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Magnavox MC132EMG Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM ’ WNER ANUAL MC132EMG/MC192EMG COLOR TV WITH BUILT-IN VCR AGNAVOX REPRESENTATIVES ARE READY TO HELP YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR NEW PRODUCT E WANT YOU TO START ENJOYING YOUR NEW PRODUCT RIGHT AWAY ALL US BEFORE YOU CONSIDER RETURNING THE PRODUCT...

  • Page 2: Warranty

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 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: Introduction 3

    10:41 AM Welcome to your TV/VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the MC132EMG and MC192EMG. These two models are dif- ferent sizes, but they operate identically. The MC132EMG is illustrated in this manual. Features • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Head Cleaner •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Menu Language, Resetting TV Channels ........14...

  • Page 5: Before Using The Tv/Vcr 5

    To record again on the same tape, cover the hole with cellophane tape. Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the front of the TV/VCR. Do not put objects between the remote control and the TV/VCR. TV/VCR Maintenance...

  • Page 6: Hooking Up The Tv/Vcr

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 6 Hooking Up the TV/VCR Hook up your TV/VCR using one of the connections shown. Hooking Up Your TV/VCR With a Cable TV Signal or Outdoor Antenna Hooking Up Your TV/VCR With a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver...

  • Page 7: Hooking Up The Tv/Vcr

    • Before connecting an antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANT(enna) Jack, make sure the pin is not bent. If the pin is bent, straighten it as illustrated, then connect the antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANT(enna) Jack.

  • Page 8: Setting Tv Channels For The First Time

    The TV/VCR can memorize the channels you receive in your area. If you are using a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver, you do not need to set channels at the TV/VCR. Set the TV/VCR to the output channel of the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver (channel 03 or 04).

  • Page 9: Playing A Videotape 9

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM Follow the steps below to play a tape. Insert a tape in the TV/VCR’s cassette com- partment. The power will come on. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback should start automati- cally. If playback does not start automatically, press PLAY/ to start playback.

  • Page 10: Recording

    Follow the steps below to record a current TV program. Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the TV/VCR. The power will come on. Or, if the tape is already in the TV/VCR, press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR if necessary.

  • Page 11: Remote Control 11

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM PLAY/ Button Press to play a tape. Details are on page nine. Press to select a menu item. Press to enter numbers when setting a timer recording or the clock. POWER Button Press to turn on or off the TV/VCR.

  • Page 12: Front Panel

    Press once to start a recording. Details are on page 10. Press repeatedly to start a One-Touch Recording (an immediate timed recording, 30 minutes to eight hours long) of the current TV chan- nel. Details are on page 27. Page 12...

  • Page 13: Rear Panel 13

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the TV/VCR. Page 13 Rear Panel 13 ANT(enna) Jack Connect your antenna or Cable TV signal here. Details are on page six. Antenna Hole Connect the stem of an indoor rod antenna here.

  • Page 14: Menu Language, Resetting Tv Channels

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 14 Menu Language, Resetting TV Channels Menu Language This affects the language of the TV/VCR’s menu, not TV pro- gramming, videotapes, or closed captioning. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select LANGUAGE. – M E N U –...

  • Page 15: Adding/Deleting Channels 15

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. (Or, you can add new channels into the memory without having to reset all the channels.) Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select CHANNEL SET UP. Press F.FWD/B.

  • Page 16: Setting The Clock

    Auto Clock Setting below. If not, follow Manual Clock Setting on pages 18-19. Auto Clock Setting You can have the TV/VCR set the clock automatically by using the PBS channel in your area. Once you have set the clock, the TV/VCR will automatically monitor the correct time and date being broadcast by the PBS station and con- tinuously update the time accordingly.

  • Page 17: Helpful Hints

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM The TV/VCR will scan all your available TV channels. Those that carry a time signal will be listed at the top of the screen. Use one of these channels when you enter your AUTO CLOCK CH at step 6. It will take the TV/VCR several minutes to scan the channels.

  • Page 18: Manual Clock Setting

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual Clock Setting Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP...

  • Page 19: Setting The Clock

    Press MENU. Although seconds are not displayed, they begin counting from zero when you press MENU. Use this feature to synchronize the clock exactly. To see the current time on the TV screen, press DISPLAY. Details are on page 21. 5:40 PM Page 19 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 19...

  • Page 20: Daylight-Savings Time

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 20 Daylight-Savings Time When Daylight-Savings Time (D.S.T.) is ON, the TV/VCR clock will automatically move forward one hour on the first Sunday in April and move back one hour on the last Sunday in October. To turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF, follow the steps below.

  • Page 21: Picture Control, Status Displays 21

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM Picture Control Follow these steps to adjust the TV/VCR’s brightness, color, tint, sharpness, and contrast. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select PICTURE CONTROL. Press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING B PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP...

