Dave,
it sounds to me like you don't have video input from your satellite into your VCR. I'm making some assumptions here that you have you're satellite hooked into your receiver?!? If so, you'll need to do one of two things. Either run your satellite connections directly through your VCR first, instead of going to the receiver like you have now (correct me if I'm wrong, but this will require you to have your VCR on at all times when you're watching TV). Your second option, and probably easier, is to make sure you have RCA cables hooked up from VCR1 OUT on the back of the receiver to the VIDEO/AUDIO IN on your VCR. This should pass both the audio and video signal to your VCR when everything is turned on.
