Magnavox 32MF605W manual

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    N EED H E LP ? C A LL U S ! M AG N AVOX R E P R E S E N TA T I V E S A R E R E AD Y T O H E L P YO U W I T H A N Y Q U E S T I O N S A B O U T YO U R N E W P R O D U C T. W E C A N G U I D E YO U T H R O U G H C O N N E C T I O N S , F I R S T-T I M E S E T U P, A N D A N Y O F T H E F E AT U R E S . W E WA N T YO U T O S TA RT E N J OY I N G Y O U[...]

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    Know these sa fet y sy mbols This “bolt of light ning” indicate s uninsulated m ateri al wit hin you r 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 cov e ring. The “ e xclamation point ” calls at te ntion t o features for which you should read the enclosed liter at[...]

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    I MP O R T A N T S AF ET Y I N ST R UC T IO NS R EA D B EF O RE OP E RA TI N G E QU I PM E N T Not e to t he C A T V sy st em in st a lle r : T his re mi nde r is provid ed t o ca ll t he C A T V sy st em i nst a lle r’s att en tio n to A r t icl e 820 - 40 o f th e NE C th at provid es g uide lin es fo r prop er grou ndi ng and , in p ar ti cul [...]

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    4 C ON T E NT NO TE: This manual co vers differ ent versions and models. Not all featur es described in this manual will match those of y our LCD TV . This is normal and does not requir e you contacting y our dealer or requesting service . Y ou r n ew L CD TV and its pac kaging c ontain mat erials tha t ca n be recy cle d a nd reus ed. Specia lize [...]

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    5 B EF O RE I N ST A LL A T IO N P o si t i o n i n g t he LC D T V. . Pla ce th e LCD TV on a so lid , st ab le su rf ace. Be su r e t he su rf ac e i s s tr on g eno ug h t o han dl e t he we igh t of th e L CD TV . . T r y to le ave a t l ea st 6 ” of sp ace a r ou nd ea ch s id e o f the L CD TV c abi ne t t o all o w f o r pr op er ve nt ila[...]

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    6 I NS T AL LI N G L CD T V O N T HE W AL L B ef ore yo u c an install y our L CD T V on the wall, y ou mu st fi r st remo ve the ba se usin g the step s belo w: Wh en in st all in g t he LC D TV on t he wa ll, pl ea se co nsu lt a pr of es si ona l tec hn ici an f or pr op er in st all in g. Th e man uf ac tur e ac ce pts n o l ia bi li ty fo r i[...]

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    Pr ess PO WER t o tu rn on the LCD TV . Pr ess V OL UME + to inc rease th e sou nd le vel. Or , p ress V OL U M E – to lo wer th e so und le vel. Pr ess CH + or CH- t o s elect chan nels. P oint the r emote co ntro l to war d on the fr ont of the L CD T V when opera ting the L CD T V with the remo te. R emov e the battery compa r tment li d on th[...]

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    8 R EM O TE C O NT R O L Number but tons Pres s to se le ct T V ch an nel s. W he n sele c ti ng sin gle - d igi t ch ann el s, p ress th e num be r of th e de sired c ha nne l. The LCD T V wil l pau se for a few seco nds t he n tu ne to t he se le ct ed ch ann el. Mute but ton Pres s to e lim in ate or r es tore t he LCD T V sou nd. M u te wi ll a[...]

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    9 A NT E NN A C ON N EC T IO N If yo ur anten na ha s a r ound cab le (75 Ω) on the en d, th en you ’ re r eady to co nnect it t o the L CD TV . If y ou r ant enna has fl at , twin-lead wi re (300Ω), y ou fi rst n eed to att ac h th e a ntenna wir es to th e s cre ws on a 30 0 - 75 Ω a dapte r(not sup plied ) . Con nect the anten na (or a[...]

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    10 I f you have a Cable Box, follo w either set of these steps to complete your connections . Con ne c t th e Ca bl e T V si gn al t o t he I N ja ck (or R F IN o r C AB LE I N ) o n t he C abl e B ox. Con ne c t an R F coa x i al c ab le (n ot su p pli ed ) to t he O U T jac k (or TO T V o r RF O UT ) of th e Ca bl e Box . Con ne c t th e ot he r [...]

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    CABLE IN T O TV VIDEO OUT S VIDEO L R AUDIO OUT 3 4 OUTPUT CH Cable Box Cable TV singal 1 2 AV Player with A/V connectors 1 C C SO U RC E P I P M E N U O K 2 V CR , D V D P LA YE R , O R O TH E R D EV I CE S W IT H R CA C O N NE C T OR S T he A V IN jacks on the rear of the LCD TV enable quick connections of other equipment. Connect a D VD play er,[...]

