User manual PHILIPS VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER-PLAY ONLY-VP115CAT

[. . . ] Video Cassette Player Owner's Manual VP115CAT Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We've included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining: · Hookups, · First Time Setup, and · Feature Operation. Do not attempt to return this product to the store. For fast help, call us first! [. . . ] The POWER light will appear on the display panel of the VCP. POWER EJECT STILL PLAY REW FF STOP If the tape you want to play is already in the VCP, make sure the VCP power is on, then press the PLAY button. 0:12:34 6 4 TRACKING Example of status symbol and counter during playback. See details below. DISPLAY COUNTER RESET PICT. CONTROL To stop playback, press the STOP button. Press the REW(ind) button. Press the EJECT button to eject the tape. Status Symbols/Real-time Tape Counter A status symbol and the real-time tape counter will appear on the TV screen for five seconds when you press certain function buttons (PLAY, FF, EJECT, etc. ). Or, you may press the DISPLAY button on the remote control to see the status symbol or counter. The meaning of each status symbol is given here. PLAY REWIND FAST FORWARD EJECT STOP Helpful Hints · Other playback options and features are explained on pages 17-20. · Moisture may condense inside the unit when you move it from a cold place to a warm place, after heating a cold room, or when the humidity is high. When moisture accumulates in your VCP, the POWER light will blink on the VCP and the symbol will appear on the TV screen. If you try to play a tape in a VCP in which moisture has accumulated, the tape and the VCP could be damaged. If the POWER light is blinking, keep the VCP power on (but do not play a tape) for at least two hours. When the POWER light stops blinking, it is safe to play a tape. The counter shows the elapsed playing time of the tape from the point at which you set the counter to 0:00:00. The counter is automatically reset to 0:00:00 when you first insert a tape. If you want to refer to a particular point on a tape later, play the tape to that point. Then, press the COUNTER RESET button on the remote control to set the counter to 0:00:00 at that point. Later, when you are searching for that particular point, press the DISPLAY button so you can see the counter as you fast forward or rewind the tape to the 0:00:00 point. Repeat Playback 17 1 2 During tape playback, press the AUTO REPEAT button on the front of the VCP. The AUTO REPEAT light will appear on the VCP display panel. When a tape reaches the end, the VCP will rewind it and start playback again and again. AUTO AUTO REPEAT Button REPEAT Light To cancel Repeat Playback, press the AUTO REPEAT button again. The AUTO REPEAT light will go off. POWER AUTO REPEAT PICT. CONTROL POWER AUTO REPEAT ON SCREEN DISPLAY Helpful Hint · If you press the AUTO REPEAT button to start Repeat Playback when playback is stopped, playback will start automatically. The AUTO REPEAT light will appear. 18 Picture Control 1 During tape playback, press the PICT(ure) CONTROL button on the front of the VCP or the remote control to change the picture quality of tapes. You can select SOFT, SHARP, or NORMAL. [NORMAL] POWER AUTO REPEAT PICT. CONTROL POWER AUTO REPEAT ON SCREEN DISPLAY [SOFT] PICT(ure) CONTROL Button [SHARP] 2 To turn off the Picture Control feature, press the PICT(ure) CONTROL button repeatedly until NORMAL appears. Playback Options 19 Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 During tape playback, press and release the FF button or the REW(ind) button. [. . . ] After the store's return period has expired, or if the store does not have an exchange program, you may exchange the product with Philips if you have your original sales receipt. To exchange your product with Philips (per the warranty conditions stated previously), remember: · If you exchange the product within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you. · If you exchange the product more than 90 days after but less than one year after the day of original purchase, your cost will be $29. 95 plus your local sales tax. If sales tax is missing or incorrect, your order will be delayed, and you will be contacted. [. . . ]