Philips/Magnavox TP3669C Owner's Manual

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and welcome to the "family!"

PHILIPS

Dear PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product owner:

Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS MAGNAVOX. You've :selectedone of the best-built, best-

backed products
available today. And we'll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many
years to come.

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you qualify, plus easy access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network.
And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising corr_mitment to your total satisfaction.
All of this is our way of saying welcome-and thanks for investing in a PHILIPS MAGNAVOX product.
Sincerely',

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President and Chief Executive Officer

P.S. Remember, to get the most from your PH,rLIPS

MAGNAVOX product, you must return your
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safetysymbols

,_ This "bolt of lightning" indicates uninsulated material v_ith n your unit may cause an electrical

shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please d3 not remove product covering.
,_k The "exclamation point" calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed lit-

erature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of pluc to wide slot, anti fully insert.
ATTENTION: Pour eviter les chocs _lectriques, introduire la lame la plus large tie la fiche dans la

borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu'au fond.

MAGNAVOX

SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS- Readbefore operatingequipment

This product was de,signedand manufactured to meet strict quality and
safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation
precautionswhich you should be particularly awareof.

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'BeadInstructions - All the safety and operating instructions should

:)ereadbeforetheapplianceis operated.

Relain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should
be retainedfor future reference.

HeedWarnings - All warnings on the appliance_nd in the operating
instructions should beadheredto.

Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be
followed.

Waler and Moisture - The applianceshould not be used near water

- for example, neara bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub,
in a wet basementor neara swimming pool, etc.

Cadsand Stands - Theapplianceshould be used only with acart or
standthat is recommendedbythe manufacturer.

An appliance and cart combination should be moved
with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven
surfaces may cause the applianceand cart combination
tooverturn.

Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be mounted to a
wall or ceiling only as recommendedby the manufacturer.

Ventilation - Tile applianceshould be situated so that its location or
position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. Forexample,
the appliance should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar
surface that may block the ventilation openings; or, placed in a
built-in installa!:ion,such asa bookcaseor cabinet that may impede
the flow of a_rthrough the ventilation openings.

Heat - The appliance should be situated away from heat sources
such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Power Sources - The appliance should be connected to a power
supply only of the type describedin the operating instructions or as
markedon the appliance.

Power-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so

that they are not likely to be walkedon or pinched by items placed

upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords and
plugs, conveniencereceptacles,andthe point where they exit from
the appliance.

12. Cleaning - The appliance should b_,.cleaned only as recommended
bythe manufacturer.

13. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away from
power lines.

14. OutdoorAntennaGrounding- If an outside antenna is connected to
the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to
provide some protection against vcItage surges and built up static
charges.

Section810 of the National Electric Code,ANSI/NFPANo. 70-1984,
provides information with respect tD proper grounding of the mats

and supporting 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

requirementsfor the grounding electrode. SeeFig. below.

15. Non-use Periods - The power cord of the appliance should be
unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of

time.

16. Objecl and Liquid Enlry- Care should betaken so that objects do
not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through

openings.

17. Damage Requiring Service- The appliance should be serviced by
qualifiedservice personnel when:

A. The power'supply cord or the plug hasbeendamaged;or

B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the

appliance;or

C. The appliancehas been exposedto rain; or
D. The appliance does not appea to operate normally or exhibits

amarkedchange in performance; or

E. The appliancehas beendropped, or the enclosure damaged.

18. Servicing - The user should not _ttempt to service the appliance
beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other
servicing should bereferred to qualified service personnel.

Notelo the CATVsystem installer: [his reminder is provided to call the
CATVsystem installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that
provides guidelinesfor proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that
the cable ground shall be connected to the groundin_ system of the
building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAl.CODE (NEC)

Example ofAntenna Grounding
as per NEC- National Electric Code

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MAC3964

Introduction

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

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

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

Features ...................................................................... 4

