Magnavox 26MF337B manual

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    P 4 1 T E0 1 4 - 8 1 3- 1 A English Español Us er Ma nual Ma nuel de l ’ ut ilis ateur Guía del u suar io 26 M F 3 3 7 B 3 2M F 3 3 7 B L C D T V Quick Us e Gui de Insi de ! Guid e d’ usage Rapide In clus e ! Guía de Uso Rápi do Inclu ida ! For Cus tom er Use / À l’usa ge du clie nt / Par a U so del Cli ente Mod el / M odle /M ode loNo. [...]

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    C ove r & C o n ne c t i o n 1 Bes t HDM I Hig h- De f init ion Mul time dia Int er f ace provides a n uncom - pres sed, al l- digi t al audio / video conne cti on. H DM I provides th e ult imat e connec tion ( P lea se use a cer t if ied H DM I cab le.) Bet ter Component Video input Provide s super ior pic ture qu alit y by sep ar ating t he g[...]

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    C ove r & C o n ne c t i o n 2 VIDEO IN R L S-VIDEO PC IN VGA HDMI HDMI AC IN Y Pb Pr R L Y Pb Pr R L AV1 AV1 VIDEO IN R L S-VID EO PC IN VGA AUDIO IN HDMI2 HDMI1 AC IN Y Pb Pr R L Y Pb Pr R L A V1 A V2 A V3 A C I n HD MI 1, H DM I2 PC - V G A, A ud io SP DI F ou tp u t (D i gi ta l O nl y) A V3 - C o mp os it e V id eo , ( Vi de o In ) S -V id[...]

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    C ove r & C o n ne 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 OR/OU/O 2 D VD Pla y er/Recorder to TV Lecteur D VD/Enr egistr eur D VD v ers télé viseur Del r epr oductor o grabador de D VD al TV HDMI o caja de ca ble al TV HDMI2 HDMI1 PC IN VGA HDMI2 HDMI1[...]

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    C ove r & C o n ne c t i o n 4 3 D V D P l a y e r o r R e c or d er t o T V L e c te ur D V D o u En r eg is t r e u r v e r s té lé v i s eu r D e l r ep r o d u c to r o g r a ba do r d e D VD a l T V Component Video Input /Ent r ée vidéo composant /Entrada de video componente 4 D VD Pla y er/Recorder/VCR to TV Lecteur D VD/Enr egistr eu[...]

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    C ove r & C o n ne c t i o n 5 VIDEO IN R L S-VIDEO PC IN VGA HDMI2 HDMI1 AC IN Y Pb Pr R L Y Pb Pr R L AV1 AV2 AV3 5 D VD Pla y er/Recorder/VCR to TV Lecteur D VD/Enr egistr eur D VD/Magnétoscope v ers tél é viseur Del r epr oductor/grabador de D VD/VCR al TV 6 Video Camera /Games Console to TV Caméra vidéo/Console de jeux v ers télé vi[...]

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    C ove r & C o n ne 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 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 t e u r d ’ o r d i n a t e u[...]

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    Know these safet y s ymbols This “bolt of light ning” indicates uninsulated m aterial w ithin your unit may cause an elec trical s hock. For t he safet y of ev er yone in y our household, ple ase do not re - mov e produc t co vering . The “ exclamation p oint” call s atte ntion to features for which you should read the en - closed liter atu[...]

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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 Read t hese in st ruc ti ons . Keep t hese i nst ru ct ions . He ed all w arn ing s. Fol low all in str uc tio ns. Do not u se th is ap par atu s near w at er . Cle an on ly wi th a dr y c lot h. Do not b loc k any of th e vent ilat ion op eni ngs . Ins t all[...]

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    AD DI TIO NAL SA F ETY PRE CAU TIO NS • ENS URE th at L CD T V s tan d is ti gh te n ed p rop e rly to th e s e t on t h e ri gh t w ay o f tig ht en in 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 n in g o f sc re w m ay re nd e r the s et u ns afe . • 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 yo ur T V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM PORT A NT SAFET Y IN STRUCTION S . . . . . . . . . Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 Pr ep ar at io n D o n ot in s er t t h e p owe r pl ug in a w a ll so c ke t b e fo r e a l l co n ne c t i on s a r e m a d e . P l ac e t h e T V on a so l i d su r f ac e . F or v e nt i l a t io n , le av e at le as t 4 ” t o 6” fr e e a ll ar ou n d t h e T V . D o n ot p l a ce t he T V on a c a r pe t . T o p re ve n t a ny u n s a fe[...]

