I N T R O D U C I N G B E O C E N T E R A V 5 BeoCenter AV5 is an audio/video system with a built-in CD player and a FM Radio. The BeoCenter AV5 delivers excellent sound and picture quality. As the speakers unfold, you will be surprised and amazed over their construction and not least their sound. With BeoCenter AV5, you have the ability to distribute sound and pictures throughout your home. BeoCenter AV5’s simple operation will further amaze you.
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C O N T E N T S 4 Principles of remote operation Operating BeoCenter AV5 with Beo4, 4 Beo4 operating principles, 5 Using on-screen menus, 6 52 BeoCenter AV5 close-up operation Buttons on the close-up operation panel, 52 Displayed information, 53 Direct access sockets, 54 7 Quick guide to daily operations 55 Quick guide to on-screen menus 9 Tuning and presetting Auto tuning, 9 Using the program lists, 14 Manual tuning, 16 Update the tuning of your stations, 22 Presetting stand positions, 23 Setting the
P R I N C I P L E S O F R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N Operating BeoCenter AV5 with Beo4 Before you start operating BeoCenter AV5, it may be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the Beo4 operating principles. Your BeoCenter AV5 is designed for remote operation using the Beo4 remote control. Most operations are carried out via the Beo4 remote control. The somewhat more advanced functions in the BeoCenter AV5 are guided by menus which you call up on the screen (see pages 6-7).
Beo4 operating principles The Beo4 remote control is divided into 5 areas. Each area has its own dedicated functions. The Beo4 display tells you which source or function you are using – It also displays extra functions. The buttons are arranged so that your operation of the various functions in BeoCenter AV5 is made as simple and clear as possible.
O N - S C R E E N M E N U S Using on-screen menus Press to switch on to TV TV then Press to call up the main setup menu The main SETUP menu for TV appears… MENU SETUP TV TIMER PICTURE SOUND Press to select the item or menu you want or STAND CLOCK AV SOCKET then Press to call up the menu you have chosen GO The menu appears… You may have to select another item on a second menu to get to the menu where you fill in information… In a fill-in menu… Press to reveal options for an item tt or activate
Q U I C K 7 G U I D E Daily operations Your BeoCenter AV5 supplies you with both audio and video sources. You can watch TV or Satellite* stations, choose to play CDs or listen to the Radio. Switching on… Press to switch on TV TV Press to switch on Satellite SAT Press to switch on Radio You switch on the different sources by pressing the appropriate source buttons on Beo4.
T U N I N G A N D 9 P R E S E T T I N G 10 Auto tuning Let AV5 tune in your TV stations Let AV5 tune in your Satellite stations Let AV5 tune in your Radio stations 14 Program lists Using the program lists Naming a station Moving or clearing a station 16 Manual tuning Tuning in TV stations Tuning in Satellite stations Tuning in Radio stations 22 Update tuning Update the tuning of your stations 23 Stand Setting your favourite stand positions 24 Clock Setting the clock
A U T O T U N I N G Let AV5 tune in your TV stations TV Press to tune in TV stations The BeoCenter AV5 auto tuning function tunes in all your TV stations automatically. Before you call up the menu for auto tuning, you must choose TV as your source.
Let AV5 tune in your Satellite stations Please note… If your Satellite arrangement includes a motorised dish, please refer to the following page for further information before you start your auto tuning… SETUP Press to start tuning in Satellite stations SAT Press to call up the main setup menu MENU SAT then TIMER PICTURE SOUND The BeoCenter AV5 auto tuning function tunes in all your Satellite stations* automatically. Before you call up the menu for auto tuning, choose Satellite as your source.
> Auto tuning – Satellite Auto tuning of Satellite equipped with motorised dish… If your Outdoor Unit arrangement for Satellite reception includes a motorised dish and an external positioner, you must direct the position of the dish to the Satellites you want to auto tune stations from.
