Grundig LXW 82-9740 Dolby manual

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    COLOR TELEVISION VISION + 26 LXW 68-9740 Dolby VISION + 32 LXW 82-9740 Dolby[...]

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    2 CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 3-4 Set-up and safety 5-6 Connection and preparation 5 Connecting the antenna and power cord 6 Putting batteries in the remote control 7-10 Overview 7 Connections on the television set 8-9 The remote control (TV mode) 9 Operating controls on the television 10 The remote control (teletext mode)[...]

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    ENGLISH 3 SET -UP AND SAFETY ___________________________ Please note the following instructions when setting up the television set: This television is designed to receive and display video and audio signals. Any other use is expressly prohibited. The ideal viewing distance is five times the diagonal screen size. Light falling on the screen impairs [...]

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    4 When deciding where to put the device, remember that furniture is often coated with various types of varnish and plastic. Many of these contain chemicals which can corrode the feet of the device, leaving marks on the surface of the furniture which can be dif ficult or impossible to remove. The screen of your LCD television meets the highest quali[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 CONNECTION AND PREP ARA TION Connecting the antenna and power cord 1 Plug the roof antenna cable into the antenna socket » É « on the television. 2 Plug the power cord supplied into the power socket on the tele- vision. 3 Plug the power cord into a wall socket. Notes: Do not plug in the power cord of your device until you have connecte[...]

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    6 High definition – HD ready Y our television can playback high-definition television signals (HDTV). Y ou can connect the input sources (HDTV set-top box or High Definition DVD player) to the » HDMI « or » DVI-I « socket (digital HDTV signal). This ensures that you can view digital HDTV programmes, even if they are copy-protected (HDCP High [...]

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    ENGLISH 7 Connections on the television set y y LINE OUT Headphone socket/audio output. AV 2 SCART socket (FBAS-Signal, RGB-Signal, Y/C-Signal). AV 1 SCART socket (FBAS-Signal, RGB-Signal, Y/C-Signal). É Antenna socket. SP-DIF Audio output for PCM signals; OPTICAL OUT for connecting a digital multi-channel audio/video amplifier or A V receiver . C[...]

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    8 The remote control (TV mode) Ǽ Switches the television off (standby). 1…0 Switches the television on from standby mode. Selects channels directly . ? Calls up information on the selected function. E Opens the »Format« menu. Then use P+ or P- to make the selection. PIP Displays an inset picture. Returns to normal picture. AV Opens the pre-sel[...]

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    ENGLISH 9 OVER VIEW ____________________________________________ SCAN Functions in teletext mode. PAT Selects the split screen function. S Functions in teletext mode. P Functions in teletext mode. DR, DVD Switches to operation of a GRUNDIG digital receiver , GRUNDIG digital receiver with hard disk (PDR), GRUNDIG DVD players or GRUNDIG DVD recorder [...]

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    10 The remote control (teletext mode) 1 … 0 Enter teletext page numbers. E Switches to double character height. i Opens page 100. P+ Scrolls to the next page. P- Scrolls back a page. TXT Switches between teletext and TV modes. z z (red) Scrolls back a page. Ȅ Ȅ (green) Scrolls to the next page. Ƿ Ƿ (yellow) Selects the next chapter . F F (blu[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 T uning television channels The television is equipped with automatic tuning. Y ou start the search and can then sor t the channels into your order of preference. There are 99 presets, to which you can assign channels from the antenna or from the cable connection. Y ou can delete channels from the list which were found more than once or [...]

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    12 »Easy Dialog System« – the interactive operating manual Y our television features the »Easy Dialog System« – a kind of inter- active operating manual. This interactive operating manual has menus, a user guide and a help function to show you how to operate the television and the many numerous feature it offers. The printed operating manua[...]

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    ENGLISH 13 TV MODE _______________________________________________ Basic functions Switching on 1 Press » IO « on the television to switch it on. Press » 1… 0 « or » P+ « or » P- « to switch on the device from standby mode. Note: This television is equipped with a highly-sophisticated computer . After switching on the television, it takes[...]

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    14 Freeze-frame If you wish to view a particular scene for longer , you can “freeze” the frame of the current programme. 1 Press » Ƿ Ƿ « (yellow). 2 Press » Ƿ Ƿ « (yellow) again to quit the function. Split screen This function shows the television channel on the right and the tele- text page on the left. 1 Activate the spilt screen func[...]

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    ENGLISH 15 The electronic television pr ogramme guide The TV Guide is an electronic programme guide which provides a fast and up-to-date over view of all the pre-programmed television programmes. Options Programme information is provided in a database which allows you to sort information in various ways, according to the following: – Programmes f[...]

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    16 Setting up the TV Guide 1 Switch on the TV Guide with » TV -G «. – The TV Guide appears on the television screen. 2 Select the television programme (TV Guide broadcaster) with » P+ «, » P- «, » Ǹ « or » Ƿ « and confirm with » OK «. – Select a preset for the TV Guide provider and the information will be imported. Note: If you ar[...]

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    ENGLISH 17 TV Guide settings 1 Open the »EASY DIALOG« menu by pressing » i «. 2 Select »Installation« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Select »TV Guide« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » OK « to confirm. 4 Press » P+ « or » P- « to select the setting and press » OK « to confirm. 5 Press » P+ « or » P[...]

