Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 42 VLE 8471 BL Grundig
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LCD TV with LED Backlight 42 VLE 8471 BL EN.
ENGLISH 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SET-UP AND SAFET Y 6 GENERAL INFORMA TION 6 Special features of y our television set 7 .
3 ENGLISH T ABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 INTERACTIVE PORT AL (HbbT V) 6 7 What is HbbT V? 6 7 Using HbbT V 6 7 Additional funct.
ENGLISH 4 SET-UP AND SAFET Y ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note the following information when set - ting up your television set. 7 This television set is designed to receive and display video and audio signals.
5 ENGLISH SET-UP AND SAFET Y ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 To prevent the spread of fire, keep candles or other open flames away from this product at all times.
ENGLISH 6 Special features of your television set 7 Your television set enables you to receive and watch digital stations (via DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-C), including the High Definition (HD) ones. At present, reception for these digital television stations in High Definition is only possible in some countries in Europe.
7 ENGLISH GENERAL INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------- Impor tant notes on environmen- tal prot ection Those items mentioned below will help you re - duce the consumption of natural resources as well as save your money by reducing electricity bills.
ENGLISH 8 CONNE CTION/PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------------- Connecting the ant enna and po wer cord 1 T o receive digital satellite channels (DVB-S), connect the satellit.
9 ENGLISH Inserting batt eries in the remot e control CONNE CTION/PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------------- 1 Open the batter y compar tment by r emoving 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 Audio Audio signal input for PC . PC-IN VG A socket, video signal input for PC. COMPONENT L R Audio signal input (YUV sig- nal).
11 ENGLISH O VER VIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Control buttons on t he T V ON • OFF Po wer switch, switches the television into standby mode and of f.
ENGLISH 12 O VER VIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remote control - main functions Cursor Control Mov es the cursor up and down in the menus. Mov es the cursor lef t/right in menus.
13 ENGLISH O VER VIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remote control - all functions (red) Selects a page in telete xt mode; (green) Selects/activates various functions (yello w) in menus.
ENGLISH 14 SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Initial set-up The Television is fitted with an “installation assis - tant”, which guides you step by step through the basic settings.
15 ENGLISH Select language (page 16, step 3) SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Initial set-up – ov er view S.
ENGLISH 16 Arrange Initial set-up 1 Switch the television to standby with the pow er switch » ON • OFF «. 2 Switch on the television set from standby with » 8 «, » 1…0 «, » P+ « or » P– «. – Basic Setup« menu appears when the dvice is switched on for the first time.
17 ENGLISH Note: 7 Continue searching for T V channels with: – point 22 for DVB-S r eception; – point 26 for DVB-C r eception; – point 31 for DVB-T reception. Connecting automatically by enter - ing the network password 13 Press » V «, the line »Change Connection T ype« is selected and press » OK « to con- firm.
ENGLISH 18 SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T uning cable digital television chan- nels (D VB-C) 26 Select the option »Cable« with » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
19 ENGLISH Changing the Channel Edit or for the digit al channels Channels found at the end of the search are stored in the »Channel Editor«. You can delete channels which are not required from the programe table, you can change the order of channels within the programe table and lock individual channels (Parental control).
ENGLISH 20 SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Searching c hannels by name in the Channel Editor While arranging the channels in the Channel Editor, you can search and select the channel name by the first three characters.
21 ENGLISH Sequencing c hannels in the Channel Editor You can sequence the channels in the Channel Editor according to different criteria such as TV, radio or scrambled / unscrambled. 1 T o sequence t he channels according to dif- ferent criteria in the »Channel Editor« menu, press » « (yello w).
ENGLISH 22 SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter own names for the fa vourites lists (max. 7 c haracters) You can rename all favorites lists. 1 T o recall favorites list menu when no menu is opened on the screen, press » FAV «.
23 ENGLISH SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Picture settings 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Activate the menu item »Picture Settings« with » OK «.
