Grundig GCK8152E User Manual

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ARGANTO 70

MW 70-605 IRDT/DPL

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CONTENTS

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4 Welcome to digital terrestrial television
5 Scope of Delivery
6 Installation and Safety

9 At a Glance

The front of the TV set
The rear of the TV set
The remote control

13 Connection and Preparation

Connecting the aerial, a video recorder, a satellite receiver
Connecting loudspeakers
Connecting the mains power lead
Putting batteries in the remote control
Switching the television on/off

19 Settings

Channel programming
Programming digital TV channels using the automatic tuning system
Programming analogue TV channels using the automatic tuning system
Programming new digital TV channels using the automatic tuning system
Programming new analogue TV channels using the automatic tuning system
The Dialogue Centre
Picture settings, Sound settings
Dolby Pro Logic features
Sound settings for Dolby Pro Logic mode

30 TV Operation

Basic functions
Functions for digital TV services

35 Teletext in analogue mode

Teletext mode (Flof Standard/Fast text)
Additional functions via the dialogue line
Additional functions using the buttons on the remote control

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40 Convenience Functions

Convenience functions via the »SPECIAL FUNCTIONS« menu
Entering a switch-off time in the »SLEEP TIMER« menu
Convenience functions via the »SERVICE« menu

44 Parental Lock

46 Operation with External Equipment

Satellite receiver on Scart socket
Video recorder or SET-TOP box on Scart socket
Programming video recordings
Camcorder
Headphones

54 MHEG Functions

What is MHEG?
Operation with the MHEG functions

55 Modem Functions

Connecting the TV set to a telephone socket
Settings for modem operation

58 Special Settings

63 Remote Control of External Equipment

64 Customer Information

Technical data
Service information for the specialized dealer

67 Correcting Problems Yourself

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WELCOME …

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… to digital terrestrial television

Welcome to a new form of entertainment with new free to air – and subscription
services.
Future features are interactive via the modem and Common Interface, and are
used for home shopping, home banking and other services.

What is digital TV and why is the world changing to
digital transmission?

Digital transmission will do for the eyes what the Compact Disc brought for the
ears!
No noise in the picture, no cross effects between the picture and sound content,
no influence of multipath reception as a result of reflections to the aerial. The
quality of reception is outstanding.
Digital terrestrial television is received through the same aerial that is used for
existing analogue TV reception and is transmitted preferably in the widescreen
format 16:9 (speak 16 by nine).
Please note, a few TV transmitter stations will have to transmit some of the digi­tal services on new frequencies outside of the existing frequency range.
This would make it necessary to have a broadband aerial installed in order to
receive all the new services.

How can I record digital transmissions?

Dont worry, this is possible via the Scart extension from your Grundig TV. Refer
to page 14.
More good news: Digital terrestrial TV was introduced in november ‘98, but
new features for interactivities may change the existing TV’s software. Don’t
worry! Your TV is prepared for updating any kind of change via the Common
Interface (PCMIA) slot on the rear of the TV. Refer to page 10.
Flashcards to do this are available, if needed, via your dealer or our Service
Organisation.
If you want to judge the picutre quality, just follow the instructions on page 62.
Your GRUNDIG IDTV (Integrated Digital TV) displays an integrated colour bar
test pattern in digital mode – in digital resolution.
Impressive this new TV generation – isn’t it. Grundig made for you.

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SCOPE OF DELIVERY

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1 TV set ARGANTO 70 MW 70-505/IRDT/DPL
2 Remote control
3 2 batteries, 1.5 V–, Mignon (AA)
4 Mains power cable
5 Aerial cable
6 Operating manual

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INSTALLATION AND SAFETY

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In order to assure that this high-quality and easy-to-use TV set will be able to
provide you with good service and pleasure for a long time to come, it is impor­tant that you observe the following points when installing the set.

This set has been designed for the reception and reproduction of picture and
sound signals.
Any other use is explicitly forbidden.

The ideal viewing distance from the screen is 5 times the diagonal width of the
screen.
External light shining on the screen adversely affects picture quality.

Make sure that there is enough space inside the cabinet.

Make sure that there is enough space inside the cabinet.

The TV set is designated for operation in dry rooms. Should you nevertheless
operate it outside, make absolutely sure that it is protected against dampness
(rain, water splashes). Never expose the TV set to any sort of moisture.

