Hookups - Philips DVDR985 Owner's Manual

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Connecting to Other Equipment (Cable Box, VCR, Satellite Receiver, etc.)
÷ After connectingthe DVD Recorder directly to your TV, additional
IN jackswill be availableon the rear of the Recorder. You cancon-
nect a Cable Box, Video CassetteRecorder (VCR) or DVD Player
to these jacks.The example shows a Cable Box connection.
÷ To watch the material playingon the other equipment as usual,turn
off the DVD Recorder.
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
÷ To watch TV, put the Recorder in Monitor mode. (PressMONI-
TOR on the Recorder's remote.) ChangeTV channelsat your
Cable Box/SatelliteReceiver.
If your Cable Box/SatelliteReceiverhasAudio/Video Out jacksas
shown in this example,set the Recorder to an EXT channel.
Choose the channelthat correspondsto the jacksyou usedon the
rear of the DVD Recorder. For example,ifyou connected a Cable
Box to the EXT 2 IN jacks as shown,choose channelEXT 2 at the
Recorder in Monitor mode.
Or, if your Cable Box/SatelliteReceiverhasa singleRF Out/TV
Out/Antenna Oud75 ohm jack, set the Recorder to channel3 or 4.
VCPJDVD Player
÷ Most prerecorded video cassettesand DVDs are copy protected. If
you try to copy them with the DVD Recorder, the Recorder dis-
play may show "COPY PROTECT."
÷ If you record material that is playing on a VCR onto a
DVD+RW/DVD+R, adjustthe tracking on the VCR first. If the
Recorder's displayshows "NO SIGNAL," adjust the tracking. See
your VCR owner's manualfor details on tracking adjustment.
÷ Do not connect a ProgressiveScanvideo source (suchas a DVD
Player)to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks (EXT3). The DVD
Recorder cannot receive ProgressiveScanvideo.
÷ Connect the DVD Recorder directly to the TV. Do not connect
the DVD Recorder to a VCR, then connect the VCR to a TV.
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For detailed Cable Box,
Satellite Receiver, VCR,
or DVD Player hookups,
see the Quick Start Guide.
Connecting to a Camcorder (optional)
ll you have a DV (Digital Video) or Digital 8 camcorder, con-
nect the Recorder s DV I-LINK In jack to the Camcorder s I-
LINK OUT jack. Use an i-link cable (not supplied).
If you have a Hi-8 or S-VHScamcorder, connect an S-Video
cable to the Recorder's S-VIDEO IN jack and to the cam-
carder's S-Video Out jack. Connect Audio cables to the
AUDIO IN (Left and Right) jackson the front of the Recorder
and to the AUDIO OUT jackson the camcorder.
C If the camcorder hasa composite-style Video out jack (usually
yellow), connect a video cableto the DVD Recorder s VIDEO
IN jack and to the camcorder s Video Out jack. Connect
Audio cablesto the AUDIO IN (Left and Right) jackson the
front of the DVD Recorder and to the AUDIO OUT jacks on
the Camcorder.
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÷ To seethe camcorder picture on your TV, select the correct
channelat the Recorder and the TV. At the Recorder, in Monitor
mode, choose CAM I, CAM2, or CAM3. Detailsare on page 19.At
the TV, choose the TV channelthat corresponds to the jacks you
used on the rear of the Recorder to connect the Recorder to the
TV. The TV's Video In channel may be referred to asVideo In,
Aux or Auxiliary In, Audio/Video or A/V In, External or EXT IN,
etc. If you havetrouble finding the right channel, keep changingTV
channelsdown until you see the camcorder imageon the TV.
÷ You cannot duplicate copyrighted DVDs or videotapes usingthe
DVD Recorder. "COPY PROTECT" will appear on the display
panel if you try to dub copyrighted material onto a DVD+R or
DVD+RW usingthe DVD Recorder.
÷ To copy videotapes, see the Quick Start Guide.
• You alsocan usethe DV I-LINK
jack to connectthe DVD
Recorderto a Personal
Computer.The PCmust have
an IEEE 1394 Firewireconnec-
tor. Limited PC applications
may be supported.
• To accessthe jacks on the front
of the Recorder,remove the
protective cover by gently
pulling the left side of the cover
toward you. Replacethe cover
when thejacks are not in use.