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™ A

ETTING

P A

MART

OCK

CCESS

ODE

ver the next few panels you'll learn how

fter your personal access code has been

to block channels and get a better

set (see previous page), you are now

Main

Features

understanding of the rating terms for certain

Picture

SmartLock

Timer

ready to select the channels or the A/V

Sound

Format

Start Time

programming.

Stop Time

Features

Inputs you want to block out or censor.

Install

Channel

First, let's start by learning how to set a per-

Activate

Once you've entered your access code and

Display

sonal access code:

the SmartLock™ features are displayed on

Press the MENU button on the

the screen:

remote to show the on-screen

menu.

Features

Press the CURSOR UP

SmartLock

Access Code

SmartLock

Access Code

Press the CURSOR UP

Format

- - - -

Format

XXXX

DOWN

buttons until the

DOWN

buttons until the word

words BLOCK CHANNELS are

FEATURES is highlighted.

highlighted.

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

button to display the FEATURES

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

menu options.

button to turn blocking ON or

Features

Press the CURSOR UP

SmartLock

Access Code

SmartLock

New Code

OFF for that channel. When ON is

Format

XXXX

Format

- - - -

DOWN

buttons until the

Incorrect

selected the channel will be

words SmartLock™ are highlighted.

blocked.

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

button. The screen will read,

"ACCESS CODE - - - - ."

Press the CH + or CH – button

to select other channels you wish

Using the NUMBERED buttons,

Features

SmartLock

to block. Repeat step 2 to block

enter 0, 7, 1, 1. "XXXX"

SmartLock

Confirm Code

Block Channel

Format

XXXX

Setup Code

OffStop Time

the new channel.

appears on the Access Code screen

Clear All

Channel

as you press the numbered buttons.

Block All

Activate

Movie Rating

Display

TV Rating

"INCORRECT CODE" will

When finished, press the STA-

appear on the screen, and you will

TUS/EXIT button to remove the

need to enter 0, 7, 1, 1 again.

menu from the screen.

The screen will ask you to enter a

POWER

"New Code." Enter a "new" 4

NOTE: If you ever forget your code,

digit code using the NUM-

the 0, 7, 1, 1 code is the factory default

BERED buttons. The screen will

A/CH

VOL

then ask you to CONFIRM the code

and can be used to enter and create a

STATUS

VOL

you just entered. Enter your new

new access code.

EXIT

code again. "XXXX" will appear

when you enter your new code and

SLEEP

MUTE

then display the SmartLock™ menu

options.

SURF

SMART

Proceed to the next panel to learn more...

PICTURE

SOUND

Some models refer to SmartLock as

MAGNAVOX

AutoLock in the on-screen menu.

These features are the same.

OW TO USE THE

LOSED

APTION

ONTROLS

losed Captioning (CC) allows you to

our TV can be set to automatically turn

read the voice content of television pro-

itself off at a given amount of time.

grams on the TV screen. Designed to help

Press the SLEEP button on the

the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-

screen "text boxes" to show dialogue and

remote control and the SLEEP

conversations while the TV program is in

timer display will appear on the

progress.

screen.

Press the CC button on the

Press the SLEEP button repeat-

CC Off

remote to display the current Closed

edly to pick the amount of time

Caption setting.

(15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 240

minutes) before the TV will turn

Press the CC button repeatedly

to choose from the four Closed

itself off.

Caption options (CC Off, CC1,

CC2, or CC Mute). CC Mute will

NOTE: An on-screen count down will

CC Off

activate Closed Captioning when the

appear during the last minute before the

POWER

TV shuts itself off. If any button is

MUTE button is pressed.

CC1

pressed during the last minute of the

When finished, press the STA-

countdown, the Sleeptimer setting will

TUS /EXIT button to remove the

CC2

be cancelled.

A/CH

VOL

menu from the TV's screen.

VOL

STATUS

CC Mute

EXIT

SLEEP

MUTE

SURF

SMART

PICTURE

SOUND

During the last minute

of a Sleeptimer setting,

ELPFUL

INT

an on-screen count

MAGNAVOX

down will be displayed.

Not all TV programs and prod-

Pressing any button dur-

uct commercials are made with

ing the last minute will

cancel the Sleeptimer.

Closed Caption (CC) information

included. Neither are all Closed

Caption modes (CC1, or CC2) nec-

essarily being used during the trans-

mission of a closed caption program.