ENGLISH 24 SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 »Perfect Clear« – Improv es the general im- age by means of.
25 ENGLISH SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sound settings 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item »Sound Settings« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 26 SETTINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Automatic volume The television channels broadcast at different volumes. The automatic volume limiting (AVL) function means the volume is kept the same when you switch between channels.
27 ENGLISH TELEVISION OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic functions Switching on and of f 1 Switch the television to standby with the pow er switch » ON • OFF «. 2 Press » 8 «, » 1…0 « or » P+ « or » P- « to switch on the television from standb y mode.
ENGLISH 28 Audio settings 1 Open the T ools menu with » TOOLS «. 2 Select the line »Sound Presetting« with » V « or » Λ «. 3 Select the audio setting by pressing » < « or » > «. – Y ou can change t he »User« audio setting; see “Equalizer” on page 25.
29 ENGLISH TELEVISION OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------- Zap function This function allows you to save the television channel which you are currently watching and switch to other channels (zapping).
ENGLISH 30 TELEVISION OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Switch to the information about the cur rent progr amme using » OK «. Notes: 7 To call up furt her information about t he pro- gramme press » V « or » Λ « repeatedly .
31 ENGLISH Changing the picture f ormat The television automatically switches to the 16:9 format if this format is detected via the Euro-AV socket. 1 Open the T ools menu with » TOOLS «. 2 Select the line »Picture Format« with » V « or » Λ «.
ENGLISH 32 3D FUNCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impor tant information about t he 3D function 7 Keep a suff icient dis tance from the televi- sion. The optimum distance is three times the height of t he scr een.
33 ENGLISH 3D FUNCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Open »Select Source« menu with » «. 2 Select the 3D playback A V source with » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 34 Adjusting 2D → 3D Ef fects When you change 2D broadcasting to 3D, you can adjust the most suitable effect depending on your personal preferences. 1 Select the line »Ef fect mode« with » V « or » Λ « and set it to »On« with » < « or » > «.
35 ENGLISH NET WORK SETUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To use the functions “GRUNDIG AppLICA- TION store” and “Operation with Digital Media Server”, you must connect the television to your home network with internet access and log on.
ENGLISH 36 Wired network settings There are two ways of making the wired network settings. A Automatic connection, All data regarding connection settings (»IP Ad- dress«, »Netmask«, »Gateway« and »DNS«) are obtained from modem automatically.
37 ENGLISH NET WORK SETUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual connection Certain networks require Static IP address. If your network requires a Static IP address, you must enter the »IP Address«, »Netmask«, »Gate- way« and »DNS« values manually.
ENGLISH 38 Wireless network Wireless network connection There are different ways of making the wire- less network settings. »Wireless« and »Wireless WPS« (WiFi Protected Setup). 1 T elevision includes a built-in Wireless WiFi Adapter to connect it to wireless network.
39 ENGLISH NET WORK SETUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T ec hnical req uirements Most of the home networks are Dynamic. If you have a dynamic network, you must use a DSL modem that supports DHCP.
ENGLISH 40 8 Select the line »Select Access Point« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm. – Present WPS-suppor ted wireless networks are scanned to display in the »Select Ac- cess P oint« menu. 9 Select the network that you want to connect with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
41 ENGLISH NET WORK SETUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Select the required character with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and mov e to the next character with » OK «.
ENGLISH 42 Change T V Name To make it possible to identify your TV in the net- work, the name “Inter@ctive TV” is assigned at the factory. You can change the name. 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «.
43 ENGLISH NET WORK SETUP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting the T V t o a “hidden” network Even if the SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the router is not visible, you can connect your TV to this network.
ENGLISH 44 SMART INTER@CTIVE T V 3.0 FEA TURE -------------------------------- SMART Inter@ctive T V 3.0 inter - net applications Smart Inter@ctive TV 3.0 interactive applications provide your television with Internet services and pages. These applications are designed according to your television.
