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Magnavox MC194DMG Owner's Manual

Magnavox MC194DMG Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ’ WNER ANUAL MC194DMG OLOR WITH BUILT-IN EAD THIS MANUAL FIRST ’ ONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT VE INCLUDED EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED F YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS EPRESENTATIVES CAN HELP YOU GET THE MOST FROM YOUR NEW PRODUCT BY EXPLAINING •...
  • 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: Introduction 3

    Introduction 3 Welcome to your TV/VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the MC194DMG TV/VCR and explains how to use all the features listed below. Features • Real-Time Tape Counter • Special Effects: Forward and • Automatic Channel Setup • Remote Control or Front Panel Reverse Searching;...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your TV/VCR Introduction ............3 Table of Contents .

  • Page 5: Before Using The Tv/Vcr 5

    Before Using the TV/VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bot- tom 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 com- partment with their + and –...

  • Page 6: Hooking Up The Tv/Vcr

    6 Hooking Up the TV/VCR Hook up your TV/VCR using one of the connections shown. Hooking Up Your Connect a Cable signal TV/VCR With a Cable or an antenna to the Signal or Outdoor ANT(enna) Jack. Antenna ANT. ANT. Connect the Cable signal to Hooking Up Your TV/VCR With a Cable the IN Jack on the Cable Box.

  • Page 7: Hooking Up The Tv/Vcr

    Hooking Up the TV/VCR (cont’d) 7 Hooking Up Your TV/VCR to Another Video Source (VCR or Camcorder) You may need this connection if you want to copy tapes or view tapes that you are playing on the VCR or camcorder. Select channel 00 (AUX) at the TV/VCR when viewing tapes that are playing on the VCR or camcorder.

  • Page 8: Setting Tv Channels For The First Time

    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 Box, 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 Box (chan- POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP...

  • Page 9: Selecting A Menu Language 9

    Selecting a Menu Language 9 This function affects only the language of the TV/VCR’s menu, not the audio of TV programming or video tapes or closed captioning. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ select LANGUAGE. PLAY – M E N U – F.FWD TIMER PROGRAMMING STOP...

  • Page 10: Resetting Tv Channels

    10 Resetting TV Channels Although the TV/VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, you may set up channels again by following the steps below. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ select CHANNEL SET UP.

  • Page 11: Adding/Deleting Channels 11

    Adding/Deleting Channels 11 The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. (Of course, you can add deleted channels into the memory again.) POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ select CHANNEL SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B.

  • Page 12: Setting The Clock

    12 Setting the Clock Set the clock accurately for proper timer recording. If a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) is available in your area, follow Auto Clock Setting below. If not, follow Manual Clock Setting on pages 14-15. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Auto Clock Setting You can have the TV/VCR set the clock automatically by PLAY...
  • Page 13 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 13 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select AUTO CLOCK CH. Then press F.FWD/B or REW/s POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP until the channel number of your local PBS station appears. If you do not know the PBS channel number, leave it set to [AUTO], which is located before [2].

  • Page 14: Manual Clock Setting

    14 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual Clock Setting Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – PLAY TIMER PROGRAMMING F.FWD PICTURE CONTROL STOP B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP DISPLAY V-CHIP SET UP...
  • Page 15 Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ until your desired year appears. (Example: 2002) Then, press F.FWD/B. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP – MANUAL CLOCK SET– MONTH DAY YEAR 0 5 / 0 7 TUE 2 0 0 2 PLAY F.FWD HOUR MINUTE...

  • Page 16: Daylight-Savings Time

    16 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. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP To turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF, follow the steps below.

  • Page 17: Remote Control Buttons 17

    Remote Control Buttons 17 PLAY/ Button SLEEP/WAKE UP Button Press to play a tape. Details are on Press to set the Sleep Timer. page 22. Press to select a menu Details are on page 39. Press to item. Press to enter digits when set the Wake Up Timer.

