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Magnavox 20MDRF20 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ’ WNER ANUAL 20MDRF20 OLOR WITH BUILT-IN AGNAVOX REPRESENTATIVES ARE READY TO HELP YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR NEW PRODUCT ONNECTIONS IRST E WANT YOU TO START ENJOYING YOUR NEW PRODUCT RIGHT AWAY ALL US BEFORE YOU CONSIDER RETURNING THE PRODUCT...
  • Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of own- ing a MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once.

  • Page 3: Safety And General Information 3

    Philips Consumer Electronics P.O. Box 14810 Knoxville, TN 37914-1810 (865) 521-4316 As an E ® Partner, Magnavox has determined that this product meets the E NERGY efficiency. E ® is a U.S. registered mark. Using products with the E NERGY Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4 Table of Contents General Information Safety and General Information ..... . .3 Table of Contents ....... . .4 Introduction .

  • Page 5: Introduction 5

    Welcome to your TV/DVD owner’s manual. This manual describes the 20MDRF20 and explains how to use all its features. Features - TV • Setup menus in English, • Automatic Channel Setup French, or Spanish • Automatic Power Off • Closed Captions •...

  • Page 6: Playable Discs

    6 Playable Discs Playable Discs The DVD Player of this TV/DVD will play many types of Discs, including Digital Video Discs (DVDs) and Audio Compact Discs (CDs). It will play MP3 and JPEG files as well. To play a DVD, make sure it meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems as described below.

  • Page 7: Remote Control Setup 7

    Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding the lid down and off, following the direction of the arrow on the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their + and –...

  • Page 8: Hooking Up The Tv/Dvd

    8 Hooking Up the TV/DVD Hook up your TV/DVD using one of the connections shown. Hooking Up Your TV/DVD with a Cable TV Signal or Outdoor Antenna Hooking Up Your TV/DVD with a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver To view any channel, set the TV/DVD to the output channel (channel 03 or 04) of the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

  • Page 9: Hooking Up The Tv/Dvd

    Hooking Up Your TV/DVD to Another Video Source (VCR, DVD Player, Camcorder, etc.) You may need this connection if you want to play Discs or tapes on other equipment but watch them on the TV/DVD. Press the SELECT button on the remote to choose AUX at the TV/DVD when viewing materials playing on other equip- ment.

  • Page 10: Digital Stereo Hookups

    10 Digital Stereo Hookups You can connect the TV/DVD to a Stereo that has a Digital Coaxial In jack. Use this hookup if you want to hear the TV/DVD sound through the Stereo instead. Use these connections for a Dolby Digital-compatible Stereo or for a Receiver that has a Mini-Disc or Digital Audio Tape deck.

  • Page 11: First-Time Setup, Watching Tv 11

    These SET UP screens will appear the first time you turn on the TV/DVD. Set the language for the menus and have the unit memorize available TV channels. If you are using a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver, do not set channels at the TV/DVD.

  • Page 12: Playing A Disc

    12 Playing a Disc Press STANDBY-ON to turn on the TV/DVD. The unit will turn on in TV mode. Press OPEN/CLOSE A to open the Disc tray. The unit will switch to DVD mode automatically. Place a Disc into the tray. If the DVD is recorded on only one side, place the Disc in the tray with the label facing up and the shiny side facing down.

  • Page 13: Front Panel 13

    Disc tray Insert a Disc here. See page 12. PLAY B Button Press to play a Disc. See page 12. STOP C Button Press to stop Disc play. CHANNEL K/L Buttons Press to select TV channels. Doing so automatically puts the unit in TV mode. See page 11.

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    14 Remote Control PICTURE Button Press to access the picture controls. See page 19. STANDBY-ON Button (POWER) Press to turn on or off the TV/DVD. Number Buttons TV Mode: Press two digits to access a specific channel. Press 0 before the number of a single digit channel.

  • Page 15: Remote Control

    OPEN/CLOSE A Button Press to open or close the Disc tray. This puts the unit in DVD mode automatically. ZOOM Button Press to enlarge the DVD picture during play. See page 33. PREV H and NEXT G Buttons Press to go to other Tracks or Chapters.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    16 Rear Panel ANT. COAXIAL Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet (120V/60Hz). COAXIAL Jack (Digital Audio Out) (orange) Connect this jack to a Digital Stereo using a digital audio coaxial cable (not supplied). Use this connection if the Stereo has Dolby Digital compatibility and has a Digital Coaxial Audio In jack.

  • Page 17: Menu Language, Resetting Tv Channels 17

    Menu Language, Resetting TV Channels 17 Menu Language This affects the language of the TV/DVD’s setup menus and on-screen display terms. It does not alter the language of TV programming, Disc subtitles, etc. Before you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/DVD in TV mode.

