Grundig DR 3400 DD - Manual

6 The front of the DVD receiver ON/OFF Switches the device to standby mode and back on again,using the last signal source selected.The device is only fully disconnected from the mains afterthe plug has been pulled out. • Standby indicator. Lights up when the DVD receiver is instandby mode. ə Opens a...

ENGLISH 7 The displays of the DVD receiver 00 0:00:00 Displays various function conditions and settings, as wellas the name or frequency of the radio station. KHz In combination with the frequency display for AM (mediumwave) reception. MHz In combination with the frequency display for FM recep-tion....

8 The back of the DVD receiver ~AC IN Power cord. SPEAKER Terminals for connecting the supplied SW C RS LS R L loudspeaker cables for the subwoofer, centre speaker, right surround speaker, left surround speaker, right front speaker and left front speaker. OPTICAL IN Digital (optical) audio signal in...

ENGLISH 9 OVERVIEW ____________________________________________ The remote control 9 Switches the DVD receiver to standby mode and fromstandby mode using the last signal source selected. ə Opens and closes the disc compartment. DVD Selects the DISC input source. AUX Selects the AV IN, SCART IN and D...

10 n Selects various camera angles for certain scenesor passages on the DVD during playback. y For selecting and displaying subtitles on the DVDduring playback. d Switches between the original and dubbed language during DVD playback v Enlarges scenes during playback (zoom). CD S/I In CD mode – for p...

ENGLISH 11 I I Press once to pause playback (freeze frame). Pressrepeatedly to move forward frame by frame. 7 Press once to interrupt disc playback (resume), presstwice to end playback (stop). ı Starts playback. 5 6 During disc playback, selects the previous or next titleor section.In tuner mode – f...

12 Connection diagram for the loudspeakers Setting up the loudspeakers If possible, set up the front loudspeakers in line with the TV set,angled slightly towards the listener. The listener and the speakersshould form an equilateral triangle. This creates the best stereoeffect. The surround loudspeak...

ENGLISH 13 Connecting the loudspeakers Note: To connect the loudspeakers, switch off the DVD receiver and dis-connect the mains.When you connect the loudspeaker cables, do not let frayed endsprotrude, as this can cause short circuits. Note: Connect the coloured loudspeaker cable to the coloured term...

14 Connection using a EURO-AV (Scart) cable 1 Plug the EURO-AV cable supplied into the » SCART « socket of the DVD receiver and into the corresponding socket on the tele-vision, flat screen or projector. Connection using a Y/C (S-Video) cable 1 Plug a standard Y/C cable into the » S-VIDEO « socket o...

ENGLISH 15 Connecting the antennas 1 Plug the cable of the rooftop antenna into the FM antenna socket » FM 75 Ω «. Note: If no rooftop antenna is available, use the auxiliary antennasupplied. This antenna provides reasonably good reception oflocal FM (VHF) stations. Do not shorten the auxiliary ante...

16 Additional information for units sold in the UK. Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 240V ac, 50Hz mainssupply.The range of multi-system receivers is built to work in most European coun-tries. However, the mains plug and socket system for the UK differs frommany European countr...

ENGLISH 17 General information You can make the settings required for operating the system in theset-up menu which appears on the television screen. To do this,switch on the television and switch it to the channel on which theDVD is set. You can only make settings with the remote control indisc mode...

18 Setting the video functions Setting the picture format 1 Select the »Video« menu item with » a « or » s « and press » OK « to confirm. 2 Select »TV Shape« by pressing » A « or » S « and press » OK « to confirm. 3 In the third column, press » A « or » S « to make the setting and press » OK « to co...

ENGLISH 19 Setting the loudspeaker configuration Switching on 1 Switch on the DVD receiver from standby by pressing » 9 « on the remote control or » ON/OFF « on the device. Setting the distance to the listening position Ideally, all the speakers in a home cinema system, should be set upat equal dist...

20 SETTINGS ______________________________________________ 2 Select »Pink noise« with » A « or » S « and press » OK « to con- firm. 3 In the third column, select »On« with » A « or » S « and press » OK « to confirm. – The test tone sounds in turn from the left front speaker, the central speaker, the...

ENGLISH 21 Setting the audio functions Setting digital audio signal output You can make the setting for the optical output for connection to anexternal device here. 1 Select the »Audio« menu item with » a « or » s « and press » OK « to confirm. 2 Select the output format (»AC3«, »DTS«, »MP3/WMA« or»...

22 Language settings The default for all language settings is »English«. Setting the preferred subtitle language 1 Select the »Language« menu item with » a « or » s « and press » OK « to confirm. 2 Select »Subtitle« with » A « or » S « and press » OK « to con- firm. 3 In the third column, press » A ...

ENGLISH 23 Setting the parental lock Age restrictions for viewing can be set on some DVDs. The parentallock allows you to define age limits on several levels in the setupmenu. »Off« is the default setting. If the DVD is not suitable for anage group you have defined, then the DVD receiver will not pl...

24 Tuning and storing radio stations ... You can store up to 30 FM radio stations and 30 AM radio stations.You can see the displays for this in the DVD receiver. ... using the automatic station search (ASP) 1 Switch on the DVD receiver from standby by pressing » 9 « on the remote control or » ON/OFF...

