Magnavox 15MF227B manual

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    P 4 1 T 50 09-8 1 3- 1 B English Español Us er M anual Ma nuel de l ’utili sa teur Guía del u sua rio 1 5MF 22 7 B 1 5MF 23 7 S 1 9MF 3 3 7B L CD T V For Cus to mer U se / À l’ us age d u clien t / Par a U so de l Clien te Mod el / Modle / Mode lo No. : Se ria l / Srie / Seri e No. : Quick Us e Gui de Insi de ! Guid e d’ usa ge Rapi de Inc[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e c t io n 1 Bes t HDM I Hig h- Def init ion M ult imed ia Int er f ace provid es an u ncom - pres sed, a ll- d igit a l audio /vid eo conne ct ion. H D MI provid es th e ult imat e conne ct ion ( P le ase use a cer t if ie d HD M I cab le .) Bet t er Component Video input Provide s supe rior pi ct ure qu alit y by se par at [...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e c t i o n 2 VIDEO IN R L S-VID EO PC IN VGA Y Pb R L Pr HDMI DC IN VIDEO IN R L S-VID EO PC IN VGA Y Pb R L Pr HDMI AC IN 15MF237S 15MF227B 19MF337B HDMI CVBS S-VIDEO R L DC IN PC IN VGA R L Y Pb Pr HDMI CVBS S -VID E O R L DC IN PC IN VGA R R L L Y Y Pb Pb Pr E ar ph o ne 7 5 / RF A V 1 - C om po n en t V id eo (Y Pb P r) [...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e c t i o n 3 1 Set-T op Bo x to TV Boîtier de décodag e v ers télé viseur De la caja superior HDMI RF C HDMI is not available on 15MF237S. HDMI n’est pas disponible sur le modèle 15MF237S. HDMI no está disponible en 15MF237S. OR/OU/O 2 D VD Pla y er/Recor der to TV Lecteur D VD/Enregistr eur D VD vers télé viseur D[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e c t i o n 4 3 D V D P l a y er o r Re co r de r t o T V L e c te ur D VD o u En r eg is t r e u r v e r s té lé vi s e u r D e l r e pr od u c t o r o g r a ba do r d e D V D al TV Component Video Input /Ent r ée vidéo composant /Entrada de video componente 4 D VD Pla y er/Recor der/VCR to TV Lecteur D VD/Enregistr eur [...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e c t i o n 5 5 D VD Pla y er/Recor der/VCR to TV Lecteur D VD/Enregistr eur D VD/Magnétoscope v ers tél é viseur Del r epr oductor/grabador de D VD/VCR al TV Composite Audio-video /Audio-Vidéo composite /Audio-Video compuesto 6 Video Camera /Games Console to TV Caméra vidéo/Console de jeux v ers télé viseur De la cá[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e c t i o n 6 7 Audio to Hi-fi System (Digital) Audio vers chaîne haute fidélité (Numérique) Audio al sistema Hi-fi (Digital) SPDIF VIDEO IN Y Pb R L -VIDE O Pr 8 P C c o n n e c t s t o T V ( a s P C m o n i t o r ) L ’ o r d i n a t e u r s e c o n n e c t e s u r u n t é l é v i s e u r ( e n t a n t q u e m o n i [...]

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    Know these safet y symbo ls This “bolt of light ning” indicate s uninsulated m ateri al wit hin yo ur unit may cause an elec tric al shock . For the s afet y of ev er yone in y our household, p lease do not re - mov e produc t co vering. The “ exclamation p oint” c alls att ent ion to features for which you should read the en - closed liter[...]

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    2 IM PO R T AN T SA FE TY I NS T R UC TI ON S Re ad be fo r e op er at i ng e qu ip m en t Note to the CA T V s yste m ins t alle r : Thi s remi nder is p ro vided to cal l t he C A T V sy ste m in st all er’ s at t ent ion t o A r t icle 820 - 4 0 of t he N EC th at provides gu ideli nes for pro per groundin g and , in p ar t icul ar , spe cifi[...]

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    AD DI TIO NAL SA F ETY PRE CAU TIO NS • ENS URE th at L CD T V sta n d i s t ig ht en ed p ro p er ly to th e s et o n the r ig ht w ay of ti gh te nin g of the s c re w o f the st an d to t h e se t . Imp rop er ti gh te ni ng o f sc re w m ay re n d er th e s e t un s af e. • If L CD TV is ins ta lle d o n th e w al l, in sta ll atio n sh ou [...]

