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Introduction 3
• 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.
Helpful Hint
Features
• HQ (High Quality) System
• Automatic Channel Programming
• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish
• Display Panel
• MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound) System
• Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
• Automatic Tracking Adjustment
• One Touch Recording
• Unattended (Timer) Recording
• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still;
Variable Slow; Frame Advance
• Remote Control: With Capability to Operate TV, Cable Box,
and Digital Satellite System; With Lighted Buttons
• Repeat Playback
• Automatic Operation Features
• Real Time Counter
• Daylight-Saving Time
• The VCR Plus+ Programming System
• Search Functions: Time Search; Index Search; Record End
Search; Skip Search
• Automatic Head Cleaner
• Automatic Clock Setting
• Memory Rewind Off
• Jog & Shuttle Control
• Remote Locator
• Cable Box Controller
Safety Precautions
Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
this equipment to rain or moisture.
FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifica-
tions to this equipment void the user’s authority to oper-
ate it.
This VCR, equipped with a HQ (High Quality) system, is compati-
ble with existing VHS (video home system) equipment.
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 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 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.
Copyright 1997 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights
reserved. VCR Plus+, C
3
and PlusCode are trademarks of
Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ system is
manufactured under license from Gemstar Development
Corporation. With the VCR Plus+C
3
system, this video cassette
recorder can automatically select the appropriate channel on your
compatible cable box. C
3
and VCR Plus+C
3
are trademarks of
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; Playing; Stereo 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.