Magnavox MS3250C/99, MS3650C, MS3650C/99 Quick Start Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started

Warning/Important Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Basic Cable Television Connection . . . . . . .1

Basic Antenna Television Connection . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Basic VCR/Accessory Device Connection . . . . . . . .1

Basic Television Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Basic Remote Control Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Setting your TV for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Using the On-screen menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Using the Language Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Setting the Tuner Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

How to Automatically Program Channels . . . . . . . .4

How to Add and Delete Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Quick Use and Setup Guide

BASIC TELEVISION CONNECTIONS

Quick Use and Setup Guide

IMPORTANT

NOTE: This owner's manual is used with several
different television models. Not all features (and
drawings) discussed in this manual will necessar­ily match those found with your television set.
This is normal and does not require you contact­ing your dealer or requesting service.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO
RAIN OR EXCESSIVE MOISTURE.

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our Cable TV input into

your home may be a
single (75 ohm) cable, or a
Converter Box installation.
In either case the connec­tion to the TV is very easy.
Just put the threaded end
of the cable signal to the
TV's antenna plug and
screw it down finger tight.

CABLE TV

CABLE INPUT/CONVERTER

T

he basic Antenna, or

Cable TV, to VCR to
TV connection is shown to
the right. For more infor­mation on other hookups
(possible when Cable
Converter/Descrambler
boxes are included) refer to
your accessory VCR and
Cable Converter Owner's
Manual for details.

TV TO VCR

BASIC CONNECTION

If your Cable TV signal

is a single round cable (75

ohm) then you're ready to con­nect to the TV.

If you have a Cable
Converter Box:

Connect the Cable TV signal to
the Cable Signal IN(put) plug
on the Converter.

Connect the Cable TV cable to

the ANTENNA/CABLE plug on the TV.

If you have a Cable Converter Box:

Connect the OUT(put) plug from the
Converter to the 75Ω plug on the TV.

Connect your
Antenna or Cable TV signal
to the IN FROM ANT(enna)

plug on the VCR.

Connect the OUT TO

TV plug on the VCR to the
75Ω plug on the TV (connect-

ing cable supplied with the
VCR.)

Back of TV

Round Cable

75Ω Ohm

Cable TV Converter

Box Connection

Cable TV Company

Remember:
Set the TV for the
type signal you've
just connected (see
the “Tuner Mode”
section on page 3 of
this Set-Up Guide.)

To select only the
channel numbers on
your Cable system
see “Auto Program"
(page 4). If you use a
Cable Converter box,
set the TV to the
same channel as the
converter's CH 3/4
switch (on the rear of
the converter.)

SMART

HELP

Cable TV Signal Input

Round Cable

75Ω Supplied with VCR

Outdoor

VHF/UHF

Antenna

300 to 75Ω

Ohm Adapter

Cable TV signal

Back of TV

Refer to the Owner's

Manual included with your

VCR for other possible con­nections and TV/VCR operat­ing details.

OR

NOTE: The connecting cable
for the Converter is supplied
from the Cable TV Company.

VCR

A

combination antenna

receives normal broad­cast channels (VHF 2-13
and UHF 14-69). Your
connection is easy since
there is only one 75Ω
(ohm) antenna plug on the
back of your TV - and
that’s where the antenna
goes.

ANTENNA

COMBINATION UHF/VHF

Remember,
be sure to set the TV
for the type signal
you've connected
(see the “Tuner
Mode” section on
page 3 of this Set­Up Guide.)

To set the TV to
select only the chan­nel numbers in your
area see how to
“Program" or "Add"
channels in memory
on page 4 (Auto
Program section).

To order any option­al accessory contact
your dealer or call
the toll-free accesso­ry ordering number

(1-800-851-8885).

SMART

HELP

If your antenna has a

round cable (75 ohm) on the end,

then you're ready to connect it to
the TV.

If your antenna has flat twin-lead
wire (300 ohm), you first need to

attach the antenna wires to the
screws on a 300 to 75 ohm adapter.

Push the round end of the

adapter (or antenna) onto the
75Ω plug on the rear of the TV.
If the round end of the antenna
wire is threaded, screw it down
finger tight.

300 to 75Ω

Adapter

Combination VHF/UHF

Antenna

(Outdoor or Indoor)

Twin Lead

Wire

Round Cable

75Ω

Back of TV

OR

Note: For homes with separate UHF and VHF
antennas you will need an optional combiner
to connect to the TV.

75 V

VIDEO
L/
Mono

AUDIO

R

Monitor out

AV1 in

S-VIDEO

U/V

Combiner

75-300 Ohm Adapter

Back of TV

Color

Television

Color

Television

12

1

11

2

10

3

9

4

8

5

7

6

2

IN

OUT

75 V

1

Monitor out

AV1 in

VIDEO

L/

Mono

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

75 V

R

1

75 V

2

75 V

Monitor out

AV1 in

VIDEO

L/

Mono

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

R

OR

IN FROM ANT.

1

OUT TO TV

2

75 V

Monitor out

AV1 in

VIDEO

L/

Mono

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

75 V

R

2

BASIC TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

TELEVISION

T

o load the supplied batteries into the remote:

1. Remove the battery compartment lid on the back
of the remote.

2. Place the batteries (2-AA) in the
remote. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the

batteries line up correctly (inside of
case is marked).

