Denon AVR-886 Receiver "vidoe hdmi" Questions

vidoe components should run directly to TV via HDMI, component, etc., as input. Anything you hook to Tv can be watched using TV's menu, ie: TV, DVR< etc., of course, if you use component cables

...vidoe wire from TV directly to DVD player AND satellite. At first I thought it was the wire,but now that I confirmed color returns, any other ideas....it seems when I run the signal through the Denon ...

...vidoe jacks. I am really afraid to remove anything from the back of the Denon though! Thanks to all in advance. You won't need the VCR, that's only used for a cable box, and since you have one now ...