Trouble with input to TV2 with 332 Reciever

[beryan]

I just got dish installed for the first time, and I am having troubles connecting a VCR, DVD player, gaming system, and satellite all at the same time to my TV 2. My TV 2 only has coax input, my VCR uses coax or RCA outputs, and my DVD player and gaming system use only RCA. Before I had satellite installed, I had my DVD player and gaming system going into my VCR's two RCA inputs, and coax from my VCR to my TV. The Dish was installed when I wasn't home, and the installer disconnected everything, and just ran coax from the wall to the TV. I have tried the way that the instructions suggest, which is to run coax through the VCR to the TV, tune the VCR to channel 25 (which is what I have it set to), and tune the TV to channel 4. This does not work, and does not give me any picture. The only way I can get picture is to turn the VCR off and tune the TV back to channel 25. As I said, I am completely new to Dish, and I have no idea about diplexers or anything else, so hopefully there will be a simple answer to this problem. Thanks!

 

[webbydude]

The problem lays with the fact you're using the "wrong" channel 25. You will either need to select "antenna mode" on your VCR menu settings (versus the current "cable mode") or get into your system settings on the 322 receiver and set the modulated output to one that works for you.

 

[beryan]

Ok, I changed the reciever settings to "cable" and to channel 73, but my VCR does not tune to channels higher than 60. Does this mean I need to change the settings on my VCR also, or did you mean something else.

 

[Andrewwski]

Set it back to antenna 25, and see if your VCR can tune channel 25 when in antenna mode.

 

[rcdallas]

Yer getting close...... warmer....warmer....

 

[beryan]

I set it to 50 ant.