Magnavox 51MP3964H manual

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2 Registering your model with MAGNA VO X mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benef its listed below , so don't miss out. Complete and r eturn your Product Registr ation Card at once to ensure: Return y our Pr oduct Registration Card toda y to g et the v er y most fr om y our pur chase . F or Customer Use Enter below the Serial No . whi[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read befor e operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers inst[...]

4 C ONTENTS Items Included with This TV As you unpack y our TV , please note that this Directions f or Use manual contains safety-tip information and F actory Service Center locations, as well as a W arranty Registration Card, and re mote control. Please take a fe w minutes to complete your registration card. The serial number for the TV is on the [...]

5 F EA TURES Y our new projection tele vision and its packaging contain materials that can be recycled and reused. Specialized companies can rec y- cle your product to increase the amount of reusable materials and minimize the amounts that need to be properly disposed. The bat- teries used by your product should not be thrown a way when depleted bu[...]

Component Video Input Jacks Cables used: component video or A/V with RCA-type phono plugs Allow you to connect accessory de vices such as D VD players. Separating the video into three signals, these inputs provide e xcellent quality . Be sure to connect the left and right audio cables, because the Y , Pb, Pr jacks receiv e only the picture signal. [...]

7 Connecting Accessor y De vices to Y our TV VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO HD INPUT -AV 4 INPUT -AV 2 OUTPUT INPUT -AV 1 ANTENNA IN 75 Ω Y Rear of TV 5 5 2 1 4 4 3 6 Y ou can connect a wide range of video and audio devices to your TV , in various ways. This page and the ne xt one pro vide an over[...]

8 Connecting Accessor y De vices to Y our TV P ANEL O VER VIEWS :H IGH - DEFINITION I NPUTS T he HD INPUT -A V 4 jacks allow you to digi- tal equipment with 1080i or 480p signal output. What Y ou Can Connect to the High-definition Input Jacks 1 HD INPUT -A V 4— use to connect digi- tal equipment with a 1080i or a 480p signal output, such as HD re[...]

9 AV1 5 VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO HD INPUT-A V 4 INPUT-A V 2 OUTPUT INPUT-A V 1 ANTENNA IN 75 Ω Y Rear of TV Coaxial Cable Lead-in from Cable TV Company or VHF/UHF Antenna * (Example: Philips VCR model VR674CA T) 2 Rear of VCR* AUDIO ANT IN OUT VIDEO L R OUT IN CH3 CH4 IN 3 4 1 OUT T he TV’[...]

10 C ONNECTING A VCR AND C ABLE B OX VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO HD INPUT-A V 4 INPUT-A V 2 OUTPUT INPUT-A V 1 ANTENNA IN 75 Ω Y Rear of TV Coaxial Cable Lead-in from Cable TV Company or VHF/UHF Antenna * (Example: Philips VCR model VR674CA T) 3 Rear of VCR* ANT IN OUT 5 6 4 INPUT OUTPUT Rear o[...]

11 C ONNECTING AND U SING AN A UDIO H I - FI S YST E M W I T H Y OUR TV Y ou can use your TV’ s A UDIO OUTPUT jacks to connect to an external audio hi-f i system. F ollow the simple steps below . To mak e these connections, you will need two cables for audio connections (standar d RCA). NO TE: The cables are not supplied with your TV . Y ou shoul[...]

12 C ONNECTING A S T AND ARD D VD P LA YER VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO HD INPUT -AV 4 INPUT -AV 2 OUTPUT INPUT -AV 1 ANTENNA IN 75 Ω Y Rear of TV *(Example: Philips D VD model DVD712) Rear of D VD Pla yer* COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM-MPEG2-Dolby Digital-DTS L R (CVBS) VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VI[...]

13 T he following instructions explain how to con- nect a D VD player with pro gr essive-scan capability to the HD INPUT -A V 4 jac ks on your TV . To mak e the connections, you will need: • thr ee cables for video connections (standard RCA connectors) •t wo cables for audio connections (standar d RCA connectors). NO TE: The cables are not supp[...]

14 AV2 3 VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO HD INPUT-A V 4 INPUT-A V 2 OUTPUT INPUT-A V 1 ANTENNA IN 75 Ω Y Rear of TV D VD/VCR A UDIO OUT D VD/VCR OUT IN COAXIAL Y Cr Cb OPTICAL S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO ANT -IN ANT -OUT AUD IO R L R CH3 CH4 L DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM *(Example:[...]

