Magnavox 8P6031C101, 8P5431C101 Owner’s Manual

Instructions for use

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MAGNAVOX

_ Getting Started o

Welcome/Product Registration ................... 2

Safety/Precautions ..................................................... 3

Table of Contents ....................................................... 4

Features and Model Information ................................ 5

_] On-Screen Features

PICTURE MENU +Adjusting Color, Brightness, Sharpness,

Tint, and Picture Controls ................................... 6

+Using the Clearview Control ............................... 7

+Using the Flesh Correction Control .................... 7

+Adjusting the TV's Convergence Control ........... 8

FEATURES MENU

+Selecting a Picture Source .................................. 9

+Setting the TV for Closed Captioning ............... 10

+Setting the TV for Cable or Antenna Signals.... 11

+Adding Channels in Memory (Automatically). 12

+Adding Channels in Memory (Manually) ......... 13

+Setting the TV Clock ......................................... 14

+Turn-On Timer .................................................. 15

+Using the Sleep Timer Control ......................... 15

+Using the Time/Channel Reminder Control...... 16

+Using the Parental Control ........................... 17-18

+Adjusting the Channel Display Control ............ 19

+Using the Language Control ............................. 19

SOUND MENU

+Adjusting Bass, Treble, and Balance Sound

Controls ............................................................. 20

+Setting the Bass Boost Control ........................ 20

+Setting the TV for Stereo and SAP Programs ..21

+Using the Sound Image Control ........................ 22

+Using the Volume Display Control ................... 22

+Using the TV Speaker On/Off Control with

the Audio Output jacks ..................................... 23

+Surround Sound Speaker Connections and

Variable Audio Output Control ........................ 24

+Using the TV's Audio/Video Input and

Output Jacks ............................................... 25-27

i Remote Control Operation

Using the Smart Picture Control ................. 28

.rsing the Smart Sound Control ............................... 28

Using the Smart Surf Control and the Surf button...29

Setting the Remote to Work VCRs .................... 30-31

Setting the Remote to Work

Cable TV Converters .......................................... 32-33

Setting the Remote to Work VCRs or Cable

Converters - "Search Method". ................................ 34

Using the Remote's VCR buttons ............................ 35

_--_ Picture-ln-Picture (PIP)

How to Use PIP (Connections) ........................... 36-37

How to Use PIP with the TV Remote ...................... 38

Selecting the Picture Source for PIP ........................ 39

Adjusting Picture-in-Picture Color and Tint ............ 40

More PIP Connections (Cable Converter) ............... 41

_1 General Information

Tips if Something Isn't Working ............................. 42

TV Help Menu ......................................................... 43

Glossary of TV Terms ............................................. 44

Index ........................................................................ 45

Factory Service Locations .................................. 46-47

Warranty .................................................................. 48

Use the simple Set-Up Guide (supplied with your TV information packet) for details on:

• Antenna Hook-ups

• First Time Set-Up (Automatic Settings)

• Basic TV and Remote Control Operation

• On-Screen Menu Use

Because of continuous product improvements, the informa- tion mentioned in the documents accompanying your product

am subject to change without notice.

First Time Set Up - automatically sets the TV for local channels and the correct picture signal (antenna

or cable). It even helps you make the necessary con-

nections for the Picture-In-Picture (PIP) feature. See

€our Set-up and Quick Use Guide for details.

Infrared Remote Control - operates your TV set

and a variety of wireless remote control VCRs and Cable TV Converters.

Standard TV broadcast (VHF/UHF) or Cable TV (CA'IV) channel capability.

As you unpack your TV please note that the fol-

lowing items have been included with your set:

Owner's Manual

Safety Tip Information Factory Service Center Locations

WarrantyRegistration Card Remolz Control Transmitter

Batteries for Remote Control Use

Closed Captioning - allows the viewer to read TV

3rogram dialogue or voice conversations as on-screen

text,

Automatic Programming of channels - for quick and easy selection of favorite stations available in

your area.

Picture-In-Picture (PIP) - can show a TV program and the direct video output from an accessory (VCR,

etc.) onto the TV screen at the same time.

Stereo TV - with abuilt-in audio amplifier and a twin speaker system, reception of TV programs in both broadcast stereo sound or (SAP) bilingual broad-

cast are available.

On-Screen Features - display helpful information for the setting of TV controls (such as help messages, operating tips and glossary).

Parental Controls - for "censoring" or blocking out channels to keep children from watching undesirable

programming.

