Philips 30MF200V-17B User Manual

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REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

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safety symbols

This “bolt of lightning” indicates

uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please do not remove product covering.

The “exclamation point” calls attention

to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems.

WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or

electric shock, this apparatus should not be exposed to rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION :Pour éviter les choc électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read before operating equipment

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. 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 type 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.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with a cart, stand,tripod, bracket, or

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is

15. This product may contain lead or mercury. Disposal of these

16. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be

A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC)

table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with

the apparatus.When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

for long periods of time.

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 rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org.

serviced by qualified service personnel when:

GROUND CLAMP

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

appliance; or

C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or

exhibits a marked change in performance; or

E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

17. Tilt/Stability - All televisions must comply with

recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinets design.

• Do not compromise these design standards by applying excessive pull force to the front,or top, of the cabinet which could ultimately overturn the product.

• Also, do not endanger yourself, or children, by placing electronic equipment/toys on the top of the cabinet. Such items could unsuspectingly fall from the top of the set and cause product damage and/or personal injury.

18. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be

mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

19. Pow er Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away

from power lines.

20. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna is

connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electric Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984, provides information with respect to 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 requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure below.

21. Objects and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that

objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. a) Warning:To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, this apparatus should not be exposed to rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as vases should not be placed on this apparatus.

22. Battery Usage CAUTION - To prevent battery leakage

that may result in bodily injury, property damage, or damage to the unit:

• Install all batteries correctly, with + and - alignment as marked on the 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.

ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (

NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

Note to the CATV system installer: this reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and,in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H )

Help?

If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Tips’ do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Magnavox Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied World-wide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back of your television set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Magnavox helpline.

Model: 30MF200V/17 Product No:

Care of the screen

Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or damage the screen permanently. Do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen). Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen.When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like chamois soaks. Do not use acetone, toluene and alcohol because they cause chemical damage. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Wipe off saliva or water drops as soon as possible.Their long time contact with the screen causes deformations and colour fading.

Preparation

& Wall mounting instructions/Table stand

How to mount the supplied stand and/or wall mount bracket, see the supplied separate leaflet. Make sure that the wall mount is being fixed securely enough so that it meets safety standards. The weight of the TV (excl. packaging) is about 40 Lbs.

Note: Other (not supplied) stands are optional accessories. Consult your dealer.

é Make sure that air can circulate freely through

the ventilation slots.

‘ Insert the power plug supplied into the mains

at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket having a mains voltage of 96-140V. To prevent damaging the power (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric shock, do not place the TV on the cord.

( Remote control: Insert the 2 batteries

supplied (Type R6-1,5V).

English

To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on or in the vicinity.Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water. The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

“ Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial

socket x at the bottom of the TV. For best picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable supplied.

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many areas batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please ensure you dispose of batteries according to local regulations.

§ Turn the TV on :Press the power switch B

at the right side of the TV. An indicator on the front of the TV lights up. Press the

-P+ keys or the B key on the

remote control.

To use the menus

& Press the MENU button on the remote control

to summon the main menu.At any moment you can exit the menu by pressing the button again.

é Use the cursor up/down to select Picture,

Sound, Features, Install or Mode.

“ Use the cursor in the right direction to select

the menu item.

TV menu

‘ Use the cursor up/down again to select the

control you want to select or to adjust.

( Press the OK button to activate.

Note: Items temporary not available or not relevant are displayed in a light grey color and cannot be selected.

TV Menu

Picture π Brightness

Sound Color

Features Picture

Install Sharpness Mode Tint

Color Tem

Picture

Brightness π

pπ

Color

Picture

Sharpness

Tint

Color Temp

Sound

Equalizer π 120 Hz

Balance 500 Hz

AVL 1500 Hz

Dolby Virtual

....

SAP

Sound

Picture menu:

Brightness: this changes picture brilliance.

•

Color: this changes the intensity of the color.

•

Picture: this improves the detail of the lightest parts of the

picture.

•

Sharpness: this changes the picture definition. Tint

•

: this adjusts the picture to obtain natural skintones.

•

Color Temp: this changes the color rendering: Cool (bluer),

Normal (balanced) or Warm (redder).

