How do I connect all the wires to my VCR, DVD, STEREO and TV?

Question

I have a Panasonic DVD Recorder, an Aiwa Stereo Amplifier a Toshiba VCR and Magnavox TV. How do I wire so I get my DVD's to play in Dolby Digital, record my VCR tapes to my DVD recorder, etc... Let me know if you need model numbers. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

First, to get Dolby Digital audio, either your DVD player or your Amplifier/Receiver has to have the Dolby Digital decoder built in. If that is the case with either of your units, I would suggest the following:

Connect the Audio Left OUT, Right Audio OUT, and Video OUT from the back of the VCR to the Audio Left IN, Right Audio IN and Video IN on the back of the DVD Recorder using RCA cable.

Connect the Audio Left, Right and Video OUT RCA cables to the Audio Left, Right and Video IN on the back of the Amplifier/Receiver  OR you may have a digital (optical) output from the DVD Recorder that you can connect to the digital input on the back of the Amp/Receiver OR there may also be an option to connect via "Component input/output connections on both DVD and Amp/Receiver units.

Your cable TV or satellite coaxial cable should go from wall to decoder box (if applicable) IN, then another cable from decoder box OUT to the back cable INPUT on your DVD Recorder, then another cable from the rear DVD Recorder cable OUT to your TV  Cable INPUT (or to your Amp/Receiver cable INPUT, if you want/have video switching capability, then you would have to connect another cable from the cable OUTPUT from the Amp/Receiver to your TV cable INPUT.)

Clear as mud, eh?

There's always the user manuals, LOL!

Good Luck!

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