Philips Magnavox MDV540VR - Manual (Page 9)

Hookups (cont’d) 9
Connections
1 Connect a Cable TV or Satellite signal to the IN jack
on the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.
2 Use an RF coaxial cable (as the one supplied) to con-
nect the OUT jack on the Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver to the ANT-IN (Antenna In) jack on the
DVD/VCR.
3 Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the ANT-
OUT (Antenna Out) jack on the DVD/VCR to the
TV’s Antenna In jack.
Remember...
There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver to
the DVD/VCR.With the connection on this page:
● Select TV channels at the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, not the
DVD/VCR.To record or view TV channels, follow these steps:
1) Press VCR to put the DVD/VCR in VCR mode.The VCR light
will appear on the front of the DVD/VCR.
2) Press NEXT
∑/CH o or PREVw/CH p to set the
DVD/VCR to the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver output channel (03
or 04).
3) Set the TV to the DVD/VCR’s output channel (03 or 04).The
DVD/VCR’s output channel is channel 3 when the DVD/VCR is
new.To change it from 3 to 4, press and hold the (VCR) PLAY B
button on the DVD/VCR for 3-5 seconds during tape playback.
For more details, see step 4 on page 8.
4) Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable
Box/Satellite Receiver.
● You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.
● You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time.
Set your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver 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/Satellite Receiver
output channel). (This is step 8 on page 37.) Leave the Cable
Box/Satellite Receiver on for a timer recording.
DVD/VCR to Cable Box or Satellite Receiver and TV
Using only basic RF coaxial cables
This connection will let you use the features of both the VCR and the DVD Player.
• If your Cable Box or Satellite
Receiver has Audio and Video Out
jacks, use audio and video cables
to connect them to the VCR
AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN jacks on
the rear of the DVD/VCR.You will
not need the RF coaxial cable con-
nection between the Cable
Box/Satellite Receiver and the
DVD/VCR as described at step 2.
Helpful Hint
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
COAXIAL
AUDIO OUT
DVD
L
R
L
R
L
R
S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y
C B / P B
AUDIO OUT DVD/VCR VCR
ANT - IN
ANT-OUT VIDEO OUT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN C R / P R
OUT
IN
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ANT / CABLE
TV’s ANTENNA
IN Jack
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver DVD/VCR
1 2
3
Cable TV /
Satellite Signal
RF coaxial cable
RF coaxial cable
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