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OWNER’S MANUAL
MC194DMG
COLOR TV WITH BUILT-IN VCR
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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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Introduction 3 Welcome to your TV/VCR owner’s manual. This manual describes the MC194DMG TV/VCR and explains how to use all the features listed below. Features • Real-Time Tape Counter • Special Effects: Forward and • Automatic Channel Setup • Remote Control or Front Panel Reverse Searching; Still; Slow; • Automatic Head Cleaner menu access Frame Advance • Automatic Tracking Adjustment • Rental Playback • Search: Index, Timer • Closed Caption • Repeat Play • Timer Recording • Daylight-Savings T
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4 Table of Contents Setting Up Your TV/VCR Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Using the TV/VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hooking Up the TV/VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Using the TV/VCR 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bot- tom of the remote control by sliding the lid down and 1 off, following the direction of the arrow on the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery com- partment with their and ends aligned as indicated. + – 2 Replace the battery compartment lid. 2 3 Battery Safety Battery Usage CAUTION - To prevent battery leakage that 3 may result in bodily injury or damage to the unit: Ins
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6 Hooking Up the TV/VCR Hook up your TV/VCR using one of the connections shown. 1 Hooking Up Your Connect a Cable signal TV/VCR With a Cable or an antenna to the A Signal or Outdoor ANT(enna) Jack. Antenna ANT. ANT. Connect the Cable signal to Hooking Up Your the IN Jack on the Cable Box. TV/VCR With a Cable B Box Connect an RF coaxial cable (75- To view any channel, set the ohm, not supplied) to the OUT Jack TV/VCR to the Cable Box on the Cable Box and to the output channel (channel 03 or ANT(
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Hooking Up the TV/VCR (cont’d) 7 Hooking Up Your TV/VCR to Another Video Source (VCR or Camcorder) You may need this connection if you want to copy tapes or view tapes that you are playing on the D VCR or camcorder. Select channel 00 (AUX) at the TV/VCR when viewing tapes that are playing on the VCR or camcorder. Details are on page 30. Connect an Audio cable to the AUDIO OUT Jack on the VCR and to the AUDIO In AUDIO/VIDEO OUT Jack on the front of the TV/VCR. Jacks on VCR 3CH IN 4CH AUDIO VIDEO
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MENU 8 Setting TV Channels for the First Time The TV/VCR can memorize the channels you receive in your area. If you are using a Cable Box or Satellite Box, you do not need to set channels at the TV/VCR. Set the TV/VCR to POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP the output channel of the Cable Box or Satellite Box (chan- nel 03 or 04). Then select the channel to be viewed on the Cable Box or Satellite Box. If you do not see these menus when you turn on the PLAY TV/VCR, set TV channels as instructed on page 10 instea
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MENU Selecting a Menu Language 9 This function affects only the language of the TV/VCR’s menu, not the audio of TV programming or video tapes or closed captioning. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP 1-2 Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select LANGUAGE. 1 PLAY – M E N U – REW F.FWD STOP TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK DISPLAY CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP V-CHIP SET UP 1 2 3 B LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CH. CAPTION [OFF] 4 5 6 ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH 7 8 9 INDEX SEARCH +100 0 VOL. 1,3 SPEED RESET
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MENU 10 Resetting TV Channels Although the TV/VCR may automatically memorize the channels you receive when you turn it on for the first time, you may set up channels again by following the steps below. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP 1-2 Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select CHANNEL SET UP. Then, press 1 PLAY F.FWD/B. REW F.FWD – M E N U – STOP TIMER PROGRAMMING DISPLAY PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK B CHANNEL SET UP 1 2 3 USER’S SET UP CH. V-CHIP SET UP 4 5 6 LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] 7 8 9 Z
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MENU Adding/Deleting Channels 11 The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. (Of course, you can add deleted channels into the memory again.) POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP 1-4 Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select CHANNEL SET UP. Then, press 1 F.FWD/B. PLAY – M E N U – REW F.FWD STOP TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK DISPLAY B CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP 1 2 3 V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CH. 4 5 6 CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH 7 8
