I am a novice to the home theater. We have the following equipment and would appreciate some help on how to best set up the home theater systems in terms where the video and audio wires should flow from one equipment to the next. We'd like to receive all the sounds via the in-ceiling speakers and be able to record the TV program while not turning on our TV or while watching anothe channel on the TV.
-Cox Communications set top box from motorola -Sylvannia DVD/VHS combo recorder/player -Yamaha HTR-5850 SL 6-channel audio/video receiver -Sharp LC-37D7U Aquos widescreen LCD TV -5 SpeakerCraft in-ceiling speakers includes one CRS (6") spearkers