How Do You Set Up A VCR In Windows Media Player?
Setting up a VCR to work with Windows Media Player enables the user to watch videotapes on a computer running this Microsoft software. The computer must also be equipped with a video capture card containing three jacks for receiving the audio-video signals from the VCR. Connecting the VCR requires a set of composite cables, which are color-coded for simple setup. Hooking up the VCR to the computer should take less than 5 minutes. Connect one end of the composite cable to the playback OUT jacks on the back of the VCR, matching the yellow, white and red plugs to the colors on the jacks. Insert the red and white plugs on the other end of the cable into the jacks on the Y-adapter. Insert the mini-plug on the other end of the Y-adapter into the audio IN jack on the computer’s capture card, located on the back of the tower (central processing unit). Connect the yellow plug on the composite cable to the yellow video input jack on the computer’s capture card. Open Windows Media Player by doubl
