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    1 COVER L9 PS1956C1[...]

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    Once your PHILIPS MAGNA VOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS MAGNA VOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Return your W arranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all [...]

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    3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however , some installation and operation pre- cautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1 . Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appl[...]

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    4 Introduction W elcome/Registration of Y our TV ............................2 Safety/Precautions .....................................................3 T able of Contents .......................................................4 Features ......................................................................4 Basic Cable TV Hookups .................[...]

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    5 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in IN OUT 2 1 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in 1 Y our Cable TV input into your home may be a single (75 ohm) cable, or a Converter Box installation. In either case the connection to the TV is very easy . Just put the thr eaded end of the cable signal to the TV's antenna plug and scr ew it down tight. If your Cable TV s[...]

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    6 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in 1 2 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in 1 A combination antenna r eceives normal br oadcast channels (VHF 2-13 and UHF 14-69). Y our connection is easy since ther e is only one 75 Ω (ohm) antenna plug on the back of your TV - and that’ s wher e the antenna goes. If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the end, then[...]

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    7 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in OR OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT. 1 2 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in 1 T he basic Antenna, or Cable TV , to VCR to TV connection is shown to the right. For mor e information on other hookups (possible when Cable Converter/Descrambler boxes ar e included) r efer to your accessory VCR and Cable Converter Owner's Manual for d[...]

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    8 Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Press the V OLUME + button to increase the sound level or the VOLUME – button to lower the sound level. Pressing both buttons at the same time will display the onscreen menu. Once in the menu, use these button to make adjustments or selections. Press the CHANNEL UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button to select TV ch[...]

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    9 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF ST A TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL TV R EMOTE B UTTONS Power Button Press to turn the TV ON and OFF . Sleep Button Press to set the TV to automatically turn itself OFF . CC Button Press to select Closed Caption options within the menu. Clock Button Press for direct entry of [...]

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    10 CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 LANGUAGE ENGLISH TUNER CABLE AUTO PROGRAM © LANGUAGE FRANCAIS or LANGUAGE ESP ANOL POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 4 1 3 5 F or our Spanish and Fr ench speak- ing TV owners an onscreen LAN- GUAGE option is pr [...]

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    11 CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 LANGUAGE ENGLISH TUNER CABLE AUTO PROGRAM © CHANNEL EDIT © TUNER AUTO POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 4 1 3 5 TUNER ANTENNA T he TUNER featur e allows you to change the TV’ s signal input to either CABLE, A[...]

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    12 CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 LANGUAGE ENGLISH TUNER CABLE AUTO PROGRAM © CHANNEL EDIT © EXTERNAL © AUTO PROG 33 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 4 1 3 5 Y our TV can automatically set itself for local ar ea (or Cable TV) chan- nels. This[...]

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    13 CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 TUNER CABLE AUTO PROGRAM © CHANNEL EDIT © EXTERNAL © POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 7 1 3 5 7 6 4 2 CHANNEL 2 SA VED YES CHANNEL ADDED CHANNEL 2 SA VED NO CHANNEL DELETED C hannel Edit makes it easy for you t[...]

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    14 CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 AUTO PROGRAM © CHANNEL EDIT © EXTERNAL © EXT 1 EXT EXT 1 GAM EXT 1 DVD EXT 1 VCD EXT 1 VCR EXT 1 LD EXT 1 SA T POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 1 4 6 3 5 T he External featur e allows you to r ename your inpu[...]

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    15 SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 TINT 0 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 TINT 0 COL TEMP NORMAL PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 TINT 0 COL TEMP NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS ON POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 [...]

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    16 TINT 0 COL TEMP NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS 0FF NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF ST ATUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 1 3 TINT 0 COL TEMP NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS 0N NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 T he Contrast Plus (Black Str etch) featur e helps to “sharpen” the pictur e quality . The [...]

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    17 COL TEMP NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION OFF VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST OFF COL TEMP NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST OFF POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF ST ATUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 1 3 F or r easons such as poor cable r eception, the pictur e can some- time ap[...]

