Magnavox 20MC4204 manual

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Safety Pr ecautions ● Do not stand the unit up vertically . Install the unit in a horizontal and stable position. ● Be sure to r emov e the disc and unplug the A C power cor d from the outlet bef ore carrying the unit. W arning: T o prev ent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. F ederal Communications Commiss[...]

4 Safety and Gener al Information (cont’ d) 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. Do not instal[...]

T able of Contents 5 General Information Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Pla yable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Getting Started Remote Control Set[...]

6 Intr oduction • Automatic Channel Setup • Automatic Po wer Off • Closed Captions • Picture Contr ols • Remote Control • Setup menus in English, French or Spanish • Sleep Timer •V -Chip (Parental Contr ol) We lcome to your TV/D VD o wner’ s manual. This manual describes the 20MC4204 and 13MDTD20. These two models ar e differ ent [...]

Play able Discs 7 Region Codes This TV/D VD has a Region One (1) D VD pla yer . D VDs must be labeled f or ALL regions or for Region 1 in or der to pla y on the unit. Y ou cannot play D VDs that are labeled f or other regions. Look for the symbols below on y our D VDs. If these region symbols do not appear on y our D VD , you cannot pla y the D VD [...]

8 Remote Contr ol Setup Using the Remote Contr ol P oint the r emote contr ol at the remote sensor on the fr ont of the TV/D VD . Details are on page 14. Do not put objects between the r emote and the TV/D VD . Putting Batteries in the Remote Contr ol 1 Remo ve the battery compar tment lid on the bottom of the remote contr ol by sliding the lid do [...]

Hooking Up the TV/D VD 9 ANT . IN OUT ANT . Connect an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to the OUT jack on the Cable Box/ Satellite Receiver and to the ANT . jack on the TV/D VD . Connect a Cable TV signal or an antenna to the ANT . jack. 1 Hook up y our TV/D VD using one of the connections sho wn. A Hooking Up Y our TV/D VD with a Cable TV Signal o[...]

10 Hooking Up the TV/D VD (cont’ d) OUT IN VIDEO IN OUT 3CH 4CH ANT. AUDIO L R A UDIO/VIDEO IN jacks on front of TV/D VD audio/video out jacks on VCR (example only) Connect audio cables to the audio out jacks on the VCR and to the red and white AUDIO IN jacks on the fr ont of the TV/D VD . Connect a video cable to the video out jack on the VCR an[...]

COAXIAL Optional Connections 11 •Y ou cannot use a Mini-Disc or Digital Audio T ape deck to cop y Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surr ound sound discs. • If the disc is not recor ded in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surr ound sound, you will not hear multi-channel sound e ven if you use the Digital Ster eo hookup . •T o see if your disc is r ecorded i[...]

1 2 W atching TV This unit selects a vailable TV channels automatically when y ou connect an Antenna or Cable TV signal to it. T o r eset TV channels, see pages 18 and 19. If y ou are using a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver , you do not need to set channels at the TV/D VD . 1 Press ST ANDBY -ON to turn on the TV/D VD . 2 To watch TV , press CH. ?[...]

Playing a Disc 1 3 Befor e you begin, turn on the power of an y equipment connected to the TV/D VD . Make sur e other equipment is set to the corr ect channel. Details are on page 10-11. 1 Press ST ANDBY -ON to turn on the TV/D VD . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE A to open the disc tra y . The unit will switch to D VD mode automatically . 3 Place a disc on the[...]

14 F r ont P anel H G B SEARCH HEADPHONE OPEN/CLOSE PAUSE STOP NEXT PLAY PREV VOLUME CHANNEL VIDEO L - AUDIO - R STANDBY-ON Disc tra y Insert a disc here. Details are on page 13. PLA Y B Button Press to start disc pla yback. Details are on page 13. ST OP C Button Press to stop disc pla yback. CHANNEL K / L Buttons Press to select TV channels. Detai[...]

Remote Contr ol Buttons 15 PICTURE Button Press to access the pictur e controls. Details ar e on page 20. ST ANDBY -ON Button Press to turn on or off the TV/D VD . Number Buttons TV Mode: Press tw o digits to access a specific channel. Press 0 befor e the number of a single digit channel. Details are on page 12. +100/+10 button: To select channels [...]

16 Remote Contr ol Buttons (cont’ d) OPEN/CLOSE A Button Press to open or close the disc tra y . ZOOM Button Press to enlarge the pictur e during D VD playback. Details are on page 36. PREV H and NEXT G Buttons Press to g o to other tracks or chapters. Details are on pag e 31. SETUP Button Press to access or r emov e the TV/D VD’ s setup menus.[...]

