Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 42 VLE 983 BL Grundig
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LCD TV 42 VLE 983 BL EN.
ENGLISH 2 CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SETUP AND SAFETY 6 GENERAL INFORMA TION 6 Spe.
3 ENGLISH CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 OPERA TION USING EXTERNAL DEVICES 63 DIGI LI.
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.
5 ENGLISH 7 Do not connect any other equipment while t he device is switched on. Also switch off other equipment before connecting it. 7 Do not plug in the pow er cord of the device until you have connected the external equip - ment and the antenna. 7 Make sur e the mains plug is freely accessible.
ENGLISH 6 Special features of your tele vision set 7 Y ou can receive and watch digital TV chan - nels using y our tele vision set (via DVB-S, D VB-T and DVB-C) – including High Definition pro - grammes (HD). How ev er , the reception of digi- tal T V channels in HD is currently limited to a few countries in Europe.
7 ENGLISH GENERAL INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiving digital channels 7 Y ou r equire a sat ellite antenna to receiv e digital satellite channels (DVB-S).
ENGLISH 8 CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ----------------------------------------------- Connecting the ant enna and pow er cord 1 T o receiv e digital satellite channels (DVB-S), connect the satellite antenna cable to the ant enna socket » SATELLITE « on t he televi- sion set.
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 (2 x 1 .5 V micro, for ex ample R03 or AAA).
ENGLISH 10 O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Connections on the t elevision set AV1 / S-VHS SCART socket (CVBS signal, RGB signal); Video and sound soc ket for S-Video camcorder .
11 ENGLISH O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HDMI4 HDMI socket, audio/video input. USB2 (HDD) USB soc ket for e xternal data media; Grundig WiFi USB dongle por t.
ENGLISH 12 O VER VIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remote control – Main functions Switches on and of f (Standby). Opens menu for AV channels and USB input.
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 t he television channels from satellite (DVB-S) Y ou have two options for tuning digital satellite channels. A The easy installation, which pre-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 sat ellites 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 T ype« line, select the option »Air« wit h » < « or » > «.
ENGLISH 18 SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changing the prog ram t able for the digit al channels Channels which are found using the scan are saved in the »PROGRAM T ABLE« .
19 ENGLISH SETTINGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deleting channels 1 In t he »PROGRAM T ABLE« menu, select the Edit mode by pr essing » « (red) .
ENGLISH 20 Notes: 7 Channels can also be deleted from the f avourites lists. Select the channel to be dele ted wit h » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and press » OK « to delete it. 7 When deleting a channel from the favourites list, the order within the favourites list will be updated.
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 the menu item »SOUND SETTINGS« with » V « or » Λ « and pr ess » OK « to confirm.
23 ENGLISH Stereo widt h This broadens the sound output for s tereo pro - grammes and impro ves the sound wit h mono reception. 1 Select the line »Audio Mode« with » V « or » Λ «.
ENGLISH 24 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.
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 the audio setting »User«, »Music«, »Natural« or »Speech« by pr essing » < « or » > «.
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 The television automatically switc hes to the 1 6:9 format if this format is detected via the SCART socket.
ENGLISH 28 3D FUNCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Impor tant inf ormation about the 3D function 7 Keep a suf ficient distance from the television. The optimum distance is three times the height of t he screen.
29 ENGLISH 3D FUNCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Y our T V will switch from 3D mode to 2D mode for the.
ENGLISH 30 Adjusting 2D → 3D ef f ects When you change 2D broadcasting to 3D, you can adjust the most suitable ef fect depending on your personal pr eferences. 1 Select »Ef fect mode« with » V « or » Λ « and set it to »On« with » < « or » > «.
31 ENGLISH NET WORK INST ALL A TION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- T o use the functions "GRUNDIG AppLICA - TION store" and "Operation wit h Digital Media Ser ver", you must connect t he television to your home network with internet access and log on.
ENGLISH 32 NET WORK INST ALL A TION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wired network setting There ar e two ways of making the wir ed network settings.
33 ENGLISH NET WORK INST ALL A TION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual connection Cer tain networks require Static IP address. If your network requires a St atic IP address, you must enter the »IP Address«, »N etmask«, »Gate- way « and »DNS« values manually .
