Philips/Magnavox 8P4831C Owner'S Manual Download

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I M P O R T A N T !

Return Your Warranty Registration Card

Within 10 Days. See Why Inside.

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1 - IB7893 E001

8P4831C
8P4834C
8P5431C
8P5434C
8P6031C
8P6034C

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Page 1: ... O R T A N T Return Your Warranty Registration Card Within 10 Days See Why Inside O W N E R S M A N U A L P R O J E C T I O N T E L E V I S I O N 1 IB7893 E001 8P4831C 8P4834C 8P5431C 8P5434C 8P6031C 8P6034C ...

Page 2: ...nit which may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove the product covering sThe exclamation point calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed lit erature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION To prevent electric ...

Page 3: ...t where they exit from the appliance 12 Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer 13 Power Lines An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines 14 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to pro vide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges S...

Page 4: ...king Up Your TV 1 How to Use the First Time Set Up Control 2 Basic TV and Remote Control Operation 3 How to Use the On Screen Menu Controls 4 12 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 For details on product registration warranty and service refer to the other literature included with your TV information packet Please retain all these materials and keep them handy for future reference 1 75V UHF VHF ANT CABLE REAR S...

Page 5: ...o speaker connec tions Sleep Timer automatically turns the TV OFF at preset time intervals Smart Button for the control of TV Sound and Picture levels Use the Smart Button on the remote to quickly adjust Smart Sound to set TV Volume levels during program changes or commercial breaks Smart Picture for programmed video level adjust ments on a variety of program sources and Smart Surf for quick one b...

Page 6: ... the STATUS button to clear the screen 1 2 3 SMART HELP Remember When the bar scale is centered control set tings are at normal mid range lev els BRIGHTNESS Press or until dark parts of the picture show good detail PICTURE Press or until whitest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer COLOR Press or to add or eliminate color TINT Press or to obtain natu ral skin tones Also see Flesh Corre...

Page 7: ...mode Press the STATUS button to clear the screen CLEARVIEW STOP 1 2 3 BEGIN 7 MAIN MENU PICTURE FEATURES SOUND HELP EXIT PICTURE MENU FLESH CORRECTION EXIT 2 OF 2 PIP COLOR PIP TINT MORE CONVERGENCE PICTURE MENU SHARP PICTURE CLEARVIEW EXIT 1 OF 2 COLOR TINT MORE BRIGHT FLESH CORRECTION HELP EXIT ON OFF STOP REW FF PLAY REC STATUS VOL CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ON OFF TV VCR VCR CBL TV SWAP FREEZE POS...

Page 8: ... the TV screen NOTE If no color fringing see Smart Help shows then no Convergence adjustments are nec essary for your TV Select CONVERGENCE con trol With PICTURE MENU 2 of 2 on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button If there is RED or BLUE color fringing on the White cross press the MENU button to continue Press the MENU buttons to move the red or blue cro...

Page 9: ...Source control simply tells the TV which one of these picture sources it is to show on the TV screen Select PICTURE SOURCE SELECT control With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU buttons to move the RED highlight Press the MENU button to turn the desired PICTURE SOURCE control ON U ANTENNA for a picture signal coming ...

Page 10: ...hannel guide schedules or bulletin board information for CC programs After making your Caption mode selection press the STATUS button to clear the TV screen The selected Closed Caption mode will be active To cancel set the Closed Captioned feature to OFF when finished view ing 1 2 STOP FEATURE MENU CONTROLS CONTINUED NOTE Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast with Clos...

Page 11: ... You need to make sure the TV is set to pick up either Cable TV or Antenna signals In other words the TV needs to know if you con nected a Cable TV signal or a nor mal antenna to its ANTENNA plug Select CABLE CHANNEL TUNING control With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU buttons to move the RED highlight Press the ME...

Page 12: ...lect only the TV stations in your area when the CHANNEL but tons are pressed Select CHANNEL MEMORY START AUTO PROGRAM MING control With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU button to turn AUTO PROGRAMMING ON The TV shows which channel num bers are SAVED U as they are added into memory Auto programming CHANNEL MEMORY is...

Page 13: ...annels from the list of channels in the TV s memory Select CHANNEL MEMORY ADD DELETE CHANNELS control With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the CHANNEL or number buttons to select the chan nel you want to add or delete Press the MENU button to ADD the channel into the TV s memory Press the MENU button to DELETE the channel ...

Page 14: ...en clock During normal operation the clock appears on the screen with every channel change and when the STATUS button is pressed Select SET CLOCK control With FEATURES MENU 2 of 3 on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the remote s number buttons to set the time clock Press the STATUS button to set the clock in operation and clear the screen STOP ...

