Philips 7P4830W199 User Manual

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Once your PHILIPS MAGNAVOXpurchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of

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enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits.

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PHILIPS MAGNAVOX warranty.

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verification of ownership in the

event of product theft or loss

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shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please do not remove product covering. .iA 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

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment

This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of.

1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

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

5. Water and Moisture - The appliance should not be used near water

- for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool, etc.

Carts and Stands - The appliance should be used only with a cart or

stand that is recommended by the manufacturer.

6A.

Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be mounted to a

7. wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

Ventilation - The appliance should be situated so that its location or

position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For exampie,

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 instailation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede

the flow of air through the ventilation openings.

Heat - The appiiance 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 shouid be connected to a power

10.

supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as

marked on the appliance. Power-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so

11.

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

upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords and plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the appliance.

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.

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

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

14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to pro vide 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 anten na discharge unit, size of grounding connectors, location of anten na-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes and require

ments for the grounding electrode. See Fig. 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. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through open ings.

17. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when;

A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appli

ance; 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 appiiance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

18. Servicing - The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servic ing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

Note to the CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to cail the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that pro vides 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.

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Table of Contents

Gettin2 Started

Welcome/Product Registration Safety/Precautions Table of Contents Features and Model Information

□ On-Screen Features

PICTURE MENU

•❖ ^Adjusting Color, Brightness, Sharpness,

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

•❖ ^Using the Clearview Control

■❖ ^Adjusting the TV's Convergence Control

•❖ ■Using the Flesh Correction Control

features menu---------------------:

•❖ •Selecting a Picture Source/RF Switcher ❖ ■Setting the TV for Closed Captioning

•❖ ■Setting the TV for Cable or Antenna Signals.... 12

•❖ ^Adding Channels in Memory (Automatically) .13

•❖ Adding Channels in Memory (Manually)............14

•❖ ■Setting the TV Clock

•❖ Tum-On Timer...................................................

•❖ Using the Sleep Timer Control...........................16

•❖ Using the Time/Channel Reminder Control

•❖ ^Using the Parental Control

•❖ •Adjusting the Channel Display Control

•❖ ■Using the Language Control

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Remote Control Operation

Using the Smart Picture Control

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Using the Smart Sound Control Using the Smart Surf Control and the Surf button...29 Setting the Remote to Work VCRs Setting the Remote to Work

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

Setting the Remote to Work VCRs or Cable Converters - "Search Method"

Using the Remote's VCR buttons

How to Use PIP (Connections)

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

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

Adjusting Picture-in-Picture Color and Tint More PIP Connections (Cable Converter)

General Information

Tips if Something Isn’t Working TV Help Menu

Glossary of TV Terms

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

Warranty.......................................................................46

Picture-In-Picture (PIP)

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SOUND MENU

•❖ •Adjusting Bass, Treble, and Balance Sound Controls

•❖ ■Setting the Bass Boost Control

■❖ Setting the TV for Stereo and SAP Programs ..22

•❖ •Using the Sound Image Control........................23

•❖ Using the Volume Display Control

•❖ Using the TV Speaker On/Off Control with

the Audio Output jacks........................................24

❖ Surround Sound Speaker Connections and

Variable Audio Output Control...........................25

❖ Using the TV's Audio/Video Input and

Output Jacks ..................................................26-27

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Set-up and Quick Use Guide

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

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Picture Menu Controls (continued)

CLEARVIEW

learview is a sharpness feature which smoothes out back

ground snow (or picture noise) without losing picture image detail or crispness.

<J> Select CLEARVIEW control.

With the PICTURE MENU on screen, move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

Press the MENU

<l>

to move the RED highlight. Press the MENU button to select (t^) the ENHANCED mode.

Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen.

buttons

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COLOR, BRIGHTNESS,

SHARPNESS, TINT, PICTURE

adjust your TV color and

picture controls, select a TV channel and follow the steps shown below:

Select BRIGHTNESS, PIC

<X>

TURE, COLOR, TINT, or

SHARPNESS picture control.

With the PICTURE MENU on screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU tbuttons. 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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Picture Menu Control Adjustments

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S.MART Help

Remember. When the bar

S scale 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 ral skin tones. (Also see Flesh Correction on page 9 for more infor mation).

SHARPNESS Press {-) or (+) to improve detail in the picture.

(WITH BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE)

Press MENU (M) to select RED hi lighted feature.

Select and then press MENU (M) button to view an explanation of the selected feature.

HOW TO SELECT FEATURES

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Press MENU (M) A T to move Up

and'Down within the Menu.

Select and then press MENU (M) button to view additional controls grouped under same feature heading. For Example: Tint, Brightness, Picture, etc.

Press MENU (M)-^^

to move from Sidc-to-

Side within the Menu.

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Picture Menu Controls (continued)

CLEARVIEW

learview is a sharpness feature which smoothes out back

ground snow (or picture noise) without losing picture image detail or crispness.

<J> Select CLEARVIEW control.

With the PICTURE MENU on screen, move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

Press the MENU

<l>

to move the RED highlight. Press the MENU button to select (t^) the ENHANCED mode.

Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen.

buttons

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RED/BLUE CONVERGENCE

onvergence is the correct lin ing up of the red and blue

light paths on the TV screen. NOTE: If no color fringing (see Smart Help) shows, then no

Convergence adjustments are nec

essary for your TV.

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Select CONVERGENCE con

trol.

With PICTURE MENU (2 of 2) on

screen, move the RED highlight

with the MENU buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

<l> If there is RED or BLUE color

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

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Picture Menu Controls (continued)

Press the MENU 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.

Smart Help

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.

Use keys to merge the

reO fringe into the WHITE

cross. Press "M* *' to Continue.

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Picture Menu Controls (continued)

FLESH CORRECTION

T Tse the Flesh Correction con-

\J 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 buttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

Press the MENU AT buttons

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to move the RED highlight. Press the MENU button to turn (»^) the FLESH CORRECTION control ON.

Press the STATUS button to

clear the screen.

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Feature Menu Controls (continued)

CLOSED CAPTION

'losed Captioning (CC) allows you 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.

CBEGINJ

Select CLOSED CAPTION

ING control.

With the FEATURES MENU on screen, move the RED highlight with the MENU tbuttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

<|> Press the MENU

buttons

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

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's TV program list

ings for the stations and times of Closed Caption shows.

ALWAYS ON ALWAYS OFF ON DURING MUTC ONLY

NOTE: The ON DURING MUTE ONLY control can be used to set the TV to turn the Closed Caption mode "ON” whenever the MUTE button on the remote is pressed.

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.

Smart Help

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 broadcasters or networks may occasionally use color to high**^ light or draw attention to certain areas.)

This symbol will appear on channels that con-

status display is shown.

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CAPTION 1 mode

Example Screen Display

CLOSE CAPriON PROCHAMS ON WXY2

ALL ITEMS ARE EASTERN STANDARO TIME |EST)

CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS

FOR TIMES IN VOUR AREA

FULL SCREEN TEXT

will block TV screen from viewing

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Feature Menu Controls (continued)

CLOSED CAPTION

'losed Captioning (CC) allows you 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.

CBEGINJ

Select CLOSED CAPTION

ING control.

With the FEATURES MENU on screen, move the RED highlight with the MENU tbuttons. Then

press the MENU (M) button.

<|> Press the MENU

buttons

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

ings for the stations and times of Closed Caption shows.

ALWAYS ON ALWAYS OFF ON DURING MUTC ONLY

NOTE: The ON DURING MUTE ONLY control can be used to set the TV to turn the Closed Caption mode "ON” whenever the MUTE button on the remote is pressed.

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.

Smart Help

Remember. Broadcast

Closed Caption information will usually appear in black and white (although some broadcasters or networks may occasionally use color to high**^ light or draw attention to certain areas.)

This symbol will appear on channels that con-

status display is shown.

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CAPTION 1 mode

Example Screen Display

CLOSE CAPriON PROCHAMS ON WXY2

ALL ITEMS ARE EASTERN STANDARO TIME |EST)

CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS

FOR TIMES IN VOUR AREA

FULL SCREEN TEXT

will block TV screen from viewing

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12:00

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CABLE TUNINt

A TOTE: If you went through

1 y First Time Setup (in your

Quick Use Guide), this task has already been completed 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.

<1> Select CABLE CHANNEL

TUNING control.

With the FEATURES MENU on

screen, move the highlight with the MENU t.buttons.

Then press the MENU (M) button.

Feature Menu Controls (continued)

<|> Press the MENU

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

desired mode - For Example; CABLE.

CABLE- K you DO have

NORMAL- If you have an

Press the STATUS button to

<s>

clear the screen.

buttons

Cable TV connected to the TV. Channels

1- 125 are available.

Antenna connected to the TV. Channels 2- 69 are available.

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Feature Menu Controls (continued)

CHANNEL MEMORY

AUTO-PROGRAM.MING

A TOTE: If you went through First

1 V Time Setup (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 A Y but tons are pressed.

CBEGINJ

<1> Select CHANNEL MEMORY

(START AUTO-PROGRAM

MING) control.

With the FEATURES MENU on

screen, mov^the RED highlight with the MENU <•! buttons. Then press

the MENU (M) button.

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)

button to clear the screen.

Smart Help

Try it out. Press the

_ CHANNELAT buttons and

see which channels you can select.

Remember. An Antenna or Cable TV signal must first be connected to your TV so 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

Saved in Memory

AUTCM>flOGRAMMING

CHANNEL MEMORY

1 2^

6v^ 8v^ 10 11 12 14 15 16

13 17 1B 19 20 21 22

Press "M" to

4v^

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ADD/DELETK CHANNELS

uto-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.

Feature Menu Controls (continued)

<l> Press the CHANNEL

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.

Press the MENU 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

<$>

button to clear the screen.

Smart Help

Remember. You can also

* add the VCR/AUX mode

just like a channel. Then by

pressing the CHANNEL 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.

* *

(33

Cm)

SELECT CHANNEL

to DELETE CHANNa

when RNISHED

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