Grundig GCD9490E User Manual
COLOR TELEVISION
M 82-169a PALplus
Contents
Audio Menu; "Speakers" menu option ...................... 15
Adjusting (balancing) the loudspeakers and the
connected speaker boxes to each other .................... 15
Adjusting the balance of the front speaker boxes......... 15
Centre level and rear level ................................... 16
Sound effects ................................................... 16
Equalizer in Dolby Surround mode .......................... 16
Teletext
TOP-text mode.................................................. 17
FLOF-text mode ................................................ 18
Teletext with TOP-text and FLOF-text ................... 18-20
Current small picture in Teletext mode..................... 20
Convenient Functions
Timer/Security functions ................................. 21-23
Blocking broadcasts unfit for children ...................... 22
Blocking all programmes ..................................... 22
Entering a switch-off time (Sleep Timer)................... 23
Special functions............................................... 24
Special functions: picture-in picture- mode ............... 25
Special functions in TV mode: freeze-frame ............... 25
The IDTV menu ............................................. 26-27
Connection Capabilities and Operation...
... with video recorder, ...with satellite receiver ......... 28
... with camcorder (VHS, Video 8) .......................... 29
... with S-VHS video recorder or S-VHS camcorder ...... 29
Copying video recordings via the television ............... 30
... with descrambler (decoder) ...............................31
…with several external units. ............................... 32
Specification
Specification.................................................... 33
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If a specialized dealer has already set up and adjusted the
television, start with page 8 of this manual.
Notes on Safety and Installation
Notes on safety and installation............................... 3
Connecting and Setting Up
Connecting the television ...................................... 4
Inserting the battery into the remote control handset...... 4
Switching the unit on/off ....................................... 4
Assigning Programme Positions
The automatic tuning system ATS euro plus.............. 5-7
ATS euro plus - update ..........................................8
Assigning programme positions manually ...................8
Fine tuning ........................................................8
The Remote Control Handset
The remote control handset.................................... 9
Adjusting the Picture
Contrast, sharpness, white balance, black stretch
and tint .......................................................... 10
Brightness and colour contrast .............................. 10
Picture format switching .................................. 10-11
Adjusting the Sound
with the Audio menu .......................................... 12
Sound (stereo, two-channel sound, mono) ................ 12
Headphones..................................................... 12
Equalizer......................................................... 12
Dolby Surround Pro Logic
Loudspeaker systems ......................................... 13
Connecting the loudspeaker boxes .......................... 14
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Notes on Safety and Installation
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When setting up your television, select a location where as
little light as possible falls on the screen.
The ideal viewing distance is five times the diagonal width of
the screen.
If the television is to be built into a compartment or similarly
enclosed, minimum distances must be maintained.
Do not cover the ventilation openings on the back.
The heat exchange inside the unit generates an air circulation.
which attracts dust particles (carpet and curtain fibres and
home dust). These particles accumulate inside the ventilation
slots obstructing these over the years and causing a build-up
of heat.
Heat build-up can reduce the service life of your television,
and can also be dangerous.
For your own safety, let remove the dust deposits by a
specialist from time to time.
Never set up speakers next to the unit.
When setting up and using this unit, please make sure that
the mains connection lead is free and not jammed in order to
avoid damage.
Never place the television near heat sources.
Even if your television is switched off, it can still be damaged
by lightning striking the mains and/or aerial cables.
For this reason, you should always disconnect your television
from the mains and the aerial system during thunderstorms.
Never expose the unit to moisture.
Do not insert foreign objects into the ventilation openings on
the back.
Caution! High voltage!
The TV receiver is provided with a Megatron-picture tube with
a special surface layer.
This layer increases the contrast and reduces reflections.
A further advantage is the antistatic effect, i.e. the surface
does not attract dust particles. When the set is switched on,
static charges of the picture screen are avoided to a large
degree by the special surface layer.
Clean the picture screen of your TV set only with a moistened
soft cloth.
Use clear and clean water only.
When cleaning the picture screen, do not apply pressure
(abrasion, scratches).
Do not stick labels of any kind onto the picture screen.
The strength of the magnetic field of the earth is not uniform.
According to the direction in which your TV set is placed, it
can influence the colour purity of the picture screen.
For this reason, make sure not to move the TV set during
operation.
This might falsify the picture colours.
Always switch the set off when transporting it to another
location.
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Connecting the Television
Connecting the unit to the aerial
Plug the aerial cable into the aerial socket É on the unit.
