Grundig GCC2675E User Manual

COLOR TELEVISION VIDEORECORDER

TVR 3700

TVR 3710

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Installation and Safety Precautions 2-3

Fixing the aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Inserting the battery into the remote control . . . 3

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Connecting and Control Elements 4

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The Remote Control 5

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The User Guide 6

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Settings 7-9

Switching the TVR on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Tuning to TV stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Setting the time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Operating the TV 10

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The Cassette 11

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Playback 12-13

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting picture/sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Locating a certain recording
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ideo Index Search System VISS) . . . . . . . . . 13

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Recording 14-15

At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Entering a stop time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Assembling recordings

with clean joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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TIMER Recording 16-19

The options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Programming with the

VIDEO Plus+system, variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Programming with the user guide

and manual data entry, variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Copying … 20-21

… from a video recorder,

a CD-i player, a satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . 20

… from a camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Special Functions 22-25

The child lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Selecting the language for the user guide . . . . . 22

Setting an automatic switch-off time

(SLEEP TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting an automatic switch-on time

(WAKE-UP TIMER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting the OSD display function
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N SCREEN DISPLAY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Remote control of

GRUNDIG TV receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Remote control of

GRUNDIG video recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Remote control of

GRUNDIG satellite receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Teletext mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Useful Information 26-27

Fixing faults yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Service 28-29

Channel and frequency table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Contents TVR 3710 GB

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Your TVR is intended for the reception, recording,
and reproduction of TV picture and sound signals.
Any other application is expressly prohibited.

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If the TVR is exposed to drastic temperature chan­ges, for example taking it from a cold to a warm
place, connect the TVR to the mains supply and let
it stand at the new place for at least two hours with­out a cassette loaded.

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Place the TVR on a flat and hard surface.
Do not place the TVR on a mat or anything soft. Do

not place any objects (e.g. newspapers) on the TVR
as this would cover the ventilation slots which must
not be obstructed.

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Do not place the TVR in the immediate vicinity of a
heat source or in direct sunlight, as this would also
prevent appropriate cooling.

Keep the TVR away from magnetic fields
(e.g. loudspeakers).

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Do not expose the TVR or the cassette to any moi­sture.
The TVR is intended for use in dry rooms.
If you wish to operate it in the open air, make abso­lutely sure that it is protected against moisture
(rain, splashes of water).
Do not place any object filled with water (vases and
similar) on the TVR. The object might fall over and
the liquid spilling into the unit would impair its elec­trical safety.

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Thunderstorms are a danger for any electrical appli­ance. Even when switched off, the TVR might be
damaged by a lightning strike to the mains supply
and/or the aerial lead.
During a thunderstorm you should always dis­connect the mains and aerial plugs.

For improved protection, your aerial system should
conform to BSI. CP 6330. 1983.

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Never insert any foreign objects into the cassette
compartment or the ventilation slots. This might
damage the sensitive mechanism.

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Never open the TVR.
Damage caused by unqualified work is not covered
by the manufacturer’s guarantee.

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The ideal viewing distance is five times the diagonal
measurement of the screen.

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Fixing the aerial

Insert the aerial supplied into the bracket provided
at the back of the set.

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Information for Units sold in Great Britain

Units sold in GB are suitable for operation from a 230V
AC (± 10%), 50 Hz mains supply.
A non-rewirable 13 Amp (BS 1363) 3-pin plug is fitted
with a 3 Amp ASTA or BSI approved BS 1362 fuse. If any
other type of plug is used it must be protected by a 3
Amp fuse either in the plug or at the distribution board. If
this type of plug becomes defective ensure that the fuse
is removed, before disposal, to eliminate a potential
shock hazard.

If it is necessary to change the fuse in the non-rewirable
plug, the correct type and rating (3 Amp ASTA or BSI
approved BS 1362) must be used.

If your household is not equipped with a 13 A ring mains
supply, consult a qualified electrician before the value of
fuses are changed. The recommended fuse rating in nor­mal cases is 5 Amps (ASTA approved).

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Important:

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
BLUE – NEUTRAL
BROWN – LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of your
appliance may not correspond with the colour code iden­tifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:
Connect the BLUE wire to the plug terminal marked with a
letter ”N” or word ”black”.
Connect the BROWN wire to the plug terminal marked
with a letter ”L” or word ”red”.
In no circumstance must any of the wires be connected
to the terminal marked with a letter ”E”, earth symbol

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”green” or ”green and yellow” colours.
If the mains lead/plug is damaged, it must be

replaced. Replacement mains leads can be obtained from
your dealer, or by contacting Grundig Consumer Relati­ons on 01788 577155.

