With modern technology, sometimes the rear of the entertainment center resembles a rat's nest rather than the height of high-tech with all of the intersecting cables. If you're switching from a VCR to a DVD recorder, the instructions below will help you connect the DVD recorder to your TV.
Instructions
Coaxial Cable Connections
1. Connect one end of the left speaker (white) cable to the DVD recorder's left output audio jack and the other end to the TV's left input audio jack.
2. Put one end of the right speaker (red) cable in the DVD recorder's right output audio jack and the other end in the TV's right input audio jack.
3. Attach the video cable (yellow). Make sure the video cable goes from the DVD recorder's output jacks to the TV's input jacks. If the video isn't connected, you can't watch the programs.
RCA and S-Video Connections
4. Connect the RCA audio cables (red for right, white for left) to the output jacks of your DVD. Connect the other ends to the corresponding TV input jacks. If the TV has only one input jack for this kind of audio, connect the TV to the right (red) audio output jack on the DVD.
5. Attach one end of the RCA video cable (yellow) to the DVR output jack and the other end to the RCA video input jack on the TV.
6. Put the S-Video cable in the S-Video input jack on the TV. Connect the other end to the DVD's S-Video output jack. You can identify the S-Video plug by its several prongs. The other cables have single prongs.
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