Connecting a VCR and Cable Box

NOTE: A cable box with AUDIO OUT jacks such as the one used in the example on this page might pass stereo sound to the TV. Check with your cable TV company. The RF jack out- put jack on a cable box (commonly labeled “OUT TO TV,” “OUTPUT,” or “OUT”) will not pass stereo sound to your TV.

1 Connect the incoming cable TV signal to a two-way signal splitter. The signal splitter enables you to route the cable signal to the TV without using the OUT TO TV jack on the cable box, which will not pass stereo sound to the TV.

2 Using a coaxial cable, connect to one of the connectors on the signal splitter

Back of TV

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICE 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVI

 

 

 

G S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

AV1

R

L

V

AV6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pr

Pb

Y

 

5

 

 

MON

OUT

L

V

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

AV2

R

L

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV5

 

 

 

AV3 SUB OUT

 

 

 

 

RGB+HV

 

 

R

L

STANDARD/

Pr

2

 

 

 

 

 

HD INPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

TUNER

AV4

 

 

STANDARD/

Pb

Y

R

L

HD INPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incoming

Cable TV

Signal

1

Signal

Splitter

and to the TUNER jack on the back of the TV.

3 Using a coaxial cable, connect to the

AUDIO

L

OUT IN

R

VIDEO

OUT IN CH3 CH4

other connector on the signal splitter and to the CABLE IN jack on the back of the cable box.

4 Using Audio/Video cables, connect to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the cable box and to the corresponding AUDIO and VIDEO IN

TV

AV1:Other

Source OK AV2:Other

AV3:Other

AV4:Other

AV5:Other

AV6:Other

SIDE:Other

Back of VCR

(example only)

jacks on the back of the VCR.

5 Using Audio/Video cables, connect to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the VCR and to the corre- sponding AV2 audio (L and R) and video (V) input jacks on the back of the TV.

OUTPUT

 

 

CH

 

3

4

 

CABLE

VIDEO

R AUDIO L

IN

OUT

OUT

3

Back of Cable Box (example only)

INFO

 

SELECT

PIXEL

TV

CC

SURR

HD 7

8 SURF

 

 

 

6 Press the Source (AV+) button on the remote control to access the Source list.

7 Press the Cursor Up or Down button to select the AV2 input source.

8 Press the OK button to confirm your choice. The set is now switched to the AV2 input source for the viewing of pro- grams from the cable box or the VCR.

HELPFUL HINT

Color Coding Used on Jacks and Plugs to simplify connections:

Yellow: Video (Composite Video)

Red: Right Audio

White: Left Audio.

PIP

7 MUTE

6

AV+

ACTIVE

SAP CONTROL CLOCK

NOTE: Since you’ve connected the cable TV signal directly to the TV’s tuner (step 2 above), you can watch the unscrambled programs by sim- ply tuning to the desired channel. To store channels in the TV’s memory, you must use Autoprogram, which you can access through “Install” in the TV’s on-screen menu. See the Autoprogram section in the Quick Use and Setup Guide that came with the TV. If you use Autoprogram, you can select channels by pressing the CH + or – buttons on the TV remote control (in TV mode). Otherwise, you must press the digit (number) buttons to tune directly to the channel you desire.

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Philips 55PL9774, 62PL9774 setup guide Connecting a VCR and Cable Box

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