CoNtENtS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 opErAtIoNuSINGExtErNAL 3 SEtupANDSAFEtY DEvICES Important notes on environmental protection High definition HD ready Note for the Product Package Connection options Notes on still images Connecting external devices Using a DVD player, DVD r ecorder, 5 CoNNECtIoNANDprEpArAtIoN video recorder or set-top box Connecting the antenna and power cord Headphones Inserting batteries into the r emote control Hi-fi system/AV receiver 7 ovErvIEw 30 opErAtIoNASApCMoNItor Connections on the television set Connecting a PC Controls on the television set Selecting presets for the PC The remote control – Main functions...
SEtupANDSAFEtY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note the following instructions when Make sure the power cord or the power sup- setting up the television set: ply unit (if provided) are not damaged. This television is designed to receive and dis- Only operate the television with the power play video and audio signals. cord/power supply * provided. (*For prod- All other uses are expressly prohibited. ucts with a power supply) The ideal viewing distance is five times the Thunderstorms are a danger to all electrical d iagonal screen size. devices. Even when the television is switched off, it can be damaged by a lightning strike to Light falling on the screen impairs picture the mains or the antenna. Always disconnect q uality.
SEtupANDSAFEtY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do not connect any other equipment while the Notefortheproductpackage device is switched on. Also switch off other Packaging materials of your product are recy- equipment before connecting it. clable. Please ensure that packaging materials Do not plug in the power cord of the device of your product are disposed of separately in until you have connected the external equip- accordance with the regulations set by the local ment and the antenna. authorities in order to have the packaging mate- rials included in the environmental friendly recy- Make sure the mains plug is freely accessible. cling process Unplug the product before transporting. Caution: Notesonstillimages If you plan on using a wall bracket for your...
CoNNECtIoNANDprEpArAtIoN - ---------------------------------------------- Connectingtheantennaandpowercord 1 To receive analogue TV channels, connect Note: the cable for the rooftop antenna to the an- Do not plug in the power cord of the device » « ANtIN tenna socket on the television set until you have connected the external equip- ment and the antenna. Only use the power cord supplied to c onnect the television set to a suitable earthed safety socket. Note: Do not use an adapter plug or extension lead which does not meet the applicable When connecting an indoor antenna you safety standards. Do not tamper with the may have to try it out at different positions...
CoNNECtIoNANDprEpArAtIoN - ---------------------------------------------- Insertingbatteriesintothe Environmentalnote r emotecontrol Ensure that the exhausted batteries are disposed in accordance with the local laws and regulations. This symbol on the battery and package states that the battery supplied with this product should not be considered as a household waste. At some places this symbol may be used together with a chemi- cal symbol. If the batteries contain mercury more than 0.0005% and lead, more than 0.004% then Hg and Pb chemical symbols,...
ovErvIEw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connectionsonthetelevisionset Av1/S-vHS HDMI1 S CART socket (FBAS signal, H DMI socket, RGB signal); audio/video input. V ideo socket for S-Video H eadphone jack (3.5 mm camcorder. jack plug); S ockets for audio output. Audio S ocket for audio input for PC. Controlsonthetelevisionset pC-IN V GA socket, video input for PC. /I S witches the television on and back into standby mode. ANtIN A ntenna socket HDMI3 H DMI socket, audio/video input. HDMI2 H DMI socket, audio/video input.
ovErvIEw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ theremotecontrol–Mainfunctions Sound on/off (mute). S witches the television on from standby and back into standby mode. S witch the television on Z apping function. from standby mode. Select stations directly. Opens the selection menu O pens the pre-selection to change picture formats. for AV channels and the » « Then select with or USB input. Then select » « » « and press to » « » « » « with or confirm.
ovErvIEw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ theremotecontrol– txt S elects the split screen func- Allfunctions tion in teletext mode. S elects the next track/ rEpEAt S elects subpages in teletext the next picture in the file mode; browser. selects the repeat function in the file browser. P age hold in teletext mode. Selects the previous track/ EpG/?/A-B R eveals answers in teletext the previous picture in the mode. file browser. DouBLE E nlarges the picture; R efreshes a teletext page. switches to double charac- Selects different subtitles ter size in teletext mode.
SEttINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changingstoredchannels Settingtelevisionchannels The television set is equipped with an automatic You can delete channels that have been stored channel search system. more than once during the automatic search. You can also store channels in a different preset You start the search and can then sort the televi- position, change or enter the name of a channel sion channels into your order of preference. as well as skip channels. 99 preset positions are provided, to which you can assign television channels from the antenna Selecttheprogramtable or from the cable connection. » « 1 Open the menu with 1 Switch on the television set from standby with » « 2 Select the menu item SOURCE SETUP with » « » « » «...
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SEttINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enteringchannelnames(8digit Lockingtelevisionchannels maximum) You can lock individual television channels, for » « example channels unsuitable for children, using 1 In the PROGRAME TABLE menu, select the »C« »D« » « a personal PIN code. t elevision channel with or » « » « and press (red) to confirm. ● 1 In the »PROGRAM TABLE« menu, select the » « » « »D« desired channel with or »...
SEttINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soundsettings Automaticvolume Television stations broadcast at different vol- »M« 1 Open the menu with umes. The automatic volume limiting (AVL) func- » « 2 Select the menu item SOUND SETTINGS tion means the volume is kept the same when »C« »D« » « with or and press to con- you switch between channels. firm. » « »C«...
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SEttINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soundeffects Equalizer This menu offers three preset sound effects Equalizer offers a sound setting that you can cre- (Music, Natural and Speech) and one setting to ate. be created by you (User). » Equaliser appears in the menu when Sound « » « » « » « »C« mode is selected as Spatial or Normal 1 Select the line Sound Preset with or...
tELEvISIoNopErAtIoN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basicfunctions Freeze-frame If you wish to view a particular scene for longer, Switchingonandoff you can “freeze” the frame of the current pro- » « » « » « gramme. 1 Press powEr 1…0 or veya » « p– to switch on the television from standby » « 1 Activate the freeze-frame function with ● mode. (yellow). » « 2 Press powEr to switch the television to »...
tELEvISIoNopErAtIoN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changingthepictureformat »Subtitle«format If you cannot see the subtitles at the bottom of » « 1 Select the picture format with 16:9 » « the screen, select Subtitle » « – T he picture format (for example 16:9 ) is displayed. Note: – Y ou can choose between the following Subtitle format is just supported 720p and p icture formats: less than 720p definition. »Auto«format »panorama«format The picture format is automatically switched to This setting is suitable for films in an especially » «...
uSBopErAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fileformats Imagedata Your television can display pictures in the for- Your television can work with the following file mats JPEG, PNG and BMP. formats using the USB sockets: JPEG stands for Joint Picture Experts Group. videodata It denotes a process for compressing picture files. Special codecs for video compression and PNG and BMP are process used to save image d ecompression provide more memory space data with no, or very little, losses. without compromising the picture quality exces- Picture files can be stored with other types of sively.
uSBopErAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connectingexternal datamedia Before connecting the data medium, switch the » « powEr television to standby using . Con- nect the d evice and then switch the television on again. Before removing the external data medium, the television set must be switched to standby, so that no data loss occurs. Notes: If you use a network cable for external hard » « disks which are connected to the socket on the television, this network cable must also be disconnected from the power supply when the television is switched off.
uSBopErAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- thefilebrowser SettingsintheuSB setupmenu The file browser displays video, audio and p icture files stored on external data media. Selectingthemenu If an external data medium contains files in »M« 1 Open the menu with d ifferent formats, you can, when necessary, filter » « 2 Select the SOURCE SETUP menu item out the formats not required. »C« »D«...
uSBopErAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Divx voD »C« »D« ® 5 Select the track or picture with or » « and press to start playing. You must have your device registered in order to Notes: play the protected video that you will buy from You can view information on the film data by DivX ® pressing »İ«. » « »C« »D« 1 Select DivX VOD with or and ® When playing MP3 data, information on the » « confirm with album, track and singer is displayed at the – Registration Code appears. left of the menu. 2 Visit “http://vod.divx.com” and register the When playing picture files, you can use »İ«...
uSBopErAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additionalplayback Selectingacertainpassagefor playback functions (video files only) Depending on the file format, the following » « 1 During playback, press a dditional functions are available: » « 2 Enter the passage (time) with 1...0 and SelectingchaptersonDivx files ® » « press (green) to confirm. ● (only video files) Fastforward 1 During playback, select the next chapter »...
tELEtExtopErAtIoN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enlargingthecharacterheight toptextorFLoFtextmode » « If you have difficulty reading the text on the 1 Press to switch on teletext. screen, you can increase the character height. » « 2 Select teletext pages directly with 1...0 1 To enlarge the character height of a teletext »C« »D« or step by step with and » « page, keep pressing » « Return to teletext page 100 with İ...
CoNvENIENCEFuNCtIoNS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ openingtheSEttINGSmenu Changingthesubtitlelanguage andsubtitlemode »M« 1 Open the menu with (only for USB mode) » « »C« 2 Select the SETTINGS menu with or »D« » « and press to confirm. You can switch the subtitles on and off, select the » « – T he SETTINGS menu appears. subtitle language. »C« »D« 1 Select the line »Subtitle« with or and press »oK« to confirm.
CoNvENIENCEFuNCtIoNS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ timersettings Switch-offtimer » « In the Auto Off menu, you can enter a time Enteringtheswitch-offtime for the television to switch off. After this time (sleeptimer) has elapsed, the television switches to standby » « In the Sleep Timer menu you can enter a time mode. for the television to switch off. After this time » « »C« »D« 1 Select the line Auto Off with...