Page 15: ...URCE MORE CLOSED CAPTIONS FEATURE MENU CHANNEL MEMORY CABLE TUNING EXIT 2 OF 3 MORE HALF HOUR REMINDER FEATURE MENU CHANNEL DISPLAY SLEEP TIMER SET CLOCK ON TIMER 1 15 SET SLEEP TIMER to CHANGE when FINISHED M or STOP REW FF PLAY REC STATUS VOL CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ON OFF TV VCR VCR CBL TV SWAP FREEZE POS SIZE ENTER MENU M CLEAR SURF MUTE PAUSE II SLEEP SMART 100 POWER M O D E 1 1 3 2 Have you e...

Page 16: ...II SLEEP SMART 100 POWER M O D E 1 1 3 2 2 With the Half Hour Reminder control the TV automatically shows you the current time and channel every thirty minutes Select HALF HOUR REMINDER control With FEATURES MENU 2 of 3 on screen move the RED high light with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU and MENU M buttons to highlight and select U the EVERY HALF HOUR item Press the ...

Page 17: ...screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button BLOCK CHANNELS and SETUP CODE show on screen Press the MENU and MENU M buttons to highlight and select the SETUP CODE item Press 0 7 1 1 on the remote XXXX shows on the ACCESS CODE SETUP screen as you press the number buttons INCORRECT ACCESS CODE TRY AGAIN will also show on the screen Press 0 7 1 1 on the remote agai...

Page 18: ...or Select the BLOCK CHAN NELS control With FEATURES MENU 3 of 3 on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU and MENU M buttons to highlight and select the BLOCK CHAN NELS item Enter the correct Parental Code number Press Channel or Channel Number buttons to select the chan nel you want to block Press the MENU button to BLOCK VIEWING on the sel...

Page 19: ...UNING EXIT 2 OF 3 MORE HALF HOUR REMINDER FEATURE MENU CHANNEL DISPLAY SLEEP TIMER SET CLOCK ON TIMER LANGUAGE SELECTION HELP EXIT ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH STOP REW FF PLAY REC STATUS VOL CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ON OFF TV VCR VCR CBL TV SWAP FREEZE POS SIZE ENTER MENU M CLEAR SURF MUTE PAUSE II SLEEP SMART 100 POWER M O D E 1 1 3 2 2 EXIT 3 OF 3 FEATURE MENU LANGUAGE SELECTION MORE MORE PARENTAL CONT...

Page 20: ...ENU PICTURE FEATURES SOUND HELP EXIT SOUND MENU STEREO BASS BOOST SOUND IMAGE EXIT 1 OF 3 BASS TREBLE MORE BALANCE HELP EXIT NEXT MIN MAX BASS STOP REW FF PLAY REC STATUS VOL CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ON OFF TV VCR VCR CBL TV SWAP FREEZE POS SIZE ENTER MENU M CLEAR SURF MUTE PAUSE II SLEEP SMART 100 POWER M O D E 1 1 2 3 Your TV also has individual sound adjustment controls The BASS low frequency TRE...

Page 21: ... n d f o r n e w s a n d t o d a y s a n d f o r n e w s a n d SECOND AUDIO PROGRAM HELP EXIT NEXT NORMAL SOUND SECOND PROGRAM SOUND SOUND MENU SECOND AUDIO PROGRAM EXIT 2 OF 3 TV SPEAKERS MORE DISPLAY VOLUME SOUND MENU STEREO BASS BOOST SOUND IMAGE EXIT 1 OF 3 BASS TREBLE MORE BALANCE SECOND PROGRAM SOUND CAN ONLY BE SELECTED U WHEN SAP INFORMATION IS PRESENT ON CURRENT CHANNEL 1 2 3 SOUND MENU C...

Page 22: ...3 TV SPEAKERS MORE DISPLAY VOLUME DISPLAY VOLUME HELP EXIT NEVER DURING ADJUSTMENT STOP REW FF PLAY REC STATUS VOL CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ON OFF TV VCR VCR CBL TV SWAP FREEZE POS SIZE ENTER MENU M CLEAR SURF MUTE PAUSE II SLEEP SMART 100 POWER M O D E 1 1 3 2 2 Use the DISPLAY VOLUME control to see the TV s volume level settings on the TV screen Once set the Volume Display will be seen each time t...

Page 23: ... s volume to normal listening level Turn the TV and audio system ON You can now adjust the sound level coming from the audio sys tem with the Volume buttons on the TV or remote To hear the TV sound from only the audio system speakers select TV SPEAKERS control With SOUND MENU 2 of 3 on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU and MENU M button...

