Grundig GCE1275E User Manual

COLOR TELEVISION

Boston ST 270/8 IDTV/LOG

If your dealer has already installed and set up the TV set, start at page 9 of these operating instructions.

Safety and Installation, What to avoid … 3

Connection and Preparation 3

Connecting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Inserting battery into the remote control . . . . . . 3

Switching the unit on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Assigning Channel Positions 4-7

The ATS euro plus station memory system . . . 4-7

Selecting dialogue language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Setting location (country) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Special information for France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The DIALOG CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Alterations to the channel position assignment . 5

ATS euro plus, automatic programming . . . . . . . 5

Transfer of TV PROGRAMME CHART from

TV set to video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Assigning channel positions manually . . . . . . . . 6

Fine tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting standard (norm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

The Remote Control 8

The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Remote control of a video recorder . . . . . . . . . . .8

Altering the sound settings 9

Sound adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Stereo expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sound (Stereo, two-channel, mono) . . . . . . . . . 9

Treble, bass, balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Altering the volume of a channel

position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjusting the picture 10

Picture adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Altering contrast, picture definition, white balance,

Perfect Clear and noise reduction . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Altering brightness and colour contrast . . . . . . 10

Picture format switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Colour registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Special Functions 11

Calling up special functions menu . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting the dialogue language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mains economy switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Switching on with … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Picture/sound scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Megalogic info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Still picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

AV monitor – the TV set as a

monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Convenience Functions 12-13

Program scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Parental lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Entering code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Blocking programmes which are

unsuitable for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Blocking all prgrammes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Teletext 14-18

Teletext mode summary instructions . . . . . . . . 14

Teletext mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TOP-FLOF teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Current TV programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Selecting language group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TOP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Calling up pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Multiple pages/page stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Calling up sub-pages directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Doubling character size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reveal answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Watching television in teletext mode . . . . . . . . 18

Page catching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connection Options and Operation … 19-25

… for video recorders, remote control of

video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

… for camcorders (VHS, Video 8) . . . . . . . . . . 20

… for S-VHS video recorders or S-VHS

camcorders or Hi 8 camcorders . . . . . . . . . 21

… for satellite receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

… for descramblers (decoders) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

… with several external units . . . . . . . . 22; 24-25

… for copying video recordings

via the TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Technical Data 26

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Contents

What to avoid …

… light from outside falling onto the screen. The ideal viewing distance is five times the screen diagonal.

… damage from lightening by disconnecting the the mains and aerial leads. Even when switched off, the set could be damaged by lightening striking the mains and/or aerial lead.

… covering the ventilation slots.

… insufficient spacing when installed in wall unit.

… damage to the mains lead.

… magnetic fields (loudspeakers) near the set.

… rubbing and scratching the screen.

Only clean the screen with a damp, soft cloth. Only use clear and clean water.

There is a circulation of air due to the heat exchange in the unit. This means that particles of dust (carpet and curtain fibres and house dust) are drawn on. These also collect in the ventilation slits, amongst other places, close up the slits as time goes by and can thereby cause heat build-ups. Heat build-ups are a source of danger and influence the service life of the set. For safety reasons, these deposits should be removed by a professional from time to time.

… unqualified people opening and tampering with

the set.

Connecting aerial, mains and video recorders

This highly digitalised television set features optimal picture and sound quality.

The basic requirements for this are: A properly functioning aerial system and an aerial lead with high shielding (85 dB) to connect the TV set to the aerial socket or the videorecorder.

Also keep cable loops away from the set.

Inserting the battery in the remote control

Switching the set on/off

Press the ü button on the set.

If the indicator next to the mains button is illuminated then the set is in stand-by mode. Switch the TV set on with the remote control by pressing the one of the

0…9

, P buttons.

Safety, Installation, Connecting and Preparation

5 x

AV1

20 cm

Krieg am Golf

AUDIO

O U T

EURO - AV 2

I N

EURO - AV 1

AV 1

! SERVICE !

The station memory system »ATS euro plus«

This unit is equipped with » ATS euro plus « (Auto Tuning System). The automatic channel position allocation makes this new system particularly easy to use. This so-called channel memory system scans the complete reception range, stores the located channels, and enters them in a table with the respective station names (abbreviations).

