User manual GRUNDIG GV 940 NIC

[. . . ] VIDEORECORDER GV 940 NIC ENGLISH NEDERLANDS FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS CONTENTS 4 ________________________________________________________________________ Videorecorder GV 940 NIC Special features of your video recorder Contents of delivery 5 6 Installation and Safety At a Glance Front side of the video recorder Rear side of the video recorder The remote control 9 Connecting and Preparation Connecting the aerial, TV set, satellite receiver, and mains cable Switching the video recorder on and off (energy-saver mode) Inserting batteries into the remote control 12 Settings Adjusting the TV set to the video recorder Channel programming with the automatic tuning system ATS euro plus 15 Playback Basic playback functions Additional playback functions Index search 18 Recording The three recording options The video programme system (VPS/PDC) Instant recording Assembling recordings with clean joints Selecting the audio track Locating certain recordings using the Video Index Search System (VISS) Programmed recording ­ by entering the ShowView number Programmed recording­ by entering the data for the desired TV programme Checking, altering and clearing programmed recording data Interrupting the recording standby mode of the video recorder Re-activating the recording standby mode of the video recorder 27 Copying from a second video recorder, a DVD player, or a camcorder 28 30 Operation with a Satellite Receiver Operation with a Decoder 2 CONTENTS __________________________________________________________________________________ 31 Sound Playback Hifi sound playback Audio dubbing Audio-mix mode 33 Special Settings Re-sorting TV channels manually Clearing TV channels from the station table Changing or entering station names Channel programming with the manual tuning system or by entering the channel numbers manually Skipping TV channels 37 Setting the Time and Date Updating the time and date automatically Setting the time and date manually 38 Special Functions Selecting the »MODE« menu On-screen display on/off Continous playback NICAM sound Selecting the video recorder's control address Operation with a 16:9 format TV set Child lock 40 41 42 43 Remote Control of TV Sets Fixing Faults Yourself Technical Data Help in the Case of a Defect Grundig After-Sales Points ENGLISH 3 VIDEO RECORDER GV 940 NIC Special features of your video recorder Three recording options _________________ ­ Instant recording, i. e. you select the desired programme on the video recorder and start recording immediately. ­ Programmed recording at a later date with the help of the ShowView numbers. ­ Programmed recording at a later date by entering the data for the desired programme if you do not know the ShowView numbers. High-speed drive With this high-speed drive the fast rewind time of, for example, of an E-180 cassette is reduced to about 72 seconds. GRUNDIG Megalogic Three Megalogic options are available: ­ Transfer of the TV channels to the recorder in the order programmed on the TV set. [. . . ] Insert a cassette with sufficient playing time and intact erase tab (cassette not erase-protected) into the cassette compartment until it is fully pulled in. If a cassette is already inserted, switch on with the » s« button. If the recorder is in recording standby mode, de-activate this mode with the » TIMER ON/OFF « button. MENU SHOWVIEW ITIMER MODE INSTALLATION : SELECT OK :ENTER Example INFO:EXIT 1 Start programming with the » i INFO« button. ­ The main menu appears on the picture screen. 1/2 DATE ­­ /­­ ­­/­­ ­­/­­ ­­/­­ PR ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ START ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ 2/2 STOP ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­­ ­­­ ­­­ ­­­ 2 Use the C « or » D « button to select the » TIMER« line then activate it with the » OK« button. ­ The » TIMER« table appears on the picture screen. CLEAR:CANCEL : SELECT OK :ENTER INFO:EXIT 3 Select a free TIMER position using the » C « or » D « button. 4 Start the data entry with the »OK« button. ­ The current date is displayed. 1/2 DATE 11/ 02 ­­/­­ ­­/­­ ­­/­­ DATE PR ­­ ­­ ­­ ­­ START ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ STOP ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ 5 Change the date (DATE) with » C « or » D « , or enter it with four digits using the » 0 . . . Confirm with the »OK« button. SP* ­­­ ­­­ ­­­ : DAY/MONTH :CHANGE INFO:EXIT 6 If the programme is to be recorded "daily" or "weekly" at the same time, use the » C « or » D « button to select » D« (daily) or » W« (weekly). ­ The "daily" function cannot be used for recordings on Saturdays or Sundays. Confirm with the »OK« button. : SELECT OK :ENTER 23 ENGLISH RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ 1/2 DATE 11 / 02 ­­/­­ ­­/­­ ­­/­­ PR 12 ­­ ­­ ­­ START ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ STOP ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ SP* ­­­ ­­­ ­­­ 7 Change the programme position number (PR) with » C « or » D «, or enter it with two digits using the » 0 . . . Confirm with the »OK« button. Note: If you wish to record the picture/sound signal from an external device instead of the TV programme, you must select the programme position » A1, A2, or C V« using the » C « or » D « button. If you programme a recording from a satellite receiver not equipped with a SAT control socket, select the programme position » A2 « using the » C « or » D « button. The satellite receiver must remain switched on till the time and during the duration of the programmed recording. PR :ZDF : SELECT OK :ENTER :CHANGE INFO:EXIT 1/2 DATE 11 / 02 ­­/­­ ­­/­­ ­­/­­ PR 12 ­­ ­­ ­­ START 19:30 ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ STOP ­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ SP* ­­­ ­­­ ­­­ 8 Change the switch-on time (START) with » C « or » D «, or enter it with four digits using the » 0 . . . Confirm with the » OK« button. : SELECT OK :ENTER :CHANGE INFO:EXIT 9 Change the switch-off time (STOP) with » C « or » D «, or enter it with four digits using the » 0 . . . 9 « buttons. 10 If you wish to use the longplay mode, use the » E « button to select the » SP« indication then use the » C « or » D « button to set it to » LP«. 11 If you wish to use the VPS/PDC control, select the » « indication with the 1/2 DATE 11 / 02 ­­ /­­ ­­/­­ ­­/­­ PR 12 ­­ ­­ ­­ START 19:30 ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ 2/2 STOP 20:15 ­­:­­ ­­:­­ ­­:­­ SP* ­­­ ­­­ ­­­ » E « button then use the » C « or » D « button to activate VPS. ­ » « means recording with VPS. * * 12 Store the recording data with the »OK« button. ­ The »TIMER« table re-appears on the picture screen. ­ To programme further recordings, repeat the procedure from step 4, or end programming with step 13. CLEAR:CANCEL : SELECT OK :ENTER INFO:EXIT 13 End programming with the »i INFO« button. 14 Press the » TIMER ON/OFF « button to switch the recorder to recording standby. ­ The time is displayed on the recorder and the TIMER indicator » « is lit. The video recorder is in recording standby mode. Help: In order that the video recorder can carry out the programmed recording, it must be switched in the recording standby mode with the » TIMER ON/OFF« button. The illuminated TIMER indicator » « indicates this mode. 24 RECORDING _______________________________________________________________________________ Checking, altering and clearing programmed recording data Preparation Switch the TV set on. Select the »AV« programme position for video playback on the TV set. Checking programmed recording data 1 If recording standby is activated, press the » TIMER ON/OFF« button. [. . . ] Connect the aerial cable. Tune to channel. Check by selecting the channel to be recorded on the TV set, or ask your neighbour if s/he can receive this channel. Cover the opening at the back of the cassette with adhesive tape. Recording not possible. TIMER recording was not carried out. The cassette is protected against new recording (tab removed). For VPS/PDC-programmed recordings, the VPS/PDC time was entered incorrectly. [. . . ]