Philips DVDR99 owner manual Setting Up a Cable Box, Finalizing Setup

Setting Up a Cable Box

9 Press 8CH+ or 9CH- to select your Cable Box out- put channel, then press OK.

If you used an RF coaxial cable to connect the Cable Box to the DVD Recorder (as shown on page 2 of this Guide), choose channel 2, 3, or 4. If you used Audio and Video cables as shown on page 3 of this Guide, choose EXT2. If you connected the Cable Box to other jacks of the DVD Recorder, select EXT 1, CAM 1, or CAM 2.

10Directions for connecting the G-Link cable will appear on the TV screen. If you have not connected the G-Link cable yet, do so now. Press OK when the G-Link cable is connected and you are ready to continue. More connection details are on pages 2-3 of this Guide.

11A list of Cable Box brands will appear. Press 8CH+ or 9CH- to select your Cable Box brand, then press

OK. If your brand is not listed, select “Not Listed.”

12You will be advised to turn on the Cable Box and set it to channel 2. After doing this, press OK to continue.

13The DVD Recorder will start testing codes, which will allow the G-Link cable to change the Cable Box to channel 9. A

message will ask you to confirm whether the Cable Box has changed to channel 9. Press 8CH+ to select

Yes if the Cable Box has changed to channel 9, then press OK.

If the Cable Box does not change to channel 9, check all connections. Then, press 8CH+ or 9CH- to select “Test this code again,” then press OK. Or, press 8CH+ or 9CH- to choose No, then press OK. The DVD Recorder will try a different code.

Repeat this process as necessary until the Cable Box changes to channel 9. Several codes may have to be tested before the correct one is found.

Finalizing Setup

14The GUIDE Plus+® System settings will appear (“Confirming Your Settings”). If the settings are correct, press

8CH+ to choose “Yes, end setup,” then press OK. If the settings are incorrect, press 9CH- to choose “No, repeat setup process,” then press OK.You will go through the setup screens again. Change any incorrect information.

15Helpful information about the GUIDE Plus+® System will appear. Press OK to continue.

16Another message confirming completion of setup will appear.You will be prompted to press OK to activate “Watch TV.” Press OK.You are finished!

Within a few seconds, the DVD Recorder will turn itself off, then on again.

17Press STANDBY y to turn off the DVD Recorder.

The GUIDE Plus+® System programming informa- tion will be available in about 24 hours. When the Recorder is off, channels will change on your Cable Box. This is normal, as the unit is searching for GUIDE Plus+® System information. For best results, turn off the DVD Recorder overnight so it can receive the GUIDE Plus+® System programming information. Leave the Cable Box turned on.

	REC/OTR			STANDBY		17
	TIMER	REC MODE PLAY MODE			TV/DVD
	MONITOR	DIM	RETURN		T/C
	•TV				i
	DISC MANAGER FSS		SELECT
	SUBTITLE	AUDIO		ANGLE	ZOOM
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9-16				GUIDE/TV
	DISC		OK
			CH+
	MENU
	SYSTEM		CH-
	STOP		PLAY	TV VOLUME
	Ç
		SLOW	PAUSE
	H			k	G

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•You must connect the G-Link cable in order to make programmed recordings with a Cable Box. Otherwise, the DVD Recorder cannot change channels at the Cable Box. The wrong channel may record if you do not use the G-Link cable.

•Remember, you cannot use the GUIDE Plus+® System if you connected the DVD

Recorder to a Satellite Receiver.

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