Philips 15MF/20MF manual

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    N E E D H E L P ? C A L L U S ! M AG N AV O X R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S A R E R E A DY T O H E L P Y O U W IT 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. WE C A N G U I D E YO U T H R O U G H C ON 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 W A N T Y O U TO S TA R T E N J O Y I N G[...]

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    Kn ow t he se sa fe t y sy mb ol s Th is “b ol t of li gh t nin g” i nd ic at es un ins ul at ed m at er ia l wi th in yo ur u nit m ay ca use a n el ec t ri ca l sh oc k . For t he s af et y o f ever yon e in you r ho use ho ld , pl e ase d o no t re move pr odu c t cover in g. Th e “excl a mat io n po in t” c a lls a t te nt io n to fe at[...]

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    IM PO R T ANT SA F ET Y I NS T R UCTI O NS R E AD BE F OR E O PE R A TIN G E Q UI PM E NT Re ad th es e in st r uc ti on s . Kee p t he se in s tr uc t io ns . He ed a ll w ar ni ng s . Fo ll ow al l in st ru c ti on s. Do n ot u se t hi s ap pa r atu s ne a r wa te r . Cl ea n on ly w it h a d r y cl ot h. Do n ot b lo ck a ny of t he ve n ti la t[...]

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    4 C O NT E NT NO TE: This manual co vers diff erent v ersions and models. Not all features described in this manual will match those of y our LCD TV . This is normal and does not requir e y ou contacting your dealer or r equesting service . Y our new L CD TV and its packaging contain materials that can be recy cled and reused. Specializ ed compani [...]

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    5 B E FO R E I NS T AL LA TI ON B e fo r e p r o c e e d t o i n s t a l l y o u r n ew L C D T V, p l e a s e f o l l o w t h e s t e p s a n d d i ag r a m s a s s h o w n t o fa m i l i a r i z e y ou r s e l f w i t h t h e c or r e c t a n d s a f e wa y o f u n f o l d i ng t h e b a s e . Place the s et facing do wn on a fl a t surface and [...]

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    6 C C SOURCE PIP MENU O K  -  + -  +        Pl ug t he D C ada pt er i nt o t he DC I N 16 V ja ck on t he LC D T V . Plu g th e pow er c ab le in t o an ou tl et . Press PO WER to turn on the L CD TV . Press V OLUME + to i ncrease the s ound le vel. [...]

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    R E MO TE C O NT R O L C C S O U R C E P I P M E N U OK Nu mb er b ut t on s Pre ss t o se le c t T V ch an ne ls . Wh en s el ec t ing s in gle - d ig it ch an ne ls , pr es s th e nu mb er of t h e de sir ed c ha nn el . Th e LCD T V w il l pau se f or a fe w se con ds t he n tu ne t o t he se le c te d ch an ne l. Mu te b ut t on Pre ss t o e li[...]

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    A N TE N NA C O NN E CT I ON If y our antenna has a r ound cable (75 ohm) on the end, then yo u’ re r eady to connect it to the L CD TV . If y our antenna has flat, twin-le ad wi re (300 ohm), y ou first need to a tt ach the antenna wires to the screw s on a 300 - to 75-ohm adapter(not supplied). Connect the antenna (o r adapter ) to one end of[...]

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    9 I f you have a Cable Box, follo w either set of these steps to complete your connections . Co nne c t th e Ca bl e T V si gn al t o t he I N ja ck (o r RF I N or C A BL E I N ) on t he C ab le B ox . Co nne c t an R F coa x i al c ab le (n ot s up pl ied ) t o th e OU T j ack ( or TO T V or R F O UT ) o f th e Ca bl e Box . Co nne c t th e ot he [...]

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    10 H E L P F U L H IN T A U DI O /V I DE O I NP U T C ON NE C TI O NS T he A U D I O a n d V I D E O I n j a c k s o n t he r e a r of t h e LC D T V e n a b l e q u i c k c on n e c t i o n s o f o t h e r e q ui p me n t . C o n n e c t a V C R , DV D P l a y e r, V i d e o G a me , C a m c or d er, e t c . , t o t h e s e j a c k s . To v i e w [...]

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    The Audio jack of A V IN is shared between V ideo (CVBS ) and S-Vi deo signals. If Audi o and V ideo is connected to S-Vi deo input, y ou can still hear soun d if you select Video via Sourc e select, ev en there appears no image on screen. 1 1 S- V I D EO C O NN E CT I ON S T h e S - V i d e o c o n n e c t i o n o n t h e r e a r o f t h e LC D T [...]

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    12 2 3 CC SOURCE P I P MENU O K 4 S-VIDEO OUT OUT OUT L R AUDIO VIDEO COMP VIDEO Pr Pb 3 5 Y 1 2 COMPONENT VIDEO CABLES (Green, Blue, Red) ACCE SSO R Y D EVICE EQUI PPE D W ITH COMPO NEN T VIDE O O UTP UTS . Power C able Audio Cable VGA PC Connect the component (Y , Pb, Pr ) V ideo OUT jacks f rom the D VD pla yer( o r sim i la r dev i c e ) to the[...]