45 ENGLISH SMART INTER@CTIVE T V 3.0 FEA TURE -------------------------------- Navigation and entering text during registration 1 Press » @ « to open »MyApps« menu. – Grundig Smar t Apps registr y screen is displayed. SKIP LOGIN REGISTER Welcome to You need to register in order to use smart apps fully functional.
ENGLISH 46 SMART INTER@CTIVE T V 3.0 FEA TURE -------------------------------- 7 Enter telephone number (optional): Enter the data, use » V «, » Λ «, » < « and » > « to select » < « and press » OK « to confirm. 8 T o complet e registration pr ocess press » « (blue).
47 ENGLISH SMART INTER@CTIVE T V 3.0 FEA TURE -------------------------------- Selecting internet applications 1 Press » @ « to open »MyApps« menu. – My Apps menu will be displayed. Categories Tools Exit App. Store User My App 2 Select the required application with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and press » OK « to con- firm.
ENGLISH 48 SMART INTER@CTIVE T V 3.0 FEA TURE -------------------------------- Uninst alling internet applications 1 Press » « (red) button in »My apps« menu and select categories with » < « or » > «. 2 Select the application you want to uninstall with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > «.
49 ENGLISH SMART INTER@CTIVE T V 3.0 FEA TURE -------------------------------- Smart Int er@ctiv e T V 3.0 browser main menu 1 Applications. 2 Push button to the Application store.
ENGLISH 50 WEB BRO WSER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web bro wser menu 1 Menu controls. 2 Active tab. 3 Pre vious page. 4 Next page. 5 Refr esh. 6 New tab. 7 Address bar . 8 Search in site.
51 ENGLISH MUL TIMEDIA SERVER MODE ----------------------------------------------------------- Playing t he video, music and image files wit h home network connection With DLNA menu of your television.
ENGLISH 52 7 Audio files played through DMS device sup- por t following formats that have obtained DLNA certificate: »AA C_AD TS_320«, »LPCM«, »MP3«, » WMABASE« and » WMAFULL«. 7 Image files pla yed through DMS device sup- por t following formats that have obtained DLNA cer tificate: »JPEG_LRG«, »JPEG_ MED« and »JPEG_SM«.
53 ENGLISH USB REC ORDING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information on recor ding and playing television programmes 7 Recording and reproducing programmes, this can only be done with digital television stations (DVB-S, D VB-T and DVB-C).
ENGLISH 54 USB REC ORDING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting e xternal data media Notes: 7 It is advised to put t he television on stand-by mode before connecting the Skype camera.
55 ENGLISH Disconnecting e xternal data media 1 In the »Disk Management« menu select the line »Safely Remov e Disk« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 56 USB REC ORDING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ″Pausing” time shift pro- grammes You can pause any program you are watching.
57 ENGLISH Recording a programme fr om the channel lis t 1 Press » OK « to open the channel list. 2 Select a channel with » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 Press » EXIT « to e xit from the channel list. 4 Press » « (red) to start recording.
ENGLISH 58 USB REC ORDING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... by entering the information manually 25 TV programmes can be preset for the timer recording or as a reminder. 1 Press » GUIDE « to open the electronic progr amme guide.
59 ENGLISH Playbac k Either started manually or with the timer function, the recorded programmes are all stored in the external data media. You can display an archive on an external data media from »Media Player« menu. Selecting a broadcast from t he recorded files lis t 1 Open the menu with » MENU «.
ENGLISH 60 USB OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File formats Your television can be operated via the USB input with the following.
61 ENGLISH USB OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting e xternal data media It is advised to put the television on stand-by mode before connecting the external data me- dium. Connect the device and then switch the television on again.
ENGLISH 62 The file browser The file browser displays the video, audio and picture data that the external data medium pro- vides. If a data medium contains different file formats, you can deactivate data (Video file, Audio file, Picture file) you do not need for the playback using a filter function.
