I N T R O D U C I N G B E O V I S I O N A V A N T Press a button on the Beo4 remote control – just one! With majestic elegance, the BeoVision Avant video system turns towards you, and the curtains slide open revealing the picture on the screen. A unique picture and sound experience awaits you. The Beo4 remote control is the key to the BeoVision Avant video system. It will take you into a world of entertainment. This guide explains how...
U S I N G T H E G U I D E S Before you start… Two guides are enclosed with the BeoVision Avant: A User’s guide and a Setting-up guide. This User’s guide explains how to tune and preset your BeoVision Avant and operate the various other functions offered by the system, using the Beo4 remote control. Most of the functions described in this guide are accompanied by a set of buttons which guide you through the operation step-by-step.
C O N T E N T S 4 Principles of operation Beo4 and BeoVision Avant, 4 Beo4 operating principles, 5 Help to use on-screen menus, 6 Advice on setting up, 7 61 BeoVision Avant and AV systems Surround sound, 62 Audio system and BeoVision Avant, 65 Link room with BeoVision Avant, 66 Extra functions in Beo4, 67 9 Tuning and presetting Tuning in, 10 Setting and checking the time, 17 Presetting your favourite stand position, 18 Setting the menu reminder to On or Off, 19 68 Close-up operation Displayed inform
P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A T I O N Beo4 and BeoVision Avant Before you start operating BeoVision Avant, it may be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the Beo4 principles of operation. Your BeoVision Avant video system is designed for remote operation using the Beo4 remote control. Beo4 integrates remote operation of your BeoVision Avant and of the basic, daily functions in recent Bang & Olufsen audio systems.
Beo4 operating principles The Beo4 remote control is divided into 5 areas. Each area have their own dedicated functions. The buttons are arranged so that your operation of the various functions in BeoVision Avant is made as simple and clear as possible. The display reads out which source you are controlling, but if you press the LIST button, the cue on the display changes*. The Beo4 display tells you which source you are operating. But it is also used for calling up extra functions.
O N - S C R E E N M E N U S Help to use on-screen menus MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 1 through 4 Press the relevant number key to call up the item/menu you want, 1-4, if Sat is available the main menu contains 5 items or then GO Press to move the cursor (red text) and light up the item/menu you want...
Advice on setting up Setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tuning Sound Picture Stand Source Menu Clock V.Tape From the BeoVision Avant Setup menu, you can call up the various menus for tuning in and presetting. See the items in the Setup menu below... 1 Tuning… Gives access to tuning in TV stations, (satellite stations) and the Video tape recorder. 2 Sound… Gives access to adjusting sound. 3 Picture… Gives access to adjusting the picture.
T U N I N G A N D 9 P R E S E T T I N G This section contains operations for tuning and the presets you (or your Bang & Olufsen dealer) must undertake when you set up the BeoVision Avant for the first time. 10 Tuning in Tuning in TV stations, 10 Video tape recorder and TV stations, 12 Tuning in Satellite stations, 14 You may find this section useful later on, if you wish to tune in to a new TV station, or change or readjust some of the presets you have made.
T U N I N G I N Tuning in TV stations MENU Call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 4 GO GO Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 5 The Setup menu appears… Press to select Tuning The Tuning access menu appears… Select the first item, TV The first TV tuning menu appears... then Press to let the system search for TV stations or 2 1 Alternatively,...
What’s on the first TV tuning menu… Freq (frequency)... Searching stops at the first station producing an acceptable signal. If you know a station’s exact frequency number, key it in directly using the number buttons. (System)… If System appears on the menu, make sure that the correct broadcast system is displayed before you start tuning: B/G... for PAL/SECAM B/G I... for PAL I L... for SECAM L M... for NTSC D/K...
> Tuning in Video tape recorder and TV stations MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 5 instead The Setup menu appears… GO Press to select the first item, Tuning The Tuning access menu appears... 2 Press to select V.Tape, if Sat is available V.Tape will be item 3 instead The V.Tape tuning menu appears...
