Magnavox 27MS345S Owner'S Manual Download Page 2

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Once your MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a MAGNAVOX
product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advan-
tage of these important benefits.

Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure 

you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to.

For Customer Use

Enter below the Serial No. which is
located on the rear of the cabinet. Retain
this information for future reference.
Model No.________________________
Serial No. ________________________

Congratulations on your purchase,
and welcome to the “family!”

Dear MAGNAVOX product owner:

Thank you for your confidence in MAGNAVOX.You’ve selected one of
the best-built, best-backed products available today.We’ll do everything
in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to
come.
As a member of the MAGNAVOX “family,” you’re entitled to 
protection by one of the most comprehensive warranties and 
outstanding service networks in the industry.
What’s more, your purchase guarantees you’ll receive all the 
information and special offers for which you qualify, plus easy 
access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network.
Most importantly, you can count on our uncompromising commitment
to your total satisfaction.
All of this is our way of saying welcome-and thanks for investing in a
MAGNAVOX product.

P.S. Remember, to get the most from your MAGNAVOX

product, you must return your Warranty Registration
Card within 10 days. So please mail it to us right now!

Know these

safety

symbols

This “bolt of lightning” indicates

uninsulated material within your unit

may cause an electrical shock. For the

safety of everyone in your household,

please do not remove product covering.

The “exclamation point” calls atten-

tion to features for which you

should read the enclosed literature

closely to prevent operating and mainte-

nance problems.

WARNING:

TO PREVENT FIRE OR

SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE

THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOIS-

TURE.

CAUTION:

To prevent electric shock,

match wide blade of plug to wide slot,

fully insert.

ATTENTION

: Pour éviter les choc

électriques, introduire la lame la plus

large de la fiche dans la borne corre-

spondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au

fond.

Warranty

Verification

Registering your product within 10 days
confirms your right to maximum protection
under the terms and conditions of your 
MAGNAVOX warranty.

Owner

Confirmation

Your completed Warranty Registration Card
serves as verification of ownership in the
event of product theft or loss.

Model

Registration

Returning your Warranty Registration Card
right away guarantees you’ll receive all
the information and special offers which you
qualify for as  the owner of your model.

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Summary of Contents for 27MS345S

Page 1: ...T YOUR NEW PRODUCT WE CAN GUIDE YOU THROUGH CONNECTIONS FIRST TIME SETUP AND ANY OF THE FEATURES WE WANT YOU TO START ENJOYING YOUR NEW PRODUCT RIGHT AWAY CALL US BEFORE YOU CONSIDER RETURNING THE PRODUCT 1 800 705 2000 OR VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW MAGNAVOX COM IMPORTANT RETURN YOUR WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN 10 DAYS SEE WHY INSIDE ...

Page 2: ...of saying welcome and thanks for investing in a MAGNAVOX product P S Remember to get the most from your MAGNAVOX product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safetysymbols This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do n...

Page 3: ...been damaged B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance C The appliance has been exposed to rain D The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 17 Tilt Stability All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability p...

Page 4: ... dren viewing inappropriate material Remote Control Works your TV features Standard broadcast VHF UHF or Cable TV channel capability Stereo capability Includes a built in amplifier and twin speaker system allows reception of TV programs broadcast in stereo Closed Captioning Allows you to read TV program dialog or voice conversations as on screen text Automatic Channel Programming Quick and easy se...

Page 5: ...r outlet and turn on theTV SetTV CABLE to CABLE as detailed on page 11 4 Set theTV to channel 3 or 4 the same as the Channel 3 4 switch on your Cable Box if applicable Change channels at the Cable Box Basic Cable TV Connection An RF coaxial cable to con nect the Cable Box to the TV may be supplied by the Cable TV company It is not supplied with the TV You can connect a Satellite Receiver the same ...

Page 6: ...ntenna cable onto the 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT jack on the rear of the TV If the round end of the antenna cable is threaded screw it down tight 3 Plug the TV s power cord into a power outlet and turn on the TV Set TV CABLE to TV as detailed on page 11 Refer to AUTO PROGRAM to set up your available TV channels Details are on page 12 Basic Antenna Connection 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT OUT...

