The ultimate theatre setup guide
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needhelp Unregistered guest | i need help hooking up my rca rtd 120 to my ps2, i cant get surround sound on the system plz help, thx in advance |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 432 Registered: May-04 | needhelp a rca rtd 120 has a reciver right it you have everything connect throught the reciver speaker tv dvd game it all should work |
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New member Username: AustinlsPost Number: 1 Registered: Feb-05 | With al the diagrams you have provided, I may have missed this one. I have a stand alone TiVo and want to connect with DirecTV. But, I want to be able to have TiVo record a show, and watch another channel at the same time. DirecTV said I can do it, but I don't understand the installation procedure. Please help |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 436 Registered: May-04 | DSP boy you got me here i had to look up what a TiVo was lol i bet a lot of people have no idea what it is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. -- What is TiVo TiVo is a Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Or as Michael Powell once famously said, "TiVo is God's machine." TiVo records television programs to an internal hard drive rather than to tape. No more fumbling for a blank tape to record your favorite shows. Instead, you select the show and tell it to record all new episodes. You didn't know there was an episode of your favorite show Friday instead of its usual Wednesday slow. That's ok, TiVo knows. Even when not recording something for you, TiVo keeps a live buffer of 30 minutes so you can pause live TV to answer the door or take a phone call. The instant replay button jumps backwards 8 seconds giving you a chance to rehear missed dialog or you can rewind to see that winning touchdown pass again without waiting for the network guys to run a replay. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well now i know what it is lol lol lol i found some site that might help you [PDF] Connecting Your TiVo Recorder to Your system File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... 4 Using the SCART cable supplied, connect TiVo Recorder's TV SCART socket to your TV's SCART input. 5 Using the coax cable supplied ... www.tivo.co.uk/AppendixA.pdf - Similar pages http://www.tivo.co.uk/AppendixA.pdf How Do I Set up My DVR with a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver and a VCR? http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1024.htm? Watch One Channel, Record Another (w/Cable Box) http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1027.htm? How Do I Set up My DVR with a TV and a VCR That Only Has RF (Coaxial) Input? http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1026.htm? How Do I Set up My DVR with an Antenna or Cable (No Cable Box) and a VCR http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1023.htm? How Do I Set up My DVR with a TV That Only Has RF (Coaxial) Input http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1025.htm? How Do I Set up My DVR with Both a Satellite Receiver and an RF Program Source (Antenna or Cable)? http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1028.htm? Getting Started http://customersupport.tivo.com/gsg.asp? |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 439 Registered: May-04 | DSP also info you should read and it show chart is on top of this tread and bottom of the closed threads. it tell you about TiVo |
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New member Username: AustinlsPost Number: 2 Registered: Feb-05 | Thanks for looking these up for me. | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 440 Registered: May-04 | DSP and in case you may find it hard to read or look up what i posted above here the site info http://www.electrophobia.com/tivo/ This is a summary of the wiring diagrams that I've posted to the TiVo Community Forum. To skip ahead to the setup for your equipment, find the equipment you own in the table of contents below, and click on the link. Feel free to contact me if you spot an error in one or more of these wiring diagrams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting a TiVo, a Cable-box and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a TiVo, a Cable-box, a VCR and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a TiVo, a Cable-box, a VCR, a DVD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting an alternate setup for a TiVo, a Cable-box, a VCR, a DVD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, a Cable-box, a VCR, a CD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, a Cable-box, a VCR, a DVD, a LD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, a Cable-box, an S-VHS VCR, a DVD, a LD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, no Cable, a VCR and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, a VCR and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting with no splitter a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, a VCR and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, a VCR and a TV (w/ only a single RF input). Connecting a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, a Cable-box, a DVD, and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, a Cable-box, a VCR, a DVD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a DIRECTV Receiver w/ TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, a VCR, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, a VCR and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, a Cable-box, a VCR and a TV (A/V ready). Connecting a TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, a VCR and a TV (w/ only a single RF input). Connecting a TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, a Cable-box, a DVD, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, an S-VHS VCR, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, a Satellite Receiver, a VCR, a DVD, an A/V Receiver (w/o S-Video swiching) and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, two Satellite Receivers, a VCR, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a TiVo, two Satellite Receivers, an S-VHS VCR, an A/V Receiver and a TV. Connecting a custom TiVo setup #1. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 441 Registered: May-04 | DSP i allso found this site that is a guide to setup for TiVo it has a lot of info on it[PDF] Installation Guide File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... is currently tuned to (either 3 or 4) and set the 3 ... easiest way for an A/V novice to start hooking things up. If you have a VCR, see Setup 4 on page 20 instead. ... Dish Network DVR |
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Burma Joe Unregistered guest | Help, please! I've hooked up a VCR, DVD player and a digital cable box (COMCAST) to an old RCA TV using a RF modulator. The hookup is verbatim from the modulator manual. Problem: Everything works except the DVD player. What could the problem be? Also, is an RF modulator necessary with a digital cable box? Any help would be more than welcome. | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 445 Registered: May-04 | Burma Joe yes a rf mod is need for a older tv that does NOT have the 3 A/V jack the yellow red white one, it the only way to get the dvd to work on a tv that has a coxaial plug here more info on why and how Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: Connect older TV to DVD, VCR & Digital Cable Box using RF Modulator Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/16195.html ok as for not working have you tryed channel 3 or 4 and on your remote have to switch the video mode useing a button maybe called tv/video you see some tv make you change mode for video before you can see the dvd everything else work but not the dvd ontil you change tv video mode read this on mode some comment i found on the web ))))))6. I just connected my new DVD player to my TV, but I cant get a picture from the DVD player. Make sure that the TV is in Video mode by pressing the TV/Video button and verify that its connected to the audio/video inputs on the TV. )))))))) or ((((((If your TV is auto-programmed to cable or satellite, there's a good chance you won't have the option of pressing the channel down button to find your aux channel because the TV won't have it in its memory. Find your remote control and press the TV/Video button until you see your home movie.))))) |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 447 Registered: May-04 | Below is Receiver with the ability to hook up a DVD, SATELLITTE, X-BOX (or PLAYSTATION) and a VCR utilizing whatever picture quality you wish to go with. Note the amount of inputs. The layout on each Receiver will, of course, be slightly different but the idea is the same. Lots of inputs now means no compromising later.  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 448 Registered: May-04 | The Receiver is the perfect device to integrate all of your Units. It can control the switching of both sound and picture between whatever unit you plug into it (whether it be a DVD Player, VCR, CD Player, etc) to the final destination, being your Television or Projector. Bottom Line: You want lots of inputs. Note: The more inputs you get, the more expensive the Receiver becomes. The amount of inputs depends on the amount of Units you're planning on plugging into it. Here is a list of Units and what inputs you'll need on the Receiver: Note: You'll need one set of applicable inputs for each Unit this site has some even good info |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 449 Registered: May-04 | i receive so many request for this chart that i post on the froum i started below Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: The ultimate theatre setup guide Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/113395.html that i thought i re post just that chart here and a reason why im reposting and a copy of a message i got >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations! You have received a private message from the following discussion board user: Digibitch ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Dirtfarmer, I saw your posting (30 January) where you attached a hook-up diagram for home theater. The quality is not that good (can't read the text). Do you have it in better quality or can you refer me to some web site? I'm thinking about buying a good receiver (probably Marantz) but trying to figure out which connections I need for video. Your posting seemed to be the kind of info I'm looking for... Thanks! and here my answerhi ok the chart you most likey talking about, is not on any web site, i found it in a catlog from a canadain store, and it was all paper, i scan it, ther is not a damm thing like it on the web that i can find and i look a lot, and if you ben to my forum site you can see that as for the quality, i scan it at a very large DPI, and as a photo is very very good, all most to big to read lol, but the forum site make me reduce the photo to 600x600, , so it goes from very big to very small that the only way the site will allow a photo to be posted on forum, as it has to be in that size, not any bigger, and ther is not a thing i can do about t hat but lol you are in luckly you are not the first to ask me for a copy, send by e mail, mostly likey not the last either please see attachmenton this e mail what he was talking about was this chart post on the above link https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/113395.html  so i thought i would try to post the file ther on a site, but you will need adobe reader to use it if you do not have it go here http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html so here the file