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Inserting the battery into the
remote control

Press the catch and remove the cover from the
battery compartment.

Insert the battery (1 x 9 V, type GF 22 G).

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Observe correct polarity; marked on the bottom of
the battery compartment.

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If your TVR no longer responds correctly to the
remote control commands, the battery may be
exhausted.

An exhausted battery must be removed immediately.
The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for
damage resulting from battery leakage.

Exhausted batteries must be handed over to a
special waste collecting point (environmental
protection).

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Installation and Safety Precautions

EURO AV

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Sockets

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Aerial socket

EURO AV EURO AV socket for connecting a

satellite receiver, a video recorder, a
Pay-TV decoder, etc.

Connecting

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Connecting the TVR to the mains

Plug the mains cable into the wall socket.

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Connecting the TVR to the aerial

Insert the plug of the aerial cable into the TVR aerial
socket –II–.

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Connecting a "Pay-TV" decoder

If you want to receive and record scrambled TV
programmes from private TV stations, you need a
decoder. Contact a dealer for more information.

Connect the decoder using a EURO AV cable to the
EURO AV socket of the TVR.

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Back of the TVRFront of the TVR

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Controls and sockets on the side

ü Power switch

y Headphone socket 3.5 mm ø.

When connecting a headphone, the
built-in loudspeaker is automatically
switched off.

Behind the flap:

AUDIO Audio input sockets.
VIDEO Video input socket.

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Controls on the front

A Ends all functions;

switches the TVR to standby.

L Starts recording.
o Picture search reverse in playback

mode;
rewind tape in stop mode.

R Starts playback.
p Picture search forwards in playback

mode;
tape fast forward in stop mode.

r Stops all functions;

ejects the cassette.

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– P + Programme selection

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Connecting and Control Elements

EURO AV

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At a glance

The buttons on the remote control are explained
briefly on this page. For operation, please see the
respective chapter of these operating instructions.

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The buttons on the remote control

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Numbered buttons for various
entries.

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CL For manually tuning in stations;

clears entries.

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Switches off the sound.

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Displays information tables on the
picture screen.

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Selects programme positions (in
Stop position);
selects the various functions in the
info tables.

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Alter the volume setting;
select data in the info tables.

G Confirms data.

™ Alters the colour contrast setting.
® Alters the brightness setting.

¢VIDEO/TV Switches the remote control so that

it can be used for a GRUNDIG video
recorder or TV receiver.

¢SAT Switches the remote control so that

it can be used for a GRUNDIG satel­lite receiver.

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Starts recording.

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Ends all functions (stop) except
Timer recordings.

¢PREV.

Searches the beginning of the cur­rent recording.

¢NEXT Searches the beginning of the next

recording.

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TXT

Switches to Teletext mode.

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İı Picture search forwards in playback

mode;
tape fast forward in stop mode.

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ı Starts playback.

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ľIJ Picture search reverse in playback

mode;
rewind tape in stop mode.

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II Pause in recording mode,

freeze-frame in playback mode.

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Switches the TVR to standby.

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The Remote Control

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The GRUNDIG user guide on the
screen of the TV set

… offers a dialogue between you and the TVR.
The TVR responds to many functions which you

select using the remote control, with info tables and
dialogue lines on the screen of the TV set.

Button symbols for the remote control and dialogue
lines indicate the next operating step, and options.

You are guided step by step, simply and under­standably.

The User Guide

VIDEO/TV

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Dialogzeilen

Button on the Representation in Function
remote control the info table and

the dialogue lines

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h i

Calls up the info table and switches back to the TV picture.

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1 2 … 90 0-9

For entering data directly.

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For step by step selection of functions or lines in a table.

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FE T Z

For switching between tables, for selecting data, and for altering settings.

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G OK

For activating a function and for confirming data and settings.

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CL CL For deleting data.

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none To end info tables and settings at any time

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This switches the TVR to standby.

INFO table

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Preparation

Switch the TVR on.

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Calling up the GRUNDIG-INFOCENTRE

Press the h button on the remote control.

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GRUNDIG-INFOCENTER
VIDEO PLUS+
TIMER
PICTURE
SPECIAL CHILD LOCK
INSTALLATION
CLOCK

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VIDEO Plus+
CODE - - - - - - - - - ­DAILY/WEEKLY ONCE
M N 0 – 9 CLEAR OK

Dialogue lines

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Switching the TVR on and off

Press the power switch located on the left of the
unit.
The red pilot lamp lights up.

The TVR can be switched on from standby:
using the numeric buttons

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or the ]button on the remote control,
or the ¢P+ button on the unit,
or by inserting a cassette,
or by starting playback (if a cassette is loaded).
Press the bbutton to switch the TVR to standby.

