Magnavox 20MF Series, 251W Series, 20MF 251W Series, 20MF251W-37B, 20MF251W-37E User Manual

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20MF 251W Series LCD TV

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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

EAD BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT

Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatu s near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation opening s. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appar atus (including amplifiers) that produce he at . Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding t ype plug has two blades and third grounding prong. The wide blade or third prong are provided for your safety. When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Only use at tachments/accessories specified by t he manufacturer.

Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold w ith

theapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecaution when moving the cart /ap par atus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. Unplug this apparatus during light ning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to r ain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. This product may contain lead and mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authoritie s or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged ; B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has be en spilled into the appliance; C. The appliance has been exposed to r ain; 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. Tilt/ St abilit y - All televisions must comply with recommended international global safet y standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinet design.

• Do not compromise these design stand ards by applying excessive pull force to the front , or top, of t he cab inet which could ultimately overtu rn the produc t.

• Also, do not endanger yourself, or children, by placing electronic equipment/toys on the top of the cabinet. Such items could unsuspectingly f all from the top of the set and cause product d amage and /or personal injur y. Wa ll or Ceiling M ount ing - The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines . Outdoor Antenna Grounding -Ifanoutsideantennais connected t o the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up st atic charges. Section 810 of the National Electric Code, ANSI/ NF PA No. 70-1984, provides information with respect to proper grounding of t he mast and suppor ting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding connectors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure below. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure t hrough openings. Battery Usage CAUTION -To preventbatteryleakage that may result in bodily injury, property damage, or damage to the unit:

• Install all batteries correctly, with + and - aligned as marked on t he unit .

• Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc .).

• Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a long time.

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Note to the CATV s ystem installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-4 0 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper groundingand,inparticular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbe connected to t he grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Example of Antenna Gr ounding as per NEC - National Electric Code

ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTE M (NECART 250, PART H)

GROUND CLAM P

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

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ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• ENSURE that LCD TV stand is tightened properly to the set (See Quick Guide) on the right way of tightening of

the screw of the stand to the set. Improper tightening of screw may render the set unsafe.

• If LCD TV is installed on the wall, installation should be carried out by qualified servicemen. Improper or incorrect

installation may render the set unsafe.

• Disconnect main plug when :

— cleaning the TV screen, never use abrasive cleaning agents.

— there is a lightning storm.

— the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time.

• Do not shift or move the LCD TV around when it is powered on.

• Do not touch, push or rub the surface of the LCD screen with any sharp or hard objects.

•WhenthesurfaceoftheLCDscreenbecomesdusty,wipeitgentlywithanabsorbentcottonclothorothersoft

material like chamois. DO NOT USE acetone, toluene or alcohol to clean the surface of the screen. These chemicals

will cause damage to the surface.

• Wipe off water or saliva as soon as possible. These liquids can cause deformation and color fading of the LCD

screen when left exposed for some time.

• Be careful of condensation when temperature changes occur. Condensation can cause damage to the LCD screen

and electrically parts. After condensation fades, spots or blemishes will be present on the LCD screen.

POSITIONING THE LCD TELEVISION

• Place the LCD TV on a solid, sturdy base or stand. Be sure the stand is strong enough to handle the weight of the

LCD TV .

• Tr y to leave at least 6” of space around each side of the LCD TV cabinet to allow for proper ventilation.

• Do not place the LCD TV near a radiator or other sources of heat.

• Do not place the LCD TV where it can be exposed to rain or excessive moisture.

RECYCLING PROCEDURE/END OF LIFE DISPOSAL

• To minimize harm to the environment, the batteries supplied with the LCD TV do not contain mercury or nickel

cadmium. If possible, when disposing of batteries, use recycling means available in your area.

• The LCD TV uses materials that can be recycled. To minimize th e amount of waste in the environment, check your

area for companies that will recover used televisions for dismantling and collection of reusable materials, or contact

your dealer for TV recycling tips.

• Please dispose of the car ton and packing material through the proper waste disposal management in your area.

PRECAUTION

CONTENTS

Introduction

Welcome/Registration of Your TV ........................2

IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS................. 3

PRECAUTIONS ............................................4

CONTENTS ...............................................5

Installation

Language Settings .................................. 6

Tuner Mode Control........................................ 7

Auto Program (Setting Up Channels ) .....................8

Channel Edit Control (To Add or Delete channels ) . . . . . 9

Factory Reset .............................................. 10

Basic TV and Remote Control Operations................11

Remote Control-ForTV Operations ....................12

RemoteControl-For DVDOperations ................. 13

Timer Menu Controls ......................................14

Picture Menu

TV Picture Menu Controls........................15

Sound Menu

TV Sound Menu Controls.........................16

Feat ures Menu

Smart Picture Control .............................17

Smart Sound Control ..................................... 17

Lock ................................................18

Lock Password......................................19

Lock Program ......................................20

Lock - Movie Ratings...............................21

Lock - TV Ratings .................................22

Using The Picture Format ................................ ..23

Closed Captions ...........................................