This highly digitized TV set provides optimum picture and
sound quality.
For this, the following conditions must be met:
Correctly functioning aerial system and connecting leads
with high screening factor (85 dB) between the TV set and
the aerial socket, and between the TV set and the video
recorder, respectively.
Avoid cable loops near the TV set.
Connecting the unit to the mains
Plug the mains cable into the wall socket.
Connecting and Setting Up
Additional Information for Units sold in Great Britain
Units sold in GB are suitable for operation from a 240 V AC, 50 Hz mains
supply.
In case this appliance is supplied with a Safety Standard Approved mains
lead fitted with a non-rewireable 13 Amp mains plug which, if unsuitable
for your socket, should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted by a
qualified electrician. The fuse and fuse holder must be removed from the
plug as accidental insertion of the redundant plug into a 13 Amp socket
is likely to cause an electrical hazard.
Note: The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a possible shock
hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere.
If it is necessary to change the fuse in the non-rewireable plug, the correct type and rating (5 Amp ASTA or BSI approved BS 1362) must be
used and the fuse cover must be refitted. If the fuse cover is lost or
damaged the lead and plug must not be used until a replacement is
obtained. Replacement fuse covers should be obtained from your dealer.
If a non-rewireable plug or a rewireable 13 Amp (BS 1363) plug is used,
it must be fitted with a 5 Amp ASTA or BSI approved BS 1362 fuse. If any
othe type of plug is used it must be protected by a 5 Amp fuse either in
the plug or at the distribution board.
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 coloured marking identifying the terminals in your
plug, proceed as follows:
Connect the BLUE coloured wire to plug terminal marked with the letter
"N" or coloured black.
Connect the BROWN coloured wire to the plug terminal marked with a
letter "L" or coloured red.
In no circumstance must any of the wires be connected to the terminal
marked with a letter "E", earth symbol , coloured green or green and
yellow.
Replacement mains lead can be obtained from your dealer.
Insert the battery supplied. Make sure it is inserted correctly
(note the markings in the battery compartment).
Switching the Unit On and Off
Press the
¢
IO
button on the television.
If you do not use the televison for extended periods of time
(e.g., at night), press this button to turn the televison off.
This helps you to save energy.
When the battery is dead, the following display appears on
the screen: "Battery Telepilot".
Dead batteries must be removed immediately.
We assume no responsibility for damage resulting from
battery leakage.
Dead batteries should be disposed of properly (environmental protection).
Inserting the Battery into the Remote
Control Handset
Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing on the
catch and then removing the cover.
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Press the following buttons on the
remote control handset You will see this on the TV screen Explanations
The Automatic Tuning System "ATS euro plus"
After switching on the television set, the "ATS euro plus" page
appears.
If this page does not appear, press and hold down the
m
button until the "ATS euro plus" page appears on the screen.
The dialogue line at the bottom of the screen is used as user
guide.
It indicates the buttons on the remote control handset with
which it is possible to change settings.
Assigning Programme Positions
You can choose between several languages for the on-screen dialogue with
your television. After you select a
language, all menu guide messages
and information will appear in this
language.
German (D) is preset at the factory.
The "ATS euro plus channel search" is
started.
The television searches for all available
channels, sorts, and stores them on the
programme positions.
This procedure can take one minute or
more, depending on the number of
channels that can be received.
When the search procedure is completed, the TV station table will be displayed on the picture screen.
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1. User guide language
a) Select a language
xor c
b) confirm
O
2. Country (location)
a) Select a country
xor c
b) start ATS
O
Your television is equipped with "ATS euro plus" (Auto Tuning
System). This new system offers you the advantage of
automatic programme position assignment.
This search and memory system scans the entire reception
range, stores the channels found, and enters them with their
respective station name (abbreviation) into a TV station table.
You can change the automatic programme position assignment as you wish and, for channels without identification,
you can choose a name (station name) in a list of abbreviations displayed on the screen and assign it the channel.
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ǸǷ Select language
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Confirm
. Stop/cancel
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Auto Tuning System
Language
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ǸǷ Select country
O
ATS start
. Stop/cancel
OK
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Auto Tuning System
Country
Press the following buttons on the
remote control handset Explanations
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If you select "F" as country, this menu
wil be displayed.
It allows you to select between "Cable/
area (channel sel.)" and "Cable (cable
sel. / MHz) for the ATS function.
In case a), select "Cable/area (channel
sel.)". After having pressed the
O but-
ton, the ATS will search for channels on
which programmes are received.
