back, but it has now been made redundant, as i took the pinch roller for a better VCR. I was thinking of a way to add a second RF input to my TV, so i dont have to keep pulling out wires and swapping them over.

I realised that the RF output on the VCR doesnt work. The TV doesn’t pick up any signal from it.

Does anyone have an idea as to why this can be? A google search was no help.

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Old 19th May 2019, 8:11 pm   #2
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I doubt if it has an RF modulator therefore only suitable for a TV with a scart socket.J.
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Old 19th May 2019, 8:14 pm   #3
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It does say on it "RF out" but it does have 2 scart sockets, in and out, so you could be right. I never gave that much thought

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Old 19th May 2019, 8:48 pm   #4
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

Most VCR's with an RF output that I've come across have a means of setting the channel number and generating a simple test pattern.

Check this. Your VCR and TV need to be tuned to the same channel.
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Old 19th May 2019, 9:17 pm   #5
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

Some models of VCR had a small slide switch on the rear which switched on the test bar pattern mentioned by Graham. (Just playing a tape seemed to work almost as well)

The problem could be down to the way a more modern TV functions, and the bewildering multitude of settings on the menu. Moderns are also annoyingly prone to the screen shutting down when an imperfect signal is received, rather than showing snow and white noise.

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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

I have just been trying different things with the VCR with no luck. The TV I'm using isn't a modern one, but a 70s RF only set, so the TV shouldn't be an issue.

My VCR doesn't have the switch, it might have a control on the remote (Which I don't have, but I have a channel selector on the front of the VCR)

I'm not sure what's going on with it.

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Hi.

I have a Funai vcr/dvd recorder combi which I brought new in 2006, and it does not have RF output also. It's not a fault, but by design. I remember this was mentioned in the first couple of pages in the owners manual. It's a similar idea with many digital freeview boxes, they don't have RF out either.

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Old 20th May 2019, 6:09 am   #8
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Some VCRs had an RF output which could be switched on or off, and the output channel selected, using the front panel controls. This was usually entered by holding down a front panel button while switching on; the channel or OFF was then displayed in the clock window.

Might be worth a search on the 'Net, or just some experimentation .....
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

Later VCRs control the modulator from the firmware using the remote control. It's possible a previous owner has just turned it off. You may be able to control it with a cheap universal remote from somewhere like Poundland.

However, as Steve says in #7, some of the late models deleted the modulator altogether as a cost cutting measure.
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

Most VCRs (and other video equipment) will have an "RF out" socket, but I think this may simply be a "pass through" of the "RF in" rather indicating that the VCR can output its own signal this way.
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VCR model number?
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

Some late model VCRs, while having an RF modulator, had a facility for turning it off via an on-screen menu and the remote control as well as setting channel etc
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

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I have a Funai vcr/dvd recorder combi which I brought new in 2006, and it does not have RF output also. It's not a fault, but by design. I remember this was mentioned in the first couple of pages in the owners manual. It's a similar idea with many digital freeview boxes, they don't have RF out either.
Hi,

You may have the same as mine, as it's a 2006 model, too. DBVR 6510 (That also answers Bens question)

If it's not a fault then I can try what Julie suggested, with the front controls, and if that doesn't work, i'll try Paul's idea with a cheap universal remote.

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Most VCRs (and other video equipment) will have an "RF out" socket, but I think this may simply be a "pass through" of the "RF in" rather indicating that the VCR can output its own signal this way.
That would make sense, as I plugged the RF out from my working VCR to the Funai's Aerial in, with the Funai's RF out feeding the TV. I was met with a verypoor quality picture, monochrome and very grainy. If the funai was on or off made no difference.

I'll give Julie's idea a test now, and if no luck, i'll go out and grab a universal remote control.

Thank you all for your help, I appreciate it!
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More than likely it does not have a modulator, I think that was the case in many VCR combos. Can´t find a user manual.
I´d just pick up an older VCR, or a modulator off a playstation or Panasonic -JVC VHS-C Camcorder. Add a 5v PSU and you´re all set up.
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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

I did think that, after a while of trying things out I realised there was no modulator. I'll have a look round for a modulator like that. I was planning on trying to get a Multiview T35 some time soon-ish, so it's not a big issue.

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Default Re: VCR. No RF output.

Yes that's right I found my owners manual of my model and it states on the rear panel/connections page, "this unit does not have an RF modulator". I have the model DRV-B2737.
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Oh thank you, that explains a lot then.

Thank you for your help everyone!
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