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  • Page 1 Model. GDR10...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver Contents What's in the box? ... 3 How to connect the receiver to your digital hi-f system ... How to connect headphones to the receiver ... What the on-screen symbols mean ...

  • Page 3: What's In The Box

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV R ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box What's in the box? Remote control Model. GDR10 User guide Receiver Two batteries Model. GDR10 Quick-sta rt guide Guide to remote-control TV codes ecei er...

  • Page 4: Front Panel

    GDR10 Dig ital TV receiver Receiver Front panel Volume buttons Channel buttons (thes and down the list and screen menus) Menu button Standby and on and off light (switches the receiver on and off or, if it is pressed quickly, it can be used as the OK button) Reset button (this switches the receiver off and on again when it isn’t working...
  • Page 5 GDR10 Di Back panel ‘RF IN’ socket (to your TV aerial) ‘RF OUT’ socket (to your TV or VCR) SCART out socket (to your TV) SCART out socket (to your VCR) Digital-audio out socket Audio out socket Mains cable Socket for factory use only...
  • Page 6 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver Remote control buttons...
  • Page 7 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Number Button name diagram <home> What the button does Goes to the first cha nnel in your list (usually BBC 1) Switches your T...
  • Page 8 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver Number Button name diagram Red, yellow, green and blue buttons What the button does Goes up and down the channel list Selects options on the on-screen menu (This button also shows the channel list...
  • Page 9 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Putting batteries in the remote control Remove the battery cover from the remote c Look at the polarity diagram (the ‘+’ and ‘-’ inside of the battery case. (This diagram tells y...

  • Page 10: Using The Remote Control

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver Using the remote control The remote control ‘talks’ to the receiver using an between the sensor on the remote control and the senso front of the receiver. (Infrared light is an invisibl is often found on objects that ‘talk to’...
  • Page 11 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver How to use the remote control Point the sensor end of the remote control in the centre of the Press the button you want to use, for example the standby button, or the guide button.
  • Page 12 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to connect the receiver to your T Put your receiver on a firm, 10-centimetre gap around all the sides. Make s the TV you are going to connect it to. Turn off the plug socket your plug out of the socket.
  • Page 13 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Connection 1 (If your TV has a SCART socket) Plug the SCART cable (which came with the receiver) into the SCART ‘out’ socket (you will find the sock of the receiver labelled ‘TV’). Connect the other end to the SCART socket o...
  • Page 14 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Connection 2 (If your TV does not have a SCART socket) Disconnect your TV from Take the aerial lead out of the TV and conn socket on the receiver’s back panel. Connect the RF cable (that was supplied wit between the ‘R...
  • Page 15 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Connection 3 (If you want to connect using an AV c Plug an AV cable (this is not supplied with your rec get one from an electrical shop) into (on the back panel of the receiver) and connect it t sockets on your T To see the picture on your TV you will need to choose the ‘AV’...

  • Page 16: How To Connect The Receiver To Your Digital Hi-Fi Sound System

    GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver How to connect the receiver to your digital hi-fi sound system Connect a coaxial cable to the ‘digital audio’ socket in the back of the receiver. Connect to the digital audio socket on your hi-fi system.

  • Page 17: How To Connect Headphones To The Receiver

    GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver How to connect headphones to the receiver Connect a 3.5 millimetre plug (this is usually the same width as a normal headphones plug) from your he headphone socke You can change the volume on the receiver using the remote...

  • Page 18: What The On-Screen Symbols Mean

    GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver What the on-screen symbols mean You may see these symbols on your screen. These symbols usually show which remote control buttons can be used on, or apply to, that screen. For example, if the programme you are watching has...
  • Page 19 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Audio description on Audio descrip tion f Reminde Information pages Signal strength Parental lock This symbol is also shown for a short time at the top of your switch AD on. This symbol is shown for a short ti...

  • Page 20: How To Turn The Receiver On For The First Time

    ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to turn the receiver on for the first time When you have connected your receiver to the TV, it is then ready to use. Switch on the TV. Set the TV to the input channel you have conn to (AV1, f or example).
  • Page 21 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box After a few seconds, the screen will change to the TV format screen. Make sure that you have connected your TV aerial to your TV.
  • Page 22 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver 10 The aspect ratio options are ‘letterbox’, ‘com out’. Use the arrow buttons on your remote the one that best matches your TV. 11 When you have made your selection, press ‘OK’ on your remote control.
  • Page 23 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box 13 When all the available TV and radio channels have been tuned in, an ‘installation completed’ message will appear on the screen. 14 You will now be able to watch TV.

  • Page 24: How To Turn The Receiver Off

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver How to turn the receiver off If you usually watch television every day, you should leave the receiver on standby when you’re not watching it. switch it off at the mains if you are away or y the rec eiver for a long time (a month, for example).