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    18 TOP text or FLOF text mode 1 Press » TXT « to switch on teletext. 2 Y ou can select teletext pages directly by pressing » 1… 0 «. Press » i « to return to page 100. Note: At the bottom of the screen there is an info bar with red, green and – depending on the channel – yellow and blue panels. Y our remote control has buttons with the [...]

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    ENGLISH 19 Increasing the character height If you have difficulty reading the text on the screen, you can double the character height. 1 T o enlarge the character height of a teletext page, keep press- ing » E «. Page stop A multiple page may contain several sub-pages, which are automa- tically scrolled by the transmitting station. 1 Stop the sub[...]

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    20 Operation with external devices Note: Which television socket(s) you connect your external devices to depends on the sockets the external device is equipped with and the signals which are available. Remember that with many external devices, the resolution of the video signal must be adjusted to the input sockets of the televi- sion (see the oper[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 ... With a digital audio/video signal Video signal: digital video; resolution: standard 480p, 576p; HDTV 720p, 1080i, 1080p. Audio signal: stereo, analogue. Preset »DVI Digital«. 1 Connect the » DVI-I « socket on the television and the corre- sponding DVI socket on the external device using a standard DVI cable (digital video and aud[...]

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    22 ... With S-Video signal Video signal: Y/C. Audio signal: stereo, analogue. Preset »C-A V«. 1 Connect the S-VIideo (S-VHS) socket on the television and the corresponding socket on the external device using an S-Video cable (video signal). 2 Connect the red and white (L AUDIO R) sockets on the television to the corresponding sockets of the exter[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 Video recorder , DVD player or set-top box Connecting a video recorder , DVD player or set-top box 1 Connect the socket of the television and the corresponding sock- et of the video recorder , DVD player or set-top box with a SCART cable. Using a DVD player , DVD recorder , video recorder or set-top box 1 Switch on the external device an[...]

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    24 Decoder or satellite receiver A decoder is needed if the television receives encoded programmes from a privately operated station. Connecting a decoder or satellite receiver 1 Connect the » AV 1 « socket on the television and the corre- sponding socket on the decoder using a SCART cable. Using a decoder or satellite receiver 1 Switch on the te[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 Camcorders Connecting a camcorder 1 Connect the yellow » VIDEO « socket of the television and the video output socket of the camcorder (VHS, Video 8) using an RCA cable (video signal), or connect the » S-VHS « socket (video signal) of the television and the S-Video output socket of the camcorder (VHS, Hi 8) using an S-Video cable. 2 [...]

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    26 Connecting a PC 1 Connect the » DVI-I « socket on the television to the correspond- ing socket on the PC using a DVI cable (digital video signal) or a DVI – VGA cable (analogue video signal). 2 Connect the » DVI AUDIO IN « or » AUDIO IN L R « socket on the television to the corresponding socket on the PC using a suitable cable (audio sig[...]

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    ENGLISH 27 Connecting a micro digital receiver to a television set Y ou can retrofit your television with a micro digital receiver . Y our dealer can recommend an appropriate receiver for you. The user guide for the receiver can be integrated into the television user guide by following a brief installation procedure. After installing, the receiver [...]

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    28 Installing on the television set 1 Switch on the television. 2 Open the » EASY DIALOG« menu by pressing » i «. 3 Select »Installation« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » OK « to confirm. 4 Select »Devices« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » OK « to con- firm. 5 Select »G-Bus« with » P+ « or » P- « and press » OK « to co[...]

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    ENGLISH 29 RETROFITTING A DIGIT AL RECEIVER Operating the receiver with the television remote control Note: The receiver must be connected and installed to the G bus on the television set via the communication line. Ǽ Switches the television off (standby). 1…0 Switches the television on from standby mode. Selects channels directly . ? Displays i[...]

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    30 z Opens the »Picture« menu of the television. Ȅ Shows/hides the time and station information. Ƿ Ƿ Freeze-frame. F Opens the »Sound« menu of the television. SCAN Switches to TV mode. PAT Selects the split screen function. S Switches to radio mode. P Switches between the last two selected stations; Switches from the station list to the favo[...]

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    ENGLISH 31 T echnical data Mains voltage: 230 V , 50/60 Hz, (power supply control range 190 to 264 V) Power consumption: 107 W during operation (V ision+ 26) 145 W during operation (Vision+ 32) approx. 2 W in standby mode Audio output stage: Front 2 x 10 W music power (2 x 6 W sine wave) Subwoofer 18 W music power (10 W sine wave) Reception ranges:[...]

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    32 Problem Screen lit (snow or blue), but no picture Poor contrast No colour Sound unclear Ghosting, reflection Picture but no sound T eletext impaired or absent Remote control does not work Parental control warning appears when switched on Y ou cannot understand the menu language No picture/sound on A V preset (SCART socket) INFORMA TION _________[...]

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    ENGLISH 33 Additional Information for units sold in the UK. Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 240V ac, 50Hz mains supply . The range of multi-system receivers is built to work in most European coun- tries. However , the mains plug and socket system for the UK differs from many European countries. This appliance has been supplie[...]

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