How to Connect a DVD Player to a Surround Sound Receiver
DVD players use three jacks and a standard set of audio/video cables to deliver picture and sound to a television or surround sound receiver connected to a TV. The composite AV cables are color-coded for simple connections between the DVD player and a home theater surround sound receiver. Setting up a DVD player and surround sound receiver should take less than five minutes.
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Things You'll Need
- DVD player
- Composite AV cables
- Surround sound receiver
- Video cable
- Television
- Surge protector
Instructions
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Insert the yellow, white and red plugs on one end of the composite cables into the video and left and right audio OUT jacks on the back of the DVD player.
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Connect the other ends of the cables to the jacks labeled DVD IN on the back of the surround sound receiver. If there is no set of jacks labeled specifically for a DVD player, connect the cables to any free set of AV jacks on the receiver and make a note of which input is used.
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Install a standard RCA cable from the video OUT jack on the surround sound receiver to the video IN jack on a TV.
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Set the surround sound receiver's component selector knob to DVD or to the input connecting the receiver with the DVD player.
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Tips & Warnings
Plug the power cords for all of the equipment into a surge protector power strip to ensure against damage during an electrical storm or power surge that could burn out a component.
Disconnect the DVD player and the receiver from the electricity while hooking up AV cables.