  • Page 18: Adding/Deleting Channels

    18 Adding/Deleting Channels You can delete TV channels you no longer receive or seldom watch. Or, you can add more channels if the TV/DVD did not memorize all your favorite channels. Before you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/DVD in TV mode. Press SETUP.

  • Page 19: Picture Control, Sleep Timer 19

    Picture Control The TV/DVD’s picture controls are preset to factory specifi- cations. You may make adjustments for a natural image. Press PICTURE so the first picture control appears at the bottom of the screen. Within five seconds, press K or L to select BRIGHT, SHARPNESS, TINT, COLOR, or CON- TRAST.

  • Page 20: Setting V-Chip

    20 Setting V-Chip TV Ratings V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. V-CHIP reads the rat- ings for most TV programming (except news, sports, unedit- ed movies, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies viewing if the program’s rating meets the limitations you select.

  • Page 21: Helpful Hints

    Press to select the TV Rating level at which you want to block viewing, then press ENTER once. When you select the rating category and set it to BLOCK, the higher ratings will turn to BLOCK auto- matically. Lower ratings will turn to VIEW. When you turn “TV-Y”...
  • Page 22 22 Setting V-Chip (cont’d) MPAA Ratings You can block TV channel viewing according to the Motion Picture Association ratings. To do so, follow these steps. Before you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/DVD in TV mode. Press SETUP. Press to select V-CHIP SET UP.

  • Page 23: Setting V-Chip

    Changing the Access Code Although the default code 0000 is supplied with the TV/DVD, you can set your own access code. Before you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/DVD in TV mode. Press SETUP. Press to select V-CHIP SET UP. Then, press ENTER.

  • Page 24: Closed Captions

    24 Closed Captions Follow the steps below to select closed captions for TV pro- gramming. Not all TV programs and commercials have closed captions or all types of closed captions (second language, half- screen text, etc.). If closed captioning is not broadcast, you cannot receive it.

  • Page 25: Disc Menus, Title Menus 25

    Disc Menus Some DVDs contain menus that describe the contents of the Disc or allow you to customize Disc play. These menus vary according to the features available on the Disc. With the unit in DVD mode, press DISC MENU. The DVD’s Disc menu will appear. Press o, p, s, or B to select an item, then press ENTER.

  • Page 26: Searching

    26 Searching During Disc play, press g or h. During DVD play, pressing g or h will forward or reverse the picture at two, eight, 50, or 100 times the normal speed. An h 2, h 8, h 50, or h 100 will appear briefly on the screen to indicate reverse searching.

  • Page 27: Title/Chapter Play, Time Search 27

    Title/Chapter Play During DVD play, press SEARCH MODE until CH (for Chapter) or TT (for Title) appears on the TV screen. The number of available Titles or Chapters will appear at the right ( /4, for example). Within 30 seconds, enter the Title or Chapter number using the Number buttons.

  • Page 28: Track Selection

    28 Track Selection With the unit in DVD mode, there are three ways to play an Audio CD at a specific Track. Use the Number buttons, the SEARCH MODE button, or PREV j and NEXT i. Using the Number Buttons Press the Number buttons to enter a Track number.

  • Page 29: Paused Play, Resume On 29

    Paused Play During play, press PAUSE F. Play will pause and the sound will be mute. When playing a DVD, press PAUSE F repeat- edly to see the picture advance one frame (or step) at a time. The sound will remain mute. Pressing PAUSE repeatedly during Audio CD, MP3, or JPEG play will have no effect.

  • Page 30: Repeat, A-B Repeat

    30 Repeat, A-B Repeat Repeat During Disc play, press REPEAT until the repeat mode you want appears on the TV. On a DVD, select CHAPTER, TITLE, or OFF. On an Audio CD, select TRACK, ALL (all Tracks on the Disc), or OFF. With MP3 files, select TRACK, GROUP (all Tracks in the current Folder), ALL, or OFF.

  • Page 31: Markers 31

    Use Markers to remember your favorite places on an Audio CD or DVD. To set the Markers, follow these steps. Play the Disc to within 30 seconds prior to the point at which you want to set the Marker. During play, press SEARCH MODE until the Markers appear at the top of the TV screen.

  • Page 32: Subtitles, Angles

    32 Subtitles, Angles Subtitles Select a language for DVD subtitles during play. You may select only the subtitles that are available on the Disc. During play, press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle language. The number of available languages appears at the right of the subtitle display. In the example below, six languages are available ( /6).