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    13 PC ( M ON I T OR ) C O NN E CT I ON T hi s LC D T V ca n b e u s ed a s a P C . You r c o m p u t e r w i l l h a ve t o b e 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 pu t a n d V G A c a b l e . Connect one end of the V GA V ideo cable (not s upplied) to the Monitor (vi deo) output on the computer , while connecting the other ends [...]

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    14 H E L P F U L H IN T L A NG U AG E S E TT I NG S F or E n g l i s h , F r e n c h o r S p a ni s h - s p e a k i ng 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 pr e s e n t . T h e L A N G U AG E M 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 me n u t o b e s h o w n i n e i t h e r E n g l[...]

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    15 T U NE R M O DE C O NT R O L 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. Press the Menu button to see the o nscreen menu. Press the (CH-) button to highli ght the INST ALL menu. Pres[...]

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    16 A U T O P R O GR A M (S E TT I NG U P C H AN N EL S ) Y o ur L C D T V c a n a ut o ma t i c a l l y s e t i t s e l f f o r l o c a l ar e a ( or c a b l e T V ) c ha n n e l s . T h i s ma k e s i t e a s y f or 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 u r ar e a b y p r e s s i n g t h e C H (+ ) o r C H ( - ) b u t t o[...]

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    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 FINE T[...]

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    18 F A CT OR Y R E S ET Y o ur T V c a n b e r e s e t t o t he o r i g i n a l fa c t o r y s e t t i n g s b y pe r f o r m i ng t h e f o l l o w i ng s t e p s . Press the MENU button on the remote co ntrol to s ee the onscr een menu. Press the (CH-) button to hi ghlight the INST ALL menu. Press the (VOL +) button to enter the INST ALL menu. Pr[...]

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    Press the PICTURE button on the remote control. The curr ent Smart Picture setting wi ll appear on the scr een. Press the PICTURE button repeatedly to select either Perso nal, Movies, Sports , W eak Signal, Multimedia, and Night Smart Picture settings. S M AR T P IC T UR E C ON T R OL W he t h er yo u ’r e w a t c h i n g a mo v i e o r a v i d e[...]

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    2 0 TV P I CT U RE M E NU C O N TR O LS C C SOURCE PIP MENU O K MAIN CONTROLS PICTURE AUDIO FEATURES INSTALL SMART PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR CONTRAST TINT SHARPNESS          PICTURE SMART PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR CONTRAST SHARPNESS TINT PERSONAL PICTURE SMART PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR CONTRAST SHARPNESS TINT 6 0 PICTURE SMA[...]

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    21 TV S O UN D M E NU C O NT R O LS T o a d j u s t yo u r L C D T V S o u nd , s e l e c t a c h a n n e l a nd f o l l o w t h e s e s t e p s . Pre ss t h e ME N U bu t t on t o see t he m e nu . Pre ss t h e (C H -) b ut t o n to hi gh li gh t th e AUD I O me nu . Pre ss t h e ( VOL +) bu t to n to e nt er t he AUD I O me nu . Pre ss t h e (C H[...]

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    2 2 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 A U T O L O CK T he A U T O 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 da t a s e n t by b r o ad c a s t e r s , o r o t h e r p r og r a m pr ov i d e r s , t h a t c o nt a i n pr o gr[...]

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    2 3 A U T O L O CK A CC ES S C O DE O v er t h e ne x t f e w p a g e s yo u ’ l l l e a r n h ow t o b l o c k p r og r a m s a n d un d e r s t a nd t h e r a t i n g t e r ms f o r c e r t a i n b r o ad 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 . Press the MENU button to s ee the onscreen menu. Press the (CH-) button to highli ght[...]

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    2 4 A U T O L O CK P R O GR A M A f t e r y o ur p e r s o na l a c c e s s c o d e h a s b e en s e t ( s e e t h e p r e v i o u s p a g e ) , yo u ar e r e a d y t o s e - l e c t t h e c ha n n e l s o r i n p u t s y o u wa n t t o b l o c k ou t or c en s o r. Press the MENU button to s ee the onscreen menu. Press the (CH-) button to hi ghlig[...]

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    2 5 A U T O L O CK - M O VIE R A TI NG S T he A U T O L o c k f e a t u r e c a n b l o c k programm ing b a s e d on t h e M ov i e I n du s t r y r a t i n g s . O nc e y o u ’v e e n t e r e d y o ur a c c e s s c o d e a n d t h e AU T O 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 : Press the MENU button to s ee the [...]

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    2 6 A U T O L O CK - TV R A TI NG S T he A U T O L o c k f e a t u r e c a n b l o c k pr ogr amm ing b a s e d o n t h e T V I n du s t r y r a t i n g s . On c e y o u ’v e e n t e r e d y ou r a c c e s s c o de a n d t h e A U T O 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 : Press the MENU button to see the onscreen[...]

