You should be able to connect the UEC box to the NEC VCR with RCA cables for the short term simple solution.
You "TV Tech" should be able to do this for you as well as set the UEC box to the correct screen ratio for the TV, test the recording quality & explain the correct input channel on the VCR & TV.
There are endless other options.
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