I N T R O D U C I N G B E O V I S I O N M X Your BeoVision MX TV is designed to give you years of uncomplicated enjoyment and pleasure. All operations can be carried out with ease, using the Beo4 remote control. From daily operations to setting picture and sound preferences, you only need to press a few buttons in a straightforward sequence.
For your safety… • Bang & Olufsen products are developed for indoor use in dry, domestic environments only, and for use within a temperature range of 1040° C (50-105° F). • Make sure that your product is set up (placed and connected) in accordance with the enclosed setting-up instructions. • Always place your Bang & Olufsen product on a firm and stable surface. Products placed on soft, heavy carpets must be duly protected against overturning.
L I S T Before you start… This guide explains how to preset and use your BeoVision MX TV with the Beo4 remote control. For connections, maintenance, and setting-up instructions, please refer to pages 32-35 of this guide.
P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A T I O N Beo4 remote control The Beo4 remote control is the key to all the functions in your BeoVision MX TV. You can rest the remote control on a table or you can hold it in your hand.
U S I N G This User’s guide explains how to operate your BeoVision MX TV using the Beo4 remote control. It will guide you through the operations available for your MX TV. In the column to either the far left or right of the page, the operation in question is shown as a sequence of buttons which correspond to the buttons on your Beo4 remote control. This sequence is accompanied by a short instruction.
O N – S C R E E N M E N U S Help to start using the on-screen menus TV Switch on the TV then MENU Menu Call up the main menu • • • • The main menu appears… Press to move the red text/cursor to the other items in the menu Make sure that the item/function you want is lit up in red, then… GO TV program list Sound Picture Setup The main menu – when you call up the main menu, the first item in the menu is lit up in red – The items are lit up in red when you select them.
T U N I N G Tuning in TV stations MENU Press to call up the main menu Before you start… Make sure that you select the appropriate broadcast system in the Tuning menu before you start tuning in channels. Please note that the TV’s are equipped to receive the appropriate broadcast system, only some TV’s offer more than one broadcast system.
What’s on the first Tuning menu… Freq The frequency of the stations. You prompt the TV to search for a station. The tuning stops at the first station producing an acceptable signal. If you wish to continue searching, press ▲ or ▼ again. If you know the exact frequency, you can key it in directly*. *Note: See the list on page 11 for a conversion of TV channel numbers to frequencies. Fine Fine tuning of a station. The TV automatically tunes to the best possible picture.
P R O G R A M L I S T Calling up the program list MENU All the stations stored in your TV appear in a program list.
T V Italy Channel designation number A B C D E F G H H1 H2 France On-screen display MHz 53 62 82 175 183 197 201 210 217 224 Australia Channel designation number 0 1 2 3 4 5 5A 6 7 8 9 10 11 C H A N N E L / F R E Q U E N C Y On-screen display MHz 46 57 64 86 95 102 138 175 182 189 196 209 216 Channel designation number FA FB FC1 FC F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 C O N V E R S I O N VHF On-screen display MHz 47 55 60 63 176 184 192 200 208 216 Channel designation number E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12
C L O C K How to set the clock… MENU Press to call up the main menu Menu The main menu appears… • • • • Press until Setup is lit up then GO Press to call up the Setup menu The Setup menu appears… TV program list Sound Picture Setup The main menu You have to set the 24-hour clock in your MX TV to the correct time. If the station you are on transmits Teletext, you can synchronise with Teletext. This means that the TV clock is always in exact accordance with the Teletext time*.
What’s on the Clock menu… Time The time is indicated in hours and minutes, for example 17:55 for five minutes to six pm. Text time This indicates whether the clock is synchronized with Teletext time or not. The first time you call up the clock menu, the following displays are possible for this item: TV program 1… appears if you choose to synchronise with Teletext and indicates the station, e.g. TV program 1, whose Teletext you are synchronising with.