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When switching the TVR on the first time, the
"LANGUAGE" menu is displayed. Perform the follo­wing settings described in the chapter "Tuning to TV
stations with the automatic tuning system" starting
with step .

Tuning to TV stations

Television stations broadcast programmes on diffe­rent frequencies/channels.

To receive these programmes, you must tune your
TVR to the channels used by the different TV
stations.

69 programme positions are available. They can be
tuned as required to TV stations from the aerial or a
cable connection.

Two options are available for tuning:

1. With the automatic tuning system (ATS euro

plus/ACI). The TVR searches, sorts, and stores
all channels/special channels which can be recei­ved at its location.
This procedure depends on the language and
country you select, as well as the quality of
reception of the TV stations.

If you are not satisfied with the order in which
the TV stations are allocated, the order can be
changed later.

2. By entering data directly.

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Tuning to TV stations with the
automatic tuning system
(ATS euro plus)

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Preparation

Switch the TVR on.

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Operation

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When the TVR is operated for the first time, conti­nue with step .

Call up the GRUNDIG-INFOCENTER using the h
button.

Select the "INSTALLATION" line with the

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button and confirm with the G button.

Select "ATS EURO PLUS" and confirm with the G
button.
The "LANGUAGE" table appears.

Select the language for your location using the

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buttons and confirm with the G button.

Select the country (location) using the

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buttons.
Start the ATS euro plus search using the G

button.
– Display on TVR: "ATS-SEARCHING".

The TVR searches for TV stations, and sorts and
stores them.

– When the search has been completed, the

"INSTALLATION" table appears.

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How to alter the sequence of TV stations is explai­ned in the chapter "Resorting TV stations" from step

on (see next page).
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End the setting using the h button.

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If a new run of the ATS should be necessary (for
example, when you have changed your location or
are connnected to a cable system at a later date),
repeat the setting starting at step .

If your TVR is connected to a cable system which
offers the ACI function (Automatic channel Installa­tion), select the "ACI" line after step . ATS then is
started immediately and the TVR takes the channel
numbers from the info table offered by the cable
provider and stores them in memory.

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Resorting TV stations

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Preparation

Switch on the TVR with the power switch.

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Operation

Call up the GRUNDIG-INFOCENTER using the h
button.

Select the "INSTALLATION" line with the

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buttons and confirm with the G button.

"Select RESORT PROG. NR." with the

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buttons and confirm with the G button.
– A table indicating the programme position and the

channel/frequency is displayed. The selected pro­gramme position is marked.

Select the programme position with the

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buttons and mark it with the G button.

Select the new programme position with the

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buttons.
Store the setting with the G button.

– The data of the marked programme position will

be transferred to the new programme position.

– The following TV stations are moved by one posi-

tion.

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To sort further TV stations, repeat the procedure
starting at step .

End the setting using the h button.

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RESORT PROG.NR.

01 C06
02 C34
03 C59
04 C40
05 C36
06 C21

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Entering data manually

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Preparation

Switch the TVR on.

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Operation

Press the

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CL button.

– The "MANUAL STORE" table appears.

Select the desired item with the EF buttons.
The terms mean:

PR: Programme position.
C/F: C (= channel) or F (= frequency) of

the TV programme.
CH: Channel
F: Frequency
DEC: Activate programme position for

external decoder.
FT: Fine tuning of picture.

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For further operating steps see the dialogue lines of
the table.

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Instead of entering the channel number you can
enter the special channel number or the frequency
of the TV station. To do this, use the EFbuttons
to select "C/F" then select the desired item using the

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buttons.

– "C" = Channel entry.

"S" = Special channel entry.

"F" = Frequency entry.
Enter the desired channel/special channel number
as two digits or the frequency as three digits
using the 0 …9 buttons.

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If both the channel number and the frequency are
unknown a search may be started. To do this press
the ] or |button.

Store the entry with the G button.
To enter data for the next programme position,
repeat the setting starting with step .

End the setting with the h button.

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MANUAL STORE
PR C/F CH SYS DEC FT
01 C 06 BG ON 00

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Setting the time and date

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The digital clock continues to operate even if the
TVR is disconnected from the mains (up to 7
hours).

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Preparation

Switch the TVR on.

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Operation

Call up the GRUNDIG-INFOCENTER using the h
button.

Select "CLOCK" with the

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buttons and

confirm with the G button.

Select the desired line with the

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button.

Enter the data with the EF or

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End the setting with the h button.

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CLOCK

TIME 11:09
YEAR 1996
MONTH 03
DATE 02

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Settings