CONTENTS ____________________________________________ General information Packing contents Receiving digital stations Special features of your digital receiver Set-up and safety Overview The digital satellite receiver The infrared receiver The remote control Connection and preparation Connecting the antenna Connecting the television Connecting the infrared receiver Connecting the digital multi-channel amplifier Connecting the power supply unit Inserting batteries in the remote control...
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CONTENTS ____________________________________________ Additional functions Security functions 28-31 Special settings Automatic station search Manual station search (expert search) Resetting the digital receiver to its original state Updating the digital receiver software Changing remote control levels Pay TV mode Inserting a Smart card Using a Smart card 33-35 Information...
Power supply unit Operating manual Receiving digital stations To use your new DTR 1782 VC digital receiver you need a digital outdoor or indoor antenna. Unlike analogue broadcasting, not every station has its own trans- mission frequency. Instead, several stations are grouped into what are known as bouquets on a regional or national level.
SET-UP AND SAFETY ___________________________ To ensure that this high-quality and user-friendly digital receiver provides you with many years of entertainment, please observe the following instructions: This digital receiver set is designed to receive video and audio signals. Any other use is expressly prohibited. When setting up the device, make sure the mains plug is easily accessible.
OVERVIEW ____________________________________________ The digital satellite receiver Connection socket for infrared IR remote receiver. Input socket for the indoor or RF IN outdoor antenna. Antenna output socket for RF OUT connecting an HF cable to the antenna socket of the television or DVD recorder.
Switches between audio channels. Opens the options (not available for all stations). Switches to operating a GRUNDIG DR, TV AV receiver, GRUNDIG television or GRUNDIG DVD player. Keep the appropriate button (»DR«, »TV«, »DVD«) pressed down. Then press the appropriate button.
CONNECTION/PREPARATION __________ Connecting the antenna Connect the cable of the indoor or outdoor antenna to the »RF IN« socket on the digital receiver. Connect the »RF OUT« socket of the digital receiver to the antenna socket of the television using an HF cable (loop through function for analogue broadcasts).
CONNECTION/PREPARATION __________ Connecting the digital multi-channel amplifier Plug a standard RCA cable into the »SPDIF« socket on the digital receiver and the corresponding socket on the digital multi-channel amplifier. Connecting the power supply unit Insert the plug of the power supply unit supplied into the »12 VDC«...
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ The menu This digital receiver has a very comprehensive, user-friendly menu system. The menu is displayed on the television screen. The digital receiver responds to many functions which you select on the remote control with informative menus and icons on the tele- vision screen.
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Searching for stations This search looks for receivable stations among the available bouquets of digital stations. Switch on the digital receiver by pressing » «. – The »First Time Installation« page appears when the device is first switched on. Press »OK«...
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Note: You can stop the search prematurely by pressing »Z«. Press »OK« to stop the initial setup. – The stations that have been found are saved. Press »OK« to switch to the first preset. Creating and editing favourite lists The stations (TV and radio stations) that were found in the search are stored in the station list.
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BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Moving stations in the favourite list Select the favourite list with »P+« or »P-« and press »OK« to confirm. Press »A/B« to switch to the list of favourites. Select the station to be moved with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK«...
BASIC SETTINGS __________________________________ Filtering stations in the station list You can select stations in the station list according to several criteria: – Channels; all stations which are free to air or encrypted, are displayed in the station list. – Filter by; networks or providers.
BASIC FUNCTIONS ______________________________ Switching on and off Switch on the digital receiver from standby mode with » «. – The mode indicator lights up green. Switch the digital receiver to standby mode with » «. – The mode indicator lights up red. Mode selection You can choose between TV and radio modes.
BASIC FUNCTIONS ______________________________ Switching from the current station to the previous one The digital receiver remembers the station which was last selected, provided it was selected for at least one second. Press »A/B« to switch from the current station to the previous one.
BASIC FUNCTIONS ______________________________ Electronic TV guide The electronic TV guide offers an overview of all programmes that will be broadcast in the next week on the current station. Display station information by pressing »TV-G«. – All today’s broadcasts are displayed. Notes: Not all stations supply a detailed TV guide.