i still had to reduce the file as forum allow only 100 kilo file or photo 600x600 but it worth a shot |
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Unregistered guest | I have a panasonic Hard Disk Recorder (Showstopper), Apex DVD Player, Philips DVD Recorder, Sony VCR and Pioneer VSX 912 A/V Receiver. I want to connect to record (non-copy protected) DVD player to DVD recorder, DVD to VCR, Showstopper to VCR Showstopper to DVD recorder and DVD Recorder to VCR and TV to DVD recorder. The Philips LCD TV is about 15 feet from the components. All of the components, except the TV are new in the box for about 3 months now. Please help. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 460 Registered: May-04 | dterrence her a bit of info that part of the question you ask it has a lot of info on it about vcr and dvd, as i put a lot of it ther my self, so no use re post it here Message Board: Home Video: VCR: Copy DVD to VHS Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/10082.html ok most info i read tell t you to make the reciver the cnete point of you system. look at the chat i post and you see why Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: Theatre setup guide chart Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/123378.html you do know all new machine have a copy chip in them called Macrovision to stop copying of vcr and dvd i would try connecting every thing to the recvier like the chart show |
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Sierraclassic Unregistered guest | How do I connect my Panasonic VCR?DVD (PV-D4744S-K), my Directv HD Satellite Receiver and my Panasonic HDTV and my local cable all together so that I can record either cable or Directv on my VCR? | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 462 Registered: May-04 | Sierraclassic is the cable and or satellite coxail cable ????????? if it is get a spitter for coxial cable join cable and satelitter to one end then join other end to dvd vcr cobo if that what you have, and then dvd vcr cobo to tv useing the rca 3 yellow red white audio video plug |
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Unregistered guest | Hi Arnie... First off, boy you have put in a lot of work here and believe me I am flabbergasted  I don't think I have seen my exact hook-ups explained (and yes I have used my owners manuals but can't make sense since some conflict or appear to). I have digital cable box, a Pioneer Home Theater with subwoofer and receiver (3 speakers and wireless rear speaker), and a dvd recorder also a Pioneer. This is not the dvd that came with the home theater system (i put that one in the bedroom, which I also have problems with and will ask further down) and a Philips 32" TV bought about a year ago. The home theater and dvd recorder was bought this month. HELP, I can't get the dvd recorder to show on my TV, and at times half the speakers don't work, and I can't get many radio stations in the tuner (part of the receiver). I can't view any dvd even though the unit appears to work. In the bedroom, I have an "older" Fisher tv but it still has the red,yellow,white cables. I also have a dvd/vcr combo, and a dvd player, and PS2. NO CABLE BOX, just cable from the wall. I again can get the combo system to work, but not the plain dvd player...any ideas? can i hook the 2 dvd players to each other? I'm lost like a needle in the haystack |
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Sierraclassic Unregistered guest | The cable and satellite are both coax cable. I tried what you said, and this lets me record cable shows and not satellite shows. How would the VCR/DVD combo tune into say channel 301 on the satellite when it only goes as high as channel 1xx? It seems to pick up the cable signal but how do you get it to pick up the satellite signal? Hope this makes sense to you, it is hard to explain. Thanks again | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 468 Registered: May-04 | Sierraclassic have you run the dvd vcr cobo in memory mode so it find all the channel i just st up my couson system with dvd vcr cobl and satellite every thing was conneted right but i could not record on til i when in to menu setuo for channel auto channel memory of dvd vcr cobo , so it could find all the channel to record on once i did that it would fine i recorded off the sat system |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 469 Registered: May-04 | Sierraclassic all so you must know when you watch a DVD, VCR or even sateliiter it all was on channel 3 or 4 of the tv sets to watch a differn channel on sat system you use the sat remote if you do my idea above i think maybe that will work |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 470 Registered: May-04 | Chris Campbell dvd has to be on channel 3 or 4 to work also dvd have a differnt problem then watching VCR or cable you some time have to change mode video on the tv remote, i know i do lol and i just setup a dvd for my cousin and he does to look for a button on the tv remote called tv/video, try a dvd disk and click that buttom see what happen |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 471 Registered: May-04 | Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: Connect older TV to DVD, VCR & Digital Cable Box using RF Modulator https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/16195.html Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: Advice hooking up TV, DVD/VCR, cable, & stereo receiver https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/10874.html Message Board: Home Video: TV Basics: Connecting TV, Sky Box, DVD Recorder, VCR https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/105848.html Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: DVD Player Hookup to TV, VCR, and Dish Network https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/1300.html Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: DVD to VCR to TV to Stereo hook up https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/298.html Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: Dvd -vcr-tv connection problem https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/75739.html Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: Help with setup to set sound TV > Home Theater https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/117941.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: Hookup DVD Recorder,VCR, Stero,TV https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/121328.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: How to Connect VCR, DVD, TV, Home Theatre https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/108159.html Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: The ultimate theatre setup guide https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/113395.html |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 472 Registered: May-04 | Chris Campbell On either the TV or the TV remote control look for a button labeled TV/VIDEO or similar designation, such as VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2). This button should change the video inputs. If you have no picture, press this button and a picture should appear. If you still do not have a picture, press the button againuntil you do. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 477 Registered: May-04 | this post i move from one site to here and is from, Shelleymky ,Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2005 - 10:35 am, on Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: Connect older TV to DVD, VCR & Digital Cable Box using RF Modulator https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/16195.html had a setup in my bedroom with a TV and a VCR connected to cable. No problems. I switched the TV so that I could have closed captioning (I'm going deaf)! When I reconnected everything, the picture on the TV was terrible. I had the cable company come and check it out, since I had reconnected everything exactly as before. He said that the TV's cable input receptor was faulty and he used RCA Video Connectors and told me to always have the TV on "Video" and it would be fine. That is true. However, now I cannot record on the VCR. Not sure what the problem is. Any help out there? Thank you. my answer, for now any was ontil i get more info, is this cable goes to vcr useing a coxaial cable, right ???? then he use the 3 rca yellow red white cable to connect vcr to tc, right ??????????? it should work so the coxail plug on back of tv not working right ????????? so you tv is had both thr 3 rca plug and the coxail plug question was ,( |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 478 Registered: May-04 | Shelleymky why is the back coxail failing according to cable guy ???? |
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Unregistered guest | Thank you, Arnie, for the information. I want to record DVD to DVD recorder. The DVD is Macrovision free (disabled). Where in the line of DVD, DVD recorder, VCR , TIVO and AV receiver will I put it. Thanks |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 480 Registered: May-04 | dterrence if i think i understand what you what you can connect the dvd player from output to input of dvd recorder that would or should copy the rest ,i just connect to a/v reciver accord to the chart it should work |
