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    42MF23 7S 42" Plasma HDTV 42" Plasma HDTV 42" Plasma HDTV User Manua User Manua l Manuel de l'utilisateur Manuel de l'utilisateur Guía del usuario Guía del usuario For Customer Use / Àl’usage du client / Para Uso del Cliente Model/Modle/Modelo No . Serial/Srie/Serie No . : : 3139 125 3921 2 English Française Español[...]

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    No wall mounting bracket provided. Montage pour mur non inclus. Montaje para pared no incluído. M6 (18mm) x 4 M5 (25mm) x 2 User Manual Manuel de l'utilisateur Guía del usuario[...]

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    How to make the optimal connection (These cables are not provided with the set.) Comment réaliser une bonne connexion (Ces câbles ne sont pas fournis avec votre téléviseur.) Cómo realizar la mejor conexión (Estos cables no se proporcionan con el aparato.) Supérieure HDMI L’interface HDMI (High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface) propose une[...]

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    1a AE: Set-Top Box to TV FR: Boîtier de décodage vers téléviseur ES: De la caja superior o caja de cable al TV HDMI RF Details refer to page 20. /Détails, consultez le page 20. /Para detalles, consulte la pag. 20. OR/OU/O 1b AE: Set-Top Box to TV FR: Boîtier de décodage vers téléviseur ES: De la caja superior o caja de cable al TV Details [...]

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    2a AE: Progressive Scan DVD Player/Recorder to TV FR: Lecteur DVD/Enregistreur DVD vers le téléviseur ES: Del reproductor o grabador de DVD al TV Details refer to page 21. /Détails, consultez le page 21. /Para detalles, consulte la pag. 21. HDMI 2b AE: Progressive Scan DVD Player/Recorder to TV FR: Lecteur DVD ou Enregis treur vers le télévise[...]

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    AE: Video Camera /Games Console to TV FR: Caméra vidéo/Console de jeux vers téléviseur ES: De la cámara de video/ Consola de juegos al TV Details refer to page 22. /Détails, consultez le page 22. /Para detalles, consulte la pag. 22. Composite Audio-video /Audio-Vidéo composite /Audio-Video compuesto 4 3 AE: DVD Player/Recorder/VCR to TV FR: [...]

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    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 apparatus 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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    English Française Español 1 Contents ° End of life directives Magnavox is paying a lot of attention to produce environmentally-friendly products in green focal areas. Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialized companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials a[...]

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    2 English Française Español Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket before all connections are made. Place the TV on a solid surface or place the TV on the supplied stand. For the mounting instructions of the stand, see the Quick Start Guide . For ventilation, leave at least 4” to 6” free all around the TV. Do not place the TV on a carp[...]

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    English Française Español 3 Watching Cable TV programs that don’t require the cable box Since you’ve connected the cable TV signal directly to the TV’s tuner, you can also watch the unscrambled programs by simply tuning to the desired channel. You must first use Autoprogram, however, to store channels in the TV’s memory. Note: This connec[...]

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    4 English Française Español 75 CABLE - Cable box with S-Video, component video (YPbPr) or HDMI connectors - Antenna Via antenna you can watch whatever DTV programs being broadcast in your area for free. If you’re not sure what HDTV programming is available in your area, contact your local content provider or your local electronics store retaile[...]

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    English Française Español 5 Note: The first time (and only the first time) you turn on your set you see an installation introduction screen. The Installation procedure consists of a series of screens that guide you through the process. & After an introduction screen, you are asked to select a language of the TV’s on-screen-menus. (The text [...]

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    6 English Française Español POWER Press to turn on/off the TV from or to standby mode. The TV is never powered off completely unless it is physically unplugged. INFO Display information : Press to display (when available) information about the selected TV channel and program or accessory device. The quality and accuracy of the information on the [...]

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    English Française Español 7 V OLUME CHANNEL MENU POWER . Should your remote be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic settings with the buttons on your TV. Press the power switch . to switch the TV on. Press: • the + VOLUME - button to adjust the volume. • the + CHANNEL - buttons to select the TV channels or sources. The MENU b[...]

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    8 English Française Español How to navigate through the TV menu The TV menu allows you to access and change settings and preferences. • Press the MENU button on the remote control to summon the TV menu. - On the left panel the highlight can be set on a menu item with the cursor up/down. The right panel shows the content of the highlighted menu [...]

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    English Française Español 9 TV settings Picture Contrast Brightness TV menu Info Color Custom color temper ... Pixel Plus Sound Reset to standard Picture Color temperature Tint Sharpness Press the MENU button on the remote control to summon the TV menu. The TV menu gives you an overview of the menus you can select. Note: Depending on the input si[...]

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    10 English Française Español Picture Active control Off On TV menu TV settings Info Custom color temperature DNR Dynamic contrast Color enhancement MPEG artifact reduction Active control Picture Format Pixel Plus Dynamic contrast Automatically makes the contrast in the darker and the brighter picture areas more noticeable as the image on the scre[...]

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    English Française Español 11 Sound menu & Select Sound in the TV Settings menu. é Press the cursor right to enter the sound menu. “ Select the menu items with the cursor up/down and adjust the settings with the cursor left/right. Remember, control settings are at normal mid-range levels when the bar scale is entered. Equalizer Allows you t[...]

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    12 English Française Español Features menu & Select Features in the TV menu. é Press the cursor right to enter the features menu. “ Select the menu items with the cursor up/down and adjust the settings with the cursor left/right. Closed captions This displays the transmitted CC- or CS-text on the screen according to your chosen CC or CS se[...]

