Philips FR-968 User Manual

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CONNECTIONS
System control bus, CINEMA LINK
Video connections
If the receiver and your Philips TV (or even better in addition
a Philips VCR or DVD player) with Cinemalink are connected
with the CINEMA LINK system bus control, some extra
system benefits are offered:
– Upon starting a source, the system will automatically
switch to that input.
– You may control the system via the TV screen. Depending
on the language of the TV, this can be done in your
preferred language.
– The TV can function as the center speaker of your system,
making a separate center speaker unnecessary. 
(The cable A has to be purchased separately.)
– By pressing the standby button on the remote control, you
can switch the complete system to standby.
DIGITAL
AUDIO
IN/OUT
PHONO
VCR
TV
SAT
CD
CDR/TAPE
AUDIO IN/OUT
IN
IN
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
IN
IN
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
PRE-OUT
CENTER
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
AVIS
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIR
PHONO GND.
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
R
L
EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω
CENTER
R
L
FRONT
SPEAKERS
EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω
AM LOOP
DVD
IN
MON
OUT
VCR
SAT
IN
PRE-OUT
CINEMA
LINK
SUBWOOFER
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
OUT
OPTICAL 1
IN
COAX
OUT
COAX 2
IN
R
L
SURR.
CENTER
SUBW.
FRONT
6 CHANNEL /
DVD INPUT
OPTICAL 2
IN
FM 300 Ω
COAX 1
IN
Designed and developed by Philips in the European 
Community.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. 
”DOLBY“,  ”DOLBY DIGITAL“,  ”PRO LOGIC“ and the 
double-D Symbol      are trademarks of Dolby 
Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.
©1992–1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater 
Systems. Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-
wide patents issued and pending. ”DTS“ and ”DTS 
Digital Surround“ are trademarks of Digital Theater 
Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theater Systems, 
Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
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VIDEO IN/OUT
DVD
MON
SAT
VCR
VCR
IN
S-VIDEO
ANTENNA
VCR
VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
OUT
CINEMA LINK
VIDEO
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT
CINEMA LINK
VIDEO
AUDIO
CINEMA LINK
IN/REC
OUT/PLAY
L
IN
REC
OUT
PLAY
DVD PLAYER
TV
CENTER IN
R
A
FR 975
ANTENNA
DIGITAL
AUDIO
IN/OUT
PHONO
VCR
TV
SAT
CD
CDR/TAPE
AUDIO IN/OUT
IN
IN
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
IN
IN
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
PRE-OUT
CENTER
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
AVIS
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIR
PHONO GND.
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
R
L
EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω
CENTER
R
L
FRONT
SPEAKERS
EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω
AM LOOP
DVD
IN
MON
OUT
VCR
SAT
IN
PRE-OUT
CINEMA
LINK
SUBWOOFER
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
OPTICAL 1
IN
COAX
OUT
COAX 2
IN
R
L
SURR.
CENTER
SUBW.
FRONT
6 CHANNEL /
DVD INPUT
OPTICAL 2
IN
FM 300 Ω
COAX 1
IN
Designed and developed by Philips in the European 
Community.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. 
”DOLBY“,  ”DOLBY DIGITAL“,  ”PRO LOGIC“ and the 
double-D Symbol      are trademarks of Dolby 
Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.
©1992–1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater 
Systems. Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-
wide patents issued and pending. ”DTS“ and ”DTS 
Digital Surround“ are trademarks of Digital Theater 
Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theater Systems, 
Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
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S-VIDEO
DVD
MON
SAT
VCR
VCR
VIDEO IN/OUT
OUT
IN
DVD PLAYER
MONITOR / TV
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
VCR
SAT RECEIVER
FR 975
If your video products have a S-video connector, using this
connector will provide better video quality 
(FR 968, FR 975 only).