Goodmans GDR10 User Manual

Model. GDR10

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GDR10 Digital TV receiver

Contents

What's in the box?......................................................................3

How to connect the receiver to your digital hi-f

system..................................................................

How to connect headphones to the receiver ....

What the on-screen symbols mean....................

How to turn the receiver on for the first time ..

How to turn the receiver off ..............................

Important information about over-air downloa How to turn the receiver back on from standby

How to tune in TV and radio stations................

Important information about searching for new channels....27

The menu screens......................................................................40

Safety information.................................................................... 69

Help and advice.........................................................................73

Product specification................................................................. 75

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What's in the box?

Receiver

Two batteries

Model. GDR10

RF cable

Remote

control

Model. GDR10

User guide

Quick-sta

Guide to

remote-control

TV codes

rt guide

SCART cable

Receiver

Front panel

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ital TV receiver

1 3

1 Volume buttons 2 Channel buttons (thes

and down the list and

screen menus) 3 Menu button 4 Standby and on and off light (switches

the receiver on and off or, if it is pressed

quickly, it can be used as the OK button) 5 Reset button (this switches the receiver

off and on again when it isn’t working

properly) 6 Headphone socket (3.5 millimetres)

e buttons go up go through the on-

2 4

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Back panel

ital TV receiver

21 3 4 5 6 7

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1 ‘RF IN’ socket (to your TV aerial) 2 ‘RF OUT’ socket (to your TV or

VCR) 3 SCART out socket (to your TV) 4 SCART out socket (to your VCR) 5 Digital-audio out socket 6 Audio out socket 7 Mains cable 8 Socket for factory use only 9 Video out socket

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Remote control buttons

2 1 4 6

3 5

7 9

15 17

11 13

14 16

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Number on diagram

1 <home> Goes to the first cha

3 er on and off (onto 4 Switches between TV and radio

Button name What the button does

nnel in your list

(usually BBC 1) Switches your T2 V on or off (if you have

set up this feature) Switches the receiv

standb

5 Switches between the

watching and the previously watching

6 Mutes the receiver vomulume (it can also

te your TV if you have set up this

feature)

7 Selects the channe

on (if you have set up this feature)

8 Increases or reduces the receiver volume.

These buttons can also increase or reduce your TV volume (if you have set up this feature)

9 Moves around the on-screen menus

channel you’re

channel you were

l the receiver is set up

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Number on diagram

11 Selects options on the on-screen menu

12 Enters and exits the TV electronic 13 Gives programme info

14 Goes b 15 Exits the menu syste 16 Enters and exits the menu screen 17 Enters and exits the help screen

Button name What the button does

Goes up and down the channel list

(This button also shows the channel list

watching TV.) if you press it while

programme guide (EPG)

rmation on the TV screen This button also channels list when you are on the channel list scre

ack to the previous screen you

were on the last programme you

shows your favourite en.

m and goes back to

were watching

18 Gives digital teletext 19 Red, yellow,

green and blue buttons

21 Switches the audio description on and 22 Switches subtitles on and off

Changes or goes to different options when you are on the digital text pages

Chooses channel numbers and numbers on menus that go to different options

off

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Putting batteries in the remote control

1 Remove the battery cover from the remote c 2 Look at the polarity diagram (the ‘+’ and ‘-’

inside of the battery case. (This diagram tells y round to put the

3 Put two AA batteries in the battery as shown in the diagram

and in line with the markings on the batteries (‘+’ goes next to ‘+’, ‘–’ goes next to ‘–’).

4 Replace the cover.

batteries in the remote control.)

ontrol.

symbols) printed on

ou which way

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Using the remote control

The remote control ‘talks’ to the receiver using an between the sensor on the remote control and the senso front of the receiver. (Infrared light is an invisibl is often found on objects that ‘talk to’ other object remotes and TVs.)

You can use the remote control up to six metr receiver, and at an angle of 30 deg (see below). The remote control will not work if there is something between the remote control and the receiver. If you use your remote control in direct sunlight or very bright light, it may mean the remote control does not work as well as usual.

rees to the receiver’s front panel

infrared link

r on the

e beam of light that

s, such as TV

es away from the

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How to use the remote control

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1 Point the sensor end of the remote control

in the centre of the

receiver’s front panel.

towards the sensor

2 Press the button you want to use, for example the standby

button, or the guide button.

1 Within about six metres (20 feet) 2 30° 3 30° 4 Remote sensor

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How to connect the receiver to your T

1 Put your receiver on a firm,V level surface with at least a

10-centimetre gap around all the sides. Make s the TV you are going to connect it to.

ure it is close to

2 Turn off the plug socket your

plug out of the socket.

3 Take the aerial lead out of the TV and connect it to the ‘RF IN’

socket on the back

4 There are three ways to conn

(See pages 13, 14 and 15.)

5 Once you have connected the receiver, plug the receiver’s

power lead into the mains.

6 Plug the TV back into the mains socket.

panel of the receiver.

TV is plugged into or pull the TV’s

ect your receiver to your TV.

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Connection 1 (If your TV has a SCART socket)

1 Plug the SCART cable (which came with the receiver) into the

SCART ‘out’ socket (you will find the sock of the receiver labelled ‘TV’).

et on the back panel

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2 Connect the other end to the SCART socket o

Connecting yo picture on yo

ur receiver in this way will give you a high-quality

ur TV.