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Unregistered guest | Thanks again, Arnie. I will give a try. Dave (dterrence) |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 481 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your Digital Receiver, VCR and TV Cable from the wall outlet goes to the "IN" on the receiver. Cable from the "OUT" on the receiver goes to the "IN" on the VCR Cable from the "OUT" on the VCR, goes to the "IN" on TV  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 482 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your DVD Player, Digital Receiver, and TV Cable from the wall outlet to "IN" on receiver Cable from "OUT" on receiver to "IN" on TV Audio/Video cables from "OUT" on DVD to "IN" on TV (match colors of cables red to red, yellow to yellow, etc.)  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 483 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your DVD Player, Digital Receiver, TV and VCR Cable from wall outlet to "IN" on receiver Cable from "OUT" on receiver to "IN" on VCR. Cable from "OUT" on VCR to "IN" on TV Audio/Video cables from "OUT" on DVD to Audio/Video "IN" on TV  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 484 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your DVD Player, Digital Receiver, TV, VCR and Game Cable from wall outlet to "IN" on receiver Cable from "OUT" on receiver to "IN" on VCR Cable from "OUT" on VCR to "IN" on TV Audio/Video cables from Game to Audio/Video "IN" on VCR Audio/Video cables from DVD to Audio/Video "IN" on TV  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 485 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your Digital Receiver, VCR and Game Using Audio/Video Jacks: Cable from wall outlet goes to the "IN" on the receiver Cable from the "OUT" on the receiver goes to "IN" on the VCR Cable from "OUT" on VCR goes to "IN" on TV Audio/Video jacks from the "OUT" on the game goes to the "IN" on the TV Audio/Video jacks can also be connected to VCR when available  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 486 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your Digital Receiver, VCR and Game Using an RF Switch: Cable from wall outlet to "IN" on receiver Cable from "OUT" on receiver to "IN" on VCR Cable from "OUT" on VCR to RF switch Cable from Game to RF switch Cable from RF switch to "IN" on TV  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 487 Registered: May-04 | How to connect your Picture-in-Picture with your Digital Receiver and VCR Cable from the wall outlet goes to the splitter Cable from the splitter goes to the "IN" on the receiver Cable from the splitter goes to the Cable/Aux on the TV Cable from the "OUT" on the receiver goes to the "IN" on the VCR Cable from the "OUT" on the VCR goe to the "IN" on the TV  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 493 Registered: May-04 | people any thing posted before jam 21 2005 is on a other page and is Archive, (Archive through January 21, 2005) it all so has a lot of info on it, if you read it |
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ffaced Unregistered guest | PLease help. How can I connect a DVD-RW/VCR combo Recorder (double tuner) and a DVD+RW and a VCR all directly to one TV. At the moment I have DVD-RW/VCR combo and the VCR connected to the TV, but am also interested in connecting the additional DVD+RW. I do NOT have a cable box or satelite etc., just regular cable from the wall. Right now the TV picture is clear and I have no problems. Is there a n easy way to connect since I am NOT electronically gifted. Appreciate any help you can give me. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 498 Registered: May-04 | CONNECTING YOUR DEVICES |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 499 Registered: May-04 | GET SETUP GO! The tangled mess of wiring and socketry can be baffling if you're new to the AV game. Martin Pipe explains what it's all for and how to connect your TV, VCR, satbox and DVD player |
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Unregistered guest | help I need to set up Panasonic TV to Panasonic VCR/DVD Recorder (1 unit) to Digital Cable box (Motorola) to Pioneer Surround system receiver. Need pictures (Yes I am electronically challenged) | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 506 Registered: May-04 | ffaced could you repost the question mim not sure what you what to do it sound like you what to connect one dvd to a other |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 507 Registered: May-04 | nancyll first it not that hard sometime lol ok first off what type of connect does you tv and dvd have, it you read all the post above een the one that are achive you will know what i mean you have eithe the audio video 3 plug like the yellow red white one yellow mean video and red and white mean audio or you could also have a s video plug s video mean super video no sound lol in that case you could use that and the a red and white a/v cable connet the cable to dvd, mostly likey a coxail cable, then connect dvd to tv use the a/v cable |
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Unregistered guest | I have read everything here, but I have one component that seems to be different. My reciever/home theater system/ is also a DVD player (Sony HTC800DP) I am trying to hookup a Sony DVDR/VCR (RDR-VX500), Directv, and Toshiba Colorstream TV. All is working except I cannot record on DVDR from receiver/DVD player. I've tried everything I can think of. Thanks in advance! |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 515 Registered: May-04 | Pear can i ask you a question are you trying to copy video movie DVD if so you will not be able to, because the machine have a chip inside that prevent that and it called macrovision if this is the case and im right please read this site as i post info on the above Message Board: Home Video: VCR: Copy DVD to VHS Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/10082.html and if im wrong you have to repost lol |
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Unregistered guest | PLEASE HELP!!!!! I am connecting a hdtv(sony Wega) a dvd, cd/dvd, vcr,playstation and a cablebox and a receiver, I want to be able to record on the vcr and watch a different chanel there are 7 video connections I'm not sure how to hook them all up. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 521 Registered: May-04 | bev ok first off did you do some reading on this site and look at the picture and maybe the chart ok first off if you move up on this page you see what most machine look like now day ther was the older a/v cable the red white yellow (red white=audio yellow=video) some connect the machine useing the 3 a/v cable from one putput of one machine to input of aother machine now some also use a s-video cable, it mean video only, you could skip the yellow a/v cable from the above comment now this a new cable out it coloe code blue greenn and red, that the new type, well will not go in to tehm at this time lol, one reason im still learning about them lol lol ok since you got a receiver just ust that as the main point of your susterm, and add all the other to it all the info you need in post on this forum, i know it a lot of reading, and chart, but it will give you a good understand what what |
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New member Username: DrrzdcPost Number: 1 Registered: Feb-05 | Arnie, Opinion and question. I have been advised that the cable box will have HDMI. In addition, I am considering a DVD with HDMI. Is there a coupler to combine these to send to the projector. Also, if not, would I want to bypass the receiver using HDMI for the cable signal or should I go with component and go through the receiver. Thanks in advance. BTW, your the information that you have on this forum is northing short of incredible and I thank you for the help to a relative newcomer in this area. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 523 Registered: May-04 | ronald zweibaum hello well i learn some new today today, HDMI so i had to do some reading as far as i can findm HDMI is supose to replace a lot of other form of connecting more on that later, i will more info of what i found later lol as far as a coupler, i search on web and came up with noting but what HDMI is and what it look like and as far as most info i have post even from yamah, ther tell you to make the reciver, the center spot of you system ,if you use normal a/v cable , and add all other thing to it ok below is what i found on HDMI by the way HDMI mean High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) but more on that below |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 524 Registered: May-04 | HDMI - The New Standard for Connecting HDTV Backed by the industry's biggest consumer electronics manufacturers, High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is quickly becoming the standard for connecting high-definition home theater components. What are the main features and benefits... All DIGITAL connection provides the highest quality available - HDMI is the only interface in consumer electronics that can carry both uncompressed high-definition video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats (720p, 1080i, and even 1080p). A single cable connection means no more cable mess - Since HDMI carries all digital video and audio channels, there is only one cable to connect any HDMI-enabled source device to a display. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DVI vs. HDMI vs. Component Video -- Which is Better?As DVI and HDMI connections become more and more widely used, we are often asked: which is better, DVI (or HDMI) or component video? The answer, as it happens, is not cut-and-dried. First, to clear away one element that can be confusing: DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences are that HDMI carries audio as well as video, and uses a different type of connector, but both use the same encoding scheme, and that's why a DVI source can be connected to an HDMI monitor, or vice versa, with a DVI/HDMI cable, with no intervening converter box. The upshot of this article--in case you're not inclined to read all the details--is that it's very hard to predict whether a digital DVI or HDMI connection will produce a better or worse image than an analog component video connection. There will often be significant differences between the digital and the analog signals, but those differences are not inherent in the connection type and instead depend upon the characteristics of the source device (e.g., your DVD player) and the display device (e.g., your TV set). Why that is, however, requires a bit more discussion. What are DVI, HDMI and Component Video? DVI/HDMI and Component Video are all video standards which support a variety of resolutions, but which deliver the signal from the source to the display in very different ways. The principal important difference is that DVI/HDMI deliver the signal in a digital format, much the same way that a file is delivered from one computer to another along a network, while Component Video is an analog format, delivering the signal not as a bitstream, but as a set of continuously varying voltages representing (albeit indirectly, as we'll get to in a moment) the red, green and blue components of the signal. Both DVI/HDMI and Component