Magnavox TP2590, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...V set and a variety of wireless remote control VCRs and Cable Converters A special Locator feature can also help you find the remote when it has been stuck out of sight or misplaced Standard broadcast VHF UHF or Cable TV CATV channel capability Stereo Ready TV with built in audio amplifier and twin speaker system for receiving TV programs broadcast in stereo sound Picture In Picture feature which ...

Page 4: ...nd of the cable connector is threaded screw it down tight Try it out Press POWER to turn the IV ON Press the CHANNEL UP button You should see local channels flash by Certain channel numbers have been added to the TV s memory at the factory To set the IV to select only the channel numbers in your area see page 1I Remember If the TV is connected to a Cable TV CATV signal be sure to set the TV for th...

Page 5: ...nas to the correct screws on the combiner _Push the round end of the combiner onto the ANTENNA plug on the rear of the TV O Outdoor UHF Antenna Twin Lead Wire Combiner Back of IV Wire Outdoor VHF Antenna 1 o connect amVCRto the TV Conhect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the IN FROM ANT plug on the VCR _ Connect the OUT TO TV plug I on the VCR to the ANTENNA plug on the TV connecting cable suppl...

Page 6: ...V button to adjust the sound level _ Press the CHANNEL UP I r DOWN Y button to select TV channels 4_ Press the TV System button on the remote to be sure the remote sends its commands to the TV Point the remote control toward the remote sensor window on the TV when operating the TV with the remote _ Always press two number buttons on the remote when selecting channels For example press 0 then 6 for...

Page 7: ...o the remote BEGIN J _ Remove the battery compartment lid on the back of the remote 2_ Place the batteries 3 AA in I the remote Be sure the and ends of the batteries line up I correctly inside of case is I marked _ Reattach the battery lid ...

Page 8: ...to back up through the MENU Press the MY button to go down through the MENU items _ Press or to adjust the selected on screen feature _ Press STATUS EXIT button on the remote to clear the screen after an adjustment Use the MENU EXIT item and press or YES to clear the screen You can also just wait and after a minute the MENU will drop from the screen _ Remember If the on screen MENO disappears and ...

Page 9: ... list Note If you continue to press the MENU button after the last EXIT MENU item you will start again at the beginning of menu item list This also works in the opposite direction See the following section for details on how to work each MENU item _ i BRIGHT PICTURE COLOR TINT SHARP STEREO SAP AVL SPEAKER INPUT CABLE PROGRAM CHANNEL SLEEP PIP SIZE PIP INPUT REMINDER CAPTION VOL BAR LANGUAGE EXIT M...

Page 10: ...you DO have Cable TV connected to the TV Channels 1 i 25 can be selected NO If you have an Antenna connected to the TV Channels 2 69 can be selected _ Press STATUS clear the to screen Wait for the on screen control to automatically drop from the screen Try it out Press CHANNEL buttons and scan the channels_tCHA on the remote works only after STATUS button is pressed or Menu times out _ _1_ Remembe...

Page 11: ...s Flashing channel numbers will count upward on the screen as the TV looks for channels to ADD You may press any button on the TV or remote to stop the channel search at any time When the channel search is completed the TV will return to the last viewed channel Press STATUS button to clear I thescreen _ t ITry it out Press CHANNEL AY buttons and see which channels have been added _ Remember If wan...

Page 12: ...STATUS button to clear the screen after adding all the channels you want _ Try it out Press the l _ CHANNELA or buttons and scan from channel to channel The channels you SAVED _ould appear The channels you DELETED should not appear _F_ Remember You can also add the VCR AUX mode see page 21 into the TV s channel memory Then by pressing the CH buttons you can quickly select the Audio Video Input jac...

Page 13: ...ATUS button after making your Caption mode selection The TV display will clear and Captioning material if available on the currently selected TV program will appear on the TV screen To can_el set the CAPTION feature to OFF when finished viewing _1_ Remember Broadcast stations will often use spelling abbreviations symbols dropouts and other grammatical shortcuts in order to keep pace with the on sc...

Page 14: ... will remain monaural mono I SAP is an additional part of the stereo broadcast system Sent as a third audio cha_nel SAP can be heard apart from the current TV program sound TV stations are free to u_e SAP for any number of purposes but many experts believe it will be used for foreign language translations of TV shows or for weather and news bulletins AI C_ Remember If a SAP signal is not present w...

Page 15: ...n on the remote AUTO VOLUME shows on the TV screen _ Press the Smart Sound button repeatedly to turn the volume level control ON or OFF _ Press the STATUS button to clear the screen when completed O A _ Remember The Smart Sound control works only with the programs coming through the Antenna Cable input on the rear of the TV RF audio It will not control the sound levels for the Auxiliary VCR AUX IN...