Let AV5 tune in your Radio stations The BeoCenter AV5 auto tuning function tunes in all your Radio stations automatically. Before you call up the menu for auto tuning, you must choose Radio as your source. You can tune in up to 59 Radio stations. As the tuning progresses, the registered stations appear on the menu with a program number and a name, if any such is registered*. SETUP See page 14 for instructions of how to use the program list.
P R O G R A M L I S T S Using the program lists TV Press to select a source, e.g.
*Naming a station… If you choose to name a station yourself, the station or program number you select will be emphasised to make the actual naming easier, as illustrated on the program list for TV stations to the right. To write a name character by character, you press ▲ or ▼ until you find the first character you want in your name. For TV or Satellite, this character may appear as a part of a preset name which has been entered to make the naming process easier and faster.
M A N U A L T U N I N G Tuning in TV stations TV Press to select TV then MENU Press to call up the main setup menu Before you start… On a multi-standard BeoCenter AV5, several broadcast systems may be available for stations, so check that the correct broadcast system is displayed before you start tuning, otherwise some stations may not appear during tuning. To do so, call up the second menu for manual tuning of TV stations, then select the correct system.
What’s on the TV MANUAL TUNING menu… FREQUENCY Indicates the TV frequency. PROGRAM Program number – 79 program numbers are available. ID (Name) Naming stations – ‘write’ a name by revealing the individual characters for each character space – 8 characters spaces are available. When you reveal the first characters, an appropriate preset name may appear. If no preset name is available – then continue to ‘write’ the name character by character.
> Manual tuning – Satellite tuning Tuning in Satellite stations SAT Press to select Satellite SETUP then MENU Press to call up the setup menu SAT TIMER The main SETUP menu for SAT appears… then GO SOUND Main setup menu for Satellite Press to select SAT and call up the menu The SAT SETUP menu appears… then GO Press until MANUAL TUNING is lit up Press to call up the menu tt The SAT MANUAL TUNING menu appears… Press to start tuning then PICTURE SAT SETUP AUTO TUNING PROGRAM LIST UPDATE TU
What’s on the SAT MANUAL TUNING menu… FREQUENCY Indicates the Satellite (SAT) frequency. POLARITY Select best picture quality. POLARITY can be set to: HOR… for Horizontal polarization VERT… for Vertical polarization 00 - 63… for numerical indication of polarization (relevant only if polarity is set to Skew in the special ODU setup menu*) *Note: For further information about the ODU (Out Door Unit) setup menu, please refer to the ODU Setting up guide.
> Manual tuning – Satellite tuning What’s on the SAT SOUND TUNING menu… SOUND Stereo and Mono sound are available. Use ▲ or ▼ to reveal either option. (FREQUENCY) Only applies for when Mono sound is selected. Tune in the mono sound frequency. (LEFT FREQ – RIGHT FREQ) Indicates the left and right frequencies. The items are only available, if you have chosen STEREO as your sound option. Once a frequency is selected for LEFT, the RIGTH frequency is changed and set automatically.
Tuning in Radio stations You can tune in your Radio stations yourself. Assign them with a program number, and a name, and determine the type of sound, you want for your station. What’s on the RADIO MANUAL TUNING menu… FREQUENCY Frequency for Radio stations. SETUP ID (Name) Naming stations – 8 characters spaces are available. If a station name is broadcast via RDS, it appears automatically. This name will be updated automatically if a different name is broadcast.
U P D A T E T U N I N G Update the tuning of your stations TV Select the source where you want to update your tuning, e.g. TV TV TIMER then MENU Since new TV, Satellite or Radio stations appear from time to time, you may need to update the tuning of your stations. SETUP Press to call up the main setup menu for TV PICTURE SOUND Main setup menu for TV The update tuning function tunes in these new stations, while the other stations remain the same*.
