Grundig VIVANCE GV 3042 NIC User Manual

VIDEO RECORDER

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VIVANCE

GV 3042 NIC

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CONTENTS

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4 GV 3042 NIC video recorder

Packing contents
Special features of your video recorder

5 Set-up and safety
6 Overview

The front of the video recorder
The back of the video recorder
The remote control

10 Connection and preparation

Connecting the antenna, television and mains cable
Inserting batteries in the remote control
Switching the video recorder on and off (power save mode)

13 Tuning

Tuning the video recorder and the television
Automatic channel tuning (using ATS euro plus)

17 Playback

Basic playback functions
Additional playback functions

21 Search functions

Zero setting
Finding recordings using the Video Index Search System (VISS)

22 Recording

Three recording options
The Video Programming System (VPS/PDC)
Immediate recording
Delayed recording by entering the ShowView number
Delayed recording by entering the data for the required television program
Checking, modifying or deleting recording information

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Interrupting recording standby mode
Reactivating recording standby mode

34 Copying

Connection and preparation
Recording from external devices

36 Satellite receiver

Connection and preparation
Recording TV programs from the satellite receiver

39 Using a Decoder

Connection and preparation
Recording PAY TV programs

41 Audio playback
42 Special settings

Sorting, deleting and renaming television stations
Skipping television stations
Tuning new television stations
Switching the station on the video recorder on and off

47 Setting the date and time

Automatically updating the date and time
Setting the date and time manually

48 Special features
51 Television remote control
52 Information

Rectifying minor problems
Technical data
GRUNDIG Service

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1 GV 3042 NIC video recorder
2 Remote control
3 Operating manual
4 2 Batteries, 1.5 V, type AA
5 Mains cable
6 HF (antenna) connection cable

Special features of your video recorder

Three recording options:

– Immediate recording, in which you select the required channel on the video

recorder and start recording immediately.
– Delayed recording using the ShowView number.
– Delayed recording by entering the time and channel of the program you want

to record (if you do not know the ShowView number).

ShowView* recording

This function makes recording child’s play. Find the program in your TV guide,
enter the code number and the video recorder is programmed automatically.

High Speed Drive

The High Speed Drive reduces the rewind time, for example 48 seconds for an
E-180 Cassette.

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* SHOWVIEW® is a registered trademark of the Gemstar Development Corporation. The

SHOWVIEW system was manufactured under licence from the Gemstar Development
Corporation.

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SET-UP AND SAFETY

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This video recorder is designed to receive, record and play back video and
audio signals.
Any other use is expressly prohibited.

If the video recorder is subject to sudden changes in temperature, for example if
it is brought in from the cold to a warm room, connect it to the mains supply and
let it stand for at least two hours before you insert a video cassette.

The video recorder is designed for use in dry rooms. If you do use it in the open,
please ensure that it is protected from moisture, such as rain or water splashes.
Do not expose the video recorder or cassettes to moisture.

Place the video recorder on a hard, level surface. Do not place any objects
(newspapers, for example) on top of the video recorder or any cloth or similar
items underneath it.

Do not place the video recorder near heating units or in direct sunlight, as this
will impair cooling. Keep the video recorder away from devices which generate
magnetic fields, such as loudspeakers.

Do not insert any foreign objects into the video tape compartment, as this may
damage its precision mechanics.

Do not place any vessels such as vases on the video recorder as they may spill
liquid and present an electrical safety risk.

Thunderstorms present a danger to all electrical devices. Even when the video
recorder is switched off it can be damaged by a lightning strike to the mains or
antenna cable. Always disconnect the mains and antenna plugs during a storm.

Do not open the video recorder casing under any circumstances. The manu­facturer accepts no liability for damage resulting from improper handling.

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The front of the video recorder

VIDEO IN Camcorder video input.
L AUDIO IN R Left and right camcorder audio inputs.

AA

Switches off the video recorder.

NN

Ejects the cassette.

**

P

Selects the next channel down.

ÜÜ

P

Selects the next channel up.

● Starts recording.

rr

During playback: reverse search;
when stopped: fast rewind.

I I Pause during recording, freeze-frame during playback.

ee

During playback: forward search;
when stopped: fast forward.

■ Stops all drive functions.

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The back of the video recorder

AC IN~ Socket for the mains power cable.

X EURO-AV1 Euro-AV (Scart) socket (to the television).

DECODER/

YEURO-AV2 Euro-AV (Scart) socket (to an external device).

AUDIO R L OUT Audio outputs to the HiFi system.

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Antenna input socket (from the roof antenna).

Ö Antenna socket (to the television).