3. Reattach the battery lid.
Slide the TV/VCR/ACC Switch

on the remote control to the TV posi-

tion, then point the remote at the remote

sensor window when operating the TV with
the remote control.

Press the Power but-

ton to turn the TV ON.

Press the Volume + or –

buttons to increase or decrease

the TV sound. Press both at the
same time to display the TV’s
on-screen menu

Press the CH ▼ or ▲ but-

tons to select TV channels.

These buttons can also be used to
make adjustments or selections
within the on-screen menu.

REMOTE - BATTERIES/OPERATION

You can press any

button on the front of

the TV to turn the TV ON.
The tuned channel number

will always briefly appear
when the TV is first turned
ON (and with channel
changes).

SMART HELP

The remote's TV/VCR/ACC
Switch controls how buttons

on the remote are used.
For example:

With the switch in the "TV"
position:

the Menu, CURSOR ©,

©©

, §§ and ■ buttons

are used to select and
adjust on-screen TV
features.

With the switch in the
"ACC" position:

the Power, Channel
Number, and Channel
Up (+) /Down (–) buttons
on the remote work with
Cable TV Converters.

With the switch in the
"VCR" position:

the Menu, CURSOR

©,

©©

, §§ and ■ buttons

on the remote work Stop,
Play, Fast Forward, and
other VCR features.

Note: For more details on
how the TV remote works
with VCRs and Cable
Converters, see the other
owner's manual supplied with
your TV.

TV/VCR/ACC MODE

SWITCH

Just a couple of

reminders about the
STATUS/EXIT button; you
can press the STATUS/EXIT
button (on the remote) to see
what channel the TV is ON,
what sound mode (stereo or
mono) is present or to
remove the on-screen menu
from the TV’s screen at any
time.

SMART HELP

Battery
Compartment
Lid

POWER

SLEEP

A/CH STATUS/EXIT CC CLOCK

RECORD

TV

VCR

ACC

SMART

SMARTSMART

SOUND

PICTURE

MENU SURF

VOL

CH

MUTE

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8 9
0

TV/VCR

Power Button

Press to turn the TV (or select VCR/
Cable Converter) ON and OFF.

CC Button

Press to select Closed Caption options
within the menu. (Refer to the Owner’s
Manual for details.)

Clock-TV/VCR Button

When used in the TV mode, the
CLOCK-TV/VCR button will access the
Clock menu options.
Press while in the VCR mode (VCR
indicator on the front of the unit will
light) to view the playback of a tape.
Press again to place in the TV position
(VCR indicator light will go off) to view
one program while recording another
program.

Number Buttons

Press the number buttons to select TV
channels. When selecting single digit
channels, press the number of the desired
channel. The TV will pause for a few
seconds then tune to the selected chan­nel. (Note: you can press "0", then the
number also.) For channels "100" and
above, first press "1" then the next two
numbers of the desired channel.

SmartPicture™ Button

Press to select from a list of
SmartPicture controls. (Factory preset
picture control levels set for different
types of viewing sources and pro­grams.)

Surf Button

Press to select previously viewed chan­nels. You can place up to 8 channels in
memory. Then by pressing the SURF but­ton you can quickly view the select chan­nels. See the “Surf" section (in your other
owner's manual) to see how to select a
series of channels using the Surf button.
When in the VCR mode, pressing this but­ton will pause the playback of a video
tape.

Channel (+), (–) Buttons

Press to change the tuned channel.

Sleep Button

Press to set the TV to automatically turn
itself OFF. Also can be used as an Enter but­ton when sending channel commands to
remote controlled cable converters or VCRs.

Status/Exit Button

Press to see the current channel number on the
TV screen. Also press to clear the TV screen
after control adjustments.

A/CH-Record Button

Press to toggle between the currently viewed
channel and the previously viewed channel.
When in the VCR mode, press to start the
recording of a video tape.

TV/VCR/ACC Mode Switch

Slide to TV position to control TV functions;
VCR to control VCR functions; and ACC for
Cable Converter, DBS, DVD, etc. functions.

SmartSound™ Button

Press to select from a list of SmartSound
controls. (Factory preset sound control levels
set for different types of listening, based on
the type of programming being used.)

Menu Button

Press for the onscreen menu to appear.
Pressing the menu button after menu selec­tions are made will eliminate the menu from
the display.

Cursor Buttons

Use these buttons to select and adjust the
TV's onscreen menu. Also used with a VCR
for PLAY, FASTFORWARD, REWIND, and
STOP.

Volume (+), (–) Buttons

Press to adjust the TV sound level.

Mute Button

Press to turn the sound OFF on the TV. Press
again to return the sound to its previous level.

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MENU

POWER

– VOLUME + CHANNEL

POWER

1

Remote Sensor Window

MENU

– VOLUME + CHANNEL

POWER

CLOCK

CC

SLEEP

STATUS/EXIT

A/CH

RECIRD

TV

VCR

TV/VCR

ACC

SMART

SOUND

MENU

2

SMART

PICTURE

SURF

3

4

MUTE

VOL CH