How to Hook Up Your VCR, TV and Satellite Receiver

Using a VCR to record your favorite tv epsodes when you have a satellite TV service installed can be a bit tricky but it certainly can be done. It's always important to remember that in a scheme, the satellite TV set-up boxes (also known as the receiver) is the original feed and it always outputs on the frequency of Channels 3 or 4.

How to Hook Up Your VCR, TV and Satellite Receiver

How to Hook Up Your VCR, TV and Satellite Receiver

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How to Hook Up Your VCR, TV and Satellite Receiver

How to Hook Up Your VCR, TV and Satellite Receiver

Almost all TVs VCRs have NTSC tuners which can only receive channels stations from either analog stations using a receiver or cable and not directly from digital OTA stations like satellite TV or even digital cable. The only way to record programming using a VCR to record whatever channel is you're Watching on TV or that's being played on the satellite TV receiver.

First is to connect the VCR to the receiver box through the red/white/yellow jacksof both the receiver and the VCR. Alternately, you may also use a coaxial cable to attach the RF output signal of the receiver to the input of the VCR and then choose channels 3 or 4 on the VCR. Do not forget to change channels, you need to use the receiver rather than the VCR itself.

A different method is to use an antenna if you are trying to save local channels. With this method, you need to make sure your the receiver is turned off even if the antenna is attached into your DTV box or else you can just attach the antenna to your VCR, totally bypassing the receiver.

How to Hook Up Your VCR, TV and Satellite Receiver