Configure DSTV with TV, DVD Recorder to DVD Player/Home Theatre

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Configure DSTV with TV, DVD Recorder to DVD Player/Home Theatre

I am sure there must be someone out there crawling this forum with the know on how to configure the above. I am not sure what thread this should have been under but please moderators would you mind moving if this is not right.

Basically, I have bought a Panasonic DVD recorder as well as a LG DVD Player/Home Theatre on the weekend and have it pretty much up and running but there are a few things that aren’t quite right.

I have managed to hook up both units to play DVDs with the TV and have managed to tune in the DSTV with the DVD Recorder. But if I play a DVD through the DVD recorder, I want to be able to use the Home Theatres speaker system for sound but also want the TV to be able to do the same.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Does anyone know how to record something on DSTV on one channel and then watch something on another channel or is this not possible?

Many Thanks for your help.
 
theres your problem
because if you are recording on the dstv output than the only channels you can watch at the same time will be the terrestrial ( via antenna ) channels like sabc 1, 2, 3 and etv on the tv
 
DJ... if I play a DVD through the DVD recorder said:
Check if your amp has more than one input, connect dvd to aux1, dstv to aux2, etc. Then change to the input that you want to hear. If you have one of these all in one solutions, you probably won't be able to do this.
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JohnnyQ said:
Check if your amp has more than one input, connect dvd to aux1, dstv to aux2, etc. Then change to the input that you want to hear. If you have one of these all in one solutions, you probably won't be able to do this.
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Yip you have to check your LG home system to see if it has more then just the normal sound input, and unfortunately these systems usually dont, people buy them because its cheap and they have everything they need.

You can try to connect it to the VCR connection (some of them have a vcr connection at the back of the "amp", but the sound will suck.
 
Thanks for all the responses. Well, basically the TV's sound is not very good so to have the sound through the HT speakers would sound much better.

At the moment, I have not been able to configure the sound to play both ways.

I think what JonnhyQ has said is valid. THe TV has to Aux channels but I don't think the LG HT system has so I don't think what I want will be possible.

It might have to do for now until I buy a proper reciever unit.

Thanks for all your help.
 
See if your TV has a sound out option, you could send the sound from the tv to the HT. That way what ever is on Screen will go through the HT speakers if you want as well.
 
Let me sort you out bud!

Howzit.

Okay to get the sound from ur DVD RECORDER to ur Home Theatre System and ur TV at the same time:

This will be cheap.

Got ot ur nearest store that sells this kinda equipment or Car Soundor a musicak instrument and sound store.
Get 2x RCA Splitters (it must have one Male on the one side and 2 Females on the other side)
Then make sure u have an extra RCA - RCA cable( the one with the red and white connectors.

Then u plug the two rca splitters into the back of the dvd recorder where the audio out sockets are and then into rhe splitters the one rca cable to the tv and tthe other rca cable to the home theatre system.
 
Ur other option is check if ur tv have AV OUT sockets.
Then just connect that with the Home Theatre AV IN> Whatever plays on the tv be it DSTV, DVD, Playstation whatever is connected to the tv will then play on the Home Theatre System.
 
If the tv has audioout then you can connect your audio out from tv to the ht this will save u from buying the splitter now some ht's have coax in So you can connect coax out of dvd recorder to into coax in of ht and still take normal rca sound out too tv . About recording 1 while you watch 1 you can only do that with normal tv that is record any dstv channel while you watching a terrestrial broadcast
 
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