Do not place vessels filled with fluid (vases or similar things) on the TV set.
The vessel may tip over and the fluid may adversely affect electrical safety.
Put the TV set on an even and hard surface. Do not place objects (for example,
newspapers) on the TV set or place the set on a cloth cover, etc.

Do not place the TV set close to the heating or in direct sunshine as it could
overheat.
Heat build-up can be dangerous and is detrimental to the service life of the
equipment. From time to time, have a technician come to clean the inside of the
set.
Keep the TV set away from magnetic fields (for example stereo speakers).

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Do not open the TV set under any circumstance. The manufacturer will offer no
liability for damage resulting from unauthorized tampering.

Be sure that the mains cable is not damaged at any time.

Storms represent a danger for every type of electrical device. Even if the set is
switched off, it could be damaged by a lightning strike hitting the mains and/or
the aerial lead. Therefore, always disconnect the mains plug and aerial plug
when there is a storm.

When cleaning the screen, use only a soft, damp cloth. Use only clean water.

Technology and ecology are combined into a convincing overall concept with
this TV set. Ecologically high-quality materials are used exclusively. The housing
contains a high amount of recyclable parts from used plastics and the surface
colours used are water-based, partly recycled. Wherever possible, painting of
individual housing parts has been omitted. Due to the optimized housing con­struction, flame protection materials have been omitted. The number of plastic
types has been reduced through and through in order to ensure high-quality
recycling when the set is put out of use – all larger plastic parts are marked.
For optimum re-use, this TV set has been constructed in such a way as to make
dismantling very easy.

! SERVICE !! SERVICE !

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Warning

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
other 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 colou-

red 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.

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AT A GLANCE

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The front of the TV set

–

z + Volume

–

P +

Select channel up/down

IO

Switch the TV set on/off

●

Operation LED indicator
– red: TV set in stand-by,
– green: TV set in operation,
– yellow: recording stand-by for video recorder and

MHEG functions.

L AUDIO IN R Audio input for camcorder
VIDEO IN Video input for camcorder

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Headphones connector

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VIDEO IN AUDIO INLR

PUSH OPEN

PUSH OPEN

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AT A GLANCE

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The rear of the TV set

ÉÉ

ANTENNA IN Input for house aerial.

ANTENNA LOOP Aerial output (to »ANTENNA LOOP IN«
OUT socket or to external equipment).

~ Mains cable to mains socket.

SERIAL PORT Service connector for specialized dealer.
ü LINE Modem connection socket.
CI1 CI2 Common Interface slots for expansion modules.

These modules must be 3,3 V or 5 V compatible.

L R Clamping terminals for front loudspeakers.
S Clamping terminals for surround loudspeakers.
ANTENNA LOOP Aerial input.

IN
AV 1 Euro/AV socket (Mecalogic, CSCC, S-VHS).
AV 2 Euro/AV socket (CSCC, S-VHS).

ANTENNA IN

SERIAL

PORT

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

L
R

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

LINE

AV1

S

CI1 CI2

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The remote control

ǼǼ

Switches the TV set to stand-by.

1…9 Switch the TV set on from stand-by;
0 AV select channel and AV programme positions directly;

enter the teletext page numbers.

..,,

Switch the TV set on from stand-by (only »,,«);
select channels step by step;
move cursor up/down.

FF EE

Change volume setting;
move cursor to the left/to the right.

OK Changes and activates different functions;

switches between the two TV channels last viewed;
switches to optimum settings (»AUX« and »OK«).

i Calls up the digital and the analogue Dialogue Centre

(»i« and »OK«).

EPG

IJIJ

Calls up the “electronic TV Programme Guide” in digital mode.

TXT Switches between teletext and TV mode in analogue mode and

MHEG application in digital mode.

ĭĭ

Sound on/off (mute)

zz

Calls up the »Picture settings« menu.

ȄȄ

Clock time on/off.

D/A Switches between analogue and digital TV channels (services).

FF

Calls up the »Sound settings« menu.

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+

Adjust colour intensity.

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Adjust brightness.

i-ACTIV Switches the remote control buttons between MHEG operation and

TV operation.

CL Ends a running Timer recording.

E

Switches the picture format.

AUX Preselection button for various functions;

calls up the »AUX« menu.

SAT Switches to remote control of a GRUNDIG satellite receiver. See

page 63 for a description of the possible functions.

VIDEO Switches to remote control of a GRUNDIG video recorder. See

page 63 for a description of the possible functions.

