Magnavox 15MF Series Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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ANTENNA CONNECTION
If your antenna has a round cable
(75 ohm) on the end, then you’re ready to
connect it to the LCD TV. If your
antenna has flat, twin-lead wire (300 ohm), you
first need to attach the
antenna wires to the screws on a 300- to
75-ohm adapter(not supplied).
Connect the antenna (or adapter) to one end
of the supplied L-Adapter as shown, and con
-
nect the other end of the
L-Adapter to the TV jack on the side of
the LCD TV.
Connect the Cable TV signal to one end of the
supplied L-Adapter as shown, and connect the
other end of the adapter to the TV jack on the
LCD TV.
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BASIC CABLE TV CONNECTION
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Antenna
with 75
cable
Rear Jack panel of
Television
Outdoor or Indoor Antenna
(Combination VHF/UHF)
OR
Twin-lead
wire to
300-75
adapter
The Cable TV signal from
Cable Company
(75 coaxial cable)
Rear Jack panel of
Television
I
f you have a Cable Box, follow either set
of these steps to complete your
connections.
Connect the Cable TV signal to the IN jack (or
RF IN or CABLE IN) on the Cable Box.
Connect an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to
the OUT jack (or TO TV or RF OUT) of the
Cable Box.
Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to
one end of the supplied L-Adapter as shown,
and connect the other end of the adapter to
the TV jack on the LCD TV.
Plug the DC adapter into the DC IN 16V
jack on the LCD TV. Plug the power cable into
an outlet.
Set the Channel 3/4 (or Output channel) switch
of the Cable Box to 3 or 4. Set the TV to the
same channel. When watching TV
programming, change channels at the Cable
Box, not the LCD TV.
Cable Box with Audio/Video Out Jacks
This connection will supply Stereo sound to
the LCD TV.
Connect the Cable TV signal to the
IN jack (or RF IN or CABLE IN) on the Cable
Box.
Using an RCA-type video cable (not
supplied) connect one end of the video cable to
the Video Out jack of the Cable Box.Connect
the other end of the cable to the yellow VIDEO
jack on the side of the TV.Video cables are
usually marked with yellow and are available
from Magnavox or electronics retailers. Video
jacks on most equipment are yellow.
Using RCA-type, stereo audio cables (not
supplied), connect one end of the cables to the
left and right Audio Out jacks of the Cable Box.
Connect the other end of that cable to the
Audio jack on the side of the LCD TV.Audio
cables are usually marked with red and white
and are available from Magnavox or electronics
retailers.The right
audio jack is red and the left audio jack is white.
Match the cable colors to the jack colors.
Plug the DC adapter into the DC IN 16V
jack on the LCD TV. Plug the power cable into
an outlet.
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3
4
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2
3
5
TO TV
CABLE
IN
OUTPUT
CH
3 4
The Cable TV signal from
the Cable Compan
y
75
Coaxial
Cable
Side Jack Panel of
Television
DC Adapter
Power
Cable
VGA
PC
Cable Box with RF In/Out Jacks
This connection will not supply Stereo sound
to the LCD TV.
CABLE BOX CONNECTIONS
S - VIDEO
CABLE
IN
TO
TV
VIDEO
OUT
L
R
AUDIO
OUT
3 4
OUTPUT
CH
VIDEO
Cable
TV signal
Video Cable
Cable Bo
x
Audio Cable
Side Jack Panel
of
Television
AUDIO
DC Adapter
Power
Cable
VGA
PC
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L-Adapter
L-Adapter
L-Adapter
A
combination antenna receives normal
broadcast channels (VHF 2–13 and UHF 14–69).
Your connection is easy because there is only one 75
Ω(ohm) antenna jack on the back of your TV, and that’s
where the antenna goes.
Y
our Cable TV signal into your home may be a
single, 75Ω(ohm) cable. If so, this connection is
very simple. Follow the step below to connect your
Cable TV signal to your new LCD TV.
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