Video deliver signals as discrete red, green, and blue color components, together with sync information which allows the display to determine when a new line, or a new frame, begins. The DVI/HDMI standard delivers these along three data channels in a format called T.M.D.S., which stands for "Transmission Minimized Differential Signaling." Big words aside, the T.M.D.S. format basically involves a blue channel to which horizontal and vertical sync are added, and separate green and red channels. Component Video is delivered, similarly, with the color information split up three ways. However, component video uses a "color-difference" type signal, which consists of Luminance (the "Y", or "green," channel, representing the total brightness of the image), Red Minus Luminance (the "Pr," or "Red," channel), and Blue Minus Luminance (the "Pb," or "Blue," channel). The sync pulses for both horizontal and vertical are delivered on the Y channel. The display calculates the values of red, green and blue from the Y, Pb, and Pr signals. Both signal types, then, are fundamentally quite similar; they break up the image in similar ways, and deliver the same type of information to the display, albeit in different forms. How they differ, as we'll see, will depend to a great extent upon the particular characteristics of the source and display devices, and can depend upon cabling as well. Isn't Digital Just Better? It is often supposed by writers on this subject that "digital is better." Digital signal transfer, it is assumed, is error-free, while analog signals are always subject to some amount of degradation and information loss. There is an element of truth to this argument, but it tends to fly in the face of real-world considerations. First, there is no reason why any perceptible degradation of an analog component video signal should occur even over rather substantial distances; the maximum runs in home theater installations do not present a challenge for analog cabling built to professional standards. Second, it is a flawed assumption to suppose that digital signal handling is always error-free. DVI and HDMI signals aren't subject to error correction; once information is lost, it's lost for good. That is not a consideration with well-made cable over short distances, but can easily become a factor at distance. So What Does Determine Image Quality? Video doesn't just translate directly from source material to displays, for a variety of reasons. Very few displays operate at the native resolutions of common source material, so when you're viewing material in 480p, 720p, or 1080i, there is, of necessity, some scaling going on. Meanwhile, the signals representing colors have to be accurately rendered, which is dependent on black level and "delta," the relationship between signal level and actual as-rendered color level. Original signal formats don't correspond well to display hardware; for example, DVD recordings have 480 lines, but non-square pixels. What all of this means is that there is signal processing to go on along the signal chain. The argument often made for the DVI or HDMI signal formats is the "pure digital" argument--that by taking a digital recording, such as a DVD or a digital satellite signal, and rendering it straight into digital form as a DVI or HDMI signal, and then delivering that digital signal straight to the display, there is a sort of a perfect no-loss-and-no-alteration-of-information signal chain. If the display itself is a native digital display (e.g. an LCD or Plasma display), the argument goes, the signal never has to undergo digital-to-analog conversion and therefore is less altered along the way. That might be true, were it not for the fact that digital signals are encoded in different ways and have to be converted, and that these signals have to be scaled and processed to be displayed. Consequently, there are always conversions going on, and these conversions aren't always easy going. "Digital to digital" conversion is no more a guarantee of signal quality than "digital to analog," and in practice may be substantially worse. Whether it's better or worse will depend upon the circuitry involved--and that is something which isn't usually practical to figure out. As a general rule, with consumer equipment, one simply doesn't know how signals are processed, and one doesn't know how that processing varies by input. Analog and digital inputs must either be scaled through separate circuits, or one must be converted to the other to use the same scaler. How is that done? In general, you won't find an answer to that anywhere in your instruction manual, and even if you did, it'd be hard to judge which is the better scaler without viewing the actual video output. It's fair to say, in general, that even in very high-end consumer gear, the quality of circuits for signal processing and scaling is quite variable. Additionally, it's not uncommon to find that the display characteristics of different inputs have been set up differently. Black level, for example, may vary considerably from the digital to the analog inputs, and depending on how sophisticated your setup options on your display are, that may not be an easy thing to recalibrate. The Role of Cable and Connection Quality Cable quality, in general, should not be a significant factor in the DVI/HDMI versus Component Video comparison, as long as the cables in question are of high quality. There are, however, ways in which cable quality issues can come into play. Analog component video is an extremely robust signal type; we have had our customers run analog component, without any need for boosters, relays or other special equipment, up to 200 feet without any signal quality issues at all. However, at long lengths, cable quality can be a consideration--in particular, impedance needs to be strictly controlled to a tight tolerance (ideally, 75 +/- 1.5 ohms) to prevent problems with signal reflection which can cause ghosting or ringing. DVI and HDMI, unfortunately, are not so robust. The problem here is the same as the virtue of analog component: tight control over impedance. When the professional video industry went to digital signals, it settled upon a standard--SDI, serial digital video--which was designed to be run in coaxial cables, where impedance can be controlled very tightly, and consequently, uncompressed, full-blown HD signals can be run hundreds of feet with no loss of information in SDI. For reasons known only to the designers of the DVI and HDMI standards, this very sound design principle was ignored; instead of coaxial cable, the DVI and HDMI signals are run balanced, through twisted-pair cable. The best twisted pair cables control impedance to about +/- 10%. When a digital signal is run through a cable, the edges of the bits (represented by sudden transitions in voltage) round off, and the rounding increases dramatically with distance. Meanwhile, poor control over impedance results in signal reflections--portions of the signal bounce off of the display end of the line, propagate back down the cable, and return, interfering with later information in the same bitstream. At some point, the data become unrecoverable, and with no error correction available, there's no way to restore the lost information. DVI and HDMI connections, for this reason, are subject to the "digital cliff" phenomenon. Up to some length, a DVI or HDMI cable will perform just fine; the rounding and reflections will not compromise the ability of the display device to reconstruct the original bitstream, and no information will be lost. As we make the cable longer and longer, the difficulty of reconstructing the bitstream increases. At some point, unrecoverable bit errors start to occur; these are colloquially described in the home theater community as "sparklies," because the bit errors manifest themselves as pixel dropouts which make the image sparkle. If we make the cable just a bit longer, so much information is lost that the display becomes unable to reconstitute enough information to even render an image; the bitstream has fallen off the digital cliff, so called because of the abruptness of the failure. A cable design that works perfectly at 20 feet may get "sparkly" at 25, and stop working entirely at 30. In practice, it's very hard to say when a DVI or HDMI signal will fail. We have found well-made DVI cables to be quite reliable up to 50 feet, but HDMI cable, with its smaller profile, is a bit more of a puzzle. Because the ability to reconstitute the bitstream varies depending on the quality of the circuitry in the source and display devices, it's not uncommon for a cable to work fine at 30, 40, or 50 feet on one source/display combination, and not work at all on another. The Upshot: It Depends So, which is better, DVI or component? HDMI or component? The answer--unsatisfying, perhaps, but true--is that it depends. It depends upon your source and display devices, and there's no good way, in principle, to say in advance whether the digital or the analog connection will render a better picture. You may even find, say, that your DVD player looks better through its DVI or HDMI output, while your satellite or cable box looks better through its component output, on the same display. In this case, there's no real substitute for simply plugging it in and giving it a try both ways |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 525 Registered: May-04 | About HDMI What is HDMI? HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements. Who supports HDMI? The HDMI Founders include leading consumer electronics manufacturers Hitachi , Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Philips, Sony, Thomson (RCA), Toshiba, and Silicon Image. Digital Content Protection, LLC (a subsidiary of Intel) is providing High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) for HDMI. In addition, HDMI has the support of major motion picture producers Fox, Universal, Warner Bros. and Disney, and system operators DirecTV, EchoStar (Dish Network) as well as CableLabs. What companies are making HDMI-enabled products? Please refer to the list of HDMI Adopters and Test Equipment Makers. How do consumers benefit from HDMI? The new HDMI digital interconnect provides: Superior, uncompressed digital video and audio quality A simple, single cable and user-friendly connector that replaces the maze of cabling behind the entertainment center Integrated remote control A popular interface enabling the transmission of high-definition content. HDMI opens the floodgate of digital content from major motion picture producers What is the life expectancy of HDMI? HDTV uses less than 1/2 of HDMI's available 5 Gbps bandwidth. With capacity to spare, HDMI can incorporate new technology advancements and capabilities long into the foreseeable future. What are the advantages of HDMI over