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32612MHD
32” High Definition* LCD Television
Instruction Manual
*Requires HD Signal
Thank you for your purchase of this Magnasonic product. Please read this Instruction Manual
carefully before using product to ensure proper use. Keep this manual in a safe place for future
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1. Safety Warnings and Cautions
Warning
High voltages are used in the
operation of this product.
Do not remove the cabinet back
from your set. Refer servicing to a
qualified service technician.
Warning
To prevent fire or risk of electric
shock, do not expose the main
unit to rain or moisture.
Warning
Do not drop or push objects into
the television cabinet slots or
openings. Never spill any kind of
liquid on the television receiver.
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Minimum
10c
Caution
10c
!
5cm
If the television is to be built into a
compartment or enclosure, the
minimum distances must be
20c
maintained to allow for proper
ventilation. Heat build-up can reduce
the service life of your television, and
can also be dangerous.
Caution
!
Never stand on, lean on, or push the
product or its stand. Pay special
attention to children, accidental
tipping may cause serious injury.
Caution
!
Do not place the main unit on an
unstable cart, stand, shelf or table.
Serious injury and or damage to the
television may result if it should fall.
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Caution
!
When the product is not
used for an extended
period of time, it is
advisable to disconnect
the AC power cord from
Caution
!
Avoid exposing the main unit to direct
sunlight or other source of the heat. Do not
stand the television receiver directly on
other products which give off heat, E.g.
video cassette players, and audio
amplifiers. Do not block the ventilation
holes on the back cover. Ventilation is
essential to prevent failure of electrical
component. Do not pinch the power supply
Caution
!
The LCD panel used in this product is
made of glass. Therefore, it can break
when it is dropped or applied with impact.
Be careful not to be injured by broken
glass pieces if the LCD screen were to
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2. Descriptions of Main Unit and Remote-Control Unit
2.1 Main Unit
Buttons / Display:
Sockets / Main Power Switch:
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2.2 Remote-Control Unit
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3. Specifications
Items
Relevant illustrations
32 inches
Active Screen Size
Screen format
16:9
Number of Pixels
1366×768
Typical Contrast Ratio
Maximum Brightness
Display colors
1000:1
500 cd/m²
16.7M
Wide Viewing Angle
Standard
Parameters
of the
170° (Horizontal) 170° (Vertical)
FCC etc.
product
Accessories
Remote-Control Unit, AC cord, User
Manual
Power requirement
Power mode
110～240V AC
Active, Standby
≤160W
Normal Power Dissipation
Standby Power Dissipation
Full Function Remote Control
＜3W
Supported
VHF-L：55.25 ～139.25 MHz；
VHF-H：145.25～391.25 MHz；
UHF：397.25～801.25 MHz
NTSC, PAL-M, PAL-N
M, N
Channels and Frequencies
Color system
Audio system
Stereo
STEREO/SAP
TV
Audio Output
2 × 6W
Intermediate Frequency
NTSC-45.75 MHz
OSD language
English/French/Spanish/
CCD/VCHIP
Supported
Local control keys
POWER, MENU, V+, V-, P+, P-, TV/AV
NTSC, PAL
Color system
Signal
YPBPR, VGA, HDMI, CVBS, S-VIDEO
VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA/WXGA/UXGA
VGA format
Other
480i/480P/576i/576P/720P50/720P60/
1080i50/1080i60
YPBPR format
HDMI
HDMI 1.2
Note:
All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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4. Connection and Preparation
4.1 Connecting Antenna or Video Facility
1. Use a 75Ω coaxial cable or 300-75Ω impedance converter (sold separately) to
plug in the antenna input terminal on the rear of the cabinet.
2. Connect the video or audio facility with the video, audio interface on the rear of
the cabinet.
4.2 Power Supply
1. Press on the Power Switch on “1” to power on the LCD TV.
4.3 Battery Installation of Remote-Control Unit
1. Turn the remote-control unit upside down. Open the battery compartment door.
2. Install two new 1.5V AAA batteries, make sure the polarity of the batteries
matches the “+”, “–” marks inside the battery compartment. Note: Improper
installation of batteries may cause them to leak, causing damage.
