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How do I connect my analog receiver to my digital TV?

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David Ramirez

Published Mar 21, 2026

How do I connect my analog receiver to my digital TV?

Connect a Coaxial Digital Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or Audio cable to the audio output jack of the television. Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding jacks on the stereo receiver or home theater system.

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What do I need to connect an old TV to an old receiver?

To connect an old receiver to a new TV, a converter box is required that will convert the analog signals into an HDMI signal that the new TV is capable of reading. The type of converter needed will depend on the old receiver’s connection type for video output (Composite, Component, or S-Video).

Can a smart TV be connected to a receiver?

Using analog or digital cables from a smart TV into a receiver offers users an alternative to HDMI. HDMI has been an all-in-one audio and video solution for almost twenty years. The ease of having audio and video content from one cable from a television to a receiver has made connecting devices a cinch.

Can you connect an old AVR to a new TV?

However, older models of AVRs will not have modern connection types, and thus we will have to find a way to convert analog signals to digital and vice versa, depending on how you plan to connect your old AVR to your new TV. This connector is sometimes also called a phon connector.

How can I hook up my TV to my Receiver?

Thanks. Connect all your video sources to the TV. Use HDMI if you can. Connect all your audio only sources directly to the receiver. Connect the RCA analog audio output of the TV to one of the inputs of the receiver. You can use any one but phono. Check the TV manual on how to use the analog output.

Using analog or digital cables from a smart TV into a receiver offers users an alternative to HDMI. HDMI has been an all-in-one audio and video solution for almost twenty years. The ease of having audio and video content from one cable from a television to a receiver has made connecting devices a cinch.

How can I connect my old receiver to my new TV?

May be you have to enable that analogue audio output on your TV. Check the manual how to do it. You can check whether you’ve chosen correct receiver input by unplugging the cable from the TV, and touching the center pin of the RCA cable – you will hear humming from the speakers.

Can a old TV be converted to a smart TV?

Note that your old TV needs to have an HDMI port to connect to any smart Android TV boxes. Alternatively, you can also use any HDMI to AV/RCA converter in case your old TV doesn’t have an HDMI port.

Why is my old TV receiver not working?

The only analogue audio output options are to use “Headphone/Audio Out Variable” and to make sure the Audio Format is set to PCM instead of “Pass through”. Both of these settings are selected and still no go. And no matter what input I have the RCA cables plugged into on the receiver there is no humming.