Table of Contents Important Information Important Safety Instructions Supplied Accessories Remote control 1 2-3 4 5-6 Functional Overview 7 Connections 8 Basic Operations 9 Watching TV 10-11 Menu Adjustment 12-17 Basic Operations DVD 18-23 Play Discs In Various Ways 24-29 Menu Setting DVD 30-34 MP3 Operations 35 Kodak Picture CD Playback 36 Troubleshooting 37-38 Technical Specifications 39 Warranty Page 40
Important Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this Product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ’’dangerous voltage’’ within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
Important Safety Instructions The present set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in the present unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures in installing, using and servicing. The present unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any element that can be repaired by the user. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4.
Important Safety Instructions d) When the product does not operate properly as described in the operating instructions. Do not touch the controls other than those described in the operating instructions. Improper adjustment of controls not described in the instructions can cause damage, which often requires extensive adjustment work by a qualified technician. e) When the product has been dropped or damaged. f) When the product displays an abnormal condition.
Supplied Accessories Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product.
Remote Control Inserting Batteries Into The Remote Control Insert supplied batteries via the battery compartment on the back of the remote control. Make sure polarity matches the (+) and (-) marks inside the compartment. - + + - Using The Remote Control Unit ● ● ● Use the remote control by pointing it towards the remote sensor on the TV. Objects between the remote control and the sensor may disrupt operation. Effective range is 20 feet but is dependant on what your viewing angle is.
Remote Control POWER MPX Use to turn the unit on and off. Number Buttons Use to select the sound multiplex mode. (See page 16.) Use to set the channel and to enter DVD chapter numbers. OSD CAPTION Use to bring up the DVD OnScreen-Display. Use to select close caption mode. VOLUME+/- OPEN( ) Use to adjust the volume. Use to eject the disc being played in the disc slot, the main unit must be set to DVD status. LAST Press to return to the previous channel in normal viewing mode.
Functional Overview Front View 4 TV/DVD/AUX/PC 5 CH 6 CH VOL 7 VOL 8 Slot-load DVD Player PAUSE STOP PLAY 9 10 11 EJECT 12 32 1 1) REMOTE SENSOR 2) POWER ON INDICATOR 3) STANDBY INDICATOR 4) TV/DVD/AUX/PC: Use to select the AV signal source between: TV, DVD,AV1-Video,AV1-S-Video,AV2Component and PC. 5) CH+/-: To skip to the previous/next channel. 6) VOLUME+/-: Use to adjust the volume. 7) POWER BUTTON: Use to turn the unit on and off.
Connections AV1 IN VIDEO L 2c AUDIO S-VIDEO R 2b AV OUT VIDEO L 2f AUDIO CR / PR R CB / PB L 2d AUDIO R Y or HDTV Receiver AV2 IN AUDIO 2e VGA Audio Cable VGA PHONES DC IN 1b 1a 2a Computer 1. CONNECT TO POWER a. Connect the mini plug of the AC power adapter to DC IN jack on the back of the 17MD255V. b. Connect the power plug of the AC power adapter to the power socket. 2. SYSTEM CONNECTIONS a.
Basic Operations POWER TV/DVD/AUX/PC CH CH VOL Turning Off The Power 1. Press POWER on the remote control, the image on the screen disappears and the STANDBY/ON indicator changes from green to red. NOTE: Small amounts of electric power is still consumed even when the power is turned off. VOL TV/AV Mode Selection By pressing the TV/DVD/AUX/PC on the TV set and confirming by the OK button, you can change the mode as follows: POWER TV PC TV/DVD/ AUX/PC Turning On The Power 1.
Watching TV Turning On The Power 1. Press POWER button on the front panel to turn on the TV set. The STANDBY/ON indicator lights up green. 2. If the STANDBY/ON indicator still lights up red, press POWER on the remote control to turn the TV set on. CH+/- Turning Off The Power 1. Press POWER on the remote control, the image on the screen disappears and the STANDBY/ON indicator changes from green to red. NOTE: Weak electric power is still consumed even when the power is turned off.
