Magnavox MS1940B manual

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS MS1940B Owner’ s Manual F EATURES • Infrared Remote Control operates your TV and helps you set up on-screen features. • Standard Broadcast (VHF/UHF) or Cable TV (CATV) channel capability • Closed Captioning allows you to read TV program dialogue as on-screen text. • Auto Install quickly and easily selects channels avai[...]

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    OR ANT .IN OR U H F V H F 3 00 Ω 75-300 Ω AD APTO R ANT .IN H OOKING U P Y OUR TV (A NTENNA /C ABLE C ONNECTIONS ) A combination antenna receives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2-13 and UHF 14-69). Your connection is easy since there is only one 75 Ω (ohm) antenna jack on the back of your TV - and that’s where the antenna goes. A NTENNA C O[...]

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    H OOKING U P Y OUR TV (A NTENNA /C ABLE C ONNECTIONS ) (C ONT ’ D ) - 3 - U SING THE F RONT A UDIO /V IDEO I N J ACKS A UDIO /V IDEO I N J ACKS Connect a video cable (not supplied) to the VIDEO OUT jack of the camcorder/VCR and to the VIDEO In jack on the front of the TV. When you are finished watching the tape, press the TV/AUX button on the TV [...]

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    - 4 - CHANNEL VOLUME HEADPHONE VIDEO MENU L - AUDIO - R POWER CHANNEL VOLUME HEADPHONE VIDEO MENU L - AUDIO - R POWER Press the POWER button to turn ON the TV. Be sure to connect the TV power cord to a standard AC outlet first. Press the VOLUME ▲ / ▼ buttons to adjust the sound level. Press the CHAN- NEL ▲ / ▼ buttons to select available TV[...]

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    - 5 - H ave you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV, only to have it wake you up at 2 a.m. with a test pattern screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can save you all that trouble by automatically turning itself off. Set the Sleeptimer simply by pressing the SLEEP button, or you may use the on-screen menu. Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to pic[...]

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    F EATURES (C ONT ’ D ) S martLock enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. SmartLock reads the ratings for programming (except for news and sports programs, unedited movies on premium cable channels, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies access to programming if the program’s rating me[...]

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    C losed Captioning allows you to read the voice con- tent of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-screen text boxes to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. Note: Broadcast stations will often use spelling abbrevia- tions, symbols, dropouts and other grammat[...]

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    P lease make these simple checks before calling for ser- vice. These tips can save you time and money since charges for TV installation and adjust- ment of customer controls are not covered under your warranty. T ROUBLESHOOTING No Power • Check the TV power cord. • Make sure the power outlet is not on a wall switch. No Picture • Check antenna[...]