What’s on the V.Tape tuning menu… Pr (TV station)... The TV program number appears here. Fine (fine tuning)...To fine tune a station when it is used via the video tape recorder. Source (specific source selection)... You can instruct the video tape recorder to get its information from a specific source whenever it records a specific TV programme: V.Tape tuner... Is the basic setting and it should be selected in far the most cases.
> Tuning in Tuning in to Satellite stations MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 5 Press to call up the Setup menu The Setup menu appears… GO Press to call up the Sat tuning menu The first Sat tuning menu appears...
What’s on the primary Sat tuning menu… Freq (frequency)... Searching stops at the first station producing an acceptable signal. If this is not the station you want, press ▲ or ▼ again to continue searching. Alternatively, key in the exact frequency number using the number keys. Pol (polarity)... Press ▲ or ▼ to change for the best picture quality. Pol can be set to: Vert... for vertical polarization Hor... for horizontal polarization 00 – 63...
> Tuning in: ...to satellite stations Format… Two format settings are available, you can store a format for each Satellite program. The default setting is 15:9, but if ”noise” appears in the right and left side of the picture, choose the 14:9 format instead, enabling the curtains on the TV screen to hide the ”noise”. You can still change the picture format for each program even though you have stored a setting, see page 56-57. Sound (mono/stereo/language)...
C L O C K Setting and checking the time BeoVision Avant has a built-in, 24-hour clock which ensures that your Timer programming entries are carried out correctly. You can set and synchronise the BeoVision Avant clock with the Teletext time transmitted by e.g. a national TV program. Menu 1 2 3 4 Timer record Timer play TV list Setup The main menu Setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tuning Sound Picture Stand Source Menu Clock V.
S T A N D Presetting your favourite stand positions MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 4 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 5 The Setup menu appears… Press to call up the Stand menu BeoVision Avant’s motorised stand, enables you to turn the entire system using your Beo4 remote control. When you switch the system off, it automatically reverts to a neutral standby position (0), unless you store a particular standby position.
M E N U 19 R E M I N D E R Setting the menu reminder function to On or Off Menu 1 2 3 4 Timer record Timer play TV list Setup While you are operating BeoVision Avant via the on-screen menus, you can, in some instances, call up extra functions to aid you with your operations by pressing the MENU button once more.
Q U I C K G U I D E T O … Switching on to TV or Satellite TV SAT 0 through Switches on to the TV program number you were last watching Switches on to the Sat program number you were last watching Use the number keys to select a specific program number 9 Displays on BeoVision Avant of source indications and program number Press to step through your program numbers or Press the appropriate source button to switch on: TV or SAT. The BeoVision Avant turns to its preset position.
… D A I L Y 21 O P E R A T I O N S Volume adjustments and switching off You turn the volume level up or down and silence the speakers via the volume button on Beo4. Press to raise the volume Indication of volume level Press to lower the volume Press to switch to standby To switch off BeoVision Avant, press the red standby button •.
T V , S A T E L L I T E A N D T E L E T E X T Before you start… In order to receive Satellite stations, as described in this section, your BeoVision Avant must be specially equipped for Satellite reception.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N S Watching a programme TV Switches on to the TV program number you were last watching SAT Switches on to the Sat program number you were last watching Press to step through your program numbers or 0 through Press to select a specific program number (TV 1-99; SAT 1-119) The operations shown on this page are functions you will be using daily: • Switching on to a TV program number • Switching on to a satellite program number • Selecting other programs • Teletext opera
P R O G R A M 25 L I S T S Using the program list Menu 1 2 3 4 Timer record Timer play TV list Setup The main menu – if SAT is included in your system item 4 will be the Sat list, and Setup will be item 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BBC 1 BBC 2 ITV Sky Super Ch ZDF Children CNN ......... ......... ......... Eurosport ......... ......... MTV . . . . .
T E L E T E X T How to call up Teletext pages TEXT tt or Switches to Teletext Press to step to one of the four memory pages ss 3 then Press to select a specific page, for example page 302 0 then Teletext is an information system used to distribute news, weather forecasts and other information of general interest transmitted by some broadcasters. Press TEXT to see the Teletext transmitted by the TV station you are currently watching. 2 Alternatively...
