Basic Connection
A Before Connecting
A Unplug your TV and this unit.
B Select the most suitable connection based on the
type of device you have and your home set up.
For basic connection of recorder to TV, steps B &
C are sufficient. You can also refer to the
accompanying User Manual for other possible
connections.
B Connecting to a TV
with antenna only
A Connect the antenna or cable to the ANTENNA IN
jack of this unit.
B Connect the TV-OUT jack of this unit to the Aerial
jack of your TV. Use the supplied RF cable.
C Connecting Recorder and TV
using the Scart socket
Connect AV1 (TO TV) Scart socket of this unit to
the Scart socket of your TV. Use the supplied
Scart cable.
D Connecting Recorder and TV
using the component video and audio jacks
A Connect the component video cables (red/ blue/
green - not supplied) from the COMPONENT
VIDEO OUTPUT jacks of this unit to the
corresponding component video input jacks
(usually labelled as Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr or YUV) on
your TV.
B Connect the audio cable (red/white - not supplied)
from the AUDIO OUT (ANALOG L\R) jacks of this
unit to the audio input jacks on your TV.
E Connecting Recorder and TV
using the HDMI jack
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a
digital interface that allows pure digital video
transmission without the loss of image quality.
Use the HDMI cable (not supplied) for connection.
Connect the HDMI OUT jack of this unit to the HDMI
input jack of TV.
SCART IN
ANTENNA IN
Cable
Signal
Antenna
or
RF cable (not supplied)
RF cable
(supplied)
Scart cable
(supplied)
Note To view video from COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT,
please set “Active Video Output” as “Component (Interlace)” or
“Component (Progressive)”.
AUDIO IN
COMPONENT IN
Audio cable
(not supplied)
Component Video Cable
(not supplied)
HDMI IN
HDMI cable (not supplied)
F Connecting Recorder and External
Equipment
using the Scart socket
Be sure that all the units are off before making
connections.
Use the Scart cable (not supplied) to connect AV2
(AUX) Scart socket of this unit to the Scart socket of
the external equipment.
G Connecting Recorder and External
Equipment
using the digital audio jack
Use the coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the
AUDIO OUT (DIGITAL COAXIAL) jack to your digital
audio equipment.
For more advanced connections, refer to the User Manual.
A Finding the Viewing Channel
A Press Q (STANDBY-ON) to turn on the unit.
B Turn on your TV.
• You should see “Initial Setup” menu.
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,
etc) until you see the menu. This is the correct
viewing channel for this unit.
B Start Initial Installation
A Select the desired channel installation using
U \ D. Then press OK.
B After the channel search is finished, “Clock
Setting” will appear. Current time & date will be
automatically updated. In case current time & date
are not updated, you may set them manually.
Once time and date setting is done, proceed to
press BACK U to exit initial setup.
During “Initial Setup”, BACK U will stop the whole setup.
If this occurs, proceed to “HOME” menu to complete
setup.
Your Philips recorder is now ready for use!
Note If the external equipment (e.g. cable box, Canal+
decoder) is connected to AV2, the picture of the external
equipment will be output except during the DVD playback of this
unit. Turn off the external equipment or press DISPLAY to
output the picture from this unit.
Note If the audio format of the digital output does not match the
capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong,
distorted sound or no sound at all.
AV output
socket (Scart)
Scart cable (not supplied)
AV2 (AUX)
COAXIAL
DIGITAL COAXIAL
Coaxial cable
(not supplied)
Digital audio
input jacks
Dolby Digital decoder or
MPEG decoder, etc.
Note Leave the unit in standby for 1 minute after completing
the initial installation and do not unplug the mains power of the
unit. The unit needs this 1 minute to store all the channels. After
1 minute, you can remove the mains power if you need to.
Digital tuning
Digital&Analog Tuning
Analog tuning
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