existing analog interfaces such as composite, S-Video and component video? Quality: HDMI transfers uncompressed digital audio and video for the highest, crispest image quality. All-Digital: HDMI ensures an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-to-analog conversions. Low-cost: HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner. Audio: HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound. Ease-of-use: HDMI combines video and multi-channel audio into a single cable, eliminating the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables currently used in A/V systems. Intelligence: HDMI supports two-way communication between the video source (such as a DVD player) and the DTV, enabling new functionality. Is HDMI backward-compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)? Yes, HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI using the CEA-861 profile for DTVs. HDMI DTVs will display video received from existing DVI-equipped products, and DVI-equipped TVs will display video from HDMI sources. HDMI One of the buzz words this year is an industry standard for digital video interconnection called HDMI. In the Panasonic booth, they were doing a whole presentation on this new standard. The problem that HDMI is trying to solve is summed up nicely in this picture  Back of typical digital video components Instead of using half a dozen of the two dozen connectors on the back of a home theater component, you use just one HDMI connection. HDMI offers two big benefits: Instead of needing multiple cables for the video signal and multiple cables for the sound signal, HDMI integrates all video and sound signals onto a single, thin cable. It makes it trivially easy to connect components together. Instead of converting digital signals to analog (to run through the cables) and then back to digital, everything on an HDMI cable remains in its original, uncompressed digital format. The first benefit should drastically simplify home theater setup, and the second benefit should significantly improve picture and sound quality by keeping everything digital as it moves between components. Of course, if you want to take advantage of these benefits you have to buy all new stuff, and it all has to have HDMI connectors. But in theory, if enough manufacturers get on board, everything should become HDMI-compatible eventually. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 526 Registered: May-04 | picture of what HDMI look like    |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 527 Registered: May-04 | i did find a HDMI to DVI adapter  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 528 Registered: May-04 | here some info on DVI https://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html |
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New member Username: DrrzdcPost Number: 2 Registered: Feb-05 | Wow, So much more to think about. I will run the HDMI and DVI cables to the PJ along with the other components etc just in case I have any problems, I can switch them out. Thanks |
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Unregistered guest | Please guide me for connection o/p from AKAI DVD series 10000 to TV and Home theatre The DVD has 5.1 ch o/p | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 531 Registered: May-04 | dksharma can you give more info like what cable you what to use ????? you are going to have me more info |
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TV Sound Bites Unregistered guest | Jeez...I feel sorry for you. I think you answer the same questions over and over again! Are you sure you want another? Trying to keep it simple for the wife and kids. Right now, have all components needed going directly to the HDTV (incl HDMI signal), and connect the audio out of the TV to my sound system (nothing fancy). Sound quality is OK, except when I switch to HD channels...then seem to lose the voice quite a bit. I believe this is due to the 5.1, 7.1 signal being mishandled by the TV audio out. At minimum, I know I should be bringing all audio signals into a receiver, to get the best possible sound out of each device, but I dont want to make everyone switch 2 components (TV and receiver) to keep the sound and picture in sync. I dont really want to buy an expensive A/V receiver, for one...they're way to pricy, and two...if you use the Composite or S-Video inputs, and the Component inputs, you will have to run at least 2 video inputs to the TV, which defeats the purpose of having the A/V receiver (in my opinion) because you now have to switch both A/V receiver and TV input to get picture and sound in sync. This almost forces me to use the TV audio out...to have a single switch to change picture and sound at the same time, everytime. Why do TVs not have digital audio in/out? Any suggestions on what I can do? Specific products I can use? |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 532 Registered: May-04 | TV Sound Bites you answer part of your question you self from what i can gather, when you what dvd and surrond sound you should use a receiver, all most all info i can find state that even my chart and the chart i got from yamaha stated the say now for yoy question about why TV do not have audio and video in and out there do, but only on some model and new one some new tv still only have coaxial on back, one has to be carefull went buy a tv now day, you what one with all the plug on back, it sure help when to connect her a picture of my new Toshiba 27A34 on the back you will notice it has coaxial, s video, and the 2 differnt form of a/v plug, the red white and yellow one that every one us now or all most now, and now ther a new type come out it color coded red blue and green, fro the clor that go in to the tv, i still have a lot to learn on that on any way her what my back of the tv look like    |
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Anonymous | Arnie, I was wondering if you could send me the hi-res version of your set_up_full768 image, or divulge the catalog you found the information in? Thanks! |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 542 Registered: May-04 | Anonymous file is all ready download on site in .pdf file format and i all ready explain twice now, where i got it and why the picture on this site is so poor, on post dec 17, 2004 and post feb 17 2005 |
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Anonymous | Arnie, I've downloaded and printed the .pdf file and the image file. As you explained the message board compresses the image making it less than readable...no amount of manipulation would suffice. I was under the impression that you were offering to email an original hi-res scan to others. If this is not the case, I apologize. If you DO in fact have access to this image in a readable format (large file), it would be GREAT if you could upload it to a webserver for public consumption. I contacted "The Brick" and they were not familiar with the document. (The Alberta Electronics Department) They were actually quite confused, so i'm not sure if this is manufacturer specific or store specific. (I'm researching that now) Either way, your diagrams and information have proven more than helpful. Thanks! |
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eheights Unregistered guest | Wow! What a great page. I have only one question that I have not been able to find and answer to yet although it is pretty simple. I have a new A/V reciever with component video inputs and outputs. I am debating whether to run my component outputs from my cable box through the A/V receiver because I don't always want to have the receiver "on". I am assuming that unless the A/V receiver is turned "on" that video signals will not pass through to the television. Is this correct? I want to know before I have everything hooked up since I am fishing through walls to a flat panel. I have a Yamaha RX-V550 receiver. Thanks! | |
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eheights Unregistered guest | Oh, and one more thing...If you are using a DVD/CD Combo, will just the digital audio connection suffice or do you need the normal R/W audio connection as well for music? Thanks! | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 544 Registered: May-04 | Anonymous part 1 of you comment, yes I do offer to e mail the chart, and have done so over half a doz time all ready, but i though downloading the chat to site work would serve the same purpose , and yes this site has limit on file and photo size part 2 of you comment, downloading to a webserver is over my head, i do not know how to , any idea on that and how, i like to know part 3 of you comment i could be wrong about the brick as beening the send of the chart, i already tried there before to, i rip it out of a Canadians catlog, but i depended on my memory of what co, and of that i most likely could be wrong, i do know find a chart by that name on the web it hard to impossable it seem it does not exist, in fact finding any info on hook to hook up DVD or VCR or other is damm hard to find, that one reson i started this page, and i put all i could think of in it, but i finding ther still more way out there as per my couple of last post to connect machine |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 545 Registered: May-04 | eheights what what i been able to learn from a lot of differnt spot, you are suppose to use the receciver as the center spot for all and attach all to it i found the maual for you system on this site and it show to connect cable to reciver as for adding a dvd cobo just follow add it to receiver useing the normal audio video cable |
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Anonymous | Arnie, Uploading to a webserver just for images, for example, would depend on the acutal size of the image. There are a ton of image hosting services for free, but most of them have size limitations of up 1mb. Image Upload is one site, among many. If you do a Yahoo search for "free image uploading" or "free image hosting" you're bound to find several. Also, Yahoo allows you to upload images to a "briefcase" but i'm not sure what their file size limitations are. Given the amount of information you contribute i'd imagine it to be near impossible to recall each detail of how you acquired it. Thanks again for your prompt and courteous responses to my questions. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 549 Registered: May-04 | i was informed of a sevice by Anonymous Posted on Friday, March 04, 2005 - 12:32 pm: that i could upload the chart in full size so this chart that was on posted on dec 17, 2004 and post feb 17 2005 on this page  this chart can now be found as a full size file at http://www.image-upload.org/pic.php?name=3vNd92.jpg enjoy |
