Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver (cont’d) 9

This connection allows you to program an unattended recording of more than one unscram- bled channel and to watch one channel while recording another. After you connect the VCR, Cable Box/DSS Receiver, and TV as shown below, the features on this page will be available.

1.Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s

ANT(enna) IN Jack.

CABLE

BOX IN OUT ANT.IN

R

AUDIO

L

RF OUT

VIDEO

CH3 CH4

2. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the RF OUT Jack on the VCR to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DSS Receiver.

3. Use a second RF coaxial cable to con-

 

 

 

nect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box/DSS

 

 

 

Receiver to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.

7

5V

 

 

ANT

 

 

 

EN

 

IN

NA

 

 

IN

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

ANTENNA IN Jack

(on back of TV)

Recording One Channel/Watching Another

1

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

With the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons at the VCR to select the channel you want to record. Start the recording.

2

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

3

Use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons on the TV to set the TV to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver output channel (03 or 04).

4

Use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons on the Cable Box/DSS Receiver to select the channel you want to watch.

Playing a Tape

1

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel).

2

Make sure the Cable Box/DSS Receiver is on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch.

3

Use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons at the TV to set the TV to the Cable Box output channel (03 or 04).

4

Press the PLAY button to play the tape.

Helpful Hints

You cannot record scrambled chan- nels with this connection.

This connection may not work with your cable system. You may have to use the connection shown on page eight.

To return to the channel being recorded, use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons at the Cable Box to set the Cable Box to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch. Then, press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR position.

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Philips VRX463 Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver cont’d, Recording One Channel/Watching Another, Playing a Tape