Page 7: ...the TV s 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT jack Helpful Hints OUTPUT IN 2 VIDEO AUDIO R L MONO Y Cb Cr 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT OUTPUT IN 2 L R VIDEO AUDIO R L MONO Y Cb Cr DVD DVD 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT OUTPUT IN 2 VIDEO AUDIO R L MONO Y Cb Cr DVD IN1 AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO L MONO R There are AUDIO and VIDEO IN 1 jacks at the lower right corner of the rear of the TV To view material playing on equipment connected here...

Page 8: ...he battery compartment lid on the rear of the remote Press in the tab then lift off the lid 2 Place two AAA batteries in the remote Be sure the and ends of the batteries line up correctly as marked inside the remote 3 Reattach the battery compartment lid Battery Installation The channel number will appear briefly when you change channels Or press DISPLAY on the remote to see the channel number Pre...

Page 9: ...n Press to remove a menu from the screen MUTE Button Press to cancel or restore the TV sound Pressing the volume buttons VOL 8 9 or VOL also will cancel mute and restore the sound CALL Button Press to switch between the two channels you bookmarked BOOKMARK Button Press to mark two channels that you can recall with the CALL button You cannot bookmark the Audio Video In channels VIDEO 1 S VIDEO VIDE...

Page 10: ...CK ON SET ENGLISH ESPANOL LANGUAGE 7 You can set the TV s on screen menu to be in English or Spanish 1 Press MENU to see the menu 2 Press VOL or VOL to highlight SET 3 Press CH or CH to highlight LANGUAGE 4 Press VOL or VOL to enter the LANGUAGE menu 5 Press CH or CH to select ENG LISH or ESPANOL Spanish 6 Press VOL or VOL to confirm your selection 7 Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu from the sc...

Page 11: ...ll the TV whether you are using a Cable TV signal set TV CABLE to TV or CABLE as follows 1 Press MENU to see the menu 2 Press VOL or VOL to highlight TUN tuner 3 Press CH or CH to highlight TV CABLE 4 Press VOL or VOL to select TV or CABLE Choose CABLE if you have Cable TV service See page five for connection details If you do not have Cable TV ser vice and you connected an antenna to the TV choos...

Page 12: ...efore you start AUTO PROGRAM connect the Antenna or Cable TV signal as detailed on pages five six set TV CABLE as described on page 11 1 Press MENU to see the menu 2 Press VOL or VOL repeatedly to highlight TUN tuner 3 Press CH or CH to highlight AUTO PROGRAM 4 Press VOL to start programming TV channels Press VOL if you need to stop channel programming during the process When channel setup is comp...

Page 13: ...ample starting at channel 60 and going down to 59 58 57 etc Then press VOL when you find the channel you want This stops the search Otherwise the search will stop at the first available channel 9 Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu from the screen Manual Channel Tuning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 STANDBY SMART SOUND SMART PICTURE MENU EXIT CALL TV AV SLEEP BOOKMARK MTS DISPLAY 100 MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 9 1 P...

Page 14: ...hannels with the CH and CH buttons 6 Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu from the screen Adding or Erasing Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 STANDBY SMART SOUND SMART PICTURE MENU EXIT CALL TV AV SLEEP BOOKMARK MTS DISPLAY 100 MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 6 2 12 PIC SND SET TUN COLOR BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SHARPNESS TINT BLUE BACK 50 50 50 50 0 ON PIC SND SET TUN CHANNEL TV CABLE ADD ERASE MANUAL AUTO PROGRAM 12 TV...

Page 15: ...our TV picture select a channel and follow the steps below 1 Press MENU to see the menu 2 Press CH or CH to highlight your choice BRIGHTNESS COLOR CON RAST SHARPNESS TINT or BLUE BACK background 3 Press VOL or VOL to increase or decrease the element you chose However you can turn BLUE BACK to only ON or OFF see below 4 Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu from the screen Picture Adjustments BRIGHTN...