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    6 - C a b le T V Co n n e c t t h e c a b le T V si g n a l t o t h e C A B L E / A NT E N N A 75 j a c k a t t h e b ot t om of t he T V . S e e p a ge 12 fo r d e t a i ls o n u si n g A u t op r og r a m t o s t o r e ch a n n e l s i n t h e T V ’s m e m o r y. N ot e : Th i s c o nn e c t i o n w i l l s u p pl y s te r e o s ou n d t o t h [...]

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    7 - C a b le b ox w it h S - V id e o, co mp o ne n t v i de o ( YPb P r) o r H D M I co nn e c t or s S e e “ Co ve r a nd co n ne c t i o n” - A n t en n a T h ro ug h a n a n t e n n a , y ou c an w a t c h a ny H DT V pr og r a m s t h a t a re b ro a d c a s t i n yo ur ar e a w i t h ou t p a yi n g f e e s . I f y ou ’ re no t s u re w[...]

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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 wil l act ivate t he assigned funct ion. Press ing a second time wil l de - act ivate it . When a but ton enables mult iple options , a small li st wil l be shown. Press re peatedl y to selec t the nex t it em in the li st . The list w ill be r emov ed automat icall y af ter si[...]

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    9 Press t his bu t ton t o displ ay a list of availa ble dis play form ats. Availab le disp lay format s are det erm ined by the t y pe of sign al you are receiv ing. T o choose t he dis play form at you prefer , pre ss the F ORM A T but t on repe atedl y: Sup er Zoom , Movie ex pand 1 4 : 9 , M ovie exp and 1 6 :9 a nd 1 6 : 9 subt itle m akes the[...]

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    10 Bu tt o ns o n th e t op o f th e TV S h ou l d yo ur re m o t e b e l os t or b r ok e n yo u c a n s t il l c h a n ge so m e of t h e b a si c s e t t i n g s w i t h t h e b u t to 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 sw i t c h t o sw 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 st vo lu[...]

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    1 1 T o us e th e me n us • P re s s t h e M EN U bu t to n o n t he r e m ot e c o nt r o l t o d i s pl a y t h e S e t t i n g s m e n u. - U se cu r s or u p / d ow n t o h i g hl i g ht an d s e le c t a me n u i t e m o n t h e l e f t p an e l . T h e r ig h t p a n e l s ho ws t he co n t e nt of t he m e n u yo u h ave h ig h l ig h t e [...]

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    12 TV m e n u- In s ta ll at io n Installation Language Info English Français Settings Autoprogram Source Clock Weak channel installation Current software info Reset AV settings Español Language Television Installation You can now start automatic installation. This procedure can take more than half an hour. Previous Start Autoprogram Info Setting[...]

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    13 In t he ante nna mod e, se lec t a chan nel from t he displ ay ed lis t of T V ch annel s. Se lec t the “ St ar t ” by pressi ng red but t on on th e remot e control ; T V se t will de tec t th e signal . The sign al st reng t h is cont inuousl y disp layed and updat ed as you rot ate the a nten na . Whe n stre ng th i s enoug h to iden tif [...]

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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 AV3 HDMI1 HDMI2 Side PC Installation Clock Info Settings Autoprogram Source Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings Clock : AM -- -- Installation Reset AV settings In[...]

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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 AV3 HDMI1 HDMI2 Side PC Installation Clock Info Settings Autoprogram Source Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings Clock : AM -- -- Installation Reset AV settings Inf[...]

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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 y ou to con fi gure t he way you choose to vi ew digit al cap tioni ng. Se lec t one of the d igit al ser v ice chan nels m ade a vail able by t he cap tion provider . There are si x st andard ser v ices. S er vice 1 is de sign ated as t he Prim ar y Cap tion S er vice . This ser v ice cont ains t he verbat im, o r near-verb atim [...]

