No, you can’t record on a DVD player from your TV. Yes, a DVD player can only play back her DVD or CD. To record on a DVD player from your TV, the player must also be a DVD recorder.

Otherwise, use an RCA cable.

1. Connect a DVD recorder to your TV.
2. Load a blank, writable DVD into the DVD recorder.
3. Tune your TV to the movie that you want to record onto the DVD disc.
4. Push the “Record” button on the DVD recorder.
5. Push “Play” on your TV, remote or DVR, if the movie is not playing live from a network.

Connect the RCA plugs on the other end of the A/V cable to the “Audio In” and “Video In” ports on the DirecTV DVR. Alternatively, connect an HDMI cable to the “HDMI” port on the DVR if your Blu-ray player supports this connection type.

Connecting to a Satellite Receiver

1. Connect Audio (red/White) and Video (Yellow) OUT on the DVD recorder to the Television Audio / Video IN.
2. Connect the HDMI OUT on the DVD Recorder if one is available to the Television HDMI IN.
3. Connect S-Video OUT on the DVD Recorder to the S-Video IN on the TV.

Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the DVD Recorder connector labeled HDMI, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to any Input HDMI connector on the Receiver. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the Receiver connector labeled HDMI, Output, Monitor or TV and the other end to any Input HDMI connector on the TV.

You need to cycle through the inputs on your TV to get to the DVD player. Press and release the clear TV button on the top left side of the remote, then press the small input button under the TV button and a list will show up on the screen. Pressing the input button again will switch you between the inputs.

How to Connect a TV, VCR & DVD to DISH Network

1. Unplug your Dish Network receiver.
2. Plug your HDMI cable into an HDMI port on your television and plug the other end into the Dish network receiver’s HDMI port.
3. Plug the S-Video cable into the S-Video plug on the back of the DVD player.

Insert a disc into the player. Press the “Play” button on your Dish Network remote. Press “Stop,” “Rewind,” “Fast Forward,” “Pause” and other buttons to ensure that they are controlling your DVD player instead of your Dish Network DVR. Press the “SAT” button to switch back to satellite mode.

Press the “Eject” button on the DVD player (it will be shaped like a triangle over a horizontal bar) to open the disc tray. Put the DVD in the tray and close it either by pressing it in or pressing the eject button. The DVD will then begin playing.

To connect your DVD player to your Smart TV, look for the RCA audio video port behind your TV. The component, or yellow RCA port, is for video: You connect the yellow RCA port on your DVD player to the corresponding jack on your Smart TV.

You can not use a DVD player as a receiver. That is like asking if you can use just your cars tires to tow a trailer by connecting them with just ropes. Your missing several things to make the system work. The sources is what ever generates the audio and video you want to see and hear.

Connect a Coaxial Digital Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or Audio cable to the Audio Output jack on your TV. Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding jacks on the A/V receiver or home theater system. Depending on your device, the audio input may be labeled TV INPUT or VIDEO INPUT.

The Audio Return Channel (ARC) connects your TV and audio system with a single High Speed HDMI® cable and eliminates the need for an additional composite audio or optical cable.

TVs produced from 2016 – present

1. Open the Settings menu on your TV.
2. Navigate to Sound.
3. Select Sound Output.
4. Select Bluetooth Speaker List.
5. Set your Bluetooth device to begin actively pairing.
6. Select the device you wish to pair to the TV.
7. Select Pair and connect.

Yes and there is a catch. This will convert digital audio out from a Samsung to analog audio. You will have to turn on digital audio out in the TV settings.

Select TV or external speakers with Sound Output Press the Home button on your remote, and then navigate to and select Settings. Select Sound, select Sound Output, and then select the desired sound output.