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LCD TV with LED Backlight 40 VLE 5421 BG EN.
ENGLISH 2 CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SETUP AND SAFETY 6 GENERAL INFORMA TION 6 Spe.
3 ENGLISH CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 OPERA TION AS A PC MONITOR 53 Connecting a P.
ENGLISH 4 SETUP AND SAFET Y ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please note the following instructions when setting up the television set : 7 This television is designed to receiv e and dis - play video and audio signals.
5 ENGLISH 7 Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on. Also switch of f ot her equipment before connecting it. 7 Do not plug in the power cord of t he device until you have connect ed the external equip - ment and the antenna.
ENGLISH 6 Special features of your T V 7 Y ou can receive and watch digital T V c han - nels using your television set (via DVB-S/S2, DVB-T and D VB-C) – including High Definition progr ammes (HD). Howe ver , the reception of digital T V channels in HD is currently limited to a few countries in Europe.
7 ENGLISH GENERAL INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impor tant notes on environmental protection 7 The following information will help y ou to sav e resour ces – and money as well.
ENGLISH 8 CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------- Connecting the ant enna and the pow er adapter 1 T o receive digital satellite channels (DVB-S/ S2), connect the satellite antenna cable to the antenna socket » SATELLITE « on the tel- evision set.
9 ENGLISH Inserting batt eries into the remote control CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------- 1 Open the batter y compartment by remo ving the lid. 2 Inser t the batteries (2 x 1 .5 V micro, for ex ample R03 or AAA).
ENGLISH 10 O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connections on the t ele vision set AV1 / S-VHS SC ART sock et (CVBS signal, RGB signal); Video and sound soc k et for S-Video camcorder .
11 ENGLISH O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SATELLITE Antenna socket for the satellite antenna (DVB-S/ S2). ANT IN Ant enna sock et for a DVB-T , DVB-C and analogue antenna.
ENGLISH 12 O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remote control – Main functions Switches on and of f (Standby). Opens menu for AV channels.
13 ENGLISH O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remote control – All functions (red) Selects pages in teletext; (green) Selects/activates v arious functions (yello w) in the menus.
ENGLISH 14 SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial set-up and tuning tele vision chan.
15 ENGLISH T uning the t ele vision channels from satellite (DVB-S/S2) Y ou have two options for tuning digital satellite channels. A The easy installation, whic h pr e-configures all antenna settings for the satellite channels on Astra 1 9.
ENGLISH 16 6 Select t he line »DISEqC Mode« with » V « or » Λ «. Select »DiSEqC 1 .0« or »DiSEqC 1 . 1« in accordance with the existing antenna system with » < « or » > «. – DiSEqC 1 .0 allows up to four satellites to be receiv ed simultaneously .
17 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T uning terres trial television channels (DVB-T) 1 In the »Source Setup« menu, in the »Connec- tion Type« line, select the option »Air« wit h » < « or » > «.
ENGLISH 18 SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing the prog ram table for the digit al channels Channels which are found using the scan are saved in the »PROGRAM T ABLE« .
19 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deleting channels in t he program table 1 In the »PROGRAM T ABLE« menu, select the Edit mode by pr essing » « (red) .
ENGLISH 20 3 “Push” the channel into the favourites lists 1 to 4 with » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm. – The position in the favourites list is marked with » ✔ «. – Y ou can enter the same channel in more than one favourite list.
21 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picture settings 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »PICTURE SETTINGS« with » V « or » Λ « and pr ess » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 22 SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sound settings 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select t he menu item »SOUND SETTINGS« with » V « or » Λ « and pr ess » OK « to confirm.
23 ENGLISH 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 » > «.
ENGLISH 24 TELEVISION - OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic functions Switching on and of f 1 Switch the television to standby wit h t he po w - er switch » ON • OFF «. 2 Press » 8 «, » 1… 0 « or » P+ « or » P- « to switch on the television from standb y mode.
25 ENGLISH Audio settings V arious audio settings are available. 1 Open the T ools menu with » TOOLS «. 2 Select the menu item »Sound Preset« with » V « or » Λ «. 3 Select t he audio setting by pressing » < « or » > «. – Y ou can change t he »Use r« audio setting – see the “Soundef fects” chapter on page 22.
ENGLISH 26 TELEVISION - OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zapping function This function remembers the channel you are currently w atching while y ou switch o ver to other ones (zapping).
27 ENGLISH TELEVISION - OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing the picture f ormat Basic setting is 1 6 : 9. 1 Select the picture format with » «. – The picture format (for e xample »1 6:9«) is displayed.
ENGLISH 28 USB REC ORDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on recor ding and playing television programmes ■ Recording and playback of television pro - grammes is only possible with digit al television channels (DVB-S/S2, D VB-T and DVB-C).
29 ENGLISH USB REC ORDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting e xternal data media Notes: 7 Before connecting the external data medium it is r ecommended to switch the television to stand-by mode.
ENGLISH 30 Switching on aut omatic previe w If the automatic previe w is switched on, a pre - view of the selected file appears in the file bro wser . 1 Select t he line »Auto Preview« with » V « or » Λ «. 2 Switch on the function with » < « or » > « (»On«).
31 ENGLISH USB REC ORDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ″Pausing” time shift progr ammes Y ou can pause the programme you are watch - ing.
ENGLISH 32 Recording a programme fr om the channel lis t 1 Open the »CHANNEL LIST « with » OK « . 2 Select a television channel wit h » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Press » MENU « to e xit the channel list.
33 ENGLISH USB REC ORDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... by manual data entry Y ou can preset up to 25 programmes for timer recording. 1 Press » GUIDE « to display channel informa- tion.
