Philips VRA231AT99 - Manual (Page 8)

8 Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System
There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:
● You may view any channel.
● You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR.
● You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.
● You may not program channels at the VCR.
● You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS
output channel (channel 03 or 04), and set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you
enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output
channel). (This is step 5 on page 29.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.
● If you use the VCR Plus+ Programming system, set the Cable/TV channel to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03
or 04) for every VCR Plus+ channel in the VCR Plus+ Cross Reference Map. You must set the Cable Box/DBS to
the channel you want to record; leave the Cable Box/DBS on for the timer recording.
Details are on page 33.
VIDEO
IN OUT
CH3 CH4
AUDIO
OUT
IN
ANT
OUT
IN
75 ⍀
ANT /
CABLE
TV’s
ANTENNA IN
Jack
Cable Box/DBS
VCR
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
Connections
1
With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel),
use the CH(annel)
o /p buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output
channel (channel 03 or 04).
2
Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.
3
Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.
1
Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
2
Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box/DBS to
the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV’s
ANTENNA IN Jack.
1 2
3
Cable
Signal
RF coaxial
cable
RF coaxial
cable