Video works when playing DVD, but not with Dish signal.

All DVD players will have have cables in the back that will also be plugged into the tv
1 is a power cord to wall
The others are for audio and video there are 3 types or ways to wire a DVD player
it will be a coax cable that i wide and stiff & the connector screws on, that is for video, and it will require 2 other cords that are red & white for audio. They just push in
Or
you have a set of 5 cables that are colored green blue yellow for video red white. For audio these just push in
Or
you will have an HDMI that is one cord with a wide connector that will push in

if you can see the back of the tv you can follow the cable from the DVD player to the back of the tv and the tv will have a label very near the connector indicating which input the DVD player is on.

If you cannot see the back of the tv; you will have to check to make sure your cables are securely plugged in.

turn off the dish network device

Turn on the DVD player and wait about 20 seconds, press play this way there is a signal or picture going to one of the inputs.

turn on the tv, "smart tv's" will know that a signal is coming in and they Adjust to the input that is sending a signal. If yours does not do that

press input wait 20 seconds each time you press it until you see a picture from the dvd.

if that doesn't work the your problem is the cables
if your press input and the tv screen says dvd; but your cables are plugged into another input like AUX or game, then you have to chose AUX or Game on the screen to view the dvd.

please reply to the comments if you are successful or have more information and I can help you resolve this issue,

GoodLuck!!!

Check your audio cables,, maybe you have a speaker switch turned off. Or a source selection switch, or even a mute switch?

inverter board dry soldering or bad capacitor or damaged mosfet

Your DVD outputs composite Video & and an Audio signal, subsequently you must have AV inputs on your set they are Red & White (Audio) & Yellow (Video) RCA Jacks. If you do not have these then you are a bit stumped. You may however get a RF Modulator, this takes the Composite Video & Audio signal, and converts it into a TV Signal that can be "Received" on a TV Channels.
I have included a link so you understand what I am talking about.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Shack-RF-Modulator-Model-15-1214-PLUS-AV-Cables_W0QQitemZ300395036829QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f0f0809d#ht_500wt_1156

check the video is going from output on the dvd player to the input of the tv. Good Luck.

* Possible Problem *
It's not clear how you have each of the components connected to the TV, but you do mention that you used the "yellow" and s-video connections. Those are both video connections. The yellow is a "composite video" connection. Many TVs won't accept signals from both the yellow and the s-video connections at the same time. Usually one will override the other.

* Possible Solution *
Make sure the satellite dish is on and (hopefully) on a valid channel. Try disconnecting the s-video and checking the screen. If it didn't work, remove the yellow connection and replace the s-video cable. Check again.

If the problem persists, please explain how the TV, dish and the dvd/vcr devices are connected to each other (audio cables not relevant).

OK, From what I am understanding is that you both are trying to uilize a digital audio source (HDMI cables are digital audio only) and hence this is the problem. You can only use an analog audio source (connection) to utilize the audio output to zone 2. A simple soultion is to use the analog audio in conjuction with the digital. Connect the digital (HDMI, Optical, Coax) to the main zone and the left and right audios to zone 2.

Can you try just running a/v cable from your tv output to the inputs on the ilo, then whatever you watch on your tv you can record on your dvd burner. My new SDTV doesnt have audio out except Coax so this won't work for me on that tv. Why doesnt the newer tv's have audio AND video outputs???

Using the remote control, push the left arrow until display shows Coax1 (or 2, depending on your setup), then push the up arrow to set it to TV/SAT.
Conversely, depending on your setup, you can push the left arrow to display Comp1 (or2) then push the up arrow to set the correct video setting-- DVD/LD I assume.

Unfortunately, you cannot use the connectors at the same time. The S-Video connector overrides the standard video connector. This is why they share common audio left/right inputs. If you could use them separately, they would each have their own set of audio inputs. (S-Video does not carry audio signals on the cable.) I'm assuming that you are connecting your Satellite as an input to your VCR, and then your VCR to the TV via a video connection. The VCR passes the satellite signal through unless you are watching a tape, then it overrides the dish signal. You have a few choices here: 1. You can connect the coaxial (RF) output from the VCR to the TV, and watch the satellite and VCR on channel 3 (or 4). You can then connect the DVD via S-Video, and watch it on "video". This is the simplest solution, and provides the best picture quality for the DVD (with this TV), but lower quality for the dish and VCR. 2. You can connect the DVD player via RF (if it supports that), watch the DVD on channel 3, and connect the VCR via video. This will make the DVD picture quality terrible. 3. You can replace the VCR with a combo DVD/VCR unit. You can then connect the S-Video out from the combo unit to the TV. This is a more expensive solution. 4. You can replace the TV with a model that includes more inputs. This is the most expensive solution, but will allow you to watch your DVD over component cables (very high quality) and VCR and dish over S-Video. Ironically, the obvious choice, connecting the DVD as an input to the VCR (as a pass-through) simply WON'T WORK. The signal put out by the DVD player is "copy protected" (using a system called MacroVision) which the VCR will refuse to play, even as a pass-though. Best of luck with this. Given that you are trying to make this all work without replacing equipment, I recommend option #1, until you decide to break down and buy a shiny new HDTV. They are coming down in price every week, but only you can decide when the time is right.