  • Page 18: Front Panel

    18 Front Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate the TV/VCR from a distance. CHANNEL Buttons Press to select a TV channel for viewing or recording. To access the TV/VCR’s menu, press CHANNEL while in line input (AUX) mode.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel 19

    Rear Panel 19 Antenna Hole Connect the stem of an indoor antenna here. Details are on page six. ANT. ANT(enna) Jack Connect your antenna or cable AC Power Cord here. Details are on page six. Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the TV/VCR.

  • Page 20: On-Screen Status Displays

    20 On-Screen Status Displays To check the Counter, Clock, and Channel number on the TV screen, press DISPLAY on the remote control. Each time you press DISPLAY, the TV screen will change as described below. When Closed Captions are OFF (details are on page 35) Counter mode: After five seconds, only the counter remains.

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Picture Controls 21

    Adjusting the Picture Controls 21 Follow these steps to adjust the TV/VCR’s brightness, pic- ture, color, tint, and sharpness. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP select PICTURE CONTROL. Then, press F.FWD/B. PLAY – M E N U – F.FWD TIMER PROGRAMMING STOP...

  • Page 22: Playing

    22 Playing Follow the steps below to play a tape. Insert a tape in the TV/VCR. The power will come on. If the tape’s record tab is missing, playback should start automatically. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP If playback does not start automatically, press PLAY/ to start playback.

  • Page 23: Playback Options 23

    Playback Options 23 Forward and Reverse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP During tape playback, press and release F.FWD/B or REW(ind)/{. PLAY A fast forward or reverse picture search will begin. F.FWD STOP To return to normal playback, press PLAY/ . DISPLAY Super High Speed Searching (LP/SLP) + 100...

  • Page 24: Recording

    24 Recording Read and follow the steps below to record a TV program. Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the TV/VCR. The power will come on. Or, if POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP the tape is already in the TV/VCR, press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR, if necessary.

  • Page 25: One-Touch Recording 25

    One-Touch Recording 25 A One-Touch Recording (OTR) is an immediate timed recording from 30 minutes to eight hours long. This function cannot be done from the remote control. Recording starts immediately when you press REC/OTR. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Before you begin, make sure ... The TV/VCR power is on.

  • Page 26: Timer Recording

    26 Timer Recording Follow the steps below to program the TV/VCR to record TV pro- grams while you’re away from home. Before you begin, make sure ... The clock is set. If the clock is not set, MANUAL CLOCK SET POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP appears.
  • Page 27 Timer Recording (cont’d) 27 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ until the desired beginning hour appears. (Example: 7:12 PM) Then, press F.FWD/B. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP – TIMER PROGRAMMING – CH DATE BEGIN END -/- - - - - -:- - -:- - - - -/- - - - - -:- - -:- - - -...
  • Page 28 28 Timer Recording (cont’d) Extending a Timer Recording To make a Timer Recording start and end later than originally sched- uled, follow these steps. Press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select TIMER PRO- GRAMMING.

  • Page 29: Timer Recording Auto Return 29

    Timer Recording Auto Return 29 With this feature, after timer recording is finished, the beginning of the recorded program(s) can be searched for automatically. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ select USER’S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. PLAY –...

  • Page 30: Rerecording (Tape Duplication)

    30 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) Audio Cable from AUDIO OUT to AUDIO and VIDEO OUT AUDIO In Jacks on source unit (VCR or Camcorder) VIDEO AUDIO POWER VOLU VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO and VIDEO In Jacks Video Cable from on TV/VCR VIDEO OUT to VIDEO In Make the connections shown above, using audio and video cables (not supplied).

  • Page 31: Repeat Play 31

    Repeat Play 31 Repeat Play allows you to repeat a tape indefinitely without using PLAY/ . ALL REPEAT will repeatedly play the tape 1,2,4 from the beginning to the end. BLANK REPEAT will repeat- edly play the tape from its beginning to the first part that is POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP blank for more than 10 seconds.

  • Page 32: Rental Playback

    32 Rental Playback This function enables you to improve picture quality when playing worn cassettes such as rented tapes. 1,2,4 POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ select USER’S SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. – M E N U – PLAY TIMER PROGRAMMING F.FWD...