  • Page 25: Important Information About Over-Air Downloads

    GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Important information about over-air downloads Whenever you put the receiver on standby (this means you switch the receiver off with the remote), the receiver w available over-air downloads (OADs). These are up receiver. When the receiver is searching for or downloading an OAD, the standby light (also the on and off light) indicator will flash.

  • Page 26: How To Turn The Receiver Back On From Standby

    ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to turn the receiver back on from standby Switch on your TV. Press the receiver remote control b The receiver standby light will turn green and the TV picture will come on.

  • Page 27: Important Information About Searching For New Channels

    ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Important information about searching for new channels The receiver gives you two ways to search for new TV and radio channels. Automatic channel search when the receiv standby •...
  • Page 28 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver The channel select display The banner in the lower part of the screen shows: the channel numb the channel name; the current time; and the informa tion on the programme you’re watching.
  • Page 29 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver You can also see the signal strength and the signal quality on the right-hand side of the screen. How to choose a TV channel usin control There are several ways that you can Press numbers 0 to 9 (You can example, 111 or 999.
  • Page 30 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to use the channel list The channel list displays all your available channels. What do you want to do? Go to the channel list while you are watching TV Select the channel you wan...
  • Page 31 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box How to choose your favourite channel You can create lists of your favourite ch lists’ menu (see page 41). You can then choose any list you want...
  • Page 32 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to select TV or radio What do you want to do? Select the radio (when you are watching TV) Select the TV (when you are listening Press ‘tv/radio’ to the radio)
  • Page 33 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box The information screen The information screen gives a summary of the programme you’re currently watching and future programmes. For a list of on-screen symbols, see page 18.
  • Page 34 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver Subtitles Subtitles give you an on-screen text version of the narrative on the TV channel you’re watching. When you choose s channel yo u are watching at the bottom of the screen over the picture.
  • Page 35 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver How to use audio description Audio description is a spoken narration that describes all important information on a programme, such as body language, facial expressions, scenery, action, costumes or anything that helps to express the plot of the story, event or image.
  • Page 36 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver What do you want to do Switch on audio descriptio Switch off audio descriptio If you want to check if AD available for your next prog How to use teletext Many digital TV ch...
  • Page 37 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box How to use the TV programme guide The TV guide shows programme information for the next eight days. The TV guide (programme schedule) The TV guide (individual programme information)
  • Page 38 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver The TV guide gives the following information. • The panel at the top of the screen show number and name. • The panel on the right shows a short descriptio programme you’re currently watch •...
  • Page 39 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box What do you want to do? Go to the TV guide Change the channel Move up or down the prog schedule See the programme schedule for the Press...

  • Page 40: The Menu Screens

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver The menu screens The menus let you select and change many of your receiver’s features. The main menu This is the menu that appears when you select the ‘menu’ button on the remote control or the receiver.
  • Page 41 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box What do you want to do? Select a menu setting Go back to the previous screen Exit the menu system to go back to the last programme...
  • Page 42 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to create a favourite list This menu lets you create your own (favourite) channel list. Select the ‘Create a f menu (see page 41) by pressing the ‘OK’ button. You will see a new screen (1).
  • Page 43 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Create a favourite list’ screen (2) The tick symbol on the left-hand side of the chann means that the channel is selected to be in your list.
  • Page 44 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver Create a favourite list’ screen (3) What do you want to do? Delete a channel from you channels list Lock a channel Press this button r favourite Press the green selecting the chan want.
  • Page 45 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box What do you want to do Unlock a channel Save the favourite list and the favourite lists menu Save the favourite list and the main menu...
  • Page 46 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver You can remove all channels from the screen the blue button, and then add pressing the green button. This method is best when you only want a few channels on your favourite list.
  • Page 47 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box What do you want to do? Save the favourite list and the favourite lists menu Save the favourite list and the main menu. How to change your favourite channels...
  • Page 48 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver For the FAV1 and FAV2 channel lists, you can choose channels to add or delete from your lists, or change their paren means whether a channel is locked You cannot delete any channels from the TV and ra You can only lock or unlock Select the ‘Modify a favourite list’...
  • Page 49 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box To lock or unlock a channel, select the channel and press the red button. If you want to add all available channels to the list, or delete all available channels from t channel or add them all.
  • Page 50 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Changing the TV/radio screen (4) 13 To lock or unlock a channel, select the channel and press the red button. 14 You now need this, press the ‘back’ or ‘exit’ button. 15 You will now see a box on the screen that says ‘Do you want to save changes?’...
  • Page 51 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver How to delete a favourite list This menu lets you delete the favourite channel lists that you have created. Delete a favourite list screen Select the ‘Dele te a favourite list’ option from the favourite lists menu (see page 41) by pressing the You will now see the ‘Delete a favourite list’...
  • Page 52 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver The configuration menu This menu lets you select and change many of your receiver’s features and settings (see page 40 to select the configuration menu). The main configuration screen...
  • Page 53 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box The channel installation menu This menu has the following features. • Automatic channel installation – this automatically scans and installs all available digital TV and radio channe •...
  • Page 54 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver The auto channel-installation screen (1) The auto channel-installation screen (2) Select the ‘channel auto-installation’ option from the channel installation menu (see page 53) and press the ‘OK’ button. You will now see screen (1) above.
  • Page 55 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver To set your receiver to automatically install all channels, press the ‘OK’ button. You will now see screen (2). To search for new channels or add a ch press To search for all new channels, press the ‘OK’...
  • Page 56 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver The manual channel-installation screen (4) 10 When the channel installation is complete, your TV will go to the first available channel in the list.
  • Page 57 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Signal information The signal information screen gives information about the channel you’re watching, including signal frequency, signal quality and signal level. This could affect your picture quality.
  • Page 58 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver The TV configuration menu This menu lets you change selected TV configuration (setting) for your receiver. What do you want to do Change the TV format Change the aspect ratios (these are only available for 4:3...
  • Page 59 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Aspect ratios You can choose from: • lette rbox; • compromise; or • cut out. Choose the one that best matches your TV. TV output signal...
  • Page 60 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver The languages menu This menu lets you change the language for your TV, the information display, the audio description and the subtitles screen. To change the language on your TV, follow these instructions. Select the languages menu by pressing the ‘OK’ button.
  • Page 61 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box The system parameters menu This menu gives you the receiver system parameters (settings) and lets you change some of the system settings (see page 52 to select the system parameters screen).
  • Page 62 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver System information The system information screen shows information about the receiver. The system information screen...