S T A N D Setting your favourite stand positions You can preset two positions for BeoCenter AV5 to turn to via the menu for stand positions. Press to select TV SETUP TV then TV Press to call up the main setup menu TIMER MENU PICTURE You can preset the BeoCenter AV5 to automatically turn to your favourite viewing position when you switch it on, and automatically turn to a particular standby position when you switch it off.
C L O C K Setting the clock TV Press to select TV SETUP then TV To synchronise with Teletext time… Select a national TV station by keying in its program number, e.g. 1 12 2 then Press to call up the main setup menu MENU for TV The main SETUP menu for TV appears… TIMER PICTURE SOUND STAND You can synchronise the clock with the Teletext time broadcast by the station you are currently on or choose to set the clock yourself.
Showing the clock on the display… In order to display the clock on the BeoCenter AV5, you press LIST on Beo4 until CLOCK is revealed in the Beo4 display. Then, press GO to display the clock. To set the clock yourself… The clock remains on the display, until you perform another operation, for example, press TV. If you wish to remove the clock from the display, press LIST to display CLOCK again, and press GO.
T V , S A T E L L I T E A N D T E L E T E X T 28 Daily operations Watching a programme 29 Teletext How to call up Teletext pages Presetting your own favourite Teletext pages Using the basic Teletext functions Teletext subtitles Making the subtitles appear automatically Page update function Using the Fastext or ‘FLOF’ system Making video tape recordings via Teletext 27
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N S Watching a programme TV SAT Press to switch on to the TV program number you were last watching Press to switch on to the Satellite program number you were last watching Press to step through your program numbers or 0 through 9 Press to select a specific program number, pressing 0 will switch to the program number you were last watching To switch displays for a station… Press to display the name of the TV current station or SAT Press TV or SAT again to display the
T E L E T E X T How to call up Teletext pages If the station you are currently watching transmits Teletext, you press TEXT on Beo4 to call up Teletext.* BeoCenter AV5 offers improved Teletext which means that the time it takes to call up Teletext pages is reduced. The first page which appears is a preset favourite Teletext page, the cue MEM1 in the upper left-hand corner of the screen indicates this status.
> Teletext Presetting your own favourite Teletext pages… TEXT Press to call up Teletext Find the page you want to store as a favourite Teletext page… LIST 1 then Press to preset the current page as, for example, your favourite Teletext page 1 GO EXIT By presetting your own favourite Teletext pages, you will obtain greater benefits when using the Teletext information system.
Using the basic Teletext functions Once you have found the Teletext page you want, there are various facilities at your disposal which make it easier for you to read the page. STOP/SUBPAGE You can use this function when you call up a Teletext page with subpages. A Teletext page can have a large number of subpages. The subpages are identified by a 4-digit subcode.
> Teletext Teletext subtitles 6 then Select the program number for which you want subtitles, for example 6, and switch to Teletext TEXT Some Teletext broadcasters provide subtitles for their TV or SAT programmes. Such subtitles are transmitted on a specific Teletext page*.
Page update Teletext function You can ask to be reminded as soon as a specific Teletext page is available or any changes occur on a page. To do so, call up Teletext and key in the number of the Teletext page you want, then select the update function on Beo4 and return to watching TV undisturbed. The cue FOUND appears on the screen when the page you want to see is found. When the page is updated, the cue UPDATE appears on the screen*. If you want to see the Teletext page straight away, press GO.
> Teletext Using the Fastext or ‘FLOF’ system The Fastext facility (also known as FLOF = Full Level One Feature) is provided by some Teletext broadcasters. It enables the user to step directly to any one of four different pages linked to the page, currently on the screen.
Making video tape recordings via Teletext If you connect a BeoCord V 8000 videotape recorder to your BeoCenter AV5, you can make Timer recordings directly via the Teletext page listing TV (or Satellite) programmes. You can programme several Timer recordings at the same time. Yet the actual programming procedure varies, depending on whether the PDC/VPS* facility in the videotape recorder is activated or not, and whether the programme you wish to record is broadcast with PDC/VPS* signals.