Audio/Video Jacks - for direct connections with

VCRs (and other accessories) for quality TV picture and sound playback.

Please take a few minutes to complete your regis- tration card. The serial number for the TV is on

the back of the set. Refer to the back of this manual for instructions

on the cleaning and care of the "IV.

End-of-Life disposal

Your new projection television and its packaging contain materials that can be recycled and reused.

Specialized companies can recycle your product to increase the amount of reusable materials and

minimize the amounts which need to be properly disposed.

Your product also uses batteries which should not be thrown away when depleted, but should be handed in and disposed of as small chemical

waste. Please find out about the local regulations on how

to dispose of your old television, batteries, and packaging materials whenever you replace exist-

ing equipment.

Surround Sound -extemal audio speaker connec-

tions.

Sleep-Timer - automatically turns the TV OFF at preset time intervals.

Smart Button - for the control of "IV Sound and Picture levels. Use the Smart Button on the remote to quickly adjust Smart Sound (to set TV Volume levels

during program changes or commercial breaks); Smart Picture (for programmed video level adjust- ments on a variety of program sources); and Smart Surf (for quick one button channel selection of up to

10 of your favorite channels).

r TV color and

picture controls, select a TV

channel and follow the steps shown below:

<_ Select BRIGHTNESS, PIC-

TURE, COLOR, TINT, or

SHARPNESS picture control.

With the PICTURE MENU on

screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU 4_ buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the (+) or (-) buttons to

adjust the selected control.

_ Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen

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is centered, control set-

tings are at normal mid-range lev-

els.

BRIGHTNESS Press (-) or (+) until dark parts of the picture show good

detail.

PICTURE Press (-) or (+) until whitest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer.

COLOR Press (-) or (+) to add or eliminate color.

TINT Press (-) or (+) to obtain natu- ralskintones. (Also see Flesh Correctiononpage 9 for more infor- mation).

Press (-) or (+) to

improve detail in the picture.

(WITH BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE)

P_ss MENU (M) to select RED high-

lighted feature,

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HOW TO SELECT FEATURES

Press MENU (M)'_ I_"

to move from Side-to-

Side within the Menu.

Press MENU (M)

• • to move U p and Down within

Clearview is a sharpness feature

which smoothes out back-

ground snow (or picture noise)

without losing picture image detail

or crispness.

<_ Select CLEARVIEW control.

With the PICTURE MENU on screen• move the RED highlight

with the MENU 4_t buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

Press the MENU AY buttons

to move the RED highlight. Press the MENU button to select (u,") the

ENHANCED mode.

<_ Press the STATUS button to

Jcle=thescreen

Use the Flesh Correction con-

trol to keep skin tone hues (or

facial tint)from varying from TV

channel to TV channel.

<_ Select FLESH CORREC-

TION control.

With PICTURE MENU (2 of 2) on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU 4_ buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the MENU AV buttons

I to move the RED highlight. Press

the MENU button to turn (/,") the FLESH CORRECTION control

ON.

<_ Press the STATUS button to

I clear the scree_

pICTUREMENU

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CnnVergence is the correct lin-

g up of the red and blue

light paths on the TV screen.

NOTE: lf no color fringing (see

Smart Help) shows, then no Convergence adjustments are nec- essary for your TV.

<_ Select CONVERGENCE con-

trol.

With PICTURE MENU (2 of 2) on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU 4=-_buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

_ If there is RED or BLUE color

fringing on the White cross, press the MENU button to continue.

Press the MENU l_l, buttons

to move the red or blue cross

directly over the white cross on the TV screen.

The red or blue cross is properly

adjusted when it is completely merged with the white cross. (No color appears around the edge of

the white cross).

@Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen when convergence adjustments are complete.

PICTURE MENU

1'0_'2

PICTURE MENU

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If thereisREDor BLUE

fringe on theWHITEcress,

usethisadjustment to

improvethe picture.

Remember. Convergence

has been set at the factory for

best viewing, but if one or more of the (red or blue) colors appear around the edges of objects (color fringing) follow the steps given in

this section.

Press "M"to Continue

- Or -

Press"1."to Return

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3 .

TV can come

through either the ANTENNA

plug or the AUDIO/VIDEO INput

jacks (on the rear of the TV). The

Picture Source control simply tells the TV which one of these picture

sources it is to show on the TV

screen.

'_ Select PICTURE SOURCE

SELECT control.

With the FEATURES MENU on

screen, move the RED highlight with the MENU _ buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

Press the MENU AV buttons

to move the RED highlight. Press

the MENU button to turn the desired

PICTURE SOURCE control ON

(v,').