Rear P anel 17 COAXIAL ANT. CO AXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT jack Connect this jack to a Digital Stereo using a coaxial digital audio cable (not supplied). Use this connection if the Stereo has Dolb y Digital compatibility and has a coaxial digital audio in jack. Y ou ma y also use this connection when connecting the TV/D VD to a Mini-Disc or Digital A[...]

Menu Langua ge This affects the language of the TV/D VD’ s setup menus and on-screen displa y terms. This does not alter the language of TV programming or discs. ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in TV mode. 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select LANGU A GE. 3 Press ENTER to select ENGLISH, ESP AÑOL or FRANÇAIS. The s[...]

•T o confirm that a channel has been added or deleted, press CH. ▲ or ▼ to see if you can or cannot select the channel. Only memorized/added channels can be selected with CH. ▲ or ▼ . Use the Number buttons to select deleted channels. • If you connected an Antenna to the TV/D VD , channels 2-69 will be a vailable to add or delete. If y [...]

20 Picture Contr ol 1 Press PICTURE so the first Pictur e Contr ol appears. 2 Within 5 seconds, press K or L to select BRIGHT , CONTRAST , COLOR, TINT or SHARPNESS. 3 Within five seconds, press B or s to adjust the item. SHARPNESS The TV/D VD’ s picture contr ols – BRIGHT , SHARPNESS, TINT , COLOR and CONTRAST – are pr eset to factor y specif[...]

Use the Sleep Timer to program the TV/D VD to shut off in a certain amount of time . ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in TV mode. 1 Press SLEEP r epeatedly until y our desired amount of time appears on the scr een with SLEEP . Each press of SLEEP will incr ease the time by 30 minutes. Y ou ma y set a Sleep Timer of 30, 60, 90 [...]

22 Closed Captions F ollow the steps belo w to select Closed Captions for TV programming. Not all TV pr ograms and commercials ha ve Closed Captions or all types of Closed Captions (second language, half-screen text, etc .). If Closed Captioning is not broadcast, you cannot r eceive it. This does not indicate a problem with the TV/D VD . Check your[...]

TV Rating Explanations •T V -Y - Appropriate f or all children •T V -Y7 - Appropriate f or children sev en and older •T V -G - General Audience •T V -PG - Parental Guidance suggested. •T V -14 - Unsuitable for childr en under 14 •T V -MA - Mature audience onl y Setting V -Chip 23 TV Rating Settings V -Chip enables parents to pr ev ent t[...]

24 Setting V -Chip (cont’ d) 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the TV Rating lev el at which you want to b lock viewing, then press ENTER once. When you select the rating categ or y and set it to BLOCK, the higher ratings will turn to BLOCK automatically . Low er ratings will turn to VIEW . When you turn “TV -Y” to VIEW (or BLOCK), all ratings wil[...]

MP AA Rating Settings Y ou can block TV channel viewing accor ding to the Motion Picture Association of America ratings. T o do so , follow these steps. ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in TV mode. 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select V -CHIP SET UP . Then, press ENTER. 3 Press the Number buttons to enter the f our -di[...]

26 Setting V -Chip (cont’ d) 5 6 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the lev el at which y ou want to block vie wing. Then, press ENTER to select BLOCK or VIEW . When you block a categ or y , higher ratings turn to BLOCK automatically . Low er ratings turn to VIEW automatically . When you set G to VIEW or BLOCK, all ratings turn to VIEW or BLOCK automat[...]

Setting V -Chip (cont’ d) 27 • If you enter the wr ong code in the CONFIRM CODE space, r epeat step 5. Enter the same new code exactly in the CONFIRM CODE space. • If the pow er fails, the default code will be active again (0000). Change your access code again as necessar y . Helpful Hints Changing the Access Code Although the default code 00[...]

Title Menus Some D VDs hav e a title menu, which lists the titles a vailable on the D VD . Use the title menu to pla y a specific title. 1 Press TITLE. The title menu will appear . If the featur e is not a vailable , ma y appear on the TV screen. Or if the D VD only has a main menu as described abov e , it ma y appear when you pr ess TITLE. 2 Press[...]

E 1 Example: Playing a DVD in reverse at twice the normal playing speed. ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode. Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode. 1 During pla yback, press g or h on the remote control. ● During D VD playback, pressing g or h will forward or rev erse the picture at appr oximat[...]

Specific Time Pla yback 1 During D VD , Audio CD or Video CD (without PBC) pla yback, press SEARCH MODE until the time search displa y appears. 2 Within 30 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter the elapsed pla ying time (of the current track or title) at which y ou want pla y to begin. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds. Within a fe w [...]

Tr ack Playback 31 There ar e three wa ys to pla y a specific Audio CD , Video CD (without PBC), MP3 or JPEG file: Use the Number buttons, SEARCH MODE or PREV j and NEXT i . ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . A Using the Number Buttons Press the Number bu[...]

