Philips DVDR980 Installation, Connections back side of your DVD recorder, Connecting to a TV set

Installation

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Connections - back side of your DVD recorder

-Please refer to your TV set, VCR, Stereo System and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections.

-Do not connect the power until all other connections are made.

-Do not connect your DVD recorder to your TV set via your VCR, because the video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.

-For better sound reproduction you can connect the recorder audio outputs to your amplifier, receiver, stereo system or A/V equipment. For this see ‘Connecting to A/V receiver or A/V amplifier’.

Caution:

Do not connect the recorder’s audio output to the phono input of your audio system in order to avoid damage to your equipment.

Connecting to the antenna

•Remove the antenna (aerial) cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the antenna socket at the back of the DVD recorder.

•Plug one end of the antenna (aerial) cable supplied (1) into the TV socket on the DVD recorder and the other end into the antenna input socket on your TV set.

The antenna connection transmits TV channels through the Recorder to the TV, you still need a video connection to send DVD playback from the Recorder to the TV. See ‘Connecting to a TV’ set.

If your TV set is not equipped with a SCART connector, you can connect the DVD recorder with the S-video (Y/C) sockets.

S-video (Y/C) connection

•Connect the S-video output socket to the corresponding input socket on the TV set, using the supplied S-video cable (3).

•Connect the audio Left (white) and Right (red) output sockets to the corresponding sockets on the TV set using the audio cable supplied (5).

TV

5

AUX- I/0

EXT 2

EXT 4 EXT 3

TO TV I/0

EXT 1

If your TV set is not equipped with S-video sockets, then connect the DVD recorder with the CVBS sockets to your TV set.

Connecting to a TV set

To obtain the highest possible picture and sound quality from your TV set it is recommended to use the SCART connector on both DVD recorder and TV set.

•Connect the bottom SCART connector (EXT 1) to the TV set, using the SCART cable supplied (2) as shown in the drawing. If your TV set is equipped with EasyLink or Cinema Link, make sure you use the correct SCART connector. For this refer to the user manual of your TV set.

TV

Video (CVBS) connection

•Connect the Video (CVBS) output socket (yellow) to the corresponding input socket on the TV set using the video cable supplied (4).

•Connect the audio Left (white) and Right (red) output sockets to the corresponding sockets on the TV set using the audio cable supplied (5).

TV

5

2

AUX- I/0

EXT 2

AUX- I/0

EXT 2

EXT 4 EXT 3

EXT 4	EXT 3	TO TV I/0
	TO TV I/0	EXT 1

EXT 1

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