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Once your MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a MAGNAVOX
product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advan-
tage of these important benefits.

Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure 

you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to.

For Customer Use

Enter below the Serial No. which is
located on the rear of the cabinet. Retain
this information for future reference.
Model No.________________________
Serial No. ________________________

Congratulations on your purchase,
and welcome to the “family!”

Dear MAGNAVOX product owner:

Thank you for your confidence in MAGNAVOX.You’ve selected one of
the best-built, best-backed products available today.We’ll do everything
in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to
come.
As a member of the MAGNAVOX “family,” you’re entitled to 
protection by one of the most comprehensive warranties and 
outstanding service networks in the industry.
What’s more, your purchase guarantees you’ll receive all the 
information and special offers for which you qualify, plus easy 
access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network.
Most importantly, you can count on our uncompromising commitment
to your total satisfaction.
All of this is our way of saying welcome-and thanks for investing in a
MAGNAVOX product.

P.S. Remember, to get the most from your MAGNAVOX

product, you must return your Warranty Registration
Card within 10 days. So please mail it to us right now!

Know these

safety

symbols

This “bolt of lightning” indicates

uninsulated material within your unit

may cause an electrical shock. For the

safety of everyone in your household,

please do not remove product covering.

The “exclamation point” calls atten-

tion to features for which you

should read the enclosed literature

closely to prevent operating and mainte-

nance problems.

WARNING:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR

SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE

THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOIS-

TURE.

CAUTION:

To prevent electric shock,

match wide blade of plug to wide slot,

fully insert.

ATTENTION

: Pour éviter les choc

électriques, introduire la lame la plus

large de la fiche dans la borne corre-

spondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au

fond.

Warranty

Verification

Registering your product within 10 days
confirms your right to maximum protection
under the terms and conditions of your 
MAGNAVOX warranty.

Owner

Confirmation

Your completed Warranty Registration Card
serves as verification of ownership in the
event of product theft or loss.

Model

Registration

Returning your Warranty Registration Card
right away guarantees you’ll receive all
the information and special offers which you
qualify for as  the owner of your model.

Visit our World Wide Web Site at http://www.magnavox.com

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Summary of Contents for 20MS233S99

Page 1: ...ONS ABOUT YOUR NEW PRODUCT WE CAN GUIDE YOU THROUGH CONNECTIONS FIRST TIME SETUP AND ANY OF THE FEATURES WE WANT YOU TO START ENJOYING YOUR NEW PRODUCT RIGHT AWAY CALL US BEFORE YOU CONSIDER RETURNING...

Page 2: ...of saying welcome and thanks for investing in a MAGNAVOX product P S Remember to get the most from your MAGNAVOX product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail i...

Page 3: ...een damaged B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance C The appliance has been exposed to rain D The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change...

Page 4: ...This is normal and does not require dealer contact or a service request Here are a few of the special features built into your new Color Television SmartLock Allows you to block the viewing of certai...

Page 5: ...are using Cable TV set CABLE to YES Refer to the Cable TV Control section on page 11 to tune Cable TV channels To select only the channels on your Cable TV system see Auto Program on page 12 If you us...

Page 6: ...e is threaded screw it down tight Basic Antenna Connection 300 to 75 Adapter Combination VHF UHF Antenna Outdoor or Indoor Twin Lead Wire Round Cable 75 Rear of TV If you have separate UHF and VHF ant...

Page 7: ...NEL MENU VOLUME VOLUME MENU MENU POWER CHANNEL CHANNEL POWER POWER AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO There are Audio and Video In jacks on the front of the TV You can connect a Camcorder VCR or othe...

Page 8: ...ends of the batteries line up correctly as marked inside the remote 3 Reattach the battery lid Battery Installation Remote Control The current channel num ber will appear briefly when you first turn o...

Page 9: ...n after adjusting the con trols Cursor 89 Buttons Press to select or adjust menu items SLEEP Button Press to set the TV to automatically turn itself off Details are on page 20 MENU Button Press to acc...

Page 10: ...SETUP menu 4 Press 8 or 9 to scroll through the SETUP menu until LANGUAGE is highlighted 5 Press repeatedly to select ENG LISH or ESPANOL Spanish Menu Language The Language control only makes the TV s...

Page 11: ...ress 8 or 9 to scroll through the menu until SETUP is highlighted 3 Press to enter the SETUP menu 4 Press 8 or 9 to scroll through the SETUP menu until CABLE is highlight ed 5 Press to turn CABLE YES...

Page 12: ...nter the SETUP menu 4 Press 8 or 9 to scroll through the SETUP menu until AUTO PROGRAM is highlighted 5 Press to start scanning and memoriz ing channels When Auto Programming is complete CHANNELS ARE...