32 P aused and Step-b y-Step Playback, Resume On ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . P aused and Step-b y-Step Pla yback 1 During pla yback, press P AUSE F . Pla yback will pause and the sound will be mute. ● Pressing P AUSE F once during Dual Pla yback [...]

A-B Repeat F ollow these steps to pla y a section of a D VD , Audio CD or Video CD repeatedl y . 1 Press PLA Y B to play the disc to the point at which you want r epeated pla yback to begin. 2 Press REPEA T A-B to set the star ting point (A). If you mak e a mistake, press CLEAR. This will erase point A and let you start over . OFF will appear brief[...]

34 Markers Use Mark ers to remember y our fa vorite places on a D VD , an Audio CD or a Video CD (without PBC). T o set the Mark ers, follow these steps. ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . 1 Pla y the disc to within 30 seconds prior to the point at which [...]

• With some D VDs, you must select a subtitle language in the disc menu. • If the desired language does not a ppear after pr essing SUBTITLE sev eral times, the disc does not ha ve subtitles in that language. • Opening the disc tra y will cancel your subtitle setting. • If the Angle Icon setting is on, will appear on the TV screen when the [...]

● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . Slo w Motion 1 Press P AUSE F during D VD or Video CD pla yback. 2 Press D or h . Slow motion pla yback will begin. Press D or h r epeatedly to pla y the D VD f orward or backwar d at appr oximatel y 1/16, 1/8 or 1/2 the[...]

Audio Language , Ster eo Sound 37 ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . Audio Languag e Y ou can select a language for D VDs during playback if m ultiple languages ar e a vailable . 1 During D VD pla yback, press AUDIO r epeatedly to choose one of the a vail[...]

38 On-Screen Displays Audio CD and Video CD Displa y 1 Press DISPLA Y repeatedly to see the follo wing displa ys during Audio CD and Video CD (without PBC) pla yback. 2 Press DISPLA Y repeatedly or press RETURN to r emo ve the displa y . 2 Press DISPLA Y repeatedly or pr ess RETURN to remo ve the displa y . BIT RATE: The amount of audio and video d[...]

On-Screen Displays (cont’ d) 39 1-2 ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . MP3/JPEG Displa ys 1 Press DISPLA Y until the curr ent track or file information appears. •F or MP3 files recorded in V ariable Bit Rate (VBR), the elapsed time displa yed on the s[...]

40 Black Le vel, Vir tual Surround •F or Audio CDs and Video CDs, you can adjust Virtual Surr ound only if y ou set Stereo Sound to STEREO . Details are on page 37. • Virtual Surround and Black Lev el settings will be sa ved e ven if the TV/D VD is turned off. 2 1,3 Helpful Hints ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mo[...]

Random Playback, Pr o gr ammed Playback 41 ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . Random Pla yback Y ou ma y pla y Audio CD , JPEG or MP3 files in Random order instead of the order in which the y are r ecorded (1,2,3...). 1 While pla yback is stopped, press M[...]

42 MP3/JPEG Playback The TV/D VD will pla y MP3 and JPEG files that you r ecord and finalize on a CD-R W (Compact Disc-Rewritable) or CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable). These discs ma y contain pictures in a JPEG f ormat or audio tracks in an MP3 format. For example, you ma y ha v e photographic film dev eloped by a r etailer that places the pictures [...]

MP3/JPEG Playback (cont’ d) 43 2 3 1 ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . Dual Pla yback This featur e lets you pla y MP3 and JPEG files simultaneously . A vailable onl y when Dual Pla yback is on. See pages 53-54 on how to set the Dual Pla yback on or of[...]

• If the D VD’ s default settings for audio and subtitle are the same language, the subtitles ma y not show unless y ou turn them on. • Use the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons to quickly select audio and subtitles a vailable on the DV D. Details are on pages 35 and 37. • If you set Audio to ORIGINAL, the default setting of the D VD Audio will pl[...]

Language Settings (cont’ d) 45 6 Press o or p to select a language, then press ENTER. The language lists ma y continue on multiple screens. Pre ss o or p to move to the other scr eens. ● If you select O THER, press f our Number buttons to enter the code for the language y ou desire. Use the Language Codes listed below . The language or language[...]

• Selecting a differ ent TV MODE setting is only effectiv e if it is a vailable on the D VD . Check the D VD disc menu or case for details. •Y ou also can adjust TV MODE in the QUICK SETUP menu that appears when y ou first press the SETUP button twice. With QUICK selected, press ENTER. TV MODE will be selected, so press ENTER. Press o or p to c[...]

Display Settings (cont’ d) 47 5 6 5 Press K or L to select an item, then press ENTER. ● If you selected TV MODE, press K or L to select a setting, then press ENTER. Choose 4:3 LETTER BO X if y ou want to see the entire, widened picture with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This looks like the picture y ou see when watching movies[...]