Watching TV Using number buttons on the remote unit Simple Button Operation For Changing Volume/Sound Changing the volume You can change the volume on the front panel or on the remote control unit. NUMBER BUTTONS Select the channels directly by pressing the number buttons. EXAMPLE: To select a 1-digit channel (e.g. channel 2): ● Press 2 . To select a 2-digit channel (e.g. channel 12): ● Press 1 ,followed by 2 . Using Last On The Remote Unit VOLUME+/- 1. Press VOL+ to increase the volume. 2.
Menu Adjustment TV Tuner Adjustment Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. Press / to select "Settings" and press to enter into the items below ’’Settings’’. NOTE: Only when in TV status, there is "Settings"option. Make sure press TV MENU to exit TV menu screen before other operatings. TV Source This will help you to select the TV’s signal source. 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select "Settings" and press to select "TV Tuner". 3. Press to enter "TV Tuner" menu.
Menu Adjustment Content Blocking Password 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select "Settings" and press to select "Content Blocking". 3. Press to enter "Content Blocking (Password)" menu. Password 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Press to select "Change" and press to change the password. 8. Press / to select digit and press / to change the selected digit. 9. Press to select "OK" and press OK to confirm your change. 10.
Menu Adjustment Picture Adjustment Color 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select ’’Picture’’. 3. Press / to move to ’’Color’’. 4. Press / to adjust the picture color; press OK to return; press TV MENU to exit. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. Press / to select ’’Picture’’ and press to enter into below items. Sharpness 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select ’’Picture’’. 3. Press / to move to ’’Sharpness’’. 4.
Menu Adjustment Audio Adjustment Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. Press / to select ’’Audio’’ and press to enter into below items. 16 16 R L mpx mono Volume 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select ’’Audio’’. 3. Press / to move to ’’Volume’’. 4. Press / to adjust the volume; press OK to return; press TV MENU to exit. Bass 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select ’’Audio’’. 3. Press / to move to ’’Bass’’. 4.
Menu Adjustment Window Adjustment H-Position 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2. Press / to select ’’Window’’. 3. Press / to move to ’’H-Position’’. 4. Press / to adjust the horizontal position of displayed image; press OK to return; press TV MENU to exit. PC mode input format Resolution Freq. (Hz) VGA 640×480 640×480 640×480 60 72 75 SVGA 800×600 60 XGA 1024×768 1024×768 1024×768 60 70 75 WXGA 1280×768 60 Display Mode 1. Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. 2.
Menu Adjustment Options Adjustment OSD Timeout Press TV MENU to bring up the TV menu screen. Press / to select ’’Options’’ and press to enter into below items. It is used to adjust the OSD timeout . 1. Press / to select "OSD Timeout " in "Option" menu. 2.
Basic Operations (For DVD Player) Play Discs DVD DVD Pause 、 CD 、 CD Press 1. Press POWER to turn on the unit. 2. Press the TV/DVD/AUX/PC button on the remote control to bring up the AV signal source selection screen and use the / buttons to select "DVD", press the OK button to confirm. 3. Insert a disc into the disc slot, with the label side facing to yourself. 4. The unit begins to read the disc. 5. Press (PLAY) to play the disc.
Basic Operations (For DVD Player) Remember, you can only access the Display 3. Press the when you’re playing a disc. Also, the Display (PLAY) button, the text box by the right side is now highlighted. features are only available if the disc was 4. Use the number buttons on the remote to created with that particular feature. enter a chapter number that you want to The invalid symbol " play.
Basic Operations (For DVD Player) 1. While the disc is playing, press OSD on 1. While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote to bring up the Display. the remote to bring up the Display. 2. Press the or 2. Press the buttons to highlight the 3. Press the (PLAY) button, the subtitle or 4. Use the number buttons to enter an angle buttons to move through number that you want to play. the subtitle languages that are available on the disc.
Basic Operations (For DVD Player) ■ Setting Track Time You can skipo to a specific track time by using the Track Time feature in the Display. 1. While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote to bring up the Display. 2. Press the or buttons to highlight "Track Time" , while a disc is playing. 3. Press the (PLAY) button, the text box by the right side is now highlighted. 4. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter a track time that you want to play.