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    18 SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE OFF CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE CH VOL 2 1 3 SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM J ust like an alarm clock you can set the TV to turn itself on at the same time everyday . Press the CLOCK button to [...]

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    19 SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU 3 1 2 U sed along with the Clock fea- tur es, you can select a specific channel that the television will tune to when the T imer Active contr ol is turned ON. Press the CLOCK button to display the Clock onsc[...]

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    20 CLOCK © CC MUTE SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © CLOCK © CC 2 SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © Smar tLock © CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © CC - 1 Smar tLock © CLOCK © CC 1 SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © 4 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 1 3 4 C losed Captio[...]

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    21 12 15 MIN 12 30 MIN 12 45 MIN 12 60 MIN 12 90 MIN 12 120 MIN 12 180 MIN 12 240 MIN 12 50 SEC 12 10 SEC GOODBYE POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 1 H ave you ever fallen asleep in fr ont of the TV only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern scr eech[...]

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    22 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL CONTRST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST ON BASS BOOST ON VOLUME 15 OR 1 3 2 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 1 U se the V olume Bar contr ol to see [...]

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    23 U NDERST ANDING THE S MAR T L OCK ™C ONTROL G OFF PG OFF PG-13 OFF RO N NC-17 ON XO N T he SmartLock featur e is an inte- grated cir cuit that r eceives and pr ocesses data sent by br oadcast- ers, or other pr ogram pr oviders, that contain pr ogram content advi- sories. When pr ogrammed by the viewer , a TV with SmartLock can r espond to the [...]

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    24 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 8 1 3 6 5 7 4 INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF Smar tLock © CLOCK © CC OFF Smar tLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ Smar tLock ACCESS CODE X X X X Smar tLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ INCORRECT CODE BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANGE CODE X X X X CONFIRM CODE X X X X[...]

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    25 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 1 2 7 4 3 6 5 8 INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF Smar tLock © CLOCK © CC OFF Smar tLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ Smar tLock ACCESS CODE X X X X BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANNEL 5 BLOCKED BY CHANNEL BLOCKING ENTER CODE TO VIEW _ _ _ _ CHANNEL 5 LOCK NO C[...]

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    26 U NDERST ANDING THE S MAR T L OCK ™C ONTROL (B LOCKING O PTIONS ) POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 1 4 6 2 INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF Smar tLock © CLOCK © CC OFF Smar tLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ Smar tLock ACCESS CODE X X X X BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © BLOCKING OPTIONS © CHAN[...]

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    27 U NDERST ANDING THE S MAR T L OCK ™C ONTROL (M OVIE R A TINGS ) INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF Smar tLock © CLOCK © CC OFF Smar tLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ Smar tLock ACCESS CODE X X X X BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANNEL 5 BLOCKED BY CONTENT ADVISORY MOVIE RA TING R ENTER CODE TO VIEW _ _ _ _ BLOCKING OPTIONS © CHANNELS BLOCKED © MOVIE RA TINGS © P [...]

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    28 U NDERST ANDING THE S MAR T L OCK ™C ONTROL (P ARENT AL G UIDELINE ) BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANNELS BLOCKED © MOVIE RA TINGS © P ARENT AL GUIDELINE © TV-Y7 © TV-G OFF TV-PG © TV-14 © TV-MA © TV-Y OFF TV-Y7 © TV-G OFF TV-PG © Y7 ON FV ON TV-Y7 © TV-G OFF TV-PG © TV-14 © TV-MA © PG ON DO N LO N SO N VO N TV-G OFF TV-PG © TV-14 ©[...]

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    29 U NDERST ANDING THE S MAR T L OCK ™C ONTROL (R EVIEW S CREEN ) POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL CC OFF SETUP © Smar tLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 CHANNELS BLOCKED -- -- -- -- -- MOVIE RA TINGS -- -- -- -- -- P ARENT AL GUIDELINE -- -- -- -- -- BLOCK UNRA TED OF[...]

