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COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUT
CVBS OUT
S-VIDEO OUT
VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT
AUDIO
ANTENNA-IN
TV-OUT
TO TV
EXT1
TO VCR/SAT
EXT2
P
B
P
R
Y
R
L
TO
VCR
TO
TV
A
Connecting Recorder and TV
A Unplug the existing antenna cable from your TV and
connect it to the ANTENNA IN socket on the
recorder.
z If you have a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver,
connect a scart cable from the EXT2-TO VCR/
SAT scart socket on the recorder to the SCART
(TO VCR) socket on the Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver.
Note The antenna connection may not be required,
depending on the capabilities of your Cable Box /
Satellite Receiver. Refer to its user manual for more
information.
B Connect an RF antenna cable (supplied) from the
TV-OUT socket on the recorder to the
Antenna In socket on the TV.
C Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the
EXT1-TO TV scart socket on the recorder to the
SCART socket on your TV.
D Plug in the power cable from the recorder to an AC
power outlet.
Note Refer to the accompanying User Manual for
other possible connections.
AM/
12 mm
A
B
C
A
Connect the various coloured plugs from the
speakers and subwoofer to the same coloured
sockets on the AV Receiver.
B Connect the FM antenna to the inner pin of the
FM 75 socket. Extend the antenna for optimum
reception.
C Unfold the AM/MW loop antenna and fix the claw
into the slot. Push the tabs and insert the wires into
the AM/MW sockets.
Note Keep the antennas away from the electronic
devices to prevent unwanted interference.
D Plug in the power cable from the AV Receiver to an
AC power outlet.
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Set up
COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUT
CVBS OUT
S-VIDEO OUT
VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT
AUDIO
ANTENNA-IN
TV-OUT
TO TV
EXT1
TO VCR/SAT
EXT2
MAINS
P
B
P
R
Y
R
L
AM/
COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUT
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO
P
B
P
R
Y
R
L
A
This connection enables you to hear the recorder
playback from the AV Receiver. It supports multi-
channel surround sound output.
z
Connect the coaxial cable (supplied) between the
COAXIAL OUT socket on the recorder and
COAXIAL IN socket on the AV Receiver.
B
Connecting Speakers and radio
antennas to AV Receiver
C
Connecting Recorder and AV
Receiver
Antenna
Television ( rear)
Philips Recorder (rear)
Philips AV
Receiver (rear)
Philips Recorder (rear)
A
Finding the viewing channel
A Press 2 STANDBY-ON on the recorder.
B Turn on the TV.
You should see the installation menu.
Dansk
Français
Italiano
Nederlands
Norsk
Español
Deutsch
Menu Language
English
Please select your language.
Denes the languages of all
on-screen menu displays.
C In case you don’t see the recorder’s setting menu,
press the Channel Down button on the TVs remote
control repeatedly (or AV, SELECT,
°
button) until
you see the menu. This is the correct viewing
channel for the recorder.
B
Start initial installation
Use the recorder’s remote control and follow the on-
screen instructions to complete the installation.
A Select the desired menu language, your country and
the TV shape.
Note Press OK or the Green button on the
remote control to go to the next screen.
B Press OK to start automatic analogue channel
search.
Previous Skip
Channel search
Start Auto search
C Once complete, press the Green button to
continue.
D Enter the correct time in the entry field, press OK
followed by the Green button to continue.
Proceed the same for date entry.
E To continue with the GUIDE Plus+ installation,
press the Green button.
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Otherwise, press the Red button to skip.
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Enjoy
Cable TV/
Satellite Receiver
About the Time Shift Buffer
(TSB)
Once you turn on the recorder, the selected TV
programme will be stored in a temporary hard disk
storage called Time Shift Buffer ‘TSB’. The ‘TSB’ can
store up to 6 hours of programmes temporarily.
Press INFO to display the Time Shift video bar.
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22:04:30
Notes:
- The contents in the time shift video bar will be
cleared when you press STANDBY ON (2).
- The blue LED on the recorder will be lit up when the
Time Shift Buffer is active or when you playback a
recording from the hard disk drive.
Watch TV – Pause live TV
Your Philips Recorder allows you to control the TV
programme. You can PAUSE it as if you were in control
of the live broadcast.
A Turn on your recorder to the live TV mode and
press P +/- to select a TV programme.
z
To hear recorder playback from the AV Receiver,
turn on the AV Receiver. If no sound, press
SOURCE repeatedly to change the input source
mode for the AV Receiver to ‘COAX IN’.
B Press PAUSE LIVE TV to suspend it.
C Press PAUSE LIVE TV
again to continue.
D To return to live broadcast, press LIVE TV.
About the internal hard disk
drive
This recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media
Jukebox, allowing you to store and playback your TV
programmes, videos, music and photos les.
Press HOME on the remote control to access your
contents stored in the { Hard Disk }.
Current time
of playback
Selected clips for
recording
Programmes
stored in the ‘TSB’
Start time of the
programme
Present time
SOURCE
HOME
LIVE TV
TIMER
PAUSE LIVE TV
GUIDE Plus+
C
Install the GUIDE Plus+ system
z
Follow the on-screen instructions to select your
language, country and enter the postal code of your
area.
Note If no or wrong postal code is entered, it will
cause no GUIDE Plus+ (EPG) service information.
D
Load the TV listing data
A Press TIMER (GUIDE Plus+)
to exit GUIDE Plus+
system.
Leave the recorder in ‘standby’ mode and turn ‘on’
the set-top box overnight to collect the TV listing
data, this may take up to 24 hours.
Note If you tune to your Host Channel before going
to ‘standby’ mode, this recorder will start downloading
the TV listings data immediately.
B Check the { Editor } screen the next day to ensure
the source and programme numbers are matching for
all channels.
F
Turn on the AV Receiver and ne-
tune the speakers
A Press 2 STANDBY-ON on the AV Receiver.
z
If you cannot hear the playback from the recorder,
press SOURCE on the AV Receiver repeatedly until
‘COAX IN’ appears on the display panel.
To adjust or ne-tune the speaker settings
B Press and hold PROGRAM on the AV Receiver for
more than five seconds.
C Press .or > to toggle between ‘CENTER
DELAY’, ‘REAR DELAY’, ‘TEST TONE’ and ‘EXIT’
setting options.
D Press PROGRAM to select an option.
E Rotate the VOL control to scroll through the
various delay time options, then press PROGRAM
to confirm your setting.
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Repeat steps 3~5 for other settings options.
F To exit the speaker setting mode, press .or >
until ‘EXIT’ appears.
SUBWOOFER
FRONT
RIGHT
FRONT
LEFT
REAR
RIGHT
REAR
LEFT
FRONT CENTRE
Philips AV
Receiver (rear)
FM antenna
AM/MW loop
antenna