  • Page 22: Timer Recording

    The current date will be flashing in the DATE space. For a one-time recording, press PLAY/ you want to record. Or, to record a TV program at the same time on the same channel every day, press STOP/ appears. Or, to record a TV program at the same time on the...
  • Page 23 Press POWER to turn off the TV/VCR and set the timer recording. The red Record light will appear. You must turn off the TV/VCR for a timer recording. If the power is on, TIMER REC STANDBY flashes on the screen two minutes before the recording is scheduled to begin.

  • Page 24: Timer Recording

    Press MENU to remove the menu. Cancelling Timer Recordings To cancel a timer recording that is in progress: Press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR, then press STOP/EJECT on the front of the TV/VCR. To cancel a timer recording that has not started: With the TV/VCR power on, press MENU.

  • Page 25: Timer Recording Auto Return 25

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM Turning on AUTO RETURN sets the TV/VCR to rewind the tape automatically to the beginning of a timer recording. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select USER’S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U –...

  • Page 26: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)

    Point the TV/VCR remote control at the TV/VCR. Press Number buttons 0, 0 so that AUX appears on the screen. The TV/VCR is now in Line Input or Auxiliary mode. Point the TV/VCR remote control at the TV/VCR. Press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP or SLP) appears on the screen.

  • Page 27: One-Touch Recording 27

    This function cannot be done from the remote control. Recording starts immediately when you press REC/OTR. Before you begin, make sure ... The TV/VCR power is on and has a videotape with a record tab. If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording.

  • Page 28: Playback Options

    High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) During tape playback, press F.FWD/B or REW(ind)/{, then press again. The TV/VCR will search the tape in high speed. Press F.FWD/B or REW(ind)/{ repeatedly to switch between regular and high speed searching. To return to normal playback, press PLAY/ .

  • Page 29: Repeat Play 29

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM Repeat Play allows you to repeat a tape repeatedly. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select USER’S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP B USER’S SET UP...

  • Page 30: Rental Playback

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 30 Rental Playback This function improves picture quality of worn videotapes. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select USER’S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP B USER’S SET UP...

  • Page 31: Zero Return, Time Search 31

    Time Search Time Search lets you rewind or fast forward a tape to a posi- tion by entering the amount of playback time you want to skip. When a tape is in the TV/VCR, press TIME SEARCH. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ time appears (for example, 2:50 for 2 hours, 50 min- utes).

  • Page 32: Setting V-Chip

    In this case, the mes- sage PROTECTED PROGRAM by ... appears on the TV screen. The viewer must select a different TV channel or watch a videotape instead. V-CHIP also blocks viewing of tapes that you record on this TV/VCR, if the recorded TV program’s rating exceeds your...
  • Page 33 TV-14 ( [VIEW] TV-MA( [VIEW] If you select TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA, then press F.FWD/B to select BLOCK, the selected cate- gory’s subratings will appear. Each subrating may be set to BLOCK or VIEW. To set the subratings indi-...
  • Page 34 MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 34 Setting V-Chip (cont’d) MPAA Rating Settings Press MENU. Press PLAY/ select V-CHIP SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP...

  • Page 35: Closed Caption 35

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 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 36: Wake Up Timer

    Set the clock. Details are on pages 16-19. If the clock is not set, you cannot set the Wake Up Timer. Put a tape in the TV/VCR if you want the TV/VCR to start tape playback at the specified time.

  • Page 37: Sleep Timer 37

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM Use the Sleep Timer to program the TV/VCR to shut itself off in a certain amount of time. Press SLEEP/WAKE UP until SLEEP TIMER appears. Press PLAY/ , STOP/ , F.FWD/B or REW/s until your desired sleep time appears.

  • Page 38: Automatic Operation Features

    38 Automatic Operation Features Automatic Playback When you put a tape in the TV/VCR, the power will come on automatically. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback will begin. If a timer recording is set, the power will not come on automatically when you insert a tape with the record tab intact.

  • Page 39: Glossary 39

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM AUDIO In Jack: jack on the front of the TV/VCR that receives audio from other equipment. Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the TV/VCR memorizes all available channels. Then, when you push the CH(annel) scan through channels you receive.

  • Page 40: Helpful Hints

    • 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. There is no warning that moisture is in your TV/VCR. Playing a tape in a TV/VCR in which moisture has accumulated could damage the tape and the TV/VCR.

  • Page 41: Helpful Hints

    TV/VCR power shuts off after 15 minutes. • The TV/VCR will shut itself off after 15 minutes when it is on a channel that is not receiving a broadcast sig- nal (for example, a station that has gone off the air for the night). This is normal.

  • Page 42: Specifications

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM 42 Specifications General CRT: 13-inch in line gun (MC132EMG) 19-inch in line gun (MC192EMG) Television system: NTSC Closed caption system: Section 15.119, FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Standard Video Heads: Two heads Tape width: 1/2 inch (12.65 mm) Tape speed SP: 33.35 mm/sec.

  • Page 43: Limited Warranty 43

    MC132EMG\MC192EMG 1/31/03 10:41 AM WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product.

  • Page 44: Index

    ....11 tv/vcr ....12 daylight-savings time ..20 display button .

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