Magnavox 20MS233S - 20" Color Tv Stereo, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...IONS 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 THE PRODUCT 1 800 705 2000 OR VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW MAGNAVOX COM IMPORTANT RETURN YOUR WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN 10 DAYS SEE WHY INSIDE ...

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 it to us right now Know these safetysymbols 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 n...

Page 3: ...been 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 in performance E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 17 Tilt Stability All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability p...

Page 4: ...ill match your TV 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 certain channels if you do not want your children viewing inappropriate material Remote Control Works your TV Standard broadcast VHF UHF or Cable TV CATV channel capability Closed Captionin...

Page 5: ...you 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 use a Cable Box set the TV to the same channel as the CH 3 4 switch on the Cable Box Change channels at the Cable Box An RF coaxial cable to con nect the Cable Box to the TV may be supplied by the C...

Page 6: ...ble is threaded screw it down tight Basic Antenna Connection 300 to 75Ω Adapter Combination VHF UHF Antenna Outdoor or Indoor Twin Lead Wire Round Cable 75Ω Rear of TV If you have separate UHF and VHF antennas you need an optional combiner to connect the antennas to the TV 75Ω U V Combiner 75 300 Ohm Adapter VHF Antenna VHF Antenna UHF Antenna Rear of TV If you are not using Cable TV set CABLE to ...

Page 7: ...CHANNEL 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 other accessory to these jacks then watch the video from that equipment on the TV Set the TV to the AV channel Go to your low est TV channel then change channels down to see the AV channel Audio Video...

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 on the TV or when you change channels Press STATUS EXIT to see the current channel number Non Stereo models white AUDIO IN jack Stereo models red and white AUDIO IN jacks Remote Sensors point the remo...

Page 9: ...en 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 access or remove the TV s on screen menu MUTE Button Press to turn off or restore the TV sound CLOCK Button Press to access the Clock menu where you can set the clock or the On Timer Details are on page...

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 on screen menus appear in English or Spanish It does not change the other on screen text fea tures such as Closed Captions The menu will disappear when you finish Or press STATUS EXIT to clear the m...

Page 11: ...Press 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 or NO Cable TV Control When CABLE is YES chan nels 1 125 are available When CABLE is NO only channels 2 69 are available The menu will disappear when you finish Or press STATUS EXIT to clear the menu...

Page 12: ...enter 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 SET will appear on the screen Then the SETUP menu will reap pear briefly Auto Program Setting TV Channels Press the CH buttons to see which channels are in the TV s memory To delete unwanted channels...

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 TV s memory It will be available using the CH buttons Choose DELETED to remove the pre sent channel from the TV memory Channel Edit To clear the menu press STATUS EXIT Or wait a few seconds after yo...

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 SHARPNESS Press or to improve picture detail TINT Press or to obtain natural skin tones CONTRAST PLUS Press or to choose ON or OFF Setting CONTRAST PLUS to ON sharpens the picture quali ty The black portions...

Page 15: ...nter 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 menu press STATUS EXIT Or wait a few seconds and the menu will disappear automatically If the power fails you must reset the clock If the time is not set it will not appear on the TV screen Helpful Hint...

Page 16: ...is 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 the TV to turn on using START TIME as described on page 18 The menu will disappear when you finish Or press STATUS EXIT to clear the menu from the screen Helpful Hints ...

Page 17: ...TV 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 would like the TV to start on Or use CH to select a channel Start Up Channel ...

Page 18: ...to 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 i e press 0 then press 8 4 Press or to set AM or PM Start Up Time Remember to set TIMER ACTIVE to ON Details are on page 16 Helpful Hint ...

Page 19: ...an 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 will appear on the screen The TV volume will be dis abled until you press MUTE again to restore the sound Closed Captions CAPTION Example The menu disappears when you finish Or press STA TUS EXIT to ...

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 last 10 seconds before the TV turns off GOODBYE will appear on the screen During the last minute before the TV shuts off an on screen countdown will appear Pressing any button during the last minute...

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 change a stereo signal to Mono but you cannot change a Mono signal to stereo Stereo Programming 20MS233S only If Stereo sound is not avail able on the current TV pro gram and STEREO is set to YES th...

Page 22: ...l 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 screen Volume Bar Pressing the VOL button will decrease the TV sound Volume Bar ...

Page 23: ...contains 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 of program ming should be viewed by adults only It contains graphic violence explicit sex or crude indecent language X Adults Only This type of programming contains one or more of the following very ...

Page 24: ...nter 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 you just entered Enter the same new code again XXXX will appear when you enter your new code After confirming the new code the on screen menu will return to the BLOCK option Continue through the nex...

Page 25: ...ions 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 blocked settings are enabled BLOCK UNRATED All unrated pro grams based on Movie Ratings or TV Ratings will be blocked if this feature is ON and MASTER DISABLE is OFF BLOCK NO RATING All programming with ...

Page 26: ...E 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 to turn the rating ON or OFF Blocking any rating ON will block all the higher ratings automatically For example if R is blocked manually NC 17 and X will be blocked auto matically To turn a rating OFF...

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 block viewing or OFF which will allow viewing 9 TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 and TV MA can be customized to block V violence FV fantasy violence S sexual situations L coarse language or D suggestive dia log Pres...

Page 28: ...henever 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 REVIEW screen This menu will display blocked Movie Ratings or TV Ratings along with the status of BLOCK UNRATED and BLOCK NO RATING If MASTER DISABLE is ON the SMART LOCK REVIEW screen will not appear ...

Page 29: ...the 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 PICTURE repeatedly to select either PERSONAL MOVIES SPORTS or WEAK SIGNAL The PERSONAL setting is what you specify with the PICTURE options in the menu This is the only SmartPicture set ting you can cha...

Page 30: ...e 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 current SmartSound setting will appear in the middle of the screen ON or OFF 2 Press SMART SOUND repeatedly to toggle between ON or OFF ...

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 press SURF while the chan nel number appears Then press the channel will be deleted from the SURF list SmartSurf Alternating Channels A CH Button Your remote has an A CH Alternate Channel button Pres...

Page 32: ...duty 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 remote control Details are on page eight Unplug the TV s power cord from the wall outlet Wait 10 seconds and reinsert the plug into an outlet Turn on the TV again and try the remote again Check to see if...

Page 33: ...sed 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 to the 75 Ohm IN jacks of more recent Televisions andVCRs Troubleshooting TV will not display any channels above 13 You cannot remember the Access Code for SMARTLOCK Select the channel again Set CABLE...

Page 34: ...Black 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 Number buttons 9 Picture 14 POWER button 8 9 Remote control Batteries 8 Buttons 9 Sensor 8 Service 35 37 Set Clock 15 Setup First Time Use 10 12 Sharpness 14 SLEEP button 9 20 Sleep Timer 20 SmartLo...

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Page 37: ...ble in all countries where the product is offi cially distributed by Magnavox In countries where Magnavox does not distribute the product the local Magnavox service organization will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appro priate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proo...