  • Page 63: Factory Settings

    GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Factory settings The factory settings menu lets you change the receiver’s settings back to the original factory settings (see page factory setting scree Using the Press the ‘OK’ bu Using the Press the ‘OK’ button. The receiver will reset and the welcome screen will be displayed.
  • Page 64 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver The audio description menu This menu lets you change the volume level of th service compared to the TV volume (see page description screen). You can choose from 25% volume to 25% hig key beep on or off using this menu.
  • Page 65 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box The RF modulator configuration menu This menu lets you choose the RF frequency and channel number for connection option 2 (see page 12). The RF modulator configuration display...
  • Page 66 GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver The parental control menu This menu gives you control of the following fe control when and if certain channels are watched. • Receiver lock – this lets you set a pin code w...
  • Page 67 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box The parental control display (2) The factory setting for the parental control PIN (personal identification number) is 0000. You should change this PIN. When you do, remember the code or...
  • Page 68 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver How to reset the parental control PIN To reset the parental control PIN, press the b lue, green, red and yellow buttons twic blue button twice , then the gr What do you want to do?

  • Page 69: Safety Information

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Safety information • Place cables where you won’t walk on t Do not put anything on or against them. • Do not use the receiver in damp or very conditions.
  • Page 70 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Servicing • There are no parts in the receiver which you can repair yourself. • If your receiver doesn’t work or you think it is a local electrical shop. • Always talk to staff in th if you have any questions about how to set it up or how it works or about safety information.
  • Page 71 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Electrical safety Read the electrical-safety pages in this guide you connect the receiver to the mains supply Make sure your electricity supply is the same volt...
  • Page 72 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver You must always use the same fuse value as your receiver’s power-lead plug if you replace it. No connection (earth) (neutral) Make sure the outer sheath of the mains cable The plug should be approved to British Standards (BS1363/A).

  • Page 73: Help And Advice

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Help and advice The problem you’re having The standby lig ht is not on. You cannot get a signal on you receiver You cannot get a...
  • Page 74 ADR10 Digital TV Receiver GDR10 Digital TV receiver If you have difficulties using your receiver and none of the suggestions above work, try switching your receiver off and then back on again.

  • Page 75: Product Specification

    GDR10 Digital TV receiver ADR10 Digital TV Receiver ADR10 Set Top Box ADR10 Set Top Box Product specification Plain English Campai Product specification Gener Unit size: 230 x height) Box size: 254 x 77.2 x 220.4 millimetres (W x D x H) Unit weight: 0.5 kilogr...
  • Page 76 GDR10 Di g ital TV receiver Frequency band 470 to 862 MHeg) (UHF: only for UK) 16:9/4:3 screen aspect-ratio with pan and scan and letterbox Full se ven-day EPG day and week event functions EPG picture in g raphics Subtitles...

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