ENGLISH 34 Playbac k The recorded programmes – whether star ted manually or using t he timer function – are stored on the external data medium. Selecting a programme fr om the arc hive 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menü item » USB RECORDING « with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
35 ENGLISH USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File formats Y our television can work with the following f il.
ENGLISH 36 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting e xternal dat a media Before connecting t he external data medium it is recommended to switch the television to stand-by mode.
37 ENGLISH USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The file browser The file brow ser displays video, audio and picture files s tor ed on external data media.
ENGLISH 38 DivX ® V OD Y ou mus t hav e your device r egistered in order to play the protected video that you will buy fr om DivX ® . 1 Select »DivX ® VOD« with » V « or » Λ « and confirm with » OK « . – Registration Code appears. 2 Visit “http://vod.
39 ENGLISH 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 » OK « ) to return to the main folder .
ENGLISH 40 Selecting a track or pictur e in st eps (SKIP) 1 During playback, select the next track/ picture with » 6 «. 2 During playbac k, select t he previous track/ picture with » 5 «. – Pla yback begins with t he track or picture you selected.
41 ENGLISH 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 «.
ENGLISH 42 CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opening the SETTIN GS menu 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SETTINGS« menu with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
43 ENGLISH CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Setting the dat e and time Automatic setting Y our television set det ects the dif ference in time to Green wich Mean T ime (GMT) automatically , as long as the channel selected transmits a time signal.
ENGLISH 44 6 Select the line » V olume« with » V « or » Λ « and use » < « or » > « to set the volume. 7 Select the line »Se t Hour« wit h » V « or » Λ « and enter the time with » 1… 0 «. 8 Save the data with » « (green).
45 ENGLISH CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Locking ke ys (P arent al lock) When the ke y lock is activated, the buttons on the television set do not function. 1 Select t he line »Ke ypad Lock« with » V « or » Λ «.
ENGLISH 46 Updating sof tw are (for digital channels only) 1 In the »SETTINGS« menu, select t he line »Check For Updates updates« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm. – A search for new sof tware will be made and – if available – it will be installed.
47 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.
ENGLISH 48 OPERA TION USIN G EXTERNAL DEVICES ----------------------------- Device operation Y ou can decide whether e xternal devices should react to y our television's remote contr ol. 1 Press » «, use » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « to select t he preset »HDMI1« to »HDMI3« and press » OK « to confirm.
49 ENGLISH OPERA TION USIN G EXTERNAL DEVICES ----------------------------- High definition HD ready Connect the corre - sponding input sources (e.g. HD T V r eceiver or HD-DVD player) to the » HDMI « sock ets (for digital HD T V sour ces).
ENGLISH 50 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 7 20p, 1 080i.
51 ENGLISH OPERA TION USIN G EXTERNAL DEVICES ----------------------------- Using a D VD player , D VD recorder , video recorder or set-top box 1 Switch on the external de vice and select the function you wish to use.
ENGLISH 52 Hi-fi system/A V receiver Connecting the hi-f i sy stem/ A V receiv er 1 Connect the » Optic Out « socket on the television to t he corresponding socket of the device with an optical digital cable (digital audio signal).
53 ENGLISH Connecting a PC 1 Connect the » PC-IN « sock et on the television to the corresponding socket on the PC using a VG A cable (video signal). 2 Connect t he » Audio « socket on the televi- sion to t he corresponding socket on the PC using a suitable cable (audio signal).
ENGLISH 54 OPERA TION WITH A C OMMON INTERF ACE ------------------ What is a Common Inter face? 7 Common Inter face (CI) is an inter face for DVB r eceivers. 7 Encr ypted channels can only be viewed with a CA module suitable for t he encr yp- tion system and in conjunction with the cor responding smart card.
55 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital television channels from a sat ellite automatically Satellite data changes frequently , new channels are constantly being added.
ENGLISH 56 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital television channels from a sat ellite manu- ally If you know the parameters of a new television channel, you can also search for it manually .
57 ENGLISH Notes: 7 Use installation equipment suppor ted / suggested by your Multiswitch. 7 Other users / receiver s connected to the system may be aff ected if the specified user band number and frequency is changed during installation.
ENGLISH 58 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DiSEqC 1 .2 Settings Y ou can ad just the alignment of the satellite an - tenna to each individual satellite. These settings will be saved so that t he antenna can later be easily guided to each saved alignment.
59 ENGLISH Note: 7 Y ou can accelerate the search. T o do t his, you need infor mation about the frequency and network ID. Y ou are usually able to get this data from your cable operator or find it in forums on the Internet. For ex ample, the frequency 402MHz and network ID 6 1 4 4 1 can be entered for Germany .
ENGLISH 60 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digi tal terrestrial T V channels automatically 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
61 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digi tal terrestrial T V channels manually 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 62 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T uning the t ele vision channels by entering the c hannel numbers 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOUR CE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
63 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entering c hannel names (8 digit maximum) 1 In the » PROGRAME TABLE « menu, select the t ele vision channel with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and press » « (red) to confirm.
ENGLISH 64 Displaying signal inf ormation (for digital channels only) 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Select the line »Signal Information« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
65 ENGLISH INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Fiche GRUNDIG 40 VLE 542 1 BG Energy Efficiency class: A Screen size: 1 02 cm/40 inch Power consumption: On mode 63 W / 80 W max.
ENGLISH 66 Ser vice information for dealers The product complies with t he following EU directives and regulations: 2006/95/EC : Directiv e on t he harmonisation of the laws of Member States re- lating to designed for use within cer tain voltage limits.
67 ENGLISH INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T roubleshooting If t he information pro vided below does not help, please consult an authorised GRUNDIG dealer.
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