Grundig TVR 3730R User manual

TVR 3730R
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Warnings
iDamage
Never use your combi if it is
damaged in any way. Always place
your combi on a flat level surface
avoiding anywhere which may be
subject to strong vibration.
Weather
It is advisable to unplug the aerial
during an electrical storm.
Moisture
Do not allow your combi to be
exposed to rain, moisture or dust. If
any liquid is spilt into your combi it
can cause serious damage. If you
spill any liquid into your combi
switch it off at the mains
immediately. Contact your store.
Interference
Do not place your combi on or near
appliances which may cause
electromagnetic interference (TV or
Hi-Fi speakers). If you do, it may
adversely affect the working of the
unit, and cause a distorted picture
or sound.
Temperature
Avoid extremes of temperature,
either hot or cold, place your combi
well away from heat sources such
as radiators or gas/electric fires.
Ventilation
The combi must be well ventilated.
Do not cover your combi or position
in a small confined space. It is
recommended that you leave a
10cm gap all around your combi.
Batteries
Batteries are easily swallowed by
young children. Do not allow young
children to play with the remote
control unit.
Covers
Do not remove any fixed covers as
this may expose dangerous
voltages.
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Contents
Connecting your combi ....................page2
Setting the clock .........................page3
Setting your language .....................page4
Tuning your TV ..........................page5
Timer recording .........................page6
Automatic switch on/off ....................page7
Adjusting the picture settings .................page8
One touch recording ......................page9
Sleep and changing between TV and VCR .......page 10
ATR, counter reset, zero return, index ...........page 11
The basics .............................page 12
Specifications ...........................page 13
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Connecting your combi
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Setting the clock
Switch your combi on by pressing the
POWER button followed by the
STANDBY button.
Press MENU then press ENTER.
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Press REW or F.FWD to select the day,
then press STOP.
Press REW or F.FWD to select the month,
then press STOP.
2
Press REW or F.FWD to select the year,
then press STOP.
Press REW or F.FWD to select the hour,
then press STOP.
3
Press REW or F.FWD to select the
minutes, then press STOP.
Press MENU to exit the clock set menu.
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The clock on your
TV is a 24 hour
clock.
If your TV is
switched off at the
mains your clock
will need to be re-
set.
Information
SYSTEM SETUP
 CLOCK SET
LANGUAGE / SPRACHE / LANGUE
LINGUA / LENGUA
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
CLOCK SET
DAY 25 THU
MONTH 12
YEAR 2003
TIME 0:00
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
SET : /0-9
OK : ENTER EXIT : MENU
CLOCK SET
DAY 25 WED
MONTH 12
YEAR 2002
TIME 12:00
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
SET : /0-9
OK : ENTER EXIT : MENU
CLOCK SET
DAY 25 WED
MONTH 12
YEAR 2002
TIME 12:21
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
SET : /0-9
OK : ENTER EXIT : MENU
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Setting your language
In the system setup menu press the STOP
or PLAY button to make the green square
next to language flash.
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Press ENTER. Press the STOP or PLAY
buttons to select your language.
2
Press ENTER to confirm your chosen
language.
Press MENU to exit the menu.
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You can set your
combi's on screen
displays to five
different languages:
 English
 German
 French
 Italian
 Spanish
Information
SYSTEM SETUP
 CLOCK SET
LANGUAGE / SPRACHE / LANGUE
LINGUA / LENGUA
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
LANGUAGE / SPRACHE / LANGUE
LINGUA / LENGUA
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRANCAIS
ITALIANO
ESPANOL
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼OK : ENTER
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Tuning your TV
In the main menu select ‘ch tuning’ by
pressing PLAY or STOP, then press
ENTER. The tuning screen will appear.
1
Press F.FWD, and when a clear picture is
found press ENTER then the number of the
channel that you have found.
Press ENTER to confirm the channel
number. The number will stop flashing.
2
Repeat stage 2 until you have found all
the available channels.