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    Usi ng a C ompon ent Vid eo c able ( not sup plied ) , con nect the D VD p lay er’ s Y , Pb, Pr jac k s to the Y , Pb, Pr ja cks o n th e TV . Use th e A V IN 3 c onnecti ons. Note: The Co mpone nt ( Y , Pb, Pr ) Vid eo Inp ut in A V IN 3 conn ection s can disp lay SD (480i) imag e o nly . If yo ur DV D p lay er can outp ut Pro gress ive sc anned[...]

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    Usi ng a C ompon ent Vid eo c able, con nect the Di gital T V Rec eiv er’ s Y , Pb, Pr ja cks to the Y , P b, Pr jacks on the T V . Use the HD IN con nectio ns. Note: Com ponent V ideo ( Y , Pb, Pr ) co nnectio ns in HD I N c onnect ions is nec essary to vie w 480p, 720p, an d 1 0 80i fo rmats. Note tha t th e C ompon ent Vid eo Inp ut in A V IN [...]

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    14 Con nect the dig it al D VI output o f y our HD dev ice (e. g. D VD play er , Set T op Bo x..) to the D VI conn ector of the D VI IN con nectio n. Con nect the AUD IO c able (if au dio is pr esent ) to th e A udio ou t puts of y our HD de vice an d to th e A UDIO R ( right ) a nd L (le f t) inputs of the D VI IN con nectio n. Use So urc e b ut t[...]

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    15 P C ( M ON IT O R ) C ON NE C TI O N T h i s L C D T V c a n b e us e d a s a P C m o n i t or. You r c o m p u t e r w i l l h a v e t o e q u i p p e d w i t h a VG A t y p e v i d e o o u t p u t a n d VG A c a b l e . Usi ng a V GA cable ( not supp lied), co nnect PC’ s V GA OUT conn ector to th e V GA co nnecto r o n the T V . Use the PC [...]

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    16 Con nect one end o f th e y ell ow Vid eo Cabl e to th e V IDEO jack of A V O UT co nnectio n. Conn ect th e o ther end to the VIDE O IN ja ck on the V CR . Con nect one end o f th e r ed and whi te Au dio Cabl e f rom the L and R A UDIO jac k o f A V OUT conn ection to the A UDIO IN j ack on the V CR . T urn the V CR on, i nsert a b lank VHS ta[...]

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    1 7 H E LP FUL H IN T L AN G U A G E S E TT I NG S F or E n g l i s h , F r e n c h or S p a n i s h - s p e a k i n g T V o w n e r s , a n o n s c r e e n L A N G U A G E o p t i o n i s p r e s e n t . T he L AN G U AG E c o n t r o l e n a b l e s y o u t o s e t t h e T V ’s o n s cr e e n m e n u t o b e s h o w n i n e i t he r E n g l i s[...]

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    18 T UN E R M O D E C ON T R OL T he Tuner Mode allows you to change the LCD TV’s signal input to Cable or Air (antenna). It’s important for the LCD TV to know if you want to receive channels from a cable TV signal or an antenna signal. Pr ess the Menu b ut ton to see the on scr een men u. Pr ess the (CH-) button to hig hlig ht the INST ALL men[...]

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    19 A UT O P R OG R AM (S ET T IN G U P C HA N NE L S ) Y o ur LC D T V c a n a u t o m a t i c a l l y se t i t s e l f f o r l o c a l a r e a ( or c a b l e T V ) c ha nn e l s . T h i s m a ke s i t e a s y f o r y o u t o s e l e c t o n l y t h e T V s t a t i o n s i n y o ur a r e a b y pr e s s i n g t h e C H (+) o r C H ( - ) b u t t o n [...]

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    2 0 MAIN CONTROLS PICTURE AUDIO FEATURES INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT FACTORY RESET MANUAL FINE TUNE C C SOURCE PIP MENU O K           CHANNEL EDIT CHANNEL SKIPPED ACTIVE CHANNEL EDIT CHANNEL SKIPPED 2 INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT CHANNEL FACTORY RESET SKIPPED MANUAL FI[...]