> Making Videotape recordings via Teletext PDC/VPS facility and Timer recording… The PDC/VPS facility in your videotape recorder enables you to make use of the PDC (Program Delivery Control) and the VPS (Video Programming System) broadcasting signals accompanying programmes in some countries. The facility can be set to On or Off via the videotape recorder’s setup menu.
C D BeoCenter AV5’s built-in CD player is able to play audio CDs. In addition, however, the CD player accommodates other CD formats such as PHOTO CD or CD-i. 38 CD audio The BeoCenter AV5 will know what type of CD you load. Just load it and start playback. If you load a CD which is not an audio CD, the CD itself will instruct you how to use it.
C D A U D I O Daily operations Press the LOAD button on the BeoCenter AV5 close-up operation panel to open the CD compartment and load your CD… CD Press to start playing a CD Press to select the next track or Press to play the current track again or press twice to play the previous track or 0 through Use the number keys and key in an exact track number 9 tt Press to search forwards on a CD ss Press to search backwards on a CD LIST While a track is being played… Press LIST until COUNTER appea
Playing tracks in a random order You can choose to play all the tracks on a CD in random order. The random order playback function can be set to on or off. When the function is switched on, RANDOM appears in the BeoCenter AV5 display. If you want to overrule the random order playback sequence in order to hear a specific track, simply key in or step to the relevant track number. Once this track is finished, the random order playback sequence will continue.
O T H E R C D F O R M A T S Operating other CD formats with Beo4 Press the LOAD button on the close-up operation panel to open the CD compartment and load your CD, press LOAD again to close the compartment… CD Press to start a CD Follow the instructions on the CD… To move a cursor on the screen… Press to move the cursor upwards Press to move the cursor downwards tt Press to move the cursor to the right ss Press to move the cursor to the left When it is appropriate or required… Press to activate
CD configuration Most of the CD formats supported by BeoCenter AV5 can be loaded and played directly. If, for some reason, you need to apply a different configuration to your CD application, you must use the menu for CD configuration. What’s on the CD CONFIGURATION menu… CD-I PAL and NTSC are available for this item – select the appropriate PAL or NTSC system for your application.
R A D I O Daily operations RADIO or 0 through 9 Press to switch on to the Radio program number you were last listening to You will be using the following operations daily: Press to step through your program numbers • Switching on to Radio program numbers • Switching displays for a Radio program number • Turning your BeoCenter AV5 to achieve an optimum sound reproduction • Adjusting the volume • Switching the system off Press to select a specific program number, pressing 0 will switch to the pro
S O U N D A N D 43 P I C T U R E How to adjust sound The sound levels in your BeoCenter AV5 are set to neutral values which suit most situations. However, if you wish, you can adjust the levels to your liking. SETUP Select the source where you want to adjust the sound, e.g. TV TV TV TIMER Press to call up the main setup menu for TV PICTURE MENU SOUND Via the menu for sound adjustment, you can adjust volume, balance, bass and treble levels and switch the Loudness function on or off.
> Picture and Sound Switching sound LIST Press LIST until SOUND* is displayed then GO Press to display the current sound The current sound is indicated in the BeoCenter AV5 display then GO Press repeatedly to switch between the different types of sound and stop when you hear the desired sound *Note: In order to display SOUND on Beo4, you must add the function to the Beo4 list of functions, please refer to Beo4’s own User’s guide and the chapter, Customizing your Beo4, for further instruction.
How to adjust picture The picture levels in your BeoCenter AV5 are set to neutral values which suit most situations. However, if you wish, you can adjust the levels to your liking. SETUP Press to call up the source you want to adjust picture levels for, e.g. TV TV TV TIMER Press to call up the main setup menu for TV PICTURE MENU SOUND Via the menu for picture adjustment, you can adjust levels of brilliance, colour and contrast for your picture screen.
