Grundig GCE7290E User Manual

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

Safety and Installation, Connection and Preparation What to avoid … 3

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

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

Switching the set 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

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 programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

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

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

Reveal answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Watching television in teletext mode . . . . . . . . 17

Page catching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connection Options and Operation … 18-23

… for video recorders, remote control of

video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

… for camcorders (VHS, Video 8) . . . . . . . . . . 19

… for S-VHS video recorders or S-VHS

camcorders or Hi 8 camcorders . . . . . . . . . 20

… for satellite receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

… for descramblers (decoders) . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

… for copying video recordings

via the TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Technical Data 23

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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 TV set.

If the LED in the mains switch then is lit, the set is still in standby. In this case, press one of the buttons 1, P on the remote control handset to switch the TV set on.

Switching to standby: Press A on the remote control handset.

Switching on from standby:

Press P or

1… 9

Switching off definitively with the remote control handset (provided the mains economy switch is activated, see page 11): Press A twice

. (Switching on again only with ü

on the TV set possible).

Safety, Installation, Connecting and Preparation

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Switching off on the TV set: press ü.

If the TV set is not used for a long time (for example at night), you should activate the mains economy switch. This switches the TV set definitively off from standby and you will safe energy. Refer to the »SPECIAL FUNCTIONS« menu, option »Mains economy switch« on page 11.

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

Ŀĭ Programme change

Programme selection list

FE Volume

ǺǺ

Call up Dialog Center

TXT

Teletext on/off

ʀ Sound on/off

•

Picture settings

•

Sound settings

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). Decoder setting: (see also Chapter „Convenience Functions Service“)

If a decoder is connected for a certain programme position, (position 8 in our example), »on« must be selected under the »Decoder« column. This is only possible when the setting „Decoder Yes“ has been selected in the menu „Audio-Video Connections“ (see Chapter „Connection Possibilities and Operation).

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.

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.

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.).

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

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

Select channel position 15.

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 programme position data (stored TV stations) to the video recorder (VCR). Before using this function, the connection must be made via the EURO-AV sockets – on TV set socket AV1 – using a fully allocated EURO-AV cable. An ATS search is then not necessary on the recorder. The TV can be watched and video recordings can be made 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.

The display » Please wait TV programme chart transfer TV →→VCR « will appear.

AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING

Call up

TXT

TV-picture

Search for new TV-stations

Complete reprogramming (when changing address)

Transfer of TV programme chart TV →→VCR

Altering a programme position identification or entering a new one

To do this, press the G button.

Use the blue button to select the function »Change name« in the dialogue line of the displayed »TV-Programme Chart».

Use the pP buttons to select a name you like and confirm with G button..

If there is no appropriate name in the list displayed, you can create your own name.

To do this, press the E button once then select the desired letter/figure with the p or P button.

Press the E button to select the next position of the name, enter the desired character, and repeat these steps until the entire name is entered.

Press G to confirm the programmed name.

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.

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 – TV Mode

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…9

Select programme position

and switch on the TV set from standby, or – select AV position, – enter page numbers in Teletext

mode.

P Switch on from standby. Select

programme positions step by step (1, 2, 3 ...)

p Select programme positions

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

pP Move cursor up / down.

Volume

Move cursor to the left / right.

When holding down the P or p button, the programme position identifications 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).

Press once:

switch to standby.

Press twice

: switch definitively off (provided the mains economy switch is activated, see page 11).

h Access to the DIALOG CENTER

ʀ Sound on/off (mute).

TXT

Teletext mode ɫ TV mode

Call up brief instructions.

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

- v +

Brightness

Picture format switching 4:3 ɫ 16:9

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.

VIDEO Video recorder remote control

(press and hold down the VIDEO button).

SAT PIP

VIDEO

TP 800

TXT

321

654

987

AUX

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