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OWNER’S MANUAL
27MDTR10S
COLOR TV WITH BUILT-IN VCR/DVD PLAYER
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I H T I W D E D E E N N O I T Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of own- ing a MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed
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Safety and General Information 3 Safety Precautions Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it. Laser Safety: This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PE
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4 Table of Contents General Information Disc Features Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Disc Menus, Title Menus (DVDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Fast Forward/Reverse Search (Discs) . . . . . . . . . .49 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Specific Title/Chapter Playback (DVDs) . . . . . . . .50 Playable Discs and Videotapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction 5 Welcome to your TV/VCR/DVD owner’s manual. This manual describes the 27MDTR10S and explains how to use all its features. Features - TV/VCR • Automatic Channel Setup • One-Touch Recording • Automatic Head Cleaner • Real-Time Tape Counter • Automatic Tracking Adjustment • Rental Playback • Closed Caption • Repeat Play • Daylight-Savings Time • Sleep Timer • English, Spanish, or French displays • Timer Recording • Forward/Reverse Searching; Still • Time Search • High Quality (HQ) Sy
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6 Playable Discs and Videotapes Playable Discs The DVD Player of this TV/VCR/DVD will play many types of Discs, including Digital Video Discs (DVDs) and Audio Compact Discs (CDs). It will play MP3 files as well. To play a DVD, make sure it meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems as described below. Discs that have the following logos will play on the DVD Player of this TV/VCR/DVD. DVD: Prerecorded Digital CD-R: Compact Disc Video Discs Recordable. CD-Rs can be recorded on only
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Before Using the TV/VCR/DVD 7 Remote Control Battery Installation Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control. Slide the lid down and 1 off. Follow the direction of the arrow on the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery com- partment. Align the and ends as indicated. + – 2 Replace the battery compartment lid. 1 2 3 3 Battery Safety Battery Usage CAUTION - To prevent battery leakage that may result in bodily injury, property damage, or damage to the unit: In
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8 Hooking Up the TV/VCR/DVD Hook up your TV/VCR/DVD using one of the connections shown. 1 Connect a Cable TV signal or an antenna to Hooking Up Your TV/VCR/DVD the ANT(enna) Jack. with a Cable TV Signal or A Outdoor Antenna ANT. ANT. Hooking Up Your TV/VCR/DVD Connect the Cable TV with a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver or Satellite signal to the B To view any channel, set the TV/VCR/DVD to IN Jack on the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver. the output channel (channel 03 or 04) of the Cable Box/Satellit
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Hooking Up the TV/VCR/DVD (cont’d) 9 Hooking Up Your TV/VCR/DVD Indoor Antenna with an Indoor Antenna C (not supplied, To install an indoor antenna or “rabbit ears” example only) (not supplied), connect the antenna wire to the ANT(enna) Jack on the back of the TV/VCR/DVD as shown. Extend the antenna and adjust its length, direction, and angle for the clearest picture. ANT. ANT. Hooking Up Your TV/VCR/DVD to Another Video Source D (VCR, DVD Player, Camcorder, etc.) You may need this connection
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10 Optional Connections Analog Stereo Hookups If you want to hear the TV/VCR/DVD sound through a stereo instead, make this connection. Audio cables Complete the antenna/Cable TV to red and connections. Details are on pages eight- 1 white AUDIO nine. OUT jacks on ANT. L AUDIO OUT R TV/VCR/DVD COAXIAL Connect red and white audio cables to the red and white AUDIO 2 L OUT jacks on the back of the AUDIO OUT TV/VCR/DVD and to the AUDIO R IN jacks on the stereo. Match the COAXIAL cable colors to the j
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First-Time Setup, Watching TV 11 The TV/VCR/DVD can memorize available TV channels. If you are using a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver, you do not need to set channels at the TV/VCR/DVD. Set the TV/VCR/DVD to the output channel of the Cable Box or POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT Satellite Receiver (channel 03 or 04). Then select channels at 1 the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver. 123 CH. 456 Press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR/DVD. The 4 red VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the 789 1 VOL. +100
