Magnavox 26MF manual

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    3 1 38 1 5 5 2 42 7 2 S M A R T . V E R Y S M A R T . Us er M anual 26 MF / 3 2M F 23 1 D L C D T V 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 h a t m a ke u s i n g y o u r M a g n a v ox pr o d u c t m o r e e n j o y a 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 [...]

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    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 y ou should read the enclosed liter at[...]

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    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 ru ct ion s. Keep t hese i ns 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 eni[...]

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    4 AD DI T IO N AL SA F E TY P RECA U T IO N S • E N S URE th at L CD TV st a n d i s ti g h t en ed p rop e r ly to th e s et ( S e e Q uic k Gu i d e ) on th e ri g h t w a y 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 e t. Im p rop e r ti g h te n i n g o f sc rew m ay re n d e r th e s e t u ns af e. • I f L CD TV i s [...]

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

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    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 s o c ke t be f o r e a l l c o nn e c t i o n s a r e ma d e . 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 , l e ave a t le a s t 4 ” t o 6” f r e e a l l a r ou n d t h e T V . Do n o t p l a ce t h e T V o n a c ar p e t . T o p r ev[...]

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    7 - C a b l e T V C on n e c t t he c a b l e T V s ig n a l t o t h e C A B L E / A NT E 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 a i l s o n u s i ng A u t o p ro g r a m t o s t o r 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 su p p l y s t e r e o s o u nd[...]

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    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 ev i c e s , p. 2 8 . - A n t e n n a T h ro u g h a n a nt e n n a , yo u c a n w a t c h an y H DT V pr o g r a m s t h at a r e b r o ad c a s t i n yo u r a r e a w i t h ou t p ay i n g f e e s . I f [...]

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    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. Pressi ng a second time wil l de - ac ti vate 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 the nex t i tem in t he list . The list w ill be r emoved automatica lly a f t[...]

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    10 Press t his b ut to n to dis pl 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 ch oose the d ispl ay format you prefe r , p ress t he FO RMA T but t on rep eate dly : Form ats : Aut omat ic , Sup er Zoom , 4 : 3, M ovie exp and 1 4 : 9 , Movie ex pand 1 [...]

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    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 ul d yo ur re m ot e b e lo s t or b ro ke n yo u c a n s t i l l c h a n ge s om 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 yo ur 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 LU M E - b u t t o n t o a[...]

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    12 T o u s e t he m e n u s T he S e t t i n g s me n u a l lo w s yo u t o a cc e s s a n d c h a n g e se t t i ng s a n d p r e fe r e n c e s s e t t i n g 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 c o n t r ol 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 or u p / d ow n t o h i g h li g h t a n d s e l[...]

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    13 In s t a l l a t io n Se lec t Autop rogra m in t he Ins t allat ion 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 An tenn a in the I nst a llati on mode . Whe n Ant enna i s selec te d, t he T V w ill det ec t ant enn a sign als and w ill search fo r ante nna T V ( NTS C and A T S[...]

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    1 4 Note : D igi tal C hanne l sel ec tion d elay Due to t he tuning co mplex it y of sub channel digi tal pr ogramming , t he ti me to sele c t and view a digi tal c hannel may t ake slig htl y longer t han what t he vi ewer is norma ll y accus tomed t o (as compar ed to ana log channel progr ams) . Digi tal c hannel broa dcas ts c ontai n program[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 tioni ng. Se lec t one of t he digi t al ser vi ce chann els 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 apti on Ser vice . This ser vice cont ain s the ver [...]

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    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 sele c t Norm al or M inimum . Nor mal ac ti vate s a conti nuous d ispl ay of the ch anne l numb er for a ma x imum of 10 minute s and e[...]

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    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 nct ion al lows you to reset mos t of the p ict ure and sound set t ings t o the ir def ault f ac to[...]

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    19 Settings Setup Info Clock Auto clock mode Auto clock channel Time Day Preferences Source Clock Time zone Daylight saving Se lec t Clock i n the S et up me nu. Press t he cur sor righ t ke y to sele c t the Aut o 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 [...]

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    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 ke y to sel ec t Picture . Press t he cur sor righ t ke y ag ain to e nte r the Pi ct ur[...]

