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OWNER’S MANUAL
MC194EMG
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, which describes these features. Features • Automatic Channel Setup • Repeat Play TM • Automatic Head Cleaner • ShowGuard - Indefinite Timer • Automatic Tracking Adjustment Recording memory • Closed Caption • Sleep Timer • Daylight-Savings Time • Special Effects: Forward and Reverse • English or Spanish displays and menus Searching; Still; Slow, Frame Advance • High Quality (HQ) System • Search: Index, Time • One-Touch Recording • Tape Counte
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4 Table of Contents First-time Setup 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, property damage, or damage
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6 Hooking Up the TV/VCR Hook up your TV/VCR using one of the connections shown. 1 Connect a Cable TV signal or an Hooking Up Your antenna to the ANT(enna) Jack. TV/VCR With a Cable A TV Signal or Outdoor Antenna ANT. ANT. Connect the Cable TV/Satellite signal to the Hooking Up Your IN Jack on the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver. TV/VCR With a Cable B Box/Satellite Receiver Connect an RF coaxial cable To view any channel, set the (75-ohm, not supplied) to the TV/VCR to the Cable OUT Jack on the Cab
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Hooking Up the TV/VCR (cont’d) 7 Hooking Up Your TV/VCR to Another Video Source (VCR, Camcorder, DVD Player, etc.) D You may need this connection if you want to copy tapes, view tapes playing on a VCR or Camcorder, or view Discs from a DVD Player. Select channel 00 (AUX) at the TV/VCR when view- ing tapes/Discs playing on the VCR, Camcorder, or DVD Player. Connect an Audio cable to the AUDIO OUT Jack on the VCR and to the AUDIO In AUDIO/VIDEO OUT Jack (white) on the front of the TV/VCR. Jacks o
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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 Receiver, you POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP do not need to set channels at the TV/VCR. Set the TV/VCR to the output channel of the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver 1 (channel 03 or 04). Then select the channel to be viewed on the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver. PLAY REW F.FWD If you do not see these menus when you turn on the STOP TV/VCR for the very first
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MENU Playing a Videotape 9 Follow the steps below to play a tape. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Insert a tape in the TV/VCR’s cassette com- partment. The power will come on. If the tape’s 1 record tab is missing, playback should start automati- cally. 2-4 PLAY REW F.FWD STOP DISPLAY 1 2 3 CH. 4 5 6 7 8 9 +100 0 VOL. SPEED RESET PAUSE/STILL If playback does not start automatically, press RECORD SLOW TIME SEARCH MUTE PLAY/ to start playback. 2 Press STOP/ to stop playback. 3 Press REW(ind)/{ to rewind th
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MENU 10 Recording Follow the steps below to record a current TV program. POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page 1 five) in the TV/VCR. The power will come on. Or, if 1 the tape is already in the TV/VCR, press POWER to turn on the TV/VCR if necessary. PLAY REW F.FWD STOP Press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP or 6 SLP) appears on the TV/VCR screen. See tape DISPLAY 2 speed details below. 1 2 3 CH. 4 5 6 Use CH(annel) o/p or the Number buttons to 3 select the
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MENU Remote Control 11 PLAY/ Button SLEEP/WAKE UP Button Press to play a tape. Details are on Press to set the Sleep Timer. page nine. Press to select a menu Details are on page 37. Press to item. Press to enter numbers when set the Wake Up Timer. Details setting a timer recording or the are on page 36. 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 numbers when setting the TV/VCR. clock or
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12 Front Panel Cassette Compartment Insert a videotape here. Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote so you can operate the TV/VCR from a distance. CHANNEL / Buttons Press to select a TV channel. To access the TV/VCR’s menu, press CHANNEL while in line input (AUX) mode. Press again to remove the menu and go to your lowest TV channel. Press to adjust the tracking during tape playback. Details are on page 38. VOLUME o/p Buttons Press to adjust the sound level. Pressing a VOLUME but
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Rear Panel 13 Antenna Hole Connect the stem of an indoor rod antenna here. Details are on page six. ANT. AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet ANT(enna) Jack to supply power to the TV/VCR. Connect your antenna or Cable TV signal here. Details are on page six.
