Magnavox 13MT143S, 20MT133S, 20MS233S manual

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ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) GROUND CLAMP ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read befor e operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. H[...]

P ANEL L AYOUT P ANEL I NDEX P anel Sequence and P anel Index CO VER SAFETY INFO MODEL REGISTRA TION INFORMA TION P ANEL 1 P ANEL 2 P ANEL 3 P ANEL 4 P ANEL 5 P ANEL 6 P ANEL 7 P ANEL 8 P ANEL 9 P ANEL 10 P ANEL 11 P ANEL 12 P ANEL 13 P ANEL 14 P ANEL 19 P ANEL 20 P ANEL 21 P ANEL 22 P ANEL 23 P ANEL 24 P ANEL 25 P ANEL 26 P ANEL 27 P ANEL 28 P ANE[...]

I f Cable TV signal into your home is a single cable (75 ohm) the connection to the TV is easy. 1 Connect the Cable TV cable directly to the 75 Ω jack on the TV. Basic Cable TV Connection Basic Antenna Connection 75 Ω 75 Ω Cable TV Signal RF Coaxial Cable 75 Ω Rear of TV A combination antenna receives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2-13 and[...]

Cable Bo x Connections 2 TO TV/VCR CABLE IN IR USB DVD-D OUT AUDIO IN SPDIF VIDEO IN OUT S-VIDEO R L AUDIO OUT TV PASSCARD Y Pb Pr OPTICAL SPDIF 1 2 75 Ω 75 Ω 3 Jack Panel Back of Cable Box Cable Signal IN from the Cable Company Round 75 Ω Coaxial Cable Jack Panel Back of TV I f you cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy st[...]

ANTENNA OUT ANTENNA IN VIDEO AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT — VOLUME + CHANNEL MENU POWER AUDIO VIDEO — VOLUME + VOLUME + MENU MENU CHANNEL CHANNEL POWER POWER AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO 1 2 3 5 3 Fr ont A V (Audio/Video) Input Connections 3 A udio and Video Front Inputs are avail- able for a quick connection of a VCR, to playback video from a camera, or att[...]

Basic TV and Remote Control Illustrations 4 1 Press POWER to turn on the TV. 2 Press VOLUME + to increase the sound level. Press VOLUME – to lower the sound level. Press both buttons at the same time to display the TV’s on-screen menu. Once in the menu, use these buttons to make menu adjustments or selections. 3 Press CHANNEL ; 8 or 9 to select[...]

123 PO WER CH CH VO L VO L ST A TUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE SMART PICTURE SOUND SURF A/CH 45 6 789 0 CC MENU MA GNA VO X Description of Remote Control Buttons 5 NUMBER Buttons Press the Number buttons to select TV channels or to enter values in the menu. F or single-digit channels, press the Number button for the channel y ou want. The TV will pause briefl[...]

Description of Remote Control Buttons (Cont’d) 6 123 PO WER CH CH VO L VO L ST A TUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE SMART PICTURE SOUND SURF A/CH 45 6 789 0 CC MENU MA GNA VO X PO WER button Press to turn the TV on or off. CH(annel) +/– Buttons Press to scan memorized channels. V OL(ume) +/– Buttons Press to incr ease or decrease the sound. MENU Button Pres[...]

How to Use the Language Control F or our Spanish speaking TV owners an on-screen LANGUAGE option is present. With the LANGUAGE control you can set the TV’s on-screen menu to be shown in either English or Spanish. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on- screen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the [...]

T he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s signal input to either ANTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal that is connected. (From a Cable TV signal or a normal Antenna signal.) In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will automatically choose the correct mode. [...]

H OW TO A UTOMATICALLY P ROGRAM TV 9 When CABLE is selected, channels 1-125 are available. When ANTENNA is selected, channels 2-69 are available. When AUTO is selected, the TV will automatically set itself to the correct mode based on the type of signal it detects when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated. H ELPFUL H INT Auto Program Channel 12 Ma[...]

H OW TO A DD OR D ELETE C HANNELS 10 C hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of chan- nels stored in the TV’s memory. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted. 3 Pres[...]

H OW TO U SE THE P ICTURE A DJUSTMENT C ONTROLS 11 T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed below: 1 Brightness: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 3 or LEFT 2 2 buttons until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer. 2 Color: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 3 or LEFT 2 2 buttons to add or el[...]

H OW TO U SE THE S OUND C ONTROLS (20MS233S O NLY ) 12 Sound T reble Boost On Bass Boost Balance A VL Sound T reble Boost Balance Bass Boost R L AV L On or Off Sound Mono or Stereo On or Off On or Off T o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound Menu Controls listed below. 1 Treble Boost : Press the  or  buttons to turn the control On o[...]

