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Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual describes the VRZ244 and the VRZ264. The VRZ244 is a monaural (single sound source) sys- tem, while the VRZ264 is a stereo system. Otherwise, the two models are exactly the same. In this manual, the VRZ264 is illustrated. (The VRZ244 has single AUDIO IN/OUT Jacks. Otherwise, the VRZ244 looks exactly like the VRZ264.)

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 (VRZ264 only)

Incredible Picture

Index Search

Multi-Channel Television Sound (MTS) System (VRZ264 only)

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

Video Stabilizer

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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Philips VRZ244, VRZ264 owner manual Introduction, Features, Safety Precautions

VRZ244, VRZ264 specifications

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