Philips VRZ255 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.

Features

Automatic Channel Setup

Automatic Clock Setting

Automatic Head Cleaner

Daylight-Saving Time

Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback

Index Search

Multi-Channel Television Sound (MTS) System

19” Micron Head

On-Screen Menus in English, Spanish, or French

Quick Programming

Remote Control with Capability to Operate TV, Cable Box, and Direct Broadcast System (DBS)

Repeat Play

Skip Search

VCR Plus+ Programming System

Safety Precautions

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

FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it.

This VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) System, is compatible with exist- ing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. This VCR also is equipped with S- VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB), allowing you to play S-VHS recordings with regular VHS resolution. However, you may not record on S-VHS tapes with this VCR. This product has a 19” micron head which provides a better picture when you view tapes recorded in slow speed (SLP).

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 labelled 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 build- ing, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Copyright 1998 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved.

VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufac- tured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

The ENERGY STAR® name and logo are registered marks of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics Company has determined that this product or product model meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

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Contents VRZ255 Dear Philips Magnavox product owner For Customer UseModel No Serial No Features Safety PrecautionsIntroduction Table of Contents Before Using Your VCR Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Hookups Without a Cable BoxCH3 CH4 Hookups Without a Cable Box cont’dHookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System ConnectionsRecording/Viewing Any Channel Cable Box/DBS Cable signal RF coaxial cable TV’sRecording One Channel/Watching Another With this connectionPress the FF /OK button. The menu shown below will appear Turning on Your VCRPress the VCR button, then press the Menu button Automatic Channel SetupAdding/Deleting Channels Automatic Channel Setup cont’dInstructions continue on Manual Clock SettingSetting the Clock cont’d When the month and day are correct, press the FF /OK buttonPress the EXIT/STATUS button Press the FF /OK button repeatedly to select Time Time Zone SelectionManual PBS Channel Selection Automatic PBS Channel Selection OFF, PBS CH. and Time Zone will not appear in the menu Daylight-Saving TimePress the EXIT/STATUS button Language SelectionRemote Control Buttons Speed Button Timer ButtonMenu Button EXIT/STATUS ButtonDisplay Panel Front Panel Rear Panel If on Screen Mode is set to on or Counter OperationSound program selected Find the code for your TV Setting the Remote Control to Operate a TVFind the code for your Cable Box/DBS Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBSButton. The 3 light will appear on the VCR display panel PlayingRead and follow the steps below to play a tape If playback does not start automatically, press the PlayLight will appear on the VCR display panel VCR records in a preset volumeRecording Press the VCR buttonStopping an OTR Channels are set up. Details are on pages 11One-Touch Recording Starting an OTRRecording One Channel/Watching Another Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System ChannelsStation 2Examine the lists on Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Programming System cont’dTimer Recording With the VCR Plus+ Programming System Press the EXIT/STATUS button. Program WAS COM Press the VCR button, then press the Timer button Quick ProgrammingComplete each step within 60 seconds of the previous step Tape Speeds Index Programmed timer recordings will appear Checking, Editing, or Clearing Timer RecordingsFollow the steps below to set Timer REC Speed to Auto Timer Recording Speed SettingRerecording Tape Duplication VCR 1 will play your tape. Insert a prerecorded tape in VCRAudio and video cables are not included Index Search Multi-Channel Television Sound System Receiving a Stereo BroadcastReceiving a Second Audio Program Multi-Channel Television Sound System cont’d Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback Video Stabilizer Incredible Picture Viewing a Slow Motion Picture Playback OptionsForward and Reverse Searching Viewing a Still PictureAutomatic Operation Features Cable Box/DBS Output Channel channel 03 or GlossarySpecifications Helpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Renewed Clearing Ac power cord Hookups Slow motion AccessoriesGlossary Stabilizer Safety precautions Tapes Helpful hints Slp Antenna in jack With a stereo TVSupplied Accessories