T I M E R F U N C T I O N Using the Timer function for play or standby Select the source you wish to make a Timer for, e.g.
Via the TIMER LIST, you can edit or clear your Timer. If you wish to clear a Timer at a later date, return to the menu for Timer play or standby and clear the Timer in question, as described in the button sequence to the far right of this page. *Note: If you wish to make a Timer which switches the entire system off, no matter which source is playing, switch BeoCenter AV5 to standby and then press MENU to call up the main setup menu.
V I D E O T A P E R E C O R D I N G Instant recording onto videotape To make an instant recording… TV Press to record from a source or SAT or If you have a BeoCord V 8000 videotape recorder connected to your BeoCenter AV5*, you can make an instant recording of a programme you are currently watching or listening to.
Main setup menu for videotape recorder In the BeoCenter AV5 menu system, a main setup menu also exists for V.Tape. SETUP V. TAPE TIMER This main setup menu gives access to the videotape recorder’s own menu system as well as the menus which are available for your BeoCenter AV5.
B E O C E N T E R A V 5 A N D B E O L I N K Using BeoCenter AV5 in a BeoLink system TV Press to switch to TV CD Press to play a CD or or RADIO Press to switch on to Radio Then, operate your BeoCenter AV5 as usual… Using main room audio or video sources… Press to switch to Satellite SAT or Press to switch on a videotape V TAPE recorder Continue to operate the sources in the usual manner… Main room system Link room system If you want to transfer audio or video sources from your main room syste
Note: If Satellite and V.Tape are available in your link room system, inbuilt or connected to BeoCenter AV5 respectively, and you want to watch Satellite or V.Tape from a main room system, you must press LIST repeatedly to find LINK* in the Beo4 display first, and then press SAT or V TAPE to watch these sources on your link room system.
B E O C E N T E R • PLAY TIMER TV SAT RADIO CD A V 5 … LOAD BeoCenter AV5 close-up operation panel – The buttons are placed behind the display bar – but you will find that they are easy to operate when you stand in front of the system Buttons on the close-up operation panel LOAD Press to unload and load a CD in the CD compartment. CD The CD button enables you to start playing a loaded CD, and step through the tracks on your CD.
… C L O S E - U P O P E R A T I O N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PT BeoCenter AV5 display bar – The display bar gives information about the state of the system and conceals the BeoCenter AV5 close-up operation panel. Displayed information CD track indicator – 1 2 3 4 5 6 etc. Indicates all the tracks on the loaded CD (only applies to audio CDs), up to 25 tracks can be displayed. The BeoCenter AV5 display indicates the current source and track.
> BeoCenter AV5 close-up operation Direct access sockets PHONES R L VIDEO S–VHS 1 INPUT 2 PHONES (Headphones) You can connect stereo headphones to the socket marked PHONES. Cut out the BeoCenter AV5 loudspeakers by pressing the Beo4 volume button right on the middle. Once you remove the headphones, press the volume button again to demute the BeoCenter AV5 loudspeakers. To watch your Camcorder recordings on the BeoCenter AV5, connect the Camcorder and switch the BeoCenter AV5 on by pressing, e.
Q U I C K G U I D E T O O N - S C R E E N SETUP TV AUTO TUNING TV SETUP TV AUTO TUNING TIMER PROGRAM LIST PICTURE UPDATE TUNING SOUND MANUAL TUNING FREQUENCY 210 ACTIVATE STAND TV PROGRAM LIST TV TIMER CLOCK AV SOCKET 55 M E N U S PROGRAM 5 FILMNET START 10:00 STOP 11:00 DAYS MTWTFSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 DR TV2 ZDF EURO ........ ARD TV UPDATE TUNING PICTURE FREQUENCY 45 BRILLIANCE ................ . . . . . . . . COLOUR ................ . . . . . . . . CONTRAST ................
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