3. Close the battery compartment cover.
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4.4 Auto Search the Channels
1. Press the Power On/Off key on the television or the Remote-Control.
2. Press the MENU key on the remote-control unit. The screen displays the Menu
OSD. Press the
main menu.
key repeatedly till “TV-CHANNEL” is highlighted in the first
3. Start Auto Channel Search. Press the
key till “AUTO SCAN” is highlighted
in the menu.
5. Operation of Remote-Control Unit
5.1 POWER ON/OFF
When the unit is turned on, a green indicator
light turns on. When the unit is in standby mode,
a red indicator light is turned on.
5.2 Direct Access Tuning
Channels can be manually selected by using the
numeric key pad on the remote control. Any
channel may be selected by this method,
regardless of its presence or absence in the current
channel map.
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5.3 TV/AV
TV
Press once to display Source List. Using ▲ and
▼ select the video input from TV, AV, SVIDEO,
YPBPR, YPBPR2, HDMI, and PC. The OSD
display will disappear after several seconds, or
by pressing TV/AV.
AV
SVIDEO
YPBPR
YPBPR2
HDMI
PC
5.4 Channel Up/Down
Press CH▲ or the ▲ key to change Channel Up
Press CH▼ or the ▼ key to change Channel Down
5.5 Volume Control
Press the VOL+ or VOL- or the
keys to
lower or raise the volume. The range is 0～100.
5.6 Closed Caption
Press repeatedly to select closed caption mode among CCD Off，
ON. You can do the Basic Selection under the submenu of “CCD
MODE” among CC1，CC2，CC3，CC4，T1，T2，T3，T 4.
CC1 → CC2 → CC3 → CC4
↑
↓
T4 ← T3 ← T2 ← T1
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5.7 QV
Pressing this will quickly switched back to the previous
channel viewed.
5.8 SCAN
Pressing this button will automatically scan through the channels.
Pressing this button again will stop scan.
5.9 ZOOM
Press this key repeatedly to change aspect radio as
follows.
FULL → ZOOM → 4:3 → PANORAMA
5.10 MENU
See MENU Operation on Chapter 7.
5.11 MUTE
Pressing this button will mute the volume on the television.
Note: Mute will be displayed on the screen. Pressing this
button again or pressing
the previous volume level.
will exit mute and resume to
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5.12 OK
The OK key is used to confirm your selection in the menu，
and let you quickly enter the result.
5.13 Picture Mode
Press repeatedly to select the picture mode among
STANDARD, DYNAMIC, SOFT, and PERSONAL.
STANDARD →DYNAMIC →SOFT→ PERSONAL
5.14 Sound Mode
Press repeatedly to select audio mode among
STANDARD, NEWS, MUSIC, and PERSONAL.
STANDARD → NEWS → MUSIC → PERSONAL
5.15 SLEEP
Press repeatedly to select auto power-off
Times to be selected are displayed as follows:
Off →15min→ 30min→ 45min→ 60min→ 75min→ 90min→ 105min→120
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5.16 CALL
Pressing displays (1) the name of current the program or
source; (2) Current aspect ratio; (3) Current mts mode; (4)
Current picture mode; (5) Current sleep time.
5.17 FREEZE
Press to hold the current state or image. Pressing again
releases back to normal state.
5.18 BTSC
Press it repeatedly to switch among Mono, Stereo and SAP.
6. TELEVISION KEYPAD DESCRIPTIONS:
The televisions keypad functions correspond with the remote control.
TV/AV CH-
CH+ VOL- VOL+ MENU POWER
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7. MENU OPERATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS:
7.1. Menu operation under TV, AV, SVIDEO, YPBPR.
7.1.1 PICTURE MENU：
a. The above image is a sample of the display menu.
b. The definition of each option:
b.1 PICTURE MODE: Set the picture preset to
STANDARD→DYNAMIC→SOFT→PERSONAL→STANDARD by using
the
keys.
b.2 BRIGHTNESS: Change the value of the brightness with the
keys,
in the range of 0 to 100.
b.3 CONTRAST: Change the value of the contrast with the
keys, in
the range of 0 to 100.
b.4 HUE: Change the value of the tint with the
keys, in the range of -50
to 50. Recommended setting is 0.
b.5 SATURATION: Change the value of the color with the
keys, in the
range of 0 to 100.