Basic Operations (For DVD Player) 1. While the disc is playing, press OSD on the remote to bring up the Display. 2. Press the or buttons to highlight "Time Disp" in the Display while a disc is playing. 3. Press the (PLAY) button, the time options appears. 4. Press the or buttons to move through the time options.Press the (PLAY) button when the option you want to use is highlighted. 5. To make the Display disappear, press the OSD button on the remote.
Basic Operations (For DVD Player) Select with Number CD Buttons Load a disc. Press number buttons to select tracks after the unit finishes reading the disc. 1. If the track number isn’t over 10, just push buttons 1-10. Example: push 8 to select track 8. 8 The screen shows: TRACK08/20 00:00 2. If the track number is over 10 , press +10 once and a button between 1-10. Example: if you select track 12, press +10 once and button 2 .
Play Discs In Various Ways Audio Mode DVD CD 、 CD You may select a language from a multilanguage DVD. You may select the right channel, left channel, or stereooptions from a multichannel CD. To select audio channel option when for CD playback, press A.MODE . The screen will show the following in order: ● ● A.MODE MONO LEFT A.MODE AUDIO A.MODE MONO RIGHT DVD To select a language, press AUDIO . The screen will show the following in order: ● A.MODE MIX-MONO AUDIO 1/2:AC-3 5.1CH A.
Play Discs In Various Ways Fast Play DVD Slow Play 、 CD DVD Enjoy slow motion by the following the steps below. When playing a disc, you can play it in fastforward or fast-reverse mode to find what you want to view. SLOW DVD 1. Press SLOW to play in slow motion. DVD OR CD SLOW 1. While disc is playing, press to play in fast-forward mode.
Play Discs In Various Ways Playing A Disc Repeatedly 2. To repeat a disc: Press REPEAT , the screen shows " ALL". The unit plays all the tracks on the disc. DVD REPEAT You can repeat a title or chapter. 1. To repeat a chapter: Press REPEAT , the screen will show: ALL REPEAT 3. To remove "REPEAT" function: Press REPEAT till " ALL" disappears. CHAPTER DVD Zoom Play 2. To repeat a title: Press REPEAT twice, the screen will show: This function can be used to watch a motion or motionless picture.
Play Discs In Various Ways Select Subtitles Angles Select DVD DVD Some discs have images with different viewing angles, you may select among them. For example, when you watch a running train, you may watch it from the front, the left window or the right window without stopping it. This operation works only with discs with multiple subtitle languages recorded. SUBTITLE ANGLE DVD 1. Press SUBTITLE repeatedly until the desired language is selected.
Play Discs In Various Ways Program Play DVD CD CD 1. Press P.MODE until the screen shows: PROGRAM: TRACK 01 _ _ 02 _ _ 03 _ _ 04 _ _ 05 _ _ EXIT P.MODE To use the program playback feature, you must enter the order in which you want the titles (and chapters) on the DVD or the tracks on the CD to play by creating a program. 2. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the track number you want to play first. DVD The track number entered appears in the box. 1. Press P.
Play Discs In Various Ways Shuffle (Random) Play DVD CD The unit can play DVD chapters or audio tracks in random order. The order is different each time. 1. Press P.MODE to select shuffle or random play mode when a disc is playing. P.MOD The screen shows: SHUFFLE OR RANDOM 2. Shuffle or random play will begin. 3. Remove shuffle or random play. ● When playing a DVD disc, press ■ twice. ● When playing a CD disc, press ■ twice.
Menu Setting DVD According to the recorded information and external equipment, set the following functions for the player to obtain the best playing status. The screen shows: -- Audio Setup Page -Speaker Setup Dolby Digital Setup Channel Equalizer SETUP 3D Processing Main Page Go To Speaker Setup Page 1.Press SETUP to set options in the main menu. Press direction buttons ( or ) to highlight "Dolby Digital Setup", and press (PLAY) to enter "Dolby Digital Setup" Page.
Menu Setting DVD Press (PLAY) to confirm your selection. Set "Dual Mono" in "Dolby Digital Setup" to "L-Mono". The sereen shows: ● -- General Setup Page -TV Display Wide Normal/PS Normal/LB Wide OSD Lang ENG English Fran ais Espa ol Captions On On Off Screen Save On On Off Main Page --Dolby Digital Setup-Dual Mono L Stereo L-Mono R-Mono Mix-Mono D.R.C ■ TV DISPLAY Audio Setup 1. NORMAL/PS This is selected when the unit is connected to a normal TV.