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    21 F A C T O R Y R ES ET Y o ur T V c a n b e r e se t t o t h e o r i g i n a l fa c t o r y se t t i n g s b y p e r fo r m i n g t h e fo l l o w i n g s t e p s . Pr ess the MENU button on the rem ote con trol to se e th e o nscr een men u. Pr ess the (CH-) button to highl ight the INST ALL men u. Pr ess the ( V OL +) button to ente r th e INST[...]

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    2 2 Pr ess the PICTURE button on the remo te co ntro l. T he curr ent Smart Pictur e setting wi ll appea r on the scre en. Pr ess the PICTURE button repea tedly to sel ect either P ersona l, M ovi es, Sp or ts, W eak Sig nal, Multim edia, and Nigh t Sma r t Pictur e settin gs. S MA R T P I CT U R E C ON TR OL W he t h er y o u’r e w a t c h i n g[...]

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    Pre ss t he M E N U bu t t on t o se e th e on scre e n me nu . Wh en P IC T UR E me nu i s hi ghl ig ht ed , pre ss th e ( VOL +) b ut t on t o e nt er t he PI CT U RE m en u. Pre ss t he ( C H +) or ( CH - ) bu tton to ch oose t h e it em you w a nt t o adj us t : S m ar t Pic t ure , B r igh t ne ss , Co lor , C ont r a st , sh ar pn es s or Ti [...]

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    24 T V S OU N D M EN U C O NT R O LS T o a d j u s t yo u r L C D T V S ou n d , se l e c t a c ha n n e l a n d f o l l o w t he s e s t e p s . Pre ss t he M E N U bu t t on t o se e th e me nu . Pre ss t he ( C H -) b u t to n to h ig hli gh t th e AUD IO m e nu . Pre ss t he ( VOL +) bu t t on t o en te r t he AU DI O me nu . Pre ss t he ( C H [...]

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    M O V I E R A T I N G G P G P G 1 3 R N C 1 7 X O N T V R A T I N G Y Y 7 G P G 1 4 M A O N 25 A UT O L OC K T he AU TO L o c k f e a t u r e i s a n i n t e gr a t e d c i r c u i t t h a t r e c e i v e s a n d pr o c e s s e s d a t a se n t b y b r o a d c a s t e r s , o r o t h er p r o gr a m pr o v i d e r s , t h a t c o n t a i n p r o g [...]

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    2 6 A UT O L O CK A C CE S S C OD E O ve r t h e n e x t f e w p a g e s y o u ’l l l e a r n ho w t o b l o c k p r o gr a m s a n d u n d e r s t a n d t he r a t i ng t e r m s f o r c e r t a i n b r o a d c a s t s . F i r s t , s e t a n a c c e s s c o d e . Pr ess the MENU button to s ee th e ons cree n m enu. Pr ess the (CH-) button to h[...]

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    27 A UT O L O C K P R OG R AM A f t e r y o ur p e r s o n a l a c c e s s c o d e h a s b e e n se t ( s ee t h e pr e v i o u s p a ge ) , yo u a r e r e ad y t o se l e c t t he c h a nn e l s o r i n p u t s y o u wa n t t o b l o c k o u t o r c e n s o r. Pr ess the MENU button to s ee th e ons cree n m enu. Pr ess the (CH-) button to highl i[...]

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    28 A UT O L OC K - M O VI E R A TI NG S T he AU TO L o c k f e a t u r e c a n b l o c k prog ram min g b a s e d o n t h e M o v i e I n d u s t r y r a t i n g s . O nc e yo u ’v e e n t er e d y o u r a c c e s s c o d e a n d t h e AU T O L o c k fe a t u r e s ar e d i s p l a y e d o n t h e s cr e e n : Pr ess the MENU button to see the on[...]

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    2 9 A UT O L O CK - T V R A T IN G S T he AU TO L o c k f e a t u r e c a n b l o c k progr ammi ng b a s e d o n t h e T V I n d u s t r y r a t i n g s . O n ce yo u ’v e e n t e r e d y o u r a c ce s s c o d e a n d t h e A U TO L o c k f e a t u r e s a r e d i s p l a y e d o n t h e s c r e e n : Pr ess the MENU button to see the ons cree [...]

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    3 0 Y o u c a n c ha n g e t h e p i c t u r e fo r m a t s i ze t o m a t c h t h e t y p e of pr o gr a m yo u a r e w a t c h i n g. S e l e c t t h e n o r m a l 4 : 3 , ZO O M 1 6 : 9, S U P E R W I D E , o r W I D E S C R E E N a s p e c t r a t i o . U SI N G T HE P I C TU R E F OR M A T 4 : 3 Dis play pi cture s o f n ormal si ze (i. e., a [...]

