Things You'll Need:
- Direct TV service
- Television
- DVR
- Coaxial cord
- Red, white and yellow composite cables
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Step 1
Determine what kind of connection you will need to use from the television to the DVR. Most televisions made in the last 10 years or so have a red, white and yellow composite cable connections. Some older televisions have only a simple coaxial cable connection. If composite cable connections are available, these are the best to use because they offer higher sound and video quality.
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Step 2
Turn on the television and set it to the right channel. Most likely this is going to be either channel 3 or channel 4. Some televisions operate on channel 00 or 99.
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Step 3
Take the cable that is coming from the floor or wall that has been professionally installed by Direct TV technicians and screw it into the DVR's input outlet.
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Step 4
Find the red, yellow and white outlets on the back of the DVR that are marked "output."
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Step 5
Plug one end of the composite cables into each of these connections, making sure that the color of the connections match the colors of the cords.
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Step 6
Plug the other ends of the cables into the corresponding outlets in the back of the television. These outlets should be labeled as "Input." If you are making the connection with a coaxial cable, simply make sure that the cable is screwed into the output connection on the DVR and the input connection on the TV.
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Step 7
Plug in the DVR's power cord into the wall outlet.
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Step 8
Press the power button on the DVR. If this is the first time the DVR has been used, there may be a small, simple setup process that appears on the screen. Follow the directions displayed on the screen.