After the set has been switched on the display » Adjust language on screen« appears.

If the page does not appear then press the h and G buttons on the remote control one after the

other. The DIALOG CENTER appears (see ill. page 5, on right). Proceed as described there from .

Selecting dialogue language

You can chose from a number of languages for the dialogue between yourself and the TV set. The user guide displays appear in the selected language. GB is set at works. If you want to use this language, you just have to confirm it with the G button.

Selecting location (country)

Select country using |, ]and confirm with G. This will start the search.

Special information for France

If you have selected »F« for country, the following menu is displayed.

In this menu, you can select between frequency and channel for the ATS function using the ]button.

If you are in doubt, contact your specialized dealer. Confirm your choice with the G button. This

starts the ATS function.

The following message will appear on the picture screen:

The process can take a minute or longer depending on the number of TV stations to be received. After the search, the set switches to channel position 1 and the » Brief instructions « display appears.

Assigning Channel Positions

Adjust language on screen

Confirm

TXT

TV-picture

D Deutsch DK Dansk E Espanol F Francais GB English I Italiano N Norge NL Nederlands P Portugues S Svenska SF Suomi

Select with P- button and confirm with ok

Brief instructions

TXT

TV-picture

ǺǺ

Call up Dialog Center

Option bar up/down

FE Setting values

Confirm or all up

TXT

Back to TV-picture

Please wait

–

All receivable stations are automatically searched and stored in the TV programme chart

Adjust country

Confirm

TXT

TV-picture

A Austria B Belgium CH Switzerland

D Germany DK Denmark E Spain F France GB Great Britain I Italy N Norway NL Netherlands P Portugal S Sweden SF Finland * Others

Reception via:

Confirm

TXT

TV picture

Cable (frequency selection./MHz.)

Cable/Aerial (channel selection)

Assigning Channel Positions

Select the channel position to be changed using p, P and press the coloured button for the corre- sponding function (e.g. erase = red button).

End with

TXT

once all changes have been made.

For the remaining functions, press the respective coloured button on the remote control given in the TV station table dialogue line, e.g. change name, change channel, prepare channel position for connected decoder (Decoder » on«).

Follow the instructions given in the dialogue lines for any further alterations.

ATS euro plus automatic programming

If you have already found and stored TV stations with » ATS euro plus « and want to start a further search – due to different reception conditions (e.g. after moving house, with a new cable connection) – then press the h and G buttons. Display:

The DIALOG CENTER

The DIALOG CENTER is the TV set’s control centre. You can call it up by pressing the h and G buttons. You can carry out various adjustments there.

The dialogue symbols are also explained on the page » Brief Instructions «. At each operating step they show which buttons on the remote control can be used to carry out certain functions.

Move the coloured bar upwards/downwards.

With two-page tables (e.g. TV PROGRAMME CHART) the second page is » turned to«.

FE Set values. G Confirm the selected function.

TXT

Return to television picture.

Dialogue symbols are given at the bottom of the picture on most of the displays. They are signposts in the dialogue between you – using the remote control – and the set. Now check which channel positions the stations have been assigned to. If you are not happy with something you can make alterations to the channel position assignment (e.g. the order, delete channel positions etc.). Press the

TXT

button and “scroll” through the

channel positions using p, P.

Alterations to the channel position assignment

The TV Programme Chart will give you a complete overview of the channel position assignment.

Call up the DIALOG CENTER using h and G.

Select » TV-PROGRAMME-CHART « using p or P and call up with G.

TV-PROGRAMME-CHART

l Change name

l Move

TXT

TV-picture

l Change channel

l Delete

ǺǺ

Return

AUX

Decoder

Prog Name Chan. Decoder

1 ARD C 06 2 ZDF C 34 3 BR 3 C 59 4 RTL C 36 5 SAT1 C 40 6 PRO7 C 21 7 RTL2 C 53 8 PREM C 12 on 9 –––– C 00

DIALOG CENTER

Call up

TXT

TV-picture

PARENTAL LOCK

TV-PROGRAMME-CHART

AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING (ATS/ACI or MEGALOGIC)

AUDIO-/VIDEO-INPUTS

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

SERVICE

Assigning Channel Positions

Assigning channel positions manually

Exam

ple

A TV station which is broadcast on special channel S 08 in SECAM L/L' norm is to be allocated to channel position 15.