Refer to your area's TV program list-

ings for the stations and times of

Closed Caption shows.

ROUBLESHOOTING

No Power

Remote Does Not Work

WARNING Concerning Stationary

•Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV,

•Check the batteries. If necessary, replace

Images on the TV Screen:

wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into

them with 2 AA Heavy Duty (Zinc

Do not leave stationary or letterbox

the outlet and push the POWER button

Chloride) or Alkaline batteries.

images on screen for extended peri-

again.

•Clean the remote control and the remote

ods of time. This can cause uneven

•Check that the outlet is not on a wall

control sensor window on the TV.

picture-tube aging.

switch.

•Check the TV power cord. Unplug the

•Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC

TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the

Normal use of the TV should involve the

showing of pictures that contain constantly

power strip, if one is being used.

plug into the outlet and push the POWER

moving and changing images that fill the

button again.

No Picture

screen. Be careful not to leave nonmoving

•Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC

•Check antenna connections. Are they

power strip, if one is being used.

images on screen for extended periods of

properly secured to the TV's ANT 75Ω

•Check to be sure the TV outlet is not on

time, or to display the same images on

plug?

a wall switch.

screen too frequently, because subtle

•Check the TUNER MODE control for the

ghost images can be left on the picture

correct tuner setting.

TV Displays Wrong Channel or No

tubes. Sources of stationary images may

•Try running the Auto Program feature to

Channels Above 13

be DVD disks, laser disks, video games,

find all available channels.

•Repeat channel selection.

CD-i disks, videotapes, digital television

•Press the CH+ or CH- buttons on the

•Add the desired channel numbers (using

boxes, broadcast channels, cable channels,

remote to make sure the correct signal

the CHANNEL EDIT control) into the

satellite channels, and others. Here are

source is selected (FRONT or Current

TV's memory.

some examples of stationary images

Channel).

•Check to be sure the TUNER MODES are

(this is not an all-inclusive list; you

set to the CABLE option and run the Auto

No Sound

may encounter others in your view-

Program feature to find all available chan-

(For model 13MT1533, connect up the

ing):

nels.

headphone before checking)

• DVD menus—listings of DVD disk

•Check the VOLUME buttons.

content

•Check the MUTE button on the remote

• Letterbox black bars—shown at the

control.

top and bottom of the TV screen when

•If you're attempting to hook up auxiliary

a wide screen (16:9) movie is viewed

equipment, check the audio jack connec-

on a TV with standard (4:3) aspect

tions located on the front of the TV.

ratio.

• Video-game images and score-

boards

• Television station logos—present a

problem if they are bright and station-

ary; moving or low-contrast graphics

are less likely to cause uneven aging of

the picture tube

• Stock-market tickers—presented at

the bottom of the TV screen

• Shopping channel logos and pric-

ing displays—bright and shown con-

stantly or repeatedly in the same loca-

tion on the TV screen.

OW TO

LOCK

HANNELS

LOCKING OR

LEARING

fter blocking specific channels there

may come a time when you want to

SmartLock

block or clear all the channels at the same

Block Channel

OffStop Time

time.

Setup Code

Channel

Once you've entered your access code and

Clear All

Activate

the SmartLock™ features are displayed on

Block All

Display

the screen:

Movie Rating

TV Rating

Press the CURSOR UP

DOWN

buttons to select

either CLEAR ALL or BLOCK ALL.

Block Channel

If CLEAR ALL is selected,

press the CURSOR RIGHT

button to clear all blocked chan-

Enter your

Channel 12

Access Code to

nels. All channels will be viewable.

Blocked By SmartLock

view a tuned

Channel Blocking

If BLOCK ALL is selected,

channel that is

Access Code

press the CURSOR RIGHT

- - - -

blocked with

button to turn the control ON or

Block Channel.

OFF. When ON is selected, ALL

available channels will be blocked

from viewing.

POWER

When finished, press the STA-

TUS/EXIT button to remove the

menu from the screen.

A/CH

VOL

STATUS

VOL

NOTE: If you ever forget your code,

EXIT

the 0, 7, 1, 1 code is the factory default

and can be used to enter and create a

SLEEP

MUTE

new access code.

SURF

SMART

PICTURE

SOUND

Some models refer to SmartLock as

MAGNAVOX

AutoLock in the on-screen menu.