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The remote control

The following section describes the most important features of the remote control.
See the relevant chapters in this manual for information on how to operate the
remote control.

Point the remote control at the video recorder.

88

Switches off the video recorder (standby).

1 ... 0 Numerical buttons for entering various data;

» 0 « selects channels »

A I

«, »

A 2

«, »CV«.

SV Activates ShowView recording.

TIMER/V+

I I Pause during recording, freeze-frame during playback.

rr Reverse search during playback;

fast rewind in ”Stop” mode.

e

Starts playback.

ee Forward search during playback;

fast forward in ”Stop” mode.

■ Switches on the video recorder; stops all drive functions and

switches the video recorder to ”Stop” mode.

i INFO Switches between the menu and the TV image.

● RECORD Starts recording.

CC

DD

Select channels, » + « up, » – « down;
select various menu functions.

OK Calls up, confirms and saves data.

FF EE

For fine channel tuning;
select various menu functions.

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TIMER Press briefly to activate TIMER-recording;

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press and hold down to deactivate TIMER recording.

SP/LP Switches between standard and long play mode.
CLEAR Deletes data, activates settings, sets the playing time indicator to

»

0:00:00

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MONITOR Switches the screen display between the picture on the television

and the video recorder signal (Monitor mode).

AUDIO Selects the audio channel for recording and playback.
INDEX Activates the INDEX search function.
DUB Switches the menus to a blue background.
VIDEO 2 Switches to secondary video operation.
TV Switches to television remote control.

The options are described on page 51.

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CONNECTION AND PREPARATION

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Connecting the antenna, television and mains cable

1 Plug the roof antenna cable into the antenna socket »

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« on the video

recorder.

2 Plug the antenna cable supplied into the »Ö« socket on the video recorder

and the antenna socket on the television.

3 Plug a standard Scart cable in the »XEURO-AV1« socket on the video

recorder and the AV 1 socket on the television.
– Stereo sound can only be played back on a stereo television set if this

connection is used.

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4 Plug the mains cable supplied into the »AC IN~« socket on the video

recorder and plug it into the mains wall socket.
– The video recorder is now in standby mode.

Caution:

The only way to separate the video recorder from the mains supply is to pull
the plug.

Note:

Instructions on connecting other devices, such as another video recorder, a
decoder, a HiFi or a satellite receiver, can be found starting on Page 34.

Inserting batteries in the remote control

1 Open the battery compartment by pressing the snap-catch and removing

the lid.

2 When inserting the batteries (UM-3 or AA, 2 x1.5 V), observe the polarity

marked on the base of the battery compartment.

Note:

If the video recorder no longer reacts properly to remote control commands
the batteries may be flat. Always remove flat batteries. No liability is accep­ted for damage resulting from leaking batteries.

Environmental note

Batteries, including those which are heavy metal-free, may not be disposed
of with household waste. Please dispose of used batteries in an environ­mentally sound way, for example at public collection points. Find out about
the legal regulations which apply in your area.

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Switching the video on and off (power save mode)

1 Press »

DD

« or »

CC

« to switch on the video recorder.

2 Press »

88

« to switch to standby.

– The video recorder is now in standby mode and the display shows the

current time.

3 Press »

88

« to switch off.

– The video recorder is now switched off, the time is no longer visible in the

display and the green indicator lights up. The power consumption is now
less than 2 Watts.

Note:

You cannot switch off the video recorder if you have set it to record programs
later.

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TUNING

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Tuning the video recorder and the television

You do not need to do this if the video recorder and the television are connected
via a EURO-AV (Scart) cable.

1 Switch on the television.

2 Select the »AV« channel position on the television set for recorder playback

via the antenna cable.

3 Tune the television to a free channel in the UHF band between channel 21

and channel 69. A free channel is one which does not carry a signal from a
television station (you can only see and hear static).
– Many televisions display the channel number.

4 Store the free channel position on the television.

5 Press »

88

« to switch the video recorder to standby, then press and hold down

»INFO «.
– The display on the video recorder reads something like »

CH 27 RF

«.

6 Set the channel (in this example, channel 27) by pressing »

**PÜÜ

« on the

video recorder or »0 … 9 « on the remote control, until you see the test
picture from the video recorder on the television screen.

7 If the quality of the test picture is OK, press »OK « to save the setting.

– The video switches to standby.

Note:

If the quality of the test picture is unsatisfactory, or if the picture quality of
other channels has deteriorated, then you should find another free channel
on the television and repeat the setting from steps 1 to 5.

You can switch off the station on the video recorder. Fore more information
see the ”Switching the station on the video recorder on and off” on Page 46.

