Introduction 3
Features
• A-B Repeat Play
• Automatic Channel Setup
• Automatic Operation Features
• Automatic Tracking Adjustment
• Closed Caption
• Daylight-Saving Time
• High Quality (HQ) System
• Index Search
• MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System
• On-Screen displays in English or Spanish
• On-Screen Menu Programming, accessible with remote control or front panel but-
tons
• One-Touch Recording
• Real-Time Counter
• Remote Control with capability to operate a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System
• Remote Locator
• Repeat Play
• Skip Search
• Sleep Timer
• SmartClock
TM
• Smart Picture
• Smart Sound
• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still; Variable Slow; Frame
Advance
• Timer Recording
• VCR Plus+ Programming System
Safety Precautions
Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or
moisture.
FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the
user’s authority to operate it.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-
lowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
This TV/VCR, equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system, is compatible with existing
Video Home System (VHS) equipment.
Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only video cas-
sette 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 qual-
ity and excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered by the war-
ranty 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.
SmartClock
TM
is a trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics Company.
Copyright 1998 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved. VCR
Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR
Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
Welcome to your TV/VCR owner’s manual.
This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your TV/VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations;
Recording Options; Playing Options; Stereo Features; and Information You May Need. The instructions
explain all of the TV/VCR’s features, which are listed below.
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