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VIDEO RECORDER

VIVANCE
GV 3042 NIC
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  • Page 1: Video Recorder

    VIDEO RECORDER VIVANCE GV 3042 NIC ENGLISH...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS __________________________________________________________________________ GV 3042 NIC video recorder Packing contents Special features of your video recorder Set-up and safety Overview The front of the video recorder The back of the video recorder The remote control 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) Tuning...
  • Page 3 Switching the station on the video recorder on and off Setting the date and time Automatically updating the date and time Setting the date and time manually Special features Television remote control Information Rectifying minor problems Technical data GRUNDIG Service...

  • Page 4: Gv 3042 Nic Videorecorder

    GV 3042 NIC VIDEORECORDER _______________________ Packing contents GV 3042 NIC video recorder Remote control Operating manual TIMER / V+ 2 Batteries, 1.5 V, type AA § § VIDEO IN AUDIO IN INFO RECORD Mains cable TIMER SP/LP CLEAR ON/OFF MONITOR AUDIO INDEX VIDEO 2...

  • Page 5: Set-Up And Safety

    SET-UP AND SAFETY ______________________________________________ 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 §...

  • Page 6: Overview

    OVERVIEW __________________________________________________________________________ The front of the video recorder § § VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN Camcorder video input. L AUDIO IN R Left and right camcorder audio inputs. Switches off the video recorder. Ejects the cassette. Selects the next channel down. Ü...

  • Page 7: The Back Of The Video Recorder

    OVERVIEW __________________________________________________________________________________ The back of the video recorder EURO-AV1 DECODER/ EURO-AV2 AUDIO AC IN AC IN Socket for the mains power cable. EURO-AV 1 Euro-AV (Scart) socket (to the television). DECODER/ EURO-AV 2 Euro-AV (Scart) socket (to an external device). AUDIO R L OUT Audio outputs to the HiFi system.

  • Page 8: The Remote Control

    OVERVIEW __________________________________________________________________________________ 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. Switches off the video recorder (standby).
  • Page 9 OVERVIEW __________________________________________________________________________________ TIMER Press briefly to activate TIMER-recording; ON/OFF 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 : 0 0 : 0 0 «. MONITOR Switches the screen display between the picture on the television and the video recorder signal (Monitor mode).

  • Page 10: Connection And Preparation

    CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _______________ Connecting the antenna, television and mains cable EURO-AV1 EURO-AV1 DECODER/ DECODER/ EURO-AV2 EURO-AV2 AUDIO AUDIO AC IN AC IN Plug the roof antenna cable into the antenna socket » « on the video Ä Ä recorder. EURO-AV1 DECODER/ EURO-AV2...

  • Page 11: Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control

    CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _______________________________________ 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 AC IN the plug.

  • Page 12: Switching The Video Recorder On And Off (Power Save Mode)

    CONNECTION AND PREPARATION _______________________________________ Switching the video on and off (power save mode) Press » « or » « to switch on the video recorder. Press » « to switch to standby. – The video recorder is now in standby mode and the display shows the current time.

  • Page 13: Tuning

    TUNING _________________________________________________________________________________ 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. Switch on the television. Select the »AV« channel position on the television set for recorder playback via the antenna cable.

  • Page 14: Automatic Channel Tuning (Using Ats Euro Plus)

    TUNING _______________________________________________________________________________________ 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.
  • Page 15 TUNING _______________________________________________________________________________________ Select the language using the » « buttons and then press COUNTRY » OK« to confirm. – The »COUNTRY« menu appears. Select the country you are in using the » « buttons. OTHERS Note: < > If your country is not shown in the »COUNTRY« menu, select »OTHERS« . :SELECT OK :ENTER INFO:EXIT...
  • Page 16 TUNING _______________________________________________________________________________________ Use the » « buttons to move the highlighted station to the MOVE required channel position and then press » « to confirm. 1ARD 17C23 13SAT03 2ZDF 18C24 14SAT04 3RTL1 19C31 15SAT05 To move other television stations, repeat steps and 8.

  • Page 17: Playback

    PLAYBACK ___________________________________________________________________________ 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: » «...

  • Page 18: Additional Playback Functions

    PLAYBACK ___________________________________________________________________________ Additional playback functions Calling up information Press the »OK« button to call up information. – »USED« is the elapsed playing time on the tape – »REM« is the remaining playing time – »0:00:00« is the tape counter in hours, minutes and seconds –...
  • Page 19 PLAYBACK __________________________________________________________________________________ Frame-by-frame playback During freeze-frame (playback/pause) press »II « repeatedly. Press » « to return to normal playback speed. Improving the quality of the freeze-frame image During freeze-frame (playback/pause) press » « or » « to adjust the picture to suit your taste. Press »...

  • Page 20: Selecting The Audio Track

    PLAYBACK __________________________________________________________________________________ Selecting the audio track You can select the audio signal you want to hear when playing tapes recorded with stereo or two-channel broadcasts: During playback, call up the menu by pressing »AUDIO «. AUDIO-MODE STEREO Select the audio signal using » «...