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b.6 SHARPNESS: Change the value of the sharpness with the
the range of 0 to 100.
keys, in
keys.
b.7 COLOR TONE: Set the color temperature preset to
STANDARD→WARM→COOL→STANDARD by using the
b.8 SCALE: Set the picture size preset to FULL→ZOOM → 4：3 →
PANORAMA→FULL by using the
NOTE:
keys.
z
Press
Press
Press
to move cursor to the relevant item.
to tune the value.
z
z
z
to enter into the picture menu.
HUE will only show when the color system is NTSC.
7.1.2. SOUND MENU:
SOUND MENU
a. The above image is a sample of the display menu.
b. The definition of each option:
b.1 SOUND MODE: Set the sound mode to
STANDARD→NEWS→MUSIC→PERSONAL→STANDARD by using
the keys.
b.2 BASS: Change the value of the bass with the
keys in the rang of
0 to 100 .
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b.3 TREBLE: Change the value of the treble with the
rang of 0 to 100.
b.4 BALANCE: Change the value of the balance with the
-50 to 50. Recommended setting is 0.
b.5 MTS: Set the modes of sound processing with the
MONO→STEREO→SAP.
keys in the
keys from
keys to
7.1.3. FUNCTION MENU：
FUNCTION MENU
a. The above image is a sample of the display menu.
b. The definition of each option:
b.1 NR: Set the noise reduction mode to
WEAK→MIDDLE→STRONG→OFF→WEAK by using the
keys.
b.2 CCD: Press
keys to decide whether to display the CCD between
on and off.
b.3 CCD MODE: Set the CCD MODE to CC1Æ CC2 Æ CC3 Æ CC4 Æ T1 Æ
T2 Æ T3 Æ T4Æ CC1 by using the keys.
CC1，CC2，CC3，CC4 displays the text of language being spoken in the video
at the bottom of the screen，while T1，T2，T3，T4 displays some information
such as weather reports and news.
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b.4 VCHIP: Press the
key to enter the password input menu, now enter
your password to enter V-CHIP mode.
V-CHIP has two American standards (MPAA Rating/ TV Parental Guidelines)
and two Canadian standards (English Rating/ French Rating).
b.4.1 CHANGE PASSWORD: Press the
keys to enter the password
change menu. You are now instructed to enter the new password twice
as confirmation. Press enter to confirm your new password.
b.4.2 VCHIP SWITCH: Set the V-CHIP switch on or off by using
keys.
the
b.4.3 TV RATING: Press the
key to enter the submenu.
(refer to image below)
FV V
S
L
D
Contents
All Children
TV-Y
×
Directed to Older Children
General Audience
TV-Y7
TV-G
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
Parental Guidance Suggested
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Mature Audience Only
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-MA
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b.4.4 MOVIE RATING: Press the
keys to adjust the movie rating to
NONEÆ G Æ PG Æ PG13 Æ R Æ NC17 Æ XÆNONE.
G
General Audiences
PG
Parental Guidelines Suggested
PG－13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Restricted
R
NC－17
No 17 And Under Admitted
X
b.4.5 ENGLISH: Press the
keys to adjust the English rating to
keys to adjust the French rating to
EÆ C Æ C8+ Æ G Æ PG Æ 14+ Æ 18+.
b.4.6 FRENCH: Press the
EÆ C Æ C8+ Æ 13+ Æ 16+ Æ 18+.
b.5 SCAN FORMAT: Set the scan format by changing the value form 0 to 2,
using the keys.
0: 2X2，screen will display 4 sub video windows.
1: 3X3，screen will display 9 sub video windows.