Page 16: ...e TV or remote are pressed _1_ Press MENU or Y on the TV or on the remote press M button and then M Y buttons Select the word VOL BAR with the TV s on screen Arrow 2_ Press or buttons to turn the VOL BAR control ON _ Press STATUS button to clear the screen _Try it out Press the VOLAY buttons The VOLUME BAR should appear at the bottom of the I screen 16 ...

Page 17: ...before the TV will turn itself off _ Press the STATUS button to clear the screen after you have set the time for the TV to turn off O Remember If you ever ant to see how many minutes are left before the TV shuts itself off press the STATUS button on the remote If you want to stop a SLEEP TIMER setting reset the timer back to OFF You could also turn the TV off an_l then back on again to cancel a se...

Page 18: ...olor and Ik picture controls select a channel and follow the steps shown below _ Press MEN_J or on the TV or on the remote press M button and then M _ buttons until the desired control shows on screen 2 _ Press and to adjust the I selected color control _3 _ Press STATUS button A or EXIT Menu to clear the screen when picture adjustments are completed _1 _ _ _ Remember When the bar scale is centere...

Page 19: ... buttons Select the word LANGUAGE with the TV s on screen Arrow _ Press or buttons to select either the English French FRANCAIS or Spanish ESPANOL language option Text for the on screen Menu will change to the selected language _ 5 _ Press STATUS to clear the screen _ Remember The Language ntrol only makes the TV s on screen MENU items appear in French or Spanish text It does not change the langua...

Page 20: ...l coming from the audio system with the Volume AY buttons on the TV or remote _ To hear the TV sound from only v the audio system speakers select the TV s SPEAKER on screen control Press MENU A or on the TV or on the remote press M button and then M Ag buttons Select the word SPEAKER with the TV s on screen Arrow _ _ Press the or buttons to turn the TV s internal speakers OFF You should now only h...

Page 21: ...y INPUTS on the rear of the TV 4_ Turn the VCR ON and PLAY the VCR tape to be viewed on the TV roRemember When you re ugh using the AJV INPUT jacks return th_INPUT display screen on the TV to ANT enna Then you will be ready to view TV programs coming from the normal antenna connections If you leave the TV in the VCR AUX INPUT mode and there is no signal source connected to the jacks you will be se...

Page 22: ...elect the previously viewed channel For example You are watching channel 4 and change to channel l0 using the channel number buttons Press A CH and your IVwill return to channel 4 Press A CH again and your TV will return to channel 10 Channel Scan Button Press to scan up or down through channel numbers Mute Button Press to turn the sound OFF on the TV Press again to return the sound to its previou...

Page 23: ...ition VCR indicator on the VCR will go 4 OFF to vnew one program while recording another program PLAY I STA1US PAUSE II ON OFFX POS_ SWAP l FREEZE PiP C_ SIZE 23 Play Buttgn Press to playback a tape Hold down after pressing the RECORD button to start a recording Press to stop the tape Fast Forward Button Press to rapidly advance the tape For some VCRs you may need to press STOP first then FF In Pl...

Page 24: ...eeping sound will begin to come from the remote control hand unit The remote will continue to signal its location for around 30 seconds Normal TV program sound will not be heard while the remote locator is working 5 _ Once you find the remote just press any button on the remote and the beeping sound will stop The remote is mow ready for normal TV feature use Remember The remote locator may not pro...

Page 25: ... the remote has been pressed You will need a pencil or pen to press the recessed button The TV shows the present Remote Locator Code _ Press any number button 0 9 on the remote to set or change the Locator Code The remote will beep to let you know it has received the new Locator Code and then return to its normal operating mode O _ _ Remember If batteries are placed the l ocator Code viii need to ...

Page 26: ...g code given in order to locate your VCR s remote code continue to next page 26 _VCR REMOTE BRAND CODENO Akai 24 25 36 Audio Dynamics 14 21 29 Broksonic 31 Cannon 01 Capehart 33 Craig 07 30 Curtis Mathes 01 32 42 43 Daewoo 33 DBX 14 21 29 Dynatech 27 Emerson 20 31 34 40 Fisher 06 07 08 Funai 27 28 GE 01 Goldstar 23 Go Video 45 46 Hitachi 03 5 Instant Replay 01 JC Penney 01 03 23 29 JVC 14 47 48 Ke...

Page 27: ...or the desired VCR The remote is now ready to send commands to the VCR _t_ Point the remote at the VCR Press the POWER button on the remote to turn the VCR ON Try it out The Channel and VCR buttons on the remote ould now operate the VCR _1 _ Remember If this doesn t work the firsT time repeat steps using the same remote code number If after a second try the remote does not operate your VCR and the...

