Dish Network satellite TV system can easily be connected to your DVD player. The basic requirements that can get your DVD player playing with your Dish TV include an HDMI or a composite video/audio cable. Below is the process of how to connect the DVD player to Dish Network.
What You Need
Before connecting your DVD player, make sure you have the following:
- Dish Network satellite receiver – Any Dish receiver like the Hopper, Joey, or Wally will work. Ensure that it has free HDMI or composite video and/or audio inputs.
- DVD player – Just about any standard DVD player will do. It also can connect to Blu-ray players.
- HDMI cable OR composite audio/video cables: - HDMI cable OR composite audio/video cables:
- HDMI cable – This is an HDMI-to-HDMI cable that transmits both video and audio signals in digital format. Most of the contemporary devices employ HDMI technology.
- Composite A/V cable – Usually red/white/yellow RCA wires that transmit analog video and stereo sound. Use this if your devices do not have an HDMI port on them.
- TV - In this case, the Dish receiver and the DVD player should both be connected to the television. If using HDMI, ensure your TV has adequate HDMI inputs for both components.
Connecting With HDMI Cable
HDMI is the ideal solution for today’s modern equipment like your DVD player and Dish Network box. Here is how to hook up your DVD player with Dish using HDMI:
- Plug your Dish Network satellite receiver into an HDMI input port in your TV with an HDMI cable. This cable will transmit both video and audio from the Dish tuner to the TV.
- Take another HDMI cable and connect the HDMI output of the DVD player to an HDMI input option of the television.
- Check which HDMI port your Dish receiver is connected to switch on your TV and select that HDMI input. Go to the Dish guide or to a particular channel to ensure that the Dish receiver is functioning well.
- Turn on your TV and use the HDMI input button on the remote control to change the input to the HDMI port where your DVD player is connected.
- Insert the DVD and switch on the DVD player. You should now be able to see the menu of the DVD player if a disc is put in or just the DVD symbol if no disc is put in.
HDMI ports on your Television to connect your DVD player and Dish Network box are now connected. For quality control, all the incoming video and audio signals are processed in digital form for each device.
To get the video from a DVD player, switch your TV to the input which is connected to the DVD player's HDMI port. For Dish programming, set the input to HDMI input with the Dish receiver attached. This TV also has an excellent capability to switch between sources so that one can easily switch between the two devices.
Working with linker audio/video cables composite
If your A/V equipment does not include HDMI ports, you should purchase and use composite A/V cables to connect your DVD player and Dish Network. Composite cables carry analog signals as opposed to HDMI’s digital transmission, but they will suffice.
Follow these steps to connect a DVD player to the Dish with composite cables:
- Ensure you use a set of composite A/V cables to connect your Dish receiver to your television set. There is often a yellow cable for video output whereas the red and white cables are for right and left audio respectively. Plug these three RCA plugs into the corresponding color outputs on your TV.
- Connect the second pair of composite A/V cables from your DVD player to a different set of A/V jacks on your TV. Identify each of the colors of the cables with the corresponding colors of the input ports.
- Switch on your TV and fix the dish receiver’s composite cable input in the correct video input of your television set. To check the Dish's functioning, the user can call up the Dish guide or switch to any live channel.
- Switch the input of your TV to the set of A/V outlets designated for the DVD player.
- Switch on the DVD player can also be referred to as the DVD drive. If properly connected, the player menu or the logo screen should appear on the screen.
Now your Dish receiver and DVD player will show content independently based on the selected input on your television. Switch between them with the TV’s source button or input selection option on the screen.
Additional Connection Tips
Here are some extra tips when hooking up your DVD player to work with your Dish TV service:
- If your DVD has digital optical/coaxial audio output, connect one of these directly to your receiver or sound system instead of using the TV speakers.
- Sometimes, when you connect with HDMI but there is no sound coming from the DVD to the TV, it could probably be because of the HDCP copy protection. In this case, you should connect a separate analog audio cable from the DVD player to your TV/receiver.
- They can also have all the devices connected directly to an A/V receiver instead of the TV so the receiver would have the job of switching between inputs and decoding audio.
- Consult with the user manuals of your TV, DVD player, and Dish receiver if you encounter any problems in receiving video or audio signals. They may also assist with other issues that could affect the connection if the above are too complicated to understand.
And that's it! When either the HDMI or composite set of A/V cables has been firmly connected in place, then you are well and truly done and can now boast of having your DVD player connected to a Dish Network satellite TV system in place. They can now conveniently watch movies, listen to music, and even take part in television programming all from one central TV setup.
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