I live in a complex for the elderly and disabled, and I am trying to help a neighbor hook up an old dvd player to an old television. The television is an old CRT type by Sanyo with a composite (red/white/yellow) A/V input in front, and a coaxial cable in back.
I ran the appropriate cable from the DVD player to the composite input in the front, but have not been able to switch the television to pick up the DVD player signal. I believe that the problem is that the television's original remote control is missing (the television was given to my neighbor secondhand) and while she is able to use a universal remote control to change the channel, the universal remote does not have the "input" button from the original remote.
I tried to change the channel using the buttons on the TV and I tried rescanning the channel list to see if this would add the DVD input to the channel list, but with no success.
I am wondering if there is something else I can do, or if there is nothing that can be done with the current equipment, what is the best way to proceed. An inexpensive solution is needed since my neighbor has very little income.
Edit: my apologies for posting this in "other consumer electronics" rather than in "home theater." I filled out the question form while reading a seemingly related post, but I now see that this is incorrect.
I ran the appropriate cable from the DVD player to the composite input in the front, but have not been able to switch the television to pick up the DVD player signal. I believe that the problem is that the television's original remote control is missing (the television was given to my neighbor secondhand) and while she is able to use a universal remote control to change the channel, the universal remote does not have the "input" button from the original remote.
I tried to change the channel using the buttons on the TV and I tried rescanning the channel list to see if this would add the DVD input to the channel list, but with no success.
I am wondering if there is something else I can do, or if there is nothing that can be done with the current equipment, what is the best way to proceed. An inexpensive solution is needed since my neighbor has very little income.
Edit: my apologies for posting this in "other consumer electronics" rather than in "home theater." I filled out the question form while reading a seemingly related post, but I now see that this is incorrect.
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