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    LCD TV 40 VLE 6120 BF EN DE[...]

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    ENGLISH 2 CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SETUP AND SAFETY 6 GENERAL INFORMA TION 6 Special features of y our television set 6 Receiving digital channels 7 Impor tant notes on environmental protection 8 CONNECTION AND PREPARA TION 8 Conn[...]

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    3 ENGLISH CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 INFORMA TION 49 Displaying signal information 49 Pre-pr ogramming the remote control for other GRUNDIG devices 50 T echnical data 50 Ser vice information for retailers 50 Envir onmental note 5 1[...]

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    ENGLISH 4 SETUP AND SAFET Y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please note the following instructions when setting up the television set : 7 This television is designed to receive and dis - play video and audio signals. All other uses are expr essly prohibited. 7 The ideal viewing [...]

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    5 ENGLISH 7 Do not connect any other equipment while t he device is switched on. Also switch of f other equipment before connecting it. 7 Do not plug in t he power cord of t he device until you have connected the external equip - ment and the antenna. 7 Make sur e the mains plug is freely accessible. Caution: 7 If you plan on using a wall bracket f[...]

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    ENGLISH 6 Special features of your tele vision set 7 Y ou can receive and watch digital TV channels using your television set (via DVB-T and D VB-C) – including High Definition programmes (HD). How ever , the reception of digital T V channels in HD is currently limited to a few countr ies in Europe. 7 Although t his t elevision set complies with [...]

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    7 ENGLISH GENERAL INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impor tant not es on environmental protection 7 The following information will help y ou to sav e resour ces – and money as well. 7 If you are not using your television set for sev eral days, you should pull out the mains plug for envi[...]

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    ENGLISH 8 CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------- Connecting the ant enna and pow er cord 1a T o receiv e terrestrial digit al broadcasters (DVB-T) connect the cable for the rooftop or indoor antenna (passive or active indoor antenna with its o wn po wer supply) to the an- tenna socket » ANT IN « on the telev[...]

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    9 ENGLISH Inserting batt eries into t he remote control CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------- 1 Open the batter y compar tment by r emoving the lid. 2 Inser t t he batteries (3 x 1 .5 V micro, for ex ample R03 or AAA). Obser ve t he po- larit y mark ed in the bottom of the battery compartment. 3 Close the bat[...]

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    ENGLISH 10 O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connections on the t elevision set AV1 / S-VHS SCART socket (FB AS signal, RGB signal); Video soc ket for S-Video camcorder . COMPONENT Pb Pr Y/AV2 Sockets for video input (YUV signal). L R Soc k[...]

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    11 ENGLISH O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HDMI2 HDMI soc ket, audio/video input. HDMI3 HDMI socket, audio/video input. U Headphone jac k (3.5 mm jack plug); Soc kets for audio output. USB USB soc ket for e xternal data media. HDMI1 HDMI [...]

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    ENGLISH 12 O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remote control – Main functions Switches of f (Standby) Opens menu for AV channels and USB input. Then select using » V «, » < «, » > « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confir[...]

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    13 ENGLISH O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remote control – All functions v Enlarges the picture. y Selects dif ferent subtitles (only for digital television channels) d Selects dif ferent audio languages (only for digital televisio[...]

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    ENGLISH 14 SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial set-up and tuning tele vision channels The television set is equipped with automatic channel search, which searches for terrestrial channels (DVB-T), cable channels (DVB-C) and analogu[...]

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    15 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T uning terres trial television channels (DVB-T) 1 In the »Source Setup« menu, in the »Connec- tion T ype« line, select the option »Air« with » < « or » > «. 2 Select the line [...]

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    ENGLISH 16 Changing the prog ram t able for the digit al channels Channels whic h ar e found using the scan are saved in the »PROGRAM T ABLE« . Y ou can delete channels which are not required from the progr ame table, and lock individual channels (Par ental control). Y ou can also add channels to the favourites list ; in addition, you can change [...]

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    17 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creating lists of f avourites Y ou can save your favourite channels in up to four favourites lists (F A V 1 to F AV 4). Notes: 7 Fav ourites lis ts must be created separately for all input sou[...]

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    ENGLISH 18 SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picture settings 1 Open the menu with » i «. 2 Select the menu item »PICTURE SETTINGS« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. – The »PICTURE SETTINGS« menu appears. P[...]

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    19 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sound settings 1 Open the menu with » i «. 2 Select the menu item »SOUND SETTIN GS« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. – The »SOUND SETTINGS« menu appears. Volume[...]

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    ENGLISH 20 Soundef fects This menu offers three pr eset sound effects (Music, Natural and Speech) and one setting to be created b y you (User). 1 Select the line »Sound Preset« with » V « or » Λ «. 2 Select the sound ef fect »Music«, »Natural« or »Speech« by pressing » < « or » > «. Note: 7 »User« option is active when »So[...]

