Philips VRA641AT Recording One Channel/Watching Another, With this connection, 2Cable Box/DBS

Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9

With this connection:

•You may watch one channel while recording another.

•You may not record scrambled channels.

1 VCR

IN OUT ANT.IN

R

AUDIO

L

RF OUT

VIDEO

CH3 CH4

2Cable Box/DBS

IN

OUT

75Ω
ANT	/
CABLE

Cable signal

RF coaxial	RF coaxial cable
cable

Connections

1

Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN jack.

2

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

3

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT jack on the Cable Box/DBS to the TV’s ANTENNA IN jack.

Recording One Channel/Watching Another

1

Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).

Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CH(annel) 8/9 button to select the channel you want to record at the VCR. Start the recording.

TV’s

3 ANTENNAIN jack

2

Press the VCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV position. (The VCR light will disappear.)

3

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

Helpful Hint

•When you play a tape, make sure the Cable Box/DBS is set to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the VCR. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).