3
Press the MENU button to exit the menu.
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Your combi only
tunes in one
channel at a
time.When a
channel is found try
to make sure you
number it correctly.
BBC1 - number 1
BBC2 - number 2
ITV1 - number 3
CH4 - number 4
CH5 - number 5
Information
 TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT [OFF]
CH TUNING
TV SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
CH1
----II------------------------
SEARCH : /F.TUNE : ▲▲▼▼
OK : ENTER EXIT : MENU
CH1
----II------------------------
SEARCH : /F.TUNE : ▲▲▼▼
OK : ENTER EXIT : MENU
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Timer recording
Select ‘Timer Rec set’ in the main menu,
then press ENTER.
OR
Press the PROGRAM button.
1
Press ENTER. The timer record screen will
appear.
2
Set the date, start time, end time, channel
number and the record speed by following
the on screen displays. When you have
entered all the information press ENTER.
3
Press MENU to remove the menus. Press
TIMER REC. Your combi will now record
at the time you have just set.
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Your combi can
store up to 8
different times to
record.
Don’t forget to
insert a blank tape.
If you want to check
any of your record
times you can do
this by looking in
the ‘Timer Rec Set’
menu.
Information
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------ --:-- --:-- -- -
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼/ENTER
EXIT : MENU
TIMER REC SET
DATE 25 WED
START 19:25
END --:--
CH 1
SPEED SP
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
SET : /0-9
EXIT : MENU
TIMER REC SET
DATE 25 WED
START 19:25
END 20 : 25
CH 1
SPEED SP
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
SET : /0-9
EXIT : MENU OK : ENTER
1WED 19:25 20:25 2 SP
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SELECT : ▲▲▼▼/ENTER
EXIT : MENU
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Automatic switch on/off
Select the main menu and highlight ‘tv
setup’ so that the green square flashes
then press ENTER.
Press ENTER again to enter the ‘on/off
timer set’ menu.
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Press ENTER. The on timer hours will
flash. Change the hour by pressing the
STOP/PLAY buttons. Press F.FWD to
move to the minutes, set them in the same
way as you did with hours.
To set the
timer, change the word ‘cancel’ to ‘set’. If
you don’t, the timer will not work.
2
Press ENTER to move to the off timer.
To set your TV to automatically switch off,
set the off time as above.
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Your TV will only switch on and off
automatically if you leave it in standby.
To switch the feature off change the word
‘set’ to ‘cancel’.
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With this feature
you can set your TV
to automatically turn
on and off.
Make sure your
clock is set to the
right time.
Your TV will need to
be left in standby
for this feature to
work.
Press the
PROGRAM button
twice for a quick
short cut to the
‘on/off timer’ menu.
Information
TV SETUP
ON/OFF TIMER SET
PICTURE
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
ON/OFF TIMER SET
ON TIMER
0:00 CH 1
SUN-SAT CANCEL
OFF TIMER
0:00 CANCEL
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
 TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT [OFF]
CH TUNING
TV SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
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Adjusting the picture settings
In the main menu select ‘tv setup’.
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Select ‘picture’.
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Press the REW and F.FWD buttons to
adjust the level of the picture setting. Press
ENTER to move through all the settings.
Sharpness, Brightness, Contrast, Colour.
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If you want to
change all your
picture settings
back to how they
were set at the
factory press the
CANCEL button.
Information
 TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT [OFF]
CH TUNING
TV SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
TV SETUP
ON/OFF TIMER SET
PICTURE
SELECT : ▲▲▼▼
ENTER : ENTER
EXIT : MENU
SHARPNESS 0
IIIIIIIIIII..........
SET :  EXIT : MENU
RESET : CANCEL
NEXT : ENTER
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One touch recording
Insert a blank tape. Select the channel that
you want to record. Press REC/OTR. Your
combi will start to record. Press the STOP
button to stop recording.
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Repeatedly pressing the REC/OTR button
will allow you to set recording time.