Sound menu:

•

Equalizer: to adjust the sound tone (from bass 120 Hz to

treble 10 kHz).

•

Balance: this balances the sound on the left and right

speakers.

•

AVL (Automatic Volume Leveller): this is used to limit

increases in sound, especially on program change or advertising slots.

Dolby Virtual

•

: simulates the surround sound experience from 2 speakers using Dolby Pro Logic* providing the listener with the sensation of being surrounded by additional speakers.

SAP

•

: is an additional part of the stereo broadcast system; Sent as a third audio channel, an SAP can be heard apart from the current TV program sound.TV channels are free to use SAP for any number of purposes. (Not available if not present with a selected program).

Sound

•

: this allows you to toggle between

Stereo

Mono

sound (if stereo is present on a selected TV program).

Features

Timer π Time

AutoLock Start Time

Contrast+ Stop Time

DNR Channel No

PIP Activate

Features menu:

Timer,AutoLock

•

Contrast+

: automatic adjustment of the picture contrast

and PIP: see p. 10-13.

which permanently sets the darkest part of the picture to black.

•

DNR: attenuates picture noise (snow) in difficult reception

conditions.

Display

How to search for TV channels

TV Menu

Picture Language

Sound Tuner Mode

Features Auto Program

Install π Channel edit

Mode

If you want to re-install your TV proceed as follows:

& Press the MENU button on the remote

control.

é Use the cursor up/down to select Install. “ Press the cursor right to enter the Install

menu.

Select the menu language

& Use the cursor left/right. é Press the cursor up/down to select your

language.

Store TV channels

Auto Program

Select the Tuner mode

Allows you to change the TV’s signal input to cable, antenna or auto mode.The auto mode setting helps the TV determine the type of signal or channels being received when auto program is activated.

& Select Tuner Mode in the Install menu. é Press the cursor right.

Note: It is recommended to keep the predefined

Automatic way of autoprogramming. In case of

difficulties in autoprogramming with the automatic method, choose for Antenna or Cable whether antenna or cable signals are present.

When

Auto is selected, the TV will

automatically detect whether or not cable signal input is present. When

Antenna is selected, the TV will detect

antenna signals and will search for all antenna TV channels available in your local area. When

Cable is selected, the TV will detect

cable signals and will search for all cable TV channels available in your local area.

Editing of channels

Auto Program

Channel ..........

p π

& Select Auto Program in the Install menu.

Note: All channels must be unlocked in order to autoprogram. If requested, enter your code to unlock all channels. (See TV, Features, AutoLock, p. 11.)

é Press the cursor right.

The autostore option label

“ Press the cursor right. ‘ The progress of autoprogramming is displayed.

Start ? appears.

Channel Edit

Channel π Skipped On/Off

This feature allows you to edit or skip channels from the channel list which have bad of weak signals or channels which you do not watch often.

Note: Once a channel is skipped, you cannot select it with the

-P+ button; you can only access the channel

with the digit buttons.

& Select Channel Edit in the Install menu. é Press the cursor right to enter the channel list. “ Select the channel you want to skip with the

cursor left/right.

‘ Press the cursor down.

Select

On or Off.

( Press the cursor up/down to select another

channel and repeat steps

§ Press the MENU button to return to the Install

“ - ‘.

menu.

Note:To add back channels to the list, repeat steps

& to ‘.

Use of the remote control RC4334

VCR DVD TV SAT AMP

CCMENU

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ACTIVE SLEEP

POWER

AUTO AUTO

Ò®‡π

†

INFO

TV PC

SURF

FORMAT

SURR

SELECT

CONTROL

PIP

TIMER

SAP

AV+

Note: For most buttons pressing a button once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it.

Remark: in VGA mode only some buttons are valid.

VCR DVD TV SAT AMP

Press the SELECT button repeatedly to select one of the system modes in which the remote control can be used. If no action is being undertaken within 2 seconds, the remote control returns to TV mode.After an action in the selected system mode the remote control will remain in this mode for 60 seconds and will then return to TV mode.

INFO Display information

To display the channel number, the name (if it exists), the time, the sound mode and the time remaining on the timer. Press again to display the ratings selected.The volume level and the smart control adjustments are then displayed each time they are used.