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Anonymous | Arnie, You are the man! Thank you! |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 553 Registered: May-04 | Anonymous you never did say what you where trying to do |
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Anonymous | Arnie, I'm trying to optimize the audio output of my system. (comparing several resources for connection suggestions) This is one of the most complete diagrams i've seen insofar as equipment connected and cable range. Having the clearer image allows me to view the I/Os better. I'm trying to achieve stable/proper 5.1 sound when switching between analog/digital/5.1 broadcasts through my cable service, as well decide if I really agree with the idea of utilizing video connectivity through my A/V receiver. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 554 Registered: May-04 | Anonymous from what i have put together from more source then i can count, the a/v receiver is about the only way to connect a whole group of thing if my lateist photo show the same and that i did get from the brick, it a wall chart so i took a photo of it, yahamma state the same with it chart, and of course the chart every one like, but can not fique out where i got it, and accord to web it does not exist lol this apge was only going to be ths chart only but i keep find info and paoting it to this apge, and by default become a semi expext in a few thing, and non existing in other like all this 5.1,stuff this page is listed under google as a source of info, if you can belivie that, it shocked me lol to find that, even the so called real expect apge are very short on info, and what i can not understand this chart exist and other exist like my last photo, then will are ther hard to find on web |
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Anonymous | this is definitely a good/the best resource i've found to date. keep it up. thank you again. |
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New member Username: Heater50Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-05 | I am trying to connect the following: Cable Service Digital/HD Cable Converter Box HDTV DVD Recorder/Player I'm using Video Component Cables. What is the proper setup of these items in order to record movies on TV to DVD. Thanks! Chris |
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j.w.newjersey Unregistered guest | ok i just bought a sony 6800 home theater system. which consisted of reciever dvd/cd player speakers I have no clue what im doing. my stuff tv cable box dvd player reciever i need to hook the tv, cable box and dvd player to the reciever but have no clue how to do it. Like i need in depth help. theres 3 rca jacks in the back of the tv and where do i hook those rca jacks to the reciever. In video 1 audio in or video 1 audio out. or do i hook it up to video 2 audio in????? also where do i hook up the cable box rca jacks to the reciever? in the video 1 or video 2 or the multi channel in or the component video jacks but they have green blue and red rca inputs slots??? please help |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 572 Registered: May-04 | j.w.newjersey as this is the same post that you posted on Message Board: Home Theater: Home Theater Setup & Planning: Advice hooking up TV, DVD/VCR, cable, & stereo receiver Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/10874.html i give you half of what i gave you on the other site check the sony link i gave you it look like a good manual you answe most yourself yes you have to link all the other machine to the reciver, as per my chart i have on this page on the back of the reciver and other machine like vcr dvd you should find rca video audio pluging like a st of 3 red white yellow, just conect the for example the dvd out put to the input of the reciver use the 3 rca plug yellow is video and res and white are audio now for what you mention about the other green blue red plug, ther are the prmary clor and it a new ver of the video plug,, as it not on a lot of machine yet, from what i can fique out so far, and i could be wronf it video only like s video cable video only i do have a detail info on that and other plug on this page and the one ther achive as for cable it most like coxail cable comeing from wall or cable box, you can connected to a coxial back of reciver 0r even a vcr or dvd if you list it on the chart |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 573 Registered: May-04 | Chris i thought i answer this question but i gluess i didn not ok cable then cable boc then dvd player or recorder the tv in that order use the avudi video cable is you can the red yellow white one, but most like the cable comeing from wall is coxail cable just connet that to the dvd on the coxial pllu |
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KEVIN KOSCIELNY Unregistered guest | HELLO, WE HAVE A HDTV, HD CABLE BOX, AND A DVD PLAYER. WHEN TRYING TO WATCH A DVD, MOVIE HAS SOUND BUT NO PICTURE. WE LOOKED INTO THE VIDEO 1 OR 2 SCREEN WITH NO LUCK. PLEASE HELP, THANKS | |
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New member Username: CousinbruciePost Number: 1 Registered: Mar-05 | You have done an admirable job. I have looked on the whole site and couldn't find my needed set up. Of course, I may be old and my eye sight is not that good anymore. I have a stereo television with all the right plugs. I also have a cheap home theatre with an av receiver. My additional components are an older vcr unit and a new panasonic dvr with a built in drive. The manual for the dvr said that all components should be hooked into it first. The cable company informed me that the scientic atlantic box that I have is not S video compatible with dvd. The ultimate theatre set up has too many components. Please help. | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 574 Registered: May-04 | KEVIN KOSCIELNY a couple people had the same problem as you and it list ubove some wher iy all has to do witht he tv remote, you can watch tv and vcr tape and cable but not dvd it becsue you have to change video mode ther should be a tv/video button on you remote just run a dvd and swithe to differnt mode and it should work or you have the video hook up wrong. check that from output dvd to input tv |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 575 Registered: May-04 | Bruce Schneider yet no one chart or a group can cover all the differnt hook up but my chart come close well what more spot then i can count, and some of the link are post on this site, and a couple chart and a lot of graph. all show one should us the a/v reciver as the center point if a system if use one the back of any reciver the should be rows of differnt plug type and every co with ther e product is going to tell you to hook up ther product first, and that not often true or the best for you system just look at the chart again and you see the a/v reciver in center spot to all other |
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New member Username: CousinbruciePost Number: 2 Registered: Mar-05 | Arnie, Thank you for your quick response. I realized I made a mistake. The panasonic is a dmr not a dvr. I can not find many hook ups using the dmr with a built in hard drive. I am not sure if that would alter your response. In addition, there must be something wrong with my reader because I am having trouble understanding your reply. It is coming through in broken sentences and missing words. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 576 Registered: May-04 | Bruce Schneider i think is still is a DVR, the dmr is use a name like this i found on one site Panasonic DMR-E55K Progressive-Scan DVD Recorder/Player the DMR mean model serie the following picture post below where take off the above Panasonic model, which seem to be a low end model. i look, and yes it does seem like there what you to use ther model as the center spot for everything     |
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New member Username: RainsonPost Number: 1 Registered: Mar-05 | I'm a newbie (so please go easy on me) to this digital stuff and I need help. I just purchased a Samsung HDTV ready television. I also added digital cable and want to hook it up with my existing Yamaha receiver (RX-V540) and my DVD player. I was thinking I should run digital audio from both the cable box and the DVD player to the receiver, and then from the receiver to the TV. Can someone first please confirm that this is the correct/best order. Here's my dilema. The only digital audio out on the cable box is COAX (there is no optical). Likewise, the only digital output on the DVD player is COAX. On the receiver, I have one digital input (labeled CD player) and 4 optical inputs (labeled Cable, DVD, MD/CDR1, MD/CDR2). Is there any way that I can hook things up so I can get sound from both the DVD and the Cable box to play in digital surround. From what I can tell, it looks like I can possibly hook one up digitally using the COAX labeled "CD Player" and the other will need to be the old red/white cables, but what do I know. Does the fact that the COAX input is labeled "CD player" mean I can't run a DVD through that input? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! |
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JDSBILLS Unregistered guest | I am trying to hook up a tv, vcr, dvd and dish for my dad. He has an old tv with only one output cable. I need to connect it to a VCR, DVD and satellite box with one rf modulator. Do you have a diagram or some way to do this? HELP HELP. I have the cable from the satellite receiver to the wall but what do I connect the tv to and so on? Thanks. | |
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Jburt Unregistered guest | I recently purchased an Onkyo HT-S570 home theater system. I'm trying to hook it up to my 65 inch Samsung television. I can get the dvd and vcr as well as the tuner to play just fine but when I try to get the receiver to play over normal cable broadcast I have no sound. I'm not hooked up through a cable box or anything of that sort so thats not a problem. I do see a yellow AV that says "video out" on the receiver and have tried hooking up just a regular RCA into the that and hooking the other end into any of the yellow plug-ins on the television with no luck (yes I used the yellow colored rca only). It seems odd to me that there is just that plug in only and nothing to do with the red and white audio rca's for audio sound. How am I going to get this receiver to put out any sound when I'm watching normal cable? Any help would be appreciated, thank you. | |