  • Page 33: Zero Return 33

    Zero Return 33 Follow the steps below to reset the counter to zero at a tape location you want to refer to later. 1,3,4 POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Play, rewind, or fast forward the tape to the location you would like to refer to later. Stop the tape.

  • Page 34: Time Search, Index Search

    34 Time Search, Index Search Time Search You can quickly advance the tape to a position simply by entering the amount of playback time you want to skip. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP With a tape in the TV/VCR, press TIME SEARCH. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ until your desired...

  • Page 35: Closed Caption 35

    Closed Caption 35 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, POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP half-screen text, etc.). If closed captioning is not broadcast, you cannot receive it.

  • Page 36: Setting V-Chip

    36 Setting V-Chip V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. V-CHIP reads the ratings for programming (except for news and sports programs, unedited movies on premium cable POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP channels, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies access to programming if the program’s rating meets or exceeds the limitations you select.

  • Page 37: Helpful Hints

    Setting V-Chip (cont’d) 37 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select a rating. Press F.FWD/B to select [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP B TV-Y [VIEW] TV-Y7 ( [VIEW] TV-G [VIEW] TV-PG ( [VIEW] PLAY TV-14 ( [VIEW] F.FWD TV-MA( [VIEW] STOP If you select TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14, or TV-MA, then DISPLAY...
  • Page 38 38 Setting V-Chip (cont’d) MPAA Rating Settings Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ select V-CHIP SET UP. Then, press F.FWD/B. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL PLAY SETTING CLOCK F.FWD CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP STOP B V-CHIP SET UP...

  • Page 39: Sleep Timer 39

    Sleep Timer 39 Use the Sleep Timer to program the TV/VCR to shut off in a certain amount of time. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press SLEEP/WAKE UP until SLEEP TIMER appears. Press PLAY/ , STOP/ , F.FWD/B, or PLAY F.FWD REW/s until your desired sleep time appears. STOP Each button press will increase the time by 30 min- utes up to 120 minutes.

  • Page 40: Wake Up Timer

    40 Wake Up Timer The Wake Up Timer turns on the TV/VCR automatically at a specified time within the next 24 hours. You may set the TV/VCR to turn on at a TV channel or with VCR playback. To set the Wake Up Timer, follow the steps below. Before you begin: Set the clock.

  • Page 41: Automatic Operation Features 41

    Automatic Operation Features 41 The following playback features will always operate. 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 42: Helpful Hints

    42 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call.

  • Page 43: Helpful Hints

    Helpful Hints (cont’d) 43 The remote control is not available, or the remote control will not access the menu. • Use the buttons on the front of the TV/VCR to access the menu. You cannot enter numbers (for example, to program a timer recording) using the front panel buttons. Details are on page 18. TV/VCR power shuts off after 15 minutes.

  • Page 44: Glossary

    44 Glossary AUDIO In Jack: jack on the front of the TV/VCR which is used to record audio from another source. Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the TV/VCR memorizes all available channels. Then, when you push the CH(annel) button, you only scan through channels you receive.

  • Page 45: Specifications 45

    Specifications 45 General CRT: 19-inch in line gun Television system: NTSC Closed caption system: Section 15.119, FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Standard Video Heads: four heads Tape width: 1/2 inch (12.65 mm) Tape speed SP: 33.35 mm/sec. LP: 16.67 mm/sec. SLP: 11.12 mm/sec. Operating Temperature: 41˚F (5˚C) to 104˚F (40˚C) Relative Humidity: 10% to 75% Power requirement: AC 120V, 60Hz...

  • Page 46: P.o. Box

    When PUERTO RICO, OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... the warranty on the product expires, the warranty Take the product to a Magnavox factory service cen- on all replaced and repaired parts also expires. ter (see enclosed list) or authorized service center for repair.

  • Page 47: Index 47

    Index 47 accessories ....48 long play ....24, 44 status display ... . .20 alt.ch button .

  • Page 48: Accessories

    TV/VCR. Remote Control 4835 218 37343 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 This owner’s manual is made of recycled paper. As an E ® Partner, Magnavox has determined that NERGY this product meets the E ® guidelines for energy IB8375E001 NERGY efficiency.

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