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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
•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
•Timer Recording
Safety Precautions
Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equip- ment void the user’s authority to operate 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 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
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 Hints
•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.
•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.