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    42MF438B 4 7MF438B 52MF438B 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 . : : ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-1 ENGLISH Return y our Pr oduct Registration Car d or r egister online at www .magna v o x.com/usasupport toda y to get the v er y most fr om y our pur chase Regist ering your model w it h M AGNAV O X makes you eligible for a ll of t he valuable bene fi ts lis ted below , so don’ t miss out . C omplete and retur n your Pr[...]

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    EN-2 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH )-0/24!.43!&%49).3425#4)/.3 2EADBEFOREOPERATINGEQUIPMENT 2EADTHESEINSTRUCTIONS +EEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONS (EEDALLWARNINGS &OLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS $ONOTUSETHISAPPARATUSNEARWATER [...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-3 ENGLISH Speci fi cations are subject to change without notice. T rademarks are the property of their respectiv e owners. © 2008 Magna vo x. All rights reserved. Magna vo x reserves the right to change products at an y time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly . The material in this manual is belie[...]

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    EN-4 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Contents Important 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Screen care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Envir onmental care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-5 ENGLISH Regulator y notices 1.4 W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, this B apparatus should not be exposed to rain or moistur e. Objects fi lled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus. CAUTION: T o pre vent electric shock, match the wide blade C of the plug to the wide s[...]

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    EN-6 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Y our TV 2. This section describes the controls and functions of y our TV . 2.1 T ele vision o ver view Fr ont and side contr ols 1 2 4 3 POWER CHANNEL MENU VOLUME 5 Po wer s witch 1. Channel up/down 2. Menu 3. (The MENU k ey can be used as an OK k ey in some sub menus.) V olume up/down 4. Remote control sensor 5. [...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-7 ENGLISH Get star ted 3. This section describes how to position and connect y our TV , and how to perform y our first-time installation. 3.1 P osition the TV W arning B Do not insert the power plug into the wall sock et befor e all the • connections are made. Large screen TVs are hea vy . T wo people are r equired to car [...]

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    EN-8 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH YPbPr (Component Video Input) • HDMI • For information about ho w to connect a set-top box, see the Quick Start Guide pro vided. Connect a set-top box thr ough RF IN/OUT If the TV is connected to a cable box or satellite set-top bo x via a coaxial connection, set the TV to channel 3 and 4, or the channel specif[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-9 ENGLISH 3.6 Switch on and setup the TV The TV switches on automatically after connecting the po wer cor d. Press the GREEN Next button located on your remote control to proceed. Thank you for y our pur chase of this MA GNA V O X TV . Please proceed with the follo wing steps to set-up your TV . For the BEST possible picture[...]

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    EN-10 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Use y our TV 4. This section helps you perf orm basic TV operations. Switch y our TV on/off or to standby 4.1 T o switch the TV on Press • . PO WER at the right side of the TV . POWER CHANNEL T o switch to standb y Press • . on the remote contr ol. T o switch on fr om standby without the r emote contr ol Press[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-11 ENGLISH W atch channels fr om a set-top bo x 4.3 Switch on the set-top box. 1. The picture fr om y our set-top box might appear automaticall y on your scr een. Use the remote contr ol of y our set-top box to select channels. 2. If the picture does not a ppear Press 1. SOURCE repeatedl y to select the connected set-top box[...]

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    EN-12 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH 5. Use more of y our TV This section describes the advanced featur es of your TV . 5.1 Understand the remote contr ol 4 2 3 9 6 12 13 11 8 7 10 5 15 16 18 14 19 17 20 1 . 1. Switches the TV on fr om standby or back to standby . The TV is nev er pow ered off completel y unless it is ph ysically unplugged. F A V ORI[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-13 ENGLISH 5.2 Use the quick access menu The quick access menu giv es direct access to some often needed menu items. Note D When digital channels are installed and br oadcast, the rele vant digital options are displa yed in the quick access menu. Press 1. OPTION on the remote contr ol. Press 2. Î or ï and then OK to access[...]