  • Page 21: Search Functions

    SEARCH FUNCTIONS __________________________________________________ Zero setting With this search system the video recorder can automatically rewind to position » 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 « on the tape. Press » « to start playback. Press » OK« to select the tape counter. Press »...

  • Page 22: Recording

    RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________ Three recording options: Your video recorder provides you with three options for recording television programmes: Immediate recording, in which you select the required station on the video recorder and start recording immediately. Delayed recording using ShowView numbers. Delayed recording by entering the date, time and channel of the program you want to record if you do not know the ShowView number.

  • Page 23: Immediate Recording

    RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Immediate recording Preparation Switch on the television. Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. Insert a video cassette with sufficient playing time and the tab intact (i.e. not erase-protected) into the compartment until it is automatically drawn in. –...
  • Page 24 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Entering the recording stop time During the recording, press » RECORD « to advance the recording stop time in 30 minute increments. Press » « or » « to enter the stop time to the nearest minute. – The stop time is when the video recorder automatically switches itself off. Seamless compilation of recordings (Assemble) This function enables you to make recordings without periods of interference between them.

  • Page 25: Delayed Recording By Entering The Showview Number

    RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Delayed recording by entering the ShowView number Notes: The time and date on the video recorder must be accurate. The ShowView numbers for television programmes are printed in the TV guides. If all the TIMER positions are occupied you must delete one. To do this, see the section entitled ”Deleting recording data”...
  • Page 26 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Press » « to confirm the ShowView number. – The current recording data appears on the screen. SHOWVIEW NO.: 12555 MODE: ONCE DATE PR START STOP The first time you set the recorder to tape a program on a television channel 01 / 05 12:00 12:30 SP »...
  • Page 27 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Switch off VPS/PDC (if it is not required) by pressing » « to select » « and then » « or » « to switch off VPS. SHOWVIEW NO.: 12555 – » « in the display denotes VPS recording. MODE: ONCE DATE...
  • Page 28 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Delayed recording by entering the data for the required television program Employ this method of recording if you do not know the ShowView numbers for the television programs. Notes: The time and date on the video recorder must be accurate. If all the TIMER positions are occupied you must delete one.
  • Page 29 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Highlight the » TIMER« line by pressing » OK«. DATE PR START STOP – The » TIMER« menu appears. - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - Press »...
  • Page 30 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Enter the time when the recording finishes (STOP) as four digits with DATE PR START STOP » 0 … 9 «. 02- 02 19:30 20:15 - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - Set the tape speed using »...
  • Page 31 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Checking, modifying or deleting recording information Preparation Switch on the television. Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. Calling up the TIMER menu If the video recorder is in recording standby mode, press and hold down MENU »...
  • Page 32 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Modifying recording data Highlight the » TIMER« line by pressing » «. DATE PR START STOP – The » TIMER« menu appears. 02 02 19:45 20:15 - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - - - / - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - Press »...

  • Page 33: Interrupting Recording Standby Mode

    RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Interrupting recording standby mode If you have set the VCR to record programs and want to use it while it is in record standby mode. Press and briefly hold down » TIMER ON/OFF «. – The TIMER symbol » V« disappears. Press »...

  • Page 34: Copying

    COPYING... ________________________________________________________________________ ... from another video recorder, a DVD player or a camcorder Connection and preparation 2 EXTERNAL / DEC. - AV 2 AUDIO 1 EXTERNAL / EURO - AV 1 § § VIDEO IN AUDIO IN EURO-AV1 DECODER/ EURO-AV2 AUDIO VIDEO IN AUDIO IN...

  • Page 35: Recording From External Devices

    COPYING ____________________________________________________________________________________ Setting the EURO-AV2 socket on the video recorder Call up the main menu by pressing » INFO«. – The main menu appears. Select the » MODE« line using » « or » « and activate by pressing OSD-MODE VCR NO.

  • Page 36: Satellite Receiver

    SATELLITE RECEIVER _____________________________________________________ Connection and preparation PAY-TV INPUT-SAT 220-240 V~ EURO AV TV EURO AV VCR EURO AV DECODER 50-60 Hz EURO-AV1 DECODER/ EURO-AV2 AUDIO AC IN Connection Switch off the television and the satellite receiver. Unplug the video recorder from the mains. Connect the EURO-AV socket (TV) on the satellite receiver and the AV2 socket on the television using a standard EURO-AV (Scart) cable.
  • Page 37 SATELLITE RECEIVER __________________________________________________________________ Connect the »DECODER / EURO-AV 2« socket on the video recorder to the corresponding EURO-AV socket (VCR) on the satellite receiver using a standard EURO-AV (Scart) cable. Connect the » EURO-AV 1« socket on the video recorder and the EURO-AV socket (AV1) on the television with the Euro-AV (Scart) cable supplied.

  • Page 38: Recording Television Programs From The Satellite Receiver

    SATELLITE RECEIVER __________________________________________________________________ Recording television programs from the satellite receiver Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. Insert a cassette with enough playing time and the erase-protection tab intact into the tape compartment of the video recorder. Switch on the satellite receiver and select the required station.