®ºÒ‡π†

Audio and Video equipment buttons.

TV / PC

Press one of these buttons to switch the television between TV or PC mode.

SURR Sound mode

Incredible surround

With stereo transmission, and when Incredible surround is selected, it seems as though the loudspeakers are spread further apart from one another.

Virtual Dolby Surround

Optimal with Dolby surround * signals. Enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Surround Pro Logic, reproducing a rear sound effect. See Sound menu, Dolby Virtual p. 2.

Note:You can make the same selection in the Sound menu, Dolby Virtual, p. 2.

HD Press this button to use the

remote control directly in the HD mode for HD devices (eg. Set Top box). Press 1x for press 2x for

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ‘Dolby’‘Pro Logic’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

HD-A mode, HD-D mode.

POWER B

Press to turn the TV on or off.

The TV is never powered off completely unless it is physically unplugged.

OK Press this button to display the

program list or to activate your choice or to confirm when in the menus.

MENU Main menu on/off. See p. 2.

CC Closed Caption

On/Off/On during mute

V To adjust the volume.

¬ Interrupt the sound or restore it.

P Channel selection

To browse through the TV channels or sources stored.

0/9 Digit buttons

To select a TV channel. For a two digit program number, enter the second digit before the dash disappears.To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel, keep the digit button pressed a bit longer.

AV+ Keep this button pressed and

then press repeatedly to select (CVBS), CVI (YPbPr 1Fh), AV 2,

REAR or TV channels when in TV

mode, according to where you connected the accessory devices (p. 9).

-To type the digital separator for digital channels.

SLEEP TIMER

To select the length of time before the set automatically turns off (from 15 to 240 minutes).

PIP When in VGA or HDMI Mode,

pressing the

PIP button will bring

up a smaller second window within your main screen enabling you to watch a TV channel and a picture from a device connected to the same time.

AV1

AV3 ,at

POWER

VCR DVD TV SAT AMP

INFO

SELECT

Ò®‡π

TV PC

SURF

SURR

†

FORMAT

CCMENU

SURF

With this feature you can easily switch between different TV channels/ sources that currently interest you. Press this button to select the previously viewed TV channel or source in case of a Two channel surf, or to select the surf ring in case of a Nine channel surf. In case of a Nine channel surf, a list appears at the right side of the screen. On top, the most recently channel is displayed. The puck is on the channel number or source currently viewed. Press the

SURF button to turn to the next channel or source in the list or

press cursor up/down to immediately select the desired TV channel or source of the list. To add a new channel or source to the 9 channels list: tune to the channel or source you wish to add. Press the

SURF button. Press the cursor right to add.

If there are already nine channels/sources in the list, the one at the bottom of the list will be removed. To r emove a channel or source: select the channel number you want to remove. Press the Press the

SURF button. Press the cursor right to remove. OK button or wait for the time out to dismiss the Surf display.

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AV+

ACTIVE SLEEP

CONTROL

SAP

AUTO AUTO

PIP

TIMER

FORMAT

Press this button to summon a list of available display formats for showing video images in the traditional 4:3 proportions. Press this button repeatedly or press the cursor left/right to select another picture format: Super Zoom, 4:3, Zoom 14:9, Zoom 16:9, Subtitle Zoom, Fullscreen or Widescreen.

Super Zoom 4:3

Subtitle Zoom

Fullscreen Widescreen

Zoom 14:9 Zoom 16:9

Super Zoom removes the black bars on the sides of 4:3 programs with minimal distortion.

Note: in HDMI mode press the FORMAT button to switch between a 16:9 or a Wide screen picture format.

SAP When you tune a channel where SAP (Second Audio Program) is

available, you can toggle between Main and

SAP. If not available only Main

can be selected.

ACTIVE CONTROL On/Off/On with Sensor

Optimizes the quality of the picture according to the quality of reception.

Ma Auto Sound/Picture

To select predefined picture and sound settings. Personal refers to the personal preference settings selected in the sound and picture menu.

Note:This Magnavox TV has been set at the factory to look best in bright store environments which use fluorescent lighting.As your home will likely not be as well lit as a store, we recommend you that you cycle through the various Smart picture modes to find the one that best suits your own viewing conditions.

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