TV/VCR Video Mode Switching
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TV/VCR Video Mode Switching |
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Know methods of switching TV's, VCR's, and TV/VCR combinations to the external video mode: Units are listed by manufacturer only (not models). Auto indicates that device switches to video mode automatically. Button refers to remote control buttons. Ch means channel. "ch2>1" refers to putting the TV on channel 2 then using the down arrow button to change to the non-existent channel 1 which is the video mode. Menu means the switch will be found in the menu structure of that device. Ch 00 means press 00 on your remote. Btn means button on the remote control. Multiple entries means that different models use different methods of switching.
| Brand | Switching Action |
| Aventura combo | auto |
| Broksonic TV | tv/monitor button no work - auto |
| Citizen combo | ch2 > 1 |
| Emerson VCR | ch 00, auto |
| Emerson combo | tv/monitor button (did not work), av btn |
| Emerson combo | ch 2 > to '1', auto |
| Fisher VCR | auto |
| Fisher TV | TV/VCR btn |
| GE TV | input btn or ch 92 |
| GE VCR | input btn |
| GE Combo | input btn |
| Gold star VCR | TV/SC/AV btn |
| Hitachi TV | Aux btn |
| JVC TV | av btn, tv/video btn, ch 00 |
| JVC VCR | av btn |
| Magnavox combo | ch 99 or 00 or Input Btn |
| Magnavox TV | VCR/AUX btn or menu |
| Magnavox VCR | auto |
| MGA TV | video/tv btn |
| MGM Tech VCR | auto |
| Mitsubishi TV | input toggle btn |
| Orion VCR | auto |
| Orion combo | auto |
| Panasonic TV | tv/video btn |
| Panasonic combo | input btn |
| Panasonic monitor | video select (on monitor) |
| Panasonic VCR | menu |
| Proscan TV | Input btn (ch 90, 91, 92) |
| Phillips/Magnavox VCR | ch 2 > to '1' |
| Phillips/Magnavox TV | menu - tv/vcr btn |
| Quasar TV | tv/video btn |
| Quasar combo | auto |
| RCA TV | ch 90-91-92 or 0, aux btn |
| RCA combo | input btn |
| RCA VCR | input btn (no good) line btn |
| Samsung combo | input btn |
| Samsung TV | input select btn - tv/video btn |
| Sansui TV | auto |
| Sanyo TV | menu, input btn,video mode button |
| Sears TV | tv/av btn |
| Sharp VCR | Input Btn, ch 0, Input Select btn |
| Sharp Combo | ch 00 |
| Sony TV | vid 1, vid 2, vid 3 buttons |
| Sony TV | tv/video btn, auto |
| Symphonic combo | select btn |
| Symphony TV | chan 00, monitor btn |
| Toshiba TV | tv/vid btn, menu |
| Wards Signature TV | ch 2 > '1' |
| Westinghouse VCR | ch 00 |
| Zenith TV | auto |
| Zenith combo | tv/cat/av button |
Last update 02-09-99