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    21 Sha rp nes s This w ill adjus t the s harp ness o f 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) co lors to sui t per sonal p refere nces. Se lec t Cool to g ive the w hite colo rs a blu e tint , N orma l to gi ve the w hit e colors a ne ut ra l tint , Warm to g ive the wh ite color s a red [...]

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    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 [...]

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    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 to st andby . 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 . The l ist wi ll have values from Of f to 1 8 0 mi[...]

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    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[...]

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    2 5 Whe n All h as be en se lec ted , all it em s in the a ge -b ased a nd in the con ten ts -b ased li st s are locked. I f, whi le All i s selec ted , any othe r ite m, e it her an age - ba sed or cont ent -b ased i tem , is unsel ec ted , th en Al l is auto mat ical ly unse lec ted . None i s the sel ec tion for i tem s th at eit her h av e no r[...]

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    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[...]

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    27 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 [...]

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    2 8 L R S-VIDEO VIDEO HDMI S-VIDEO R L Y Pb Pr VIDEO R L Y Pb Pr VIDEO R L AC IN HDMI S-VIDEO R L Y Pb Pr VIDEO R L Y Pb VIDEO R L AC IN L R S - V ID E O VI D E O L R S S V ID E O VI D E E O O O 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 p l 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 [...]

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    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 s o c ke t o f yo u 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 of t h e AV d ev i c e t o t h e R F in p u t o f t h e 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 f r o m t h e ou t p u t O U T o f yo ur re c o rd e r t o t h e T V ’s in p u t C A[...]

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    3 0 Co nn ec t t h e R F A nt e nn a or Ca b le T V c a bl e as d es cr i be d ab ove. Co nn ec t t h e A V c a bl e s t o t he s at el li t e r ec ei ver ’s or c ab le b ox ’ s A V O UT j ac k s and t o t he re cord e r ’ s A V I N j ac k s . Co nn ec t t h e r eco rd er ’s A V O UT j ack s t o t he T V ’s A V3 ja ck s a s d es cr ib e d[...]

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    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-pl a ye rs , la s e r -d is c p la y e rs, v i d e o ga me p l a y ers, sa t el l i te r ec eiv ers o r o th e r d e v i c e w it h c o mp o n en t v i de o o u tp ut s (YPbP r ), a n d to th e Y , P b a n d P r j a cks of A V 1 o r A V2 on th e[...]

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    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 and ard for Digi t al vide o and audio inte rconnec t ion. Wi th t he HD M I connec tor you c an conne ct HDM I S et- T o p Box comp atib le D VD - R or DVD player wit h HDM I , or D VI - eq uip ped device s like a comput er [...]

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    33 Thi s equ ipm en t ha s bee n te st ed and f ound t o comp ly w it h th e lim it s for a Cl as s B digi t al dev ice , 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 abl e prot ec tio n ag ain st h arm ful i nte r fe rence i n a resi den ti al ins t all ati on. T his e qui pme nt ge ne rat es , u[...]

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    34 T r ou b l e Sh o o t i n g Ti ps 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 AC pow er cor[...]

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    35 W AR NI NG c o n c e rn i n g sta t i o na ry i m ag e s on t he TV Sc r e en: D o n ot l ea v e fix ed i ma g e s o n th e s c r e en f o r ex t en d e d p e r i o ds o f ti m e. T h is c an c a us e un e ve n ag i n g o f t h e L CD pa n el . No rmal u s e o f th e TV sh o u l d i n v ol v e vi e win g o f p r o g ra ms th a t ha v e c o n st[...]

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    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 p ort ab l e me m o ry ( n o t s u p pl 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 a b l e m e m o r y ( n o t s u p p l i ed ) . A f t e r yo u h ave co m p l e t e d a s of t w a re u pg r ad e , y[...]

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    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 wil l scan t he U SB p or t ab le mem [...]

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    3 8 T hi s w ar r a n t y g i v e s yo u s p e c i f i c l eg a l r i g h t s . You m a y h a ve o t h er r i g h t s w h i c h v ar y fr o m s t a t e / pr ov i n ce t o s t a t e / pr ov i n ce . Mag n a vo x, P . O . Bo x 6 7 1 5 3 9 , Ma r i etta, G a. 3 0006 - 002 6 Ni n e ty ( 9 0) Da ys Lab o r & On e ( 1 ) Y ear P arts & On e ( 1 ) [...]