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    31 C LO S ED C AP T IO N S C l o se d C a p t i o n i n g ( C C ) a l l ow s y o u t o r e a d t he v o i c e c o n t e n t o f t e l ev i s i o n pr o g r a m s o n t h e T V s cr e e n . D e s i gn e d t o h e l p t h e h e a r i n g i m p a i r e d , t h i s f e a t u r e u s e s o n s c r e e n “ t e x t b ox e s ” t o s ho w d i a l o g ue[...]

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    32 P C P IC TU R E C ON T R OL S T h i s T V c a n a l s o b e u s e d a s a P C M o n i t o r. A P C v i d e o s i g n a l m u s t b e p r e s e n t o r t h e T V w i l l g o i n t o s t a n d b y m o d e . T he P C P i c t ur e c o n t r o l s a l l o w y o u t o a d j u s t t h e p i c t u r e . Pr ess the MENU button on the rem ote co ntro l to[...]

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    3 3 P C A U DI O C O NT R O LS T h i s T V c a n a l s o b e u s e d a s a PC M onito r . A P C v i de o s i g n a l m u s t b e p r e s e n t o r t h e T V w i l l g o i n t o s t a n d b y m o d e . T h e A U D I O co n t r o l s a l l o w y o u t o a d j u s t t h e s o u n d . Pr ess the MENU button on the rem ote con trol to sho w the ons cree[...]

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    3 4 U SI N G PC PI P ( P IC TU R E I N P IC TU R E ) F E A TU RE P I P ( P i c t u r e - i n - Pi c t u r e ) f e a t ur e a l l ow s y o u t o c a l l u p a s u b s c r e e n w h e n y o u a r e u s i n g y o u r T V a s a mo n i t o r. Pr ess the MENU button to s ee th e ons cree n m enu. Pr ess (CH -) button to highl ight the F EA TU RE me nu . [...]

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    26 M F S e r i e s (2 6” L C D T V ) * Re co m m e n d e d R e s o l u t i o n 32 M F S e r i e s ( 32 ” LC D T V ) * Re co m m e n d e d R e s o l u t i o n No R esolu tion Mod e V . Fre quency (Hz) H. Fre quency (kHz ) 1 640 x 480 VG A V E S A 6 0 59 .9 4 0 3 1.4 6 9 2 8 0 0 x 6 0 0 S VG A V E S A 56 56 . 2 5 0 35 .1 5 6 3 S VG A V E S A 6 0 [...]

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    3 6 T R OU BL E S H OO T IN G T IP S No P ow e r • Ch ec k the TV po w er c or d. D is co nn ect th e po w er c or d fr o m the p ow e r out let f or 1 0 se co nd s, th en re in se r t the p lu g in to the o utl et. Pr es s PO WER t o tu rn on th e T V aga in . • Mak e s ur e the o utl et is n ot o n a wal l swi tch . • Mak e s ur e a fus e h[...]

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    37 C AR E A N D C LE A NI N G W ARNI NG c onc e rni ng s t a tio na r y im age s on th e T V Sc re en: Do n ot l ea v e fix ed i mag es o n th e sc re en fo r ex te nd ed p er io ds of t im e. Th is ca n cau se u ne v en ag in g of th e L CD p an el. No rma l us e of th e T V sh ou ld i n vo lv e vi e win g of p r og rams t hat h a v e co nsta ntl[...]

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    3 8 I ND E X A Antena Connection................................................................9 Auto Program...................................................................4.19 B Balance........................................................................4.24.33 Bass...........................................................................[...]

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    R EG ULA T O R Y F EDE RAL C O MMU NIC A T IO NS C O MMIS SIO N (F C C) N O T I CE ( U . S. O NL Y ) Thi s e quipme nt has been tes ted and fo und to comp ly with the limits f or a C lass B digital de vic e, p ursuan t to Pa r t 1 5 of the FC C Rul es. These li mits are de signe d t o p ro vide rea sonab le pro tection agai nst harmf ul interfer en[...]

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    4 0 R EG ULA T O R Y Cet équ ipemen t a été tes té e t d éclar é c onf orme aux limite s d es a ppare ils numé riques de cla ss B ,aux term es d e l’ a r ticle 1 5 D es règl es d e la FC C . Ces lim ites son t c onçu es de f aç on à four ir une pr otect ion rais onna ble con tre l es int er fér ences nu isibl es dans le cad re d’ un[...]

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    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 purchase to receive w[...]