O.- creon EN ) eature

"_Setting the T%r for Cable TV Operation ............. 5

_Adding Channels in Memory (Automatically)...6

"_Adding Channels in Memory (Manually) .......... 7

"_ttow to Set the TV for Closed Captioning ........ 8

_Setting the Bass, Treble and Balance ................. 9

_Setting the TV for Stereo/SAP Programs ......... l 0

_'Using the Sound Image Control ....................... 11

"_Using the TV Volume Bar Control ................... 11

<>Setting the Surf/Smart Surf Control ................. 12

"_Adjusting the TV Picture .................................. 13

4>Setting the TV Sleep Timer Control ................. 14

"¢'Adjusting the Set Clock Control ....................... 15

<>Adjusting the Set Timer/Timer ON/OFF .......... 16

<>Using the TV Channel Reminder ..................... 17

_Using the On-Screen Language Option ............ 18

_Using the Audio Out Jacks (with TV Speaker

On/Off Control) ................................................ 19

•_'Using the TV's Audio/Video Input Jacks .... 20-21

Remote Control Operation

Using the :Smart Picture Control ................. 22

Using the :Smart Sound Control .................. 23

Setting the TV Remote to Work VCRs .............. 24-25

Setting the TV Remote to Work

Cable TV Converters .......................................... 26-27

Setting the TV Remote to Work VCRs or Cable

Converters - Search Method .................................... 28

Using the Remote's VCR Buttons ........................... 29

_-'] Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

Using the PIP Feature (Connections)....30-31

Using PIP with the. TV Remote ............................... 32

Selecting the PIP Picture Source ............................. 33

More PIP Connections (CaNe Converter) ............... 34

General Information

Tips if Something Isn't Working ................ 35

Glossary of TV Terms .............................................. 36

Index ........................................................................ 37

Factory Service Locations .................................. 38-39

Warranty ................................................................... 40

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

• Antenna Hook-ups

• FirstTimeSet-Up

(Automatic Settings)

• Basic TV and Re,mote _%3"__

Control Operation

• On-Screen Menu Use

Infrared Remote Control works your TV set and a
variety of wireless remote control VCRs and Cable

Converters.

Standard broadcast (VtIF/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.

Closed Captioning allows the viewer to read TV

program dialogue or wfice conversation:_ as on-
screen text.

Automatic Programming of Channels for quick
and easy selection of favorite stations available in
your area.

On-Screen Features (in either English, French, or
Spanish) show helpfltl messages for setting of TV

controls.

Audio/Video Jackpanel for direct connections with
VCRs (c)r other video accessories) providing quality

TV picture an(] sound playback.
Smart Button for the control of TV Sound and

Picture levels. Use the Smart Button on the remote to
quickly adjust Smart Souad (to keep volume levels
consistent during program changes or commercial
breaks); Smart Picture (for automatic picture adjust-
ments on a variety of pro,gram sources); and Smart
Surf (for quick one button channel selection of up to

10 of your favorite channels).

Sleep-Timer automatically turns the TV OFF at pre-
set times.

Clock Timer feature can turn ON the TV at any pre-
set time -just like an alarm clock.

Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature allows the user to
watch two channels at one time. It also allows the

user to swap the main viewed channel with the PIP
picture. Please note that an external tuner (such as a
VCR) is necessary for 1:he proper operation of PIP.

Copyright © 1997 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights reserved.

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OTE: If you went through

etup (in your Quick Use

Guide), this task has already been
completed f_r you.
You need to make sure that the TV
is set to pick up either Cable TV
stations or Antenna signals. In
other words, the TV needs to
know whether you have connected
a Cable 7V signal or a normal
antenna to its ANTENNA plug.

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_ Press thl._MENU (M) button

on the remote, then press the
MENU • or • buttons to select

the word CABLE with the TV's
on-screen arrow.

_._ Press the (+) button (on the

TV or the remote) to select either:
YES- If you DO have Cable TV

connected to the TV.
Charmels 1-125 can be
selected.

NO- If you have an Antenna

connected to the TV.
Channels 2-69 can be
selected.

_"_ Press STATUS to clear the

I screen.

Try it out. Press

CHANNEL •• buttons

and scan the.channels.

Remember, the TV has been set at
the factory to select certain chan-
nel numbers.. See the following
page on how to set the TV to
select the channels in your area.

_ TOTE: o_you went through

11_ Setup (in your Quick Use

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

}'our TV can automatically set

itself for local area (or Cable TV)
channels. This makes it easy for

you to select only the TV stations

in your area ¢vhen the C-tt(annel)

,L • buttons are pressed.

_ Press the MENU (M) button

on the remote, then press the
MENU • or 'V buttons to select

the word PROGRAM with the

TV's on-screen arrow.

