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USER MANUAL ST 55 800 TEXT GRUNDIG

Safety and Installation Inserting the Battery into theRemote Control HandsetInsert the battery supplied. Make sure it is insertedcorrectly (markings in the battery compartment).

When the battery is dead, the message ” BATTERY” appears on the picture screen.Remove the dead battery immediately.We assume no responsibility for damage resultingfrom battery leakage.Dead batteries must be disposed of properly.Connecting the TV SetInsert the plug of the aerial lead into the aerialsocket É of the TV set.Insert the plug of the mains lead into a wall outlet.Switching the TV Set On/OffPress the

button on the unit.The unit can be switched off from stand-by modeby pressing the button on the remote control.

If you do not use the TV set for extended periods oftime (e.g. at night), turn it off with this button.This helps you to save energy.The dialogue line as user’s guide

The line which is displayed at the bottom of themenus shows you which buttons on the remotecontrol handset are to be used to change settings.. The

signs on the picture screen aresymbols for the following buttons on the remotecontrol handset:

= P+ and P– buttons. Cursor movementup/down for function selection. <, > = ņ – and + ŀ buttons: Cursor move- ment left/right for function selection.In the following text, the buttons instead of thesymbols will be shown.

Additional Information for Units sold in Great Britain Units sold in GB are suitable for operation from a 240 V AC, 50 Hz mains supply. In case this appliance is supplied with a Safet y Standard Approved mains lead fit- ted with a non-rewireable 13 Amp mains plug which, if unsuitable for your socket, should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted by a qualified electrician. The fuse and fuse holder must be removed from the plug as accidental insertion of the redundant plug into a 13 Amp socket is likely to cause an electrical hazard. Note: The severed plug must be destroyed to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere. If it is necessary to change the fuse in the non-rewireable plug, the correct type and rating (5 Amp ASTA or BSI approved BS 1362) must be used and the fuse cover must be refitted. If the fuse cover is lost or damaged the lead and plug must not be used until a replacement is obtained. Replacement fuse covers should be obtained from your dealer. If a non-rewireable plug or a rewireable 13 Amp (BS 1363) plug is used, it must be fitted with a 5 Amp ASTA or BSI approved BS 1362 fuse. If any othe type of plug is used it must be protected by a 5 Amp fuse either in the plug or at the dis- tribution board. Important: The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the follow-ing code: BLUE – NEUTRAL BROWN – LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of your appliance may not corre- spond with the coloured marking identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: Connect the BLUE coloured wire to plug terminal marked with the letter "N" or coloured black. Connect the BROWN coloured wire to the plug terminal marked with a letter "L" or coloured red. In no circumstance must any of the wires be connected to the terminal marked with a letter "E", earth symbol , coloured green or green and yellow. Replacement mains lead can be obtained from your dealer.

When setting up your television, select a locationwhere as little light as possible falls on the screen.

The ideal viewing distance is five times the diagonalwidth of the screen.

If the television is to be built into a compartment orsimilarly enclosed, minimum distances must bemaintained.

Do not cover the ventilation openings on the back.

The heat exchange inside the unit generates an aircirculation which attracts dust particles (carpet andcurtain fibres and home dust). These particlesaccumulate inside the ventilation slots obstructingthese over the years and causing a build-up of heat.Heat build-up can reduce the service life of yourtelevision, and can also be dangerous.For your own safety, let remove the dust depositsby a specialist from time to time.

Never set up speakers next to the unit.

When setting up and using this unit, please makesure that the mains connection wire is free and notjammed in order to avoid damage.

Never place the television near heat sources.

Even if your television is switched off, it can still bedamaged by lightning striking the mains and/oraerial cables.For this reason, you should always disconnect yourtelevision from the mains and the aerial systemduring electrical storms.

Never expose the unit to moisture.

Do not insert foreign objects into the ventilationopenings on the back.Caution! High voltage!

Programme Position Allocation 1st Possibility The Automatic Tuning System ATSThis automatic tuning system scans the entirereception range and automatically stores the channels found in memory.How to proceed:Switch the TV set on from standby with one of thebuttons 1...9.Press for approximately 4 seconds on the P/C but-ton to display the ATS menu.Press the -button to start the search function.The search can last longer than one minute. When ithas stopped, setting of the TV set is completed.If you do not like the order in which the program-mes are stored on the programme positions, youcan change this according to your preferences.

The search can be aborted using the ǺǺbutton. Changing the Programme OrderExample: you wish to move the programme storedon position 2 to position 5.Select programme position 2.Press the P/C button. The programme menu is dis-played.Under ”PR”, enter the new programme positionnumber 05 as two digits with the buttons 1...9.Press the OK-button to terminate the adjustment.Press the ǺǺbutton to return to TV mode.

