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Signing Up for WebTV

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Signing Up for WebTV

Signing Up for WebTV

Signing up for the WebTV Network is an easy process that asks you to pro- vide your name, billing address, phone number, credit card information, and an Internet name (which acts as your e-mail address). When you complete the last sign-up page, you will be given the opportunity to correct mistakes. Once the information is correct, the WebTV Home Page will appear. You are ready to begin your Internet experience. If you have any difficulty signing up, please call 1-800-GOWEBTV.

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Turn on your television.

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Press the POWER button to turn on the Internet Terminal. The Philips Magnavox logo will appear briefly.

The screen will show the Connecting to WebTV display. (If your unit is having trouble connecting, you may see various messages on-screen. Follow the direc- tions on-screen carefully, then try again.) Information about WebTV will appear.

Continue will be highlighted on screen. Press the GO button.

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Information about choosing items will appear on-screen. This is to familiarize you with using the Arrow buttons to highlight a link.

Use the Arrow buttons to highlight a link. Press the GO button to choose the link. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight CONTINUE, then press the GO but- ton.

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The FIRST NAME box will be highlighted. Press the GO button. The on-screen keyboard will appear.

Use the Arrow buttons and the GO button to enter your name. When you finish, use the Arrow buttons to highlight CONTINUE or RETURN, then press the GO button.

CONTINUE will be highlighted on-screen. Press the GO button again.

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The LAST NAME box will be highlighted. Press the GO button. The on-screen keyboard will appear.

Enter your last name. When you finish, use the Arrow buttons on the remote to highlight CONTINUE or RETURN, then press the GO button. CONTINUE will be highlighted on screen. Press the GO button again.

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The PHONE BOX will be highlighted. Press the GO button. The on-screen keyboard will appear.

Enter your area code and phone number. You don’t have to insert spaces or hyphens for the phone number information. When you finish, use the Arrow buttons to highlight CONTINUE or RETURN, then press the GO button.

CONTINUE will be highlighted on-screen. Press the GO button again.

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Philips MAT960 manual Signing Up for WebTV

Contents

MAT960 Owner’s ManualInternet Terminal Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you For Customer UseWarranty Verification Know these safetysymbols 3 Safety Information READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Safety Information cont’d 5 Canadian Ringer Equivalence Number Notice Federal Communications Commission Information FCC RulesEmissions Notice Table of Contents 7 IntroductionWebTV Features Hello Getting Started Package ContentsBattery Installation POWER indicator 9 Control PanelsRESET Button CONNECTED indicator BACK Button Remote ControlPOWER Button SCROLL Up/Down Buttons 11 General Information Indicator ArrowsWebTV Connection Indicator The Title Bar 12 Connections Connecting your SystemTelephone Line Connection Options 13 Connections cont’d Connecting to a TV with an S-VIDEO jackIf it does not, consult your dealer Connections cont’d Connecting to a TV without Audio/Video jacks If you choose the Audio/Video jacks setup 15 Connections cont’dConnecting to a TV or a VCR with Audio/Video jacks NOTES WebTV, to VIDEO IN NOTES You can type on-screen only when a text box is displayed On-Screen Keyboardbetical order or standard typewriter order QWERTY. See Setup on page The On-Screen Keyboard Inserting a space between characters 17 On-Screen Keyboard cont’dErasing or changing a character Moving to the next line in a text box Signing Up for WebTV Signing Up for WebTV 19 Signing Up for WebTV cont’d NOTES pageIf you go back a page, you will erase the information on the current Signing Up for WebTV cont’d Correcting a mistake on a previous sign up pageCompleting the sign-up process To connect to the Home Page 21 Connecting to the Home PageExploring the Internet on WebTV To Activate a Home Page Icon Go to a page from the EXPLORE page 22 ExploreInstructions Read the Instructions At the end of the listings, you may have the option to highlight NEXT 23 SearchTo search for specific information DOCUMENT or PREVIOUS DOCUMENT. Next and previous documents 24 Mail To return to the MAILBOX page 25 Mail cont’dTo open and read an e-mail message To save or store a message To send an e-mail message Mail cont’dTo resend an e-mail message To discard a message Use your list of NAMES 27 Mail cont’dAdd a name to your NAMES page Delete a name on the NAMES page Open a page from your FAVORITES list 28 FavoritesSave a page to your FAVORITES list Delete a page from your FAVORITES list 29 Setup Customize your keyboard Setup cont’dCreate separate accounts and set access restrictions WebTV users Customize your WebTV screen Turn off WebTV sounds and music 31 Setup cont’dDisplay Advanced Options Select Dialing Options Using the OPTIONS panel Options PanelDisplaying the INFO panel Scroll to the top or the bottom of a page 33 Options Panel cont’dFind a new word or phrase Go directly to a page Options Panel cont’d Save a currently displayed pageSend a page by e-mail 35 Advanced Options Reload a pageUse the HANG UP option Using a Computer Keyboard Weight 37 SpecificationsDimensions Power requirements Limited Warranty Internet Terminal names icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 39 Indexlimited warranty links ACCESSORIES To order an accessory, write to Philips Service Solutions GroupP.O. Box Greeneville, TN Or, call