Philips/Magnavox TS3654 Owner's Manual

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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS- Readbeforeoperatingequipment

This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and

safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation
precautionswhichyou should be particularly awareof.

1. Read Instructions- Allthe safetyand operatinginstructionsshould
be readbeforetheapplianceis operated.

2. Retain Inslructions- The safetyand operatinginstructionsshould
be retainedfor futurereference.

3. HeedWarnings- All warningsontheapplianceand inthe operating
instructionsshould beadheredto.

4. Follow Instructions- All operatingand use instructionsshould be

followed.

5. Water and Moisture- The applianceshould not be usednearwater

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

6. Curls and Stands- Theapplianceshould be usedonly with a cart or
standthat is recommendedbythe manufacturer.

6A. _ An appliance and cart combination should be moved

with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven

surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination

to overturn.

7. Wall or Ceiling Mounting- The applianceshould be mountedto a
wall or ceiling only asrecommended by the manufacturer.

8. Venlilation- Theapplianceshould besituatedso that its location or
position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example,

the appliance should not besituated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar
surface that may block the ventilation openings; or, placed in a

built-in installation, such as a bookcaseor cabinetthat may impede

the flow of air through the ventilation openings.

9. Beat - The appliance should be situated away from heat sources

such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances

(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

10. Power Sources- The appliance should be connected to a power
supply onlyof thetypedescribedin the operatinginstructionsor as

markedontheappliance.

11_ Power-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routedso

thatthey are not likelyto be walkedon or pinchedby itemsplaced

upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords and

plugs,conveniencereceptacles,and the point wheretheyexitfrom
theappliance.

12. Cleaning- The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended

bythe manufacturer.

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

powerlines.

14. OutdoorAntennaGrounding- If an outsideantennais connectedto
the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to

providesomeprotectionagainst voltagesurgesand built up static
charges.

Section810 of theNationalElectricCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984,
providesinformationwith respectto proper groundingof the mats
and supporting structure grounding of the lead-in wire to an
antennadischargeunit, 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.

18. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do

not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through
openings.

17. Damage RequiringService- The applianceshould be serviced by

qualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:

A. Thepowersupplycord orthe plughas beendamaged;or

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

appliance;or

C. Theappliancehasbeenexposedto rain;or
D. Theappliancedoes not appearto operatenormally or exhibits

a marked changeinperformance;or

E. Theappliancehas beendropped, or the enclosure damaged.

18. Servicing- The user should not attempt to service the appliance

beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other

servicing should be referredto qualifiedservice personnel.

NotetotheCAWsysteminstaller:Thisreminderisprovidedto callthe

CATVsystem installer'sattentionto Article 820-40 ofthe NEC that
providesguidelinesforpropergroundingand,inparticular,specifiesthat

thecablegroundshallbeconnectedto thegroundingsystemof the

building,asclosetothepointofcableentryaspractical.

EXAMPLEOFANTENNAGROUNDINGAS PERNATIONALELECTRICALCODE(NEC)

Example ofAntenna Grounding

as per NEC- National Electric Code

GROUNDCLAMP ANTENNALEADIN WIRE

ANTENNADISCHARGEUNIT (NECSECTIONelc-2s)

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Weltcome/Registration of Your TV ............................ 2

Satiety/Precautions ..................................................... 3

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

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

_2 On-Screen (MENU) Features

_" Setting the TV for Cable TV Operation ..5

+Adding Channels in Memory (Automatically)...6

+Adding Channels in Memory (Manually) .......... 7

+How to Set the TV for Closed Captioning ........ 8

_>Setting the TV for Stereo/SAP Programs ........... 9

<>Using the Incredible Stereo Feature ................. 10

+Using the TV Volume Bar Control ................... 11

+ Setting the Surf/Smart Surf Control ................. 12

<,Adjusting the TV Picture .................................. 13

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

<>Adjusting the Set Clock Control ....................... 15

"<>Adjusting the Set Timer.................................... 16

+Setting the Timer ON/OFF ............................... 17

,<FUsingthe TV Channel Reminder ..................... !8

<FUsing the On-Screen Language Option............ 18

,_>Using the Audio Out Jacks (with TV Speaker

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

"<_'Usingthe TV's Audio/Video Input Jacks ....20-21

j 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 l_lethod .................................... 28

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

M Gene_'al Information

Tips if Something Isn't Working................. 30

Glossary of TV Terms.............................................. 31

Index ........................................................................ 32

Factory Service Locations .................................. 33-34

Warranty................................................................... 36

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

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• On-Screen Menu Use

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

Converters.
Standard broadcast (VHF/UHF) or Cable TV

(CATV) channel capability.
Stereo 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 voice conversations 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 helpful messages for setting of TV

controls.
Audio/Video Jackpanel for direct connections with

VCRs (or other video accessories) providing quality
TV picture and sound playback.

