Magnavox 42MF231D/331D manual

3 1 38 1 5 5 2 43 9 2 S M A R T . V E R Y S M A R T . Us er M anual R e a d y o u r u s e r M a n u a l a n d / o r Q u i c k- U s e G u i d e f i r s t f o r q u i c k t i p s t ha t m a ke u s i n g yo u r M a g n a v o x pr o d u c t m o r e e n j o ya b l e . I f y o u h a v e r e a d y o u r i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d s t i l l n e e d a s [...]

2 Know these sa fet y symbol s This “bolt of light ning” indicate s uninsulated m ateri al within your unit may cause an elec tr ical shock . For t he safet y of ev - er yone in y our household, ple ase do not remov e product co vering. The “ exclamation point ” call s atte ntion to features for whic h yo u should read the enclosed liter at[...]

IM P O R T A N T S A F ET Y I N S T R UC T I O NS Re a d b e f o r e o p er a t i n g e qu i p m e n t Read t hese i nst r uc tio ns. Keep t hes e ins tr uc tio ns . He ed all w ar ning s . Fol low all in st ru ct ion s. Do not u se th is ap par at us ne ar w ate r . Cle an on ly w it h a dr y cl ot h. Do not b loc k any of t he vent il ati on op e[...]

4 AD DI T IO N AL SA F E TY P RE C A U T IO N S • E N S URE th at Plasma TV st a n d is ti g h t e n ed p rop e rl y t o th e s e t (S e e Q u ic k Gu i d e ) on th e ri g h t w ay o f ti g h t e n in g o f t h e sc rew o f th e s t an d to th e s et. I mp rop e r ti g h t en i n g o f s c re w m a y r e n d e r th e s e t u n s af e. • I f Pla[...]

C o n t e n t W elcome /regist rat ion of yo ur T V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IM PORT ANT SAFET Y IN STRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . 3 Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preparat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Pr ep a r a t i o n D o n o t i n s e r t t he p owe r p lu g i n a w a l l so c ke t b ef o r e a l l c o nn e c t i o n s a r e ma de . P l ac e t h e T V o n a s o l i d s u r f a ce . F or ve n t i l a t i o n , le ave at le a s t 4 ” t o 6” fr e e al l ar o u nd t h e T V . Do n o t p l a ce t h e T V o n a c a r p e t . T o pr ev e n t [...]

7 - C a b l e T V C o nn e c t t he c a b l e T V s ig n al t o t h e C A B L E / A N TE N N A 75 j ac k at t h e b o t t o m o f t h e T V . S e e p a ge 1 4 f or d e t ai l s o n u s i n g A u t o p ro g r a m t o s t or e c h a n n e l s i n t h e T V ’s m e m o r y . N ot e : T h i s co n n e c t i on w i l l s up pl y s t e r e o s o u nd t [...]

8 - C a b l e box w i t h S - V i de o , c o mp o n e nt v i de o ( Y P b Pr) o r H D M I co n n e c t or s S e e C on n e c t A c ce s s o r y D e vi c e s , p. 27 . - A n t e n n a T h ro u g h a n a n t e n n a , yo u c a n w a t c h an y H DT V p ro g r a m s t h at a r e b r o ad c a s t i n yo u r ar e a w i t h o u t p ay i n g f e e s . I f[...]

9 Us e o f t h e r em o t e c on t r ol Note : Pressing most but tons once wi ll ac ti vate the ass igned funct ion. Press ing a second time wi ll de - ac t ivate it . When a but ton enables mult iple opti ons, a small l ist w ill be shown. Pre ss re peatedl y to selec t t he nex t item in t he lis t . The list w ill be r emoved automatica lly a f [...]

10 Press t his b ut to n to di spl ay a list of availab le dis play form ats . Availab le dis play form ats are d ete rmin ed by the t y pe of sign al you are receiv ing. T o cho ose the d ispl ay format you prefe r , pre ss t he FOR MA T but t on rep eat edly : Form ats : Aut omat ic , Sup er Zoom , 4 : 3, M ovie exp and 1 4 : 9 , Movie ex pand 1 [...]

1 1 Bu t t o n s o n t h e t o p o f t h e TV S h o u ld yo ur r e m ot e b e l o s t or b ro ke n yo u c a n s t i l l c h a n g e s o m e of t h e b a s i c s e t t i ng s w i t h t h e b u t t o n s o n t h e t o p o f y ou r T V . P re s s t h e p ow e r s w i t c h t o s w i t c h t h e T V o n . P re s s : • t h e + VO L - b u t t o n t o a[...]

12 T o u s e t he m e n u s T he S e t t i n g s me nu a l lo w s yo u t o a cc e s s a n d c h a ng e se t t i n g s a nd p re f e r e n ce s s e t t i ng s . • P r e s s t h e M E N U b u t t o n o n t h e re m o t e co n t r o l t o d i s p l ay t h e S e t t i ng s m e n u . - U s e c u r s o r u p / d ow n t o h i g h l ig h t a nd se l e c [...]

