How to Connect a DVD Player to a Stereo Receiver
Your stereo receiver in your home entertainment possesses various ports where you can insert different pieces of equipment, so that the sound for that electronic device may pass through and play via your speakers. A DVD player is just one device that connects to your receiver. Typically, it connects rather easily and requires little effort on your part.
- Purchase RCA cables, if you have not done so already.
- Connect your speakers to your stereo receiver. Each speaker should connect to stereo receiver, by the end of the wire plugging into the out port on the receiver. Generally, you will notice the port labeled “Output” or “Out." You may have to plug the correct speaker with the corresponding port on the receiver, by looking for matching stickers. However, many speaker systems do not require the speakers connect in any particular port.
- Connect any subwoofers to the receiver.
- Decide if you want to add tweeters to the entertainment center in your home. If you do, hook up them up, as well.
- Plug your DVD player into your television.
- Hook up the audio cord to the audio outputs on your DVD player. The audio cord should consist of two mini jack plugs. Attach the cables using color coding. For instance, plug the red connector into the red port on the player. It should connect to the “Audio Out” port. Likewise, you should also connect the white plug to its corresponding white “Audio Out” port.
- Plug the other end of the cords into the inputs. Therefore, the red plug should plug into the red “Audio In” port. The white plug also needs connected, so you should plug it into the “Audio In” port.
- Plug in the power cords for the speaker system and the DVD player. Turn all devices on and test them.