These features are the same.

ETTING THE

LEEPTIMER

ONTROL

SING THE

MART

hether you're watching a movie or a

sporting event, your TV has automat-

ic video control settings matched for your

current program source or content.

Press the SMART PICTURE

button on the remote control. The

Sleep 15

current Smart Picture setting will be

displayed on the screen.

Press the SMART PICTURE

button repeatedly to select either

Sleep 15

PERSONAL, MOVIES, SPORTS,

WEAK SIGNAL, or MULTIMEDIA

Sleep 30

POWER

picture settings.

Sleep 45

NOTE: The way you choose to set the

Sleep 60

Picture Menu Controls will become your

A/CH

VOL

PERSONAL setting.

Sleep 90

VOL

STATUS

EXIT

Sleep 120

Sleep 180

SLEEP

MUTE

Sleep 240

SURF

SMART

PICTURE

SOUND

Sleep off

During the last 10

seconds of a

Sleeptimer setting,

MAGNAVOX

an on-screen dis-

play will read

GOOD BYE.

Good Bye

45 Sec

9 Sec

ARE AND

LEANING

LACEMENT OF THE

Auto Programming • The procedure of

adding or deleting channel numbers into

• To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color

the Television's memory circuits. In this

changes, and increased chance of set

format the Television "remembers'' only

failure, do not place the TV where tem-

peratures can become excessively hot;

the locally available or desired channel

for example, in direct sunlight or near a

numbers and skips over any unwanted

heating appliance.

channel numbers.

• Be sure to allow a free flow of air to

Coaxial Cable • A single solid antenna

and from the perforated back cover of

the set.

wire normally matched with a metal plug

(F-type) end connector that screws (or

LEANING

pushes) directly onto a 75 Ohm input

found on the Television or VCR.

• To avoid possible shock hazard, be sure

the TV is unplugged from the electrical

Closed Caption • Broadcast standard

outlet before cleaning.

which allows you to read the voice con-

• Regularly dust the TV with a dry, non-

tent of television programs on the TV

scratching duster to keep the TV clean.

screen. Designed to help the hearing

• When cleaning the TV, take care not to

impaired this feature uses on-screen "text

scratch or damage the screen surface.

boxes" to show dialogue and conversa-

Avoid wearing jewelry or using anything

tions while the TV program is in progress.

abrasive. Do not use household clean-

ers. Wipe the front screen with a clean

Side Audio/Video Inputs • Located on

cloth dampened with water. Use even,

the side of the TV these connectors

easy, vertical strokes when cleaning.

(phono type plug) are used for the input

• Gently wipe the cabinet surfaces with a

of audio and video signals. Designed for

clean cloth or sponge dampened in a

easy use with VCRs or cameras.

solution of cool, clear water and a mild

soap or detergent. Use a clean, dry

On Screen Displays (OSD) • Refers to

cloth to dry the wiped surfaces.

the wording or messages generated by the

• Occasionally vacuum the ventilation

television (or VCR) to help the user with

holes or slots in the back cover of the

specific feature controls (color adjustment,

set.

programming, etc.).

• Never use thinners, insecticide sprays,

Menu • An on-screen listing of feature

or other chemicals on or near the cabi-

controls shown on the Television screen

net, as they might cause permanent

that are made available for user adjust-

marring of the cabinet finish.

ments.

LOCKING

ROGRAMS

ASED ON

HANNELS AT THE SAME

IME

he SmartLock™ feature can block pro-

gramming based on the Movie Industry rat-

SmartLock

ings.

SmartLock

Block Channel

Once you've entered your access code and the

Block Channel

SmartLock™ features are displayed on the

Setup Code

Clear All

Clear

?Stop Time

screen:

Clear All

Block All

Channel

Block All

Movie Rating

Activate

Movie Rating

Press the CURSOR UP

TV Rating

Display

TV Rating

DOWN

buttons to highlight the

words MOVIE RATING.

Clear All

Cleared

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

button to display the MOVIE RAT-

ING options (G, PG, PG-13, R,

Movie Rating

NC17, or X).

SmartLock

Block Channel

PG-13

Press the CURSOR UP

Setup Code

DOWN

buttons to highlight any

Clear All

NC-17

of the Movie Rating options. When

Block All

Off

highlighted, all these options can be

Movie Rating

TV Rating

turned ON (which will allow blocking)

or OFF (which will allow viewing).

