Magnavox 47MF437B manual

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    P 4 1 TP004 - 8 1 3- 1 A English Español Us er Manual Ma nuel de l ’ u tili sateu r Guía del u suar io 4 7 M F43 7 B L C D T V Quick Us e Gui de Insi de ! Guid e d’ us age Rapi de Incl use ! Guía de Uso Rápi do Inclu ida ! For Cus tome r Use / À l’usage d u client / Par a Us o del Clie nte Mod el / Mod le / Mo deloN o. : Se rial / S rie [...]

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    C ove r & Co n n ec t i on 1 Bes t HDM I Hig h- Def i nition M ulti media Int er face p rovides an unco m- pres sed, all - digit al audi o /vide o conne ctio n. HD MI provide s the ult imate co nnec tion ( Ple ase use a cer ti f ied HD MI c able .) Bet ter Component Video input Provide s super ior pict ure qu alit y by separ ati ng the gre en, [...]

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    C ove r & Co n n ec t i on 2 A C I n HD MI 1 , H DM I 2 PC - V G A, A ud io S PD IF ou tp u t (D i gi ta l O nl y) A V3 - C om p os it e V id eo , (V id eo In ) S -V id e o , A u di o L /R i n pu t A V2 - C om p on en t V id eo ( YP bP r ), A ud i o L/ R i np u t A V 1 - C om po n en t V id eo ( Y Pb Pr ), A ud i o L/ R i np u t 7 5 / RF En tr [...]

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    C ove r & Co n n ec t i on 3 1 Set-T op Bo x to TV Boîtier de décodag e v ers télé viseur De la caja superior HDMI RF C OR/OU/O 2 D VD Pla y er/Recorder to TV Lecteur D VD/Enregistr eur D VD vers télé viseur Del r epr oductor o grabador de D VD al TV HDMI o caja de ca ble al TV HDMI2 HDMI1 PC IN VGA HDMI2 HDMI1[...]

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    C ove r & Co n n ec t i on 4 3 D VD P l a y e r or R e c o r d e r to TV L e c te ur D VD o u E nr eg is t r e u r v er s té lé vi se u r D e l r ep r o d uc to r o g r a ba do r d e D V D al TV Component Video Input /Ent r ée vidéo composant /Entrada de video componente 4 D VD Pla y er/Recorder/VCR to TV Lecteur D VD/Enregistr eur D VD/Mag[...]

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    C ove r & Co n n ec t i on 5 VIDEO IN R L S-VIDEO PC IN VGA HDMI2 HDMI1 AC IN Y Pb Pr R L Y Pb Pr R L AV1 AV2 AV3 5 D VD Pla y er/Recorder/VCR to TV Lecteur D VD/Enregistr eur D VD/Magnétoscope v ers tél é viseur Del r epr oductor/grabador de D VD/VCR al TV 6 Video Camera /Games Console to TV Caméra vidéo/Console de jeux v ers télé viseu[...]

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    C ove r & Co n n ec t i on 6 7 Audio to Hi-fi System (Digital) Audio vers chaîne haute fidélité (Numérique) Audio al sistema Hi-fi (Digital) SPDIF 8 P C c o n n e c t s t o T V ( a s P C m o n i t o r ) L ’ o r d i n a t e u r s e c o n n e c t e s u r u n t é l é v i s e u r ( e n t a n t q u e m o n i t e u r d ’ o r d i n a t e u r[...]

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    Know these safet y sy mbols This “bolt of light ning” indicates uninsulated m aterial wi thin your unit may cause an elec trical shoc k. For t he safet y of ev er yone in y our house hold, plea se do not r e - mov e produc t co vering. The “ exclamation p oint” calls at tent ion to features for which you should read the en - closed liter at[...]

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    2 IM PO R T AN T SA F ET Y IN ST R UC TI O NS Re ad be fo r e op er at i ng e qu ip m en t Read t hese in str uc tion s. Keep t hese in st ruc tion s. He ed all w arni ngs . Fol low all ins tr uct ions . Do not u se thi s app arat us ne ar wat er . Cle an onl y wit h a dr y clo th . Do not b lock a ny of the ve ntil atio n open ings . Ins t all in [...]