._ Press the (+) button (on the

i "IV or the remote) to PROGRAM.

_'_ Press the (_-) button again to
_start the TV search for area chan-

nels.
Flashing channel numbers will

count upward on the screen as the
TV looks for channels to "ADD".

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

he screen

Try it out. Press CHAN-

-_NEL •Y buttons and see

which channels have been added.
Remember, if you want to drop any

unwanted channels from the TV's
memory, see the next page on how
to "Manually" add and delete chan-

nels.
Note: As the TV searches for chan-

nels to "ADD" into memory the on-
screen display may move (or jitter

sl:ightly). This is normal operation
and does not indicate a need for ser-
vice.

SO ND [_AGr

"RED" channel numbers have been
added .to the TV's memory.

"'WHITE" channel numbers are not

present in the TV's program memc,ry.

AUTO-PROGRAMMING IN PROCESS

"Ihe TV ;creen will be blocked off
until the search for channels is
done

A uto Programming (see previous

.I ]kpage) adds all the channels it

can find (on .your Antenna or Cable
TV system) htto 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.

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_1_ Press the MENU (M) button

on the remote, then press the
MENU A or • buttons to select
the word CHANNEL with the

TV's on-screen arrow.

Press the CHANNEL • or •

buttons (or Channel Number but-
tons on the remote) to select the

[ channel you want to SAVE (or

DELETE.)

_,_ Press the (+) button to SAVE

the selected channel number into
memory.
Press the (-) button to DELETE

a channel from memory.

_[_ Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen after adding all

the channels you want.

Try it out. Press the

CHANNEL•• buttons.

The channels you SAVED should
appear. The channels you

DELETED should not appear.
Remember, you can also add the

VCR/AUX mode (see page 20)
into the TV's channel memory.

Then by pressing the CH • •

buttons you can quickly select the
Audio/Video Input jacks on the

rear of the 'FV. Just "'SAVE" the

VCR/AUX mode (located between

the lowest and highest channel

numbers) into the TV's memory.

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€'_losed Captioning allows you to

J read the voice content of televi-
sion 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 pro-
gram is in progress.

Press the MENU (M) button

on the remote, then press the
IvIENU • or V to select the word
CAPTION with the TV's on-screen

alTOW.

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•)_':, Press the (+) button to select
I the desired Closed Caption (CC)

mode - For Example: CAPTION 1.
CAPTION 1, 2, 3, or 4 mode:

dialogue (and descriptions)
for the action on the captioned
TV program shows on-screen.
(See important note on this
page.)

TEXT 1, 2, 3, or 4 mode:

often used for channel guide,
schedules, or bulletin board

information for CC programs.

Note: Usually "CAPTION" 1 is the
most used mode to view captioned
material.

<_ Press the STATUS

button after

making your Caption mode selec-

tion.

The TV display will clear and
Captioning material (if available
on the currently selected TV pro-
gram) will appear on the TV

screen.

To cancel, set the CAPTION fea-
ture to OFF when finished viewing.

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Remember, broadcast sta-

tions 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.

NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast
with Closed Caption (CC) information inclucied. Neithe::are all Closed Caption

modes (CAPTION 1-4, or TEXT 1-4)) necessarily being used by a broadcast sta-
tion during the transmission of a closed caption program. Refer to your area'sTV

program listings for the stations and times of Closed Caption shows.

NOTE: The "CC 1 W/M UTE" sc tting automati-

cally swt_ches the TV to the Closed Caption 1

mode wheneeer the MUTE button (on the remote

control) is pressed. The Closed Caption 1 mode

will tam OFI z when the TV sound is returned or

unmuted.

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This symbol will appear wilh channels that

contain Closed Captioning material.

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Resides the normal volume level

.LJl controls, your TV also has

individual sound adjustment con-
trols. The BASS (low frequency),
TREBLE (high frequency), and
Speaker BALANCE may all be
used to adjust the sound playback
of TV programs.

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_ Press the MENU (M) button

on the remote, then press the
MENU • or • buttons to select

the word BASS, TREBLE or
BALANCE with the TV's on-
screen arrow,

_> Press the (+) or (-)

buttons to

adjust the selected sound control

to levels you prefer.

_ Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen when finished.

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Remember, when the

N bar scale is centered, I

Speaker BALANCE is centered
between the TV's Left and Right

side speaker:_.