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    4 C o nt en ts W elcome / registr ation of your T V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM PORT ANT SAFET Y IN STRUCTION S . . . . . . . . . Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Pr e p ar at io n D o n o t i n s e r t t h e p owe r p l ug in a w a l l s o c k et b e f or e a l l c o n n ec t i o ns a r e m a d e . P l a ce t h e T V o n a s o l i d s u r f ac e . F or ve n t i l a t i o n , le ave at l e a s t 4 ” t o 6” f re e a l l a r ou n d t h e T V . Do n ot p l a c e t h e T V o n a c a r p e t . T o p r ev e [...]

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    6 - C a b l e T V C o n n e c t t h e c a b l e T V s i g n a l t o t h e C A B L E / A N TE N N A 75 j ac k a t t he b o t t o m of t h e T V . S e e p a g e 12 f o r d e t ai l s o n u s i ng A u t o p r og r a m t o s t or e c h a n n e l s i n t h e T V ’ s m e m or y . N ot e : T hi s c o n ne c t i o n w i l l su p pl y s t er e o s o u nd [...]

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    7 - C a b le b ox w i t h S -Vi d e o, c om p o n e n t v i d e o ( Y P b Pr) o r H D M I c o n ne c t or s S e e “ C ove r a nd c o n ne c t i o n” - A nt e n n a T h r ou g h a n a n t e n n a , y ou c a n w a t c h a ny H DT V p r og r a m s t h a t a re b ro ad c a s t i n yo u r a r e a w i t h o u t p ay i n g f e e s . I f yo u ’re n o[...]

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    8 Us e o f th e r e mo te c on tr ol Note : Pressing most but tons once wi ll ac t ivate t he assigned funct ion. Pr essing a second ti me will de - ac ti vate it . When a but ton enables mult iple opt ions, a s mall lis t wil l be shown. Press r epeated ly to sele ct t he nex t i tem in t he list . The list w ill be r emoved automatica ll y af ter[...]

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    9 Press t his b ut t on to d ispl ay a list of avail able d ispl ay format s. Availab le dis play form at s are det erm ined by t he t ype o f signa l you are receiv ing. T o ch oose the d isp lay form at you prefer , press t he FOR MA T but t on re peat edly : Sup er Zoom , M ovie exp and 1 4 : 9 , Movie ex pand 1 6 :9 a nd 1 6 : 9 sub tit le m ak[...]

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    10 Bu tt o ns o n th e t op o f th e TV S h o u ld yo u r r e m o t e b e l o s t o r b r o ke n yo u c a n s t i l l c h a n ge s o m e of t h e b a s i c se t t i n g s w i t h t h e b u t t o n s o n t h e t o p o f yo u r T V . P re s s t h e p owe r s w i t c h t o s w i t c h t h e T V o n . P re s s : • t h e + VOL - b u t t o n t o ad j u[...]

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    1 1 T o us e th e me n us • P r e s s t h e M E N U b u t t o n o n t h e re m o t e c o n t ro l t o d i s p l ay t h e S e t t i n g s m e n u . - U s e c u r s o r u p / d ow n t o hi g h l i g h t an d se l e c t a m e n u i t e m o n t h e l e f t p a n e l . T h e r i g h t p a n e l s h ow s t h e c o n t e n t o f t h e m e n u y ou h av [...]

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    12 TV m e n u- In s ta ll at io n Se lec t Auto progr am in t he I nst al lati on men u. Use t he cursor r ight t o en ter t he Aut oprogr am me nu. Se lec t Ca ble or A nten na in t he Ins t all ation m ode. Whe n Ant enna i s sele ct ed , the T V will d ete c t ante nna sign als and w ill searc h for ante nn a T V ( NT SC and A TSC ) cha nnel s a[...]

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    13 In t he ant enn a mode , sele c t a cha nnel from t he di spl ay ed lis t of T V ch anne ls . Sel ec t the “ St ar t ” by pres sing red bu t to n on the remot e cont rol ; T V set w ill de te ct t he sign al. The sign al st reng t h is cont inuou sly di spl ay ed and upd ate d as you rot ate th e ante nn a. Whe n st reng t h is e nough t o i[...]