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    30 NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST OFF BASS BOOST ON SOUND STEREO OR POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 3 1 NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST ON BASS BOOST ON SOUND STEREO VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST ON BASS BOOST OFF SOUND STEREO AV L O N VOLUME 15 TREBLE BOOST [...]

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    31 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF ST ATUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL TREBLE BOOST ON BASS BOOST ON SOUND MONO AV L O N INPUT © TREBLE BOOST ON BASS BOOST ON SOUND STEREO AV L O N INPUT © 1 3 2 H OW TO S ET THE TV FOR S TEREO P ROGRAMS Y our TV can detect a ster eo sig- nal and will set itself automat- ical[...]

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    32 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in SOUND STEREO AV L O N INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF Smar tLock © ANTENNA EXT 1 1 ANTENNA OUT ANTENNA IN VIDEO AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT L R 2 3 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in 1 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 4 5 6 The TV’ s Audio/V ideo Input jacks ar e[...]

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    33 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL WEAK SIGNAL SPORTS PERSONAL MOVIES 1 W hether you’r e watching a movie or a video game, your TV has automatic video contr ol set- tings matched for your curr ent pr o- gram sour ce or content. The SmartPictur e featur e quickly resets you[...]

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    34 U SING THE S MART S OUND ™C ONTROL POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL VOICE MUSIC PERSONAL THEA TER 1 T he SmartSound featur e allows the listener to select between four differ ent factory set sound options. Personal (which can be set by the user), Theater (for movie viewi[...]

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    35 POWER SLEEP CLOCK CC 1 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 9 0 A/CH SURF STA TUS EXIT MENU MUTE SMART SMART SOUND PICTURE CH VOL 2 1 5 5 ADDED 8 8 ADDED 10 10 ADDED 5 SURF 8 SURF 10 SURF A “list” or series of pr eviously viewed channels can be select- ed with the SURF button on your r emote contr ol. W ith this featur e you can easily switch between dif- fer ent [...]

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    36 T IPS I F S OMETHING I SN ' T W ORKING • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV , wait 10 seconds, then reinsert plug into outlet and push POWER button again. • Check that outlet is not on a wall switch. Be sure fuse is not blown on AC Power strip. • Check antenna connections. Are they properly secured to the TV's 75 Ω plug? ?[...]

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    37 G LOSSAR Y TO T ELEVISION T ERMS Coaxial Cable • A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a metal plug (F-type) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly onto a 75 Ohm input found on the T elevision or VCR. Closed Caption • Broadcast standard which allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. De[...]

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    38 EL4482-3 Rev . AA 3135 015 07541 • • ★ Miami/SE Florida • Chicago Cleveland/ N Ohio • • Tampa/W Florida ★ Ft. Myers/SW Florida • • San Francisco/Metro Area • Detroit/Toledo ★ Pittsburgh/WV Area • • • Philadelphia/S New Jersey • Atlanta/N Georgia Houston/Galveston Beaumont/Austin San Antonio Knoxville/E Tennessee Cha[...]

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    39 MAC2929 1/99 Q UALITY SERVICE IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR TELEPHONE ! S IMPL Y LOOK OVER THE LIST BELOW FOR THE NUMBER OF A F ACTORY S ERVICE C ENTER NEAR YOU . Y OUR PRODUCT WILL RECEIVE EFFICIENT AND EXPEDIENT CARRY - IN , MAIL - IN , OR IN - HOME SERVICE , AND YOU WILL RECEIVE PEACE OF MIND , KNOWING YOUR PRODUCT IS BEING GIVEN THE EXPERT A TTENTION [...]

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    40 COLOR TELEVISION 90 Days Free Labor One Year Free Replacement of Parts (Two Years Free Replacement on Color Picture Tube) This product can be repaired in-home. LIMITED WARRANTY WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof [...]