Magnavox 42MF437B manual

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    P 4 1 T L0 1 3- 8 1 3- 1 A English Español Us er M anual Ma nuel de l ’util is ateu r Guía del u sua r io 3 7 MF 3 3 7B / 3 7 M F43 7 B 4 2M F 3 3 7B /42MF43 7 B L C D T V Quick Us e Gui de Insi de ! Guid e d’ usage R api de Inclus e ! Guía de Uso Rápi do Inclu ida ! For Cus t omer U se / À l’usag e du clie nt / Par a Uso del Clie nt e M[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e ct io n 1 Bes t HDM I Hig h- Def in it ion M ult imed ia Int er face provide s an unco m - pres sed , all - dig it a l audio /video conne ct ion . HD M I provide s the ult imat e conn ec tio n ( P le ase u se a cer t if ied HD MI c ab le .) Bet ter Component Video input Provide s supe rio r pic ture qu alit y by separ ati n[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e ct io n 2 VIDEO IN R L S-VIDEO PC IN VGA Y Pb Pr R L Y Pb Pr R L AV1 AV1 AC IN 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 , HD M I 2 PC - V G A, Au di o S PD IF ou tp u t (D i gi ta l O nl y) A V3 - C o mp os i te Vi de o , ( Vi de o I n) S -V id e o , A[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e ct io 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 egistreur 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 ov e r & C o n n e ct io n 4 3 D V D P l a y er o r R ec or de r t o T V L e c te ur D V D ou E n r e g i s tr e ur v e r s té lé v i s e u r D e l r ep r od u c t or 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 egistreur D[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e ct io 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 egistreur 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 vis[...]

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    C ov e r & C o n n e ct io 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 symbols This “bolt of light ning” indic ates uninsulated m ateri al wit hin your unit may cause an elec tric al shock . For t he safet y of ev er yone in yo ur household , plea se do not re - mov e produc t co vering. The “ exclamation p oint” c alls at ten tion to features for which you should read the en - closed liter [...]

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    2 IM PO R T AN T S AF ET Y IN ST R UC T IO NS Re ad be fo r e op er at i ng e qu ip m en t Read t hes e ins t ru ct io ns . Keep t he se in st ru c tio ns . He ed al l wa rni ng s. Fol low all i ns tr uc t ion s. Do not u se t his a pp ar at us n ea r wa te r . Cle an o nly w it h a d r y c lot h . Do not b lo ck any of t he ve nt il ati on o pe ni[...]

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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 is t ig ht en ed p ro pe rly to th e s et o n the ri gh t w ay o f tig ht en in g o f the s c re w o f the st an d to t h e se t . Im pr op er t ig ht en in g o f s cr e w m ay r e n de r the s et u ns af e. • If L CD TV is ins ta lle d o n th e w al l, in sta ll atio n sh o[...]

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    4 C o nt en ts W elcome /registrat ion of your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM PORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTION S . . . . . . . . . Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 Pr e p ar at io n D o no t i n s e r t t he p owe r p l u g i n a w a ll s o c ke t b e f o r e a l l c o n ne ct i o n s a re m a d e . P l a c e t he T V o n a s o l i d su r f ace . F o r v e n t il a t i o n, l e ave a t l ea st 4 ” t o 6” f r e e a l l a r ou nd t he T V . Do n o t p la c e t he T V o n a c a r pe t . T o p r e ve n t a [...]

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    6 - C ab l e T V C o n n e ct t he c a b le T V s i g n a l t o t h e C A BL E / A N T E N N A 75 j ac k at t he b o t to m o f t he T V . S ee p a g e 1 2 f o r d e t a i l s o n u s i n g A u t o pro g r am t o s to r e c h an n e l s i n t he T V ’ s m e mo r y . N ot e : T hi s c o n n e c t i o n w i l l s u p p l y s te r e o s o u n d t o [...]

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    7 - C ab l e b ox w i t h S -V i d e o , c o m p o n e n t v i d e o ( Y P b Pr) o r H DM I c o n ne c to r s S ee “ C ove r a n d c o n n e c t i o n” - A nt e n n a T hro u g h a n a n t en n a , yo u c a n w at c h a ny H D T V p ro g r a m s t ha t a r e b r o a d c as t i n yo u r a r e a w i th o u t p ayi n g f e es . 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 t ons once wil l ac ti vate the as signed funct ion. Pr essing a second t ime wil l de - acti vate it . When a but ton enables mult iple o ptions , a small l ist w ill be s hown. Press re peated ly t o selec t t he nex t ite m in t he list . The list w il l be removed automat icall y af [...]

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    9 Press t his b ut ton to di spl ay a list of avail able d isp lay form at s. Availab le dis pl ay format s are de te rmi ned by th e t yp e of sign al you are receiv ing. T o cho ose the d isp lay form at you prefer , press t he F OR MA T but ton repe ate dly : Sup er Zoo m, M ovie ex pand 1 4 :9 , Movie ex pand 1 6 : 9 and 1 6 : 9 sub ti tl e ma [...]

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    10 Bu tt o ns o n th e t op o f th e TV S h o u l d yo u r r e m o t e b e l os t o r b r o ke n yo u c a n s t il l c h a n g e s o m e of t he b a si c s e t t i n g s w i t h t h e b u t t o n s o n t he t o p o f yo u r T V . P re ss t h e p o we r s w it c h t o s w i t ch t h e T V o n . P re ss : • t he + V OL - b u t t o n t o a d j u st [...]