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    1 4 Installation Source Info Settings Autoprogram Source Clock Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings TV AV1 AV2 HDMI PC Installation Clock Info Settings Autoprogram Source Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings Clock : AM -- -- Installation Reset AV settings Info Settings Auto[...]

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    15 Installation Source Info Settings Autoprogram Source Clock Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings TV AV1 AV2 HDMI PC Installation Clock Info Settings Autoprogram Source Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings Clock : AM -- -- Installation Reset AV settings Info Settings Autop[...]

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    16 TV m e n u- F ea t ur e s Settings Features Parental Control Installation Exit Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital caption options Preferred channels Sleeptimer Info Sound Picture Features Features Closed captions Info Settings On On during mute Off Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital capti[...]

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    1 7 This al lows you to confi gure the w ay y ou choo se to view dig it al cap tion ing. Se lec t one of t he dig it al ser vice ch anne ls made avail abl e by the cap tion p rovider . There are si x st and ard ser vice s. S er vi ce 1 is desi gnat ed as t he Prim ar y C apt ion Se r vi ce. Thi s ser vice con t ains t he verb atim , or near-verb a[...]

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    18 3 3 Features Digital caption options Info Settings Size Style Text Background Reset to default Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital caption options Preferred channels Sleeptimer 6 3 Features Preferred channels Info Settings 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital caption options [...]

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    19 TV m e n u- Pi c tu r e & S ou nd Settings Picture Sound Features Parental Control Installation Exit Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Color temperature Tint Noise reduction Info Picture Smart picture Picture Smart picture Info Settings Rich Natural Soft Power saver Personal 50 3 1 1 50 50 Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Color temperat[...]

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    2 0 Sha r pnes s This w ill adjus t the s har pne ss of fi ne det ail s in th e pict ure. This w ill incre ase or d ecre ase W ar m (red) and C ool (b lue) color s to sui t per sona l prefere nces . Se lec t Cool t o give the w hit e colors a b lue ti nt , Nor mal t o give the w hit e colors a n eut r al ti nt , W a rm t o give th e whit e color s[...]

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    21 3 Sound Sound mode Alternate audio Info Settings Digital audio language AVL Stereo Virtual surround Mono Smart sound Sound mode 3 Sound Alternate audio Info Settings Digital audio language AVL SAP Main Smart sound Sound mode Alternate audio 3 Sound Digital audio language Info Settings Smart sound Sound mode Alternate audio Digital audio language[...]

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    2 2 Parental control Channel lock Info TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Please enter your PIN Settings Channel lock Settings Features Installation Exit Info Sound Picture Features Parental Control TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Channel lock Par[...]

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    2 3 Whe n All h as b een se lec te d, a ll ite ms in t he age - b ased and i n the con te nts - base d list s are loc ked. If, w hile A ll is sel ec ted , any othe r ite m, e it her an a ge -b ase d or conte nt- ba sed it em , is unsel ec ted , t hen A ll is aut om atic ally u nsele ct ed. None i s the se lec tio n for ite ms t hat e ith er have no[...]

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    24 Parental control Channel lock Info TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Please enter your PIN Settings Channel lock Settings Features Installation Exit Info Sound Picture Features Parental Control TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Channel lock Pare[...]

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    Region ratings lock Th is al lo ws y ou to cl ear a l l t he l ocks th a t y ou ha v e s et in t he R eg i on ra ti n gs lo ck tab le . Clea r regions lock 1 2 Se le ct R e gi on ra tin gs lo ck w it h the c urs or do wn . A l ist a pp ea rs, sh ow ing t he a ge- ba se d Re g io n ra ti ngs a nd a c orr es po n di ng c on ten t- ba s ed ra tin gs l[...]

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    2 6 PC m e n u -I ns ta ll at io n Installation Language Info English Français Settings Source Picture adjustment Factory reset Español Language Info Settings Installation Source TV AV1 Picture adjustment Factory reset AV2 HDMI PC Language Source Installation Picture adjustment Info Auto adjust Manual adjust Settings Factory reset Language Source[...]

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    27 PC m e n u- Pi c tu r e Picture menu Color temper t ure This w ill incre ase or d ecre ase W ar m (red) and C ool (b lue) color s to sui t per sona l prefere nces . Se lec t Cool t o give the w hit e colors a b lue ti nt , Nor mal t o give the w hit e colors a n eut r al ti nt , W a rm t o give th e whit e color s a red tin t . Settings Picture [...]