.Vour TV can receive broadcast

.! stereo TV programs. The TV

has both an amplifier and twin
speakers through which the stereo
.round can be heard.

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@_ Press the (M)

MENU button

on the remote,-then press the

MENU • or • buttons to select
the word S'I_:,REO with the TV's

on-screen arrow.

> Press the (+) button to turn the

STEREO MODE ON.
> Press STATUS to clear the

screen.

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not present on a selected

show and the TV is placed in
the STEREO mode, the sound
coming from the set will remain
monaural (mono.)

SAP is an additional part of the
stereo broadcast system. Sent as a
third audio channel SAP can be
heard aparl from the current TV
program sound. TV stations are
free to use 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.)

If a SAP signal is not present

with a selected program, the SAP
option cannot be selected. Also, if

SAP is selected on a channel
(with SAP) and you select anoth-
er channel, when you return to
the original channel SAP will be
OFF (and yoa will have to rese-

lect the SAP feature.)

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OgUndImage can be used to add

reater depth and dimension to

both monaural (MONO) and stereo

TV sound. With the control turned
ON the 73/'s speakers can add

even wider sound separation to
normal broadcasts.

_ Press the, MENU (M) button

on the remote, then press the
MENU • or • buttons to select

the word SOUND IMAGE with
the TV's on-screen arrow.

_€_ Press the (+) button to turn

the SOUND IMAGE control ON.

_ Press STATUS button to clear

I thescreen

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Uih e the Volume Bar control to see

e TV's volume leve! settings
on the TV screen. Once set the
Volume Bar will be seen each time

the VOLUME buttons (on the TV or
remote) are pressed.

_1_ Press the MENU (M) button on

the remote, then press the MENU •
or • buttons to select the words

VOL. BAR with the TV's on-screen
Arrow.

_,_ _ Press the (+) button to turn the

VOL BAR control ON.

_ Press STATUS button to clear

i the screen.

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Try it out.
Press the VOL ••

buttons. The VOL-
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appear at the bottom
of the screen.

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A "list"or series of previously

,/_ viewed channels can be selected

with the SURF button on your
remote control. With this feature you
can easily switch between different
TV programs t,_at currently interest
you. The Smart Surf control allows
you to set up to 10 channels in its
quick viewing-"list".

_ Press the MENU (M) button on

the remote, then press the MENU •

or • buttons to select the word
SURF with the TV's on-screen arrow
(or press the SMART button on the
re.mote).

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_' Press the (+) button to select

either 2-Channel Surf or Smart Surf.

See explanation of Surf options with
the illustration on this page.

_' Press STATUS button to clear

the screen.

_a With the Smart Surf control

ON (see above), select a desired
channel for viewing. You can use the
number buttons on the remote (or the
Channel • or • buttons).

_ Press the SURF button on the

remote. (Some channel numbers may
already appear within the Surf chan-
nel list.)

</_, Press the Menu button to

"ADD" the selected channel to the

Surf list.

Select the nex_ desired channel and
repeat steps 2 and 3. Continue until

all desired channels are on the Surf

list.

_, Press the SURF button on the

remote to quickly review current

action on channels contained within

the Surf list.

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2 CHANNEL SURF-
Current and ore previ-
ous channel.

SMART SURF -
Current and Ul:to nine
additional chmmels
available, r,lot_:the
Channel Surf can be
used with tewer than
ten channels, la this

way the number of
Surf channsls ,.'an
match or fit ycu pre-
sent viewing interests.

Below is the on-screen rnen_ that
will appear when the SMAF'T but-

ton on the remote is pressed. Then,
b) using the MENU • or _r and
the + or - buttons, adjuslme'_ts can

be made to the SURF control.

SMART

PICTUEE
SOUND

DSURF

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To Use 2- -@
Channel Surf:

With the 2-Channel
Surf control ON,

selecL the two
desired channels for

viewing with the

number buttons on
the remote control.

Press the SURF
button on the
remote to "toggle"
between the two
selected channels.

When using Smart
Surf:

A "SURF MENU
TABLE FULL"

message will appear
on-screen when the

maximum of 10
channels has been

added to the Smart
Surf list.

Note: "Ib Delete a channel from the
Surf list ju.',t press the SURF button to
select the desired channel. Then press

the MENU button and the channel will
be immediately dropped from the on

screen Surl lisn.

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