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- Page 2 And we'll do everything our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come. As a member of the MAGNAVOX "family," you're entitled to protection one of the most comprehensive warranties and outstanding service networks in the industry.
- Page 3 Infrared Remote Control which works your TV set and a variety of wireless remote control VCRs and Getting Started Warning/Precautions ....... 2-3 Cable Converters. A special "Locator" feature can Antenna/Cable Connections ....4-5 also help you find the remote when it has been stuck VCR to "IV Antenna Connections ......
- Page 4 irst let's connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to your TV. This will be easy since there is only one 75_2 antenna plug on the back of your TV - and that's where the antenna goes. f-a-wa-_q Back of TV IF your antenna (or CABLE TV signal) has a round cable (75 ohm) with a metal prong (F-connector)
- Page 5 ome of you may have two separate antennas. instance, one antenna is for VHF channels (2-13) and the other Outdoor UHF Antenna antenna is for UHF channels (14-69). Back of "IV [ BEGIN For homes with two separate antennas you will need an optional "combiner"...
- Page 6 [BEGINI > Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. (Note: you can press any button on the front of the TV to turn the TV ON.) The tuned channel number will always briefly appear when the TV is first turned ON (and with channel changes).
- Page 7 load the supplied batteries into the remote: [ BEGIN < Remove the battery compartment lid on the back of the remote. Place the batteries (3-AA) in I the remote. Be sure the (+) and ] (-) ends of the batteries line up I correctly (inside of case is I marked.) Reattach the battery lid.
- Page 8 "_eatures for your TV can be .Ladjusted from a MENU screen shown on the TV. A MENU is Selection ARROW points to the active MENU nothing more than an on-screen [ item. An adjustment scale (or box) aim shows next to the selected MENU item. list of features.
- Page 9 BRIGHT n-screen features that come .._:::i:;" PICTURE with your TV: COLOR Six MENU items will show TINT on the TV screen at one time. SHARP An ARROW will point to the active item. STEREO Just press MENU • or • buttons to move up or down SPEAKER through the MENU item list.
- Page 10 need to make sure that the TV is set to pick up either Cable TV stations or Antenna signals. In other words, the TV needs to know whether you have connected a Cable TV signal or a normal antenna to its ANTENNA plug.
- Page 11 our TV can automatically tself for local area (or Cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your area when the CH(annel) • • buttons are pressed. Please check and be sure the TV is set for the type of signal you have connected to the TV - Antenna or Cable TV (see previous page.)
- Page 12 Auto Programming (see l_kprevious page) adds all the ,channels it can find (on your .Antenna or Cable TV system) into the TV's memory. AddlDelete Channels makes it easy for you to add other channels, or drop unwanted channels, from the list of channels in the TV's memory.
- Page 13 lrOSedCaptioning allows you to ead the voice content of NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast television programs on the TV with Closed Caption (CC) information included. Neither are all Closed Caption screen. Designed to help the modes (CAPTION 1-4, or TEXT 1-4)) necessarily...
- Page 14 our TV can receive broadcast stereo programs. The TV has both an amplifier and twin speakers through which the stereo sound can be heard. [ BEGIN Press MENU • or • on the TV (or on the remote press M button and then M ••...
- Page 15 _Vo e Smart Sound (Automatic lume Leveler - A VL) control allows you to preset a certain volume level beyond which the TV sound will not exceed. This enables you to hear a more consistent, even sound level by reducing the peaks and valleys that can occur during...
- Page 16 UTh e the Volume Bar control to see e TV s volume level settings on the TV screen. Once set the Volume Bar will be seen each time the VOLUME buttons (on the TV or remote) are pressed. Press MENU • or Y on the TV (or on the remote press M button and then M •Y buttons.)
- Page 17 aVe you ever fallen asleep in nt of the TV only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can save you all that trouble by automatically turning itself off.
- Page 18 _se e channel number for a lected program can remain on the TV screen by using the REMINDER feature. [ BEGI (,,,l_ Press MENU • or • on the TV (or on the remote press M button and then M •• buttons.) Select the word REMINDER with the TV's on-screen Arrow.
- Page 19 Or our French and Spanish eaking TV owners an on- screen LANGUAGE option is present. With the LANGUAGE control you can set the TV's on- screen features to be shown either English, French, or Spanish text. [-wffgr Press MENU • or • on the TV (or on the remote press M button and then M •W buttons.) Select the word LANGUAGE...
- Page 20 OpUld you like to hear TV rograms through your audio hi-fi system? The TV's Audio Output jacks and TV Speaker On/Off control work together to offer you this TV sound option. _.1_ Connect the R(ight) and L(efl) AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV to the R and L Audio Input jacks on your amplifier or sound system.
- Page 21 ou can view the playback VCR tapes (Video Disc BACK OF TV Players, camcorders, etc). by using the AUDIO and VIDEO INPUT jacks (on the rear of the TV). For example: to view the playback of a VCR tape: ¢,,11_ Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO...
