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I can't get my DVD recorder to work with the TV.

Hello,
To help you, you need to provide the complete references for your two devices

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TV CTL4k. series EP. 68
Samsung player.

For the TV, that's not the right reference; regarding the Samsung player, there must be hundreds of them.
References can be found on the back of the devices on the nameplate.

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DVD _Sh895. XEF
Enregistreur HDD et DVD

Your TV has HDMI inputs and your player has an HDMI output, so you just need to connect them with a good HDMI cable:

Note: Your recorder doesn't have a tuner compatible with the new HD standard, so you cannot record TV programs
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I couldn't find any documentation for this old TV, what are its connections?

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Thank you.