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    1 1 T o us e th e me n us • P r e s s t he M EN U b u t t o n o n t he r e mo t e c o n t r o l t o d i sp l ay t h e S e t t in g s m e nu . - U se c u r so r u p / d o w n t o h i g h l i g h t a nd s e l e c t a m e nu i te m o n t he l e f t p an e l . T h e r i g ht p a n e l s h o w s t h e c o n t e nt o f t he m e n u yo u h ave h i g h l[...]

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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 ant en na mod e , sele ct a c han nel from t he d isp layed list of T V c han nel s. S ele ct t he “ Star t” by pressi ng red bu t t on on t he remot e cont rol ; T V set will de te ct t he sig na l. The sign al s tre ng t h is con ti nuous ly di spl ayed and updat ed as you rot ate t he ant enn a . Whe n st reng th is en ough t o id[...]

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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 you to confi gure the w ay you choose to view d igit a l cap tio ning. Se lec t one of t he d igit al ser vice ch anne ls m ade availa ble by t he cap tio n provider . There are si x st and ard ser vices. Se r v ice 1 is de sign ated a s t he Prim ar y Captio n Se r vi ce. Thi s ser v ice cont ai ns 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 pne ss This w ill adjus t t he sh arp ness o f fi ne det ail s in t he pic ture . This w ill incre a se or dec rea se W arm ( red) and Co ol (bl ue) color s to sui t per son al pref erence s. Se lec t Cool t o give t he whi te colo rs a bl ue ti nt , Norma l to g ive the w hit e color s a neu tr a l tin t , W ar m to g ive the w hit e co[...]

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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 Al l ha s bee n sele c ted , al l ite ms i n the a ge - ba sed and i n the con te nt s- b ased li st s are loc ked. I f, whil e All i s sele ct ed , any othe r ite m , ei the r an age -ba sed or cont ent -b a sed it em , is unsel ec te d, t he n Al l is aut om atic all y unse lec te d. None i s the se lec t ion for i tem s t hat e it her [...]

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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 Language Source Installation Picture adjustment Info Auto adjust Manual adjust Settings Factory reset La[...]

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    27 PC m e n u- Pi c tu r e Picture menu Color temper ature This w ill incre a se or dec rea se W arm ( red) and Co ol (bl ue) color s to sui t per son al pref eren ces. Se lec t Cool t o give t he whi te color s a bl ue ti nt , Norma l to g ive the w hit e color s a neu tr a l tin t , W ar m to g ive the w hit e color s a red tin t . Settings Pictu[...]

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    2 8 PC m e n u- So u nd Sound menu Vir t ual s urround Sma r t S ound 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 r[...]

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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 chan nel numbe r on your r ecorder . Set your recor der to record. See t he handb ook for y our recorder . Note : Switching channel numbers on yo[...]

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    3 0 T r ou bl e S ho ot in g Ti ps Symp tom s Ite ms t o Che ck a nd Ac t ion s to fo llow “G hos t ” o r dou ble image s • This m ay be cau sed by ob st ruc t ion t o th e ant enn a due t o hig h rise b uild ing s or hill s. Usin g a high ly dire c tion al an te nn a may imp rove the pic ture . No power • Chec k th at t he T V ’ s AC pow[...]

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    31 Gl os s ary As pec t R at io The r at io be t wee n the w idt h and h eig ht of t he T V picture o n the sc reen . In a n orm al T V set the a sp ec t r atio i s 4 to 3 (4 :3 ) . The n ew as pec t r at io in H DT V is 16: 9 w hich re sem ble s th e as pec t r at io in a movi e the at re ( W ide scree n) . N ew T V s ys te ms su ppor t both 4 :3 [...]

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    32 W ARNI NG c on ce rn in g sta ti o na r y i mag es o n th e T V 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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    RE GU L A T OR 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 th e F CC R ul es . Th es e l im its a re de si gn ed to p ro vi de r eas ona bl e pr ote ct io n 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 Conformit y T rade Name : Responsible Par t y: Ma gnav o x Philips Consum er Elec tronics Nor th A merica P .O . B ox 6 7 1 53 9 Mariet t a , G A 30 00 6 - 0 026 1- 8 8 8 - PH IL IP S ( 7 4 4 -5477 ) Declar ation of Conformity for Products M arked with FCC Logo, United State s Only This devi ce compli es wit h Par t 1 5 of th[...]

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    35 Sp ec i fic at io n - T V 37MF33 7B 37MF 437B 42M F33 7B 42M F437B PICTU R E / DI S PL A Y As pec t r at io Pic ture E nh anceme nt Widesc reen Progres sive Sc an , 3D comb f ilter , Noise Redu ct ion , Sm ar t Picture ( 5 mod es) : Per son al, R ich , N atur al , Sof t , Pow er s aver SOU N D Out pu t Power (R M S ) Sound E nh ance ment Sound [...]

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    36 T h i s wa r r a n t y g i ve s y o u s pe c i f i c l e g a l r i g ht s . You m a y h a v e o t he r r i g h t s w hi c h v ar y fr om s t at e / pr ov in c e t o s t at e / pr ov in c e . Mag na vo x, P . O . Bo x 6 7 1 5 3 9 , M ar ietta, G a. 300 06- 0 02 6 MA GN A V O X L IM IT ED W AR RA N TY NI NE T Y (9 0) D A Y L AB OR / O N E (1 ) P A[...]