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Introduction 3
Features
• Auto DBS RecordLink™
• Automatic Channel Setup
• Automatic Clock Setting with Time Zone
• Automatic Head Cleaner
• Automatic Operation Features
• Automatic Tracking Adjustment
• Blue Background
• Child Lock
• Daylight-Savings Time
• Display Panel
• Front Panel Menu Access
• Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
• High Quality (HQ) System
• MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System
• 19 micron head - Improves the picture quality
of tapes recorded in SLP
• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish
• One-Touch Recording
• Real-Time Counter
• Remote Control with capability to operate TV, Cable Box, and
Direct Broadcast System, with lighted buttons
• Remote Locator
• Repeat Play
• Search Functions: Quick Search; Time Search; Index Search; Record
End Search; Skip Search
• ShowGuard™ - Indefinite Timer Recording memory
• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still; Variable
Slow; Frame Advance
• The VCR Plus+ Programming System
Safety Precautions
Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this
equipment to rain or moisture.
Federal Communications Commission Warning: Any unau-
thorized 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 sub-
ject to the following 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 VCR is equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system and is compati-
ble with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.
Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is provid-
ed 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 con-
nected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of
cable entry as possible.
As an E
NERGY STAR
®
Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics
Company has determined that this product meets the
E
NERGY STAR
®
guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR
®
is
a U.S. registered mark. Using products with the E
NERGY STAR
®
label can
save energy. Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills.
Copyright 1999 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights
reserved. Auto DBS RecordLink and ShowGuard are trademarks of
Philips Consumer Electronics Company. VCR Plus+
TM
and PlusCode
®
are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation. The
VCR Plus+ Programming system is manufactured under license from
Gemstar Development Corporation.
Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.
This manual has seven sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording
Options; Playing Options; Additional Features; 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.
• 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 mini-
mize 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 regula-
tions on disposal of your old product,
batteries, manual, and packaging
whenever you replace existing equip-
ment.
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