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    23MT2336/17 3139 125 35881-English - 5 0 0 2 3 0 - 0 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 23MT2336_coverpg.pdf 2005-12-12 3:55:10 PM 23MT2336_coverpg.pdf 2005-12-12 3:55:10 PM[...]

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    Registering your model with MAGNA VO X mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benef its listed below , so don't miss out. Complete and r eturn your Product Registr ation Card at once to ensure: Return y our Pr oduct Registration Card toda y to g et the v er y most fr om y our pur chase . F or Customer Use Enter below the Serial No . which[...]

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    3 Example of Antenna Grounding as per NEC - National Electrical Code IMPORT ANT 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 apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation [...]

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    Automatic Channel Programming: Quick and easy selection of available stations. Child Lock: Locks the buttons on the front of the TV so it cannot be operated accidentally by young children. Closed Captioning: Allows you to read TV program dialog or voice conversations as on-screen text. Off-Timer: T urns off the TV at a preset time. On-Timer: T urns[...]

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    5 Basic Cable TV Connection 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT Cable TV company Cable TV company Cable Box The cable TV signal into your home may be a single cable (75ohm) or may include a cable Box. In either case, the connection to t he TV i s ea sy. If your Cable TV signal comes directly via a 75 ohm coaxial cable, use the foll- owing ste[...]

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    Basic Antenna Connection 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT UHF/VHF Combiner 75-300 Ohm Adapter VHF Antenna VHF Antenna UHF Antenna Rear of TV OR A combination antenna receiv es normal broadcasting channels (VHF2-13 and UHF 14-69). Y our connection is easy since you will connect the antenna to the 75OHM ANTENNA INPUT jack on the rear of the TV . If your antenna [...]

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    Basic TV to VCR (Accessory) Connection Connect a yellow video cable to the VIDEO IN2 jack on the rear of the TV and to the VIDEO OUT jack on your VCR (or other Accessories.) Connect red and white audio cables to the AUDIO IN2 jacks (left and right) on the rear of the TV and to the AUDIO OUT jacks on your VCR (or other device .) Match the cable colo[...]

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    Basic TV and Remote Control Operations Press POWER to t ur n on t he TV. Press VOL. to increase the sound level. Press VOL. to lower the sound level. Press CH. or CH. to select TV channels. Television Remote control Point the remote control toward the remote sensor on the front of the TV when operating the TV with the remote control. Battery Instal[...]

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    Remote Control STANDBY (POWER) Button Press to turn the TV on or off (standby). Y ou also can turn on the TV by pressing the CH(annel) / buttons on the front of the TV . SLEEP Button Press to select a time period (15 minutes to 180 minutes ) after which the TV will turn itself off. Details are on page 22. SMART PICTURE Button Press to select one of[...]

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    Brightness Contrast Tint Blue Back C. T emp 50 50 00 On Normal Sharpness 50 Color 50 Noise Red. Off Language Y ou can set the TV s on-screen menu to English, French or Spanish. Press MENU to see the menu. Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight ( Feature ). Press CH- to highlight Language . Press VOL+ or VOL- to select English French or Espanol (Spanish). [...]

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    11 Brightness Contrast Tint Blue Back C. T emp 50 50 00 On Normal Sharpness 50 Color 50 Favorite list Manual Up Auto search It is important for the TV to know what type of signal-Cable TV (CA TV) or a normal antenna-you are using. T o tell the TV whether you are using a cable TV signal, set TV/CA TV to TV or CA TV as follows. Press MENU to see the [...]

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    Brightness Contrast Tint Blue Back C. T emp 50 50 00 On Normal Sharpness 50 Color 50 Noise Red. Off Y ou can set your TV to receive local TV chan- nels (From an antenna) or Cable TV channels (when you have Cable TV service). Use Auto search to set up channels that are available for you. This makes it easy for you to select only the available TV sta[...]

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    Brightness Contrast Tint Blue Back C. T emp 50 50 00 On Normal Sharpness 50 Color 50 Noise Red. Off Manual Channel T uning Manual Channel T uning lets you quickly select the next available channel. For example, if you are looking for a channel between 60 and 70, start the search at channel 60 and go up. Press MENU to see the menu. Press CH+ or CH- [...]

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    Brightness Contrast Tint Blue Back C. T emp 50 50 00 On Normal Sharpness 50 Color 50 Noise Red. Off Y ou can store five channels you prefer into the Favorite list and recall these channels easily by press the F AV ORITE button on the remote control. 14 Favorite Channel Setting Press MENU to see the menu. Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight Fav[...]

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    Y ou can add or erase channels from the list in the TV memory. Press MENU to see the menu. Favorite list TV TV/CA TV Auto search Manual Up 12 Channel Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight Add/Erase . Press VOL+ or VOL- to choose Add or Erase . If you select Add, the channel will be available when you press CH+ and CH- to move through channels. C[...]