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CONNECTION AND PREPARATION

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Connecting the aerial, a video recorder,
a satellite receiver

Connecting the aerial to the TV set

1 Connect the cable from the house aerial with the »

ÉÉ

ANTENNA IN«

socket on the TV set.

2 Connect the aerial cable supplied with the »ANTENNA LOOP OUT«

socket and the »ANTENNA LOOP IN« socket on the TV set.

Note:

When receiving stations in band 1 (45 MHz - 62 MHz) or in band 3
(175 MHz - 225 MHz), it is necessary to connect a frequency filtre in front of
the aerial input »

ÉÉ

ANTENNA IN« (Ask your GRUNDIG Dealer).

AV1

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

L
R

S

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

ANTENNA IN

LINE

SERIAL

PORT

CI1 CI2

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Connecting the aerial and a video recorder to the
TV set

Note:

Before connecting external devices these must be switched off.

1 Connect the cable from the house aerial with the »

ÉÉ

ANTENNA IN«

socket on the TV set.

2 Connect a commercially available aerial cable with the »ANTENNA

LOOP OUT« on the TV set and with the aerial input (

ÄÄ

) on the video

recorder.

3 Connect a commercially available aerial cable with the »ANTENNA

LOOP IN« socket on the TV set and the aerial output ( Ö) on the video

recorder.

4 Connect a commercially available EURO-AV (Scart) cable with the » AV 1«

socket on the TV set and with the corresponding socket ( XEURO-AV1)
on the video recorder.
– The advantage of the Scart cable connection is an optimum picture and

sound quality.

AV1

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

L
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S

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

ANTENNA IN

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SERIAL

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Connecting the aerial, a video recorder and a satellite
receiver to the TV set

Note:

Before connecting external devices these must be switched off.

1 Connect the cable from the house aerial with the »

ÉÉ

ANTENNA IN«

socket on the TV set.

2 Connect a commercially available aerial cable with the »ANTENNA

LOOP OUT« on the TV set and with the aerial input (

ÄÄ

) on the satellite

receiver.

3 Connect a commercially available aerial cable with the aerial output socket

(VCR) on the satellite receiver and with the aerial input socket (

ÄÄ

) on the

video recorder.

4 Connect a commercially available aerial cable with the »ANTENNA

LOOP IN« socket on the TV set and the aerial output ( Ö) on the video

recorder.

5 Connect a commercially available EURO-AV (Scart) cable with the » AV 1«

socket on the TV set and with the corresponding socket on the video recorder.
– The advantage of the Scart cable connection is an optimum picture and

sound quality.

AV1

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

L
R

S

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

ANTENNA IN

LINE

SERIAL

PORT

CI1 CI2

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R

L

AUDIO

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1 EXTERNAL / EURO - AV 1

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EURO AV VCREURO AV DECODEREURO AV TV

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950-2150 MHz
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Connecting loudspeakers

For Dolby Surround ProLogic operation, you must connect external surround
speakers.
Instead of the built-in front loudspeakers, you can connect external loudspeakers
(see next page).

Connecting the surround loudspeakers

1 Connect the external surround loudspeaker boxes to the clamping terminals

»S«.
Insert the »–« core of the loudspeaker cable into the black (–) terminal and
the »+« core of the loudspeaker cable into the red (+) terminal.

Note:

If several loudspeakers are connected to the » S« clamping ter minals, make
sure that the nominal impedance does not fall below 4 Ohms.

AV1

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

L
R

S

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

ANTENNA IN

LINE

SERIAL

PORT

CI1 CI2

8 Ω

8 Ω

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Connecting external front speakers/centre speaker

1 Connect external front speakers to the »L« and »R« clamping terminals.

– The built-in loudspeakers can be switched off (see chapter „Sound settings

for Dolby Pro Logic mode“ on page 28).

Note:

The loudspeakers must have an impedance of 4 – 8 Ohms.

Connecting the mains power lead

1 Connect the small plug of the mains power lead supplied with the »

~

«

socket on the TV set.

2 Connect the large plug of the mains power lead with the mains socket

(wall outlet).

AV1

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

L
R

S

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

ANTENNA IN

LINE

SERIAL

PORT

CI1 CI2

AV1

AV2

ANTENNA

LOOP IN

L
R

S

ANTENNA
LOOP OUT

ANTENNA IN

LINE

SERIAL

PORT

CI1 CI2

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Putting batteries into the remote control

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

2 Insert the batteries (Mignon, i.e. UM-3 or AA, 2 x1.5 V).

Observe the polarity when inserting the batteries (marked on base of battery
compartment).