ENGLISH 25 3 Press » M « on the remote control to select the memory function. – Display: » SAVE TO -- «, » -- « for the preset position. Note: If no button is pressed within 5 seconds, the DVD receiver auto-matically quits the memory function. 4 Select the preset position by pressing » 5 « or » 6 « ...

26 Switching on and off 1 Switch on the home cinema system from standby by pressing» 9 « on the remote control or » ON/OFF « on the device. – DVD receiver display: briefly » WELCOME «. – The system switches on with the most recently selected input source. 2 Switch the home cinema system to standby b...

ENGLISH 27 Removing discs 1 Press » ə « to open the disc compartment. 2 Remove the disc. Adjusting the volume 1 Alter the volume of the whole system by pressing » VOLUME « on the DVD receiver or » – z + « on the remote control. – Display on the DVD receiver: briefly » VOLUME « and the selected level...

28 Switching between two-channel and multi-channel mode The DVD receiver has a Dolby Pro Logic II Decoder, which changesthe stereo signal into a Dolby surround signal during disc playback,thus providing a high quality surround sound effect.Pro Logic II has two playback modes, namely music and movie....

ENGLISH 29 Disc formats Your DVD receiver can play DVD R/DVD RW in DVD video format andCD R and CD RW in CD-DA Format or MP3/WMA format. Due to difference in quality of the recording media and the quality of therecording itself, it can occasionally happen that a home-made DVD R/DVDRW or CD R and CD ...

30 You can control and direct playback of the VCD/S-VCD using the menu ofthe DVD receiver on the television screen. S-VCDs can contain different dubbed languages and subtitles. PBC (playback control) VCDs/S-VCDs can be created using the PBC (playback control) system fortrack navigation. PBC switches...

ENGLISH 31 Playback functions In DVD mode, playback starts automatically after the disc has beenscanned. A menu may also appear on the screen where you canstart disc playback.A menu also appears on the screen with VCDs/S-VCDs where youcan control the playback of the disc interactively if you activat...

ENGLISH 33 5 To deactivate the PBC function, press » . « on the remote con- trol during playback.– » PBC OFF « appears briefly on the television screen. – Normal playback starts automatically. Note: In MP3 mode, » . « switches between playback of a file, an album and the entire disc. Picture setting...

34 ... in MP3 mode 1 Press » DISPL « repeatedly on the remote control. – You will receive information concerning: – The elapsed playing time of the current file– The remaining playing time of the file ... in audio CD mode 1 Press » DISPL « repeatedly on the remote control. – You will receive informa...

ENGLISH 35 Selecting the camera angle for particular scenesor passages Many DVDs contain scenes or passages which were filmed by various cameras from different angles. You can choose from amongthese different angles.On DVDs which offer this function, the multi-angle symbol appearson the television s...

36 Selecting and displaying subtitles If the DVD provides subtitles, they can be displayed on your TVscreen.When subtitles are available in several languages, you can selectyour preferred language. 1 Press » y « during playback. – Display: for example, » o 1/21 English« is briefly dis- played, and t...

ENGLISH 37 2 Select the title or chapter number display with » A « or » S « on the remote control. 3 Using the numerical buttons » 1 … 0 « on the remote control, enter the title or chapter number and press » OK « to confirm. – Playback of the selected title or chapter begins. or 2 Press » A « or » S...

38 Creating a track memory – playing back titles or tracks in selected order You can store and then play back up to 12 titles or tracks in a par-ticular order from the disc. A track may be stored more than once.The DVD receiver must be in the stop position. When entering thesettings, if no button is...

ENGLISH 39 Tuner mode Selecting the tuner input source 1 Select the input source by pressing » AM FM « on the remote control or » FUNCTION « on the DVD receiver. – The most recently selected radio station is played (Last Station Memory). – Display on the DVD receiver: frequency band and frequency, o...

40 Searching for RDS stations 1 To search for an RDS station, press » m « or » , « repeatedly until » RDS « appears in the display indicating that an RDS station is being received.– After a short time the station name sometimes appears if the reception is sufficiently strong. Note: It may take some ...

ENGLISH 41 Sleep timer mode Setting the sleep timer The sleep timer switches the system off at the set time. 1 To activate the function, keep pressing » O « on the remote control until » SLEEP OFF « appears in the display. 2 To set the switch-off time (» 10 «, » 20 «, » 30 «, » 60 « to » 150 «) pres...

42 Technical data This device is noise-suppressed according to the applicable EU directives.This product fulfils the European directives 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC and93/68/EEC.This device conforms to the safety regulation DIN EN 60065 (VDE 0860)and therefore the international safety regulation IEC 60065...

ENGLISH 43 General instructions for laser devices Your system is a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. This means that the laser isdesigned in such a way as to ensure that the maximum permissible emissionvalue cannot be exceeded under any circumstances. Caution: If operating devices or methods other than those s...

44 INFORMATION _____________________________________ Fault The DVD receiver will not switch on. The DVD receiver does not respond tothe remote control. No picture or sound. No sound from some loudspeakers,e.g. centre, surround or subwoofer. No sound or insufficient bass tonecoming from the subwoofer...