CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SET-UP AND SAFETY GENERAL INFORMATION Special features of your television Receiving digital stations What is Common Interface? CONNECTION/PREPARATION Connecting the antenna and the mains cable Inserting batteries in the remote control OVERVIEW Connections on the television Controls on the television The remote control SETTINGS Searching for television stations...
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CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ USING EXTERNAL DEVICES DVD player, DVD recorder, video recorder or set-top box High definition – HD ready Connecting a DVD player, DVD recorder, video recorder or set-top box Headphones Decoder or satellite receiver Camcorder Hi-fi system/AV receiver PC MONITOR MODE Connecting a PC Selecting the channel position for the PC Settings for the PC...
SET-UP AND SAFETY ------------------------------------------------------------ Please note the following information when setting up your television set. This television set is designed to receive and display video and audio signals. Any other use is expressly prohibited. External light falling on the screen impairs picture quality. To assure sufficient ventilation make sure there is enough space around it in the wall unit.
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SET-UP AND SAFETY ------------------------------------------------------------ The screen of your LCD television meets the highest quality standards and has been checked for pixel faults. Despite the great care taken in manufacturing, technological reasons make it impossible to completely discount the possibility that some pixels may be faulty.
GENERAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------- Special features of your television Your television set enables you to receive and watch digital stations (via DVB-T), including in High Definition (HD). At present, reception for these digital television stations in High Defi- nition is only possible in some countries in Europe. This television can receive and process all analogue and all unencrypted digital stations.
CONNECTION/PREPARATION ---------------------- Connecting the antenna and the mains cable Plug the cable of the rooftop or indoor antenna (passive or active indoor antenna with its own power supply for digital tele- vision stations) into the antenna socket »ANT IN« on the tele - vision set;...
CONNECTION/PREPARATION ---------------------- Inserting batteries in the remote control Open the battery compartment by removing the lid. Insert the batteries (3 x 1.5 V micro for example R03 or AAA). Observe the polarity (marked on the base of the battery com- partment).
OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connections on the television USB socket for external data media. Audio signal input for camcorder. S-VHS Video signal input for S-Video camcorder. Video Video signal input for camcorder. Head phone connection (3.5 mm jack plug). Common Interface slot. HDMI3 HDMI socket, audio/video signal input (HDMI).
OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controls on the television P+ P– Switch the television on from standby. Station selection. Select a function in the menu. Open the pre-selection for AV channels. In the menu, press »P+« or »P–« to select and confirm with »V+« or »V–«. MENU Opens the main menu.
OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The remote control Switches off the television set (stand-by). 1...0 Switches the television on from standby mode Selects channels directly. Opens the pre-selection for AV channels and the USB input. Then select with » « or » «. Λ...
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You can change this programming: Press and hold down »M« and press three number buttons to enter the code: »1«, »2«, »3« for a GRUNDIG DVD player. »4«, »5«, »6« for a GRUNDIG DVD recorder. »1«, »4«, »7« for a GRUNDIG digital receiver (remote control level 1).
SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching for television stations The television has an automatic tuning function, which first searches for digital TV channels and then analogue ones. You start the search and can then sort the television stations into your order of preference. There are 400 presets for digital channels and 99 for analogue channels, to which you can assign TV stations from the antenna or from the cable connection (analogue channels).
SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing stored channels for digital stations You can change the order of the channels found as required, delete channels you do not need and block access to certain presets (parental control). Press » « (blue) to switch between »Programme Table – ALL TYPE«, »Programme Table –...
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SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creating a list of favourites You can select your favourite channels and save them in up to Programme Table four lists (FAV1 to FAV4). Service Type ALL TYPE Network All Networks In the »Programme Table« menu, select the television CHANNEL SETUP CA FAV1 FAV2 FAV3 FAV4 Das Erste...
SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picture settings Open the menu with »i«. – The »PICTURE« menu is displayed. Select »Picture Mode«, »Brightness«, »Contrast«, »Colour«, »Sharpness« or »Colour Temperature« with » « or » «. PICTURE Λ – Select the value with » « or » «...
SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audio settings Open the menu with »i«. SOUND – The »PICTURE« menu is displayed. Volume GGGG – Select the »SOUND« menu with » « or » « and confirm with Balance GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG »G«. Sound Type Stereo Note: Sound Mode Normal Equalizer Additional operations are explained in the following sections.
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SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRS TruSurround XT* SOUND SRS TruSurround XT is a patented audio technology, which is inte- Volume GGGG grated in the television set and only requires the built-in speakers to Balance GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG produce a Surround Sound effect. Sound Type Stereo Select the »Sound Mode«...