  • Page 39: Using A Decoder

    USING A DECODER ______________________________________________________ Connection and preparation A decoder is necessary when the video recorder receives encoded programmes from a privately operated station. Ask for the decoder at your authorized dealer’s. PAY-TV EURO-AV1 DECODER/ EURO-AV2 AUDIO AC IN Connection Connect the »DECODER / EURO-AV 2«...

  • Page 40: Recording Pay Tv Programs

    USING A DECODER ___________________________________________________________________ Press » « to save the setting. PRESET CHANNEL C 06 Press » INFO« to open the main menu. < > FINE TUNING SKIP DECODER Select the »INSTALL« line using » « or » « and then press » «...

  • Page 41: Audio Playback

    AUDIO PLAYBACK ________________________________________________________ The video recorder has two different sound recording and playback systems. – The HiFi track, for stereo and two-channel recordings. – The mono track, for sound playback on mono recorders. Connection Connect the »AUDIO OUT R L« sockets on the back of the video recorder and the corresponding input sockets on the HiFi or Surround Sound system O-AV2 AUDIO...

  • Page 42: Special Settings

    SPECIAL SETTINGS ________________________________________________________ Sorting, deleting and renaming television stations Preparation Switch on the television. Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. Calling up the main menu Press » INFO« to call up the main menu. –...
  • Page 43 SPECIAL SETTINGS ____________________________________________________________________ Select the station with which you want to replace the highlighted station using the » « buttons and press » « to confirm. Press » INFO« to conclude the setting. Deleting television stations from the list Select the »CANCEL« line using » «...

  • Page 44: Skipping Television Stations

    SPECIAL SETTINGS ____________________________________________________________________ Skipping television stations When you are selecting television stations using the » « or » « buttons, this function enables you to skip one or more stations. Preparation Switch on the television. MENU Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. TIMER MODE INSTALL...

  • Page 45: Tuning New Television Stations

    SPECIAL SETTINGS ____________________________________________________________________ Tuning new television stations Preparation Switch on the television. Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. PRESET Setting CHANNEL C 46 < > FINE TUNING Press » INFO« to call up the main menu. SKIP DECODER NICAM...

  • Page 46: Switching The Station On The Video Recorder On And Off

    SPECIAL SETTINGS ____________________________________________________________________ If you do not want to record the sound in NICAM stereo when recording a television program, select the » NICAM« line using » « or » « and press » « or » « to select » OFF«. PRESET - - - - - CHANNEL...

  • Page 47: Setting The Date And Time

    SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ____________________________ Automatically updating the date and time If channel number 1 on the video recorder is tuned to a station with teletext, the video recorder uses this to update its internal clock. The update takes place every Sunday between 3 A.M. and 6 A.M., thus enabling the video recorder to recognise the switches to and from daylight saving time.

  • Page 48: Special Features

    SPECIAL FEATURES _______________________________________________________ The ”On Screen Display”, ”Secondary VCR operation”, ”Automatic power off” and ”NTSC playback” functions can be selected in the »MODE« menu. Selecting the »MODE« menu Switch on the television and select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder.

  • Page 49: Ntsc Playback

    SPECIAL FEATURES ____________________________________________________________________ Secondary VCR operation You can use your remote control for two GRUNDIG video recorders indepen- dently of one another. Ask your dealer which GRUNDIG video recorders are suitable. To avoid interference between two video recorders you need to set the operation level on the GV 3042.
  • Page 50 SPECIAL FEATURES ____________________________________________________________________ Parental control system The parental control system allows you to bar access to all functions of the video recorder. Activating the parental lock To activate the parental lock press » « and » TIMER ON/OFF« at the same time.

  • Page 51: Television Remote Control

    TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL ________________________ You can also operate GRUNDIG televisions with the video recorder remote control. The functions available to you depend on the model of the GRUNDIG television. Note: Point the remote control directly at the TV. Switches the remote control to TV operating mode. Press »TV«...

  • Page 52: Information

    INFORMATION _____________________________________________________________ Rectifying minor problems Problem Cause Remedy The video recorder does not show the The mains plug has been pulled or Plug in the mains cable or use another time or draw in the cassette. there is a faulty contact. socket.

  • Page 53: Technical Data

    INFORMATION __________________________________________________________________________ Technical data This video recorder complies with the safety norms DIN EN 60065 (VDE 0860) and therefore the international safety regulations IEC 60065. The product conforms to the requirements in the directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC. Playback standard: Relative humidity: up to 80% CCIR, PAL B/G, 625 lines Rewind time:...

  • Page 55: Grundig Service

    D-13509 Berlin +49/40-7 33 31-0 +49/22 34-95 81-2 51 +49/6 21-33-76-70 +49/9 11-7 03-0 +49/30-4 38 03-21 GRUNDIG BELUX N.V. GRUNDIG IRELAND LTD. GRUNDIG PORTUGUESA GRUNDIG DANMARK A/S GRUNDIG AUSTRIA Ges.m.b.H. Deltapark, Weihoek 3, Unit 3G 2 Waverley Office Park, Old Comércio de Artigos...
  • Page 56 Grundig AG Beuthener Str. 41 • D-90471 Nürnberg http://www.grundig.com 72010-539.7500 1AC6P1P2272 • •...

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