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Home Threater Set in a Box for Model MMX450/17
Item list consist of:
1. Receiver MFX 450/17
2. Satellite speakers MCS 990/17
3. Sub-woofer MSW 990/17
For DFU of MFX450/17, please refer to the next page.
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! T S E N E A W T H MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 1 User guide SMART. VERY SMART. MFX-450 DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER Read this manual first! Return Congratulations on purchasing this Magnavox product. your Warranty We’ve included everything you need to get started. Registration Card If you have any problems, Magnavox Representatives can within 10 days help you get the most from your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature Operation. Do not attempt to ret
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. • Once your Magnavox purchase is registered, you’re eligible • So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card to receive all the privileges of owning a Magnavox product. enclosed with your purchase at once, and take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Regist
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 3 English ....................................................2 Español .................................................29 English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Français : Cet appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques
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English MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 2. Keep these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, 3. Heed all warnings. bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when 4. Follow all instructions. moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 5. Do not use this appara
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 5 GENERAL INFORMATION Safety instructions Scope of supply Safety instructions ......................................................................2 & 4 This receiver is supplied including: General information – a remote control Scope of supply..................................................................................5 Setup ..................................................................................................5 – 2 batteries for the remote c
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English MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 6 CONTROLS 1 234 5 6 7 8 9 0 £ ™ ¡ ) ( * & ^ % $ # @ ! 1 POWER / STANDBY.......Switches the receiver on and off. $ TUNER PRESET X MENU NAVIGATOR TUNER: switches to the next and 2 CINEMA LINK ................Switches on and off the system previous stored radio station. control bus between the receiver MENU: moves upwards and and the TV. downwards. 3 ..........................................Sensor for the infrared remote % 1 PREV. / EXIT TUNER: searches
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 7 REMOTE CONTROL Remote control use Open the battery compartment of the remote control and insert 2 alkaline batteries, type AA (R06, UM-3). Remove batteries if they are dead or if the remote control will not be used for a long time. Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of properly. The buttons on the remote control work the same way as the corresponding ones on the receiver. Important! You have to press a source button for longe
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English MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 8 REMOTE CONTROL í CHANNEL/TRACK ...Selects the previous preset tuner Remote control buttons station. H MUTE .....................Mutes the sound of the receiver in all VCR: Rewinds the tape. modes, except TV. CD, CDR, DVD: Selects the previous Mutes the sound of your Philips TV set track. if your remote control is in TV mode. TV: Selects the previous channel. 2 ................................Switches the source selected on your ë CHANNEL/TRACK ...Sele
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 9 CONNECTORS )¡™£≤∞§≥ • ªº Ω Ω ( Ω * & ^ % $ #@!098765 4 3 2 1 Connectors Connectors name Connect to: 6.3 mm headphone jack 1 PHONES A headphone with a 6.3 mm plug. at the front. FRONT SPEAKERS 2 R, L Right and left front speaker. 3 CENTER Center speaker. SURROUND SPEAKERS 4 R, L Right and left surround speaker. AUDIO IN/OUT 6 CDR/TAPE OUT Input of a CD recorder or a tape deck. 7 CDR/TAPE IN Output of a CD recorder or a tape deck. 8 CD IN Output of a CD player.
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English MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 10 CONNECTORS Analog audio connections There are analog and digital connectors available on some consequently cannot be decoded and played back inside most appliances. If possible use the digital connection; usually this CD, LD, or DVD players. For this reason, when DTS-encoded will result in better sound quality. See “Reassigning a source software is played back through the analog outputs of the CD, selection” on how to use the digital connectors of th
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 11 CONNECTIONS Digital audio connections CD RECORDER ANTENNA FM 300 Ω PHONO GND. AM LOOP DIGITAL AUDIO IN/OUT OPTICAL IN 6 CHANNEL / VIDEO IN/OUT DVD SA-CD INPUT CD PLAYER DVD MON VCR SAT COAX OUT CENTER SUBW. IN OUT IN OUT IN PLAY REC AUDIO IN/OUT COAX 2 SURR. FRONT PHONO TV VCR SAT IN L COAX 1 IN R IN IN IN OUT IN PLAY REC DVD PLAYER 11 English
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English L R CINEMA LINK DIGITAL OUT AUDIO CINEMA LINK IN/REC OUT/PLAY OUT PLAY IN REC VIDEO OUT VIDEO CENTER IN VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT CINEMA LINK MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 12 CONNECTIONS System control bus, CINEMA LINK If the receiver and Magnavox (or Philips) TV (or even better in addition a Philips VCR or DVD player) with Cinemalink are connected with the CINEMA LINK system bus control, some extra system benefits are offered: – Upon starting a source, the system will automatically switch
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 13 CONNECTIONS Power Antenna connections The type plate is located on the rear of the receiver. AM (MW) antenna The loop antenna supplied is for indoor use only. Position the 1 Check whether the power voltage as shown on the type antenna as far away as possible from the receiver, a TV, the plate corresponds to your local power voltage. If it does cables, a DVD player, a VCR and other radiation sources. not, consult your dealer or service organization. 1 Fit the
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English FRONT MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 14 SYSTEM SETUP CENTER Speaker setup and testing The relative volume of the speakers must be adjusted for RIGHT LEFT optimal surround sound. You should be at your usual listening position when adjusting the speaker volume. See “Receiver menu” on how to unit up the receiver for the used speakers. Ideally, the volume in the listening position should be the same from all speakers. SURROUND SURROUND (REAR) (REAR) 1 Press POWER / STANDBY to switch on t
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 15 SYSTEM SETUP Receiver adjustment Once the number and position of loudspeakers has been fixed, you can adjust the initial receiver settings for optimum surround sound with the actual setup: 1 Set which speakers have been connected to the receiver (see “Menus / SPEAKR SETUP”). Note: The initial setting of your receiver is: two front speakers left and right: present (cannot be altered) center speaker: present two rear speakers: present subwoofer: present 2 Sel
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English MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 16 DISPLAY Status lights Display The display of the receiver is divided into 4 sections, which are to be used for the following: Speaker diagram Signs show you various settings and information about the status of the receiver. PRESET......................Tuner is tuned to a preset radio station. SENS HI.....................Tuner is switched to high sensitivity. A rectangle with a letter in it shows that a speaker has been SENS LO ..................Tuner
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 17 MENUS Note: When using the 6 CHANNEL-DVD/SACD INPUT the Receiver menu values below cannot be changed. The receiver is equipped with a menu system. The menu is * SPEAKR SETUP used for the setup of the receiver. The different menu options Selects the used speakers. are related to each other in a logical way. Let’s assume you SUBW PRESENT have no center speaker connected, and so you switched Subwoofer present: yes/no CENTER SPEAKR to NO. If you try to use VOL C
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English MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 18 MENUS * SELECT INPUT TV menu Assigns the audio input connectors to the different source If the receiver is connected to a Magnavox (or Philips) selections chosen with SOURCE SELECT (see “Source CINEMA LINK TV via the CINEMA LINK system control bus selection” for details). jacks (see “CONNECTIONS”), you may use the TV to set up COAX1 the system. An option called RECEIVER will be added to the Digital coaxial input 1, COAX 1 IN TV menu. COAX2 Digital co
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MFX450_eng 11/26/02 3:21 AM Page 19 SOURCE SELECTION SOURCE SELECT Using one source selection for two or more appliances When selecting a source by turning SOURCE SELECT, the audio and video inputs with the corresponding name are You may assign more than one source to a source selection. activated. The incoming signal is reproduced by all audio and This can be useful when products are connected one after the – if the source includes a video signal – video outputs of the other in a chain. recei
