Recording One Channel/Watching Another; Helpful Hint - Philips VRB615AT Hookup Pages

Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont'd) 9
With this connection:
• You may watch one channel while recording another.
• You may not record scrambled channels.
1
VCR
AUDIO
VIDEO
CH3 CH4
Cable signal
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) o/p 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.
2
Cable Box/DBS
IN IN OUT OUT
ANT.IN
R
L
RF OUT
RF coaxial
cable
IN
OU T
RF coaxial cable
• 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).
7 5
A N T
/
C A B
L E
3 TV's
ANTENNA
IN jack

Helpful Hint