TELETEXT MODE ___________________________________ Teletext Select the television station whose teletext pages you want to see. Open the teletext with »TXT«. – After a short time, teletext page 100 appears on the television screen. Note: You may also have to press »OK« to display the teletext. Select the teletext page with »1…0«...
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Picture settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Video Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Selecting the television picture format If you have a 16:9 format television or flat screen, select the »16:9/Widescreen TV«...
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Selecting AFD The transmitted screen format can differ from the displayed screen format. AFD recognises and corrects the display when switched on. Select »AFD Automatic« by pressing »P-« or »P+«. Press » « or » « to switch AFD on or off. Teletext With this function you can select whether teletext should be dis- played on the receiver of the television.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Selecting the preferred audio language You can set a preferred language for all programmes. Select »Audio Language« with »P-« or »P+«. Press » « or » « to select the language. Selecting a second audio language If the programme is not broadcast in the language selected in »Audio Language«, the »Second audio language«...
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Menu settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Menu Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Info banner display duration You can specify how long the info banner is to be displayed when changing the channel.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Selecting the background of the OSD You can adjust the background of the OSD menu. Select »Menu Background Effect« with »P-« or »P+«. Select the background by pressing » « or » «. Selecting the colours of the OSD You can adjust the colours of the OSD menu.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Miscellaneous settings Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Miscellaneous Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: Additional operations are explained in the following sections. Automatic or manual time zone You can set the time difference to Greenwich meantime yourself or let the receiver set it automatically.
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SETTINGS ______________________________________________ Stereo/two channel, mono If the device receives two-channel sound programmes, e.g. a film with the original sound on sound channel B (display: »Mono (left channel«) and the dubbed version on sound channel A (display: »Mono (right channel«), you can select the sound channel you want to hear.
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THE RECORDING TIMER _____________________ You can program a recording on a connected video recorder. A total of eight timer recordings are available. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Timer« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select the timer position (---) with »P-«...
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS _________________ Security functions Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Security« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Enter the PIN code »0000« using »1...0« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: The default PIN code is 0000. Additional operations are explained in the following sections.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Automatic station search The automatic search looks for receivable stations among the available bouquets of digital stations. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Search for Channels« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: You only need to change the antenna settings if the antenna type (passive, active) has changed.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Manual station search (expert search) You enter the station to be searched directly during the manual search. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Search for Channels« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Note: You only need to change the antenna settings if the antenna type (passive, active) has changed.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Resetting the digital receiver to its original state This function enables you to delete the station lists and all custom settings. Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Box Settings« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm.
SPECIAL SETTINGS ______________________________ Changing remote control levels If you are operating two digital receivers with the TP 766 S remote control, you must enter a separate remote control level for each digital receiver. Changing to remote control level 2 Press »DR« and » « simultaneously for around five seconds until “Alter Remote Control code to level 2?”...
PAY TV MODE ______________________________________ Inserting a Smart card Insert the Smart card in the slot. Using a Smart card Press » « to open the main menu. – The main menu is displayed. Select »Viaccess Menu« with »P+« or »P-« and press »OK« to confirm.
INFORMATION _____________________________________ Displaying station reception properties Press » « to open the main menu. Select »Technical Information« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. Select »Channel Information« with »P-« or »P+« and press »OK« to confirm. – The »Channel Information« menu appears. Notes: The signal strength not only depends on the settings of your receiver unit, but also on the channel which is currently active.
INFORMATION _____________________________________ Technical data This product fulfils the European directives 2004/108/EG and 2006/95/EG. This device conforms to the safety regulation DIN EN 60065 (VDE 0860) and therefore the international safety regulation IEC 60065. Stations: in total 4000 Reception range: 174-862 MHz Hyperband tuner with: –...
INFORMATION _____________________________________ Troubleshooting If a fault occurs, first refer to this information before you take the digital receiver for repair. If you are unable to rectify the fault using the information given here, contact your local dealer or service specialist. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the digital receiver yourself, as this will invalidate the guarantee.
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