Presetting a Teletext page as a memory page… When you access Teletext, BeoVision Avant provides instant access for both the four memory pages and any page you choose to see, as well as their respective subpages. Therefore, we recommend that you preset the pages you use most often as memory pages in order to get quicker access to them. To preset an ordinary Teletext page as a memory page, follow the procedure shown to the far right.
> Teletext Using the basic Teletext functions Finding a subpage… Call up the Teletext page with the subpages you want, then… STOP Press stop to access subpage function then Press to see subpages or 0 0 0 Alternatively, Key in the four digits for the subpage you wish to see, for example subpage 0005 5 STOP Press to leave the subpage function and release the page LIST Press LIST until LARGE is displayed on Beo4 then GO Press to enlarge the text in the upper half of the page Press GO again to en
Page update The page update function is used by the Teletext broadcaster to announce that the information on a certain Teletext page has been updated. You can, for example, make use of this function when you are watching a TV programme and want to be told the minute changes occur on a news page. If you want to leave the page update function before the page has been updated, press TEXT or GO. Call up the relevant Teletext page, then...
> Teletext Making video recordings via Teletext TEXT RECORD Press to switch to Teletext Call up the Teletext page listing TV programmes, then...
If PDC/VPS is set to On… If you have PDC/VPS set to On in the V.Tape’s Basic setup menu (see page 52-53), the recording procedure is controlled by the PDC/VPS broadcasting signals*. Even though you have set PDC/VPS to On, the method described to the right of this page only applies if the PDC/VPS broadcasting signals accompany the station you want to record from. If PDC/VPS is not broadcast with the station, the method described on the previous page applies.
> Teletext Using the “Fastext” system TEXT Switch to Teletext Call up a Fastext page… A small colour bar at the top of the page indicates that the page is a Fastext page Press one of the coloured buttons to access the Fastext system or or or Now an extra line appears on top of the page, indicates the titles of the four linked pages – each title written in one of the four colours then Press the coloured button which matches the colour of the page you want to see or or or TEXT Press again to leave
P I C T U R E A N D 33 S O U N D Adjusting the picture The picture levels in the BeoVision Avant are already set to neutral values which suit most situations, however, if you wish, you can adjust the picture to your liking. Menu 1 2 3 4 Timer record Timer play TV list Setup When you have made your picture adjustments, you must store them in order to make them a permanent setting. Main menu Setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tuning Sound Picture Stand Source Menu Clock V.
> Picture and sound Adjusting the sound MENU Call up the main menu The main menu appears… 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 5 The sound levels in the BeoVision Avant are already set to neutral values which suit most environments where BeoVision Avant is placed e.g. against a wall. You can, of course, choose to adjust the sound levels to your liking.
What’s on the Adjust menu… Volume… The volume level can be adjusted in steps of two within a range of 00 to 72. Bass… Bass tone can be adjusted in steps of one within a range of -6 to +6. 0 is the neutral setting. Treble… Treble tone can be adjusted in steps of one within a range of -6 to +6. 0 is the neutral setting. Loudness… Loudness can be set to On or Off. The loudness function is used to compensate for the human ear’s lack of sensitivity to high and low frequencies.
P I C T U R E - I N - P I C T U R E Watching two programmes simultaneously... LIST Press LIST until P-IN-P* is displayed on the Beo4 display then TV or Select the source you want to see in the small picture V TAPE or The picture-in-picture function enables you to see two programmes on screen simultaneously, for example two different TV programmes, a TV and a satellite programme, a video tape playback and a TV programme, etc...