• Dolby Digital sound must be a vailable on the D VD . •Y ou can adjust Dolby Digital in the QUICK SETUP menu that a ppears when y ou first pr ess SETUP twice. With QUICK selected, press ENTER. Press p to select DOLBY DIGIT AL. Press ENTER to choose BITSTREAM or PCM. Press SETUP to exit the menu. • When you pla y a disc that has cop yright pr[...]

Pa r ental P asswor d 49 The Parental f eature pr ev ents viewing of D VDs that exceed your rating limits. This featur e will not limit viewing if the D VD is not rated or coded. Check your D VDs and settings before letting childr en access the TV/D VD . The Parental f eature affects onl y D VD viewing. It does not block TV programming. T o block T[...]

• The default passw ord is 4737. If you f orget your passw ord, press Number buttons 4, 7, 3, 7 at step 4. Y ou will be prompted to enter a ne w f our -digit passwor d. Use the Number buttons to enter a new four -digit passw ord, then press ENTER. P ARENT AL LEVEL will reset to ALL. Press SETUP to remo ve the menu. See pages 51-52 to reset P AREN[...]

Pa r ental Lev els 51 F ollow these steps to set the rating le vel f or your D VDs. D VDs whose ratings exceed the level y ou set will not pla y . ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . 1 While pla yback is stopped, press SETUP once. The TV SETUP menu appears[...]

• When you try to pla y a D VD whose rating exceeds the lev el y ou set, an on-scr een message will indicate the D VD cannot pla y . Remove the D VD , then set P ARENT AL LEVEL to ALL . Reload the D VD and begin pla yback. Some D VDs ma y let y ou enter your 4-digit passw ord to begin pla yback. F ollow the on-screen messages as prompted. •Y ou[...]

Other s 53 3- 4 1 -2 Y ou ma y adjust the Angle Icon, Automatic P ow er Off, Dual Pla yback and Slide Show settings. ● Befor e you begin, press SELECT to put the TV/D VD in D VD mode . Then, press PLA Y B or OPEN/CLOSE A to activate D VD mode . 1 While pla yback is stopped, press SETUP once. The TV SETUP menu appears. 2 Press SETUP a gain. The QU[...]

6 5 Instructions continued fr om the pr e vious page. 5 Press K or L to select an item, then press ENTER . ● If you selected ANGLE ICON, press ENTER r epeatedly to select ON or OFF . The default setting is ON. Choose ON to see the Angle icon when multiple camera angles are a vailable during DVD pla yback. Details are on page 35. Choose OFF to dis[...]

Initializing 55 3- 4 1-2,5 5 Press SETUP to r emo v e the menu. 3 Press s or B to select INIT . (INITIALIZE) at the top of the menu, then press ENTER. 4 Press o o or p p to select YES. Then, press ENTER twice. To cancel, select NO instead. INITIALIZE Initialize? NO YES ENTER INITIALIZE Initialize? NO YES ENTER Y ou can return all the D VD pla yer?[...]

56 Glossar y A UDIO IN jacks: r ed and white jacks that receiv e sound fr om other equipment that is connected to the TV/D VD . Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the TV/D VD memorizes all available TV channels. Then, when you push CH. ▲ / ▼ ,y ou only scan through channels y ou receiv e. Bands: settings that allow y ou to tune channels.[...]

Helpful Hints 57 If you ar e ha ving problems with y our pr oduct, check this list of problems and possible solutions befor e r equest- ing ser vice. Y ou ma y be able to solv e the problem y ourself. Location F or safe operation and satisfactory performance of your TV/D VD , remember the f ollowing: • Shield it from dir ect sunlight and k eep it[...]

58 Specifications General TV 20MC4204 CR T : 20 inch in-line gun, 90˚ deflection tube 13MDTD20 CR T : 13 inch in-line gun, 90˚ deflection tube Color system : NTSC-M T uner channels: 2-69 Cable TV: 1-125 General D VD Color System: NTSC Electrical Specifications Sound output: T wo speak ers, 1W , 8 ohm Other Specifications T erminals Antenna In: 75[...]

Limited W arranty 59 Magnavox, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 Ninety (90) Days Labor & One (1) Year Parts & One (1) Year Display MAGNAVOX LIMITED WARRANTY MAGNAVOX warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship, subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: You must have proof of the date of [...]

60 Inde x a-b repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 access code (v-chip) . . . . . . . . . .27 angle button . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 35 ant(enna) jack . . . . . . . . . . .9-10, 17 arr ow KL {B buttons . . . . . . .15 audio button . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 37 audio in jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 14 audio settings . . . . . . [...]