It isn't hard to set up a sound system. All you have to do is have the right area and the right equipment to do it. Installing a sound system into your house or even your car is going to be easy if you just know a few simple tips.
When setting up your home theatre surround system you will just need a television, a receiver, a DVD player, and if you would like you can even add in a VCR. There are many possibilities of installation but there are some easier than others.
Start with connecting your satellite, cable or antenna to the VCR and the television. You will be able to receive broadcast and cable signals as well as satellite signals separately from each other. Then you will just need to connect the audio and video outputs of your VCR and DVD to your receiver's inputs. Then the receiver's connections to the VCR should also be connected to the DVD.
This is going to allow your receiver to use the outputs associated with inputs labelled VCR. This will connect the outputs to the audio and video inputs of the VCR. You will also be able to record this way too. If you have a VCR and a DVD recorder connected to the receiver you can dub recordings between the two machines. Now, you will just need to connect the video outputs to the DVD player video input on the receiver. You can also connect the audio to your receiver. You have to use the DVD players digital audio connections that will give you play back options.
The TV monitor should then be connected to the receiver output and receiver inputs to the TV. You will be able to view the video image from the VCR or DVD player after it has already gone through the receiver. You will have to switch the input on the television to be able to see each one.
Then you have to connect the audio outputs from the TV or the auxiliary audio inputs on the receiver. You will be able to watch TV through this or through your home theatre system. Then you will have to hook all of the speakers up to the receiver, and if they are wireless you will have to program them in. You will have to make sure they are connected to the right channel though.
The subwoofer will need to be connected to the receiver as well. This will allow you to feel the rumble while watching your movies. You will want to probably have that be somewhere in the front and have the loudspeakers positioned behind and on the sides of the room. The channel speaker placements are going to be up to you.
