Philips VRA651AT99 - Manual (Page 9)

Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9
CH3 CH4
RF OUT
ANT.IN
AUDIO
VIDEO
IN OUT IN OUT
R
L
IN
OUT
75 Ω
ANT /
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 chan-
nel (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.
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.
1
2
With this connection:
• You may watch one channel while recording another.
• You may not record scrambled channels.
3
Cable signal
RF coaxial
cable RF coaxial cable
VCR
Cable Box/DBS
TV’s
ANTENNA
IN jack
• 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).
Helpful Hint