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This video recorder is intended for the reception, Do not expose the recorder or the cassette to any recording, and reproduction of picture and sound moisture. signals. The recorder is intended for use in dry rooms. Any other application is expressly prohibited. If you wish to operate it in the open air, make abso- lutely sure that it is protected against moisture If the recorder is exposed to drastic temperature...
AUDIO EURO-AV EURO-AV-1 DECODER A2 – – Connecting the recorder to the aerial Connecting the recorder to the mains Remove the plug of the aerial cable from the aerial Insert the mains cable supplied with your recorder socket on the TV set and insert it into the aerial into the mains socket on the recorder.
Inserting batteries into the remote At a glance control The buttons on the remote control are explained briefly on this page and the following page. Please refer to the respective chapter of these operating instructions for operation. ON/OFF Press the catch and remove the cover from the bat- tery compartment.
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Switch for selecting the VCR address Buttons for various entries STOP ¢ Switches to long-play mode and SP/LP back to standard-play mode. ¢ Opens ShowView programming. SV/V+ INS/DUB Numbered buttons various entries. During TIMER programming, dis- plays the teletext page stored in the TV station table.
GRUNDIG user guide on the screen of the television set … offers a dialogue between you and the recorder. Preparation The recorder responds to many functions you Switch the television set on. select with the remote control by displaying info...
– After a short time the recorder will “transmit” the test pattern. GRUNDIG PATTERN GRUNDIG CTI TEST PATTERN No reception of Programme 01 – Display on recorder: » TEST «. Search and store the recorder test pattern at the TV set –...
Improving picture quality Switching the recorder’s transmitter off and on If wavy lines are visible on the TV screen, the chan- nel tuned to is already occupied by a TV station. If your recorder receives many TV stations between the channels 30 and 40 in the UHF band, you may In this case, proceed as follows: experience picture interference when using your recorder.
Tuning TV stations Transfer of data from the TV set (Megalogic function) Television stations broadcast programmes on diffe- rent frequencies/channels. If the recorder is connected to a TV set with Mega- logic function, the recorder automatically accepts The recorder has a built-in receiver for receiving the TV stations stored in the TV set.
– After completion of the search the » TV Station Preparation Table « appears. Switch the TV set on. GRUNDIG ATS euro plus Select the programme position for the video recor- TV Station Table der at the TV set (AV programme position).
Example gramme position is marked. Select the Follow TV function by pressing the h button and then the numbered buttons 5 and 2 GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING one after another. TV Station Table – Display at recorder: » SELECT TV PO I «.
– The » TV Station Table « appears, the selected repeat the procedure starting from step programme position is marked. End the setting procedure with the ¢ button. GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING TV Station Table Prog. Channel Ident Deleting the data for a programme...
– the playing time must be entered manually. Entering the playing time manually Start playback using the T button and then press the h button and numbered button 1 . – The » Cassette Selection « table appears. GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING Cassette Selection EC30 E105...
At a glance ON/OFF Preparation Switch the TV set on. Select the programme position for the video recor- der at the TV set (AV programme position). Insert a recorded cassette into the cassette slot. The video recorder automatically determines the playing time of the cassette.
Additional playback functions Adjusting picture/sound quality Playback of long-play recordings Picture/sound quality adjustment – automatic The recorder automatically switches to long-play playback mode when playing back a long-play After a cassette has been inserted and playback has recording. started, the recorder automatically adjusts for the –...
Locating certain recordings Video Index Seek System (VISS) This system enables you to locate the beginning of each of your own recordings quickly and accurately. Marking a tape position – automatically The “marks” are placed automatically at the begin- ning of each of your own recordings. Marking a tape position –...
At a glance ON/OFF Preparation Switch the TV set on. Select the programme position for the video recor- der at the TV set (AV programme position). Insert a cassette of sufficient length into the cas- sette compartment. Operation Select a programme position, step-by-step with the DC buttons on the remote control or the c d buttons on the recorder;...
Entering a stop time Recording title lines You can record a title line. If no stop time is entered, the recording runs to the See page 25 for instructions on how to create one. end of the tape. Then the recorder switches automatically to rewind, Before starting to record, or while recording, press rewinds the tape to the beginning and switches to ¢...
Press the h button and then numbered button 3. – The » Subtitle Record « table appears – Teletext page 100 appears. Enter the number of the subtitle page using the GRUNDIG numbered buttons 1 ... 0. TEXT-PROGRAMMING Subtitle Record –...
The various options for TIMER programming The recorder can be programmed to record at a Example: later date. You wish to record the 1st station from 20:15 to 21:45 and the 2nd station from 21:50 to 22:30. But the programme from the 1st station is extended You can pre-programme: by 15 minutes.
– indicated in the TV magazine – and confirm – The recorder transforms the ShowView number the entry. into the actual recording data. ShowView is a registered trademark of Gemstar GRUNDIG Development Corp. TEXT-PROGRAMMING The ShowView system is manufactured under Timer Prog.
Recorder messages Checking the occupied TIMER positions These indicate various operating states and errors. ¢ Press the button. SET/CHECK The messages appear on the TV screen or in the – The » Record Programming « table appears. display on the recorder. After a short time the recorder switches the table off Remaining playing time automatically and returns to record stand-by mode.