Note:

»Batter.« will apear on the television set screen when the battery is flat.
Remove empty batteries. There is no liability for damage caused by leaking
batteries.

Environmental note:

The batteries – even those free of heavy metals – cannot be disposed of in
normal household rubbish. Used batteries must be disposed of in used
battery collection containers at dealers or be taken to public waste
disposal facilities.

Switching the TV set on/off

1 Press »IO« on the TV set.

Note:

If, after doing this, only the red LED next to the mains power button is lit, then
the TV set is on stand-by.
Switch on the TV set with »1...0« on the remote control.

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SETTINGS

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Channel programming

The TV set is equipped with an automatic tuning system for analogue and digital
TV channels. The tuning can take approx. 15 minutes.
When the set is first powerd up and you start the automatic tuning system the TV
set searches at first for digital TV channels and then for analogue TV channels.

99 channel positions for digital TV channels (services) and 99 channel positions
for analogue TV channels are available.

When the automatic search is completed, you may sort the channels in a
sequence of your choice for digital and then for analogue channels. Mixing is
not possible.

You may delete TV channels which have been found several times, or those with
poor reception quality, from the TV programme charts.

Programming digital and analogue TV channels
using the automatic tuning system

1 Switch the TV set on by pressing »IO« on the TV set.

– The »AUTOMATIC TUNING SYSTEM« screen appears.

2 Start the search with »OK«.

– The TV set searches at first for digital TV channels and then for analogue

TV channels. Depending on the number of channels which can be recei­ved, the search can take some time.

– When the search is completed, the TV set switches to channel position 1

and the »DIGITAL PROGRAM SORT« screen appears.

AUTOMATIC TUNING SYSTEM

OK Start Digital Automatic Tuning System TXT

Prog UHF Signal Service Found

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Note:

The search can be aborted at any time by pressing »TXT«.
If the search system has found no digital TV services, the message »No

Digital Services Found« appears.

Delete digital TV channel positions

1 In the » DIGITAL PROGRAM SORT« table, select the channel to be cleared

with »,,« or »..«.

2 Delete the channel with »AUX«.

Notes:

To clear further channel positions, repeat the steps 1 and 2.
If the channel position is locked (see chapter „Parental Lock“ on page 44), it

cannot be deleted.

Sorting digital TV channels

1 In the » DIGITAL PROGRAM SORT« table, select the channel position of the

channel to be moved to another position with »,,« or »..«.

2 Mark the channel with »OK«.

3 Select the channel position to which the marked channel is to be moved with

»,,« or »..«.

4 Store the setting with »OK«.

Note:

To sort further channels, repeat the steps 1 to 4.

5 Continue the setting for analogue TV channels by pressing »TXT«.

DIGITAL PROGRAM SORT

OK AUX Delete Ǻ Back TXT

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D01 BBC CHOICE
D02 ITV
D03 FILM FOUR
D04 UK GOLD
D05 TNT
D06 ITV 2
D07 BBC NEWS 24
D08 BBC ONE
D09 BBC TWO
D10 CARTOON NETWORK

DIGITAL PROGRAM SORT

OK AUX Delete Ǻ Back TXT

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D01 BBC CHOICE
D02 ITV
D03 FILM FOUR
D04 UK GOLD
D05 TNT
D06 ITV 2
D07 BBC NEWS 24
D08 BBC ONE
D09 BBC TWO
D10 CARTOON NETWORK

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Delete analogue TV channel positions

1 In the »SORT« table, select the channel to be cleared with »

,,

« or »..« .

2 Delete the channel with »AUX«.

Note:

To clear further channel positions, repeat the steps 1 and 2.

Sorting analogue TV channels

1 In the »SORT« table, select the channel position of the channel to be moved

to another position with »,,« or »..«.

2 Mark the channel with »OK«.

3 Select the channel position to which the marked channel is to be moved with

»,,« or »..«.

4 Store the setting with »OK«.

Note:

To sort further channels, repeat the steps 1 to 4.

5 End the setting with »TXT«.

SORT

OK Sort
AUX Delete.

Ǻ Return

TXT TV

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A 02
A 03
A 04
A 05
A 06
A 07
A 08
A 09
A 10

SORT

OK Sort
AUX Delete.

Ǻ Return

TXT TV

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