Page 16: ...rent types of programs and viewing conditions Each SmartPicture setting is preset at the factory to automatically adjust the TV s Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness and Tint 1 Press SMART PICTURE on the remote control The current SmartPicture setting will appear on the screen 2 Press SMART PICTURE repeatedly to select PERSONAL MOVIES SPORTS or WEAK SIGNAL The PERSONAL setting is what you specify ...

Page 17: ...CK SET AM 10 50 Follow these steps to set yourTV s clock 1 Press MENU to show the on screen menu 2 PressVOL orVOL to highlight SET 3 Press CH or CH to highlight TIMER 4 PressVOL orVOL to display the TIMER features 5 Press CH or CH to highlight CLOCK SET 6 PressVOL orVOL to enter the CLOCK SET menu 7 PressVOL orVOL repeatedly to enter the current time Press and holdVOL or VOL to change the time qui...

Page 18: ... orVOL 4 Press CH or CH to highlight ON TIMER then press VOL orVOL 5 While the time is highlighted top line with AM or PM press VOL orVOL to enter the ON time Hold downVOL orVOL to change the time quickly in 10 minute increments This will be the time at which the TV will turn itself on 6 Press CH or CH to highlight CHANNEL 7 PressVOL orVOL to enter the channel number This will be the channel to wh...

Page 19: ...n screen menu 2 PressVOL orVOL to highlight SET 3 Press CH or CH to highlight TIMER then pressVOL orVOL 4 Press CH or CH to highlight OFF TIMER then press VOL orVOL 5 While the time is highlighted top line with AM or PM press VOL or VOL to enter the OFF time Hold downVOL orVOL to change the time quickly in 10 minute increments This will be the time at which the TV will turn itself off 6 Press CH o...

Page 20: ...to show the on screen menu 2 Press VOL or VOL until SET is high lighted 3 Press CH or CH repeatedly to highlight CLOSED CAPTION 4 Press VOL or VOL to display the CLOSED CAPTION menu 5 Press CH or CH to select the closed caption you want OFF CC 1 CC 2 or CC MUTE CC MUTE sets the TV to show closed captions when you press MUTE The TV volume will be disabled until you press MUTE again to restore the s...

Page 21: ...it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern screeching in your ears Well your TV can save you that trouble by turning itself off 1 Press SLEEP The SLEEP display will appear on the screen 2 Within five seconds press SLEEP to pick the amount of time in 10 minute increments up to 120 minutes before the TV will turn itself off Sleep Timer After setting the SLEEP timer press SLEEP to see t...

Page 22: ...ns one or more of the fol lowing intense violence intense sexual situ ations strong coarse language or intensely suggestive dialog NC 17 No children under the age of 17 will be admitted This type of program ming should be viewed by adults only It contains graphic violence explicit sex or crude indecent language X Adults Only This type of programming contains one or more of the following very graph...

Page 23: ...ress CH or CH to highlight PARENTAL CONTROL 4 Press VOL or VOL to display the SECRET CODE screen 5 Press VOL on the remote and the CH button on the front of the TV at the same time 6 Press the Number buttons to enter a four digit code The code will appear on the screen as you enter it The code 0000 is the default of the TV If you have not set up a code previ ously then 0000 is the code You can not...

Page 24: ...ar to the left of the rating when blocked When you block a rating higher ratings are blocked automatically To unblock all the ratings select CLEAR 10Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu Blocking any rating ON will block all the higher ratings automatically For example if R is blocked manually NC 17 and X will be blocked auto matically To turn a rating OFF set each rating individually Helpful Hint 1...

Page 25: ...to enter the CONTENT menu 12Press CH or CH to select a rating then press VOL 13Press CH or CH to select the sub rating FANTASY V VIOLENCE SEXU AL LANGUAGE or DIALOG then press VOL or VOL to BLOCK or VIEW that subrating 14Press MENU to return to the PARENTAL GUIDELINES screen and check your settings A checkmark appears when the subrating is blocked 15Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu Blocking any...

Page 26: ...s special blocking options 1 Press MENU to see the menu 2 Press VOL or VOL to highlight SET 3 Press CH or CH to select PARENTAL CONTROL 4 Press VOL or VOL to see the SECRET CODE screen 5 Press the Number buttons to enter your four digit secret code 6 Press CH or CH to select MAS TER ENABLE BLOCK UNRATED or BLOCK NO RATING MASTER ENABLE This is the master switch for Parental Control When ON all blo...

