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 television 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 television. 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 television, 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 43 BeoVision Avant and AV systems Surround sound, 44 Audio system and BeoVision Avant, 47 Link room with BeoVision Avant, 48 Extra functions in Beo4, 49 9 Tuning and presetting Tuning in, 10 Setting and checking the time, 15 Presetting your favourite stand position, 16 Setting the menu reminder to On or Off, 17 50 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 television 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 3 Press the relevant number key to call up the item/menu you want, 1-3, if Sat is available the main menu contains 4 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 Tuning Sound Picture Stand Sources Menu Clock 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 Tuning in Satellite stations, 12 15 Clock Setting and checking the clock, 15 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 3 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 4 The Setup menu appears… GO Press to select Tuning The Tuning access menu appears… GO 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 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 select the first item, Tuning The Tuning access menu appears... 2 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 38-39. 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 Timer play 2 TV list 3 Setup The main menu To set and synchronise the time… Switch on to the national TV station that you want to synchronise with, make sure that it transmits Teletext.
S T A N D Presetting your favourite stand positions MENU Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears… then 3 4 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 4 The Setup menu appears… Press to call up the Stand menu The Stand menu appears...
M E N U 17 R E M I N D E R Setting the menu reminder function to On or Off Menu 1 Timer play 2 TV list 3 Setup The main menu Setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tuning Sound Picture Stand Sources Menu Clock The Setup menu Menu reminder On The menu for the Menu reminder function – You can switch the automatic menu reminder function On or Off as you like.
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 19 O P E R A T I O N S Turning the BeoVision Avant When you first switch on the BeoVision Avant, it will turn towards a viewing position quite automatically, but you can turn it to any position you want.. Three positions can be preset in the system: position 1 (favourite), 2 (secondary), and 0 (neutral).
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 23 L I S T S Using the program list Menu 1 Timer play 2 TV list 3 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... Press to program a recording A cursor appears highlighting the start time of the first programme on the page… Press to move the cursor to the programme you wish to record or Alternatively, press tt or ss to move the cursor GO Press to accept the start time Make sure the correct stop time is highlighted...
PDC/VPS facility and Timer recording… The PDC/VPS facility in your video tape 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 video tape recorder’s setup menu. The PDC/VPS facility ensures that a programme accompanied by the PDC/VPS signals will be recorded in its full length – even if the programme is delayed or prolonged.
> Teletext Using the “Fastext” system Switch to Teletext TEXT 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 ag
P I C T U R E A N D 31 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 Timer play 2 TV list 3 Setup When you have made your picture adjustments, you must store them in order to make them a permanent setting.
> Picture and sound Adjusting the sound MENU Call up the main menu The main menu appears… 3 Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 4 The Setup menu appears… 2 Press to select item number 2, Sound The Sound access menu appears... then 1 or Select the item you want in that menu 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.
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.
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… Press to record from television TV or SAT Press to record from satellite If you have a BeoCord V 8000 video tape recorder connected to your BeoVision Avant*, you can make an instant recording of a programme you are currently watching.
Main setup menu for video tape recorder In the BeoVision Avant menu system, a main setup menu also exists for V.Tape. This main setup menu gives access to the video tape recorder’s own menu system as well as the menus which are available for your BeoVision Avant. The menus for sound and picture adjustment, presetting of clock and stand positions as well as the Timer programming function and the menu for registering auxiliary Audio/Video equipment are available.
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 3 5 tt or Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 4 The Setup menu appears… Press to select item 5, Sources The AV Sources menu appears...
V.Tape AV Decoder V.Tape DVD Auto The Sources menu for the V.Tape socket gives you the following options to register the extra equipment you may have connected to the V.Tape socket, select… V.Tape…for a Bang & Olufsen video tape recorder Set-top box*…for a set-top box None…if nothing is connected Equipment connected to the AV socket, select… DVD…for a DVD or CDV player Set-top box*…for a set-top box V.AUX…for other auxiliary equipment Non B&O V.
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… Videotape 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 1 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 1 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 Press to start editing the Timer The Timer index lists your Timer play and Standby programming entries waiting to be executed.
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 Press LIST until AV* is displayed then RECORD RECORD Press to start the actual recording on the audio tape recorder 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 videotape – 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 47 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. Switch on to a TV programme or a satellite TV programme; or start playing a videotape 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 Press to switch on your TV Then operate your TV as usual… SAT V TAPE Main room video sources… Press to switch on to Satellite Press to switch on your V.
E X T R A F U N C T I O N S I N 49 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 • (Standby indicator) The red standby indicator lights up when you switch off the BeoVision Avant. The system may still be active – for example, if a recording is in progress (RECORD will then be lit).
… O P E R A T I O N Buttons on the BeoVision Avant operation panel • PLAY TIMER VOL STEP • Switches the BeoVision Avant to standby. PLAY TIMER Switches on the BeoVision Avant timer function, which ensures that any timer play instruction you have programmed into the television will be executed with the BeoVision Avant picture screeen and/or speakers cut in. TV SAT AUX STEP Steps through programs. If an external source (e.g. V.TAPE or DVD) is selected, this button activates the source.
Q U I C K Main Menu 1 2 3 4 Timer play TV list Sat list Setup G U I D E T O M E N U S 1 Timer play Timer index (Timer play/standby) Source Pr Start Stop Date TV 1 10:25 – 11:25 2 Apr OK TV 5 Sat 12 Standby Press MENU for teletext programming Press MENU to clear timer 2 TV list 1 DR1 2 TV2 3 TV1000 4.......... 5.......... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Press GO to select program 3 Sat list The menu guide… The main menu system in the BeoVision Avant is displayed on this page.
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