H OW TO U SE THE F ORMA T C ONTROL (E XP AND 4:3) 13 M any times while watching movies from a DVD player the image is shown in “letter box” format. This is the format that is shown in movie theaters. When shown on a TV screen, the image will have areas of black on top and bottom of the screen. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote to display th[...]

U NDERSTANDING THE S MART L OCK ™ C ONTROLS 14 T he SmartLock™ feature is an integrated cir- cuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advisories. When pro- grammed by the viewer, a TV with SmartLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that[...]

S ETTING U PA S MART L OCK ™ A CCESS C ODE 15 123 POWER CH CH VOL VOL STA TUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE SMART PICTURE SOUND SURF A/CH 45 6 789 0 CC MENU MAGNAVOX Main Picture Sound Features Install SmartLock Format Features SmartLock Format Tim er Start Time Stop Time Channel Activate Display Features SmartLock Format Access Code - - - - SmartLock Block Ch[...]

H OW TO B LOCK C HANNELS 16 123 POWER CH CH VOL VOL STA TUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE SMART PICTURE SOUND SURF A/CH 45 6 789 0 CC MENU MAGNA VOX SmartLock Block Channel Setup Code Clear All Block All Movie Rating TV Rating Off Stop T ime Channel Activate Display Channel 12 Blocked By SmartLock Channel Blocking Access Code - - - - Block Channel On 1 1 3 2 4 A[...]

B LOCKING OR C LEARING A LL C HANNELS A T THE SAME T IME A fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to block or clear all the channels at the same time. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons to select either CLEAR ALL o[...]

B LOCKING P ROGRAMS B ASED ON M OVIE R ATINGS 123 POWER CH CH VOL VOL STA TUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE SMART PICTURE SOUND SURF A/CH 45 6 789 0 CC MENU MAGNA VOX SmartLock Block Channel Setup Code Clear All Block All Movie Rating TV Rating G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X Movie Rating G PG PG-13 R NC-17 X Off G On 1 3 1 3 2 4 T he SmartLock™ feature can block pro- gr[...]

B LOCKING P ROGRAMS B ASED ON TV R ATINGS T he SmartLock™ feature can block pro- gramming based on the TV Industry rat- ings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons to highlight the words TV RATING. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 3 button to display t[...]

O THER S MART L OCK ™ B LOCKING O PTIONS 20 S martLock™ offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and the SmartLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 5 or DOWN ▼ buttons until the words BLOCKING OPTI[...]

H OW TO USE THE C LOSED C APTION C ONTROLS 21 C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television pro- grams on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on- screen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. 1 Press the CC button on the remote to disp[...]

123 POWER CH CH VOL VOL STA TUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE SMART PICTURE SOUND SURF A/CH 45 6 789 0 CC MENU MAGNA VOX 1 2 Sleep 15 Sleep 30 Sleep 45 Sleep 60 Sleep 90 Sleep 120 Sleep 180 Sleep 240 Sleep 15 Sleep off 45 Sec Good Bye 9 Sec S ETTING THE S LEEPTIMER C ONTROL Y our TV can be set to automatically turn itself off at a given amount of time. 1 Press t[...]

U SING THE S MART P ICTURE ™ C ONTROL 23 W 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. 1 Press the SMART PICTURE button on the remote control. The current Smart Picture setting will be displayed on the screen. 2 Press the SMART PICTURE but[...]

U SING THE S MART S OUND ™ C ONTROL T he Smart Sound feature allows the lis- tener to select between four different factory set sound options. 1 Press the SMART SOUND but- ton on the remote control. The cur- rent Smart Sound setting will appear in the middle of the screen. 2 Press the SMART SOUND but- ton repeatedly to toggle between the four set[...]

S 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- grams that currently interest you. 1 Press CH +/– or the Number buttons to select a channel to add to the SURF list. 2 Press SURF while the channel n umber appears. 3 Press 3 or 2 to a[...]

A LTERNATE C HANNEL 26 Y 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 tha[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING 27 No Power • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. • Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch. • Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. No Picture • Check antenna connections. Are they properl[...]

C ARE AND C LEANING WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV Screen: Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen for extended peri- ods of time. This can cause uneven picture-tube aging. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen. Be careful not[...]

G LOSSARY 29 Auto Programming • The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the Television’s memory circuits. In this format the Television “remembers’’ only the locally available or desired channel numbers and skips over any unwanted channel numbers. Coaxial Cable • A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a metal[...]

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