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    2 8 PC m e n u- So u nd Sound menu Vir tu al sound Sma r t Sound Pr es s the c urs or ri ght k e y t o en te r th e li st. Pr es s the c urs or up/ do wn k ey t o s el ect a p r ed efi n ed s oun d sett in g. P ers o na l r ef er s to th e pe rso na l p r ef er en c e s ou n d s etti n gs in th e so un d me n u. No te: Th e mo m e nt y ou a re in [...]

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    29 Re co r d wi th y ou r r e co r de r T o se le ct c on n ec te d de v ic es Record a T V progra m Y ou can record a T V program using your recor ders tu ner wit hout af fec ting your T V . Sele ct t he channe l number on your recor der . Set your recor der to record. See t he handbook for your recor der . Note : Switching channel numbers on your[...]

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    3 0 T r ou b l e Sh oo ti n g Ti ps Symp tom s Ite ms t o Chec k an d Act ion s to fo llow “G hos t ” or d oubl e image s • This m ay be cau sed by obs tr uc tion t o th e ante nn a due t o high r ise buil ding s or hill s. Usin g a highl y direc t iona l ante nn a may improve the p ict ure . No power • Chec k th at the T V ’s A C p ower [...]

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    31 Gl os s ary As pec t R atio The r at io bet ween t he wid th an d heig ht of th e T V pic tu re on the sc reen . In a no rm al T V se t the a sp ec t r atio is 4 t o 3 (4 : 3 ) . The n ew asp ec t r atio in H DT V is 16: 9 w hich re semb les t he a spec t r ati o in a movie the atre ( Wid escre en) . N ew T V s yst em s supp or t bo th 4 : 3 and[...]

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    32 W A RNI NG c o nc ern in g s t a ti ona r y ima g es on th e TV Sc r ee n: Do no t l ea v e fi xe d im ag es on th e sc r ee n f or ex te n de d pe ri od s of ti me . Th is ca n ca use u n e v en agi ng o f th e L CD pa nel . N o rma l us e o f the TV s ho ul d i nv o lv e vi e wi ng o f p r o g ram s t ha t ha v e c on stan tly m o vi n g or c[...]

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    Th is e qui pm ent ha s b een t est ed a n d fo u nd to c omp ly wit h the l im its f or a Cla ss B di gita l de vi c e, pu rs ua nt to Pa r t 1 5 of th e FC C Ru les . T hes e l im its a re d es i gn ed t o p ro v id e r eas on ab l e pr ot ect i on aga in st ha rmf ul in te rfe r en c e in a r es i de nt ia l in stal lat i on . T hi s equ ipm en [...]

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    34 FCC Declar ation of Conformit y T r ade Name : Responsible Par t y: Ma gnav ox Philips Consum er Elec tronics Nor th A merica P .O . B ox 6 7 1 53 9 Mariet t a , GA 3 0 0 0 6 - 0 026 1- 8 8 8 - PH ILI P S ( 7 44 - 5477 ) Declar ation of Confo rmit y for Products M arked with FCC Logo, United States O nly This devi ce compli es wit h Par t 1 5 of[...]

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    35 Sp ec i fic at io n - T V 1 5M F 23 7S 1 5M F 227B 1 9 M F3 37B PIC TU R E / DI S P L A Y As pec t rat io Pict ure Displ ay Pict ure Enh ancement 4 : 3 Progressive Sc an Sm ar t Pic ture ( 5 modes) Personal , Rich , N atur al, S of t , Po wer saver 4 : 3 Progressive Sc an Sm ar t Pic ture ( 5 modes) Personal , Rich , N atur al, S of t , Po wer [...]

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    36 T h i s w ar r a n t y g i v e s y o u s p e c i f i c l e ga l r i g h t s . You ma y ha v e ot h er r i g h t s w h i c h v a r y f r o m s t a t e / p r ov i n c e t o s t a t e / p r ov i n ce . Mag na vo x, P . O . Bo x 6 7 1 5 3 9 , Ma ri etta, Ga. 3 0 006 - 002 6 W AR R A NT Y C O VE R AGE : MAGN A VO X war r ant y obl ig ati on is li mi [...]