Use the CURSOR RIGHT

but-

Block All

ton on the remote to turn the rating

option ON or OFF.

POWER

When a rating level is chosen to be

blocked, any higher level rating will also be

blocked from viewing. (i.e.: If "R" is select-

A/CH

VOL

ed to be blocked, NC-17 and X will auto-

A/CH

STATUS

matically be blocked.)

STATUS

VOL

EXIT

NOTE: If you ever forget your code, the

SLEEP

MUTE

0, 7, 1, 1 code is the factory default and

can be used to enter and create a new

SURF

SMART

access code.

PICTURE

SOUND

Some models refer to SmartLock as

MAGNAVOX

AutoLock in the on-screen menu.

These features are the same.

™ C

ICTURE

ONTROL

SING THE

MART

OUND

ONTROL(20MS233S ONLY)

he Smart Sound feature allows the lis-

tener to select between four different

factory set sound options.

Press the SMART SOUND but-

ton on the remote control. The cur-

rent Smart Sound setting will appear

in the middle of the screen.

Personal

Press the SMART SOUND but-

ton repeatedly to toggle between

the four settings. (PERSONAL,

VOICE, MUSIC, or THEATRE)

POWER

NOTE: The way you choose to set the

POWER

Movies

Sound Menu Controls will become your

Sports

PERSONAL setting.

A/CH

VOL

Weak Signal

A/CH

STATUS

VOL

STATUS

VOL

Multimedia

EXIT

SLEEP

MUTE

SLEEP

MUTE

SURF

SMART

SURF

SMART

PICTURE

SOUND

PICTURE

SOUND

MAGNAVOX

MOVIES - Preset picture

options for watching

Video Tapes, or DVDs.

SPORTS - Preset pic-

ture options for watching

sporting events.

WEAK SIGNAL -

Preset picture options for

watching programs where

the reception is not at its

best.

MULTIMEDIA - Preset

picture options for use

with video gaming.

LOSSARY

A A

AGNA

X X

ARRANTY

Days

a a

Remote Sensor Window •

or opening found on the Television con-

trol panel through which infrared remote

control command signals are received.

against

Status/Exit • Allows the user to quickly

confirm what channel number is currently

being viewed. Status can also be used to

clear the Television of on screen displays

or information (rather than waiting for the

displays to "time out" or automatically dis-

appear from the screen).

Surf • The action of scanning specific

is determined to be defec-

for

channel in a limited channel list.

ys y

will

Twin Lead Wire • The more commonly

used name for the two strand 300 Ohm

antenna wire used with many indoor and

outdoor antenna systems. In many cases

this type of antenna wire requires an addi-

tional adapter (or balun) in order to con-

nect to the 75 Ohm Input terminals

designed into the more recent Televisions

...

and VCRs.

(

(French Speaking)

Tuner Mode • Feature control settings

the

made by the TV. Designed for first time

set up and use. Settings for signal connec-

tions (antenna or cable TV), plus channel

program memory are held in the TV's

memory (even if the set is unplugged and

moved to a new location.)

not

warranty

you

P.O.

33152

(402) 536-4171

OVIE

ATINGS

TV R

LOCKING

ROGRAMS

ASED ON

ATINGS

he SmartLock™ feature can block pro-

gramming based on the TV Industry rat-

TV Rating

ings.

T V-Y

Off

Once you've entered your access code and the

TV-Y7

SmartLock™ features are displayed on the

TV-G

PG-13

screen:

TV-PG

Press the CURSOR UP

TV-14

NC-17

DOWN

buttons to highlight the

TV-MA

words TV RATING.

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

button to display the TV RATING

TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-

options (

PG, TV-14, or TV-MA

TV-Y

Press the CURSOR UP

Off

TV-Y7

Block All, FV

DOWN

buttons to highlight any

of the TV Rating options. When high-

lighted, all these options can be turned

TV-G

Off

ON (which will allow blocking) or OFF

TV-PG

Block All, V, S, L, D

(which will allow viewing).

NOTE: Some TV RATING options also

TV-14

Block All, V, S, L, D

have sub-ratings. The ratings of TV-Y7, TV-

PG, TV-14, TV-MA can be customized to

TV-MA

Block All, V, S, L

block V (violence), FV (fantasy violence), S

(sexual situations), L (coarse language), or D

(suggestive dialogue).

