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Introduction 3
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
•Auto Satellite Link
•Automatic Channel Setup
•Automatic Playback Features
•Automatic Tracking Adjustment
•Display Panel
•High Quality (HQ) System
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•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
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.