In case b), select "Cable (cable sel./
MHz)". After having pressed the
O
button, the ATS will search for frequencies on which programmes are received.
If you are in doubt, consult your specialized dealer.
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You will see this on the TV screen
Assigning Programme Positions
Check the order of the TV channels in
the "TV Station Table".
If you are not satisfied with the order,
you can change it.
Repeat this procedure for the remaining
TV channels if necessary.
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4. Changing the order of the
channels ("move")
a) Select the programme position
|,or ]
b) Highlight the programme position
¢(yellow button)
c) Select new programme position
(move)
|,or ]
O
3. If your location is F
a) Setting for aerial or cable system
with standard channel spacing
|,or ]
b) Setting for aerial or cable system
with different channel spacing
|,or ]
O
Cable/aerial (channel sel.)
Cable (cable sel. / MHz)
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O
ATS start
. Stop/cancel
euro plus
Auto Tuning System
Reception VIA:
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Prog Channel Station
11 C 06 ARD
12 C 24 ZDF
13 C 47 BR 3
14 C 40 SAT 1
15 C 36 RTL
16 C 21 PRO 7
17 C 59 BR 3
18 C 53 DSF
19 C 32 ZDF
10 C 34 ZDF
TV-Station Table
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ǸǷ Select programme
O
Sel. station name
l Move
l Delete
. Terminate
euro plus
Auto Tuning System
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P+
OK
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Press the following buttons on the
remote control handset
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You will see this on the TV screen Explanations
Assigning Programme Positions
If you cannot find the desired name in
the list, you can enter your own. In
order to do so, press the cbutton
once, and using the |or ]button,
select the desired letter/number.
Press the
c
button to select the next
position.
Press the
.
button to terminate this
procedure.
Prog Channel Station
11 C 06 ARD
12 C 34 ZDF
13 C 59 BR 3
14 C 40 SAT 1
15 C 24 ZDF
16 C 21 PRO 7
17 C 53 DSF
18 C 36 RTL
19 C 31 – – – – –
10 C 33 – – – – –
TV-Station Table
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ǸǷ Select programme
O
Sel. station name
l Move
l Delete
. Terminate
euro plus
Auto Tuning System
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P+
OK
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PROG 3
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Sel. station name
ǸǷ Select position
O
Input channel number
. Terminate
BR 3
BRT 1
BRT 2
CAN +
CNN
FILMNT
F 2
F 3
INFO
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LIFE
BR 3
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Prog Channel Station
11 C 06 ARD
12 C 34 ZDF
13 C 59 BR 3
14 C 40 SAT 1
15 C 24 ZDF
16 C 21 PRO 7
17 C 53 DSF
18 C 36 RTL
19 C 31 – – – – –
10 C 33 – – – – –
TV-Station Table
TV stations are stored
euro plus
Auto Tuning System
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P+
OK
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5. Clearing the data of a channel
position
a) Select the programme position.
|,or ]
b) Clear the data.
¢(red button)
6. Changing a channel name or
re-naming it.
a) Select the programme position.
|,or ]
b) Call up the list of channel names
(abbreviations).
O
c) Select the new channel name.
|,or ]
d) Terminate
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7. Terminating the adjustment
a) Store new channel allocation.
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How to proceed:
Select channel position 15.
Press the
m
button.
Follow the dialogue lines.
In the channel position data line, the letter C (for channel) is
highlighted in yellow.
Press the
]
button.
C changes to S (for special channel).
Press the
c
button.
The yellow highlight jumps to the channel entry position.
Press the buttons
0
and 8.
S 08 appears in the channel position data line.
Press the cbutton twice.
On the picture screens appears in addition a list of the TV
standards which can be received and reproduced by the TV
set.
Press the |or ]button until the indication SECAM L is
selected.
The unit tunes automatically to best picture quality.
Assigning the special channel S08 with the SECAM L standard to programme position 15 now is concluded.
It is also possible to assign a station name to this channel
position.For this, press the
O
button and follow the dialo-
gue line!
Press the
.
button to return to the television picture.
In difficult reception conditions it may be necessary to adjust
the picture by manual fine tuning.
Fine Tuning
Press the mbutton.
Press the
c
button until the highlight has reached the 00
position (for fine tuning).
Use the or
]
(63 steps) or
|
button (64 steps)
to adjust the optimum picture and sound quality.
It is also possibile to select a channel by means of the
manual channel search.
To do this, press the |or ]button. The channel search is
started and will stop at each channel which can be received.
