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- Page 1 VIDEORECORDER VIVANCE GV 3242 NIC/1 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS FRANÇAIS PORTUGUÊS...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS ________________________________________________________ GV 3242 NIC/1 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 The display on the video recorder The OSD display on the television Connection and preparation Connecting the rooftop antenna or cable connection and the television... - Page 3 Automatically updating the time and date Setting the time and date manually Special features Selecting special features in the »MODE« menu Selecting special features in the »SERVICE« menu Parental lock Television remote control Information Rectifying minor problems Technical data GRUNDIG Service (page 55...
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Page 4: Gv 3242 Nic/1 Videorecorder
(if you do not know the ShowView number). – Delayed recording by entering the data in the TIMER menu of a Grundig television with the Megalogic function. ShowView* recording This function makes recording child’s play. Find the program in your TV guide, enter the code number and the video recorder is programmed automatically. -
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. °C °C Any other use is expressly prohibited. If the video recorder is subject to sudden changes in temperatu- re, for example if it is brought in from the cold to a warm room, connect it to the mains supply and let it stand for at least two hours before you insert a video cassette. -
Page 6: Overview
OVERVIEW _____________________________________________________________ The front of the video recorder VIDEO IN L AUDIO IN R Switches the video recorder in and out of stand- by mode (in stand-by mode the time is display- ed; in power-saving mode there is no display). Terminates all drive functions;... -
Page 7: The Back Of The Video Recorder
OVERVIEW _____________________________________________________________ The back of the video recorder AV2 (DEC./EXT.) AV1 (EURO AV) Antenna input jack Ä (for the rooftop antenna). Ö Antenna output jack (to the television). Euro-AV (Scart) socket AV2 (DEC./EXT.) (to an external device). Euro-AV (Scart) socket AV 1 (EURO AV) (to the television). -
Page 8: The Remote Control
Timer on Deletes data, activates settings, sets the playing Clear time indicator to » 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 «. Switches off the sound on a Grundig television. Index Switches between the main menu and the TV Audio Monitor image. - Page 9 OVERVIEW _____________________________________________________________ Starts recording. Pause during recording, freeze-frame during play- back. Terminates all drive functions and switches the video recorder to ”Stop”. Digital FX Starts playback. Reverse search during playback; Clear Fast rewind in ”Stop” mode; selects the direction of the INDEX search function. Forward frame search during playback;...
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Page 10: The Display On The Video Recorder
OVERVIEW _____________________________________________________________ The display on the video recorder Cassette inserted. ß -8 : 88 : 88 ß Playback. VIDEO STEREO PIN-8 switch voltage activated. VIDEO illuminates when a TIMER is programmed; flashes when a TIMER is programmed but not activated. Recording. -
Page 11: Connection And Preparation
CONNECTION AND PREPARATION The next two chapters explain how to connect the video recorder. Use a rooftop aerial or a cable connection, as explained in the first chapter, read the second chapter if you are going to use a satellite receiver. -
Page 12: Connecting The Satellite Receiver And The Television
CONNECTION AND PREPARATION ___________________ Insert the power cord plug in the socket. Caution: The only way to disconnect the video recorder from the mains supply is to pull the plug. Note: Instructions on connecting other devices, such as another video recorder, a decoder or a hi-fi system, can be found starting on page 35. - Page 13 CONNECTION AND PREPARATION ___________________ Note: If the satellite receiver has an additional Euro-AV socket (DECODER) for a decoder, this can be connected to a PAY-TV decoder. AV2 (DEC./EXT.) AV1 (EURO AV) Connect the »AV2 (DEC./EXT.)« socket on the video recorder to the corresponding EURO-AVsocket (VCR) on the satellite receiver using a standard Scart cable.
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Page 14: Inserting Batteries In The Remote Control
CONNECTION AND PREPARATION ___________________ Inserting batteries in the remote control Open the battery compartment by pressing the tab and removing the lid. When inserting the batteries (mignon type, for example LR 6 or AA, 2 x 1,5 V), observe the polarity designation on the battery compartment. -
Page 15: Tuning
TUNING ______________________________________________________________ Tuning the video recorder and the television You do not need to do this if the video recorder and the televi- sion 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 16 There are three options for tuning to television stations: – If you have a Grundig television with the Megalogic function, the video recorder takes over the television stations from the television – in the same order. If a satellite receiver is connected, this function cannot be used.