15 C ONNECTING AN HD R ECEIVER T O THE HD INPUT -A V 4 J A CKS INPUT-A V 1 ANTENNA IN 75 Ω IN FROM ANT SA TELLITE IN OUT TO TV CH 3 CH 4 DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT VCR CONTROL S-VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO R R PB PR Y L L AU DIO AU DIO RF REMOTE PHONE JACK 2 3 3 2 1 3 VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R HD INPUT-A V 4 INPUT-[...]

16 C ONNECTING A C AMCORDER VIDEO AUDIO L R INPUT -A V -3 T ypical Camcorder 1 VIDEO AUDIO LEFT RIGHT DV 2 T he side panel jacks pr ovide a con venient way for you to connect a camcor der to your TV . The side panel jacks ar e r ecognized by your TV as A V3. To mak e the connections shown in this example, you will need: • an Component VIDEO cable[...]

17 U SING THE AV AND S OURCE S ELECT B UTT ONS 1 0 AV 1 CVI AV2 AV3 AV4 AV Button T he A V b utton on the r emote control and SOURCE SELECT button on the TV allow you to access the TV’ s signal-sour ce inputs. W ith each pr ess of the A V b utton you can access a differ ent signal-sour ce input. The signal-sour ce input jacks ar e located on the [...]

18 PERSONAL TREBLE 49 BASS 49 VOICE TREBLE 56 BASS 47 MUSIC TREBLE 63 BASS 69 THEATRE TREBLE 59 BASS 59 1 2 U SING S MAR T S OUND ™ Y ou can use the SmartSound™ options to automatically tailor the TV’ s sound for the type of pr ogram you ar e watching. The factory has set the V OICE, MUSIC, and THEA TRE options. The settings for the PER- SON [...]

19 PERSONAL BRIGHTNESS 48 COLOR 41 PICTURE 81 SHARPNESS 46 MOVIES BRIGHTNESS 50 COLOR 50 PICTURE 50 SHARPNESS 84 SPORTS BRIGHTNESS 50 COLOR 55 PICTURE 60 SHARPNESS 70 WEAK SIGNAL BRIGHTNESS 50 COLOR 40 PICTURE 40 SHARPNESS 28 MULTIMEDIA BRIGHTNESS 50 COLOR 40 PICTURE 40 SHARPNESS 70 1 2 U SING S MAR T P ICTURE ™ Using the Remote Control TV SWAP P[...]

20 Y ou can press the A/CH button on your remote control to go back and forth between the current channel and one previously w atched channel. U SING A L TERNA TE C HANNEL Using the Remote Control TV SWAP PIP CH DN UP FREEZE SOUND POWER PICTURE VCR ACC ACTIVE CONTROL 5 10 W atch channel Change channel W atch new channel Press A/CH button to return [...]

21 Picture-adjustment Options Remember , when the bar scale is centered , the control settings are at mid-range lev els. Picture adjustments are described as follows: BRIGHTNESS adds or subtracts light from the darkest part of the picture. COLOR adds or eliminates color . PICTURE improv es the detail of the lightest parts of the picture. SHARPNESS [...]

22 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT COLOR TEMP SMART SCAN PROGRESSIVE SMART SCAN INTERLACED OR[...]

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24 A DJUSTING THE T REBLE ,B ASS , AND B ALANCE C ONTR OLS[...]

25 U SING THE A VL (A UDIO V OLUME L EVELER ) C ONTROL Y ou may have noticed the peaks and val- le ys of sound that occur between pr o- gram c hanges or at commer cial breaks. The volume levels often vary consider ably . By turning on the A VL (A udio V olume Leveler) contr ol, you can make your TV pr oduce a mor e consistent volume level. F ollow [...]

26 FORMAT EXP AND 4:3 When signals are being br oad- cast in mono (nonstereo): INCR . SURROUND MONO INCR . SURROUND SPATIAL OR PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TREBLE BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND TREBLE 30 BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND SOUND SOUND TREBLE BASS BALANCE AVL OFF INCR . SURROUND STEREO OR INCR . SURROUND INCR . SURROUND[...]