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    English Française Español 13 Digital caption options This allows you to modify how digital captions are displayed on your TV. Select from the following options to change the visual characteristics of your TV’s digital captioning. • Reset to default Select this option to reset the digital caption options back to the captions provider default s[...]

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    14 English Française Español Lock after Note: Lock after is only selectable if time is known. This allows you to prevent the viewing of the channels after a selectable time delay. Locked channels can still be tuned, but the picture is blanked and the audio is muted. & Press the cursor right and select Timer or Time . é Select Time / Timer an[...]

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    English Française Español 15 Movie ratings lock This function allows you to control access to individual movies based on their MPAA ratings (Motion Picture Association of America). & Select Movie ratings lock with the cursor down. é Press the cursor right to enter the list. “ Select a movie rating with the cursor up/down. ‘ Press OK to a[...]

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    16 English Française Español & Select Channels in the Installation menu. é Use the cursor right to enter the Channels menu. “ Select Autoprogram in the Channels menu. ‘ Use the cursor right to enter the Autoprogram menu. ( Press the OK button. § Select Cable or Antenna in the Installation mode. When Antenna is selected, the TV will dete[...]

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    English Française Español 17 Note: Digital Channel selection delay Due to the tuning complexity of subchannel digital programming, the time to select and view a digital channel may take slightly longer than what the viewer is normally accustomed to (as compared to analog channel programs). Digital channel broadcasts contain program and system dat[...]

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    18 English Française Español OSD & Select OSD . é Press the cursor right to select Normal or Minimum . Normal to activate the continuous display of the channel number (for max. 10 minutes) and extended display of TV channel and program information on screen. E.g. information on the main or auxiliary program, input signal quality of connected[...]

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    English Française Español 19 Clock This allows you to use your TV as a clock. Auto clock mode & Select Clock in the TV menu. é Press the cursor right to select the Auto clock mode . “ Press the cursor right to instruct the TV to get the time automatically or manually. Auto clock channel (only available when Auto clock mode is set to Automa[...]

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    20 English Française Español TV menu Info Installation Reset AV settings Language Preferences Reset AV settings Clock Software upgrade Reset Channels Connections Reset AV settings This function allows you to reset most of the picture and sound settings to their predefined factory states. & Select Reset AV settings with the cursor down. é Pre[...]

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    English Française Español 21 2a Progressive Scan DVD Player or DVD Recorder to TV Add for DVD Recording AUDIO OUT (DIGITAL) CABLE / ANTENNA HDMI 1 HDMI 2 1 2 A V Button Using HDMI & Connect the DVD player/DVD recorder to the TV using HDMI cable. é Turn the TV and the DVD Player/DVD recorder on. Press the AV button on the remote control until[...]

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    22 English Française Español 4 Video Camera/Games Console to TV USB 1 2 3 1 A V Button Using Composite Audio/Video Input & Connect the video cable (yellow) from the camera (or other devices) to the video input of the TV Side Jack panel. OR Connect the S-video cable from the camera (or other devices) to the TV Side Jack panel. é Connect the r[...]

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    English Française Español 23 Following icons may appear: folder pictures music self made playlist/album Notes: • Your TV supports slide shows with background music. • The playback will continue to play even if temporarily switched to browser screens. The audio will be stopped when another song starts playing, or when the end has been reached.[...]

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    24 English Française Español This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency e[...]

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    English Française Español 25 Troubleshooting Tips Symptoms Possible Causes What you should do No display on screen • Faulty power supply • Check whether power cord is properly connected into the mains socket. If there • TV’s Power not turned is still no power, disconnect plug. Wait for 60 seconds and re-insert plug. Turn on on TV again. ?[...]

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    26 English Française Español Examples of stationary images (this is not an all-inclusive list, you may encounter others in your viewing): • TV and DVD menus : listings of DVD disk content; • Black bars : when black bars appear at the left and right side of the screen, it is recommended to change to a picture format so that the picture fills t[...]

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    English Française Español 27 Glossary DVI (Digital Visual : A digital interface standard created by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) to convert analog signals into digital Interface) signals to accommodate both analog and digital monitors. VGA (Video : a common standard graphics display system for PCs. Graphics Array) RGB signals : These [...]

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    28 English Française Español Introduction Magnavox offers software upgrade capability for your TV using USB portable memory. After you have completed a software upgrade, your TV will typically perform better. What improvements are made depends on the upgrade software you are using as well as the software your TV contained before the upgrade. You [...]

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    English Française Español 29 Manual software upgrade procedure For a manual software upgrade copy the “autorun.upg” file in a directory called “Upgrades” located in the root of the USB portable memory. & Insert the portable memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade. é The TV will automatically start the content browser men[...]

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    30 English Française Español <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-885h9-1" ?> <magnavox-slideshow version="1.0" > <title>Title of the slideshow</title> <audio>audio_url</audio> <slide-duration>30</slide-duration> <slides> <slide>slide_1_url</slide> <sl[...]

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    English Française Español 31 Tag Name magnavox-slideshow title audio slide-duration slides slide Use mandatory optional optional optional mandatory optional Description Magnavox slideshow signature including the version. The title of the playlist. The audio-URL following this tag will define the music playing in the background during the slidesho[...]

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    32 English Française Español Notes: - The latest version of this document can be found on the Magnavox support website (www.magnavox.com/usasupport). - The software of your TV is upgradeable. If you have problems first check if you have the latest software installed on your TV. The latest software, together with instructions, can be found on the [...]

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    Magnavox, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 MAGNAVOX LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: MAGNAVOX warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Magnavox warrants the product to the original purchaser or the person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workmanship as base[...]