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    21 ENGLISH TELEVISION - OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic functions Switching on and of f 1 Press » 8 «, » 1… 0 « or » P+ « or » P- « to switch on the television from standb y mode. 2 Press » 8 « to switch the television to standby . Selecting channels 1 Press » 1… 0 « [...]

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    ENGLISH 22 Subtitles V arious subtitles are available on digit al televi - sion channels. This depends on the programme being broadcast. 1 Open the selection menu with » y «. 2 Select the subtitles with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. Zoom function This function allow s you to enlarge the picture as required. 1 Press » v « r[...]

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    23 ENGLISH TELEVISION - OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing the picture f ormat The television automatically switc hes to the 1 6:9 format if t his format is detect ed via the SC ART socket. 1 Select the picture format with » « (blue). – The picture format (for ex ample »1 6:9«)[...]

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    ENGLISH 24 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File formats Y our television can work wit h the following file formats using the USB sockets: Video data Special codecs for video compression and decompression provide more memor y space without compromising the[...]

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    25 ENGLISH USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting e xternal data media Before connecting the data medium, switch the television to s tandby using » 8 «. Connect t he device and then switch t he television on again. Before remo ving the external data[...]

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    ENGLISH 26 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The file browser The file brow ser displays video, audio and picture files s tored on e xternal data media. If an external data medium contains files in dif ferent formats, you can, when necessar y , filter out t[...]

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    27 ENGLISH DivX ® V OD Y ou mus t have y our device registered in or der to play the protected video that you will buy fr om DivX ® . 1 Select »DivX ® VOD« with » V « or » Λ « and confirm with » ● «. – Registration Code appears. 2 Visit “http://vod.divx.com” and r egister t he device with the registration code. 3 Press » i « t[...]

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    ENGLISH 28 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: 7 Use » Λ « to select »Up Folder«, when you would like to return to the last folder. Use »Root« (and then press » ● «) to return to the main folder . 7 It is possible that files which are actual[...]

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    29 ENGLISH Selecting a trac k or picture in st eps (SKIP) 1 During playback, select the next track/ picture with » 6 «. 2 During playback, select t he previous track/ picture with » 5 «. – Pla yback begins with the track or picture you selected. Selecting a cert ain passage for playback (video files only) 1 During playback, press » ● «. 2[...]

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    ENGLISH 30 TOP te xt or FLOF te xt mode 1 Press » TXT « to switch on teletext. 2 Select teletext pages directly with » 1 ...0 « or step by step with » V « and » Λ «. Return to teletext page 1 00 with » ? «. Note: 7 At the bottom of the screen there is an info bar with r ed, green and – depending on the channel – yello w and blue pane[...]

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    31 ENGLISH Note: 7 Additional operations are e xplained in the following sections. Language settings Changing the menu language 1 Select the line »Menu« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. – The »Select Menu Language« menu appears. 2 Select the menu language with » < «, » > «, » V « or » Λ « and press » ?[...]

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    ENGLISH 32 CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Setting the dat e and time Automatic setting Y our television set de tects the difference in time to Greenwich Mean T ime (GMT) automatically , as long as the channel selected transmits a time signal. 1 Select the line »Time Adjus tment« wit[...]

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    33 ENGLISH 6 Select the line » V olume« with » V « or » Λ « and use » < « or » > « to set the volume. 7 Select t he line »Se t Hour « with » V « or » Λ « and enter the time with » 1… 0 «. 8 Save the data with » « (green). Note: 7 Y ou can abor t the entr y by pressing » « (red). 9 Press » i « to end the setting. Sw[...]

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    ENGLISH 34 CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Changing the PIN code Y ou can also enter a personal PIN code instead of the default code »1 234«. Please take not e of your o wn PIN code. 1 Select »Set PIN« with » V « or » Λ « and pr ess » ● « to confirm. 2 Enter the current PI[...]

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    35 ENGLISH DIGI LINK Your television is equipped with the DIGI LINK function. This function uses the CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. CEC allows external devices which are connect- ed to the » HDMI « sockets by an HDMI cable (e.g. DVD player) to be operated with a remote control. Prerequisite is that the devices connected support CEC.[...]

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    ENGLISH 36 OPERA TION USIN G EXTERNAL DEVICES ----------------------------- Device operation Y ou can decide whether external devices should react to y our television's remote contr ol. 1 Press » AV «, use » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « to select t he preset »HDMI1« to »HDMI3« and press » ● « to confirm. 2 Open the menu [...]

