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The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Philips DVD Recorder, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Philips DVD Recorder one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Philips DVD Recorder. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Philips DVD Recorder should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Philips DVD Recorder
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Philips DVD Recorder item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Philips DVD Recorder item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Philips DVD Recorder alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Philips DVD Recorder, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Philips service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Philips DVD Recorder.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Philips DVD Recorder item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

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    User Manual for Philips/Magnavox DVD Recorder upgrade discs Introduction This firmware can be used to upgrade a Philips or Magnavox DVD Recorder to the latest status. After you have completed the upgrade procedure, your recorder will typically perform better. What improvements are made depends on the upgrade firmware you’re using as well as the f[...]

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    Upgrade procedure for 2001 models If you have one of the Philips DVD Recorder models listed below then use the following upgrade procedure, otherwise go to the next section, ‘Upgrade procedure for all other models’. • DVDR1000/001  DVDR1000/6 91 • DVDR1000/021  DVDR1000/1 71 • DVDR1000/051  DVDR1500/1 71 The complete upgrade proc[...]

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    Troubleshooting Symptom The display shows ‘ BAD VERSION ’. The display shows ‘ SYS UNSUPP ’. The display shows ‘ MOUNT ERR ’. The display shows ‘ ERROR ’or ‘ ENGINE ERR ’. Some of the system settings have changed, such as the date or language preferences. Remedy The system version of your DVD reco rder is already newer than the [...]

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    Philips Customer Care Centers Australia phone: +61 2 9947 00 00 Austria phone: 0810 001 203 Belgium phone: 070 222 303 Canada Phone: 905-201-4501 Czech Republic phone: +420-2-3309 92 40 Denmark phone: 808 82 814 Finland phone: 09-6158 0250 France phone: 0825 889 789 Germany phone: 0180- 535 6767 Greece phone: 0-0800-3 122 1280 Hong Kong phone: +852[...]