Philips Lx9000r User Manual

Connections on the rear
1connect to the supplied speakers
2RADIO / MW
connect to the MW antenna
3RADIO / FM
connect to the FM antenna
4MAINS ~
After all other connections have been made,
connect the mains lead to the wall socket.
5TV ANTENNA / IN 
connect to the TV antenna
6TV ANTENNA / TV OUT 
connect to the TV antenna input of your TV
7EXT 2 / AUX I/O
connect to the SCART socket of an external video
appliance
8EXT 1 / TO TV I/O
connect to the SCART socket of the TV
9LINE IN 1 L/R
connect to the...

Speaker setup
1First, assemble the speakers as described in the supplied
”Quick use guide”.You can place the subwoofers either in
the front or in the rear.
2Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances
from your TV. The distance between the listener´s position
and the front speakers should be approximately equal to
the distance between the two front speakers.
3Place the centre speaker above or below the TV set.
4Place the rear speakers to the left and right of your
preferred listening...

Connecting the tuner antennas
MW antenna
Assemble the supplied MW loop antenna as shown below
and connect it to RADIO MW.
Notes:
After finishing the hookup and the initial setup, move the
MW antenna in various directions to achieve best reception.
Keep the antenna as far away as possible from the TV, VCR
or other electronic appliances.
For better reception connect an outdoor antenna or a cable
TV system.
The supplied antenna is for indoor use only.
FM antenna
Connect the FM antenna socket of an outdoor...

Connecting additional video
appliances
You can connect several video appliances with a SCART
socket to EXT2 AUX I/O by connecting them in a “chain”:
In the illustration below, a satellite receiver is connected to
a VCR and the VCR to the DVD recorder system.
Please keep in mind that the appliance closest to the
DVD recorder system will provide the input signal if several
appliances in the chain are switched on. Therefore: When
selecting a video appliance connected to EXT2 AUX I/O,
make sure that all...

Connecting a camcorder to
CAM 1 or CAM 2
You can connect 2 camcorders to the connections CAM 1
and CAM 2. The picture quality depends on the type of
connection between the camcorder and the DVD recorder
system:
– good quality: Composite Video (Video CVBS)
– better quality: S-Video
– best quality: i.Link (IEEE 1394, Fire Wire)
Select the best connection available. Only one video
connection between the DVD recorder system and the
camcorder is needed.
1Open the flap on the front of the DVD recorder system....

During the initial installation, you will perform some basic
settings of the DVD recorder system.You can change all
settings of the initial installation later on. To change these
settings please see the chapters of “System settings” and
tPictureand uLanguagein “User  preferences”.
Basic settings
Please obser ve the screen of your TV and the display of the
DVD recorder system.
1Switch on your TV.
2Connect the supplied mains cable to AC MAINS ~ and to
the wall socket. If the DVD recorder system is in demo...

Advanced settings
You will be asked 
– about the distances between the speakers and your
preferred listening position and 
– to which input sockets on the DVD recorder system you
connected other appliances.
If you want to skip the advanced settings and to use
standard settings for the speaker distances and the
connections (see “Quick use guide”):
Press 4to select NO, and continue with step 11 below.
If you want to continue with the advanced settings:
Press OK.
➜SPEAKER DISTANCESis scrolled.
1➜FRONTand...

When adding appliances or
changing the connections of
appliances
If you have connected additional appliances or changed the
connections after the initial installation, you need to tell the
DVD recorder system to which socket on the rear of the
DVD recorder system the appliance is connected.
After changing the connection of the TV 
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1Press AUDIO MENU to enter the audio menu.
2Press 4repeatedly to select INPUTS, then press 2.
3Turn SOURCE on the DVD recorder system or keep TV on
the remote control pressed...

After changing the connections of the
CD recorder 
p, CD player qor tape deck k
1Press AUDIO MENU to enter the audio menu.
2Press 4repeatedly to select INPUTS, then press 2.
3Turn SOURCE on the DVD recorder system or use 
the source keys on the remote control to select either 
the CD recorder, CD player or tape deck.
➜AVAILABLEand YESor NOare displayed.
4If the appliance is not connected to the
DVD recorder system:
Press 4repeatedly to select NO, then press OK.
➜STOREDis displayed.
If the appliance is...

Searching TV  channels
1Switch your TV set on. If necessar y set the TV to the
correct audio/video channel for the DVD recorder system.
Such channels may be called AUX or AUXILIARY IN,
AUDIO/VIDEO or A/V IN, EXT1, EXT2 or EXTERNAL IN,
etc. These channels are often near channel 00.
2Press SYSTEM MENU.
3Press 1repeatedly to select A.
4Press 4repeatedly to select yInstallation, then press 2.
5Press 4repeatedly to select either
➜Autom. Search: to search for TV channels automatically,
➜Manual search: to add...