27 1 6 2, 4 3, 5 SOUND BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND STEREO MONO SAP STEREO STEREO PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TREBLE BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND TREBLE 30 BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND SOUND OR S ELECTING THE S TEREO /M ONO S OUND M ODE Y ou can enjoy ster eo pr ograms on your TV . It has both an amplifier and twin speakers thr ough which[...]

28 S ELECTING THE SAP (S ECOND A UDIO P R OGRAM ) F EA TURE PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TREBLE BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND TREBLE 30 BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND SOUND SOUND BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND STEREO SAP OFF IF A SECOND AUDIO PROGRAM IS NO T BEING BROADCAST: SAP NO T AVAILABLE SAP OFF IF A SECOND AUDIO PROGRAM IS BEING BROADCAS[...]

29 U SING THE B ASS B OOST C ONTROL 1 6 2, 4 3, 5 SOUND AVL INCR . SURROUND STEREO SAP BASS BOOST ON BASS BOOST OFF PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TREBLE BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND TREBLE 30 BASS BALANCE AVL INCR . SURROUND SOUND OR T he BASS BOOST contr ol allows you to incr ease the low-frequency r ange of the TV’ s sound. This cr eates a[...]

30 3 ,4, 5 1 2 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES FEATURES TIME _ _:_ _ STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE TIMER TIME 8:00 PM STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE TIMER FEATURES 8 7 6 S ETTING THE C LOCK Y our TV comes with[...]

31 3,4 , 5 1 2 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES TIMER FEATURES TIME 8:06 PM STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE TIMER FEATURES STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE DISPLAY ON DISPLAY OFF 6 OR D ISPLA YING THE T IME A fter [...]

32 3,4 , 5 1 2 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES TIMER FEATURES TIME 8:06 PM STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE 8 TIMER FEATURES TIME STAR T TIME _ _:_ _ ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE TIMER FEATURES TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME [...]

33 1 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES TIMER FEATURES TIME 8:06 PM STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE 5 6 2 TIMER FEATURES TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL 5 ACTIVA TE 3, 4 S ELECTING THE T IMER ’ S C HANNEL F ollow t hes[...]

34 2 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES TIMER FEATURES TIME 8:06 PM STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE 2 TIMER FEATURES TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE ONCE ACTIVA TE DAILY ACTIVA TE OFF OR OR 3,4 , 5 1 6 2 S ETTI[...]

35 U NDERST ANDING A UT O L OCK ™ MOVIE RA TING AutoLock ON G PG PG-13 R NC-17 TV RATING AutoLock ON TV -Y TV -Y7 TV -G TV -PG TV -14 TV -Y ( All Children) — designed to be appropriate for all children, especially ones ages 2–6. Programs rated TV -Y are not expected to frighten younger children. TV -Y7 ( Directed to Older Children) —designe[...]

36 1 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES 2 3, 4 TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES CONFIRM CODE X X X X CORRECT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE - - - - TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE [...]

U SING C LEAR A LL Using the Onscreen Submen us: Featur es Y ou can all your block ed channels and ra tings at one time using the CLEAR ALL featur e. 1 Press the MENU b utton on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Using the CURSOR B UTTONS, move to the FEA TURES then AU T OLOCK control. 3 Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to highlight t[...]

2 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE - - - - TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE - - - - TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE X X X X AutoLock FE[...]

PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AUTOLOCK CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE - - - - FEATURES ACCESS CODE - - - - TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT FEATURES ACCESS CODE X X X X 1 2, 6 3 ,4, 7 9 5 8 AutoLock G PG PG-13 R NC-[...]

40 U SING A UT O L OCK ™ TO B LOCK BY TV R A TING Y ou also can block pr ogr ams by specific TV ratings. F ollow these simple steps. 1 Press the MENU b utton on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR BUTTON DO WN twice to highlight FEA TURES. 3 Press the CURSOR B UTTON RIGHT . Then press the CURSOR B UTT ON DOWN once to [...]

41 T URNING THE A UT O L OCK ™ B LOCKING C ONTROL ON OR OFF T he BLOCKING contr ol can be thought of as the “master switch” for A utoLoc k™. Use it to turn ON or OFF all of the settings (based on ratings). 1 Press the MENU b utton on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR BUTTON DO WN twice to highlight FEA TURES. [...]