S T A N D Presetting a stand position To preset an On position yourself… Menu MENU Press to call up the main menu • • • • The main menu appears… Press until Setup is lit up TV program list Sound Picture Setup then GO Press to call up the Setup menu The main menu The Setup menu appears… Setup Press until Stand is lit up then GO • • • • • Press to call up the Stand menu The Stand menu appears… then tt or Press to turn the TV to your preferred position ss Tuning Timer Clock Sockets Stand T
T I M E R 15 S O U N D Switching Timer sound to on or off… If you have a compatible Bang & Olufsen audio system* connected to your MX TV and for example have programmed the audio system to start playing at a certain time, you can choose to cut in your TV speakers when the audio system starts playing.
D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N S Using your MX TV TV Switches on the TV programnumber you were last watching Press to step through your programnumbers or 0 through 9 Selects specific programnumbers; press 0 alone to switch to the programme you were last on Raises the volume Lowers the volume Press right on the middle of the volume button to silence the speakers immediately Press again to recall the sound LIST Press until CLOCK is displayed then GO GO The time is displayed on-screen permanently
T E L E T E X T How to call up Teletext pages If the station you are currently watching transmits Teletext, press TEXT on Beo4 to call up Teletext*. The first page which appears is a preset favourite Teletext page, the cue MEM 1 in the upper left-hand corner of the screen indicates this status. A favourite page is a specific page which has been preset in your TV. Four favourite pages, MEM 1, 2, 3 and 4, are available in your MX TV for each station which transmits Teletext.
> Teletext Using the basic Teletext functions Retaining subpages… Call up the Teletext page with subpages… then Press to retain any subpage STOP STOP/SUBPAGE Before you use this function, you must call up the Teletext page of which you want a subpage. A Teletext page can have a large number of subpages which turn successively. The subpages are identified by a 4-digit subcode.
Teletext subtitles Some Teletext broadcasters provide subtitles for their TV or SAT programmes. Such subtitles are transmitted on a specific Teletext page, for example 333. Use the Index page (100) to find the subtitles page. You can enlarge the subtitles on the screen to make them easier to read. Press LIST to display LARGE and then press GO. Select the program number for which you want subtitles, e.g.
> Teletext Page update Teletext function Key in the relevant Teletext page number, then… Press LIST until UPDATE is displayed LIST then Press to see the TV picture GO When the page has been found, the cue FOUND appears on the screen GO GO Press GO twice if you want to see the page straight away Or GO Press GO once if you want to be reminded when the page has been updated GO If you have chosen to be reminded when the page has been updated, the cue UPDATE appears on the screen, then… Press to see th
“Fastext” or FLOF The Fastext facility (also known as FLOF = Full Level One Feature) is a facility 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. This facility reduces access time to these instant access pages to almost zero. At the same time, it helps the user find a logical path through the multiplicity of available Teletext pages.
> Teletext Making Timer recordings via Teletext TEXT MENU If you have connected a Bang & Olufsen BeoCord VX 7000 or V 8000 video tape recorder to your BeoVision MX, you can make a Timer recording directly from the Teletext page listing TV programmes.
Making Timer recordings via V.Tape main menu… If you choose to call up the V.Tape main menu and select the item Timer recording, you will get the Video tape recorder’s Timer index which lists the Timers you may have made already. Now you must press GO to call up the Timer recording menu, prompting you to fill in the information regarding your recording. See pages 36-37 for further information of the V.
P I C T U R E A N D 25 S O U N D Adjusting the picture… Press to call up the main menu The Picture menu is for picture adjustments – You can raise or lower the level for the items in the menu. The main menu appears… • • • • Once your adjustments are completed, you can choose to store them. Note: When the BeoVision leaves the factory, all the picture levels are set to neutral values which suit the majority of situations.
> Picture and Sound Adjusting the sound MENU Press to call up the main menu Menu The main menu appears… • • • • then Press until Sound is lit up then GO Press to call up the Sound menu The first Sound menu appears… TV program list Sound Picture Setup The main menu Press to reveal options for the items in the menu or tt or Press to move from item to item in the menu Balance 2< Volume 30 The first Sound menu – allows you to adjust balance in your TV speakers and volume.