ENGLISH 34 NET WORK INST ALL A TION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wireless network connection 1 Connect Grundig WiFi USB dongle to the » USB1 « or » USB2 (HDD) « socket of y our television in order to connect the tele vision to a wireless network.
35 ENGLISH NET WORK INST ALL A TION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Automatic connection Most of the home networks are Dynamic. If you have a dynamic ne twork, you must use a DSL modem that suppor ts DHCP .
ENGLISH 36 NET WORK INST ALL A TION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manual connection Cer tain networks require Static IP address. If your network requires a St atic IP address, you must enter the »IP Address«, »N etmask«, »Gate - way« and »DNS« values manually .
37 ENGLISH SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Smart Int er@active TV 2.0 Applik ationen Smar t Inter@ctive TV 2.0 provides your televi - sion with Internet applications when connected to Internet. Through Smar t Inter@ctive T V feature you can run many local and global Internet applications.
ENGLISH 38 SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Navigation and text input during regis - tration 1 Open the menu »Inter@ctive Applications« with » @ «. – The registration screen for GRUNDIG AppLICA TION store will be displayed.
39 ENGLISH SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- 6 Enter the location: Enter the data, af ter entr y use » V «, » Λ «, » < « and » > « to select the button » < « and confirm with » OK «. – The messag e » Y ou are .
ENGLISH 40 Selecting applications 1 Select the »Quick Apps« menu with » @ «. 2 Press » ▯ « (red) button to enter the »GRUNDIG appLICA TION store« menu.
41 ENGLISH 2 Select the application you want to download with » V «, » Λ «, » < « and » > « and press » OK « to confirm. – Infor mation on the application will be displayed. 3 Press » « (blue) to download and install the application.
ENGLISH 42 Navigating in the main menu 1 Select the desired categor y with » V « or » Λ « and press » > « to enter application field. 2 Select the required application with » V «, » Λ «, » < « and » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
43 ENGLISH SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Plugged into Skype Y our T V is Plugged Into Skype TM . Plugged Into Skype TM feature allows you to make audio and video calls from Skype TM to Skype TM for free an y - where in the world via internet connection.
ENGLISH 44 SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Creating an Skype account 1 Open the menu »Quick Apps« with »@«. 2 Select the »plugged into Skype TM application with » V «, » Λ «, » < « and » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
45 ENGLISH SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Creating a Skype contact lis t 1 Open the menu »Quick Apps« with » @ «. 2 Select the »plugged into Skype TM application with » V « , » Λ « , » < « and » > « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 46 SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Making a call with a phone number Skype Credit or a subscription is required to make a call b y phone number . 1 Select the option »Diale« with » V « or » Λ « and press » > « to confirm.
47 ENGLISH SMART INTER@A CTIVE T V 2.0 FUNCTION ------------------------- Skype options The „Histor y“ option This section provides information on incoming and outgoing calls. 1 In the »Skype mains menu« select the menu item »Histor y« wit h » V « or » Λ «and press » > « to confirm.
ENGLISH 48 MUL TI MEDIA SER VER MODE --------------------------------------------------------------------- Playing t he video, music and image files wit h home network connection With DLNA menu of you.
49 ENGLISH MUL TI MEDIA SER VER MODE --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Audio files played t hrough DMS device suppor t follo wing formats that hav e obtained DLNA certif icate: »AA C_AD TS_320«, »LPCM«, »MP3«, » WMABASE« and » WMAFULL«.
ENGLISH 50 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File formats Y our television can work with t he following fil.
51 ENGLISH 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.
ENGLISH 52 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The file browser The file brow ser displays video, audio and picture files s tored on e xternal data media.
53 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 » OK « . – Registration Code appears. 2 Visit “http://vod.
ENGLISH 54 USB OPERA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: 7 Use » Λ « to select »Up Folder«, when y ou would like to return to the last folder . Use »Root« (and then press » OK « ) to return to the main folder .
55 ENGLISH Selecting a trac k or pictur e in s teps (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 t he track or picture you selected.
ENGLISH 56 Note: 7 If y ou only want to use this “normal” video text, disable the digital video text, see page 82 . 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 «.
57 ENGLISH INTERA CTIVE PORT AL (HBBT V) -------------------------------------------------------------- What is HbbT V? To put it simply, HbbTV provides next-generation interactive teletext with modern structured con- tent, high-definition pictures and video sequenc- es, and interactivity.