Procedure

Select channel position 15.

Press the h button and the G button. The » DIALOG CENTER« appears.

Select the TV Programme Chart using p,P and call up with G.

Select the » Change channel« function. To do this, press the h button.

Proceed as described in the dialogue lines. The ten position for the channel entry is underlined in the assignment line.

In the example (setting special channel S 08) press the F button and then the p or P buttons. C for channel becomes S for special channel. Afterwards press the buttons E,

and 8.

TV-PROGRAMME-CHART

l Change name

l Move

TXT

TV-picture

l Change channel

l Delete

ǺǺ

Return

AUX

Decoder

Prog Name Chan. Decoder

10 TV 5 C 26

11 ARD C 06 12 ZDF C 34 13 BR 3 C 59 14 RTL C 36

15 SAT1 C 40 16 PRO7 C 21 17 RTL2 C 53 18 PREM C 12 on 19 –––– C 00

PROG 15 S 08 -03

– –

–––

–

– –

Confirm

TXT

Stop cancel

0–9

Channel entry

l Search mode

Finetuning

Press the p or P button until » Automatic Programming « has a coloured background and then press the G button. Display:

You can chose between » Search for new TV-stations « or »Complete reprogramming«.

Use the notes in the dialogue line for further setting.

If » Search for new TV-stations « was selected, the displays for language and country will be omitted.

If » Complete reprogramming« was selected then a new assignment is carried out. Previous channel position data is erased. Proceed as on page 4.

If a video recorder with MEGALOGIC functions is connected to this TV set (this connection must be made via the EURO-AV sockets – on TV set socket AV1 – using a fully allocated EURO-AV cable) then the display » TV programme chart transfer TV

→→

VCR « will also appear on the menu.

Transfer of TV Programme Chart TV ﬁ VCR

The TV set is equipped with the MEGALOGIC system. Using the TV set with MEGALOGIC video recorders will mean extremely easy operation. You can transfer the TV set channel position data (stored TV stations) to the video recorder (VCR). An ATS search is therefore not necessary on the recorder. The TV can be watched and video recordings can be made from the TV set immediately afterwards.

To do this press the p or P button until »Transfer of TV programme chart« has a coloured back-ground and then press the G button.

AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING

Call up

TXT

TV-picture

Search for new TV-stations

Complete reprogramming (when changing address)

Transfer of TV programme chart TV →→VCR

Assigning Channel Positions

Fine tuning

The set tunes itself automatically to the best picture.

If reception is poor, in some cases it might be necessary to improve the picture by fine tuning.

The pP buttons are used for this. Make sure the picture and sound are set properly. You can vary from +63 to –64.

Setting standard (norm)

Press the E button twice.

A list of the norms that the set can receive and show is added to the previous display.

Press the p or P button until the abbreviation L/L' AM 6,5 NICAM (Standard) is selected.

The set will automatically tune to the best picture.

The procedure – assigning channel position 15 with S 08 in SECAM L/L' norm – is completed.

A station identification (abbreviation) can also be added to this channel position.

To do this press the G button.

The function »Change name« in the dialogue line of the » TV PROGRAMME CHART « display is to be selected by pressing the blue button.

Select the correct abbreviation using the pP but- tons. Continue as indicated in the dialogue line.

PROG 01 – ––––

–––

–

– –

Confirm

Stop/Cancel

––––

ARTE BRT1 BRT1 CAN

C1 FNET F2 F3 INFO ITB LIFE

PROG 15 S 08 -03 Standard

– –

Confirm

TXT

Stop/Cancel

B/G FM 5.5 (A2 Stereo)

L/L’ AM 6.5 (NICAM) I FM 6.0 (NICAM) D/K/K’ FM 6.5/6, 258 (A2 Stereo) B/G FM 5.5 (NICAM B, DK, E) B/G FM 5.5 (NICAM N, S, SF) D/K/K’ FM 6.5 (NICAM) D/K/K’ FM 6.5/6, 742 (A2 Stereo)

The Remote Control

On this page, the buttons on the remote control are briefly explained. For detailled information see the corresponding chapters in this booklet.