Minimum time 30 minutes, maximum time
5 hours on SP (standard play) and 10
hours on LP (long play) when using an
E300 blank tape. Using this recording
method your combi will automatically stop
recording as soon as the recording time
has elapsed.
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You can only record
what you are
watching. If you try
to change channel
your combi will
display ‘Recording
in progress’.
OTR recording
times:
0:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
When the tape
speed LP is selected
the recording time
can be set up to 10
hours.
Information
CH 1
OTR 0:30
CH 1
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Sleep and Changing Between TV & VCR
You can set your TV to go to sleep
(standby mode). Press the SLEEP button.
The counter starts at 120 minutes keep
pressing the SLEEP button to decrease the
sleep time. Set the sleep time to ‘0’ to
switch the feature off.
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If you are watching a video and you want
to quickly switch over to TV without
stopping the video, press the TV MONI.
button. Press it again to return to watching
the video.
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Sleep mode
press 1 = 120mins
press 2 = 110mins
press 3 = 100mins
press 4 = 90mins
press 5 = 80mins
press 6 = 70mins
press 7 = 60mins
press 8 = 50mins
press 9 = 40mins
press 10 = 30mins
press 11 = 20mins
press 12 = 10mins
press 13 = OFF
If you want to see
how much sleep
time is left before
your TV will go into
standby press
SLEEP.
Information
SLEEP
120
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ATR, Counter Reset, Zero Return, Index
Press the ATR button while watching a
video. This will automatically set the
tracking for you and find the clearest
picture.
1
If you press the COUNTER RESET button
it will zero the counter.
2
If you press ZERO RETURN while the
tape is stopped it will automatically
rewind or fast forward to ‘0’.
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Every time you record something using
your TV, it records index marks on the
tape. If you press the INDEX button then
a number (e.g.3), then REW or F.FWD it
will find the third index mark from where
you are on the tape.
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AUTO TR.
00:00:00 SP

INDEX 1
NO. : 1-9
SEARCH : 
EXIT : INDEX
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The basics
Press to put your TV into standby.
Press a NUMBER or CH/TRACKING to
change channels.
Press VOLUME to adjust the volume level.
Press MUTE to mute the volume.
Press PLAY to play a tape.
Press STOP to stop a tape.
Press REW to rewind a tape. Press REW
during playback to see the playback
picture while the tape is winding.
Press F.FWD to fast forward a tape. Press
F.FWD during playback to see the
playback picture while the tape is
winding.
Press PAUSE to pause the picture.
If you want to watch any external
equipment that you have attached press
the AV button once for the scart socket (on
back), press twice for the RCA phono
sockets (on front).
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The CALL button
will show you the
video status.
The SPEED button
will let you change
tape speeds from
SP (standard play)
to LP (long play).
Information
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Specifications
TV
Picture Tube .............14”(34cm)
Television System ..........PALI
Tuner ..................Singletuner
Audio Output Power ........1.5W (Max.)
Speaker ................8ohm6.4cmx3.8cm
VCR
Video recording system ......VHS
Heads .................2
Colour Signal ............Converted sub-carrier phase shift
.....................recording
Audio track ..............Single mono
TapeFormat .............12.65mm high density tape
Tapespeed ..............SP23.39 mm/s (NTSC 33.35 mm/s)
.....................LP11.69 mm/s
F.FWD/REW time at 25 C ....1’48” with E-180 cassette
Input level ...............Video1.0Vp-p, 75 ohm unbalanced
.....................Audio 500mV, 50K ohm unbalanced
Output level .............Video1.0Vp-p, 75 ohm unbalanced
.....................Audio 500mV, 1K ohm unbalanced
General
Power supply ............AC230V ~ 50Hz
Power consumption ........50WStandby 8W
Operating Temperature ......5Cto40C
Dimensions ..............362mm x 365mm x 382mm(WxDxH)
Weight.................11Kg
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