- Page 17 TUNING _________________________________________________________________ Hint: LANGUAGE If the »AUTO INSTALLATION« menu does not appear on P Ü the screen: press » P« and » « simultaneously on ENGLISH DANSK DEUTSCH SVENSKA the video recorder until the menu appears. FRANÇAIS SUOMI ITALIANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS PORTUGUES Press »...
- Page 18 TUNING _________________________________________________________________ Hint: LANGUAGE If the »AUTO INSTALLATION« menu does not appear on P Ü the screen: press » P« and » « simultaneously on ENGLISH DANSK DEUTSCH SVENSKA the video recorder until the menu appears. FRANÇAIS SUOMI ITALIANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS PORTUGUES Press »...
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Page 19: 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 20: Additional Playback Functions
PLAYBACK _____________________________________________________________ Additional playback functions Calling up information Press the »OSD« button to call up information. – Display on the television screen: the channel position; the date and the time; and shortly thereafter: »USED« the elapsed playing time on the tape; »REM«... - Page 21 PLAYBACK _____________________________________________________________ Improving the quality of the freezeframe/ slow motion image In freeze-frame/slow motion mode (playback/pause) press * P Ü » « on the video recorder or »+« or » – « on the remote control to adjust the image according to your taste. Press »...
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Page 22: Continuous Playback
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 23: 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 » OSD« to select the tape counter. Press »Clear«... -
Page 24: Recording
ShowView number. Delayed recording by entering the data in the TIMER menu of a Grundig television with the Megalogic function. You can find information on using this option in the opera- ting manual that came with your television set. -
Page 25: Recording - Immediate
RECORDING – IMMEDIATE _______________________ Recording television programs from the antenna or the cable connection 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. -
Page 26: Seamless Compilation Of Recordings (Assemble)
RECORDING – IMMEDIATE __________________________________ Switch on the satellite receiver. Select the required satellite station on the satellite receiver Select the channel position »AV« on the video recorder by pressing » « and select the channel position with » «. – –... -
Page 27: Recording - Delayed
RECORDING – DELAYED ____________________________ ... by entering the ShowView number Notes: The time and date on the video recorder must be accurate. The ShowView numbers for television programmes are prin- ted 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 28 RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ If you are recording the audio/video signal from an exter- nal device rather than one of the television stations, select SHOWVIEW NO.: 12555 » AV 1«, » AV 2«, or » CV« as the channel by pressing »+« MODE: ONCE or »...
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Page 29: By Entering The Data For The Required Television Program
RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ ..by entering the data for the required television program Employ this method of recording if you do not know the Show- View 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 30 RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ Confirm the date (DATE) by pressing » «, or † DATE PR START STOP 02- 02 - - : - - - - : - - enter the desired date in four digits with » 0 ... 9 «.
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Page 31: Checking, Modifying Or Deleting Recording Information
RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ Switch off VPS/PDC (if it is not required) by pressing » « † to select » « and then »+« or » – « to switch off VPS. – » « in the display denotes VPS recording. Save the recording data by pressing »... - Page 32 RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ Checking recording data Highlight the » TIMER« line by pressing » «. DATE PR START STOP – The »TIMER« menu appears and you can check the recor- 02- 02 19:30 20:15 - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - ding data.
