Wyatt,

Depends on what you want to do with the satellite box and VHS Deck. If you want to record then connect the satellite received directly to the input feed, the out-put to the VCR In, then the VCR Out to the TV. Cabling can be difficult, adapters are available. Both the Direct box and VCR will be either channel 3 or 4 out, and that is what the TV needs to be set to.

You probably have two sets of input jacks on the TV. If all you will be doing is playback, or copying VHS to DVD (If you have a writable DVD drive in the deck.) then you can connect the Direct box directly to one input set on the TV, and the VCR to the other set with appropriate cables and adapters if necessary. Radio Shack will have everything you need. In the second case turn off the Direct box when using the VCR, and the VCR when viewing satellite signals.

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