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    EN-14 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Summar y of picture f ormats The following pictur e formats can be selected. Depending on the format of the picture sour ce, some picture formats might not be a vailable. Automatic (Not for PC mode.) Enlarges the picture automaticall y to best fit the screen. The subtitles r emain visible. Super zoom (Not for HD a[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-15 ENGLISH 5.5 Create and use lists of fa vorite channels This section describes how to cr eate and use lists of your fa vorite channels. Select a list of fa vorite channels Press the 1. F A V ORITES key on the r emote contr ol. Y our lists of fav orite channels are displa yed. Press 2. Î or ï to highlight a list, and pres[...]

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    EN-16 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH 5.6 Set the clock This section describes how set the time, date , time zone, and daylight sa ving. Set the time automatically Some digital channels transmit the time. For these channels, you can set the time automatically . Follow these steps to set the time automaticall y and to choose which channel to read the t[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-17 ENGLISH Use child contr ol and rating locks 5.8 This section describes how to lock or unlock the TV . Y ou can set a personal identification number (PIN) and pr ev ent your childr en fr om watching certain programs or certain channels. Set or change y our PIN Press 1. MENU on the remote contr ol and select F eatur es >[...]

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    EN-18 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Use the TV ratings lock Y our TV is equipped with a V -chip that allows you to contr ol access to individual programs based on their age rating and content rating. The program content advisory data are sent by the br oadcaster or by the program pr ovider . If you ar e receiving channels thr ough a set-top box or c[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-19 ENGLISH Summar y of US mo vie ratings Mo vie rating Description All All items in the ratings list are lock ed. NR Not rated. G Movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages. PG Movies for which par ental guidance is recommended. They ma y contain a few racy or violent scenes or ma ybe some bad language. PG -13 Movies [...]

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    EN-20 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH 5.9 View closed ca ptions (subtitles) The caption service displays transmitted CC-, T -, and CS- text. The caption text can be displa yed permanently or only when the TV is muted. This section describes how to use the caption service . Note D This television pr ovides a displa y of television closed captioning •[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-21 ENGLISH 5.10 Use y our TV in HDTV mode Not all models can be configured in HDTV mode. For information about your set, see the specification. When you connect a high definition (HD) de vice to your TV , you must configur e the displa y format of y our TV . Y ou might also ha v e to configure the displa y format of your HD [...]

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    EN-22 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH 5.11 Use y our TV as a PC monitor For information ho w to connect a PC to your TV see Connect a PC on page 30 . Use an HDMI-D VI cable or an HDMI-D VI adaptor . For sound, add an audio cable with a ster eo mini jack. Caution B Befor e you connect y our PC, set the PC monitor refr esh rate to 60Hz. Supported screen[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-23 ENGLISH Change y our TV installation 6. The first time you s witch on your TV you select the language for the TV menus and mak e basic choices for pictur e and sound settings. Use this chapter to r einstall the TV , to set pref erences in the TV menus, or to tune new TV channels. 6.1 Select y our menu languag e Press 1. M[...]

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    EN-24 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Uninstall and reinstall channels 6.5 This section describes how to uninstall and r einstall a stored channel. When a channel is uninstalled it is remo ved fr om the list of channels. Uninstalled channels are not r einstalled during an installation update. Press 1. MENU on the remote contr ol and select Installatio[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-25 ENGLISH Do wnload the software On your PC, open a web bro wser and go to 1. www .magna vo x. com/usasupport . Find information and softwar e related to y our TV and download the 2. latest software upgrade file to y our PC. Decompress the ZIP-file and cop y the “ 3. autorun.upg ” file to the root dir ectory of your the[...]

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    EN-26 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Connect de vices 8. 8.1 Connection o v er view SERV . U SPDIF OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO DV I A U D IO IN HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 AV 3 AV 1 AV 2 Y Pb Pr L R L R L R Y Pb Pr L R TV ANTENNA HDMI 4 S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R USB SERV. U RR R TV ANTENNA S E R V . U V V R R R R R R TV A NTEN N A 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 [...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-27 ENGLISH S-Video cable Audio L/R cable - Red, White Composite - Basic quality Composite video pro vides basic analog connectivity , usually combining a (yello w) video cinch cable with (red and white) Audio L/R cinch cable. Match the cable colors when connecting to the composite video and audio L/R input connectors on the [...]

