Philips VRA211AT 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

•Automatic Channel Setup

•Automatic Head Cleaner

•Automatic Operation Features

•Automatic Tracking Adjustment

•Blue Background

•Daylight-Savings Time

•Display Panel

•High Quality (HQ) System

•On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

•One-Touch Recording

•Real-Time Counter

•Remote Control with capability to operate a Magnavox, Philips, or Philips Magnavox TV

•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.

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

This VCR is equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use

only video cassette tapes which are labeled with the mark. The use of other tapes 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.

As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark.

Using products with the ENERGY STAR® label can save energy. Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills.

Copyright 1999 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved.

Helpful Hint

•Your new product, its packaging, and this manual contain materials that can be recycled and reused. Specialized companies can recycle your product to increase the amount of reusable materials and to minimize the amount that needs to be properly disposed.

Your product uses batteries that should not be thrown away when depleted but should be disposed of as small chemical waste.

Please find out about the local regu- lations on disposal of your old prod- uct, batteries, manual, and packag- ing whenever you replace existing equipment.

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Contents VRA211AT Model No Serial No Dear Philips Magnavox product ownerFor Customer Use This bolt of lightning indi- cates uninsulated materialFeatures Safety PrecautionsIntroduction Table of Contents Removing the Plastic Cover from the Front Panel Putting Batteries in the Remote ControlUsing the Remote Control VCR maintenanceDisconnect the antenna or cable from your TV Hookups Without a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast SystemPlug in the TV and the VCR CH3 CH4RF coaxial Cable TV’s ANTENNAJack Cable Signal RF coaxialConnections Recording/Viewing Any ChannelCable Box/DBS Cable SignalConnect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANTenna in Jack Recording One Channel/Watching AnotherHookups With a Stereo TV Press the Menu button. The display shown below will appear Press the VCR button, then press the Power buttonTurning on Your VCR 2Turn on the TVAutomatic Channel Setup Press the VCR buttonPress the Menu button Adding/Deleting Channels Automatic Channel Setup cont’dReviewing Memorized Channels Press the VCR button Press the Menu buttonPress the STATUS/EXIT button once or twice to exit Enter a 0 before a single-digit number Setting the ClockDaylight-Savings Time Language Selection Remote Control Buttons Remote Control Buttons cont’d If you select Status ON, then select Counter only OFF On-Screen Status DisplaysStatus Display example only If you select Status ON, then select Counter only onVCR Display Panel Front Panel Rear Panel Playing Read and follow the steps below to play a tape1Turn on the TV 2Insert a tape in the VCR VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once RecordingInsert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR If the VCR light appears on the display panel, go to . IfVCR light will disappear from the VCR’s display panel Recording One Channel/Watching AnotherOne-Touch Recording Daily Timer RecordingDo each step within 60 seconds of the previous step Press the VCR button, then press the Menu buttonTimer Recording cont’d Timer Recording cont’d Press the STATUS/EXIT button. Program WAS COMTape Speeds Checking or Cancelling Timer Recordings Timer recording information for the program in the lowestProgram REVIEW, then press the F.FWD/B button RF coaxial cable Rerecording Tape DuplicationPress the F.FWD/B button so that on appears beside Repeat PlayButton to reset the real-time counter to zero Real-Time Counter MemoryWhile the status display is on-screen, press the Clear Viewing a Still Picture Special Effects PlaybackForward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP Super High Speed Searching LP/SLPAutomatic Operation Features Cable Box/DBS Output Channel 03 or GlossaryHelpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Specifications Model # Serial # Limited WarrantyIndex Page Supplied Accessories
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