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    AD DI TIO NAL SA F ETY PRE C A UT IO N S • ENS URE th at L CD T V st an d is ti gh te n ed p rop erl y to the s et o n th e r igh t w ay of t ig ht en in g o f the s c re w o f the st an d to t h e se t . I m p ro pe r tig h te nin g o f s cre w may re nd er t h e se t un sa f e. • If L CD TV is ins ta lle d o n th e w al l, in sta ll atio n sh[...]

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    4 C o nt en ts W elcome /regis trat ion of y our T V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM PORT ANT SAFET Y I NSTRUCTION S . . . . . . . . . Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 Pr ep ar at i on D o no t i ns e r t t h e p owe r pl ug in a w a l l so c ke t be f or e a ll co nn ec t i on s a r e ma d e . P l ace t h e T V o n a so l id s ur f a ce . F or ve n t il a t io n , l e ave a t le a s t 4 ” t o 6” fr ee al l ar ou n d t he T V . D o n ot p l ac e t he T V o n a c ar p e t . T o p re ve n t an y un s a fe s i[...]

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    6 - C a bl e T V Co nn e c t t h e c ab l e T V s i gn a l t o t h e CA B L E / AN TE N N A 75 j a c k at t h e b ot t om o f t h e T V . S e e p a ge 1 2 f or d e t a il s o n u si n g Au t o pr og r a m t o s to re c h a nn e l s in t h e T V ’ s me m or y. N ot e : T hi s c o nn ec t i on w i l l su p p l y st e r eo s ou n d to t he T V i f t[...]

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    7 - C a bl e b ox w it h S -Vi d eo , co mp o ne nt vi de o ( Y Pb Pr) o r H D M I co nn e ct o r s S e e “C ove r a nd c on n e c ti o n” - A n te n na T hr ou g h an a n t e nn a , y ou c a n w at c h a ny H DT V p ro g r am s t h at a re b r oa dc a s t i n yo ur a re a w i t ho u t p ay in g f ee s . I f yo u’re n ot s u re w h at H DT V [...]

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    8 Us e o f th e r e mo te c on tr ol Note : Pressing most but tons once will ac ti vate the assigned func tion. Pre ssing a second time wi ll de -a ct ivate it . When a but ton enables multi ple options , a small list w ill be shown. Press r epeatedl y to selec t the nex t ite m in the lis t . The list w ill be re mo ved automati cally a fter si x [...]

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    9 Press t his bu tt on to di splay a list of avail able di splay form ats . Availab le displ ay format s are dete rmined by t he t ype of sig nal you are receiv ing. T o c hoose the d ispl a y form at y ou prefe r , press t he FOR MA T but to n repe atedly : Sup er Zoom , Movie exp and 1 4 :9 , Movie ex pand 1 6 : 9 and 1 6 :9 su bti tle ma k es t [...]

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    10 Bu tt o ns o n th e t op o f th e TV S h ou ld y ou r re m ot e b e l os t o r b ro ke n yo u c an s t i ll c h a ng e so m e of t he b a s ic s e t t i ng s w i t h t he b u t t o n s on t h e t o p of y ou r T V . P re s s t he p owe r s w i tc h t o s w i t ch t h e T V o n. P re s s : • t he + V O L - b u t t o n t o ad ju s t vo l um e ; [...]

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    1 1 T o us e th e me n us • P re s s t he M E N U b ut t on on t h e re m o te co nt r ol t o d is p l ay t h e S et t in g s m e nu . - U se c u rs o r up / do w n to hi gh l ig h t a nd s el e c t a m e nu i t e m o n t he l e f t p a n el . T he r i gh t p a ne l s h ows t he c on t e nt of t h e m en u yo u h ave h ig h li g ht e d in t he l [...]

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    12 TV m e n u- In s ta ll at io n Installation Language Info English Français Settings Autoprogram Source Clock Weak channel installation Current software info Reset AV settings Español Language Television Installation You can now start automatic installation. This procedure can take more than half an hour. Previous Start Autoprogram Info Setting[...]

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    13 In t he ante nna mode , sele ct a ch annel from t he disp lay ed lis t of T V cha nnels . Sele ct t he “ Star t ” by pressi ng red but ton o n the remot e control ; T V set w ill det ect t he signa l. The sign al st reng th is co ntinuou sly dis played and updat ed as you rot ate the an tenn a. Whe n stre ng th is e nough to ide ntif y, user[...]

