Philips VR960BPH Introduction, Features, Safety Precautions, Declaration of Conformity

Introduction 3

Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording; Playing; Additional Features; 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/Head Cleaning Warning

•Blue Background

•Child Lock

•Controller for Cable Box or Direct Broadcasting System (DBS)

•Daylight-Savings Time

•Digital Studio Picture Control (DSPC)

•Hi-Fi Stereo Tape Playback

•Index Search

•Multi-Channel Television Sound (MTS) System

•19 Micron Head

•On-Screen Menus in English, Spanish, or French

•Program Overlap Warning

•Quick Programming

•Record End Search

•Record Link

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

•Repeat Play

•S-VHS ET

•S-VHS Recording

•ShowGuardTM-Indefinite Timer Recording Memory

•Skip Search

•SmartPictureTM

•Turbo Timer

•VCR Plus+ Programming System

•Video Stabilizer

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 equipment void the user’s authority to operate it.

This VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) System, is compatible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment. Philips Consumer Electronics recommends that you use only video cassette

tapes that are labelled with the mark or the S-VHS 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.

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: VR960BPH

Trade Name: Philips

Responsible Party: Philips Consumer Electronics P.O. Box 14810 Knoxville, TN 37914-1810 (865) 521-4316

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

the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

SmartPicture and ShowGuard are trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics. VCR Plus+C3 and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Copyright 2000 Philips Consumer Electronics. All rights reserved.

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