Installing Your Video Recorder; Preparation For Use; Decoder Allocation - Philips VR740/02 User Manual

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3. Installing your video recorder

Preparation for use

This chapter shows you how to prepare the video
recorder for use. The video recorder automatically
seeks out and stores all available TV channels.
'Aim' correctly
In the following sections, you require the remote
control for the first time. When using, always
aim the front of the remote control at the video
recorder and not at the TV.
Connecting additional devices
After you have connected additional devices
(satellite receiver, etc.) through the aerial cable,
switch them on. The automatic channel search
will recognise them and save them.
1.Press
1.
.
PROG P+
The automatic channel search starts.
PLEASE WAIT
START
If you connect the VCR to a TV equipped with
Easy Link, the preset download will automatically
be performed and the following OSD will appear
on the TV [VR840 only].
PRESET DOWNLOAD
PLEASE WAIT...
2.
2.
'TIME' and 'DATE' will appear on the TV screen.
3.
3.
Check 'TIME'. If required, please change the
time with the number buttons
The video recorder does not find any TV
channels during the search
* Select channel 1 on the TV. Can you see the
saved TV channel on the TV?
If not, check the cable connection of the aerial
(aerial socket), video recorder, TV.
* The video recorder searches the entire fre-
quency range in order to find and save the
largest possible number of TV channels. It is pos-
sible that the TV channels in your country are
broadcast in a higher frequency range. As soon
as this range is reached during the search, the
video recorder will find the TV channels.
The preparation for use is now complete.

Decoder allocation

FINISH
Some TV channels transmit encoded TV signals
which can only be viewed with a purchased or
rented decoder. You can connect such a decoder
to this video recorder. The following function will
automatically activate the connected decoder for
the desired TV channel.
.
0..9
8
TIME --:--
DATE --/--/--
SMART CLOCK [ON]
END=EXIT
4.
4.
Check if the displayed settings for 'DAY',
'MONTH' and 'YEAR' are correct.
5.
5.
When all information is correct, save by
pressing
STATUS/EXIT
Satellite receiver
If you are connecting a satellite receiver, please
read the section 'Using the satellite receiver'.
Decoder
If you are connecting a decoder, you must
install it as described in the next section.
1.
1.
Switch the TV on. If applicable, select the
programme number for the video recorder
operation.
2.
2.
Use
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
TV channel which you would like to allocate
the decoder to.
3.
3.
Press
. The main menu will appear.
MENU
4.
4.
Use
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
SET UP'. Then press
5.
5.
Use
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
TUNING'. Then press
6.
6.
Use
PLAY B-K
STOP C-L
'DECODER'.
MANUAL TUNING
PROG.
CHANNEL
DECODER
SKIP
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
END=EXIT
.
or
to select the
0..9
to select 'TUNER
.
FWD 1- B
to select 'MANUAL
.
FWD 1- B
to select
P55
055
[OFF]
[OFF]
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