2nd Possibility Direct Channel EntryFor this, you need to know the channel numbers ofthe TV prgrammes.

If you have already assigned the programmes to theprogramme positons with the help of the ATS func-tion, this procedure is not required.How to proceed:Press the P/C-button to display the programmemenu.

Attention – this is not possible in the AV position.Press the ņ – or + ŀ button to select the desired item. Under ”PR” press P+/P- to select the desired pro- gramme position. " "CH" enter channel number, (for special channel, press P+ or P- to select ”S” instead of ”C”).Press the +ŀ button. Use the numbe-red buttons to enter the requiredchannel number. Hold down P+ or P- to start the chan- nel search. This stops at each pro-gramme being received. " "DEC" If an encrypted prgramme is allo- cated to the programme position anda corresponding decoder connected,select ”ON”." "FT" If fine tuning should be necessaryafter programme allocating, then press P+ or P- until the best picture and sound quality is obtained.Press OK to store the modified settings.The programme data of the next programme posi-tion is displayed.Press ǺǺto return to the television picture.

If the channel number 00 is entered with P+ or P- on one programme position, all following program-me positions can no longer be selected.

1…9 Select programme position (– P + on set) and 0/AV switch the TV set on from standby or select AV position. P+ / P– Select programme positions step by step: P+ : (1, 2, 3 …), P– : (…3, 2, 1) or P+ : switch on from standby with last selected programme position. Move cursor up or down.

Modify and activate various functions. Press OK- button twice: optimum setting. ņ –,+ ŀSet volume or move cursor to the left and to the right. Teletext: current page number + 10 pages. Teletext: current page number – 1

Time on/off. Teletext: current page number + 1

Switch to standby and switch on with last selected program- me position.

+/– Brightness. SAT Satellite receiver remote control (press and hold down SAT button). P/C Call up programme data. Keep pressed for 4 seconds: call up ATS.

Every changed value is stored after 8 seconds auto- matically or when switching to standby.

This television was tested with maximum contrast. It is advisable to turn down the contrast to offer you the best picture quality depending on lighting con- ditions or on the location where your TV is set up.

If you wish to have the programme position num- ber permanently displayed, press the Ǻ button. To supress the display, press the Ǻ button once again. Remote Control of a Video Recorder The remote control handset of your television ena- bles also remote control of Grundig video recorders. Your specialized dealer can tell you which video recorders are suited for this. Press and hold down the VIDEO button. This switches the remote control handset into the video recorder mode. Then press the desired function button. The following table shows you which buttons are to be used for the different recorder functions.

(Numeric button 1) = Reverse picture search

(Numeric button 2) = Forward picture search

( – i button) = Start recording

(Numeric button 8) = Fast forward wind

Adjusting the Sound, Teletext The Audio Menu Calling Up the Audio MenuPress the ǺǺ and then the button to display theAudio menu.Stereo, mono, two-channel–Stereo expansion –Treble –Bass –Balance –Dialogue line –

After any adjustment, the Audio menu can be exitedby pressing the ǺǺbutton. Stereo, Mono and Two-channel SoundBroadcastsIf your television receives two-channel sound trans-missions, for example, when a film is broadcast inthe original sound track on sound channel 2 (DUALB) and the synchronized version is broadcast onsound channel 1 (DUAL A), you can select the desired channel. Press P+ or P- to select the first menu line. Press ņ –, + ŀ to select the desired sound channel.If a stereo broadcast is received, the set switchesautomatically to stereo sound.

If the stereo sound is poor (weak signal), press ņ –, + ŀ to switch to mono.

The mono setting can be stored separately for everyprogramme position by pressing the OK-button.Indication of the sound modeEach time the station changes the sound transmis-sion mode (e.g. from mono to stereo), the mode isdisplayed for approx. 4 seconds.This indication takes also place when changing theprogramme, however only if the mode differs fromthe mono mode. Stereo ExpansionThis function improves the acoustic pattern duringstereo broadcasts and improves the sound of monobroadcasts. Use the P+ or P- button to select the corresponding menu line.Adjust with the ņ – or + ŀ button (the set stereo expansion is retained even when changing the pro-gramme position). Treble, Bass, BalanceThe settings of these functions can be corrected asrequired. Use the P+ or P- button to select the corresponding menu line. Adjust with the P+ or P- button.