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MENU MENU 14 Menu Language, Resetting TV Channels Menu Language This affects the language of the TV/VCR’s menu, not TV pro- POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP gramming, videotapes, or closed captioning. Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to 1-2 PLAY select LANGUAGE. REW F.FWD 1 STOP – M E N U – TIMER PROGRAMMING DISPLAY PICTURE CONTROL SETTING CLOCK 1,3 CHANNEL SET UP 1 2 3 USER’S SET UP CH. V-CHIP SET UP 4 5 6 B LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN 7 8 9 TIME SEARCH INDEX SEARCH +100 0 VOL. SPEED R
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MENU Adding/Deleting Channels 15 The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory. (Or, you can add new channels POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP into the memory without having to reset all the channels.) Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to 1,2,4 select CHANNEL SET UP. Press F.FWD/B. PLAY 1 REW F.FWD – M E N U – STOP TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL DISPLAY SETTING CLOCK B CHANNEL SET UP 1,5 USER’S SET UP 1 2 3 V-CHIP SET UP CH. LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] 4 5 6 CAPTION [OFF] ZERO
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MENU 16 Setting the Clock Set the clock accurately for proper timer recording. If a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) is available in your area, POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP follow Auto Clock Setting below. If not, follow Manual Clock Setting on pages 18-19. 1-3 Auto Clock Setting PLAY REW F.FWD You can have the TV/VCR set the clock automatically by STOP using the PBS channel in your area. Once you have set the DISPLAY clock, the TV/VCR will automatically monitor the correct 1 time and date being broadc
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MENU Setting the Clock (cont’d) 17 The TV/VCR will scan all your available TV channels. Those that carry a time signal will be listed at the top of the screen. Use one of these channels when you enter your AUTO CLOCK CH at step 6. It will take POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP the TV/VCR several minutes to scan the channels. An 8 “_ _” appears in the lower left corner of the screen when the search is complete. 5-6 PLAY -AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH- REW F.FWD STOP 08 10 13 DISPLAY 4,5,7 1 2 3 _ _ CH. 4 5 6 7 8 9 P
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MENU 18 Setting the Clock (cont’d) Manual Clock Setting POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press 1 F.FWD/B. 1-4 PLAY REW F.FWD – M E N U – STOP TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL DISPLAY B SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP 1 USER’S SET UP 1 2 3 V-CHIP SET UP CH. LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] 4 5 6 CAPTION [OFF] ZERO RETURN 7 8 9 TIME SEARCH INDEX SEARCH +100 0 VOL. SPEED RESET PAUSE/STILL RECORD SLOW TIME SEARCH MUTE Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select MANUAL CLOC
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MENU Setting the Clock (cont’d) 19 While the YEAR space is flashing, press POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP PLAY/ or STOP/ until your desired year 5 appears. (Example: 2003) The day of the week (Tuesday - TUE, etc.) will change appropriately for 5-7 the year you select. Then, press F.FWD/B. PLAY REW F.FWD – MANUAL CLOCK SET– STOP 9 MONTH DAY YEAR DISPLAY 0 5 / 0 6 TUE 2 0 0 3 8 1 2 3 HOUR MINUTE CH. 4 5 6 – – : – – – – 7 8 9 +100 0 VOL. SPEED RESET PAUSE/STILL While the HOUR space is flashi
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MENU 20 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 POWER SLEEP/WAKE UP Sunday in April and move back one hour on the last Sunday in October. To turn Daylight-Savings Time ON or OFF, follow the steps 1-2 below. PLAY REW F.FWD STOP Press MENU. Press PLAY/ or STOP/ to select SETTING CLOCK. Then, press DISPLAY 1 F.FWD/B. 1,3 1 2 3 CH. 4 5 6 – M E N U – 7 8 9 TIMER PROGRAMMING PICTURE CONTROL B SETTING CL