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12 Playing a Videotape Follow these steps to simply play a videotape. Videotape play- back options are on pages 32-38. Insert a videotape in the cassette compartment POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT of the TV/VCR/DVD. The power will come on. If 1 the tape’s record tab is missing, playback should start 123 automatically. CH. 456 If playback does not start automatically, press 789 VOL. PLAY B to start playback. +100 2 0 +10 SPEED C.RESET ZOOM MUTE Press STOP C to stop playback. 2 3 PLAY 4 STOP Press j
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Playing a Disc 13 Before you begin, turn on the power of other equipment con- nected to the TV/VCR/DVD. Set a stereo (if applicable) to the correct sound source or channel. Details are on page 10. POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT Press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR/DVD. The unit will be in TV/VCR mode. The red VCR/TV 1 2 1 123 light will be on. CH. 456 Press SELECT so the green DVD light appears 789 on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD. This puts the VOL. +100 2 0 +10 TV/VCR/DVD in DVD mode. SPEED C.RESET Z
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14 Remote Control Buttons PICTURE Button SLEEP Button Press to access the picture con- Press to set the Sleep Timer. trols. Details are on page 24. Details are on page 40. POWER Button SELECT Button Press to turn on or off the Press to choose TV/VCR or TV/VCR/DVD. DVD mode. The corresponding light will appear on the front of POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT Number Buttons the TV/VCR/DVD to indicate TV Mode: Press two digits to which mode is active. Details are 123 access a specific channel. Press 0 o
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 15 ZOOM Button CH. (channel) / Buttons Press to enlarge the picture dur- Press to select memorized TV ing DVD playback. Details are on channels. page 57. Details are on pages 18-19. C.RESET (counter reset) Button VOL. (volume) / Buttons Press to reset the tape counter Press to adjust the volume. POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT to 0:00:00. Details are on page 34. Press to cancel a timer record- 123 ing. Details are on page 30. MUTE Button CH. Press to mute or re
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16 Front Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a videotape here. Disc tray Insert a Disc here. CHANNEL / Buttons Press to select TV channels. Details are on page 11. OPEN/CLOSE A Button (DVD) Press to open or close the disc tray. POWER VOLUME SKIP/REW PLAY FWD/SKIP D V D STOP OPEN/CLOSE SELECT CHANNEL REC/OTR REW V C R PLAY F.FWD STOP/EJECT HEADPHONE VIDEO L AUDIO R Details are on page 13. SEARCH D V D TV/VCR STOP C Button (DVD) Press to stop Disc playback. Details are on page 13. VOLUME /
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Rear Panel 17 L ANT. AUDIO OUT R COAXIAL ANT. Jack (Antenna In) Connect an antenna or Cable TV signal here. This brings TV channels to the TV/VCR/DVD. If you do not connect an antenna or Cable TV signal to the TV/VCR/DVD (or connect to a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver through this jack), you will not receive any TV channels. Details are on page 8. Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet (120V/60Hz). COAXIAL Jack (Digital Audio Out) (orange) Connect this jack to a Digital Stereo using a digital
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18 Menu Language, Resetting TV Channels Menu Language This affects the language of the TV/VCR/DVD’s setup menus POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT and on-screen display terms. It does not alter the language of TV programming, videotapes, Discs, or closed captioning. 123 Before you begin, put the TV/VCR/DVD in TV/VCR mode. CH. Press SELECT so the red VCR/TV light appears on the 456 front of the TV/VCR/DVD. 789 VOL. +100 0 +10 Press SETUP. SPEED C.RESET ZOOM MUTE 1 PLAY Press or to select LANGUAGE
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Adding/Deleting Channels 19 You can delete TV channels you no longer receive or seldom watch. Or, you can add more channels if the TV/VCR/DVD did not memorize all your favorite channels. Before you begin, press SELECT to put the POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT TV/VCR/DVD in TV/VCR mode. The red VCR/TV light will appear. 123 CH. Press SETUP. 456 789 1 VOL. +100 0 +10 Press or to select CHANNEL SET UP. SPEED C.RESET ZOOM MUTE Then, press B. 2 – TV/VCR SETUP – PLAY STOP TIMER PROGRAMMING SETTING
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20 Setting the Clock Manual Clock Setting You must set the TV/VCR/DVD clock before you can do a timer recording. Set the clock manually when first setting up the TV/VCR/DVD. Afterward, Auto Clock will correct the POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT time automatically if necessary. If you do not receive a PBS station that carries time signals, 123 you cannot use Auto Clock. Use manual clock setting. Set CH. 456 AUTO CLOCK to OFF. The TV/VCR/DVD will not update the time. The time will remain as you set it