V I D E O T A P E Load a video tape… Push the tape into the compartment in the centre below the picture screen, through the door until you feel the mechanism drawing it into the compartment. Press the EJECT button on the operation panel behind the BeoVision Avant display bar to unload the tape. BANG &OLUFSEN 37 R E C O R D E R Note: Never leave a tape in the compartment opening! The open flap keeps the system alert, wasting energy.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N S Video playback V TAPE Press to start playing the tape you have loaded The picture appears on the screen within a few seconds Press to raise the volume or Press to lower the volume Plays the next track on the tape or Plays the current track again – press twice to play the previous track 2 4 5 STOP Press to find a specific time on the tape directly, e.g.
With the tt and ss buttons and the four coloured buttons, you can wind and rewind the tape, cue forwards or backwards through the tape or play the tape in slow motion. Unless otherwise instructed, the video tape recorder plays the tape through to the end, rewinds the tape back to the beginning, and stops automatically. Press the standby button • to switch off the BeoVision Avant video tape recorder. If the video tape recorder is left unused for more than 8 minutes, it switches off automatically.
T I M E R R E C O R D I N G Making a Timer recording MENU Call up the main menu The main menu appears… then GO Press to select the first item, Timer record The Timer record menu appears, you can start programming... Press to reveal options for the items in the menu or 0 through 9 tt or Alternatively, Use the number buttons to fill in program number, start and stop times etc.
Source (Which source do you want to record?) The below sources may be available: TV... For recording of TV programmes. SAT... For recording of satellite programmes. Radio... For recording of radio programmes (audio only) from a Bang & Olufsen audio system. AV... For recording of the signal from any extra video equipment connected to the BeoVision Avant AV socket. Note: The various options appear if they are actually present in your BeoVision Avant setup.
> Timer recording The Timer index for Timer recordings MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then GO Press to select the first item, Timer record The Timer record menu appears, ss MENU Press to move the cursor to Pr or Source Press to call up the Timer index The Timer Index appears The Timer index lists the timer recordings you have made that are still waiting to be executed (eight programming entries at the most).
I N S T A N T 43 R E C O R D I N G Instant recording Use the Beo4 remote control to make an instant recording onto tape. First, find the programme you want to record, then start your recording. The video tape recorder starts recording instantly. TV LIGHT RADIO SAT DVD CD V TAPE RECORD A TAPE 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 TEXT 0 MENU Just remember that in order to return to your recording, you must press the V TAPE button first .
> Timer recording Nice to know about recording… • Recordings can be made at two speeds in the BeoVision Avant – SP Standard play and LP Long Play. See pages 52-54, Preferences for the video tape recorder, for further information. • If you want to record a specific TV programme directly from the TV, you must instruct the video tape recorder to do so in the special V.Tape tuning menu. Please refer to page 12, Video tape recorder and TV stations, for further information.
S P E C I A L T Y P E S O F 45 R E C O R D I N G Recording sound alone The BeoVision Avant video tape recorder can record sound alone – without any pictures. The sound recorded will be of very high quality. When the video tape recorder records sound alone, it automatically records at half the usual speed (LP). This enables you to record uninterruptedly for up to eight hours if you use an E-240 tape. Such ‘audio-only’ recordings can be made from an audio source in your Bang & Olufsen audio system.
> Special types of recording Copying video tapes Switch signal from an extra video tape recorder, DVD or CDV player to the TV... LIST Press until V.TAPE2* is displayed then GO Pictures from the extra video tape recorder appear on the TV screen DVD Press to start a DVD or CDV player or then RECORD Press to prepare BeoVision Avant for recording then RECORD Press to record Use V TAPE and STOP to pause the recording, press RECORD to resume recording… TV Press e.g.
Copying from a CamCorder In order to copy your CamCorder recordings onto a video tape in the BeoVision Avant, you have to connect your CamCorder to the easy-access sockets placed on the back of the BeoVision Avant below the local operation panel and start playback on your CamCorder. Then start recording via Beo4. While the tape is being copied, you can watch a TV programme or switch off the TV. Press V TAPE to return to the copying process.
S P E C I A L V I D E O F U N C T I O N S Adjusting the video picture – tracking MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 5 The Setup menu appears... Please note… Tracking adjustment will be carried out automatically when a new tape is played. You can instruct the video tape recorder to carry out such an automatic tracking adjustment any time during playback via the Beo4 remote control.