PC Mode

PC Picture Controls ............................. .45

PC Audio Controls ........................................46

Setting Up The PC Mode ................................ 47

General Information

Trouble Shooting Tips-TV

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Care And Cleaning .......................................

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............

Trouble ShootingTips-DVD................................

Regulatory

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Limited Warranty

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DVD Mode Control

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DVD Mode Control-Play Disc In Various Ways

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DVD Menu Setup

......................................... .36

If this instruction manual does not give an answer

or if ‘ Trouble shooting tips’ does not solve your

TV problem, you can call your Local Magnavox

Customer or Service Cent er.

Please, have the Model and Serial number which

you can fi nd at the back of your television set

or on t he packaging, ready, before calling the

Magnavox helpline

1-800-705-2000

Model: 20MF 251W

Serial No:.............................................

CareofthescreenSeeTips,p. 50

Magnavox is paying a lot of attention to producing environmentally-friendly in product. Yo u r n e w T V c o n t a i n s

materials which can be

recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialized companies can dismantle the discarded TV to

concentrate the

reusable materials and to mini mize the amount

of materials to be

disposed of.

Please ensure you dispose of your

old T V

according to local regulations.

Help

Smart Smart Smart Smart

Smart

HELPFUL HINT

or English, French, or Spanish -speaking

TV owners, an onscreen L AN GUAGE

option is present. The L ANGUAGE control enables

you to set the TV ’s onscreen menu to be shown in

either English, French, or Spanish.

Press the MENU button on the remote control to open the onscreen menu.

Press the / button to highlight the INSTALL menu.

Press the / button to Highlight LANGUAGE.

Press the / button to select English, French, or Spanish.

Press the MENU button repeatedly to clear the menu from the screen.

Remember, the LANGUAGE control makes

only the TV’s onscreen MENU items

appear in English, French, Spanish

text.

It does not change the other onscreen text features, such as Closed Captioning (CC), with TV shows.

LANGUAGE SETTINGS

Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

TUNER MODE ANTENNA AUTO PR OGR AM CHANNEL EDIT

FACTORY RESET

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

INSTALL

TUNER MODE CONTROL

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 c hannels from a cable TV signal or an

antenna signal.

Press the MENU button to see the onscreen menu.

Press the / button to highlight the INSTALL menu.

Press the / button to enter the INSTALL .

Press the / button to highlight the TUNER MODE .

Press the / button to select CABLE, ANTENNA, or AUTO.

Press the MENU button repeatedly to clear the menu from the screen.

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• When CABLE is selected, channels 2-125 are available.

• When ANTENNA is selected, channels 2-69 are available.

• When AU TO is selected, your LCD TV will search automatically for antenna or cable channels.

• Immediately after unpacking and plugging in your new television, run the

AUTO

PROGRAM

function to set up the TV for the broadcast or cable channels available in your area. If you do not run the auto program function to set up the channels, your television may not operate properly.

HELPFUL HINT

Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

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LANGUAGE ENGLISH

TUNER MODE ANTENNA

AUTO PR OGR AM CHANNEL EDIT

FACTORY RESET

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

INSTALL

AUTO PROG RAM (SETTING UP CHANNELS)

our LCD TV can automat ically set i tself for local

area (or cable T V ) channels. This makes it easy

for you to select only t he TV stations in your area by

pressing the CH ( ) or CH ( ) button.

Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.

Press the / button to highlight the INSTALL menu.

Press the / button to enter the INSTALL menu.

Press the / button to highlight the AUTO PROGRAM control.

Press the / button to start the AUTO PROGRAM scanning of channels.

Press the MENU button repeatedly to clear the menu from the screen, after AUTO SEARCH has finished .

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• Immediately after unpacking and plugging in your new television, run the auto

program function to set up the TV for the broadcast or cable channels available in your area. If you do not run the auto program function to set up the channels , your television may not operate properly.

• After you’ve run Auto Program, check out the results. Press the (CH )

button and see

which channels you can select.

• Remember, an antenna or cable TV signal must first be connected to your LCD TV.

HELPFUL HINT

Press the OK/MENU button to return to the previous menu.