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Channel/S-channel
ǸǷ Select position
O
Sel. station name
.
Terminate
Assigning Programme Positions
ATS euro plus – Update
If you have already found and stored in memory channels
with "ATS euro plus" and wish to start a new ATS euro plus
search (for example, when you have changed your location or
are connected to a cable TV system at a later date), press the
m
button for approx. 4 seconds. The following display will
appear on the picture screen:
You can select between "Update" and "Restart".
Select "Update" if new channels are offered,
and "Restart" in the case of relocation or connection to a cable
TV system.
For making further adjustments, refer to the indications given
in the dialogue line.
If you have selected "Update", the indications concerning the
llanguage and country are omitted.
The newly found channels are added to the station table and
marked in red.
You can "displace" the channels to move them to the desired
channel (programme) position.
If "Restart" has been selected, channel allocation will newly be
done. The existing channel allocation data is cleared (see also
pages 5 to 7).
Call up the memory function by pressing the
.
button and
store the new channel allocation by pressing the Obutton.
Assigning Programme Positions Manually
Example:
You wish to assign a programme which is transmitted on
special channel S 08 in SECAM standard to the channel position 15.
Programming
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Update
Restart
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Select
O
Confirm
.
Stop/cancel
I
euro plus
Auto Tuning System
Ǽ
P+
OK
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The Remote Control Handset
On this page you will find a brief description of the remote
control buttons. Refer to the corresponding chapters of this
manual for information on operation.
b
Switch to stand-by
1…0
Channel selection and
0
AV switching on the television
from stand by or
– Selection of AV position
– Entry of page numbers in teletext
mode
m
Calling up programme data.
Keep the button depressed for 4 sec.:
access to ATS.
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Preselect button for various
functions:
.
Call up the Infocenter.
]
Individually switch channels.
(1, 2, 3 ...)
|
Individually switch channels
(... 3, 2, 1)
If one of the buttons
]
or |is kept
pressed, the station names scroll on the
picture screen. When releasing the pressed
button, the unit switches to the selected
programme position.
or
]
Move cursor up,
|
down
“
OK
Change and activate various functions
xc
Volume,
or
xc
Move cursor left,
right
™
Colour contrast
¢VIDEO Video recorder remote control
(keep
¢VIDEO button depressed)
¢PIP Picture-in-picture on/off
¢16:9
Change picture format 4:3 ɫ 16:9
¢IDTV Access to IDTV menu
¢ʀ
Sound on/off (mute)
Access to Audio menu
,
Teletext mode ɫ TV mode
¢
Programme scan
¢
Freeze-frame
¢
Ȅ Time on/off
¢
Current programme
®
Brightness
¢SAT Satellite receiver remote control
(keep
¢SAT button depressed)
Remote control of a video recorder
You can also use the remote control of this television to
operate a Grundig video recorder. Your specialized dealer can
advise you as to which are suitable.
Keep the
¢VIDEO button pressed down.
This switches the remote control to video recorder operation.
Now press the desired function button.
Refer to the following list for the functions which can be controlled by the individual buttons.
ĵķ (Numbered button 1) = Reverse picture search
ĶŁ (Numbered button 2) = Forward picture search
l (– i button) = Record start
n (i + button) = Stop
ĵĵ (Numbered button 7) = Fast rewind
ŁŁ (Numbered button 8) = Fast forward wind
ll ll (– vbutton ) = Pause
ı (
v
+ button) = Start playback
Ľ (Numbered button 4) = Programme position –
Ń (Numbered button 5) = Programme position +
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7 8 9
P/C
ATS
AUX
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OK
VIDEO
0
AV
+
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PIP
16:9
IDTV
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Contrast, Sharpness, White Balance,
Black Stretch, and Tint
Call up the "GRUNDIG Infocenter" by pressing the .and
“
OK
button.
The "Picture menu" line is highlighted in blue.
Press the
“
OK
button.
The "Picture menu" appears.
Select "Contrast", "Sharpness", "White bal." or "Black stretch"
by pressing the |or ]button.
With transmissions in NTSC standard, "Tint" will appear in
addition in the picture menu.
Adjust the setting by pressing the
x
or cbutton.
White balance
This function allows you to give the pictures a slight red or
blue shade.
Press the
|
or ]button to highlight the "White bal." line.
Press the
x
or cbutton to change the setting.
Black stretch
This function increases the contrast range. In dark picture
areas, the contrast is "streched". The picture gains in depth
and contour.