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    1 4 Installation Source Info Settings Autoprogram Source Clock Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings TV AV1 AV2 AV3 HDMI1 HDMI2 Side PC Installation Clock Info Settings Autoprogram Source Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings Clock : AM -- -- Installation Reset AV settings In[...]

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    15 Installation Source Info Settings Autoprogram Source Clock Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings TV AV1 AV2 AV3 HDMI1 HDMI2 Side PC Installation Clock Info Settings Autoprogram Source Weak channel installation Current software info Language Reset AV settings Clock : AM -- -- Installation Reset AV settings Inf[...]

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    16 TV m e n u- F ea t ur es Settings Features Parental Control Installation Exit Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital caption options Preferred channels Sleeptimer Info Sound Picture Features Features Closed captions Info Settings On On during mute Off Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital captio[...]

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    1 7 This al lows y ou to confi gu re the way you choose to v iew digit al cap tionin g. Se lect o ne of the dig it al ser vice cha nnels m ade a vail able by t he cap tion provider . There are si x st andard ser vices . Ser vi ce 1 is design ated as t he Prim ar y Capt ion Se rv ice. This se r vice cont ains th e v er batim , or near-verb atim c a[...]

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    18 3 3 Features Digital caption options Info Settings Size Style Text Background Reset to default Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital caption options Preferred channels Sleeptimer 6 3 Features Preferred channels Info Settings 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 Closed captions Caption service Digital caption service Digital caption options [...]

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    19 TV m e n u- Pi c tu r e & S ou nd Settings Picture Sound Features Parental Control Installation Exit Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Color temperature Tint Noise reduction Info Picture Smart picture Picture Smart picture Info Settings Rich Natural Soft Power saver Personal 50 3 1 1 50 50 Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Color temperat[...]

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    2 0 Sha rpn ess This w ill adjust t he shar pnes s of fi ne de tail s in the pic ture . This w ill increa se or decre ase W ar m (red) and Cool ( blue) color s to sui t perso nal prefe rences. Se lect Co ol to give the w hite col ors a blue t int , N ormal t o give the w hite color s a neut ra l tint , Warm t o give the whi te color s a red tin t [...]

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    21 3 Sound Sound mode Alternate audio Info Settings Digital audio language AVL Stereo Virtual surround Mono Smart sound Sound mode 3 Sound Alternate audio Info Settings Digital audio language AVL SAP Main Smart sound Sound mode Alternate audio 3 Sound Digital audio language Info Settings Smart sound Sound mode Alternate audio Digital audio language[...]

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    2 2 Parental control Channel lock Info TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Please enter your PIN Settings Channel lock Settings Features Installation Exit Info Sound Picture Features Parental Control TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Channel lock Par[...]

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    2 3 Whe n All ha s bee n selec ted , all ite ms in th e age -ba sed and in the con tent s- based li sts are lo cked. If, w hile All i s selec ted , any othe r item , eit her an age - based or co ntent -ba sed ite m, is unsel ect ed, t hen Al l is autom atic ally unse lec ted. None i s the sele cti on for ite ms th at eith er hav e no r ating infor [...]

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    24 Parental control Channel lock Info TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Please enter your PIN Settings Channel lock Settings Features Installation Exit Info Sound Picture Features Parental Control TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Region ratings lock Clear Regions Lock Change PIN Channel lock Pare[...]

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    Region ratings lock Th is al lo ws y ou to cl ear a l l t he l ocks th a t y ou ha v e s et in t he R eg i on ra ti n gs lo ck tab le . Clea r regions lock 1 2 Se le ct R e gi on ra tin gs lo ck w it h the c urs or do wn . A l ist a pp ea rs, sh ow ing t he a ge- ba se d Re g io n ra ti ngs a nd a c orr es po n di ng c on ten t- ba s ed ra tin gs l[...]

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    2 6 PC m e n u -I ns ta ll at io n Installation Language Info English Français Settings Source Picture adjustment Factory reset Español Language Info Settings Installation Source TV AV1 Picture adjustment Factory reset AV2 AV3 HDMI1 HDMI2 Side Language Source Installation Picture adjustment Info Auto adjust Manual adjust Settings Factory reset La[...]

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    27 PC m e n u- Pi c tu r e Picture menu Color temper ature This w ill increa se or decre ase W ar m (red) and Cool ( blue) color s to sui t perso nal prefe rences. Se lect Co ol to give the w hite colo rs a blue t int , No rmal t o give the w hite colo rs a neut ra l tint , Warm t o give the whi te color s a red tin t . Settings Picture Sound Insta[...]