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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 rp ness This w ill adjust t he sh arpne ss of fi ne det ails i n the pic ture . This w ill incre ase or de crease Warm (red ) and Cool (bl ue) color s to sui t perso nal pref erences . Se lec t Cool to gi ve the whit e colors a b lue tin t , Nor mal t o give the w hite col ors a neu tr al ti nt , W ar m to give t he whit e colors a red tin[...]

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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 bee n sele cte d, all i tem s in the a ge -ba sed and in the con ten ts- ba sed list s are locked . If, wh ile All is se lec ted , any othe r item , ei ther a n age -b ased or cont ent- ba sed ite m, i s unsel ect ed , the n All is aut omat ical ly unsel ect ed. None i s the sele ct ion for it ems t hat ei ther h av e no r ating [...]

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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 AV3 HDMI1 HDMI2 Side PC Language Source Installation Picture adjustment Info Auto adjust Manual adjust Settings Factory reset[...]

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    27 PC m e n u- Pi c tu r e Picture menu Color temper ture This w ill incre ase or de crease Warm (red ) and Cool (bl ue) color s to sui t perso nal pref erence s. Se lec t Cool to gi ve the whit e colors a b lue tin t , Nor mal t o give the w hite col ors a neu tr al ti nt , W ar m to give t he whit e colors a red tin t . Settings Picture Sound Ins[...]

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    2 8 PC m e n u- So u nd Sound menu Vir tua l 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 eco r de r T o se le ct c on n ec te d de v ic es Record a T V program Y ou c an record a TV progr am using y our recorders tuner wit hout af fect ing y our T V . Sele ct the c hannel numb er on y our recorder . Set your recor der to record. See t he handbook for your reco rder . Note : S wit ching channel numbers on you[...]

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    3 0 T r ou bl e S ho ot in g Ti ps Symp toms Ite ms to C heck a nd Ac tion s to fo llow “G hos t ” or doub le image s • This m ay be cause d by obst ruc tion t o the a nten na due t o high r ise build ings or h ills. Usin g a highl y direc tion al ante nna m ay improve the pic ture . No power • Chec k that t he T V ’s A C p ower cord is p[...]

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    31 Gl os s ary As pec t Rat io The r atio b et ween t he wid th and he ight of t he T V pic ture o n the scre en. I n a norm al T V set t he as pec t r atio is 4 t o 3 (4 : 3) . The new a spe ct r atio i n HDT V is 1 6 : 9 which re semb les t he asp ect r ati o in a movie the atre ( Widescree n) . New T V s yst ems su ppor t b oth 4 : 3 and 16 :9 a[...]

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    32 W ARNI NG c o nc ern in g s t a tio nary i mag es o n the 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 ch a[...]

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    RE GU L A T O R Y 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 o f the FC C Ru les . Th es e li mi ts a r e des ig ne d to pr o vi de r eas on a bl e p ro tect ion 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 h[...]

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    34 FCC Declar ation of Conformity T rade Name : Responsible Par ty : Ma gnav ox Philips Consum er Elec tronics Nor th America P .O . B o x 6 71 539 Mariet t a , GA 30 0 0 6 - 0026 1- 8 8 8 - PH ILI PS ( 7 4 4 -5477 ) Declar ation of Co nformit y for Pro duct s Marked with FCC Logo, United St ates Only This devi ce compli es wit h Par t 1 5 of the F[...]

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    35 Sp ec i fic at io n - T V 26M F3 37B 32MF33 7B PIC TU RE / D IS PL A Y As pect r atio Pict ure Display Pict ure Enha ncement Widescreen Progressive Sc an Sm ar t Pict ure (5 mode s) Personal , Rich , Natur al, S of t , Power sav e r Widescreen Progressive Sc an Sm ar t Pict ure (5 mode s) Personal , Rich , Natur al, S of t , Power sav e r SOU N[...]

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    36 T hi s war r a nt y g i ve s y o u s pe c i f ic le g al r ig h t s . Y ou ma y h a ve o t h er r i gh t s w hi c h v ar y fr o m s ta t e / pr ov i n c e t o s t a t e / p r ov i n c e . Mag na vo x, P . O . Bo x 6 7 1 5 3 9 , Ma ri etta, Ga. 30006 -0 0 2 6 MA G NA V O X L IM IT ED W AR RA NT Y NI NE T Y (9 0) D A Y LA BO R / ON E ( 1) P AR T S[...]