First-time Setup 19
Before turning on your System, make sure batteries are in the
remote control and the TV and System are connected correctly.
You cannot program TV channels at the System if you are using a
Cable Box or a Satellite Receiver.You will change channels at the
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.
1
Turn on the TV. Set it to channel 3 or 4 or its
AUDIO/VIDEO IN channel,
depending on how you
connected the System to a TV.
2
Press STANDBY-ON
y
y
to turn on the System, then
press VCR.
The red VCR light and the red STANDBY-ON
light will appear on the front of the System.This display will
appear.
These menus may not appear if you have already
turned on the System (to find the Audio/Video In
channel of the TV, for example). Follow the steps on
page 28 to set up TV channels and page 32 to select a
language for the VCR menus.
3
Press
o
or
p
to select English, French, or Spanish as
the language for VCR on-screen displays and menus.
Then, press
B
.
4
Press
B
to begin channel programming.
AUTO SETUP
will flash on the TV screen during the channel search.The
System will memorize all available channels.When channel
programming is complete, the lowest available channel will
appear on the TV.These channels will be available when you
want to watch TV while the System is in VCR mode.To put
the System in VCR mode, press VCR so the red VCR light
appears. Use the SKIP
i
/CH
o
and SKIP
j
/CH
p
buttons to select memorized channels.To select non-
memorized channels, use the Number buttons.
B
• To skip this feature and play a
tape immediately, insert a tape
with its record tab removed.
• To skip step 3, press DISC/MENU.
VCR menus and displays will be in
English.
• If you try to program channels
when there is no antenna or Cable
TV signal connected to the
System’s TV ANTENNA IN jack,
programming will stop. AUTO SET
UP will stop flashing. Connect an
antenna or Cable TV signal to the
System’s TV ANTENNA IN jack
and press
B
again.
• Repeat this process if the power
fails for more than 30 seconds.
• To stop the Channel Setup while
AUTO SET UP is flashing, press
DISC/MENU.
Helpful Hints
STANDBY-ON
TIMER SET
VCR/TV
SEARCH MODE
REPEAT
TUNER
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SLOW
0
+10
2
1
VCR
DVD
CLEAR
DISPLAY
SETUP/
PROG
TITLE
RETURN
MODE/SPEED
C-RESET
AUDIO/
BAND
ANGLE
SUBTITLE
ZOOM
DISC
MENU
OK
PAUSE
REW
FF
PLAY
STOP
SKIP/
CH
SKIP/
CH
REPEAT
SOUND
SURROUND
+
–
VOLUME
REC
A-B
PHILIPS
1
Turn on the TV.
2
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