Page 24: ...noise effect which requires a lower volume level than the TV s front speakers 2 PRIMARY VIEWING AREA TV REAR SPEAKER REAR SPEAKER BEGIN VARIABLE AUDIO OUTPUT The TV s Variable Audio Output jacks can also be used for Surround Sound Once they are connected an external hi fi system its speakers can be used for the playback of Surround Sound Connect the R ight and L eft VARIABLE AUDIO OUT jacks on the...

Page 25: ... TV Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks R ight and L eft from the VCR to the VCR AUX AUDIO IN jacks on the TV Select the VCR AUX PIC TURE SOURCE SELECT con trol on the TV With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU and MENU M buttons to highlight and select U the VCR AUX mode Turn the VCR ON and press PLAY to view the tape on th...

Page 26: ...CR to the AUDIO VCR AUX IN jacks on the TV Select the S VIDEO PIC TURE SOURCE control With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU M buttons Then press the MENU button The S VIDEO picture source option appears when a S VIDEO cable has been connected to the TV Turn the VCR ON and place it in the S VIDEO or S VHS play back mode Insert S VHS cassette tape and playback in a no...

Page 27: ...ng the Audio Video jacks on the TV Connect the VIDEO OUT jack from the TV to the VIDEO IN jack on the VCR Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks R ight and L eft from the TV to the AUDIO IN jacks on the VCR Select the ANTENNA PIC TURE SOURCE control on the TV With the FEATURES MENU on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Select the channel on the TV that you want t...

Page 28: ...is is considered NOR MAL with various Cable Converter Box use SMART HELP BEGIN Regardless of what type of pro gram your watching your TV has automatic video control settings matched for your current program source or content The Smart Picture feature quickly resets your TV s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing condi tions you may have in your home Press the Smart...

Page 29: ...RF STOP 2 CHANNEL SURF Current and one previous channel in the ring SMART SURF Current and up to nine additional channels available in the ring Note The Channel Surf ring can be used with fewer than ten channels In this way the number of Surf channels can match or fit your present viewing interests 4 With the Smart Surf control ON see above select a desired channel for viewing You can use the numb...

Page 30: ... SMART SETTING THE REMOTE TO WORK VCRS Your remote control is set to work your TV and many infrared remote IR control VCRs However an easy one time step may be necessary before the remote will work your VCR Try this initial check to see if going on to the following section is necessary Press the VCR System but ton on the remote Point remote toward VCR and press the POWER button Does the remote tur...

Page 31: ...irty seconds after releasing the REC button press and release the VCR System button Within thirty seconds after releasing the VCR System but ton ENTER THE TWO DIGIT CODE NUMBER for the desired VCR The remote is now ready to send commands to the VCR Point the remote at the VCR Press the POWER button on the remote to turn the VCR ON 1 2 3 4 STOP VCR SMART HELP Try it out The Channel and VCR buttons ...

Page 32: ...Converter then the remote is ready and no further steps are needed If NO continue 1 2 3 First look up a TWO DIGIT remote code number for your brand Converter before going through the simple 1 2 3 steps on the following page continue to next page 1 STOP Cable Converter CONVERTER REMOTE BRAND CODE NO Archer 28 Diamond 23 Drake 37 Gemini 45 Hamlin 14 15 Hitachi 25 Jerrold 00 01 02 03 04 05 46 55 Maco...

Page 33: ... the REC button press and release the CBL System button Within thirty seconds after releasing the CBL System but ton ENTER THE TWO DIGIT CODE NUMBER for the desired Converter The remote is now ready to send commands to the Converter Point the remote at the Converter Press the POWER button on the remote to turn the Converter ON 1 2 3 4 STOP Cable Converter SMART HELP Try it out The Channel and POWE...

Page 34: ...desired System VCR or CBL Converter buttons at the same time KEEP HOLDING BUTTONS DOWN Watch the Channel Indicator on the unit Channel Numbers will SCAN UP when the unit has been identified This may take up to two minutes Release the SURF and System VCR or CBL buttons as soon as channel numbers start to scan up The code has been identified and the remote is ready to operate with the VCR or Convert...

Page 35: ...er Button Press to turn the VCR ON and OFF Record Button Hold the RECORD button down and then press the PLAY button to begin a VCR recording Rewind Button Press to rewind tapes For some VCRs you may need to press STOP button first then REWIND In play back mode hold button down to view picture moving rapidly in reverse Pause Button Press to temporarily stop the tape dur ing a playback or recording ...

Page 36: ...cted on a VCR can be shown as PIP Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR to the VCR AUX VIDEO IN jack yel low on the TV Also connect the AUDIO OUT R and L jacks from the VCR to the VCR AUX AUDIO IN jacks red and white on the TV Also be sure the normal antenna connection between the VCR and TV are in place Move to the next page after the VCR to TV PIP connections are completed 2 1 PIP MAIN SCREEN BA...