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    37 ENGLISH OPERA TION USIN G EXTERNAL DEVICES ----------------------------- High definition HD ready Connect the corre - sponding input sources (e.g. HD T V receiv er or HD-DVD player) to the » HDMI « sock ets (for digital HD T V sources). This ensures that you can view digital HD T V progr ammes, even if they are copy-protected (HDCP High Bandwi[...]

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    ENGLISH 38 Connecting e xternal devices ... with digit al audio/video signals 7 Suitable devices: Digital sat ellite receivers, Playstation, BluRay player , DVD player/ recorder , set-top box, notebook, PCs. 7 Video signal: Digital video; resolution: s tand - ard 5 7 6p; HD T V 720p, 1 080i. 7 Audio signal: digital audio (stereo, multi-chan - nel c[...]

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    39 ENGLISH OPERA TION USIN G EXTERNAL DEVICES ----------------------------- ... with an analogue T V signal 7 Suitable devices: Digital satellite receiver , DVD player/recorder , set-top box, camera recor der . 7 Video signal: FBAS. 7 Audio signal: stereo, analogue. 7 »A V2« preset. 1 Connect the » Y/A V2 « socket on t he t elevision to the cor[...]

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    ENGLISH 40 Hi-fi system/A V receiver Connecting the hi-f i system/ A V receiv er 1 Connect the » Optic Out « socket on the television to the corresponding socket of the device wit h an optical digital cable (digital audio signal). Setting the audio f ormat Y ou can select whet her the audio signal output via the » Optic Out « socket should be i[...]

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    41 ENGLISH Connecting a PC 1 Connect the » PC-IN « sock et on the television to the corresponding socket on t he PC using a VG A cable (video signal). 2 Connect the » Audio « socket on the televi- sion to the corresponding socket on t he PC using a suitable cable (audio signal). Note: 7 Adjust your PC to the monitor (for ex ample, picture resol[...]

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    ENGLISH 42 OPERA TION WITH A C OMMON INTERF A CE ------------------ What is a Common Inter face? 7 Common Inter face (CI) is an inter f ace for DVB r eceivers. 7 Encr ypted channels can only be view ed with a CA module suitable for t he encr yp- tion system and in conjunction with the cor responding smart card. 7 The television set is equipped with[...]

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    43 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or televisi on c han - nels from the cable pr ovider automatically 1 Open the menu with » i «. 2 Select t he line »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. – The »SO[...]

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    ENGLISH 44 Searching f or television channels from the cable provider manu - ally 1 Open the menu with » i «. 2 Select t he line »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. – The »SOURCE SETUP« menu appears. 3 Select the line »Source« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. Select the option »[...]

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    45 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Select the line »Scan T yp« with » V « or » Λ « and set the option »DTV« with » < « or » > «. 7 Star t the scan with » « (red). – All channel and favourites lists will be dele ted and compi[...]

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    ENGLISH 46 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Select t he line »Scan T yp« wit h » V « or » Λ « and set the option »A T V « with » < « or » > «. 6 Star t the scan with » « (red). Note: 7 Af ter star ting t he scan, a securit y quer y wil[...]

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    47 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing stor ed analogue channels If c hannels were stored with t he automatic chan- nel search while tuning the television channels, you can delete them. Y ou can also store chan - nels in a dif ferent preset, ch[...]

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    ENGLISH 48 Creating lists of f avourites Y ou can select your favourite channels and save them in up to four favourites lists (Fav 1 to Fav 4). 1 In the » PROGRAME T ABLE « menu, switch ov er to the list view with » « (yello w). 2 Select the preferred channel with » V « or » Λ «. 3 Use » < « or » > « to ”push“ the channel int[...]

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    49 ENGLISH INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Displaying signal inf ormation (for digital channels only) 1 Open the menu with » i «. 2 Select t he line »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » ● « to confirm. 3 Select the line »Signal[...]

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    ENGLISH 50 INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRUNDIG 40 VLE 6 1 20 BF T echnical dat a Operating voltage: 220–240 V , ~ , 50–60 Hz Power consumption: On mode 88 W Standby <0.50 W Energy Efficiency class: B Maximum power consumption Operational 1 [...]

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    51 ENGLISH INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ser vice information f or retailers Only operate the tele vision with t he power supply/pow er cord pr ovided. The product complies with the following EU dir ectives: 2006/95/EC directive on electrical equipm[...]

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    ENGLISH 52 INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T roubleshooting If the information provided below does not help, please consult an authorised GRUNDIG dealer. Please bear in mind that malfunctions can also be caused b y e xternal devices such as video r ec[...]

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    53 ENGLISH Additional Information for units sold in the UK. Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 2 40V ac, 50Hz mains supply . The range of multi-system receivers is built to work in most European countries. Howe ver , t he mains plug and socket system for the UK diff ers from man y European countries. This appliance has been supp[...]