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    20MT1336 3139 125 35972-Englis h[...]

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    2 CONTENTS IN TRODUC TION Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CONNECTION GUIDE Basic Antenna Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Basic Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Registering your model with MAGNA VO X mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below , so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration Card at once to ensure: Return y our Pr oduct Registration Card toda y to g e t the v er y most fr om y our pur chase . Know these safety symbols This “bolt of lightning[...]

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    4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1 . Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3 . Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this TV near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7 . Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 8. [...]

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    5 BASIC ANTENNA CONNECTION If no Video Signal is present, the TV will shut itself off in about 10 minutes. If the TV is tuned to the AV channel and there is no Video Signal present, the screen will remain blank and the TV will shut itself off in about 10 minutes. Use Auto Program as described on page 9 to setup channels that are available in your a[...]

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    6 CABLE BOX CONNECTION I f your cable signal uses a cable box or decoder , follow the steps below to complete the connection. 1 Connect the Cable C ompany supplied cable to the signal IN(pu t) plug at the back of the Cable Box. 2 Using a separate round coaxial c able, connect one end of the OUT (put ) to TV plug on the back of the Cable Box. 3 Conn[...]

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    7 BASIC TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION 1 Press the PO WER button to tu rn the TV ON. 2 Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level , or the VOLUME - button to lower the sound level. 3 Press the CHANNEL Î or ï to select TV channels. 4 P oint the remote control toward the remote sensor w indow on the TV when operating the TV with the rem[...]

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    8 FRONT AV (AUDIO/VIDEO) INPUT CONNECTION A A udio and Video Front Inputs are available for a quick connection to a VCR, to playback video from a camera or attach a gaming device. Use the AV button on the remote control to tune these inputs. AV button on the remote control to tune these inputs. AV 1 Connect the V IDEO (yellow) cable from the V IDEO[...]

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    9 STATUS EXI T A/CH SLEEP MUTE SMART SOUND PICTURE SURF CC REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS MUTE Button - To turn off the sound from the TV. POWER Button - Press to turn the TV On or put on Standby mode. SMART PICTURE Button - To choose from five pre-defined picture settings. ( Personal, Movies, Sports, Weak Signal, or Multimedia). CH(annel) + or[...]

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    10 Language Tuner Mode Auto Progra m Channel Edit Language Tuner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit Install Main Idioma Sintonia Auto Program a Editar Canal Instalar Langue Mode synt. Progr. auto Editer Progr. Installation MUTE SLEEP STATUS EXI T A/CH HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL F or French and Spanish speaking TV owners an on-screen LANGUAGE optio[...]

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    11 HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL T he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s input signal to either T he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s input signal to either T ANTENNA , CABLE or AUTO mode. It is important for the TV to know which type of signal to look for (Antenna or Cable). In the AUTO mode, when T It is impo[...]

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    12 AUTOMATIC PROGRAM NOTE : Ensure that the Antenna or Cable signal connection has been completed befo re AUTO PROGRAM is activated. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on-screen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR < or > to scro ll through the on-sc reen menu until the wor d INSTALL is highlighted. 3 Press the CURSO R > to disp[...]

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    13 CHANNEL EDIT (ADD OR SKIP CHANNELS) 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on-screen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR < or > to scro ll through the on-sc reen menu until the wor d INSTALL is highlighted. 3 Press the CURSO R > to display the INSTALL menu features. 4 Press the CURSOR < or > to scroll through the Install f[...]

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    14 PICTURE MENU CONTROLS 1 - Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the onscreen menu. 2 Press CURSOR < or > until the P icture menu feature is highlighted. 3 Press CURSOR > or or or < to adjust Brightness Control Brightness Control - until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you want. Color - to add or rem[...]

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    15 SMART SOUND PICTURE SURF ON OFF THE 4:3 EXPAND FORMAT CONTROL 1 - Press MENU button on the remote control to display the onscreen menu. 2 Press CURSOR > until F eatures is highlighted. 3 Press CURSOR > to display the Features men u opt ions (SmartLock or F ormat). 4 Press CURSOR > to highlight F ormat . 5 Press CURSOR > o r < to s[...]

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    16 UNDERSTANDING SMARTLOCK CONTROLS MO VI E RAT IN GS G: Gen er al Aud ie nc e - All age s a dm it te d. Su it ab le for al l ag es . PG : Pa re nt al Gui d an ce Sug ge st ed - Con ta in s ma teri al un su it ab le for you nger chi ldre n. PG -1 3: Par en ts Str ongl y Ca utio ne d - Con ta in s ma teri al un su it ab le for chi ldre n un der th e[...]

