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How to connect VCR/DVD with new receiver that was mailed to me
I switched out receivers and got a new one via the mail. I think i have it set up the same way the previous receiver was. But, a technician did my first two installations, because my first receiver was bad and they brought me a second one. So, I'm just guessing on this third install. The TV appears to get no signal at all from the dvd/vcr no matter what input I use. The cables look right. I'm puzzled.
litzdog911
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Start with the instructions here ....
http://forums.directv.com/message/10483657#10483657
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dobrien
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14 years ago
I had looked at that before I posted. It being the first thing in the forum, and all.
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litzdog911
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So how did you connect the outputs of the DVD/VCR to your TV?
Do tapes and DVDs play OK?
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For official support call DirecTV Satellite 1-800-531-5000, DirecTV Stream 1-888-429-4023, DirecTV Gemini dedicated 1-888-488-4742, or AT&T 1-800-288-2020.
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dobrien
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I can't get logged in to the forum, so I'll email reply.
Apparently, the original installation never included hooking up the dvd/vcr to the TV. When I got the new receiver, I simply plugged all the cables into it as they had been plugged in to the previous receiver. I thought that I had used the dvd/vcr since I had gotten my DirecTV service. I guess not.
SO, I have RCA cables (red, yellow, white) from the bottom row of RCA plugs of the D12-100 receiver to the back of the TV. But, I don't have anything connecting the dvd/vcr to the satellite receiver or the TV.
I have a spare RCA cable and a CATV cable. What is the best way to hook the dvd/vcr up?
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litzdog911
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It's all outlined step-by-step in the sticky post that I linked to early in post #2. The D12 has two sets of AV outputs. One set can connect directly to the TV. The other set connects to the match DVD/VCR inputs, with the DVD/VCR outputs connected to another set of TV inputs.
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For official support call DirecTV Satellite 1-800-531-5000, DirecTV Stream 1-888-429-4023, DirecTV Gemini dedicated 1-888-488-4742, or AT&T 1-800-288-2020.
*I am not a DIRECTV employee, and the views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.
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dobrien
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Cool. Thx.I'll try the RCA cable hook up.
I can't log in to the forum since the first time I did. Not sure why. Seems weird to me. I didn't see any instructions for cable hook ups when I was at the forum even at that thread about . Are you a DirecTV employee? Because, if you are, I'd really like to thank you for helping me out and doing the job you're getting paid to do which I "assume" includes customer service. Sorry to have put you out if that's not, indeed, part of your job description.
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dobrien
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I have some more questions. Is there someone I can deal with besides you? I don't want to put you out. Perhaps you have a supervisor you can get to come on this thread?
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peds48
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litzdog911
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Go ahead and ask away. Create a new user account if you can't use your old one anymore.
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ACEs are customers too, NOT employees. Answers are based on experience. I strive to give honest answers, even if not always appreciated. If you posted personal information, please edit and remove.
For official support call DirecTV Satellite 1-800-531-5000, DirecTV Stream 1-888-429-4023, DirecTV Gemini dedicated 1-888-488-4742, or AT&T 1-800-288-2020.
*I am not a DIRECTV employee, and the views and opinions expressed on this forum are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party.
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