3 Plug your receiver into a wall socket and switc

n your TV.

h it on. A green

light should come on.

4 Switch on your TV.

If there is more than one SCART connector on your TV, look in your TV instruction manual to check which one you should use.

1 Outside aerial 2 Receiver 3 SCART cable (included with your receiver) 4 To your TV’s SCART ‘in’ socket

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Connection 2 (If your TV does not have a SCART socket)

1 Disconnect your TV from

2 Take the aerial lead out of the TV and conn

its power supply.

ect it to the ‘RF IN’

socket on the receiver’s back panel.

3 Connect the RF cable (that was supplied wit

between the ‘R socket on th

F OUT’ socket on the receiver and the aerial

e TV.

h the receiver)

4 Plug your receiver in a wall socket and switch it on. A green

light should come on.

5 Switch on your TV.

1 Outside aerial 2 Receiver 3 RF cable (that was supplied with the receiver) 4 To your TV’s aerial socket

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Connection 3 (If you want to connect using an AV c

Plug an AV cable (this is not supplied with your rec get one from an electrical shop) into

the ‘L’, ‘R’ and ‘VIDEO’ sockets (on the back panel of the receiver) and connect it t sockets on your T

able)

eiver, but you can

o the ‘AV line in’

To see the picture on your TV you will need to choose the ‘AV’ channel on your TV. If you have difficulty doing this, please read the TV’s instruction manual.

1 Outside aerial 2 Receiver 3 AV cable (this is not supplied with your receiver) 4 To the TV’s ‘AV in’ sockets

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How to connect the receiver to your digital hi-fi sound system

1 Connect a coaxial cable to the ‘digital audio’ socket in the back

of the receiver.

2 Connect to the digital audio socket on your hi-fi system.

1 Hi-fi 2 Coaxial cable (this is not included with your receiver,

but you can get one from an electrical shop)

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How to connect headphones to the receiver

1 Connect a 3.5 millimetre plug (this is usually the same width as

a normal headphones plug) from your he headphone socke

t on the front panel of the receiver.

You can change the volume on the receiver using the remote control (see page 6) or the in-line volume control on your headphones (see the diagram below).

In-line

volume

control

(if this is

fitted to your

headphones)

adphones to the

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What the on-screen symbols mean

You may see these symbols on your screen. These symbols usually show which remote control buttons can be used on, or apply to, that screen. For example, if the programme you are watching has subtitl inform

es ava l , r press the

i able when you select a TV channel o

ation screen n.

the symbol will be show

Subtitles available

Subtitle

Subtitles off

Audio description available

s on own for a short

This symbol is shown w available on the watching. Subtitles is a service hearing on-screen that repeats or describes any sou programme runs (s

This symbol is also sh time at the top of your switch subtitles on.

for a short time at

This symbol is shown when Audio

This symbol is shown the top of you subtitles off.

description (AD) is available on the TV channel you have selected. Audio description is a voice-over service which describes what is happening on a programme. This service is meant for people with sight problems (see page 35).

problems. Text is shown

TV channel you are

r screen if you switch

hen subtitles are

for people with

any spoken word

nds as the

ee page 34).

screen if you

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Audio description on

Audio descrip o f

Reminde This symbol is shown

Information pages

Signal strength This symbol shows the signal strength. A

tion f

r if you have set a

symbol is also shown for a short

This time at the top of your switch AD on.

This symbol is shown for a short ti the top of your scree off.

reminder for a progra start in the next few mi (see page

This gives you inform programme you’re wa programmes that are going to be shown in the future.

transmitter sends out a signal to your receiver. Depending on which area you are in, you may have a strong or weak signal.

37).

screen if you

me at

n if you switch AD

mme that is to

nutes

ation about the

tching or other

Parental lock This symbol is shown when the channel

you have selected has been locked (see page 42).

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How to turn the receiver on for the first time

When you have connected your receiver to the TV, it is then ready to use.

1 Switch on the TV. 2 Set the TV to the input channel you have conn

to (AV1, f 3 Switch on the receiver at the mains. 4 The standby light will turn green, which shows that the receiver

is ready to use. 5 Your TV will show the ‘welcome’ screen (as shown below).

or example).

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6 After a few seconds, the screen will change to the TV format

screen.

7 Make sure that you have connected your TV aerial to your TV. 8 Select the format you want (either ’16:9’ or ‘4:3’), using the left

and right arrow buttons on the remote control.

9 If you select the ‘4:3’ format, you will see the screen on the

following page which lets you select an aspect ratio for your TV.

(The aspect ratio defines the width and height of your TV

screen.)

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10 The aspect ratio options are ‘letterbox’, ‘com

out’. Use the arrow buttons on your remote

the one that best matches your TV. 11 When you have made your selection, press ‘OK’ on your remote

control. 12 Your receiver will now start to tune in to your new digital TV

and radio channels. You will see the screen on the following

page when your receiver is tuning in.

promise’ and ‘cut

control to choose

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13 When all the available TV and radio channels have been tuned

in, an ‘installation completed’ message will appear on the

screen. 14 You will now be able to watch TV.

15 If the receiver does not find any channels, read the help and

advice page on page 73.

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