Press the
|
or ]button to highlight the "Black stretch"
line.
Press the
x
or cbutton to select "on" or "off".
Brightness and Colour Contrast
To adjust the brightness and colour contrast, press – or + on
the corresponding rocker button (v, i) until you have
reached the desired setting.
Adjust the brightness with
®
.
Adjust the colour contrast with
™
.
This television was tested with maximum contrast to test
the reliability of all components.
It is advisable to turn down the contrast to offer you the
best picture quality depending on lighting conditions and
where your TV is set up.
Picture menu
Contrast
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–
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Sharpness
–
White bal.
–
Black stretch
Tint
]|
Select
.
Terminate
The corresponding scale appears on the screen.
Brightness –
–
+
Colour –
–
+
The new settings are indicated.
Picture Format Switching
General
PALplus is the compatible further development of the PAL
colour TV standard which has proved its reliability over tens
of years. It has been realized by european radio stations and
consumer electronics companies. With PALplus, programmes can be visualized in cinema format on the picture screen
without disturbing black bars and with the full number of
lines (side ratio 16:9). At the same time, colour restitution
and picture sharpness have visibly been improved.
With a PALplus receiver, the recovery of a 16:9 picture with
the full number of lines is possible by means of the "letter box
conversion" with "Helper transmission" in the black marginal
areas. Colour coding and decoding according to the Colorplus procedure enables an error-free separation of the brightness and colour information thus avoiding cross colour and
cross luminance disturbances. Rainbow colours do not longer occur at high-frequency black/white transitions. In addition, the bandwidth of the transmission channel is optimally
used. A television picture with highest sharpness is the
result.
In relevant programme guides and in Teletext pages (ARD,
ZDF), hints will be given with respect to PALplus broadcasts.
Operation
In the case of PALplus broadcasts, the TV set automatically
switches to the PALplus format.
In the formats menu, "PALplus" is marked in colour.
This menu can be displayed by pressing the
¢16:9 button.
Cinema
Standard format 4 : 3
HDTV format 16 : 9
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Select
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Terminate
Adjusting the Picture
If you receive a broadcast in Cinema mode with missing indications in the upper or lower part of the picture (eg. scores in
the case of matches), you can switch back to the 4:3 or 16:9
format so that these indications become visible again.
In the case of 4:3 broadcasts and the 16:9 format selected,
the picture is horizontally enlarged.
The picture geometry is streched in horizontal direction.
If you receive pictures from a real 16:9 signal source by
means of an external decoder (eg. Settop-Decoder of Digital
TV System) via the Euro-AV socket, the picture screen is fully
filled out with correct picture geometry.
Reception of PALplus broadcasts via a
satellite-receiver
Connect the satellite receiver to the black EURO-AV socket.
Select a free programme position on the television receiver.
Select "Descrambler on Stereo" (see page 31," ...for Descrambler").
The PALplus broadcast is visible on the selected programme
position. Condition for this is that a 12V switching voltage is
present at Pin 8 of the EURO-AV socket of the satellite receiver.
The same adjustments and the same condition apply for the
use of a comb filter (see page 27).
Cinema
Standard format 4 : 3
HDTV format 16 : 9
]|
Select
.
Terminate
Each manually selected function in the formats menu is
automatically switched to PALplus if such a broadcast is
received, and back to the previous format when the PALplus broadcast is over.
With broadcasts in conventional format (4:3), the picture
screen of this set (16:9) will not completely be filled out.
Black stripes are visible at the left and the right side of the
picture.
To avoid this, you can switch to another format.
In the format menu, you can lay down which format is to
have priority when switching on or changing the programme
in the case of conventional standards
(4:3).
At the factory, the "Cinema" format has been preset.
In the Cinema mode, 4:3 pictures are displayed over the
whole picture screen.
This means that the pictures are enlarged in such a degree
that the black stripes at the left and right sides disappear.
However, picture information is lost at the top and the bottom
of the picture, but the picture geometry is maintained.
The advantage of this mode is that the black stripes at the top
and the bottom of the picture which are obtained when widescreen cinema films are watched on a "normal" television, are
no longer visible.
For this reason, this mode is especially suited for wide-screen
cinema films.
When such a film is over, the "Cinema" mode is maintained. If
a PALplus broadcast is received, the TV set automatically
switches to PALplus - in our example from Cinema - and back
to Cinema when the broadcast is over.
Cinema
Standard format 4 : 3
Format 16 : 9
]|
Select
.
Terminate
Adjusting the Picture
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