Menu Setting DVD ■ OSD LANGUAGE ■ DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP English The OSD is in English. Fran ais The OSD is in France. Espa ol The OSD is in Spanish. ■ CAPTIONS ON Subtitles are shown. OFF Subtitles are hidden. ■ SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when the unit stops or the image is frozen for a few minutes. The screen saver prevents damage to the TV screen. ON: Start the screen saver. OFF: Remove the screen saver.
Menu Setting DVD ■ 3D PROCESSING Password Setup The setting structure is: The setting structure is : - - 3D Processing Page - V SURR Reverb Mode - - Password Setup Page - PW Mode Off On Off Password Change Main Page Off On Off Off Off Concert Living Room Hall Bathroom Cave Arena Church ■ PASSWORD MODE ● ● Audio Setup ON: The password function is on and "PARENTAL" is dim and cannot be selected. OFF : The password is locked, "PARENTAL" can be selected.
Menu Setting DVD Preferences The setting structure is : - - Preference Page - Audio Subtitle ENG ENG Disc Menu Parental Default English French Spanish Chinese Japanese English French Spanish Chinese Japanese Off ENG 08 English French Spanish Chinese Japanese 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KID SAFE G PG PG 13 PGR R NC17 ADULT Reset Main Page ■ LANGUAGE SELECTION If a language mentioned above is recorded on the disc, you can select sound, subtitles or disc menu languages.
MP3 Operations ■ OTHER ■ SELECT TRACKS WITH NUMBER BUTTONS During playback of MP3 discs, the unit features mute, volume control, and repeat play. Operations are the same as CD. 1. Insert a disc, the unit will search disc information. The TV screen displays main menu. 00:00 00:00 001/012 FOLDER \ CD01 CD02 CD03 CD04 CD05 CD06 2.Press direction key to select song folder. Press (PLAY) to confirm selection. Example: Select MP3-02, the TV screen displays.
Kodak Picture CD Playback A Kodak Picture CD has the size and shape of a regular CD. You can order a KODAK Picture CD simply by checking the box on the photofinishing envelope when you drop off a roll of film (35 mm or Advanced Photo System (APS) color print film) at the time of processing in photo processing outlet displaying "Kodak Picture CD"sign. When your order is returned, you receive your prints, negatives, and your full roll of pictures safely stored on your KODAK Picture CD.
Troubleshooting __ Watching TV Please check the following items before asking for repair service. Symptom Neither picture nor sound. ● Picture is OK, but no sound. ● Check the volume control is set to minimum or mute. ● Check the color control and adjust it properly. Check the programme is in color or in black & white. Sound is OK, but no color. ● ● ● The picture is overlapped image. Picture has ’’snow noise ’’. ● ● ● Remote control does not work.
Troubleshooting __ Watching DVD If you experience the following problems while using the unit, this troubleshooting guide can help you. No sound ● ● ● No image ● ● ● Bad sound quality ● ● Disc cannot be played ● ● ● ● Check if the unit is connected securely. Make sure the TV or amplifier is working properly. Make sure the amplifier is set to receive DVD signal output. Check if the unit is connected securely. Make sure the TV is working properly. Make sure the color system is set correctly.
Technical Specifications LCD PANEL RESOLUTION ACTIVE AREA (mm) VIEWING ANGLE (¡,H/V) 17’’ WIDE TFT LCD 1280 X 768 X RGB 370 X 222 176/176 DIMENSION WITH STAND (mm) WITHOUT STAND (mm) 543 X 383 X 167 543 X 309 X 85 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● WEIGHT (WITHOUT ACCESSORIES) 8.
Warranty Page Ninety (90) Days Free Product Exchange MAGNAVOX warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship, subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchange the product. A sales receipt or other document showing the product and the date that you purchased the product as well as the authorized retailer included, is considered such proof. COVERAGE: Warranty coverage begins the day you buy the product.
17MD255V 17’’ LCD TV WITH BUILT IN DVD PLAYER