What’s on the first Sound menu… Balance The loudspeaker balance for the built-in, internal speakers can be adjusted by max. 8 steps to the left or right. Volume Volume can be adjusted with a range of 00 to 80, pressing the ▲ or ▼ buttons raise or lower the level by 2 steps. Note: Volume can be adjusted at all times without calling up this Sound menu.
> Picture and sound Switching sound LIST Press LIST until SOUND* is displayed then GO Press repeatedly to switch between the different types of sound The current sound is indicated in the on-screen display, including the current program number… TV 2 Stereo To display the type of sound used for the programme you are currently watching… TV TV TV Press to display the name of the current station Press in quick succession to display the current type of sound *Note: In order to display SOUND on Beo4,
B E O V I S I O N M X A N D A U D I O S Y S T E M Video sound in audio speakers – or vice versa Video sound in audio speakers… TV To enable an integrated audio and video system setup, BeoVision MX and your Bang & Olufsen audio system must be interconnected by a special BeoLink cable which 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 31 M X Using BeoVision MX in a link room If you have your BeoVision MX installed in a link room, just operate your BeoVision MX as if it was placed in a main room, that is, operate it as you usually would. Press to switch on your TV Then operate the TV as usual… You can watch and listen to the sources available in your link room. The video and audio sources in your main room are also available. Press to start V.
B E O V I S I O N M X … Sockets and buttons on the front Headphones socket… You can connect headphones to the socket in the lower right-hand corner on the front. If you connect headphones, the TV speakers are cut out. To switch to standby, so that the TV is ready to be used again, press the mains switch • again. When the TV is switched to standby, the indicator light turns red. When the TV is switched on the indicator light is green.
… P L A C E M E N T A N D C O N N E C T I O N S Sockets on the rear panel POWER LINK 1 POWER LINK 2 S-VHS AUDIO AUX LINK AV 2 AV 1 UHF & VHF 75 Ω B&O STAND 16V = / 300mA R 8 OHM L Aerial Connect the cable from your external aerial to the aerial socket marked UHF & VHF on the rear panel of the TV. Note: The socket marked TRANSPOSER is for a special transposer required for the French SECAM L TV system. Stand The 4-pin DIN socket is for connection of a Bang & Olufsen motorized stand or -base.
R E G I S T E R I N G E X T R A E Q U I P M E N T TV setup for connected equipment … MENU Press to call up the main menu Before you start… You only have to program the TV setup if: • You have connected external Power Link speakers to your MX TV • You have connected a Bang & Olufsen video tape recorder of a type other than the BeoCord VX 7000 or V 8000 • You have connected any non-Bang & Olufsen equipment to your TV Menu The main menu appears… • • • • then Press until Setup is lit up then GO Pres
What’s on the Sockets menu… PL (Power Link) Refers to the two 8-pin POWER LINK sockets for connection of a pair of external Bang & Olufsen Power Link speakers. Options On or Off are available; select On if you connect external Power Link speakers to your TV. AV1 Refers to the 21-pin AV1 socket for connection of your primary video tape recorder. Options V.Tape-1 B&O, V.Tape-1, V.TP-1+Dec or Off are available. V.
M E N U S Your MX TV adapts its main menu to the source you have selected. The number of menu variants depend on the number of sources your system includes. F O R O T H E R Menu • • • • SAT program list Sound Picture SAT menu To gain access to such a menu select your source and then press MENU on Beo4 e.g. press SAT* then MENU to call up the Satellite main menu.
Q U I C K G U I D E T O M X M E N U S Main menu TV program list Menu • • • • TV program list Sound Picture Setup 1 2 3 4 DR1 TV2 TV1000 .......... 10 11 12 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Balance Volume Speaker Centre Sound (Sound) Bass Treble Loudness Picture Brilliance Colour Contrast Tint Setup Setup • Tuning • Timer • Clock • Sockets • Stand Tuning Freq Fine System Decoder Pg Name Sound –– . . . . . . . . . .
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