13 In s t a l l a t io n Se lec t Autop rogra m in t he Ins t all ation me nu. Use t he cursor r ight t o ent er t he Auto progr am men u. Press t he OK b ut t on. Se lec t Ca ble or A ntenn a in the I nst a llat ion mode . Whe n Ant enna i s selec te d, t he T V w ill de tec t ant enn a sign als and w ill search fo r ante nna T V ( NTS C and A T S[...]

1 4 Ant enn a recep tion fo r broadca st ch anne ls may var y . If you are having di f ficul tie s acquiri ng weaker sign als , we sug ges t you use : W e ak S ignal I nst a llat ion fe ature. Here’ s ho w: In t he ant enn a mode , sele ct a c hanne l from t he disp layed list of T V ch anne ls. S ele ct t he “ St ar t” by red b ut to n on t[...]

15 Se t u p m e n u Settings Setting Installation Exit Info Setup Preferences Source Clock TV Setup Settings Setup Info Preferences Sound preferences Features preferences Menu preferences Reset AV settings Preferences Source Clock Settings Info Sound preferences Auto surround Preferences Sound preferences Features preferences Menu preferences Reset[...]

16 Digital c apt ion ser vice This al lows you to configure t he w ay y ou choose to v iew digit al cap tion ing. Se lec t one of t he digi t al ser vi ce chan nels m ade availab le by the cap tion p ro vider . There are si x st and ard ser vices . Se r vice 1 is de sign ated a s the Prim ar y C apt ion Se r vice . This ser v ice cont ains t he ve[...]

1 7 Settings Info OSD Preferences Sound preferences Features preferences Menu preferences Reset AV settings Show emergency alerts Change PIN Menu preferences OS D Se lec t OS D . Press t he cur sor righ t ke y to sel ec t Norm al or M inimum . Nor mal ac ti vate s a cont inuous d ispl ay of the ch anne l numb er for a ma x imum of 10 minute s and e[...]

18 Settings Info Start now Preferences Sound preferences Features preferences Menu preferences Reset AV settings Reset AV settings Settings Setup Info Source AV1 AV2 AV3 HDMI Preferences Source Clock Side Analog Audio In Reset A V set t ings This fu nc tion al lows you to reset mos t of the p ict ure and sound set t ings t o the ir def aul t fac to[...]

19 Settings Setup Info Clock Auto clock mode Auto clock channel Time Day Preferences Source Clock Time zone Daylight saving Se lec t Cloc k in the S et up me nu. Press t he cur sor righ t ke y to sel ec t the Au to cloc k mode . Press t he cur sor righ t ke y to in str uc t the T V to ge t the t ime auto mat icall y or ma nuall y . 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 [...]

2 0 TV m e n u Settings TV Sound Features Channels Info Picture Smart Picture Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Color temperature Tint Picture format Picture Settings Setup Installation Exit Info TV Picture Sound Features Channels TV Press t he cur sor righ t key to selec t Pictu re . Press t he cur sor righ t ke y ag ain to e nte r the P ict ure[...]

21 Sha r pnes s This w ill adjus t the s har pnes s of fine de t ails in t he pic ture . This w ill incre ase or de crea se W arm (re d) and Cool ( blue ) colors to sui t per sonal p refere nces. Se lec t Cool to g ive the w hite col ors a blu e tin t , No rma l to gi ve the w hit e colors a ne ut ra l tint , Warm to gi ve the wh ite color s a red[...]

2 2 Settings Setup Installation Exit Info TV Picture Sound Features Channels TV Settings TV Picture Features Channels Info Sound Smart Sound Volume Balance Headphone volume Sound mode Alternate audio Digital audio language Mono/Stereo Sound Settings TV Picture Features Channels Info Sound ........ Mono/Stereo AVL Delta volume Sound Se l ect So u n [...]

2 3 Settings TV Picture Channels Info Features Closed captions Sleeptimer Sound Features Features menu This se ts a t ime pe riod af t er whi ch th e T V aut omat ica lly tur ns t o st and by . Se lec t Sle ept imer . Press t he cur sor righ t ke y . Se lec t a valu e wit h th e cursor u p /down key . Th e list w ill have value s from Of f to 1 8 0[...]

24 Settings/TV Channels Info Lock after Timer Time Lock after Channel lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Prefered channels Region ratings lock Clear region ratings Settings TV Picture Info Channels Lock after Channel lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Prefered channels Sound Features Channels Region ratings lock Clear region ratings Setti[...]

2 5 Whe n All h as be en se lec ted , all i tem s in th e age - base d and in the con ten ts -b ased li st s are locked. I f, wh ile All i s selec te d, any othe r ite m, e it her an age - b ased or cont ent -b ased i tem , is unsel ec ted , t hen Al l is aut omat ical ly unse lec ted . None i s the se lec tion for i te ms th at eit her h av e no r[...]