42 U SING A UT O L OCK ™ TO B LOCK U NRA TED B RO ADCASTS Using the Onscreen Submen us: Featur es I n addition to blocking r ated pro grams or c hannels, you may also c hoose to block all pr ogramming that is unrated. Unr ated pr ogramming consists of shows that the MP AA (Motion Picture Association of America) or the TV br oadcasters have c hose[...]

43 U SING A UT O L OCK ™ TO B LOCK B RO ADCASTS T HA T H AV E N O R A TING S ome pr ograms contain no content advi- sories fr om the Motion Picture Association of America or the tele vision br oadcasters (see page 35). T o block pr o- grams with no r ating, follow these steps. 1 Press the MENU b utton on the remote control to show the onscreen me[...]

44 R EVIEWING Y OUR C URRENT A UT O L OCK ™ S ETTINGS[...]

45 1 PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT TIME STAR T TIME ST OP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVA TE FEATURES 2,4 7 FEATURES TIMER AutoLock CLOSED CAP FORMAT CAPTION MODE CC DISPLAY CLOSED CAP CAPTION MODE CC DISPLAY FEATURES CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC MUTE CC MUTE TXT1 TXT3 TXT3 TXT4 6 3 ,5, 8 9 MUTE Button C[...]

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47 U SING THE P ICTURE - FORMA T C ONTROL Using the Onscreen Submen us: Featur es Selecting a picture F ormat Using the Menu In addition to the FORMA T button, you can also adjust the pictur e format by using the on-screen menu. 1 Press MENU b utton on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR RING DO WN twice to highlight FE[...]

48 C OMP A TIBILITY I NFORMA TION FOR THE TV’ S H IGH - DEFINITION I NPUTS Appendix A A Appendix Y our set’ s HD input, HD INPUT -A V 4 is designed to accept high-definition signal stan- dar ds 480p and 1080i as specified by the Electr onic Industries Association. Output stan- dar ds may vary by manufacturer . Refer to the dir ections-for-use m[...]

49 M ODEL S PECIFICA TIONS Appendix B B Appendix Product T ype Rear -pr ojection HDTV Monitor T elevision System NTSC standard Channel Co verag e VHF: 2–13 UHF: 14–69 Cable TV: Midband Superband Hyperband Ultraband Po w er Source AC 110V ±10%, 60 Hz Po w er Consumption 255 W (a verage), standby <1W Audio P o wer 2 x 5 W , 100 Hz–10 kHz at[...]

50 C ARE AND C LEANING General Information: Care and Cleaning W ARNING Concerning Stationar y Imag es on the TV Scr een: Do not lea ve pictur e border bars or station- ar y ima ges on scr een for e xtended periods of time. This can cause une ven pictur e-tube aging. Normal use of the TV should in volv e the showing of pictures that contain constant[...]

51 General Information: T r oubleshooting T ROUBLESHOO TING Check This List of Symptoms and P ossible Solutions Befor e Requesting Ser vice Y ou may be able to solve the pr oblem yourself . Charges for TV installation and adjustment of customer controls are not co v- ered under y our warranty . If you need to call a customer service representativ e[...]

52 T ROUBLESHOO TING ( CONTINUED ) Difficulties and P ossib le Solutions (*Q ref ers to the Quick Use and Setup Guide that came with your TV .) The picture has no color or colors ar e not correct • Check to ensure that you hav e made connections correctly . See pag es *Q-1, *Q-2, 6–9, and 11–16. • If the picture has red or blue fringes, you[...]

G LOSSAR Y OF T ELEVISION T ERMS General Information: Index 53 Alternate Channel • The feature that allo ws you to toggle between the last two channels vie wed by pressing the A/CH but- ton on the remote control. A udio/V ideo Inputs • Jacks (standard RCA), located on the rear of the TV , used for the input of audio and video signals. These jac[...]

54 I NDEX *Q re fers to the Quick Use and Setup Guide that came with your TV . General Information: Glossar y of T elevision T erms A Alternate Channel (A/CH), 20, 53 AP AC™, 5 Audio/V ideo Inputs (Definition), 6. 53 AutoChron™ Control, *Q-5 AutoLock™ Control Access code, 36 Blocking channels, 38 Clear All, 37 Movie ratings, 39 No rating broa[...]

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