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MENU 12 Setting the Clock Set the clock accurately for proper timer recording. If a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) is available in your area, follow Auto Clock Setting below. If not, follow Manual Clock Setting on pages 14-15. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP 1-2 Auto Clock Setting You can have the TV/VCR set the clock automatically by PLAY using the PBS channel in your area. Once you have set the REW F.FWD STOP clock, the TV/VCR will automatically monitor the correct time and date being broadcast by the
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MENU Setting the Clock (cont’d) 13 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select AUTO CLOCK CH. Then press F.FWD/B or REW/s 3 POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP until the channel number of your local PBS station appears. If you do not know the PBS channel number, leave it set to [AUTO], which is located before [2]. The PLAY REW F.FWD TV/VCR will automatically search all available chan- STOP nels for the local PBS station and will select that 5 channel. DISPLAY – SETTING CLOCK – 1 2 3 CH. AUTO CLOCK [ON] 4 5 6 B AUTO CLOCK
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MENU 14 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual Clock Setting Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP 1-4 select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press 1 F.FWD/B. – M E N U – PLAY TIMER PROGRAMMING REW F.FWD PICTURE CONTROL STOP B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER’S SET UP DISPLAY V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] 1 2 3 CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN CH. 4 5 6 TIME SEARCH INDEX SEARCH 7 8 9 + 100 0 VOL. SPEED RESET PAUSE/STILL 1 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select MANUAL RECORD SLOW TIME SEARCH MUTE CLO
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MENU Setting the Clock (cont’d) 15 Press PLAY/ or STOP/ until your desired year appears. (Example: 2002) Then, press 5 POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP F.FWD/B. 5-7 – MANUAL CLOCK SET– MONTH DAY YEAR 0 5 / 0 7 TUE 2 0 0 2 PLAY REW F.FWD HOUR MINUTE STOP – – : – – – – DISPLAY Press PLAY/ or STOP/ until your desired 1 2 3 hour appears. (Example: 05 PM) Then, press CH. 4 5 6 6 F.FWD/B. 7 8 9 – MANUAL CLOCK SET– + 0 100 VOL. SPEED RESET PAUSE/STILL MONTH DAY YEAR 8 RECORD SLOW TIME SEARCH MU
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MENU 16 Daylight-Savings Time When Daylight-Savings Time (D.S.T.) is ON, the TV/VCR clock will automatically move forward one hour on the first Sunday in April and move back one hour on the last Sunday POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP in October. 1-2 To turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF, follow the steps below. PLAY Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to REW F.FWD select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press STOP 1 F.FWD/B. DISPLAY – M E N U – 1 2 3 TIMER PROGRAMMING CH. PICTURE CONTROL 4 5 6 B SETTING CLOCK CHANNE
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MENU Remote Control Buttons 17 PLAY/ Button SLEEP/WAKE UP Button Press to play a tape. Details are on Press to set the Sleep Timer. page 22. Press to select a menu Details are on page 39. Press to item. Press to enter digits when set the Wake Up Timer. Details setting a timer recording or the are on page 40. clock. STOP/ Button Press to stop the tape. Press to POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP POWER Button select a menu item. Press to Press to turn on or off the enter digits when setting the TV/VCR. clock
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18 Front Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette tape here. Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate the TV/VCR from a distance. CHANNEL / Buttons Press to select a TV channel for viewing or recording. To access the TV/VCR’s menu, press CHANNEL while in line input (AUX) mode. Press again to remove the menu. Press to adjust the tracking during tape playback. Details are on page 41. VOLUME o/p Buttons Press to adjust the sound level. VIDEO In Jac
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Rear Panel 19 Antenna Hole Connect the stem of an indoor antenna here. Details are on page six. ANT. ANT(enna) Jack Connect your antenna or cable AC Power Cord here. Details are on page six. Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the TV/VCR.
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20 On-Screen Status Displays To check the Counter, Clock, and Channel number on the TV screen, press DISPLAY on the remote control. Each time you press DISPLAY, the TV screen will change as described below. When Closed Captions are OFF (details are on page 35) Counter mode: After five seconds, only the counter remains. To clear it, press DISPLAY. Clock mode: After five seconds, only the clock and channel number remain. To clear them, press DISPLAY. 5:4