CoNvENIENCEFuNCtIoNS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ parentalcontrolsettings powerLEDBrightness You can adjust the stand-by LED. In stand by Lockingmenus mode, the LED is always flashing with reduced » This function allows you to lock the Automatic brightness. « » « Channel Search Analog Manuel Tuinig and » « 1 In the SETTINGS menu, select the line » « Program Table menus so that they can be only » « »C« »D« Power LED Brightness with or accessed by e ntering a PIN code.
opErAtIoNuSINGExtErNALDEvICES ----------------------------- Highdefinition HDready Connectionoptions Which television socket(s) you connect your Connect the cor- external devices to depends on the sockets responding input the external device is equipped with and the sources (e.g. HDTV signals which are available. receiver or HD- DVD player) to the Please note: With many external devices, the resolution of the video signal must be » « HDMI sockets (for adjusted to the input sockets of the television digital HDTV sources). (see the operating manual of the external This ensures that you can view digital HDTV device). You can find out which values you p rogrammes, even if they are copy-protected...
opErAtIoNuSINGExtErNALDEvICES ----------------------------- ...withananaloguetvsignal Headphones Suitable devices: Digital satellite receiver, Connectingtheheadphones DVD player/recorder, set-top box, camera 1 Plug the headphone jack (3.5 mm ø jack r ecorder. plug) into the headphone socket on the left Video signal: FBAS. side of the television. Audio signal: stereo, analogue. » « preset. Changingtheheadphonevolume » « 1 Connect the Y/Av2 socket on the »M«...
opErAtIoNuSINGExtErNALDEvICES ----------------------------- Hi-fisystem/Avreceiver playingtheaudiosignalviathe HiFisystem » « 1 Connect the sockets on the television to the corresponding socket of the AV receiver with an cable (digital audio signal). Note: If this function is not activated, the audio sig- nal is transmitted to the HiFi system/AV re- » « ceiver (connected to 3.5 mm ø jack plug) into the headphone socket on the left side of the television. »M« 1 Open the menu with » « 2 Select the menu item SOUND SETTINGS »C« »D« » « with or and press to con- firm.
opErAtIoNASApCMoNItor - --------------------------------------------------------- ConnectingapC 20.09.2010 SOURCE SETUP 15:46 » « 1 Connect the pC-IN socket on the televi- sion to the corresponding socket on the PC using a VGA cable (video signal). Source » « 2 Connect the Audio socket on the televi- sion to the corresponding socket on the PC Auto Ajust using a suitable cable (audio signal). Extended settings Note: Auto Ajust Mode Adjust your PC to the monitor (for example, Position 50H - 50V...
SpECIALSEttINGS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Settingtelevisionchannels Notes: You can start a auto search as well by This setting is only necessary if a new channel » « » « pressing (green) or (yellow). ● ● comes on air and you do not want to change the order of your channels. The television channel The current system is displayed in the » « System line. If the colour or sound is can be set directly or using the search.
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SpECIALSEttINGS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- re-tuningalltelevisionchannels You can re-tune all the television stations, for ex- ample if you move to another town. »M« 1 Open the menu with » « »C« 2 Select the line SOURCE SETUP with »D« » « and press to confirm. » « – T he SOURCE SETUP menu appears. » « 3 Select the line Automatic Channel Search »C« »D« » « with or and press to con- firm.
INForMAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serviceinformationforretailers GruNDIG32vLE434BA The product complies with the productFiche following EU union directives and regulations: EnergyEfficiencyclass: 2006/95/EC: Directive on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States re- Screensize: lating to designed for use within certain voltage 80 cm/32 inch limits. Screen(dm²): 2004/108/EC: Ecodesign requirements for en- 28 dm² ergy-using products; operatingvoltage: 2 20-240 V ~ 50-60 Hz 2009/125/EC: Directive on eco-design require- ments for energy using products; powerconsumption: Implementing Reg (EC) No 642/2009: Ecodes- O n mode 41 W ingn requirements for Televisions; Standby < 0.50 W Implementing Reg (EC) No 278/2009: Ecodes- Maximumpowerconsumption ingn requirements for no-load condition electric O n mode 80 W power consuption and average active efficiency of external power supplies. (for models with AC/...
INForMAtIoN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- troubleshooting If the information provided below does not help, please consult an authorised GRUNDIG dealer. Please bear in mind that malfunctions can also be caused by external devices such as video recorders or satellite receivers. problem possiblecause remedy Screen lit (snow), but no Antenna cable Is the antenna cable connected? s tation visible No TV channel tuned Start a channel scan Insufficient contrast in picture The picture settings are not correct Adjust the brightness, contrast or c olour setting Problem at station Try another channel Picture and/or sound distorted Interference from other devices Place the device in a different position Ghosting, reflection Channel setting Automatic or manual tuning/fine tuning Antenna Have antenna cable or system checked No colour Colour intensity too low Turn up the colour Adjust TV standard (if setting option Select the correct colour standard is available) Problem at station Try a different channel Picture but no sound...
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