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    Brightness Contrast Tint Blue Back C. T emp 50 50 00 On Normal Sharpness 50 Color 50 Noise Red. Off Picture Adjustment T o adjust your TV picture, select a channel and follow the steps below: Press MENU to see the menu. Press CH- to enter ( Picture ) submenu. Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight your choice: Color , Brightness, Contrast, Sharpn[...]

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    Smart Picture Press SMART PICTURE on the remote control. The current SmartPicture setting will appear on the screen. Press SMART PICTURE repeatedly to select Personal, Movies, Sports, or W eak Signal. The Personal setting is what you specify with the picture adjustments as described on page 16. P ersonal is the only Smart Picture setting you can ch[...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 Clock Follow these steps to set your TV s clock. Press MENU to see the menu. Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight ( Timer ). Press CH- to enter submenu. Timer Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to highlight Clock . Press VOL+ or VOL- to enter the cur- rent time. [...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 On-Timer T o turn on the TV to a specific channel at a specific time, use the On-Timer. Before you begin, set the clock correctly. Details are on page 18. Press MENU to see the menu. Press CH- to enter submenu. Timer Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to hig[...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 T o turn off the TV at a specific time every day, use the Off-Timer. Before y ou begin, you must set the clock correctly. Details are on page 18. Press MENU to see the menu. Press CH- to enter Timer submenu. Off-Timer Press CH+ or CH- repeatedly to hi[...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 Closed Captions Closed captioning (CC) lets you read the voice content of TV programs on the TV screen. Des- igned to help the hearing impaired, on-screen text boxes will show dialog, conversation, and activity during TV programming. Not all TV progra[...]

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    Have you ev er fallen asleep in front of the TV , only to have it wake you up at tw o in the mor- ning with a test pattern screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can save you that trouble by turning itself off. Sleep Timer 22 Press SLEEP . The sleep display will appear on the screen. Within five seconds, press SLEEP to pick the amount of time (in 1[...]

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    Understanding Parental Lock Parental Lock processes program content advisories from broadcasters. Parental Lock can respond to the content advisories and block objecti- onable content (offensively language, violence, sexual situations, etc.) This is a great feature to censor the type of programming children watch. Parental Lock offers various block[...]

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    Enter new code: Blocked BY : No Rating V -CHIP BLOCK ACTIVE After V -CHIP BLOCK is active, user can enter directly enter the secrete code without going into the P .Lock menu.[...]

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    Enter new code: Blocked BY : No Rating V -CHIP BLOCK ACTIVE After V -CHIP BLOCK is active, user can enter directly enter the secrete code without going into the P .Lock menu.[...]

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    Some program ratings are based on TV industry ratings as described below. Blocking Programming with TV Ratings Any rating will block higher ratings automatically . T o unblock all the ratings, select NONE. Notes: 1. Blocking TV-Y , only TV -Y7 is blocked automatically . 2. Blocking TV-Y7, other rating will not change any more. Helpful Hints 26 , , [...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 Parental Lock Blocking Options After setting your secret code, Parental Lock also offers these special blocking options. 27 Press MENU to see the menu. Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight ( Feature ). Press CH- to enter Feature submenus . Press MENU repea[...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 Child Lock allows you to lock the buttons on the front of the TV . Child Lock 28 P .Lock Child Lock English Off C.Capt Off Language English Language P .Lock Child Lock Off C.Capt Off Press MENU to see the menu. Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight ( Featur[...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 SmartSound offers you four preset sound options: Personal, Theatre, Music or V oice. Choose the one that best suits your current programming. SmartSound 29 Y ou can choose a Smart Sound setting quickly by pressing the SMART SOUND button on the remote [...]

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    Blue Back C. T emp On Normal Noise Red Off Brightness Contrast Tint 50 50 00 Sharpness 50 Color 50 Sound Adjustments 30 T reble Balance Smart Sound 50 00 Theatre V olume Bass 50 50 T reble Balance Smart Sound 50 00 Theatre V olume Bass 50 50 Press MENU to see the menu. Press VOL+ or VOL- to highlight ( Sound ). Press CH- to enter Sound submenus. Pr[...]

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    Multi-channel Sound (MTS) broadcasts enh- ance TV viewing by bringing you prog rams with high fidelity stereo sound. MTS also provides an extra channel called the Second Audio Program (SAP), which broadcasters can use to transmit a second language or for other purposes. Press MTS on the remote control to select STEREO, MONO, SAP . All the options w[...]

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    32 Helpful Hints No Power Check the TV power cord. Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet for 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet. Press the ST ANDBY button to turn on the TV again. Make sure the outlet is not on a wall switch. Make sure a fuse has not blown at the power outlet. No Sound Press the VOL+ and VOL- buttons to ad[...]

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    33 Add/Erase Channels ....................................................... 15 Antenna Connection ......................................................... 6 Audio jacks ....................................................................... 7 Auto Search .................................................................... 12 Sound Adjustments ..[...]

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    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 receive w[...]