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    2 8 PC m e n u- So u nd Sound menu Vir tua l surround Sma rt S ound Pr es s the c urs or ri ght k e y t o en te r th e li st. Pr es s the c urs or up/ do wn k ey t o s el ect a p r ed efi n ed s oun d sett in g. P ers o na l r ef er s to th e pe rso na l p r ef er en c e s ou n d s etti n gs in th e so un d me n u. No te: Th e mo m e nt y ou a re [...]

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    29 Re co r d wi th y ou r r ec or der T o se le ct c on n ec te d de vi ce s Record a T V program Y ou can record a T V program using your recor ders tu ner wit hout affe cting your T V . Sele ct the ch annel number on your recor der . Set your recor der to record. See t he handbook for your r ecorder . Note : S wit ching channel num bers on your T[...]

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    3 0 T r o ub le S ho ot in g Ti ps Symp toms Ite ms to C heck a nd Act ions t o follow “G host ” or d oubl e image s • This m ay be cause d by obstr uct ion to t he ante nna du e to high r ise buildi ngs or hil ls. Usin g a highly d irect ional a nten na may improve the p ictu re. No power • Chec k that t he T V ’ s AC power cord is pl ug[...]

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    31 Gl os s ary As pec t Rati o The r atio b et ween the w idt h and heigh t of the T V pic ture on t he scree n. In a nor mal T V se t the a spec t r atio is 4 t o 3 (4 :3 ). T he new asp ect r atio i n HDT V is 1 6 : 9 whic h resem bles t he aspe ct r atio in a m ovie the atre ( Wi descree n). N ew T V sys tem s suppor t b oth 4 : 3 and 16: 9 as p[...]

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    32 W ARN ING c onc er ni ng sta tio nary i mag es o n the TV Sc r ee n: Do no t l ea v e fi xe d im ag es on th e sc r ee n f or ex te n de d pe ri od s of ti me . Th is ca n ca use u n e v en agi ng o f th e L CD pa nel . N o rma l us e o f the TV s ho ul d i nv olv e vi ew in g o f pr og ra ms tha t ha ve c ons t a ntly m o vi ng o r c han gin g[...]

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    RE GU L A T OR Y Th is e qui pm ent ha s b een t est ed a n d fo u nd to c omp ly wit h the l im its f or a Cla ss B di gita l de vi c e, pu rs ua nt to Pa r t 1 5 of th e F C C R ule s. Th es e li mit s ar e de s ig ne d to pr o vi de r eas ona ble p r o te cti on aga in st ha rmf ul in te rfe r en c e in a r es i de nt ia l in stal lat i on . T h[...]

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    34 FCC Declar ation of Confo rmit y T r ade Name : Responsible Par ty : Ma gna vo x Philips Consum er Elec troni cs Nor th A merica P . O . Box 6 7 1 53 9 Mariet t a, GA 3 0 0 06 - 0 026 1- 88 8 - PHIL IP S (7 4 4 -5 4 7 7 ) Declar ation o f Conformit y for Pr oduct s Marked with FCC Logo , United St ates Only This devi ce compli es wit h Par t 1 5[...]

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    35 Sp ec i fic at io n - T V 4 7M F437B PICTU RE / DI SPL A Y As pect r atio Pict ure Enhance ment Widescreen Progressive Sc an, 3D comb fil ter , Noise Reduc tion, S mar t Pict ure (5 mode s): Person al, Rich , Nat ural , Sof t , Po wer saver SOU ND Out put Pow er ( RM S ) Sound E nhanceme nt Sound M ode 2 x1 0W Mono, Ste reo, Vir tual Sur round [...]

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    36 T hi s wa r ra n t y g i ve s yo u s pe c i f i c le ga l r i gh t s . Y o u ma y h a ve o t he r r i gh t s w h ic h v ar y fr o m s t a te / pr o v in c e to s t a t e / p r ov i nc e . Mag na vo x, P . O . Bo x 6 7 1 5 3 9 , Mar ie tta, Ga. 30006 -0 0 26 MA GN A V O X LI M IT ED W AR RA NT Y NI NE T Y (9 0) D A Y LA BO R / O NE ( 1) P AR TS ([...]