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New member Username: DaarockNetherlands ... Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-05 | Hello Arnie, I am a newbie to things AV, but I could really do with some advice I have recently purchased a Sony DV Camcorder Pioneer DVD Recorder (to record home videos from the Camcorder etc) Pioneer 5 dics DVD Player / Surrond Sound System Panasonic VCR Player I also have direct cable TV, And as per usual I have no idea on how to set this up correctly so I can have the best quality possible. I want to be able to record home videos on the camcorder and then record them on to DVD for my family and friends. I also want to be able to record movies, etc from the VCR/DVD PLAYER/CABLE to the DVD recorder if necessary, can you please provide me with any help on what i have to or need to do to get this done properly. I initially bought these as gifts for my partner and I to enjoy as with work we don't have much time to go out etc. He has given up trying to figure out all the cables etc, and we find ourselves pulling cables in and out of the items to watch different things. Please arnie I am desperate to sort this out so any comments would be more than grateful. Thanks in Advance DM |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 577 Registered: May-04 | Darlene Marino boy you a very differnt question then im use to, but i try to help, but i do not know how much help that will be lol first off read the manual of you dvd recorder most DVD recorders also have digital video inputs (IEEE-1394, Firewire, i-Link) that allow users of digital camcorders to digitally transfer their audio and video direct to DVD in real time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can I copy VHS videos and DVDs on a DVD recorder? ... A DVD recorder can be used to copy any homemade videos, such as camcorder videos and videos made from TV shows, and can also copy Laserdiscs, ... hometheater.about.com/od/dvdrecorderfaqs/f/dvdrecgfaq2.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar pages Transfer home movies to DVD Transfer home movies to DVD. Preserve your family footage easily by ... many Canadians are looking to back up old camcorder footage onto CD or DVD. ... PCWorld.com - Good-Bye, VHS; Hello, DVD Our guide shows you how to turn old videotapes into digital discs. Plus: our ratings of the latest pocketable DV cameras. find.pcworld.com/42074 - Similar pages sony learning center some good info here but i do not know what type of camcorder you have, and ther are many >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it not what you what but it a option but ther is a very easy machine to attach to a compter to copy video cam to compter then to dvd i have one, but yet have not use, im still converting music not video read this for some info this chart from take from my machine ADS tech Instant DVD+DV (USBAV703    |
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Unregistered guest | i have a pioneer pdp435xde and a pioneer dvr 920 dvd reorder and sky+ i have good scarts and a hdmi cable how do i go about connecting these all up so that i can record temp on the sky+ and also on the dvr 920 i have no av receiver yet just the standard speakers | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 590 Registered: May-04 | lee simpson i have had noting to do with a sky+, fact is i do not even know what it is can you explain what it is |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 591 Registered: May-04 | JDSBILLS sorry for the delay go here for more info on what you what to do Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: Connect older TV to DVD, VCR & Digital Cable Box using RF Modulator Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/16195.html |
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Unregistered guest | Hi It's probably been answered before but I couldnt find it. I need help to hook up a system ... 1. I have a Liteon LVW 5045 DVD Recorder (It has an MF out, RF in coax / AV Input, AV Output, Comp Out (All Red, Yellow, White) / SVideo and Optical Out) 2. Phillips VCR VR3442 (quite old) which has just ANT IN, RF Out (Coax) / Audio, Video IN/OUT (both white, red only) 3. TEAC Widescreen TV which has 2 x SCART, ANT Coax and Comp (red/white/yellow). 4. FOXTEL Digital Receiver which has 2 x SCART, 2 Coax (ANT and TV?), another Yellow connection and the cable connection to the provider 5. SONY STR-DE595 Receiver which has every connection known to man. 6. A normal antenna connection to the roof. 7. A 5.1 surround sound speakers with non active sub woofer. How on earth do I hook these up so that I can watch cable TV whilst taping free-to-air or reverse, record DVD off the VCR/TV/cable, have the sound via the receiver using surround when applicable. I have had a go and got precisely nothing to work so far except the AM/FM radio on the receiver. Please help. |
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New member Username: VladdyPost Number: 2 Registered: Apr-05 | Greetings all, I have a set of speakers and a subwoofer that has connections like regular speakers (2 speaker wires). The new Yamaha receiver that I just purchased, however, has a sub-out jack (one connection that plugs in). Is there some kind of converter that I can get, or is there a different way I can hook up my non-powered sub to my new receiver? Thanks all |
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firstentryintoHT Unregistered guest | i'm stumped.. I have a Denon 2805 reveiver, denon 2910 dvd player, HD cable box with DVI & optical also component and a sony 60xs955 with 2 HDMI ports. Yet I'm not getting sound over my 5.1 system through the receiver for the TV. Let me see if I can explain how its cabled; 1. I'm running DVI/HDMI from cable box to TV with optical out to receiver from the TV. Also, the cable man hooked up component video from cable box to TV. 2. HDMI to HDMI DVD player to TV and then optical out from DVD to receiver. 3. I'm running a component cable from receiver to TV. 4. Speakers are wired properly as I'm getting the DVD player running fine watching DVDs with 5.1. Am I missing a analog component cable perhaps for audio, TV to receiver? oh yes, I've turned the speakers off on the TV and still nothing. I've read the manuals and so far denon and sony wants you to refer to other manuals for set up depending on what you have. Any help/suggestions would be welcomed. |
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firstentryintoHT Unregistered guest | Success! amazing what a nights rest can do and looking at it with a new perspective. Just needed a simple red/white rca plug from tv to receiver and now everything is working great. |
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Unregistered guest | PLEASE HELP! I have the RCA RTD 120 and I have it connected to my VCR (Symphonic SV2000) and also to my television which only has the line for the cable line. I also have my PS2 connected. When I play the PS2, the sound comes through the front right and left speaker and the subwoofer. I would like to know how I can get the sound through ALL of the speakers when playing the playstation and also while watching television. Any and all help is appreciated greatly. Thanks. |
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Anonymous | Please help! I have a older tv with RCA (3 holes) and coax (one hole), VCR/DVD, cable box and a stereo with only 2 holes. I can't get everything to work together. Please help, I have tried looking through previous postings and copying the diagrams but it's just not working. |
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Unregistered guest | I am trying to hook up a dvd/vcr combo to a vcr and then to the television. I have done it before but can't remember exactly how I did it. Can you help me? PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE. | |
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rowdy1234 Unregistered guest | I am trying to hook up the following: sony home thearte system motarolla digital cable box samsung dvd/vcr combo sanusi 27in tv i thought i had it hooked up, but i only have surrond sound on dvd's and mtv. and a few select chanels with cartoons on them. can you give me a hook up diagram for audio and video that would allow surround on all the channels? i know nothing about this kind of stuff so go easy on me |
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Anonymous | I just bought a new Panasonic television, and I am trying to hook up my vcr, cable wire and dvd/surround sound so that everything will work. I'm having major difficulties doing so. Any diagrams that might help?????? | |
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Silver Member Username: Paul_ohstbucksPost Number: 605 Registered: Jan-05 | To the masses who keep ading new questions to this thread, I'd suggest starting a new thread rather than add to an old and "massive' thread like this. You'll probably get a much better response because many posters avoid these endless threads alltogether. Good luck |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 602 Registered: May-04 |  |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 605 Registered: May-04 | rowdy1234 you have a receiver for you stereo, just connect everything to it as show in a lot of chart post here, some are now archive, so you have to look on a other page a reciver should have a lot of differnt type of plug, just plug in to it and try it should work Anonymous same answer for you , but imm case you do not have a reciver start with c able first then add vcr to tv dvd should not be added to vcr, brcause of copy chip g for one but you can use a spitter to spit the video audio feed as per chart on top pam longville same answer for you read the above chart and spit the feed |
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rowdy1234 Unregistered guest | i am confused about what you are asking me to do. first i have a dvd/vcr combo and my receiver is a sony home thearte system. right now is is hooked up like this: optical coax from dvd/vcr to receiver, digital cable box audio out to receiver audio input using standard red and white rca cables. . red and white rca cables from tv audio out jack to receiver audio in jack. cable comes in from the wall to receiver. no other cables are being used at this time. dvd suround sound works fantastic, tv (through digital cable) only get surround sound on MTV, VH1 MTV2 AND DISNEY, these cahnnels are all low numbers to is channels 45, 46 an so on, all the preimun channels like HBO AND ENCORE ARE IN THE 500'S, none of whice are working in surround |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 606 Registered: May-04 | rowdy1234 sound like to me you did everything right, but then stero is not really my bag so to speak you may get a different answer from a other forum, one more to speaker etc |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 607 Registered: May-04 | rowdy1234 read this site Help!! no surround sound from TV, only dvd's https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-theater/133718.html |