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

POWER

button on the remote to turn the TV-

Y or TV-G rating ON or OFF. Or,

press the CURSOR RIGHT

button to enter the sub-menus for the

VOL

A/CH

VOL

TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA rat-

VOL

STATUS

VOL

ings.

EXIT

If the TV-Y7, TV-PG, TV-14 or TV-MA

sub-menu is accessed, press the

SLEEP

MUTE

CURSOR UP

or DOWN

buttons to select one of the options

SURF

SMART

SURF

SMART

(Block All, V, S, L, D, or FV).

PICTURE

SOUND

PICTURE

SOUND

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

button on the remote to turn the

option ON or OFF.

Some models refer to SmartLock as

MAGNAVOX

AutoLock in the on-screen menu.

MAGNAVOX

These features are the same.

™ C

SING THE

MART

URF

ONTROL

martSurf lets you set up to eight chan-

nels in a quick viewing list. Then, you

can use the SURF button on the remote

control to switch between different TV pro-

Surf

grams that currently interest you.

Add

Press CH +/– or the Number

buttons to select a channel to add

Surf List Empty

to the SURF list.

Surf

Press SURF while the channel

Delete

number appears.

POWER

Press 3 or 2 to add the chan-

Theatre

nel to the SURF list or delete

A/CH

VOL

it from the list. An on-screen

STATUS

Music

EXIT

message will indicate whether you

SLEEP

MUTE

Voice

are adding or deleting the channel.

SURF

Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add

SMART

Surf

PICTURE

SOUND

additional channels (up to eight) to

the SURF list.

Add

MAGNAVOX

Surf

Delete

Press SURF repeatedly

during TV viewing to scan

through the channels in

THEATRE - Preset

the SURF list.

sound options for watch-

ing movies.

MUSIC - Preset sound

options for musical pro-

gramming where there is

little or no dialogue.

VOICE - Preset sound

options for programming

where heavy dialogue is

the

by these

eceipt

SER R

g) g)

Speaking)

™ B

THER

MART

OCK

LOCKING

PTIONS

martLock™ offers the viewer other

blocking features as well. With these

Blocking Options, the censoring can be

SmartLock

turned ON or OFF.

Setup Code

Once you've entered your access code and

Clear All

the SmartLock™ features are displayed on

Block All

the screen:

Movie Rating

Press the CURSOR UP

TV Rating

DOWN

buttons until the

Block Options

words BLOCKING OPTIONS

are highlighted.

Press the CURSOR RIGHT

button to display the Blocking

Blocking

Options (BLOCKING, UNRAT-

ED, or NO RATING) menu.

Unrated

BLOCKING: Might be called the "mas-

ter switch" for SmartLock™. When ON,

No Rating

ALL blocking/censoring will take place.

When OFF, ALL blocking is disabled.

UNRATED: ALL unrated programs

based on the Movie Ratings or Parental

POWER

(TV) Guidelines can be blocked if this fea-

ture is set to ON and the BLOCKING

feature is set to OFF.

NO RATING: ALL programming with

VOL

A/CH

NO content advisory data can be

VOL

blocked if set to ON and the BLOCK-

STATUS

ING feature is set to OFF.

EXIT

Press the CURSOR UP

MUTE

SLEEP

DOWN

buttons to highlight

the desired feature.

SURF

SMART

PICTURE

SOUND

When highlighted, each feature can

be turned ON or OFF using the

CURSOR RIGHT

or LEFT

2 buttons on the remote.

Some models refer to SmartLock as

MAGNAVOX

AutoLock in the on-screen menu.

These features are the same.

LTERNATE

HANNEL

our remote control has an Alternate

Channel button that allows you to toggle

between the current and previous channel.

For instance, if you are watching two games

on TV, you can enter the channel numbers

once and flip between the two channels

with the touch of only one button.

After entering the two channels numbers,

so that one is the last viewed channel and

the other is the current channel, follow the

step below.

POWER

Press the A/CH button on the

A/CH

VOL

remote control. The channels will

STATUS

VOL

toggle between the current channel

EXIT

and the last viewed channel.

SLEEP

MUTE

SURF

SMART

PICTURE

SOUND

MAGNAVOX

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