Smart Button for the control of TV Sound and
Picture levels. Use the Smart Button on the remote to

quickly adjust Smart Sound (to keep volume levels
consistent during program changes or commercial
breaks); Smart Picture (for automatic picture adjust-
ments on a variety of program sources); and Smart
Surf (for quick one button channel selection of up to

l0 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.

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OTE: If you went through

etup (in your Quick Use

Guide), this task has already been

completed for 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 TV signal or a normal
antenna to its ANTENNA plug.

<_ Press the 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.
Channels 1-125 can be
selected.

NO- If you have an Antenna

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

<'3,_ Press STATUS to clear the

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 "IV to
select the channels in your area.

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OTE: If you went through

etup (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)

channels. This makes it easy for
you to select only the TV stations

in your area when the CH(annel)
&V buttons are pressed.

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_ Press the MENU (M) button

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

the word PROGRAM with the

TV's on-screen arrow.

Press the (+) button (on the

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

screen.

Try it out. Press CHAN-

m NEL •• 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
slightly). This is normal operation

and does not indicate a need for ser-
vice.

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

"WHITE" channel numbers are not

present in the TV's program memory.

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AUTOPROGRAM

CHANNELS

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I'rbe TV screen will be blocked off I

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until the search for channels is
done.

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uto Programming (see previous

page) adds all the channels it

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

_1_ Press the MENU (M) button

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

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

__,_ Press the CHANNEL • or •

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

I channel you want to SAVE (or

DELETE.)

_ _ Press the (+) button to SAVE

"th

e selected channel number into

memory.

Press the (-) button to DELETE
a channel from memory.

e channels yo_ant.

Try it_ut. Press the

CttANNELA• buttons.

The channels you SAVED should
appear..!'he 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
rearof the TV. Just "SAVE" the

VCR/AUX mode (located between
the lowest and highest channel

numbers) into the TV's memory.

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OSed Captioning allows you to

ad the voice content of televi-

sion programs on the TV screen.
,Designed to help the hearing

impaired thisfeature 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

MENU • or • to select the word

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CAPTION with the TV's on-screen
arrow.

Press the (+) button to select

"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: Usuall_ "CAPTION" 1is 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 mater;_l (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.

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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 sta-
tion during the transmission of a closed caption program. Refer to your area's"IV
program listings for the stations and times of Closed Caption shows.

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DCAPTION

NOTE: The "CCI W/MUTE" setting automati-
cally switches the TV to the Closed Caption I
mode whenever the MUTE button (on the remote

control) is pressed. The Closed Caption I mode
will turn OFF when the TV sound is returned or
unmuted.

CAPTION mode Example Display

TEXT mode Example Display

TV screen will be blocked from viewing

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This symbol will appear with channels that
contain Closed Captioning material.

our TV can receive broadcast

tereo TV programs. The TV

has both an amplifier and twin
speakers through which the stereo

sound can be heard.

_1_ Press the MENU (M) button

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

the word STEREO 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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IS

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 ch_lhnel SAP can be
heard apart from the current TV

program sound. TV stations are
free to rise 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 retum to
the original channel SAP will be

OFF (and you will have to rese-
lect the SAP feature.)

STEREO

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he Incredible Stereo feature

an be turned ON by using the

Sound Image control. Sound Image
adds greater depth and dimension

to both monaural (MONO) and
stereo TV sound. With the control

turned ON the TV's speakers can
add even wider sound separation

to normal broadcasts.

_1_ 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

I SOUND IMAGE control ON.

_ Press STATUS button to clear

Ithescreen.

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U_h e the Volume Bar control to see

e TV s volume level 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.

<i _ Press the (+) button to turn the

VOL BAR control ON.

Press STATUS button to clear

screen.

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