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SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TruBass and Dialog Clarity The »TruBass« setting gives you an increased bass effect. »Dialog Clarity« recognises dialogue sections in audio recordings and improves dialogue reproduction. The two functions can be found on the second page of the »SOUND« menu. Note: SOUND The »SRS«...
TELEVISION OPERATION ------------------------------------------ Basic functions Switching on and off Press » «, »1…0« or » « or » « to switch on the device from Λ standby mode. Press the » « button to switch the television to standby mode. Selecting channels Use »1…0«...
TELEVISION OPERATION ------------------------------------------ Displaying information Press »?« to display the information. – The display disappears automatically after a short while. Freeze-frame If you wish to view a particular scene for longer, you can freeze the frame of the current programme. Press »...
TELEVISION OPERATION ------------------------------------------ Zap function This function allows you to save the television channel which you are currently watching and switch to other channels (zapping). Select the channel you want to save in the zap memory with »1…0« or » «...
TELEVISION OPERATION ------------------------------------------ Changing the picture format The television automatically switches to the 16:9 format if this format is detected via the Euro-AV socket. Select the picture format with » «. The selected picture format, for example »16:9«, appears on the screen. –...
TELETEXT MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP text or FLOF text mode Press »TXT« to switch to teletext mode. You can directly select teletext pages with »1...0«. To return to page 100, press »i«. Note: At the bottom of the screen, you will see an information line con- sisting of a red, green and, depending on the station, yellow and blue text field.
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TELETEXT MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page stop A multiple page may contain several sub-pages, which are auto- matically scrolled by the transmitting station. Stop the sub-pages with »P«. Press »P« to quit the function. Calling up a sub-page directly If the selected teletext page contains further pages, the number of the current sub-page as well as the total number of pages is displayed.
CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS ------------------------------ Convenience functions Open the menu with »i«. OPTIONS – The »PICTURE« menu is displayed. Language Settings – Select »OPTIONS« with » « or » « and press »G« to confirm. Restore Factory Defaults Country Deutschland Note: Game Mode Additional operations are explained in the following sections.
CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS ------------------------------ Game mode This function is only available for preset channels »HDMI1«, »HDMI2«, »HDMI3«, »YPBPR« or »PC«. Use this function to adjust the screen settings of the television set for OPTIONS games. Connect the games console using the »HDMI1«, »HDMI2«, »HDMI3«, »COMPONENT INPUT VIDEO IN Y Pb Pr«...
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CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS ------------------------------ Changing the PIN code Instead of the default code »0000«, you can enter a personal code. PARENTAL CONTROL Please take note of your personal code. Lock System Set PIN Select »Set PIN« with » « or » «...
CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS ------------------------------ Timer functions Open the menu with »i«. TIMER – The »PICTURE« menu is displayed. Clock 19 /Jun 2008 14:35 – Select the »TIMER« menu with » « or » « and press »G« to Off Time confirm. On Time Sleep Timer Notes:...
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CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS ------------------------------ Enter the switch-off time (Sleep Timer) In the »Sleep Timer« menu you can enter a time for the television to TIMER switch off. After this time has elapsed, the television switches to standby mode. Clock 19 /Jun 2008 14:35 Off Time Select »Sleep Timer«...
USB-MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The file formats Your television can be operated via the USB input with the following file formats: MP4 video data The MP4 process was designed to compress video files. An MP4 video is an encoder/decoder, based on the MPEG-4 com- pression system, which is used to decrypt and display compressed video data.
USB-MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting external data media Before connecting the data medium, switch the television to stand-by with » «. Connect the device and then switch the television on again. Before connecting the data medium, the television must first be switched to standby, otherwise files can be damaged. Connect the USB interface »USB«...
USB-MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The file browser The file browser displays the data (AVI., JPEG, MP3, MP4 or WMA data) that the external data medium offers. If a data medium contains different file formats, you can deactivate data you do not need for the playback using a filter function (All Supported, Text, Movie, Music, Photo).
USB-MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Settings in the USB setup menu Opening the USB setup menu Open the menu with »i«. – The »PICTURE« menu is displayed. – Select the »USB SETUP« menu with » « or » «. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Switching on automatic preview If the automatic preview is switched on, you can see the selected USB SETUP...
USB-MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select the track or picture with » « or » « and start play by Λ pressing » «. – You can view information on the film by pressing » « (red). – For playing MP3 or WMA data, information on the album, track and singer is displayed at the right of the menu.