ENGLISH 58 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.
59 ENGLISH CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Setting the dat e and time Automatic setting Y our television set de tects the dif ference in time to Green wich Mean Time (GMT) automatically , as long as the channel selected transmits a time signal.
ENGLISH 60 6 Select the line » V olume« with » V « or » Λ « and use » < « or » > « to set the volume. 7 Select t he line »Set Ho ur« with » V « or » Λ « and enter the time with » 1… 0 «. 8 Save the data with » « (green).
61 ENGLISH CONVENIENCE FUN CTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Locking ke ys (P arent al lock) When t he key lock is activated, the buttons on the television set do not function. 1 Select the line »Ke ypad Loc k« wit h » V « or » Λ «.
ENGLISH 62 Po wer LED Brightness Y ou can adjust t he stand-by LED. In stand by mode, the LED is always f lashing with reduced brightness. 1 In the »SETTINGS« menu, select the line »P ower LED Brightness« with » V « or » Λ «. 2 Use » < « or » > « to select options »High« or »Low«.
63 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 64 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 » «, use » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « to select t he preset »HDMI1« to »HDMI4« and press » OK « to confirm.
65 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).
ENGLISH 66 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: stand - ard 5 7 6p; HD T V 720p, 1 080i, 1 080p.
67 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: CVBS. 7 Audio signal: stereo, analogue.
ENGLISH 68 Hi-fi System Connecting digital multi-c hannel amplifier/A V receiver With this connection, you can playback the audio signal of the television channel via the HDMI cable sur the multi-channel amplifier or the A V receiver .
69 ENGLISH Playing the audio signal via t he HiFi system 1 Connect the » AUDIO OUT L R « sockets on the television to the cor responding socket of the A V receiver with an RCA cable (digital audio signal).
ENGLISH 70 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 t he televi- sion to the corresponding soc ket on the PC using a suitable cable (audio signal).
71 ENGLISH 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 viewed with a C A module suitable for t he encr yp- tion system and in conjunction with t he cor responding smart card.
ENGLISH 72 SPECIAL SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital t elevision channels from a sat ellite automatically Satellite data changes frequently , new channels are cons tantly being added.
73 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital t elevision channels from a sat ellite manu- ally If you know the parameters of a new television channel, you can also search for it manually .
ENGLISH 74 »KB Fr equency (MHz)«: Enter the user band frequency assigned to the user band with » 1...0 « buttons. »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 » > « buttons.
75 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DiSEqC 1 .2 Settings Y ou can adjust the alignment of the sat ellite an- tenna to each individual satellite. These settings will be saved so that the antenna can later be easily guided to each saved alignment.
ENGLISH 76 Note: 7 Y ou can accelerate t he search. T o do this, you need information about the frequency and network ID. Y ou are usually able to ge t 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 .
77 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital terrestrial T V c hannels automatically 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
ENGLISH 78 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching f or digital terrestrial T V c hannels manually 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
79 ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T uning the t elevision 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.
ENGLISH 80 SPECIAL SETTIN GS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entering channel names (8 digit maximum) 1 In the » PROGRAME TABLE « menu, select the t elevision channel with » V «, » Λ «, » < « or » > « and press » « (red) to confirm.
81 ENGLISH 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.
ENGLISH 82 Deactivate and activate HbbTV This option allow s switching of f HbbT V feature, the hint for HbbT V function shall not be dis - played during selecting the channels. 1 Open the menu with » MENU «. 2 Select the menu item »SOURCE SETUP« with » V « or » Λ « and press » OK « to confirm.
83 ENGLISH INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRUNDIG 42 VLE 983 BL Product Fiche Energy Efficiency clas.
ENGLISH 84 Ser vice information f or dealers Only operate the television wit h the pow er supply/power cord pr ovided. The product complies with t he following EU di - rectiv es: P ower consumption va.
85 ENGLISH INFORMA TION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T roubleshooting If the information provided below does not help, please consult an aut horised GRUNDIG dealer.
ENGLISH 86 Problem Possible cause Remedy Low image quality (pixel) in WL AN mode Signal is lost based on structural conditions. Place the modem so that the signal to the television is not interrupted.
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