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    17 SETTING UP AN ACCESS CODE 1 - Press MENU button on the remote control to display the onscreen menu. 2 Press CURSOR < or > until F eatures is highlighted. 3 Press CURSOR > to display the Features men u opt ions . 4 Press CURSOR < or > un til the word SMART LOCK i s highlighted . 5 Press CURSOR > an d t h e s cr een wi l l r ea d[...]

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    18 BLOCK CHANNELS 1 - Press the CURSOR < or > until the wor ds B LOCK CHANNELS are highlighted . 2 Press CURSOR > to turn blocking ON or OFF for that channel. When ON is selected the channel will be blocked. 3 Press CH+ or CH- to select other channels you wish to bl ock . Repeat step 2 to b lock the new channel. 4 To Unblock a channel, use[...]

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    19 BLOCK/CLEAR ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME 1 - Press the CURSOR < or > to select eit her CL EAR ALL or BLOCK ALL . 2 If CLEAR ALL is selected, press CURSOR > to clear all blocked channels. All channels will be viewable. Now all blocked channels can be viewed. If BLOCK ALL is selected, press CURSOR > to turn the control ON or OFF . Whe[...]

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    20 MOVIE RATINGS 1 - Press CURSOR < or > to highlight the words MOVI E RATING . 2 Press CURSOR > button to display the MO VIE RATING opt ions ( G, PG, PG-13, R, NC- 17, or X) 3 Press CURSOR < or > to high light any of the M ovie Rating options. When highlighted , all these options can be turned ON ( which will allow blocking ) or blo[...]

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    21 TV RATINGS 1 - Press CURSOR < or > to highlight the words TV RATING . 2 Press CURSOR > button to display the TV RATING opt ions ( TV-Y, TV- Y7 , TV-G, TV- PG, TV-14 or TV -MA ) 3 Press CURSOR < or > to high light any of the TV Rating options. When highlighted , all these options can be turned ON ( which will allow blocking ) or bl[...]

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    22 BLOCKING OPTIONS 1 - Press CURSOR < or > until the wor ds BLOCKING O PTIONS are highlighted. 2 Press CURSOR > button to display the Blocking Options (B LOCKING, UNRATED or NO RATING) menu. BLOCKING : Might be called the “master switch” for SmartLock . When ON , all blocking / censor ing will take place . When O FF , all blocking is [...]

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    23 CLOSE CAPTIONING 1 - Press the C C button to display the current Closed Caption settings. 2 Press the CC button repeatedly to choose from the four Closed Caption options (CC Off, CC1, CC2, CC Mute). 3 When finished , press the S TATUS/EXIT button on the remote control to remove the menu from the TV screen. C lose Captioning (CC) allows you to re[...]

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    24 1 Pr es s CH + or CH- or t he Num be r be r be r bu tt on s) to sel ec t a ch an ne l to add to the SU RF li st . 2 Pr es s S UR F wh en the cha nn el nu mb er app ea rs . 2 app ea rs . 2 3 Pr es s CU RS OR > t o ad d th e ch an nel to the SU RF lis t. Re pe at ste ps 1 an d 3 to add add it io nal ch an ne ls (up to e ig ht ) to the SU RF lis[...]

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    25 GLOSSARY 4:3 4:3 is an aspect ratio of traditional squarish National T elevision Systems Committee (NTSC) TV screens; it stands for four units of width for every three units of height. Audio Video (A/V) A term often used when discussing a channel on a TV receiver or on video equipment, which has been especially designed to accept VCR audio-video[...]

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    26 TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Check this List of Symptoms and Suggested Steps To Take before requesting Service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you face problems connecting the TV to external devices, please refer to the User Guide of the external device or call their service centers for help. Charges for TV installation and adjustment[...]

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    27 WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV Screen: Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen for extended periods 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 to leave nonmoving[...]

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    28 SPECIFICATIONS PICTURE / DISPLAY Aspect ratio : Picture Display Picture Enhancement SOUND Sound Power (Output RMS) CONVENIENCE ON SCREEN DISPLAY LANGUAGES CONNECTIVITY Front Rear WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS : Weight (incl. Packaging) : Weight (excl. Packaging) : Visible diagonal / screen size : 1W Auto Program Closed Captioning Full text Parental Lo[...]

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    29 Magnavox, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 Ninety (90) Days Labor & One (1) Year Parts & One (1) Year Display MAGNAVOX LIMITED WARRANTY MAGNAVOX warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship, subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: You must have proof of the date of purchase to receiv[...]

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    30 Alternating Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 A utomatic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 B asic TV and Remote Control Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C able Box Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C hannel Ed[...]