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USB-MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forward search (only MP4 video files) You can select different speeds (2-fold, 4-fold, 8-fold and 16-fold forwards and backwards). Select the playback speed during playback by pressing » « or » «. Press » « to resume playback. Enlarge/reduce picture (only JPEG/MP4 video files) This function allows you to enlarge or reduce various picture sections.
USING EXTERNAL DEVICES ---------------------------------- DVD player, DVD recorder, video recorder or set-top box Note: Which television socket(s) you connect your external devices to depends on the sockets the external device is equipped with and the signals which are available. Note that with many external devices the resolution of the video signal must be adapted to the input sockets on the television (check the external device’s instruction manual).
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USING EXTERNAL DEVICES ---------------------------------- With an analogue video signal (progressive) Video signal: YUV; resolution: standard 576p; HDTV 720p, 1080i. Audio signal: stereo, analogue. Channel position »YPBPR«. Connect the »COMPONENT INPUT Y Pb Pr« sockets on the television and the corresponding sockets on the external device using cinch cables (video signal).
USING EXTERNAL DEVICES ---------------------------------- Using a video recorder, DVD player or set-top box Switch on the video recorder, DVD player or set-top box and se- lect the function you wish to use. Press »AV«, select the input signal channel with » «...
USING EXTERNAL DEVICES ---------------------------------- Decoder or satellite receiver In order for the television to receive encoded programs from a privately operated station, a decoder is needed. Connecting a decoder or satellite receiver Decoder Connect the »SCART« socket on the television set and the ap- propriate socket on the decoder using a EURO-AV cable.
USING EXTERNAL DEVICES ---------------------------------- Camcorder Connecting the camcorder Connect the yellow socket »Video« on the television and the corresponding socket on the camcorder (VHS, Video 8) with a cinch cable (picture signal); connect the »S-VHS« socket (picture signal) on the television and the corresponding socket on the camcorder (S-VHS, Hi 8) with a S-Video cable.
PC MONITOR MODE ---------------------------------------------------------- Connecting a PC Connect the socket »PC-IN VGA« on the television to the corre- sponding socket on the PC using a VGA cable. Connect the socket »PC AUDIO IN« on the television to the corresponding socket on the PC using a cinch cable (audio signal).
OPERATION WITH COMMON INTERFACE Inserting the CA module Note: Switch off the appliance before inserting the CA module in the »CI« slot. Insert the smart card into the CA module. Insert the CA module with the smart card into the »CI« slot on the television.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuning digital television stations This search deletes all television stations included in the channel list! Tuning all digital television stations using the search Open the menu with »i«. CHANNEL SETUP – The »PICTURE« menu appears. Auto Tuning –...
SPECIAL SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuning analogue television stations This setting is only necessary if you cannot receive any digital stations and you have not carried out an analogue search during initial setup. The television station can be set directly or using the search. Switching the television to analogue channels Open the »INPUT SOURCE«...
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SPECIAL SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuning the analogue television channels by entering the channel numbers Open the menu with »i«. Analogue Manual Tuning – The »PICTURE« menu appears. System – Select the »CHANNEL SETUP« menu with » « or » «. Current Channel S 21 Fine Tuning + 00...
SPECIAL SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Changing stored channels for analogue stations If channels were stored with the automatic channel search during the tuning of the television channels, you can delete them. You can also store stations in a different preset, change or enter the name of a stations as well as skip channels.
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SPECIAL SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Skipping television channels You can highlight television stations to be skipped when you select with » « or » «. It is still possible to select using the number buttons. Λ In the »Programme Table« menu, select the desired channel with –...
INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Displaying signal information (only for digital television channels) Open the menu with »i«. CHANNEL SETUP – The »PICTURE« menu appears. Auto Tuning – Select the menu »CHANNEL SETUP« with » « or » «. Digital Manual Tuning Analogue Manual Tuning Select »Signal Information«...
INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dismantling the stand of the unit If you want to attach your television to the wall with a wall bracket, you need to dismantle the stand. Place the television carefully front down on a table on top of a suitable base, such as foam.
INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technical data Operating voltage: 230V, 50 Hz Power consumption: in operation 170 W (Vision 37) in operation 210 W (Vision 42) in standby < 1.2 W Sound output: 2 x 20 watts music (2 x 10 sine wave) Reception ranges: Analogue: C01 ...
INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Troubleshooting If the remedies given below do not work, please consult an autho- rised GRUNDIG dealer. Please bear in mind that malfunctions can also be caused by external devices such as video recorders or satel- lite receivers. Fault...
INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additional Information for units sold in the UK. Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 240V ac, 50Hz mains supply. The range of multi-system receivers is built to work in most European countries. However, the mains plug and socket system for the UK differs from many European countries.
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