Page 27: ...ront of the TV You can still operate the TV with the remote control You can still use the POWER button on the front of the TV but only to turn off the TV not on Set CHILD LOCK to OFF to cancel this feature so you can use the buttons on the front of the TV again 5 Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menu from the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 STANDBY SMART SOUND SMART PICTURE MENU EXIT CALL TV AV SLEEP BOO...

Page 28: ...TUN BALANCE SMART SOUND 0 MUSIC PIC SND SET TUN BALANCE SMART SOUND 0 VOICE When you are watching a movie or video game your TV has sound settings that match these programming types 1 Press MENU to show the on screen menu 2 Press VOL or VOL to highlight SND Sound 3 Press CH or CH to highlight SMART SOUND 4 Press VOL or VOL to select PER SONAL VOICE MUSIC or THE ATRE 5 Press TV AV EXIT to remove th...

Page 29: ...L ANCE 4 Press VOL or VOL to adjust the bal ance 5 Press TV AV EXIT to remove the menus from the screen Balance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 STANDBY SMART SOUND SMART PICTURE MENU EXIT CALL TV AV SLEEP BOOKMARK MTS DISPLAY 100 MUTE CH CH VOL VOL 5 1 2 4 PIC SND SET TUN COLOR BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SHARPNESS TINT BLUE BACK 50 50 50 50 0 ON PIC SND SET TUN BALANCE 10 SMART SOUND PERSONAL PIC SND SET TUN BALANCE...

Page 30: ...he left and right speakers of the TV If the broadcast is not strong or clear stereo sound is not available Press the MTS button to change to MONO This should eliminate the noise If MONO appears on the screen when you choose a channel Stereo is not avail able If SAP appears when you select a channel Second Audio Program broadcasting is available for the current TV program Press the MTS button to ch...

Page 31: ...io and Video In jacks No Sound Press the VOL and VOL buttons to adjust the volume Press the MUTE button on the remote control to cancel or restore the volume Remote Control does not work Check the batteries If necessary replace them with two AAA heavy duty zinc chloride or alkaline batteries Clean the remote control as well as the remote control sen sor on the front of the TV Check the TV power co...

Page 32: ...s may appear at the bottom of the TV screen if the TV programming covers this news Shopping channel logos pricing displays These may be bright and may appear constantly during the show These are usually in the same location on the TV screen TV LOCATION To avoid cabinet warping cabinet color changes and an increased chance of TV failure do not place the TV where temperatures can become excessively ...

Page 33: ...y Audio Video Inputs Jacks standard RCA on the rear of the TV to which you connect accessory devices These jacks receive picture and sound from equipment such as a DVD Player VCR Camcorder etc Auto Program Scans all available channels from regular antenna or Cable TV signals and stores only active stations in the TV s memory Closed Captioning The broadcast feature that lets you read the voice cont...

Page 34: ...tactez le centre le plus près de chez vous NOTA Si Ud reside en una de nuestras zonas para sucursales Philips de servicio al de fábrica ver directorio más abajo Ud puede comunicarse con la sucursal de servicio más cercana para obtener una reparación oportuna y eficaz de su producto Si su producto está todavía bajo garantía Ud debe presentar comprobante de compra para no ocasionar ningunos cargos p...

Page 35: ...DO EL PAIS PARA LA RECEPCION DE PRODUCTOS NECESITADOS DE REPARACIONES COMUNI CARSE CON EL CENTRO DE SERVICIO DE FABRICA MAS CERCANO PARA ESTOS LUGARES DENTRO DE UN RADIO DE 80 A 120 KM 50 A 75 MILLAS DEL CENTRO DE SERVICIO LOCAL ATLANTA Philips Factory Service 550 Franklin Road Suite F Marietta GA 30067 800 273 1501 TAMPA Philips Factory Service 1911 US Highway 301 North Suite 100 Tampa FL 33619 8...

Page 36: ...uct the local Magnavox service organization will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual and keep both nearby Also keep the original box and packing material in case you need to...

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