Call up dialogue line: press the AUX button. = Enlarge character height= Bypass waiting times (actual mode).= Directly call up subpage= Reveal answer= Stop pageSelect the functions with the ņ – or + ŀ button and call them up with the OK-button.The functions 1, 3, 4, and 5 can also be selectedwithout calling up the dialogue line:Enlarge character height: press the + i button. Directly call up subpage: press the – i button. Reveal answer: press the +ŀ button.Stop page: press the ņ – button. Selecting Pages by Means of the Cursor (Page Catching)i.e. without entering the page numbers. Move thecursor to the desired Teletext page in an overviewpage (pages containing three-digit page numbers).Using this function, you need not type in the three-digit page numbers. Press the P+ or P- button. "Page Catching" is displayed on the top screen border.A light spot (cursor) is flashing on the first or lastpage number of the overview page. Use the P+ or P- button to move the cursor to the desired page number.Press the OK-button.The page appears on the picture screen. FloftextWith Floftext the coloured buttons provide accessto the subjects indicated in the dialogue line.

Connection Possibilities Connecting a Video Recorder or Satellite Receiver

Connection Connect the video recorder or satellite receiver withan AV lead to the AV socket.

Operating the Video Recorder Press the 0AV button.Until AV1 is indicated.Start playback on the video recorder.The video playback is visible on the TV set. You can also connect an S-VHS video recorder For this, the AV socket must be switched to S-VIDEO.Press the P/C button.Use the ņ – or + ŀ button to select S-VIDEO. Press the button to exit the menu. Connecting a Headphone

Connection Connect the headphone (3.5 mm ø jack) with the msocket (the speakers of the TV set ar switched off).

Adjusting the Headphone Volume Adjust with the ņ –, + ŀ buttons.

EURO-AV EURO-AV AUDIO Connecting a Descrambler (Decoder) or an External Unit (Video Recorder) Some providers which offer their programmes viathe cable TV system ”scramble” the picture andsound signals so that you need a pay-TV decoder(descrambler) if you wish to receive these pro-grammes in a normal way. How to proceed: Connect the decoder/video recorder to the EURO-AV socket.Decoder:Select the programme position on which theencrypted programme is received.Video recorder:Select the programme position on which you wishto see the video playback.Press the P/C-button.Press the ņ – or + ŀ button to select DEC. Press the P+ or P- button to select ON. A programme position prepared for decoder opera-tion can be recognized at a fullstop appearing afterthe P when changing the programme position.Press OK to store the setting.Press to exit the menu.

Connection Possibilities Connecting a Camcorder (VHS, Video 8)

Connection Connectin g the video signal Connect the VIDEO IN socket with the correspon-ding video socket on the camcorder. Connectin g the audio signal Connect the L AUDIO IN R sockets with the audiosockets on the camcorder. For mono playback,connect the L AUDIO IN socket with the correspon-ding audio socket on the camcorder.

Operating the Camcorder Use the 0 button to select AV 2.Start playback on the camcorder.The video playback is visible on the TV set.(It is not possible to copy to the Euro-AV socket!)

Mains voltage: 220 – 240V, 50/60Hz (power supply control range 165 … 265V) This unit may only be operated with the power supply cable set which has been supplied. It pre- vents interference from the mains, and is consi- dered an obligatory component of this unit. For a replacement, contact the nearest customer service center and order only the power supply cable set with the following designation: GWN 9.22/article number 8290.991-316.

Power consumption: approx. 70 W Standby: 9 W

Sound output: 2 x 8 W music power (2 x 4 W sine power) This unit conforms to VDE safety regulations and directives of the Deutsche Bundespost (German Federal Post Office; see certification mark on the type sticker on the rear of the unit), as well as all relevant ordinances governing X-ray emissions. The picture tube, which emits X-rays, is sufficiently shielded and therefore represents no danger. Accelerating voltage is max. 29kV with a mean beam current of 1,0mA. Unauthorized tampering with the unit, in particular making adjustments to the high voltage system, or installing a different picture tube, can considerably increase X-ray emissions. Units so altered no longer conform to applicable safety regulations and may not be operated. Subject to alterations. E. and O.E.

Pin Assignment of EURO-AV Socket If you want to connect other devices to your televi- sion (for example, a computer or amplifier), your dealer can provide you with a normed standard connection by means of the following table: Pin Signal 1 = Audio output right 2 = Audio input right 3 = Audio output left 4 = Audio, earth 5 = Blue, earth 6 = Audio input left 7 = RGB blue input 8 = Switching voltage 9 = Green, earth 10 = – 11 = RGB green input 12 = – 13 = Red, earth 14 = Earth 15 = RGB red input (chroma for SVideo) 16 = RGB switching voltage 17 = Video, earth 18 = RGB switching voltage, earth 19 = Video output 20 = Video input 21 = Shielding/earth