Philips SVZ122 owner manual Introduction, Features, Safety Precautions

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Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has six sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features!

So read on – and relax.

Features

• Auto Return

• Automatic Channel Setup

• Automatic Playback Features

• Automatic Tracking Adjustment

• Display Panel

• High Quality (HQ) System

On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

One-Touch Recording

Real-Time Counter

• Remote Control

• Rental Play

• Repeat Play

• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still

• Timer Recording

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifica- tions to this equipment void the user’s authority to oper- ate it.

This VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system, is compati-

 

ble with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.

 

Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use

 

only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for

 

use in tw

o

,

 

fo

ur, six, and eight hour VCRs, and which are labeled

 

with the

mark. The use of tapes that have not been inspected

 

for use in two, four, six, and eight hour VCRs may result in poor

 

picture quality and excessive deposits on the video heads, which

 

may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

 

Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is

 

provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to

 

Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides

 

guidelines for proper grounding – in particular, specifying that the

 

cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the

 

building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

 

Copyright 1998 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights

 

 

 

Helpful Hint

reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before doing anything else, record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the VCR’s model and serial numbers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the spaces provided on page two.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These numbers will help us assist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you if you ever call for help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Video Cassette Recorder For Customer Use Warranty VerificationFeatures Safety PrecautionsIntroduction Table of Contents VCR maintenance Before Using Your VCRPutting Batteries in the Remote Control Using the Remote ControlDisconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast SystemANT Audio OUT Plug in the TV and the VCRHookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System ConnectionsRecording/Viewing Any Channel Recording One Channel/Watching Another Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System cont’dHookups With a Stereo TV 2Turn on the TV Turning on Your VCRAutomatic Channel Setup Adding/Deleting Channels Automatic Channel Setup cont’dFollow the steps below to set your VCR’s clock. Make sure Setting the ClockSetting the Clock cont’d Language Selection Press the Counter RESET/EXIT button to exitOFF mode Press the Display button once Count mode Press the Display button once Clock modeOn-Screen Status Displays Rental Selector Button Remote Control ButtonsPower Button Number ButtonsCLOCK/COUNTER Button Counter RESET/EXIT ButtonEject Button Auto Repeat ButtonVCR Display Panel Front Panel Video OUT Jack AC Power CordRear Panel Audio OUT JackRead and follow the steps below to play a tape Playing1Turn on the TV Insert a tape RecordingOne-Touch Recording Starting an OTRStopping an OTR Program Number → Once Daily Weekly Timer RecordingRepeat the procedure in to set the recording’s end time Timer Recording cont’dPress the Counter RESET/EXIT button Timer recording. Details are on page eightCorrecting a Timer Recording Cancelling a Timer RecordingAuto Return Press the Play button or the Stop button repeatedly toSelect Auto Return To stop recording, press the Stop button Press the VCR/TV button on the VCR remote control toTo return to the channel being recorded, use the TV Put the VCR in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appearAntenna Rerecording Tape DuplicationRepeat Play Viewing a Still Picture Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP Super High Speed Searching LP/SLPRental Play Press the Play button to watch the tape Real-Time Counter MemoryAutomatic Playback Features Helpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Cable Box/DBS Output Channel Channel 3 or GlossarySpecifications Video Cassette Recorder Limited WarrantyIndex Supplied Accessories