I set up Apple TV & now my DVD player won't display on my TV.

I have changed nothing about my original set-up. Cable box/DVR to TV (coaxial). Cable box/DVR to DVD player (RCA). DVD player to TV (RCA). Apple TV to TV (HDMI). And disconnecting the Apple TV box from the TV didn't fix it so whatever happened, it's not in the wiring and this also makes it even more frustrating because now I can't just go back to what it was before I plugged in the ATV box. Also I didn't change any of the settings on my TV other than hitting the button to switch back and forth from the HDMI device, unless I did it without being aware of it. The TV is still in full communication with the cable box and Apple TV works perfectly. I feel like it's something really simple and I just can't see it. Please help!

Do check all cables are plugged in properly bot to TV and all boxes as it's easy to dislodge them.   Not sure why you need DVD player connected over RCA to both the cable box and the TV - did you used to play the DVD player through the cable box? There may be an input selection on cable box Remote to choose it.  Unlikely that the DVR can record from the DVD player - I'd expect it to only record cable, if it could record external source macrovision would probably prevent DVD from recording properly.
I doubt it's anything specifically to do with AppleTV unless it's forcing the non-coaxial source (often labelled AV on the remote with TV for co-axial signals either analogue or digital) selection to HDMI all the time.  Have you tried unplugging HDMI?
Check your TV manual - some TVs allow you to 'remove' certain AV inputs from the selectable list if not in use and you or someone might have inadvertently done so.
It may be a case of disconnecting all devices and re-adding individually or one at a time to see how best to configure the non-HDMI inputs - reduce the number of potential competing variables.

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