How Do I Connect a DVD Recorder to Dish Network.

[MOTUfan]

OK I am moved into my new house, I got DISH Network installed, the installer ran it through my Panasonic recorder but when I go to turn on the recorder need to switch the channel from 3 which I use to watch DISH to Video Input channel 2. Anyone on here know how to connect the dvd recorders to the DISH HDD so I can record from DISH to my DVD recorder?? I tried to change my Panasonic to ch. 3 but it didnt work. Help!!!


Brent

[markatisu]

As far as I know Brent you should be hooking up DISH via A/V cables and controlling the satellite through the receiver box.

Meaning on the Panasonic you would be recording Input 1 or 2 (Input Front or Input Rear)

It sounds more like its hooked up *** backwards, you should be able to fix that because the installer is only required to position the dish and install the wiring (and it sounds again like its *** backwards)

[MOTUfan]

OK I did check and the reciever is hooked up through the panasonics iRF in and out. I tried to disconnect those and go with the AV cables from reciever 1 to av in and av out to my panasonics av in and my panasonics av out to my tv av in. And I tried it on ch 3, ch 4, video 1 and video 2 and only the video or L2 work for the panasonic to watch DVDs or view the menu or HDD but to watch TV I can only fdo that on ch 3. but I cannot have the panasonic on ch 3 only L@/Video2

[debwalsh]

I've hooked up my Panasonic to DISH both ways, but if you've got the ViP 622, you need to be in dual mode, I think, in order for RF out to work. I've got my TV1 attached to the HD television, and TV2 attached to the recorder. So far I'm finding captions to be a challenge, though. I've got my old receiver connected through L2, my TV2 on the HD receiver connected through L1, and analogue cable through L3.

[MOTUfan]

I've got the dual setup. And would like to get the panasonic setup in the living room, then eventually once I get my Pioneers remote repair have that one back up. So how do I hook this up step by step I have the Dish DVR 625.

Brent

[debwalsh]

The 625 has a completely different set of outputs from the 622 that I have. I told the installer to just hook the unit up to the TV, and then I read the manual so I could figure out the best way to hook it all up myself. Still not sure if I'm going to stick with it, since TV2 out doesn't use the S-Video output. But I'm loving having the ability to record 3 shows at once across my 2 DVRs.

[MOTUfan]

I have DISH coming back out on Friday to get it all hooked up for me

Brent

[MOTUfan]

Ok its all hooked up. Now I just need to wait for the "100 years, 100 Hours of John Wayne" to be over so I can then clean my Panasonic as it is not reading blank dvds again ugh.

Brent