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 with Auto Dimmer
• Front Panel Menu Access
• Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
• High Quality (HQ) System
• Multi-Channel Television Sound
(MTS) 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 lighted but-
tons and the capability to operate
a TV, Cable Box, and Direct
Broadcast System
• Repeat Play
• S-VHS Quasi Play Back (SQPB)
• Search Functions: Time Search;
Index Search; Record End Search;
Skip Search
• ShowGuard™ - Indefinite Timer
Recording memory
• Smart Picture™
• 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 has a High Quality (HQ) system and is compatible with
existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.
Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder calls 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:
VR674CAT
Trade Name:
Philips
Responsible Party:
Philips Consumer Electronics
P.O. Box 14810
Knoxville, TN 37914-1810
(865) 521-4316
As an E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
Partner, Philips Consumer Electronics
has determined that this product meets the E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
guidelines for energy efficiency. E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
is a U.S. regis-
tered mark. Using products with the E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
label can save ener-
gy. Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills.
Copyright 2001 Philips Consumer Electronics. All rights reserved.
Auto DBS RecordLink, Smart Picture, and ShowGuard are trademarks
of Philips Consumer Electronics.
VCR Plus+
®
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 minimize 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 regu-
lations on disposal of your old prod-
uct, batteries, manual, and packag-
ing whenever you replace existing
equipment.
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