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Automatic channel tuning (using ATS euro plus)

The video recorder has its own receiver unit. It can receive and record from
television stations independently of the television.
This means you must tune the television stations on the video recorder.

During this setting the clock is automatically updated. However, this is only
possible if channel position 1 on the video recorder is occupied by a station with
teletext.
If the clock is not updated, set it manually, referring to the ”Setting the date and
time” section on page 47.

There are 99 channel positions available which can be assigned as required to
television stations received via the antenna, cable connection or satellite receiver.

Preparation

Switch on the television.
Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder.

Automatic tuning

1 Press » ■«.

– The »AUTO INSTALLATION« menu appears.

Hint:

If the »AUTO INSTALLATION« menu does not appear on the screen press
»**P« and » PÜÜ« on the video recorder at the same time until you see the
menu.

2 Press »OK« to begin the setting.

– The »LANGUAGE« menu appears.

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH DANSK

DEUTSCH SVENSKA
FRANÇAIS SUOMI
ITALIANO ESPAÑOL
NEDERLANDS PORTUGUES

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OK :ENTER INFO:EXIT

AUTO INSTALLATION
PRESS OK KEY TO START.
AUTOMATISCHE EINSTELLUNG
ZUM START DIE OK-TASTE

DRÜCKEN.

OK :ENTER INFO:EXIT

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3 Select the language using the »

CC DD

FF EE

« buttons and then press

»OK« to confirm.
– The

»COUNTRY«

menu appears.

4 Select the country you are in using the »

CC DD

FF EE

« buttons.

Note:

If your country is not shown in the

»COUNTRY«

menu, select »OTHERS« .

Press » OK « to confirm the country.
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A menu appears on the screen asking if all the cables have been connected
to the video. Check that they are before continuing.

5

Start the automatic channel search by pressing

»OK«.

– The video recorder searches all channels for television stations, then sorts

and saves them. The automatic search can take several minutes.

– When the automatic search is completed the message »AUTO SETUP

COMPLETED!« appears on the screen along with the number of the output
channel.

Note:

If the video recorder and the television are not

connected with a EURO-AV
(Scart) cable, you need to repeat the setting on Page 13 and set the channel
shown in the menu on the television (for example »

CH 27

«).

6 To sort the television stations press »OK«.

– The »MOVE« menu appears;

or

press » i INFO« to finish the setting.

7 Press the »

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FF EE

« buttons to select the station you want to move and

then press » OK « to highlight it.

Note:

If the television picture makes it difficult to see the menu, press » DUB« and it
will appear on a blue background.

COUNTRY
A I
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DK P
FIN E
D S
NL CH
F OTHERS

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AUTOMATIC SORTING
PLEASE WAIT

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INFO:EXIT

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1ARD 17C23 13SAT03
2ZDF 18C24 14SAT04
3RTL1 19C31 15SAT05
4RTL2 10C47 16SAT06
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Use the »

CC DD

FF EE

« buttons to move the highlighted station to the

required channel position and then press »OK« to confirm.

To move other television stations, repeat steps

7

and 8.

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Press » i INFO« to save the setting.
– The »CLOCK« menu appears.

Check the date and time.

Note:

If the clock was not updated automatically, set it manually, referring to the
”Setting the date and time” section on page 47.

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Press » i INFO« to finish the setting.

Note:

Other procedures – such as manual search, sorting television stations at a
later date, deleting stations or renaming stations – are described in the
section starting on Page 42.

MOVE 1/6

1ARD 17C23 13SAT03
2ZDF 18C24 14SAT04
3RTL1 19C31 15SAT05
4RTL2 10C47 16SAT06
5SAT1 11SAT01 17SAT07
6PRO7 12SAT02 18SAT08
SELECTED :ARD

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:SELECT

OK :ENTER INFO:EXIT

CLOCK

TIME DATE YEAR

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:CHANGE

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Preparation

Switch on the television.
Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder.
Insert a recorded video tape into the compartment with the window facing

upwards until it is automatically drawn in.
– The video recorder display contains the following symbol: » « (= tape

symbol).

Note:

If you put a cassette with the protection tab removed into the video recorder,
playback starts automatically.

Basic playback functions

1 Press »

e

« to start playback.

2 To switch to freeze-frame/pause press »II «.

Press repeatedly to advance the picture frame by frame.

3 Press »

rr

«

or

»

ee

«

during playback to start a forwards or reverse
search.
Press several times to change the playback speed.

4 To stop playback, press » ■«.

5 To eject the cassette, press »

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« on the video recorder.

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