How to Connect a Dish DVR Satellite System to a TV

Connect a Dish DVR satellite system to your TV with component cables.

A Dish DVR (digital video recorder) satellite system uses a receiver to process and unscramble the satellite signal for transmission to a TV. The receiver also contains the hard drive for digital recordings of satellite programming. Connecting the receiver to a TV takes only a few minutes with a component-type AV cable equipped with five color-coded plugs on each end. The plugs match the colors on the jacks located on the back panel of the DVR receiver and the television.

Instructions

1. Insert the RGB (red, green, blue) video plugs on one end of the component cables into the matching color jacks on the Dish receiver.

2. Connect the RGB plugs on the other end to a set of video input jacks on the back of the TV.

3. Insert the red and white audio plugs into the audio out jacks on the Dish receiver, then connect the plugs on the other end to the audio input jacks on the TV. Use the audio jacks paired with the RGB video jacks, since most TVs are equipped with three or more sets of AV inputs.

4. Turn on the equipment, then press the TV remote control "Input" button until the Dish satellite signal appears on the screen.

Tips & Warnings

• Hook up the component AV cables before plugging the receiver or TV into the power.

References

• Sadoun: Dish Network Connection Diagrams
• RAM Electronics: Home Theater Connection Guide