2 6 Settings/TV Channels Info Movie ratings lock Please enter your PIN Lock after Channel lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Prefered channels Region ratings lock Clear region ratings Settings/TV Channels Info Prefered channels Channel 1 Lock after Channel lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Prefered channels Channel 2 ........ Region rati[...]

Settings/TV Channels Info Region ratings lock Please enter your PIN Lock after Channel lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Prefered channels Region ratings lock Clear region ratings Settings/TV Channels Info Clear region ratings Please enter your PIN Lock after Channel lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Prefered channels Region ratings loc[...]

2 8 Co n n e c t A c c e s s o ry D e vi c e s Re c o rd e r ( VC R - DVD + RW ) N ot e : D o no t pl a c e y ou r r e c or d e r t o o c l o s e t o t h e T V s cr e e n . S om e r e c or d e r s ma y b e s u s c e p t i b l e f or s i g na l s fr o m t h e d i s p l a y. Ke e p r e c o r de r s a m i n i mu m d i s t a n c e o f 20 ” f r o m t [...]

29 Co n n e c t t h e R F a n t e n n a c a b l e o f t h e R F I N so c ke t o f y ou r o t h e r AV d e v i ce . Co n n e c t t h e R F o u t p u t o f t h e A V d ev i c e t o t h e R F i n p u t o f t he re c o rd e r . Co n n e c t a n o t h e r R F c a b l e fr o m t h e o u t p u t O U T of yo u r re c o rd e r t o t he T V ’s i n pu t C A[...]

3 0 Co nn e ct t h e R F A nt e nn a or C ab le T V ca b le a s d e sc ri be d ab ove . Co nn e ct t h e AV ca b le s t o t he s at e lli t e re cei ve r ’ s or c ab l e b ox ’ s A V O UT j ac k s and t o t he re cor de r ’ s A V I N ja ck s. Co nn e ct t h e r ec ord er ’s A V O UT j ac k s t o t h e T V ’ s AV3 ja ck s a s de s cr ib e [...]

31 C on n ec t th e th r ee sep a ra t e c o mp o n en t v i de o ca b l es to a Se t- T op b o x, D VD-p la y er s, l as e r -d i s c pl a ye rs , vi deo ga m e p la y er s, sa t el l i te r ec eiv ers o r o th e r d e v i c e wi t h c o mp o n en t v i de o o u tp uts (YPbP r ), a n d to th e Y , P b a n d P r j a cks o f A V 1 o r A V2 o n th e [...]

32 HD MI (H i gh D e fi n i t i o n M u l t i m e d i a I n t e rf ac e ) c o n n e c t o r s HDM I is t he le ading new st a ndard for Digi t al vide o and audio inte rconnec t ion. Wi th t he H DM I connec to r you can conne ct HDM I S et- T o p Box comp atib le D VD - R or DVD player wit h HD MI , or D VI - eq uip ped device s like a comput er [...]

33 Thi s equ ipm en t ha s bee n te st ed an d found t o com ply w it h t he lim it s for a Cl as s B dig it al d evice , pur su ant t o par t 1 5 of the F CC Rule s. Th ese li mit s are d esi gned t o provid e rea son ab le prot ec tio n ag ain st h arm ful i nte r fe ren ce in a res ide nti al ins t all ati on. T his e qui pm ent g ene r ate s, u[...]

3 4 T r o u b le S h o o t i n g Ti p s Symp toms Ite ms to C hec k an d Act ions t o fol low “G hos t ” or do uble image s • This m ay be cau sed by obs tr uct ion t o the an ten na due t o high r ise bu ilding s or hill s. Usin g a highl y direc tio nal a nte nna m ay improve the pic ture . No power • Chec k th at the T V ’ s A C power [...]

35 W ARNIN G c o n c e rn i n g sta t i o na ry i ma g e s on th e TV Sc r e en: D o no t l e a ve fi x e d im ag es o n th e s c r ee n f o r e x te n d ed p e ri o d s o f t i me . Th i s ca n ca u s e u n e v en a g in g o f th e Plasma pa n el . No rmal u s e o f t h e TV sh o u l d i n v ol v e v i e win g o f pr og ra ms tha t ha v e c o ns t[...]

36 An n e x 1 - M a gn a v o x TV s o f t w a r e u p d r a de w i t h po rt a b le m e m o ry ( n o t s up p l i e d ) M a g n av ox o f f e r s so f t w a r e u p g r a d e c a p a b i l i t y f o r yo u r T V u s i ng U S B p o r t ab l e m e m o r y ( n o t s u p p l ie d ) . A f t e r yo u h ave co m p l e t e d a s of t w ar e u p g r ad e , [...]

37 Automatic sof t ware u pgrade procedure Po wer of f your T V and rem ov e all mem or y device s. Inse r t th e US B por t able m emor y (not sup plied ) th at cont ains t he downlo aded sof t w are upgr ade . Swit ch on your T V wi th t he power swi tch at the r ight sid e of the T V . At st ar t up t he T V wi ll scan t he U S B por t ab le mem[...]

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 energy and,if not installed and used[...]

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