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LANGUAGE ENGLISH

TUNER MODE ANTENNA

AUTO PROGRAM

AUTO SEARCH

AIR 5 OK/MENU: Return

CHANNEL EDIT

FACTORY RESET

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

INSTALL

Press the MENU button to open the

onscreen menu .

Press the / button to

highlight the INSTALL menu, then

press the to enter.

Press the / button to highlight

/ button to enter.

e CHANNEL EDIT

column

, then press

In CURRENT CHANNE L ,

press the / b u t t o n to selec t th e channel you wish to add or remove.

In SKIPPED column, press the /

button to select ACTIVE (to add) or

SKIPPED (to delete) the channel you

selected.

Press the MENU button repeatedly t o

clear the menu from the screen.

CHANNEL EDIT CONTROL

hannel E dit control lets you edit the channel

listing. You can add or remove a channel in the

LCD TV ’s memory.

Repeat steps 4– 5 to add or delete additional channels to or from the LCD TV ’s memory.

HELPFUL HINT

Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

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LANGUAGE ENGLISH

TUNER MODE ANTENNA AUTO PROGRAM

CHANNEL EDIT

FACTORY RESET

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

INSTALL

CHANNEL EDIT

CATV 1

ACTIVE

SKIPPED

CURRENT CHANNEL

button

the

FACT ORY RESET

our T V can be reset to the original

factory setti ngs b y performing the

foll owing ste ps .

Press the MENU button on the remote control to see the onscreen menu.

Press the / button to highlight the INSTALL menu, then press

to enter.

Press the / button

repeatedly

to highlight the FACTORY RESET control, then press the / button

to enter.

When FACTORY RESET Menu appeared, press the / button to select "Yes", and press the / button or the OK button to reset the original factory settings.

Press the MENU button repeatedly to clear the menu from the screen.

If you reset the TV to the factory settings, allyourpresentsettingonpicture,audio, Close Caption and other feature settings will be eras ed and replaced by the manufacture’ s default settings. However, your Smart Lock access code will not be erased. Please refer to page 19 for details.

HELPFUL HINT

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LANGUAGE ENGLISH

TUNER MODE ANTENNA AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT

FACTORY RESET

YES

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

MOVE SELECT SELECT EXITOK MENU

INSTALL

the button

Connect the power plug to the power socket.

Press POWER to turn on the LCD TV.

PressVOL to

increase the sound level, or

pressVO L to decrease the sound level.

Press CH or CH to select channels.

Point the remote control toward on the front of the LCD TV to operate.

Open the battery compartment on the back of the remote control.

Place AAA the remote control. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries line up as marked inside the battery

compartment.

Clos e the battery compartment.

BASIC TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS

BATTERY INSTALLATION

TELEVISION AND REMOTE CONTROL

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REMOTE CONTROL -FOR TV OPERATIONS

Number buttons

Press to select TV channels. When selecting single-digit channels, press the number of the desired channel. The LCD T V will pause for a few seconds then tune to the selected channel.

Note: +10 button is for DVD use .

Mute button

Press to eliminate or restore the LCD TV sound. Mute will appear on the screen when the sound is muted.

Menu button

Press to activate onscreen menu, also press to exit

the onscreen

menu.

Volume button

Press to increase or decrease the sound level.

Source but ton

Press to select the video input source: AV1,AV2,DVD,

PC,TV.

Direction button

Press to navigate up/down/left/right

OK button

Pres

Press to return to the previous layout in the OSD screen menu.

s to confirm the option you

selected in the onscreen menu.

CC button

Press the CC but ton to select OFF, CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4,TEXT1,TEXT2,

TEXT3,TEXT4, CC MUTE, XDS.

Standby (Power) button

Press to turn the LCD TV on or off.

Sleep button

Press to set the LCD T V to turn itself off within a certain time.

Picture Format button

Press the FORMAT button repeatedly to toggle among the six screen format sizes:

Wide Screen,

4:3, Zoom14:9, Zoom16:9, Subtitle Zoom, Super Wide .

Previous Channel button

Press to go to previously selected channel.

Channel button

Press to adjust the channel up or down.

in onscreen

menu.

Smart Picture button

Press repeatedly to select either Personal, Movie , Sports, We ak signal, Multimedia , or Night picture set t ing.

Smart Sound button

Press repeatedly to select among the 4 settings; Personal , News, Music, or Theatre.

REMOTE CONTROL -FOR DVD OPERATIONS

DVDTITLE button

Use to bring up the DVD title menu.

PLAY button

Use to begin the DVD playback.