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Eugenie Unregistered guest | I just bought a LGR435 DVD recorder. It had nice customer reviews but it seems that while there are Component video output and optical digital audio output to connect to the TV, there is only RCA input from the cable box (set top). There is also Antenna In. I imagine that takes the same coaxial cable that goes from the wall to the cable box. Which one will be better to connect - the RCA or the coax to the Antenna In? Hope this is not a very stupid question but I am an older person with little technical aptitude. | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 616 Registered: May-04 | Eugenie yes the coaxial cable from cable box would be the same type of cable the has a plufing on dvd player you may hav notice that on back ther is 3 rca plu yellow red white, well the white and red are audio and yellow is video, and i woul;d use them ove coaxail cable any day you may have a lso notice a other set of plug which look like the above one but are blue green and red that the new type of plug in that are come out and soon day may take over from all the rest, but not this days yet, you may have also notice on back tehr a round mutli pin hole plug call s-video, that for video only i would use the 3 plug yellow red white if i can and ther no thing as a stupid question, there just supid people that make funn of people asking question, jsut beccause ther know a lot more then other do, or think ther do, and bleive me there are a fair no on the all site i how this answer a few of your question, and the other page i post on this site i hope you look through them, there have some good photo and chart |
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Eugenie Unregistered guest | Arnie, Thank you. Why is your message so scrambled? There is S-video plug on the DVD recorder but it is out only. As you are so nice here goes my whole plan (if you see something really wrong will you, please, advice?) Cable box -in: cable from wall (by the cable guy) - out: RCA (audio/video)to DVD recorder - out: DVI (video) to TV - out: digital optical (audio) to TV DVD recorder - in: RCA from cable box - out: Component (video) to TV - out: digital coaxial (audio) to TV I saw all your postings but my system is much more modest - HDTV and DVD recorder only. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 617 Registered: May-04 | Eugenie you may have notice both on tv and dvd player ther is a set of 3 audio video plug color in red white and yellow, for in feed and out feed |
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Eugénie Unregistered guest | Yes, there are but those are (I thik) the RCA plugs and thus not top quality. Why not use the DVI and the component? Thanks again. | |
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Unregistered guest | OK. H E L P !!! I need help here! have a small tv in the bedroom that only has a coaxial for an output. I have a VCR & just bought a DVD. How can I hook them all up together? |
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Silver Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth, Dorset United Kingdom Post Number: 139 Registered: May-05 | Samuri. Hallo there. Plug the scart lead from the DVD into the VCR and this should work. If that doesn't work plug the video composite lead rca phone from the DVD to the VCR video input. With those in mind flick around the TV to find the DVD video signal whilst plating a DVD film. Got that that so far...good luck and enjoy. Ashley. |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 621 Registered: May-04 | samuri to use a older tv on a new dvd, you have to get a rf Modulator go here and it will explain why Message Board: Home Video: DVD Players: Connect older TV to DVD, VCR & Digital Cable Box using RF Modulator Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/16195.html |
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New member Username: Cook139Post Number: 1 Registered: Jun-05 | I am trying to hook up my stereo system. I have a Magnavox vcr, Phillips dvd, Hughes tivo, Pioneer cd player, Magnavox tv, and a Pioneer audio-video receiver. How do I hook up the system all together? So far this is what I have done.... Directv satellite going to tivo (1 & 2 cables) to Surge protector to vcr to tv. Now the hook ups..... Tivo 2 audio out to audio in on the receiver, Tivo 1 audio out to audio in on vcr. S-video connected from tivo to the tv. Dvd video out jacks to the video in jacks to receiver and on the receivers side there is also a audio tv monitor in I plugged a yellow jack in and video out jack to the tv. This is where the problem is, I can hear the tv although it is on the s-video remote when I am playing a dvd. I can see the picture, but hear two different movies from the tv. What am I doing wrong? | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 628 Registered: May-04 | Diane Pacey i reall have not anwer for you as i do not have a tivo or a receiver but go back to site and repost this question as a very new post, start one up, i think you get better luck with it, good luck with yours reposting |
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Unregistered guest | Hello... Pls help me... I hooked up CD player to the preamp(karaoke machine) and from there to the Yamaha AV Receiver(HRT 5750), but once i plugged in the microphone in the mixer(preamp)there is a humming sound through the speakers. Could you help me fix this problem.Pls show me a diagram if possible/or do i have to change any mode in the AV Receiver. |
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Unregistered guest | Hello... Pls help me... I hooked up CD player to the preamp(karaoke machine) and from there to the Yamaha AV Receiver(HRT 5750), but once i plugged in the microphone in the mixer(preamp)there is a humming sound through the speakers. Could you help me fix this problem.Pls show me a diagram if possible/or do i have to change any mode in the AV Receiver. |
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Unregistered guest | Hi, I would like to convert some old video tapes into dvd using my new dvd recorder. It appears to me that everything is hooked up correctly but there is one small problem. The equipment that I am using is a toshiba tv, Ilo dvd recorder and Polaroid dvd/vcr combo. I am also using an Rf modulator, an S-video wire and a bunch of those red, yellow and white wires to hook everything up. Everthnig appears to be working properly except for when i try to record vhs into dvd. Though my vcr/dvd combo is on vcr mode the recorder only picks up dvd mode from my combo. make any sense? (instead of showing the vhs tape on the now recording screen it shows the screen saver from dvd mode even though its on vcr mode.) Is there some way to fix this and make the recorder switch from dvd mode when i have it on vcr. Or should I go out and just buy a regular vcr for recording? Hope this makes sense to you all. Thankyou |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 639 Registered: May-04 | Amber ok let try to get to the same spot shell will lol first off, if you notice on the vcr/dvd cobo, on it remoto, you will notice that ther is or should be 2 button one label dvd and the other vcr , if you want to watch a dvd, you have to have it in dvd mode, same as in vcr for vcr mode also if a video tape is copy proctection you WILL NOT be able to copy it with the dvd vcr cobo, and it might not work either with the dvd recorder, the problem is called Macrovision here is a good site to read Message Board: Home Video: VCR: Copy DVD to VHS Use this link to go directly to the discussion: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-video/10082.html and here a other good site to read PCWorld.com - Good-Bye, VHS; Hello, DVDOur guide shows you how to turn old videotapes into digital discs my answer did not really make thing clear did it http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,112029,00.asp |
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L and N Unregistered guest | We are hooking up our satellite, then our vcr to our tv (hrj 693u is the vcr, the tv is a iart - both JVC 's) The new vcr has only one hook up at the back and the old vcr had 2 hook ups at the back, so how can we hook up the vcr so we can record as well as play back? There is a hook up at the front of the new vcr, so we tried using that to the tv but this did not work, no picture or sound. PLEASE HELP ANY ADVICE IS APPRECIAATED ! | |
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New member Username: Doll5051Post Number: 1 Registered: Aug-05 | I am trying to set up: Sony 36" HD Ready TV VCR DVD (with component video and optical audio) Dish Satellite and Sony Home Theater in a Box If it wasnt for the Home Theater Surround System it would be no problem but for some reason i am useless in figuring this problem out. Somebody help. |
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Anonymous | Please help - Here we go - I have DirectTv (DVR), I am attempting to connect vcr and dvd - I bought a switch box allowing up to 4 components I followed diagrams and I beleive I have all wires connected properly but unable to view either vcr or dvd. Can you tell me if I have to connect wire from wall to vcr and then connect from vcr to directv dvr? Right now the wire from wall goes into back of directv dvr and then wire from dvr goes to back of my tv - I connected colored wires from back of vcr and dvd to switchbox I then connected colored wires from back of directv dvr to switchbox thinking all will run thru switchbox - I'm obviously missing something because neither vcr or dvd is connected in any way to tv or directv dvr PLEASE HELP!!! | |
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Silver Member Username: DirtfarmerAlberta Canada Post Number: 655 Registered: May-04 | Anonymous first off let me tell you what happen to me a while ago, i hook up a sat system and a dvd vcr cobo on my cousin tv set all was connect right, i could watch sat on tv but not record, or when i put dvd vcr cobo sat would not work 2 fix one you have to get dvd to find all the channel, if you get the opening blue screen when you turn the dvd on it working fine, then find menue, and there a sub screen to find all channel, on my it called auto channel memory, it will automatically seek and store all active channel in the area or on sat that was the fix i got my cousin system to work now fix 2 some tv set make you change video mode on the tv remote to get dvd to would tv work fine on normal mode for tv and vcr, but you get noting when you trun on dvd on til you fine the change video button on the remoto, you know when it work as opening dvd screen will come on, most time it blue, and it tell you if ther a dvd in machine |
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