Using Beo4 tracking adjustment directly… As an easy alternative to the V.Tape Adjust menu, use the Beo4 tracking adjustment function: Find TRACKNG in the Beo4 display by pressing LIST repeatedly, then press ▲ or ▼ to adjust as required. Alternatively... Press until TRACKNG* is displayed When you use this function, there will be no menu available on the screen to guide you.
E X T R A V I D E O E Q U I P M E N T Registering extra video equipment MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 5 The AV Source menu appears... Any extra video equipment connected to the AV socket must be registered into the AV Source menu. Display the different options and press GO once you have found the option matching the equipment you have connected.
Switching on and using extra equipment… • To switch on a video tape recorder number 2, press LIST to display V.TAPE2* on Beo4, then press GO. • To switch on a DVD/CDV player press DVD on Beo4. • To switch on a DVD/CDV player press LIST to display DVD* or CDV*, then press GO. • The door camera picture may appear automatically as a picture-in-picture function on the TV screen, if your TV is switched on, when the door bell activates the door camera.
P R E F E R E N C E S F O R V I D E O T A P E R E C O R D E R Setting your preferences for the video tape recorder MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 5 The Setup menu appears… 8 Press to select item 8, V.Tape To gain full benefit of the functions described for the video tape recorder, you must enter your special preferences for the video tape recorder into its Basic setup menu.
What’s on the V.Tape Basic setup menu… Counter (displayed counter indication) The video tape recorder calibrates the tape – that is, registers the position on the tape during playback, recording and winding. This information will be read out in the BeoVision Avant display. The information thus read out can be set to: Time used or Time left: Time used... Tells you how long (hours and minutes) the tape has been playing.
> Preferences for video tape recorder SECAM sys (SECAM system – recording) This item allows you to select the type of SECAM system you wish to use, generally, for recording on to your video tapes: Play sys (colour system – playback) This item enables you to select a specific colour system, manually, when playing back a particular video tape: PAL... Standard setting – select it to achieve a better picture quality on your recordings.
P I C T U R E F O R M A T S BeoVision Avant and picture formats… BeoVision Avant always ensures you the best possible picture. It automatically adapts the picture so that it fills out as much of the television screen as possible. Standard TV picture BeoVision Avant adapts normal TV transmissions to fill out as much of the picture screen as possible. This illustration shows a 15:9 picture.
Changing the picture format… In some cases, picture format information is missing or not updated, this makes it impossible for BeoVision Avant to detect the picture format automatically. You can then activate the ‘format optimise’ function to let BeoVision Avant select the most suitable format. The selected picture format depends on the type of picture currently shown. Picture formats and recordings… Video tape recordings will usually be shown in the 15:9 format.
T I M E R P L A Y Switching on or off automatically… MENU Call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 2 Press to call up the Timer play menu The Timer play menu appears… Press to reveal options for the items in the menu or 0 through 9 tt or Use the number buttons to fill in program number, start and stop times Press to step from item to item in the menu ss If you want to make e.g.
Source (Which source? or switch off?) TV… To switch on the TV. SAT… To switch on satellite TV. V.TAPE… To switch on the video tape recorder. RADIO… To switch on the radio. The actual programming of the Timer takes place on BeoVision Avant. However, if you have external speakers connected to your audio system and wish to hear the sound of your radio through these speakers, the Timer play function must be activated on the audio system and not on BeoVision Avant.
> Timer play Timer index for Timer play or standby MENU 2 Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… Press to call up the Timer play menu The Timer play menu appears… then MENU Press to call up the Timer index The Timer index appears… To edit a Timer in the index… Press until the Timer you want is lit up in red or then GO If you select a Timer in order to edit it, the Timer play menu appears again; to edit follow the same procedure as when you made the Timer entry.
B E O V I S I O N A V A N T A N D A V BeoVision Avant may be used in various combinations. This section explains the circumstances involving surround sound and Audio systems connected to BeoVision Avant. It also explains how to operate BeoVision Avant if it is placed in a Link room.
