Yeah, I did not get a guide with mine. I am pretty sure the installer kept it. I have purchased 2 aftermarket routers & they both crapped out within a month, so now I just use the company's box, lol. I will have to find the model # & search the ole interweb for the guide I guess, lol. I do not remember the model vcr we had, I just remember the tape popped up completely out of the top, every so often I had to take it apart & re-connect the belts & it came equipped with its own nuclear generator, which is probably why I now have 3 tails.......