- Page 22 After installing the batteries into Status/Exit Button the remote, press the TV System Press to see the current channel button to send remote commands number on the "IV screen. Also press to the TV. Point the remote toward this button to clear the TV screen after control adjustments.
- Page 23 hen using the TV remote with a VCR, first make certain it is set to control your VCR ( by the REMOTE CODE or SEARCH method - see following section). <l_ Press theVCR System button on the remote. •Play Buttgn Press to playback a tape.
- Page 24 ___Jrave you ever played hide and 1 ! seek with your remote control? Are you tired of tearing the house apart trying tofind if someone has stuffed the remote under the couch, put it on the shelves, or hid it in the desk? Well, your TV remote can save you all that looking by automatically signaling its location to you.
- Page 25 For most homes this step would not be needed but for your information: Up to 9 different remote locator address codes can be set on which the TV can send out its "homing" signal. This is done in case there is more than one TV (with a remote locator) present, and you want only one specific remote to be signaled when the...
- Page 26 JC Penney 01,03, 23, 29 14, 47, 48 Symphonic Kenwood 13, 14 Tatung Teac 14, 27 Lloyds Teknika 26, 27 Magnavox 00, 01,02, 05, 27, 28 Thomas Magnin Marantz Toshiba 18, 19 Memorex 01, 07, 23, 27 Minolta Video Concepts Yamaha...
- Page 27 ow that you have looked up the two-digit Remote Code Number for your brand of VCR (on previous page), you are ready to follow the four simple steps below. Please read through steps 1-4 before beginning. Press and release the REC (RECORD) button.
- Page 28 12,13, 53 Remember. If more than e number is listed, you Macom 29, 38 Toshiba may ha_e to try more than the Magnavox 17,26, 31 Uniden Satellite 44, 54 first two-digit code given in Unika order to locate your Converter's...
- Page 29 ow that you have looked up the two-digit Remote Code Number for your brand of Cable Converter (on previous page), you are ready to follow the four simple steps below. Please read through steps 1-4 before beginning. I BEGIN Cable Converter Press and release the REC I (RECORD) button.
- Page 30 our TV remote can be set to work your VCR by what is called the SEARCH method. If the "REMOTE CODE" number method shown in the previous section did not set your remote to work your VCR, then follow easy steps listed below. Please read through steps 1-4 before beginning.
- Page 31 our TV remote can be set to work your Cable Converter what is called the SEARCH method. Cable Converter If the "REMOTE CODE" number method shown in the previous section did not set your remote to work your Converter, then follow the easy steps listed below.
- Page 32 icture in Picture (PIP) is the showing of two pictures on the TV screen at the same time. (One main screen picture and one small inset picture - or PIP). Note: The PIP picture must be supplied by a VCR (or other MAIN accessory equipped with a VIDEO SCREEN...
- Page 33 w that you have completed e required connections the previous page you are ready to follow the simple steps shown below. _Turn VCR and TV ON. Place the VCR in the TV mode - Use the TV/VCR button on 12:00"" the 'IV remote (if the remote has been set to work with your "IV IN ANTENNA...
- Page 34 y using the PIP buttons on the remote the PIP picture can be moved and swapped with the main screen. The main screen picture also be frozen in the PIP window. [BEGIN| Press the PIP ON button to show the PIP picture. PIP appears in a corner of TV screen.
- Page 35 Press FREEZE to hold the current MAIN screen picture in the PIP 4. PIP FREEZE 5. PIP SIZE(Large or Small) window (Main picture is still active). If PIP is currently OFF, the PIP window will automatically appear. Press FRZ repeatedly to update the frozen PIP with current pictures from the Main screen.
- Page 36 e picture for the PIP window an come through the TV's ANTENNA or VCR/AUX Inputs of the TV.) the rear The PIP INPUT control simply tells the TV which one of these two sources is to show in the PIP window [BEGIN Press MENU •...
- Page 37 hookup with Cable 1Converter Box and VCR. First use an optional signal _ splitter and connect the original [ cable TV signal to both the I CABLE IN on the Cable Converter I and the ANTENNA plug on the I rear of the TV. _ Connect the CABLE OUT the Converter to the ANT.
- Page 38 CAUTION: A video source (such as a video game, Compact Disc Interactive - CDI, or TV information channel) which shows a constant non.moving pattern on the TV screen, lease make these simple checks before calling for can cause picture tube damage. When your TV is continuously used with such a source service.
- Page 39 Picture -In-Picture (PIP) * Term used when two pictures are shown Coaxial Cable * A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a on the TV screen at the same time. The smaller PIP picture metal plug (F-type) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly onto supplied by a VCR (or other tuner/video playback...
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Page 40: Warranty
LIMITED WARRANTY Color Television • 90 Day In-Home Service Labor Warranty • One (1) Year Exchange On Warranty Parts • Two (2) Year Exchange Warranty on Color Picture Tube This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state/province to state/province. YOU MUST PRESENT PROOF OF THE DATE ON WHICH Parts and Labor During First 90 Days THE TV WAS FIRST PURCHASED (SALES RECEIPT OR...