Philips DVDR985 Owner's Manual page 10

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I0 Hookups (cont'd)
Connecting to a TV Only
TV has Component
Video In Jacks
2
3
4
5
6
Connect
your Antenna
or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA
jack
on the rear of the DVD Recorder.
Connect
the DVD
Recorder's
COMPONENT
VIDEO
OUT
Y PB PR
jacks (EXT
3) to the corresponding
COMPONENT
VIDEO
IN jacks
on the TV.
Use the supplied three-strand
component video cable, which
has ends with red, blue, and green stripes. Match the cable stripe colors to
the jack colors.
Connect
the DVD
Recorder's
red and white AUDIO
OUT
(Left and
Right) (EXT
3) jacks to the left/right
AUDIO
IN jacks on the TV.
Use one of the supplied two-strand
audio cables, which has ends with red and
white stripes. Match the cable stripe colors to the jack colors.
Connect
the supplied power
cord to the MAINS
(AC Power)
jack
on the rear of the DVD Recorder.
Connect
the power
cords of the DVD
Recorder
and the TV to a
power outlet.
Press the STANDBY-ON
© button on the front of the DVD
Recorder
to turn on the DVD
Recorder.
The STANDBY-ON
light will
turn
green.
If "TURN ON TV" appears on the display panel, you need to turn on your
TV and set it to the correct Component
Video In channel. (See next step.)
This is part of the Initial Setup of the DVD Recorder. You cannot see the
Initial Setup screens until you turn on the TV and have it on the right
Component
Video In channel.
Turn on the TV power. Set the TV to the correct
Component
Video In channel. This is not channel 3 or 4 as it might be when using a
VCR. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or, go to your lowest TV
channel and change channels down until you see the DVD background picture
or Initial Setup screen on the "IV screen. The Initial Setup screen will appear the
first time you turn on the Recorder. Go to page 16 to cont3nue.
• If your TV has ProgressiveScan,
connect the DVD Recorders
PROG SCAN OUT Y P8PRjacks
to the TV's ProgressiveScanIn
jacks (instead of using the COM-
PONENT VIDEO OUT jacks as
described in step 2). Progressive
Scanproduces a clearer picture
by doubling the number of visible
picture lines per field, providing a
jitter-free, sharp, quiet picture.
Only use these connec_onsif your
TV has ProgressiveScan.Check
your TV manual for details.
• On the TV, the Component Video
In jacks may be labeled YUV or
Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y and may be green,
blue, and red.
• If you plan to watch your TV with
the DVD Recorder off, connect
the supplied RFcoaxial cable to
the Recorder'sTVjack and to the
RF IN or ANTENNA IN jack (75
ohm) on your television.This lets
you watch channels at the TV
normally when the DVD Recorder
is off,and will improve the recep-
tion at your TV.

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