63 ENGLISH USB OPERA TION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selecting the dis play duration of the slide show 1 Select the line »Slide Show Inter val« with » V « or » Λ «. 2 Select the time (3, 5, 1 0 seconds) with » < « or » > «.
ENGLISH 64 Playbac k basic functions 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »Media Player« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm. – »Media Player« menu is displayed. 3 Select the external data medium with » < « or » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
65 ENGLISH Additional playback functions Depending on the file formats used, the follow - ing additional functions are possible. Selecting partition in DivX Plus® HD files (only supported video files) 1 During playback, select the next chapter with » > «.
ENGLISH 66 Note: 7 If you only want to use this “normal” video text, disable the digital video text, see page 95. TOP te xt or FLOF te xt mode 1 Press » TXT « to switch to the T elet ext mode. 2 Y ou can select teletext pages directly with » 1.
67 ENGLISH INTERA CTIVE PORT AL (HBBT V) ---------------------------------------------------- What is HbbT V? HbbTV provides next generation interactive tele- text broadcast with its modern structure, content and high definition (HD) image and videos.
ENGLISH 68 CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ T V Settings 1 Open menu with » MENU « button. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item » T V Settings« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm.
69 ENGLISH CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ Accessibilit y settings 1 Open menu with » MENU « button. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item » T V Settings« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 70 Advanced settings 1 Open menu with » MENU « button. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item » T V Settings« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm. 4 Select the line »Advanced Settings« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
71 ENGLISH CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ Functions in the “ A bout” menu 1 Open menu with » MENU « button. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item » T V Settings« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 72 Resetting the television to its original stat e This function enables you to delete the station lists and all custom settings. 1 Fr om the »About« menu use » V « or » Λ « to select the line »Restore F actor y Defaults« and press » OK « to confirm.
73 ENGLISH 2 Select the line »Mode« with » V « or » Λ « and use » < « or » > « to select when the television should switch on. 3 Select the line »Input Source« with » V « or » Λ « and use » < « or » > « to select the input source.
ENGLISH 74 6 Press » BACK < « to go back one menu lev el or press » EXIT « to end the setting. Note: 7 If the option »Auto« is selected in the line » Time Adjustment«, the tele vision set auto- matically adap ts t he time to the time signal from the respective broadcaster.
75 ENGLISH 3 Activate (On) or deactiv ate (Of f) the panel lock with » < « or » > «. 4 Press » BACK < « to go back one menu lev el or press » EXIT « to end the setting. Changing the PIN code Instead of the default code »1234«, you can enter a personal code.
ENGLISH 76 DIGI LINK Your television is equipped with DIGI LINK feature. This feature utilizes CEC (Consumer Elec - tronics Control) protocol. CEC allows you to make an HDMI connection between your TV and DVD player, STB or video recorder and control such equip - ments with the remote control of the television.
77 ENGLISH USING EXTERNAL DEVICES --------------------------------------------------------------- Device Control You can determine how the remote control of your television will control the external device. 1 Press » « and use » < « or » > « to select either one from »HDMI1« to »HDMI4« and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 78 USING EXTERNAL DEVICES --------------------------------------------------------------- High definition – HD ready Your television can playback high-defini- tion television signals (HDTV). You can connect the input sources (HDTV set-top box or High Definition DVD player) to the » HDMI « socket (digital HDTV signal).
79 ENGLISH Connecting an e xternal device Wit h a digital audio/video signal 7 Suitable devices: Digital satellite receiver, game console, BluRay player, DVD player/ recorder, set-top box, notebook, PC. 7 Video signal: digital image; definition: stan - dard 576p; HDTV 720p, 1080i, 1080p.
ENGLISH 80 USING EXTERNAL DEVICES --------------------------------------------------------------- Wit h S-Video signal 7 Suitable devices: DVD player/recorder, video recorder, camera recorder, notebook, PCs. 7 Video signal: Y/C. 7 Audio signal: stereo, analog.
