How do I hook up VCR & TV & DVD Player & RF Adapter & cable box?

Here's what I have.

** An older TV with only the coax cable outlet.

** A digital cable box with all the options.

** A DVD player that has the red/yellow/white RCA plugins, and a subwoofer and surround speakers (four, but I'm not using the rear speakers)

** A VCR with only the white and yellow RCA plugins.

** An RF adapter.

What I'm trying to do is get cable to play on the TV...

Be able to watch a video through the VCR...

Watch a DVD on TV (so far I have sound, but no video)...

Use the speakers from the DVD player for the main sound (but that's just icing on the cake if possible)...

Any guidance? I've tried following the directions of the RF adapter and the DVD/CD player, but I'm way confused now. I don't know the order of cable jack -> ?? -?? -??.

Thanks!

Alrighty Jim, let's see what we can do here...

Put the RF adapter aside, for we will not need it in the connection setup I am about to recommend. Here are the steps:

1. Connect your cable box's coaxial output to your VCR's coaxial input.

2. Connect your VCR's coaxial output to your TV's single coaxial connection.

3. Connect your DVD player's RCA output (only white and yellow) to your VCR's RCA input (match the white and yellow).

At this point, everything should work fine except for having the speakers hooked up to the DVD player work also for sound while watching cable. For that to work, the DVD player must have RCA (red and white) inputs on the back. If it does, connect a set of RCA audio cables (red and white only) from your cable box's output (red and white only) to the DVD player's input matching the colors.