  • Page 33: Slow Motion, Zoom 33

    Slow Motion Press PAUSE F during DVD play. Press D or h. Slow motion play will begin. Press D or h repeatedly during slow motion to play the DVD forward or backward at 1/16, 1/8, or 1/2 the normal speed. Example: Playing a DVD forward at half the normal speed.

  • Page 34: Parental Password

    34 Parental Password The Parental feature prevents viewing of DVDs that exceed your rating limits. You need a password to change the Parental settings or to play a blocked Disc. With the unit in DVD mode, press SETUP twice while play is stopped. The QUICK SETUP screen will appear.

  • Page 35: Parental Levels 35

    Follow these steps to set the rating level for your DVDs. DVDs whose ratings exceed the level you set will not play. With the unit in DVD mode, press SETUP twice while play is stopped. The QUICK SETUP screen will appear. Press B to select CUSTOM at the top of the menu, then press ENTER.

  • Page 36: Audio Language, Stereo Sound

    36 Audio Language, Stereo Sound Audio Language You can select a language for DVDs during play if multiple languages are available. During DVD play, press AUDIO repeatedly to choose one of the available languages. The new audio will be heard. The display will disappear after about five seconds.

  • Page 37: Random Play, Programs 37

    Random Play You may play the Tracks of an Audio CD in Random order instead of the order in which they are recorded (1,2,3...). You can also use this feature for JPEG and MP3 files. With the unit in DVD mode and play stopped, press MODE repeatedly until the RANDOM screen appears.

  • Page 38: Mp3/Jpeg Play

    38 MP3/JPEG Play The TV/DVD will play MP3 or JPEG files that you record and finalize on a CD-RW (Compact Disc-Rewritable) or CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable). These Discs may contain pictures in a JPEG format or audio Tracks in an MP3 format. For example, you may have photo- graphic film developed by a retailer that places the pictures on a CD-R for you.These pictures may be in JPEG format.

  • Page 39: Mp3/Jpeg Displays 39

    You can review MP3 and JPEG information during play. Press DISPLAY until the current Track/File number, total Tracks/Files available, and elapsed playing time of the current Track (MP3 only) appear. 2 / 25 0:01:15 MP3 Track example The following may appear to indicate Repeat play. : The current Track/File will play repeatedly.

  • Page 40: On-Screen Displays

    40 On-Screen Displays DVD Display Press DISPLAY repeatedly to see the following displays during DVD play. CH 7/49 0:01:46 - 0:03:27 CH (Chapter): Current Chapter number / total Chapters 0:00:00 - 1:23:45 TT (Title): Current Title number / Total Titles BIT RATE: The amount of audio and video data currently being read.

  • Page 41: Audio Settings 41

    Change Audio settings based on other equipment you connect- ed to the TV/DVD or according to your Disc sound features. With the unit in DVD mode and play stopped, press SETUP twice. The QUICK SETUP screen will appear. QUICK SETUP TV MODE 4:3 LETTER BOX DOLBY DIGITAL...

  • Page 42: Language Settings

    42 Language Settings You may choose different languages for the Audio, Subtitles, or Disc menus of DVDs. With the unit in DVD mode and play stopped, press SETUP twice. The QUICK SETUP screen will appear. Press B to select CUSTOM at the top of the menu, then press ENTER.

  • Page 43: Display Settings 43

    You can adjust TV Mode, Angle Icon, and Automatic Power Off in the Display menu. With the unit in DVD mode and play stopped, press SETUP twice. The QUICK SETUP screen will appear. Press B to select CUSTOM at the top of the menu, then press ENTER.

  • Page 44: Black Level, Virtual Surround

    44 Black Level, Virtual Surround Black Level Adjust Black Level to brighten the DVD picture. During DVD play, press MODE so the Black Level icon shows in the top left corner of the TV screen. Within 10 seconds, press ENTER repeatedly to choose ON or OFF.

  • Page 45: Helpful Hints 45

    If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before request- ing service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. Location For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your TV/DVD, remember the following: •...

  • Page 46: Additional Information

    46 Additional Information Glossary AUDIO In Jacks: red and white jacks on the front of the TV that receive sound from other equipment that is connect- ed to the TV/DVD. Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the TV/DVD memorizes all available TV channels. Then, when you push the CH.

  • Page 47: Limited Warranty 47

    TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN U.S.A., PUERTO RICO, OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... Take the product to a Magnavox factory service cen- ter (see enclosed list) or authorized service center for repair. When the product has been repaired, you must pick up the unit at the center.

  • Page 48: Information Index

    48 Information Index a-b repeat ....30 access code (v-chip) ..23 angle button ...15, 32 angle icon .

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