(TIMER). The remaining playing time will be displayed briefly. Select the AV programme position for the video recorder at the TV set. GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING If the recorder is connected to a TV set with Mega- Timer Prog.
Programming with the user guide and manual data entry, variant 3 Program new recording by pressing the G Preparation button. Switch the TV set on. GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING Select the AV programme position for the video Timer Prog. Date Start Stop recorder at the TV set.
4 and 2 . chapters “Recording” on page 18; – The » Title Generator « table appears. “Copying from a second recorder, camcorder …” on page 28. GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING Title Generator & < > : Select colour CLEAR : Delete &...
Teletext … … is a free service provided by the TV stations. It is TOP (Table Of Pages) mode delivered with the TV signal, processed by the Various topics, chapters, and individual pages can recorder, and becomes visible on the screen of the be called up from an overview with the press of a TV set.
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Functions for all teletext- FLOF mode operating modes Differnt colours in the info line are assigned to cer- tain topics or pages. Thes topics/pages can be called up using the corresponding colour ¢ (red, Multiple pages buttons. yellow, green or blue) Several pages may be grouped together under one Press the h button followed by numbered page number.
… from a second recorder, camcorder, CD-i player AUDIO EURO-AV AUDIO EURO-AV-1 DECODER A2 12 - - 12 – – INS./DUB. - LEVEL + SYNC. MIC. EDIT L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN TIMER ON/OFF to TV set Connection Operation Connect the DECODER A 2 socket on the recorder Select the programme position for the second and the corresponding socket on the other recorder...
… insertion of new recordings at a later date 12 - - 12 INS./DUB. - LEVEL + SYNC. MIC. EDIT L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN TIMER ON/OFF You can insert new recordings into existing recor- Insert/Dubbing function dings at a later date. For example, you can add cer- tain scenes that are played back from external pic- In playback/picture-search mode, locate the tape ture/sound sources.
Select programme source using the d c buttons. Insert/Video function Display I . . . 9 9 = programme positions on the In playback/picture-search mode, locate the tape Display A I/A 2 = picture/sound source on the position at which the recording to be inserted EURO-AV 1 or DECODER A2 should end.
Synchronous recording with a camcorder 12 - - 12 INS./DUB. - LEVEL + SYNC. MIC. EDIT L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN TIMER ON/OFF This function enables you to copy and “cut” recor- In playback mode on the recorder (GV 560), locate dings without losing scenes.
The recorder as a hifi tape recorder 12 - - 12 AUDIO - LEVEL + INS./DUB. SYNC. MIC. EURO-AV-1 DECODER A2 EDIT L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN – – TIMER ON/OFF Your recorder offers two different systems for Hifi playback recording and playing back the sound.
AUDIO 12 - - 12 EURO-AV-1 DECODER A2 – – INS./DUB. - LEVEL + SYNC. MIC. EDIT L AUDIO IN R VIDEO IN TIMER ON/OFF to audio mixer input L AUDIO IN R L AUDIO IN R from audio mixer output A new audio track can be added to the recording at Operation a later date.
For this purpose you must be able to select » AV « programme position One after another, press the h button and the (e.g. GRUNDIG TV sets). numbered buttons 5 and 3. Select » AV « on programme position 4 or pro- – The » TV Station Table « appears.
EURO-AV AUDIO EURO-AV TV EURO-AV DECODER EURO-AV VCR EURO-AV-1 DECODER A2 – – Preparation Operation Switch the TV set and the satellite receiver off. Switch the TV set and the satellite receiver on. Remove the mains cable for the video recorder If a satellite programme is selected on the recorder, from the mains socket.
– The » A1/A 2 Record Prepared « table appears. – The tape is rewound to the beginning, and play- back begins here. GRUNDIG The tape runs up to the marked taped position. TEXT-PROGRAMMING Then the tape is rewound to the beginning and A1/A2 Record Prepared playback begins again.
4 and 3. button. – The » Child lock « table appears. – The recorder switches the table off and the lock is released. GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING Child lock Switching the VPS child lock off - - - Code number One after another, press the h button and the numbered buttons 4 and 3.
One after another, press the h button and the numbered buttons 5 und 4. Select the AV programme position for the video – The » Select language « table appears recorder at the TV set (serves as monitor). GRUNDIG TEXT-PROGRAMMING Operation Select language Deutsch Portuguêse...
Remote control of the TV set video recorders This video remote control enables you to operate GRUNDIG colour TV sets that use remote control Different GRUNDIG video recorders can be opera- model TP 590 or higher. ted independently of one another using this remote control.
Fixing faults yourself Not every picture or sound fault means a defect in your recorder. For example, a cable that was accidently pulled out, a defect in the TV set, or a failure of the transmitter or of your aerial system also leads to reception pro- blems.
Remote control RP 540 2 batteries, 1.5 V–, type Micro R03 P Megalogic EURO-AV cable RF (aerial) connecting cable Mains cable Operating instructions You can find the complete accessory programme in » GRUNDIG-REVUE «, which is available at your newstand. All rights reserved.
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