Post by Alfred LoronaI think we best start from the very beginning. A satellite TV system uses a
receiver box connected directly to the satellite dish antenna. All TV sets
in your house connect to the receiver box. Each box can control two
receivers. So if you have 4 TV sets you need two receiver boxes.
I got my first satellite TV system in 1984, so I know how they work. Your
statement "All TV sets in your house connect to the receiver box. Each box
can control two receivers" makes little sense. Did you mean to write "Each
receiver can control two TVs" ??
Post by Alfred LoronaThe TV channel you want to view is selected in the receiver box and NOT in
the TV in the usual manner. One receiver in the receiver box outputs the TV
signals on channel 3 and the other receiver in the receiver box outputs the
TV channels on channel 60. This means that one of your TV's must be set to
ch 3 and the other one set to ch 60.
Well, not really. But your next statement is the crux of your confusion.
Post by Alfred LoronaVCR's on the market made to operate in the satellite system can be set to
output selected TV signals on ch 3 but I have not seen any confirmation
that they can, in addition, be set to output the signals on ch 60.
If the VCR is properly connected to the satellite receiver, and the satellite
receiver is putting out a signal on channel 60, the VCR should be tuned to
channel 60. The TV is hooked up to the VCRs output, which is *still* channel
3. Or, if the VCR is bypassed, the TV is tuned to channel 60. If you want to
record the video that the satellite receiver is putting out on channel 60,
the recording VCR must be tuned to channel 60. The VCR *never* has to have a
channel 60 output.
Post by Alfred LoronaThat was my question from the beginning. Can currently available VCR's be
set to output the TV channels on ch 60 as is required for the second TV?
There is no such requirement! That is your error!
Post by Alfred LoronaManufacturer's web sites and setup instructions DO NOT mention this at all.
Because it doesn't occur (except in your posts here.)
Post by Alfred LoronaThey all say to set the VCR to output on ch 3 (or ch 4 which is the other
commonly used channel for this type of operation).
Which is correct. The fact that the satellite receiver is putting out a signal
on channel 60 affects the VCR's *input*, not its output.
Post by Alfred LoronaPerhaps I should have simply asked, in order to avoid confusion, what type
of VCR do I have to buy and how do I connect it to operate in a satellite
system. By 'connect' I mean what specific cables do I need and to what do I
plug them into. I don't want to go shopping and have to ask store personnel
the big question. I will get nowhere. Besides, what kind of cables will I
need.
Buy any ol' VCR. Connect the satellite receiver's output to the VCR's input,
and the VCR's output to the TV's input. What sort of cables you use depends
on the input and output jacks available on your equipment.
Post by Alfred LoronaMy old TV which I have replaced with a modern flat screen job used to have
video and audio output RCA jacks in back which I simply connected to an old
VCR's video and audio RCA input jacks.
That's backasswards. The VCR's output should go to the TV's input.
Post by Alfred LoronaHow simple and straight forward can
you get? But my new TV does not provide this luxury - no output jacks!
The TV is a signal *receiving* device, not a signal sending device. If your
VCR is connected to a TV's output jacks, you can't change channels on your
TV without messing up what you are recording. Correct wiring:
Satellite receiver->VCR->TV.