"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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The TV has to be set to the coax input, or you won't see anything.

The VCR and the TV have to be set to the same channel. VCRs with a coax
output should have a switch on the back to select channel 3 or 4.



and while he's at it, then he can make sure that the VCR is set to VIDEO
mode. Some VCRs switch the output from the antenna input to the VCR's
modulator when you turn them on, others when you select VCR mode or push
play (usually the jap**** VCRs do this).