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    EN-28 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Connect a set-top bo x, D VD play er/recorder and game console via HDMI SER V . U SPDIF OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO DVI A UDIO IN HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 AV 3 AV 1 AV 2 Y Pb Pr L R L R L R Y Pb Pr L R TV ANTENNA Connect a D VD pla y er/recor der via HDMI-D VI and DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT connectors SER V . U SPDIF OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO [...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-29 ENGLISH Connect a digital home theater ampli fi er SER V . U SPDIF OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO DVI A UDIO IN HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 AV 3 AV 1 AV 2 Y Pb Pr L R L R L R Y Pb Pr L R TV ANTENNA DIGIT AL AUDIO IN DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT W arning B Due to legal requir ements, it is possible that with cer tain cop y protected PCM audio qualitie[...]

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    EN-30 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Connect a PC with an HDMI connector SER V . U SPDIF OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO DVI AUD IO IN HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 AV 3 AV 1 AV 2 Y Pb Pr L R L R L R Y Pb Pr L R TV ANTENNA HDMI Connect a PC Connect a PC with an S-Video connector at the back SER V . U SPDIF OUT VIDEO S-VIDEO DVI A UDIO IN HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 AV 3 AV 1 AV 2[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-31 ENGLISH Glossar y 9. T erm Meaning DV I Digital Visual Interface A digital interface standar d created b y the Digital Displa y W orking Group (DD WG) to conv ert analog signals into digital signals to accommodate both analog and digital monitors. RGB signals Red, Green and Blue signals These are the thr ee video signals,[...]

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    EN-32 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH T r oubleshooting 10. Symptoms P ossible cause What should you do No power or indicator light. The TV is not connected to the power . 1. Press . PO WER at the right side of the TV , or press . on the r emote control. 2. Ensur e the power cor d is connected tightly to the TV pow er connector and to the power sock e[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-33 ENGLISH 11. Notes for the use of USB de vices Digital Content Issues Only F A T (DOS) formatted (initialized) portable memor y is • supported. Err ors in this formatting can r esult in unreadable content. If such problems appear try to re-format the car d. Be a ware that f ormatting the card will also delete all the con[...]

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    EN-34 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH 12. T echnical specifications PICTURE ENHANCEMENT T ype 1080p 60Hz Brightness 500 cd/m2 Aspect Ratio 16:9 Response Time 5 ms Viewing Angles 178 (V) by 178 (H) Built-in digital tuner A TSC/QAM Dynamic Dimming BL Y es SOUND ENHANCEMENT Mono/Stereo/BBE Mono, Stereo , BBE Po wer output (RMS W atts) 20 W Equalizer 5 ba[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-35 ENGLISH Index 13. A Antenna, connect 7 Audio 14 Alternate 14 Language 14 Auto format 14 Automatic Channel installation 23 V olume leveling 14 B Back connectors 6 Batteries 7 Blu-ra y 26 Brightness Picture 13 C Cable Component 27 Composite 27 HDMI 27 Management 8 Quality comparison 27 S-Video 27 YPbPr 27 Care Environment 5[...]

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    EN-36 FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL ENGLISH O Overview , TV 6 P Parental contr ol. See Child lock PC mode 22 Picture Adjust settings 13 Change format 13 PIN code 17 Po wer cor d Connect 8 Disconnect 8 Product inf ormation 5 Q Quick access menu 13 R Ratings Movie 19 Region 20 TV 18 Recycling 5 Region ratings 20 Remote control Advanced use 12 Basic use 6 Batt[...]

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    FRANÇAISE ESP AÑOL EN-37 ENGLISH W arranty 14. Magnavox, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 MAGNAVOX LIMITED WARRANTY NINETY (90) DAY LABOR / ONE (1) PARTS 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 [...]

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    Speci fi cations ar e subject to change without notice. T rademarks are the pr oper ty of their respectiv e owners. © 2008 Magna vo x. All rights reserved. www .magna vo x.com 12NC: 3139 125 40192[...]