2: 4X3，screen will display 12 sub video windows.
b.6 TIMER: the refresh time of the picture，the adjustable value is 0—10
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7.1.4. SYSTEM MENU：
SYSTEM MENU
a. The above image is a sample of the display menu.
b. The definition of each option:
b.1 OSD LANGUAGE: Change the language to
ENGLISH→FRENCH→PORTUGUESE→SPANISH→ENGLISH by
using the
keys.
b.2 BLUE SCREEN: When set to ON，the blue screen indicated there is no
signal to the current input channel.
b.3 SLEEP: Set the sleep time to
OFF→15→30→45→60→75→90→105→120→OFF by using
the
b.4 OSD HPOS: Change the pictures horizontal position by using
the keys.
b.5 OSD VPOS: Change the pictures vertical position by using
the keys.
b.6 OSD DURATION: Change the OSD holding time from 5s to 55s by using
the keys.
keys.
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b.7 OSD HALFTONE：Change the transparence of the OSD (it has 9 grades)
by using the
keys.
7.1.5. CHANNEL MENU：
Only displayed when current source is TV.
CHANNEL MENU
a. The above image is a sample of the display menu.
b. The definition of each option:
b.1 AUTO SCAN: Press the
key to auto scan the channels and display
the auto scan sub menu. Press the MENU key to exit auto scan and
return to TV.
b.2 FINE TUNING: Adjust the current channel quality.
b.3 ADD/ERASE: When set to OFF，the current program will be skipped
when pressing program up or down.
b.4 SOURCE: Choose the TV source to AIR or CATV.
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7.2. MENU UNDER THE SOURCE OF VGA：
1. When the system signal source switches to VGA，there will be a PC mark in the
up-right corner of the screen.
2. In VGA Input Mode，if there is no signal，it will display NO SYNC in the middle of
the screen. The television will automatically turn off after ten (10) minutes.
3．In VGA Input Mode，the OSD main menu operation is:
PC→SOUND→GEOMETRY→SYSTEM→PC.
SCALE: Only has two modes NORMAL→CENTER.
GEOMETRY menu is different from TV.
z
H-POSITION: Adjust the horizontal position of the image by using
the keys.
V-POSITON: Adjust the vertical position of the image by using the
z
z
z
z
keys.
CLOCK: Adjust the Sampling frequency by using the
keys.
keys.
PHASE: Adjust the Sampling phase by using the
AUTO SIZE: Press
key to automatically adjust the picture.
7.3. MENU UNDER THE SOURCE OF HDMI：
The operation of the HDMI OSD MENU functions are the same as those in TV input
mode.
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8. Trouble Shooting：
Before arranging for service, first know the status and then check simply as follows:
Problems
No picture.
Check
Check if the power supply is plugged in.
Picture is fine, but no
audio.
Check if the volume control is set to the minimum or
mute position.
Remote control doesn’t Check if the batteries are out of use or not connected
work.
properly.
Make sure that there is no strong light striking the
sensor window of the remote-control unit.
Check that there are no obstacles between the
sensor window and the remote-control unit.
Check if the TV/AV button is set to TV status.
Check if the antenna is well connected.
Check if you installed the TV correctly.
No TV signal.
No external video signal. Check if you installed the TV correctly.
Check if the TV/AV button is set to the AV position.
Picture lacks color or
picture too dark.
Check color, brightness and contrast controls are
correctly adjusted.
All channels lose color Check if the antenna is broken
intermittently.
Check if the antenna is disconnected.
Check if the antenna is damaged.
Poor reception, loss of Check if channels are correctly tuned.
color within certain
channels.
Diagonal stripes appear The receiver may be affected by interference (e.g.
on picture.
from a nearby radio broadcasting transmitter or from
another TV receiver).
Picture has “snow”.
Check if the antenna is broken.
Check if the antenna is disconnected.
Check if the antenna is damaged.
Ghost images appear.
Check if the antenna direction has been changed by
a storm or strong wind, etc. (because ghost images
are caused by the arrival at the antenna of both the
signal which has traveled directly from the transmitter
and the signal which has been reflected from a hill or
a large building. The direction of the antenna should
be chosen for minimized ghosting.)
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