I need some help. I was given as a gift a Kenwood
KR-V87R and Kenwood DVD player with two Pioneer speakers. I have a Phillips DVD player hooked up at the moment. What I want to do is run everything through the receiver but where do I begin? I have no instructions. Who out there has this receiver?
Thanks, m

Monitor out of reciever(yellow)
to video input 1 on TV (yellow)
DVD red/white/yellow(rca cables) out to DVD red/white/yellow on reciever.
Vcr Rca out to vcr in on reciever.
TV audio out of TV to TV in on reciever
CB1

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Thank you for helping us. With your help, the CD is now playing through the speakers. We have RED-White to Tape 1 record; Yellow to Left IN.
TV is not coming through speakers.
VCR, working, but not through speakers.
here is the back layout.
Phone--CD--Aux--Tape 1--Tape 2--Video 1--Video 2
What does aux do?

CB made an error: he said to connect the TV audio out to the receiver, but never to connect any audio in to the TV. Only TV tuner sound could be fed to the receiver that way.

My advice is to use the TV as a video monitor only, and always use the receiver for sound, thus:

VCR red, white, and yellow to VCR input on receiver.
DVD red, white, and yellow to DVD input on receiver.
Monitor (yellow) out from reciver to video in on TV.

Now, if you use the TV for TV tuning, you should add a red and white from TV audio out to another red and white input on receiver (aux or something else) and keep TV volume at minimum, mute or (if possible) speakers off.

In any case, don't intermix audio and video. The plug colors don't really matter; they're just colored to help you keep them straight. The important thing is that the colors are kept straight from component to component: audio to audio, left to left, right to right.

Larry
www.fineelectricco.com

"Your toe bone connected to your foot bone
Your foot bone connected to your ankle bone
Your ankle bone connected to your leg bone
Your leg bone connected to your knee bone
Your knee bone connected to your thigh bone
Your thigh bone connected to your hip bone
Your hip bone connected to your back bone
Your back bone connected to your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone connected to your neck bone
Your neck bone connected to your head bone
I hear the Word of the Lord . . ."




















































Apologies chaps. Couldn't resist.

Not a bad little ditty there djy. Are you going to help the original poster hook up a kareoke system as well. :-)

Goodness me! Has one not heard it before?

As for Kareoke - with my singing voice, forget it!

Of course:

"Dem bones, dem bones, dem . . . dry bones;
Dem bones, dem bones, dem . . . dry bones;
Dem bones, dem bones, dem . . . dry bones;
Hear the word of the Lord!"

LarrY
I think we said the same thing, or at least I was thinking the same thing. All audio and video to the reciever, Monitor out to the reciever, audio out of TV to reciever audio in.
Tv is used as a monitor only, all audio is controled thru reciever.

CB1

CB, why the audio from TV to reveiver? Unless the TV't tuner is being used, it's an unnecessary connection. I'm suggesting TV as monitor only, like a projector.

Larry
www.fineelectricco.com

Methinks the good 'ol US of A is going to have to adopt the SCART . . . an' get totally confused.

"Ooooooooh, noooooooo, Mr. Bill!"

I don't know about SCARTs but I would like to see AES/EBU conectors on more equipment.

You dont have to use it, personal choice, I use it for pip, and if you want to watch one program and record another. Depends on the job at hand.

Cb1

Your right about using the tv as a monitor. Everything is on and working fine. I have found as I work on the computer that if you ask, you'll get answers. I am quite proud that we have a great entertainment center and IT IS WORKING! Not bad for a near retired MOM!