PAUSE button

Use to pause the DVD playback.

PREV/NEXT button

Use to skip to the previous or

chapter .

ZOOM button

Use to zoom the DVD playback picture.

SLOW button

Use to slow the DVD playback speed.

P. MODE button

Use to shift DVD play mode.

REMAIN button

Use to display the time of the DVD

playback.

A. MODE button

Use to shift the DVD playback

audio

mode.

AUDIO button

Use to shift DVD audio language.

OPEN/CLOSE button

Use to eject the disc being played

in the disc slot, the main unit must

be set to DVD status.

STOP button

Use to stop the DVD playback.

FF/FR button

Use to play DVD fast forward/ backward.

RETURN button

Return to the previous menu screen.

DVD MENU button

Use to bring up the DVD root menu.

REPEAT button

Use to repeat the DVD playback.

WIDE button

In DVD mode, use to set TV display mode.

SUBTITLE button

Use to shift DVD subtitle language.

ANGLE button

Use to shift DVD viewing angle.

our LCD TV comes with an onscreen clock. The

TVcanalsobesettoturnonoroffataspecific

time and tune to a specif ic channel when it powers

itself on.

Press the SLEEP button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu..

Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to select your requiring sleep timing.

240 Mins

15 Mins

30 Mins

60 Mins

90 Mins

120 Mins

180 Mins

OFF

IMPORTANT For the Timer to function, the set must not be turned off. Once the set is turned off, the Timer is disabled.

HELPFUL HINT

TIMER MENU CONTROLS

Press the MENU button to see the onscreen menu.

When PICTURE menu is highlighted, press the / button to enter the PICTURE menu.

Press the / to choose the item

you want to adjust: Smar t Picture, Brightness, Color, Contr as t, Sharpness,Tint, Color Temp, Noise Reduction.

Press the / but ton to adjust the item.

Press the / button to select and

adjust other picture controls.

Press MENU repeatedly to remove th

buttonthe

e menu from the screen.

Smart Picture: Please refer to page 17, for details on Smart Picture Settings. Brightness: Adjust to brighten the dark par ts of the pic ture . This appears to add white t o the color. Color:Adjust to add or reduce color. Contrast : Adjust to“sharpen” the Picture quality. The black portions of the picture become richer in darkness and the white become brighter.

Shar

Color Temp: Allows you to adjust

Normal, Cool, Warm. Noise Reduction:Allows you to adjust Weak,OFF, Strong.

pness:Adjust to improve detail.

Tint:Adjust to obtain natural skin

tones.

TV PICTURE MENU CONTROLS

o ad just your LCD T V picture, select

a c hannel and follow these steps.

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HELPFUL HINT

Any adjustment of Brightness , Color, Contrast or Sharpness will be stored into PERSONAL at Smar t Picture section.

Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

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SMART PICTURE PERSONAL

BRIGHTNESS COLOR CONTRA ST

SHARPNESS

TINT COLOR TEMP NORMAL NOISE REDUCTION WEAK

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

PICTURE

button

TV SOUND MENU CONTROLS

o adjust your LCD TV Sound, select a channel and

foll ow these step s.

Press the MENU button to see the menu.

Press the / button to highlight the AUDIO menu.

Press the / button to enter the AUDIO menu.

Press the / button to choose the item you want to adjust: Smart Sound, 120HZ~10KHZ,

Balance,Stereo,

Virtual Surround, AV L. Smart Sound: Please refer to page 17 for details on Smar t Sound Settings.

120HZ~10KHZ:Allows you to adjust 120HZ, 500HZ, 1K5HZ, 5KHZ, 10KHZ.

Balance:Adjust the balance of the sound.

Stereo:Adjust to select between Stereo,

Mono, or SAP. Virtual Surround:Adds greater depth and dimension to TV sound. Select from Vir tual Surround or OFF. AV L (Auto Vo lume Leveler): When On, AVL will level out the sound being heard when sudden changes in volume occur during commercial breaks or channel changes.

Press the / button to adjust

the item.

Pressthe / buttontoselectandadjust other sound controls.

Press the MENU button repeatedly to remove the menu

from the screen.

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•If Stereo is not presented on a selected show and the TV is placed in Stereo mode, the sound coming from TV will remain in Mono mode.

HELPFUL HINT

Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

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SMART SOUND PERSONAL

120HZ 500HZ 1K5HZ

5KHZ 10KHZ

BALANCE

VIRTUAL SURROUND

OFF

AVL OF F

STEREO STEREO

MOVE SELECT RETURN EXITOK MENU

AUDIO

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