Quite a few connection options, but also a few questions.
Are you using a cable box ?
If yes, What types of output connections does it have ?
Some connection options.
Does the 1050's remote operate most of your TV ?
The input select button for the TV could be on some strange button and you can simply use the 1050 remote to select the audio source and then change the remote's mode to select the TV's input source / If the remote works with the TV - volume - channel - etc. pretty good chance the TV's input select is on some other key
After you have programed a device into the remote some of the 1050's remote buttons at the bottom have other functions when you switch the mode of the remote, just have to try them all to see if you can find the correct one.
The most basic cable boxes only have the CoAx (screw on) connector. In this case connect the cable box to your VCR via the CoAx and leave the VCR on the correct channel 3/4.
Use the cable box to select channels.
You then run the VCR's A/V outputs ( AUDIO red-white / VIDEO-yellow ) from the VCR in to the 1050's VCR A/V inputs. ( red-white-yellow )
You connect the 1050's video out (yellow) to your TV's Video input. (yellow)
You still have to change video input on the TV for VCR and DVD.
If you have a cable box with the RCA type A/V outputs ( red-white-yellow ) you can run these into the A/V inputs ( red-white-yellow ) on the VCR.
You then connect the VCR's A/V outputs ( red-white-yellow ) to the 1050's VCR AV inputs. ( red-white-yellow )
Connect the 1050's video out (yellow) to the TV's video in (yellow).
You set the VCR to the A/V video input and change the channel on the cable box.
You still have to change video input on the TV for VCR and DVD.
No box -
Connect the CoAx cable to the VCR.
You then connect the VCR's A/V (R-W-Y) outputs to the 1050's VCR inputs.
You then run the 1050's video out (Y) to the video in (Y) on the TV.
you still have to change video input on the TV for VCR and DVD.
IMHO best solution for switching audio - video sources on a TV's with out using the component video inputs.
(Red-Green-Blue RCA plugs in a group)
Want to stop switching inputs on the TV ?
You might consider a S-VHS VCR which uses a S-video connection like your DVD. Even though many cable boxes will not have a S-video output type plug you should still be able to connect the cable box to the S-VHS VCR in the same way (CoAx or RCA-A/V R-W-Y cables)
Most S-VHS VCR's will have two A/V input sets one set with the yellow video and one set with S-Video.
If the cable box has S-video output plug use a S-video cable in place of the yellow video to connect the cable box to the VCR's A/V inputs
You then use the Red-White audio and S-video out from the S-VCR substituting the S-video for the yellow video cable to bring the S-VHS VCR-CableTV A/V signals in to the 1050's VCR S-video and audio inputs.
You would also have to bring the DVD's Audio R-W or optical cable and S-video into the 1050's DVD inputs.
Best audio option for the DVD is probably the optical cable in place of the R-W RCA's for the DD-DTS signals, When you select DVD on the 1050 you toggle through the digital input select on the 1050, once you have selectd-assaigned the correct digital input for the DVD input on the 1050 you can just leave it there, when you select DVD the S-video is passed through and the digital audio input is played
You would then use the S-Video out from the 1050 to connect to the TV. In this case you would just leave the TV set to the S-Video input. When you switch between the S-VHS VCR and the DVD you would always have S-video coming through the 1050.
I will be adding a S-VHS VCR at some time to help simplify my video switching setup.
These connections also work with DSS which is just like having a cable box in the setup(S-video)
Humm, Hope you can follow this.
Probably easier to just draw a simple diagram.
It's not to difficult if you just take your time.
[This message has been edited by Steve_C (edited January 16, 2003).]