How to Hook Up a VCR to Your TV When You Have a Dish Satellite
- 1). Disconnect the coaxial line that connects the satellite receiver box to the TV set at the TV's end. Connect this end of the cable to the input port on the VCR. This VCR port is usually labeled "ANT IN."
- 2). Connect the VCR to the TV set with another RF coaxial cable. This connects to the "OUT" port on the VCR. Connect the other end to the port on the TV set where the receiver box was originally connected.
- 3). Use an RCA composite connection if you want to connect the VCR another way. Connect RCA cables with the yellow, white and red plugs to the VCR's RCA output ports and the TV's input ports. Don't bother with this connection if you have something like a DVD player using the TV's RCA connection.
- 4). Plug in the VCR and turn it on. Set the VCR's channel tuner to the same TV channel the satellite signal is broadcast on. The VCR's line-in channel (usually called L-1) can work also.
- 5). Test the VCR on both playing and recording. Insert a recorded tape, push the "Play" button, and see if the tape recording comes on. Replace it with a blank tape, hit "Record," stop recording after a minute or so and see if the TV broadcast was recorded on a playback.