Page 13: ...highlighted 4 Press to enter the SETUP menu 5 Press 8 or 9 to scroll through the SETUP menu until CHANNEL EDIT is highlighted 6 Press to choose SAVED or DELET ED Choose SAVED to add the channel to the...

Page 14: ...Press or until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you pre fer COLOR Press or to add or eliminate color PICTURE Press or until the lightest parts of the picture show good detail SHARPNES...

Page 15: ...ter the current time using the Number buttons If the first number is a single digit first enter a zero then the digit i e press 0 then press 8 3 Press or to set either AM or PM Clock To remove the men...

Page 16: ...s high lighted 3 Press or to select ON if activat ing the Timer or OFF if deactivating the Timer On Timer Remember set the clock to the current time as described on page 15 Then set the time you want...

Page 17: ...V will tune to when the TV turns itself on Timer details are on page 16 1 Press CLOCK to see the Clock menu 2 Press 9 until CHANNEL is highlighted 3 Press the Number buttons to enter the channel you w...

Page 18: ...o display the Clock menu 2 Press 9 until START TIME is highlight ed 3 Enter the time to turn on the TV using the Number buttons If the first number is a single digit first enter a zero then the digit...

Page 19: ...n set Closed Captions by pressing the CC button Press CC repeatedly to select CC OFF CC 1 CC 2 or CC MUTE CC MUTE sets the TV to show Closed Captions automatically when you press the MUTE button MUTE...

Page 20: ...the amount of time in 15 minute increments up to 90 minutes before the TV will turn itself off An on screen countdown will appear dur ing the last minute before the TV turns off Sleep Timer During the...

Page 21: ...to choose YES or NO YES sets the TV to receive stereo sound automatically when it is available in the current TV broadcast NO sets the TV to receive all sound in monaural single channel format You can...

Page 22: ...appear when you press the VOL buttons 1 Press VOL on the remote to dis play the on screen Volume Bar Pressing the VOL button will increase the TV sound 2 Press VOL on the remote to dis play the on sc...

Page 23: ...ontains one or more of the fol lowing intense violence intense sexual situations strong coarse language or intensely suggestive dialog NC 17 No children under the age of 17 will be admitted This type...

Page 24: ...ter 0711 again 6 Press 9 until CHANGE CODE is highlighted 7 Press to change your personal Access Code 8 Enter a new four digit code using the Number buttons The screen will ask you to confirm the code...

Page 25: ...ons 7 Press 9 to highlight MASTER DIS ABLE BLOCK UNRATED or BLOCK NO RATING MASTER DISABLE This is the master switch for SmartLock When ON all blocking censoring is disabled When OFF specifically bloc...

Page 26: ...RATINGS highlighted press to see the Movie Rating options G PG PG 13 R NC 17 or X When highlighted these options can be turned ON which will block viewing or OFF which will allow viewing 8 Press or t...

Page 27: ...BLOCK highlighted press 7 Press 8 or 9 to highlight TV RAT INGS 8 Press to display theTV Rating options TV Y TV Y7 TV G TV PG TV 14 orTV MA When highlighted TV Y and TV G can be turned ON which will b...

Page 28: ...enever SmartLock is accessed a review screen will show what ratings or blocking options are on 1 Press MENU to see the menu 2 Press 8 or 9 to highlight SMART LOCK 3 Press to display the SMARTLOCK REVI...

Page 29: ...he TV s Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint and Contrast Plus 1 Press SMART PICTURE on the remote control The current SmartPicture setting will appear in the middle of the screen 2 Press SMART PIC...

Page 30: ...the TV level the sound This provides a more consistent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial breaks 1 Press SMART SOUND on the remote control The cur...

Page 31: ...add the channel to the SURF list Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add addi tional channels up to five to the SURF list To remove a channel from the SURF list choose the channel with the Number buttons and...

Page 32: ...ty zinc chlo ride or alkaline batteries if necessary Details are on page eight Point the remote toward the front of the television when sending commands Clean the remote sensor on the tip of the remot...

Page 33: ...ed name for the two strand 300 Ohm antenna wire used with many indoor and out door antenna systems In many cases this type of antenna wire requires an additional adapter or balun in order to connect t...

Page 34: ...lack Stretch 14 Controls Remote 9 TV 8 Cursor 89 buttons 9 Features 4 Front panel 8 Glossary 33 Hookups 5 7 Language of menus 10 Master Disable 23 25 MENU button 9 Movie Ratings 23 26 MUTE button 9 19...

Page 35: ...RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY...

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