B E O V I S I O N A V A N T S U R R O U N D S O U N D BeoVision Avant as a surround sound AV system Record sound from a video source on your audio tape recorder… Select e.g. TV program number 7 TV 7 then LIST GO Press LIST until AV* is displayed Press GO to activate the audio/video function then RECORD RECORD Press to start the actual recording on the audio tape reocorder Record sound from an audio source on your video tape recorder… Select e.g.
One or five speakers – what’s the difference? BeoVision Avant offers five different sound modes, SPEAKER 1 to 5. While you are watching a TV or satellite programme, a video tape – or listening to a source from your Bang & Olufsen audio system, you can choose how many speakers you want to activate, provided that the various sound modes are available in your system.
> BeoVision Avant surround sound Switching speakers LIST SPEAKER 1 (Stereo): Press until SPEAKER is displayed then 1 LIST Press to cut in the BeoVision Avant speakers only SPEAKER 2 (Stereo): Press until SPEAKER is displayed then 2 LIST Press to cut in the two front speakers only SPEAKER 3 (Dolby 3 Stereo): Press until SPEAKER is displayed then 3 LIST Press to cut in the centre speakers and the two front speakers simultaneously SPEAKER 4 (Stereo-4): Press until SPEAKER is displayed then 4
B E O V I S I O N A V A N T A N D A U D I O 65 S Y S T E M Transferring from audio to video – or vice versa To enable an integrated audio and video system setup, BeoVision Avant and your Bang & Olufsen audio system must be interconnected by a special BeoLink cable. The BeoLink cable is available at your Bang & Olufsen dealer.
L I N K R O O M W I T H B E O V I S I O N A V A N T Using BeoVision Avant in a link room TV V TAPE Press to switch on your TV Press to switch on your V TAPE recorder Then operate your TV and V TAPE as usual… SAT Main room video sources… Press to switch on to Satellite RADIO Main room audio sources… Press to switch on radio CD Press to start the CD player A TAPE Press to start the audio tape recorder Continue to operate these main sources in the usual manner… To watch sources from your main
E X T R A F U N C T I O N S I N 67 B E O 4 Adding to the Beo4 list of functions The Beo4 buttons give access to direct remote control of a large number of functions in your BeoVision Avant. Yet the display on Beo4 enables you to operate even more functions… • Whenever a source is displayed on Beo4 (TV, RADIO, etc.) you can call up extra functions in the display to help you operate that source – just as if you were calling up extra buttons.
B E O V I S I O N A V A N T C L O S E - U P … Displayed information… BeoVision Avant display bar – The display bar gives information about the system and conceals the buttons for close-up operation on the back. 3 STEREO Dolby 3 Stereo* indicator PRO LOGIC Surround sound* indicator TIMER Indicates that a timer recording has been programmed into the video tape recorder. BeoVision Avant video system...
… O P E R A T I O N Buttons on the BeoVision Avant operation panel • PLAY TIMER TV SAT EJECT Unloads the video cassette you have loaded into the video tape recorder. REWIND Rewinds the tape in the video tape recorder quickly to the beginning. V.TAPE REWIND EJECT SAT The SAT button enables you to switch on to satellite TV, and to step through your satellite TV program numbers. TV The TV button enables you to switch on the TV, and to step through your TV program numbers. V.
Q U I C K Main Menu 1 2 3 4 5 Timer record Timer play TV list Sat list Setup G U I D E T O M E N U S 1 Timer record Timer index (Timer recordings) Source Pr Start Stop Date TV 1 10:25 – 11:25 2 Apr OK TV TV Sat TV Press MENU for teletext programming 2 Timer play 15 8 101 15 12:30 20:00 6:00 10:00 – 13:30 – 21:15 – 7:15 – 11:00 Press MENU for teletext programming Source Pr Start Stop Date TV 1 10:25 – 11:25 2 Apr OK Timer index (Timer play/standby) Press MENU for teletext programming TV
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