81 ENGLISH Apply the device with HDMI ARC function and activate HDMI ARC 1 Switch on the the multi-channel amplif ier or the A V receiv er . If a Blu-ray Player is con- nected on the A V receiv er , the player must be switched on, too. 2 Open the tools menu with » TOOLS «.
ENGLISH 82 CABLE SCREEN SHARE (MHL) --------------------------------------------------------- What is MHL? 7 Your television supports MHL connection (Mo- bile High Definition Connection) thanks to a MHL cable or MHL adapter.
83 ENGLISH WIRELESS SCREEN SHARE (LIVESHARE) --------------------------- What is LIVESHARE? 7 Liveshare is a wireless technology featured with Android operating system and used to reflect the screen of your mobile device which supports this feature to your television support- ing Liveshare.
ENGLISH 84 Connecting a PC 1 Connect the socket »PC-IN« on the tele vision to the corresponding socket on the PC using a VG A cable. 2 Connect the »Audio« socket on the televi- sion to the corresponding socket on the PC using a suitable cable.
85 ENGLISH OPERA TION WITH COMMON INTERF A CE --------------------- What is common inter face? 7 Common Interface (CI) is an interface for DVB receivers. 7 Encrypted channels can only be viewed with a CA module suitable for the encryption system and the corresponding smart card.
ENGLISH 86 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or all digital televi- sion channels from a sat ellite automatically New satellite channels are added or satellite data is changed frequently.
87 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital television channels from a sat ellite manu- ally If a certain channel cannot be found with au - tomatic search, you can search it manually by manual search function.
ENGLISH 88 »LNB Selection«: If more than one satellites are used in the current SCR system, select »1/2« to»2/2« for the satellite corresponding to the relev ant positions using » < « or » > «.
89 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DiSEqC 1 .2 Settings Adjust the satellite antenna position according to each satellite. These settings can be stored and the antenna can be moved to a preset position.
ENGLISH 90 Note: 7 Y ou can speed up the search. To do t his, frequency and network ID information are required. Y ou may ge t this data from your cable operator or find it in the Internet fo- rums. 7 Select the push button »Next P age« with » V « to and press » OK « to confirm.
91 ENGLISH Searching f or digital terr estrial T V channels aut omatically 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item »Source Setup« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 92 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Automatic ser vice update If this function is activated, possible changes of network operators are updated automatically. The unit must be located in stand-by mode.
93 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: 7 The search can be ended prematurely with » EXIT «. 8 Press » « (yello w) to switch to the Chan- nel Editor; or press » EXIT « to end the setting.
ENGLISH 94 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deleting channels 1 In the »Channel Editor« menu, select the channel(s) you w ant to delete with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > «, and highlight the televi- sion channel by pressing » OK «.
95 ENGLISH Displaying signal inf ormation (only for digital television channels) 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Activate the menu item »Settings« with » OK «. 3 Select the menu item »Source Setup« with » > « or » < « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 96 INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRUNDIG 42 VLE 847 1 BL Product Fiche Energy efficiency class A+ Screen size: 1 0 7 cm/42 “ Power consumption: in operation mode 5 1 W / 1 05 W max.
97 ENGLISH INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ser vice information for dealers This product complies with European Union directives and regula- tions below: 2006/95/EC: Elec - trical equipment directive for use within certain voltage limits.
ENGLISH 98 INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Network inter faces This product is intended for connection to the ADSL network. Disposing of t he packaging The packing materials are dangerous for chil - dren.
99 ENGLISH INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T roubleshooting If the remedies given below do not work, please consult an authorised GRUNDIG dealer. Please bear in mind that malfunctions can also be caused by external devices such as video recorders or satellite receivers.
ENGLISH 10 0 Note: 7 This is a Class A product. During operation the device can cause radio inter ference. In this case the user may have to remedy this.
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