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    27 Y o u ca n c h a n g e t h e pi c t u r e f o r m a t s i ze t o m a t c h t h e t y p e of p r o gr a m y o u a r e wa t c h i ng . S e l e c t t h e n or ma l 4 : 3 , E X P A N D 4 : 3 , o r C O M P R E S S 1 6 : 9, o r H D 4 : 3 a s p e c t r a t i o s . U S IN G T HE P I C TU RE F O R MA T Press the MENU button to see the onscreen menu. Pres[...]

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    2 8 C L OS E D C AP T IO NS C l o s e d C a p t i o n i n g ( C C ) a l l o w s y o u t o r e a d t h e vo i c e co n t e n t o f t e l ev i s i o n pr o gr a m s o n t h e T V s c r e e n . D e s i g n e d t o he l p t h e h e ar - 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 h ow d i a l o g[...]

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    29 PC P I CT U RE 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 P C M o n i t o r. A P C v i d e o s i g n a l m us t b e pr e s e n t or t h e T V w i l l g o i n t o s t a n d by m o d e . T h e P C P i c t u r e c on 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 . a l l o w yo u t o a d j u s t t h e p i c t u r e . P[...]

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    3 0 PC A UD IO 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 Monitor . A P C v i d e o s i g n a l mu 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 by m o d e . T h e A U D I O 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 s o u nd . Press the MENU button on the remote co ntrol to sh ow the onscreen menu. [...]

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    31 U S IN G P C P IP (P I CT U RE I N P I CT U RE ) F EA TUR E P I P ( P i c t u r e - i n - P i c t u r e ) f e a t ur e a l l o w s y o u t o c a l l u p a s u b s cr e e n w he n y o u a r e u s i n g yo u r T V a s a mo n i t o r. Press the MENU button to s ee the onscreen menu. Press (CH -) button to high light the FEA TURE S men u. Press (VOL[...]

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    32 15M F S e r i e s (15 ” LC D T V ) 2 0 M F S e r i e s / 5 0 0 T ( 2 0 ” LC D T V ) S E TT I NG U P T HE PC M O D E ( P E RS O NA L C O MP UT E R M ON I T OR ) No Resolution Mode V . F requency (Hz) H. F requency (kHz) 1 640 x 480 VG A V E S A 6 0 59.9 4 0 31.4 69 2 8 0 0 x 6 0 0 S VG A V E S A 5 6 5 6 . 2 5 0 35 .156 3 S VG A V E S A 6 0 6 [...]

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    33 T R O UB L E S HO O TIN G T IP S No P o w er • Che ck the TV po w er c or d. D isc onnect the po w er cor d fro m the po we r outlet fo r 1 0 s ec onds, then r eins ert th e plu g into the o utlet. Pres s PO WER to turn on the TV aga in. • Mak e s ure the o utlet i s no t on a wall switch. • Mak e s ure a fu se has not blo wn at th e po w [...]

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    34 C A RE A ND C L EA N IN G W ARNING co ncerning stationary images on the TV Screen: Do not lea ve fixed images on the scr een for extended periods of time. This can caus e unev en aging of the L C D panel. Normal use o f the TV sho uld in volv e vi ewing o f pro grams that hav e co nstantly mo ving or changing images. D o not leav e onmo ving im[...]

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    35 I N DE X A Antenna C onnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 8 Audio In ja ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Auto Pro gram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 1 6 , 2 4 B Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4[...]

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    36 F EDER AL C OMMUNICA TIONS C OMMISSION (FCC) N OTICE (U.S. O NL Y ) This equipment has been tested an d foun d to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pu rsuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC Rul es. These limits a re design ed to pr ovi de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment [...]

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    37 R EGULA TOR Y Cet équipement a été testé et déclar é con forme auxli mites des appareils numériques de class B, aux termes de l’ ar ticle 1 5 Des règles de la FCC. C es limites so nt conçu es de façon à fourir une pr otection raisonnable c ontre les in terférences nuisibles dans l e cadre d’ une installation résidentiell e. CET [...]

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    3 8 F A CT OR Y S E R VI CE L O CA TIO NS In Canada T o obtain efficient an d expedient carry-in, mai l-in, or in-home s ervice for y our produ ct , please contact Magnav o x at: 1 - 80 0 -6 6 1-6 1 62 (French speaking) 1 -8 00 -705-2000 (English or Spanish speaking) Au Canada Comment obtenir le service après- vente pou r les pr oduits apportés [...]

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    39 T h i s wa r r a n t y g i v e s yo u s p e c i f i c le g a l r i g h t s . Yo u m a y ha v e o t h e r r i g h t s w h i c h va r y f r o m s t a t e / pr ov i n c e t o s t a t e / p r o v i n c e . Magnavox, P .O. Box 6 7 1 539 , Mariet ta , Ga. 300 06 - 0 026 L I MI T ED W ARR A NT Y LCD TV 90 Da ys F ree Labor One Y ear Part s Exchange Thi[...]