ANTENNA- for a picture signal

coming from the ANTENNA

plug on the TV.

VCR/AUX- for a picture signal

coming from the Video Input jack on the rear of the TV.

_MAIN MENU

-- FEATURE MENU

1 0_=3_

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VCRiAUX 1

<_ Press the STATUS button to

I clear the screen€

ClyOSed Captioning (CC) allows

ou to read the voice content of

television programs on the TV

screen. Designed to help the hearing

impaired this feature uses on-screen "text boxes" to show dialogue and

conversations while the TV program is in progress.

<_ Select CLOSED CAPTIONING

control.

With the FEATURES MENU on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU t_ buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast with Closed Caption (CC) information included. Neither are all Closed Caption modes (CAPTION 1-4; or TEXT 1-4) necessarily being used by a broadcast station during the transmission of a closed caption program. Usually "CAPTION 1" is the most used mode to view captioned material. Refer to your area'sTV program list-

ings for the stations and times of Closed Caption shows.

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<_ Press MENU AV buttons

the

to move the RED highlight. Press the MENU button to select (v_) the

desired Closed Caption mode - For

Example: "ALWAYS ON" and

"CAPTION 1".

CAPTION 1, 2, 3, 4:

dialogue (and descriptions)

for the action on the captioned

TV program shows on-screen.

(See Important Note on this page.)

TEXT 1, 2, 3, 4:

often used for channel guide, schedules, or bulletin board information for CC programs.

<_;_ After making your Caption

mode

selection, press the STATUS button to clear the TV screen. The selected

Closed Caption mode will be active. To cancel, set the Closed Captioned

feature to OFF when finished view- ing. @

PIP[

NOTE: The ON DURING MUTE ONLY control can

be used to set the "rv to

turn the Closed Caption

mod_ _ON" wh_tlevt_r the MUTE button on the

remote is pressed.

ALWAYS OFF

_l ALWAYS ON

ON DURING MUTE ONLY

Ct_PTION _ "t]_XT CAPTION 3 TEXT 3

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CAPTION 4 TEXT d

CAPTION 1 mode

Example Screen Display

Remember. Broadcast

stations will often use

spelling abbreviations, symbols, dropouts and other grammatical shortcuts in order to keep pace

with the on-screen action. These type factors vary upon the source

of the captioned text material and do not indicate a need for service

on the part of the TV.

Closed Caption information will usually appear

in black and white (although some bzoadc_st_rs

or networks may occasionally use color to hi

tight or draw attention to certain areas.)

FULL SCREEN TEXT

will blOCk "IVscreen from viewing

tain Closed Captioning material whenever the _- This symbol will appear on channels that con- I [ I

statusdisplay is shown, 12:00

NOiTE: lf you went through

rst Time Setup (in your

Quick Use Guide), this task has already been corapleted for you.

You need to make sure the TV is set to pick up either Cable TV or

Antenna signals. In other words,

the TV needs to know if you con- nected a Cable TV signal or a nor-

mal antenna to its ANTENNA plug.

_ Select CABLE CHANNEL

TUNING control.

With the FEATURES MENU on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU 4-P buttons• Then press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the MENU &V buttons

to move the RED highlight. Press the MENU button to select (t.J) the

desired mode - For Example: CABLE.

MALN MENU

CABLE- If you DO have

Cable TV connected to the TV. Channels

1-125 areavailable.

NORMAL- If you have an

Antenna connected

to the TV. Channels 2-69 are available.

<_ Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen.

9 (in your Quick Use

Guide), this task has already been completed for you.

Your TV can automatically set itself

for local area (or Cable TV) chan-

nels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your

area when the CHANNEL at Y but- tons are pressed.

Select CHANNEL MEMORY

(START AUTO-PROGRAM-

MING) control.

With the FEATURES MENU on screen, move the RED highlight with

the MENU _) buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

MAIN MENU

_FEATURE MENU

<_ Press the MENU button to turn

AUTO-PROGRAMMING ON.

The TV shows which channel num- bers are "SAVED" (t_) as they are added into memory.

"Auto-programming CHANNEL MEMORY is finished" shows when

the TV is through adding channels.

<_ Press the STATUS or Menu (M)

I button to clear _creen.

. Try it out. Press the

CHANNELAV buttons and

see which channels you can select. Remember. An Antenna or Cable TV signal must first be connected to your

"IVso that channels can be saved. If you want to delete any unwanted

channels from the TV's memory, see "ADD/DELETE CHANNELS" on

page 14.