ĵķ ( – i button) = Reverse picture search ĶŁ (i + button) = Forward picture search

l (h button) = Start recording

n ( F button) = Stop

ĵĵ ( –

button) = Fast rewind

ŁŁ (

+ button) = Fast forward wind

ll ll (

button) = Pause

ı (E button) = Start playback

p = Programme position – P = Programme position +

Remote Control of a Video Recorder

The remote control handset of your TV set enables also the remote control of Grundig video recorders. Your specialized dealer can tell you which video recorders are suited for this.

Press and hold down the

VIDEO button.

This switches the remote control handset into the video recorder mode. Then press the desired function button. The following table shows you which buttons are to be used for the various recorder functions..

1…0

Select programme and switch

on from standby, or – select AV position, – enter page numbers in Teletext

mode.

P Switch on from standby. Select

programmes step by step (1, 2, 3 ...)

p Select programmes step by step

(... 3, 2, 1)

pP Move cursor up and down.

Volume

Move cursor to the left and right.

When holding down the P or p button, the station names will scroll on the screen. When releasing the pressed button, the TV set switches to the selected programme position.

G Modify and activate certain

functions.

Time display on/off.

Picture adjustments. Access to the »Picture settings« menu.

Still picture, or

AUX plus

= Program scan

- i +

Colour contrast.

SAT Satellite receiver remote control

(press and hold down the SAT button).

Switch to standby.

R Button illumination on/off. After a

few moments, the illumination is switched off automatically.

h Access to the DIALOG CENTER

Call up brief instructions.

ʀ Sound on/off (mute).

TXT

Teletext mode ɫ TV mode

Sound adjustments. Access to the »Sound settings« menu.

- v +

Brightness

AUX

Preselect button for certain functions, e.g.

AUX plus

= Program scan

Info about current broadcast (see chapter »Current TV programme« on page 16).

PIP Picture-in picture on/off.

Picture format switching 4:3 ɫ 16:9

VIDEO Video recorder remote control

(press and hold down the VIDEO button).

4 5 6

7 8 9

TXT

SAT PIP

VIDEO

TP 900

AUX

Sound adjustments

Four different sound adjustments can be made one after the other using the g button. The current functions are briefly displayed after the button is pressed. You can chose between: » Language «, » Music «, » Supersound« and »Personal«. Select the corresponding function according to the broadcasters TV programme offer. To be able to set the »Personal«, you have to select the function using the g button and press the G button.

Stereo expansion

Deepens the acoustic pattern with stereo broadcasts and improves it with mono broadcasts.

Alter using the F or E button.

Sound (Stereo/two-channel, mono)

If the set receives two-channel broadcasts – e.g. the original version of a film on sound channel B (Mono B) and the dubbed version on sound channel A (Mono A) – then you can choose the sound channel you prefer (Display indicators: Mono).

If the set receives stereo broadcasts, it will automatically switch to stereo sound reproduction (Display indicators: Stereo). If the stereo sound reception is poor then you can switch the sound to » Mono « (see adjustment example).

Adjustment example: switching sound from » Stereo« to »Mono«;

Give the » Sound « function a coloured background using the p or P buttons.

Select the display » Mono« using the E button.

Headphones

For headphones proceed as with » Sound«.

Connectin

g the headphones

Headphone plug 3.5 mm diameter jack.

Operation

Press the

AUX button and then alter the volume

using the F or E button. The altered value is shown on a scale.

Treble, Bass, Balance

The sound setting can be altered as you wish.

Select the line » Treble «, » Bass « or » Balance « using the p or P buttons.

Alter using the F or E button.

Volume P1

Alterin

g the volume of a channel position

If you receive a station whose volume differs from others (too loud or too quiet), then you can change this.

Select the » Volume « position using the p button.

Alter using the F or E button. Only the volume of the station currently selected is altered.

This also applies for the AV channel positions.

VIDEO IN L – AUDIO IN – R

Altering Sound Settings

Sound -settings

TXT

TV-picture

Stereo expan

........

Sound Mono Headphones

[

– –

]

Treble

[

– –

]

Bass

[

– –

]

Balance

[

– –

]

Volume P 1

[

– –

]

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