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Hookups (cont’d) 11
Connecting to a TV and a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver
This example shows a Cable Box, but the steps are the same for a Satellite
Receiver. Do not use the G-Link cable if you have a Satellite Receiver.
1
Connect your Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on your
Cable Box.
2
If your Cable Box has an ANTENNA OUT or TO TV jack, connect
an RF coaxial cable to it and to the Recorder’s ANTENNA jack.
If your Cable Box has red, white, and yellow AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks, use the
supplied audio and video cables to connect those jacks to the Recorder’s IN EXT 2
VIDEO (CVBS) and AUDIO L/R jacks instead.
3
Connect an RF coaxial cable to the Recorder’s TV jack and to the
ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on your TV. Your TV’s Antenna In jack may
be labelled RF In or 75 ohm. Check your TV manual for details.
4
Connect the supplied power cord to the MAINS ~ (AC Power) jack
on the rear of the Recorder. Connect the power cords of the
Recorder, Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, and TV to a power outlet.
5
If you have a Cable Box, remove the Demo Pin from the Recorder’s G-
LINK jack. (This should have been in place when you bought the Recorder.)
Connect the supplied G-Link cable to the G-LINK jack now.You will
need this later to use the GUIDE Plus+
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System.
6
Press STANDBY/ON
yy
to turn on the Recorder. Set the Recorder
to channel 3 or 4 (your Cable Box output channel) if you used an RF coaxi-
al cable at step 2. Or,set the Recorder to EXT 2 if you connected the Cable
Box to those jacks at step 2.
7
“IS TV ON? CH03” will appear on the Recorder’s display panel the first time
you turn it on. Turn on the TV and the Cable Box. Set the TV to chan-
nel 3 to receive the picture from the Recorder.
You should see the blue Philips DVD background picture or the Initial Setup
screen. Initial Setup appears the first time you turn on the Recorder. Go to pages
18-20 to complete the Initial Setup.
OUT IN
Cable TV Signal
Cable Box
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AUDIO
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G-LINK
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
OPTICAL OUT
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Back of TV
(example only)
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
To front of Cable Box
COAX OUT
G-LINK
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
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• To watch TV,put the Recorder in
Monitor mode and on channel 3
or 4. (Press MONITOR on the
Recorder’s remote.) Change TV
channels at your Cable Box.
• The Recorder’s display may show
“IS TV ON? C04”instead. If so,
put the TV on channel 4.
• If you need to use TV channel 4
but “IS TV ON? C03” appears on
the display, press and hold the
Number 4 button on the
Recorder’s remote. After several
seconds, the display will change
to “IS TV ON? C04.” Set your TV
to channel 4.
Likewise, if the display shows “IS
TV ON? C04” and you need TV
channel 3, press and hold
Number 3. Use this procedure
while the Recorder is on and “IS
TV ON?...”shows on the display.
• You can use the connections
between the Recorder and a
TV/Stereo shown on pages 12-
16 instead. You will choose a dif-
ferent Video In channel at the TV.
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