_" Channel Numbers are S" Saved in Memc_

• START

AUTO_ROGRAMMING

CHANNEL MEMORY

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5_ 6',f 74" 8_,_ 9IF qO 11 12

_3 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O

21 22 23 24

pres 5 "M* t_

Stop Auto_rogram

Auto-Programming (see page 13)

adds all the channels it can find

(on your Antenna or Cable TV sys-

tem) into the TV's memory. Add/Delete Channels makes it easy

for you to add other channels, or

drop unwanted channels,from the list of channels in the TV's memory.

<_ Select CHANNEL MEMORY

(ADD/DELETE CHANNELS)

control.

With the FEATURES MENU on

screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU _'_ buttons. Then press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the CHANNEL AV or

number buttons to select the chan- nel you want to add or delete.

<_ Press the MENU • button to

ADD the channel into the TV's memory.

MAIN MEND

Press the MENU _ll button to

DELETE the channel from memory.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each chan- nel you wish to add or delete.

Press the STATUS or MENU

I button to clear the screen.0

Remember. You can also

I[ add the VCR/AUX mode

just like a channel. Then by pressing the CHANNEL J,V

buttons the VCR/AUX mode can quickly be selected to use the

Input jacks on the rear of the TV

(see page 26). Note: "VCR/AUX" mode is

loCated between the lowest and

highest channel numbers within the ADD/DELETE CHANNEL

control screen.

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NOiTE: If you went through

rst Time Setup (in your Quick Use Guide), this task has already been completed for you.

Your TV comes with an on-screen

clock. During normal operation the clock appears on the screen with every channel change (and when the STATUS button is pressed).

<_ Select SET CLOCK control.

FEATURE MENU

With FEATURES MENU (2 of 3) on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU q_ buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the remote's number

buttons to set the time clock.

<_ Press the STATUS button to

set the clock in operation and clear

the screen.

first and then the

hour number for single digit entries.

The remote's MENU _t buttons can also be used to set the hours,

minutes and AM/PM portions of the clock.

FEATURE MENU

20F3--

SET CLOCK & ON TIMER

TV Clock settings may be lost when the TV is unplugged (or AC

rower to the set is interrupted.)

_ou can also set the TV Clock

automatically if you follow the First Time Set-up procedure for the

Smart Clock feature.

alarm clock you can

et the TV to turn itself on at the

same time everyday.

Select SET ON TIMER con-

trol. With FEATURES MENU (2oof _)

on screen, move the RED bi_,hli_,ht with the MENU 4-_ buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the MENU AV and

MENU (M) buttons to highlight and se ect "ON (va).

<_ Press the MENU AY and

then the MENU (M) buttons to select SET ON TIME .

@Press the remote's number

buttons to set the 'q'URN ON" time for the TV. (Press MENU •

• for AM or PM.)

@Press the STATUS button to

set the "ON TIME" and clear the

screen.

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nfrVe you ever fallen asleep in

ont of the TV only to have it

wake you up at two in the morning

with a test pattern screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can save you all that trouble by automatical- ly turning itself off

Select SLEEP TIMER control.

on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU 4_ buttons. Then

With FEATURES MENU (2 of 3)

press the MENU (M) button.

<_ Press the MENU ._),-buttons

utes to 2 hours ahead) before the to pick the amount of time (15 min-

TV will turn itself off.

<_ Press the STATUS MENU

you have set the time for the TV to (M) button to clear the screen after

turnoff.

Remember,

to see how many minutes are left

before the TV shuts itself off, reselect

the SLEEP TIMER control screen.

To stop a SLEEP TIMER setting,

reset the timer back to OFF. (Turning

the TV off and on, or pressing a button

during the last minute of a timer

setting, will also

' cancel a setting.)

A few seconds

before the TV is to

shut off a message will come on the

screen telling you

GOOD NIGHT.

Wcth the Half Hour Reminder

ontrol the TV automatically

shows you the current time and channel every thirty minutes.

<_ Select HALF HOUR

REMINDER control.

With FEATURES MENU (2 of 3) on screen, move the RED high-

light with the MENU q_ buttons.

Then press the MENU (M) button.

_ Press the MENU AV and

and select (t,") the EVERY HALF HOUR item.

i MENU (M) buttons to highlight

<_ Press the STATUS button

I clear the screep¢

-- MAIN MENU

_FEATUF_ MENU

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