Philips SVZ162 owner manual Introduction, Features, Safety Precautions

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Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Stereo Features; 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

•Auto Satellite Link

•Automatic Channel Setup

•Automatic Playback Features

•Automatic Tracking Adjustment

•Display Panel

•Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System

•High Quality (HQ) System

•MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) 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; Slow

•Special Search Functions: Index; Time; Quick Find

•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 two, four, 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 reserved.

Helpful Hint

•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 SystemCH3 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 exitPress the Display button once OFF mode Press the Display button once. Count modePress the Display button once. Clock mode On-Screen Status DisplaysRemote Control Buttons Index Search Button Counter RESET/EXIT ButtonEject Button Time Search ButtonVCR Display Panel Front Panel Video OUT Jack AC Power CordRear Panel Audio OUT JacksRead 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 Auto Satellite Link Using a Satellite Tuner Put the VCR in VCR position. The VCR/TV light will appear Press the VCR/TV button on the VCR remote control toRecording One Channel/Watching Another To return to the channel being recorded, use the TVVCR Rerecording Tape DuplicationRepeat Play Viewing a Still Picture Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP Super High Speed Searching LP/SLPF.FWD button within five seconds will turn Rental Rental PlayMenu will disappear, and Rental on or Rental OFF will appear on-screen for five seconds. Each pressPress the Play button to watch the tape Real-Time Counter MemoryIndex Search Time Search is not available during recording Time SearchTo resume normal tape playback, press the Play button Quick FindAutomatic Playback Features Understanding On-Screen Displays MTS Broadcast Stereo SystemMTS Broadcast Stereo System cont’d VCR SET UP Satellite LinkUP menu appears Hi-Fi Stereo Sound SystemCable Box/DBS Output Channel Channel 3 or GlossaryHelpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Specifications Video Cassette Recorder Limited WarrantyAutomatic IndexSVZ162 Layout 4/7/99 642 PM Supplied Accessories