Page 37: ...buttons to highlight and select the VCR AUX U item Select the channel on the VCR to view in the PIP window Select the channel on the TV to view on the main screen Press the PIP ON OFF button on the remote The PIP window should show in one of the corners of the TV screen 3 4 5 VCR IN TV MODE VCR Indicator Light will go out VCR FOR PIP CHANNEL TV FOR MAIN SCREEN CHANNEL TV SELECTED CHANNEL VCR SELEC...

Page 38: ...reen picture with the PIP picture See Smart Help note on this page Press FREEZE to hold the cur rent MAIN screen picture in the PIP window Main picture is still active If PIP is currently OFF the PIP window will automatically appear Press FRZ repeatedly to update the frozen PIP with current pic tures from the Main screen You cannot reposition a frozen PIP picture Press the PIP ON OFF button to dro...

Page 39: ...dow can come through either the ANT CABLE or VCR AUX Inputs on the rear of the TV PIP Picture Source simply tells the TV which one of these sources it is to show in the PIP window Select PIP SOURCE control With FEATURES MENU 3 of 3 on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU and MENU M buttons to highlight and select either the ANTENNA or VCR ...

Page 40: ... shown on the TV screen Select PIP COLOR or PIP TINT control With PICTURE MENU 2 of 2 on screen move the RED highlight with the MENU buttons Then press the MENU M button Press the MENU buttons to move the RED highlight Press the MENU button to turn the PIP COLOR or TINT control ON The PIP automatically comes on to show the PIP window on the TV screen Press the and buttons to adjust the PIP for Col...

Page 41: ...both the CABLE IN on the Cable Converter and the ANTENNA plug on the rear of the TV Connect the CABLE OUT on the Converter to the ANT IN on the VCR Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV Also connect the AUDIO OUT R and L jacks from the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on the TV SIGNAL SPLITTER Contact the Parts Information Center 1 800 292 6066 to order any optional accesso...

Page 42: ...V back on by pressing the POWER button once or twice or unplug and then replug the power cord at the AC outlet This feature is NOT designed to prevent damage due to high power surges such as those caused by lightning which is not covered by your warranty Cleaning and Care To avoid possible shock hazard be sure the TV is unplugged from the electrical outlet before cleaning When cleaning the TV scre...

Page 43: ...E II SLEEP SMART 100 POWER M O D E 2 1 2 1 TV HELP MENU The on screen HELP menu offers both Operating Tips and a list of Glossary definitions for different features on your TV These items are given to provide you with more information and details on a select group of feature operations Select HELP on the TV s Main Menu Press the remote s Menu buttons to move UP DOWN and from SIDE TO SIDE within th...

Page 44: ...ng etc Picture In Picture PIP Term used when two pictures are shown on the TV screen at the same time The smaller PIP picture is supplied by a VCR or other tuner video playback source The PIP picture can also be moved and swapped with the TV s main screen picture Programming The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the Television s memory circuits In this way the Television remembe...

Page 45: ...e Control 19 Q U 2 Menu Q U 2 4 Minus Plus Buttons Q U 3 4 Parental Control 17 18 Picture In Picture PIP 36 41 Power Light Indicator Q U 3 Precautions Safety 2 3 42 48 Q U 1 Programming Channels 12 Q U 2 Remote Control 28 35 38 Q U 2 3 4 Remote with VCRs 30 31 34 35 Requesting Service 42 43 48 RF Coaxial Cable 36 41 Q U 1 Reminder Time and Channel 16 Safety Precautions 2 3 42 Q U 1 Second Audio Pr...

Page 46: ...l suffira de présenter une preuve d achat pour bénéficier d un service sans frais Pour les produits non couverts par la garantie contactez 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 ...

Page 47: ...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 GEORGIA Philips Factory Service of Georgia 200 N Cobb Pkwy Suite 120 Marietta GA 30062 770 795 0085 FT MYERS FLORIDA Philips Factory Service Satellite Ft Myers 11601 Cleveland Ave Suite 15 Ft Myers FL 33907 941 278 4242 FLORIDA Philips Factory Serv...

Page 48: ...s available in all countries where the product is offi cially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In coun tries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to pro vide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SURE YOU K...

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Page 50: ...ighlight with the MENU M buttons Then press the MENU button The S VIDEO picture source option appears when a S VIDEO cable has been connected to the TV Turn the VCR ON and place it in the S VIDEO or S VHS play back mode Insert S VHS cassette tape and playback in a normal man ner AUX1 S VIDEO INPUTS STOP 1 2 3 4 S VHS VCR AUDIO OUT RED WHITE S VIDEO OUT BACK OF TV PICTURE AND SOUND FROM PLAYBACK OF...

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