Philips VR810BPH Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System, Connections, Details are on

8 Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:

•You may view any channel.

•You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR.

•You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.

•You may not set up channels at the VCR.

•You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time if you are not using the Controller. Set the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel; set the CH3/CH4 switch to CH3 or CH4, whichever channel is not used or least used in your area, and set the TV to the same channel. Set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording, select the Cable Box/DBS output channel. (This is step 3 on page 40.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.

•To set up the Controller, see pages 50-54.

Cable Box/DBS VCR

	IN
	OUT						LP 20917-003
1	VIDEO			OUT	IN		VHF/UHF
		(MONO)	IN	OUT			ANTENNA IN
	L	S
	AUDIO	V		S VIDEO		CABLE BOX
	R	I				CH3	CH4 TV OUT
		D
		E
	OUT	IN O
Cable signal

2 RF coaxial cable

Connections

1

Connect a Cable signal to the IN jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

2

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT jack on the Cable Box/DBS to the ANTENNA IN jack on the VCR.

3

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the TV OUT jack on the VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN jack.

Recording/Viewing Any Channel

1

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CH(annel) 8/9 button to set the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel.

ANT	/	TV’s
75Ω
CA
BLE		ANTENNA

IN jack

3RF coaxial cable

2

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR. Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the VCR to the same channel.

3

Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.

Helpful Hint

•If you are using Record Link, use audio and video cables to connect the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks on the DBS to the AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR.

Details are on page 35.