Page 28: ...I I il First look up a TWO DIGIT remote code number for your brand Converter before going through the simple 1 2 3 steps on the following page _on Remember If more than e number is listed you may ha_e to try more than the first two digit code given in order to locate your Converter s remote code continue to next page f CONVERTER REMOTE CONVERTER REMOTE BRAND CODENO BRAND CODENO Archer 28 Rembrant ...

Page 29: ...verter The remote is now ready to send commands to the Converter _ _ Point the remote at the Converter Press the POWER button on the remote to turn the Converter ON O _ Try it out The Channel and POWER buttons on the remote should now operate the Converter Ar_ Remember If this doesn t Al _ I_r _ work the first time repeat steps using the same remote code number If after a second try the remote doe...

Page 30: ...l Numbers will SCAN UP when the VCR has been identified This may take up to two minutes Release the A CH and VCR System buttons as soon as channel numbers start to scan up The VCR code has been identified and the remote is ready to operate the VCR O t _ Remember A minute or two can seem very long but the code should be located within two minutes Don t let the VCR scan up more than five channels If...

Page 31: ... Numbers will SCAN UP when the Converter has been identified This may take up to two minutes _ Release the A CI I and CBL System buttons as soon as Channel numbers startto scan up The Converter code has been iden_tified and the remote is ready to operate the Converter O R mem r A minot o two can seem very long but the code should be located within two minutes Don t let the Converter scan up more t...

Page 32: ...ck on the TV See Reminder note below Also ensure the normal antenna connection between the VCR and TV is in place _ Move to the next page after the VCR to TV PIP connections are completed continue to next page _ Remember No sound will heard with the PIP picture See page 34 on bow to SWAP the PIP picture with the main screen picture so that sound can be heard If you have a single monaural Audio Out...

Page 33: ...n on the remote until the word INPUT shows on the screen Then press the button to select ANTENNA _ Select the channels on the TV and VCR to be watched _ Press the PIP ON OFF button on the remote O mr_ Remember See the m _ IgY 6 following page on how to operate other PIP features with the remote control 12 00 06 VCR IN IV MODE VCR Indicator Light will go out VCR PIP CHANNEL VCR SELECTED CHANNEL TV ...

Page 34: ...ows you to move PIP and avoid blocking off any main screen action __ _ With PIP on the TV screen press the SWAP button to swap the main screen picture with the PIP picture Press SWAP again to returnthe main screen and PIP to their original positions See the important reminder below continue to next page __ h Remember If the TV is s owing a_ VCR AUX supplied picture on the main screen when the TV a...

Page 35: ...update the frozen PIP with current pictures from the Main screen You cannot reposition or swap a frozen PIP picture Press the PIP ON button to drop the frozen PIP picture from the screen Press the PIP SIZE button to change the size of the PIP window shown on the TV screen Press the PIP SIZE button again to see and compare the large and small size PIP windows Note The PIP SIZE can also be adjusted ...

Page 36: ...icture signal coming from the ANTENNA input on the rear of the TV VCR AUX for a picture signal coming from the Video Input jack on the rear of the TV Used for VCR or other direct video accessory connections R _ _ a Press the STATUS button to clear the screen Remember The PIP screen will be blank unless a signal is conne_ed to the selected source either ANTENNA or VCR AUX on the rear of the TV With...

Page 37: ...onnect the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV Also connect the AUDIO OUT R and L jacks from the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on the TV Remember to use the Cable TV Converter Box to select channels for PIP the VCR must be set to the same channel as the channel selection switch on the rear of the Cable Converter either channel 3 or 4 Contact the Parts Information Center I 800 292 ...

Page 38: ...jack connections Check TV VCR CBL System buttons on the remote Press the remote s TV System button to send commands to the TV Check batteries Replace with AA Heavy Duty Zinc Chloride or Alkaline batteries if necessary Clean the remote and the remote sensor window on the TV i Repeat channel selection Add desired channel numbers CHANNEL control into TV memory Check CABLE YES NO control for correct p...

Page 39: ...ndow A window or opening found on the Television control panel through which infrared remote control command signals are received Second Audio Program SAP Another or additional audio channel provided for in the Multichannel Television Sound MTS broadcast standard The most frequently proposed use for SAP is the simultaneous bilingual broadcast of TV program material Status Allows the user to quickl...

Page 40: ...ere we have a Factory Service Center see the Factory Service Center address directory supplied with your product literature you can contact them to schedule a convenient time for an In Home service call YOU MUST PRESENT PROOF OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE TV WAS FIRST PURCHASED SALES RECEIPT OR OTHER EVIDENCE WHEN REQUESTING SERVICE OR REPLACEMENT PART WARRANTY PERFORMANCE Warranty Exclusions Your Warr...