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Page 33: Interrupting Recording Stand-By Mode
RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ Deleting recording data Highlight the » TIMER« line by pressing » «. DATE PR START STOP – The » TIMER« menu appears. 02 19:30 20:15 04 21:00 22:00 - - - - - - - : - - - - : - - Select the TIMER item in question with »+«... -
Page 34: Controlled By A Satellite Receiver
RECORDING – DELAYED ______________________________________ ... controlled by a satellite receiver If a satellite receiver is connected to the »AV2 (DEC./EXT.)« socket on the video recorder, and the receiver has a switch timer, you can use it to control video recording. Insert a cassette with enough playing time and the erase- protection tab intact into the tape compartment of the video recorder. -
Page 35: Copying
COPYING... ______________________________________________________ ... from another video recorder, a DVD player or a camcorder Connection and preparation VCR 2 or DVD player VCR 1 2 EXTERNAL / DEC. - AV 2 AUDIO 1 EXTERNAL / EURO - AV 1 VIDEO IN L AUDIO IN R AV2 (DEC./EXT.) AV1 (EURO AV) -
Page 36: Recording From External Devices
COPYING _______________________________________________________________ Recording from external devices Preparation Switch on the television. Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. Put the DVD or video cassette that you want to copy into the DVD player, playback VCR or camcorder. Insert a cassette with enough playing time and the erase-pro- tection tab intact into the tape compartment of the recording VCR. -
Page 37: 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. Decoder PAY-TV AV2 (DEC./EXT.) AV1 (EURO AV) Connection Connect the »AV2 (DEC./EXT.)«... -
Page 38: Recording Pay Tv Programs
USING A DECODER ______________________________________________ Using » « or » « select the channel for which the ® † PRESET decoder is necessary. CHANNEL C 06 < > FINE TUNING SKIP Select the » DECODER« line using »+« or » « and then –... -
Page 39: Audio Playback
AUDIO PLAYBACK ________________________________________ The video recorder has two different sound playback systems. – The HiFi track, for stereo and two-channel recording. – The mono track, for sound playback on mono video recorders. Connection Connect the »AUDIO OUT R L« sockets on the back of the video recorder and the corresponding input sockets on AV2 (DEC./EXT.) the HiFi system using a standard cinch cable. -
Page 40: Special Settings
SPECIAL SETTINGS _______________________________________ Sorting, deleting and renaming television stations Note: If the video recorder is connected to a television with Mega- logic functions, the settings on pages 40 to 43 are not pos- sible. Preparation Switch on the television. Select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. -
Page 41: Re-Tuning Television Channels
SPECIAL SETTINGS ________________________________________________ Deleting television stations from the list Select the »CANCEL« line using »+« or » « and activate – CHANNEL SORT by pressing » «. MOVE – The »CANCEL« menu appears. CANCEL NAME Press the »+ – ® † «... -
Page 42: 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 sta- – tions. The channel positions can still be selected with the » 0 ... -
Page 43: 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 »i« to call up the main menu. SKIP COLOR AUTO... -
Page 44: 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 ➔ PRESET recording a television program, select the » NICAM« line CHANNEL C 00 < > FINE TUNING using »+« or »– « and press ®... -
Page 45: Setting The Date And Time
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME _______________ Automatically updating the time and date If channel number 1 on the video recorder is tuned to a station with teletext, the video recorder uses this to automatically update its internal clock. The update takes place daily between 3 A.M. and 6 A.M., thus enabling the video recorder to recognise the switches to and from daylight saving time. -
Page 46: Special Features
SPECIAL FEATURES _______________________________________ Selecting special features in the »MODE« menu Switch on the television and select the channel position »AV« on the television for the video recorder. Press » 0 ... 9 « to switch on the video recorder. Press »i« to open the main menu. Select the »... -
Page 47: Ntsc Playback
« to con- firm. Video recorder operation level You can use your remote control to operate two GRUNDIG video recorders independently of one another. Ask your dealer which GRUNDIG video recorders are suitable. To avoid interference between the two video recorders you need to set the operation level on the GV 3242. -
Page 48: Selecting Special Features In The »Service« Menu
For further information on these functions see the following sections, each beginning with Step 1. Activating the remote control of the GRUNDIG television set for the video recorder If your video recorder is enclosed in a cabinet unit and its remote control therefore cannot be used, the video recorder can be operated with the remote control from the television set. - Page 49 SPECIAL FEATURES _______________________________________________ Automatically switching off the satellite receiver by switching the video recorder on/off SERVICE When you make timer recordings with satellite television sta- PIN8-CONTROL CHILD-LOCK - - - - - tions, the video recorder switches off the video recorder at the TAPE-LENGTH E240 end of the timer recording.
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Page 50: Parental Lock
PARENTAL LOCK ____________________________________________ The parental lock allows you to bar access to all functions of the video recorder. Activating the parental lock Press »i« to call up the main menu. SERVICE – The main menu appears. PIN8-CONTROL ➔ CHILD-LOCK - - - - - TAPE-LENGTH E180 Select the »... -
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. Point the remote control directly at the TV. Switches the remote control to television operation mode. -
Page 52: Information
INFORMATION _______________________________________________ Rectifying minor problems Problem Cause Remedy The video recorder does not The mains plug has been pulled Plug in the mains cable or use show the time or draw in the or there is a faulty contact. another socket. cassette. -
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 54 AC 68-01909F Grundig AG Beuthener Str. 41 • D-90471 Nürnberg http://www.grundig.com 72011 601 8000 • •...
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