Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 4 User manual

Guide
BeoVision 4

The Guide and the Reference book
This Guide contains all the information you need to get the full benefit of your
Bang & Olufsen products. The Reference book contains information about
connecting and operating external equipment, as well as an overview of on-screen
menus.
We expect your Bang & Olufsen retailer to deliver, install and set up your products.
However, the information required to install and set them up is included in the
Guide and the Reference book. This is useful if you move your products or expand
your system at a later date.
The Guide and the Reference book both contain an index which can help you find
the specific subject you want to know more about.
An explanation of symbols
in the Guide and Reference
book
Buttons on the Beo4 remote
control
Display on the Beo4 remote
control
Display on the screen
TV
LIST
m
p
STORE
TV 12
BeoVision 4
plasma screen
Cabinet
BeoSystem 2
IR receiver
Beo4
remote control
BeoVision 4 includes the products shown above.
The individual components are referred to by their
respective names in the Guide and Reference
book. The complete setup is referred to as
BeoVision 4.

Introducing your BeoVision 4, 4
Find out how to use the Beo4 remote control and bring up the menus on the
screen.
Daily use, 7
Find out all there is to know about daily use, including how to turn your system
into a Home Theatre for watching movies and how to use teletext functions.
Advanced operation, 15
All you need to know about using your system beyond daily use, such as advanced
teletext, set-top box operation, and the pincode system.
Tuning and preference settings, 25
Find out how to tune in channels. This chapter also contains information about
settings for time, date, picture and sound.
Index, 39
Contents 3

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LIST EXIT
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Introducing BeoVision 4 and Beo4
The Beo4 display shows the source you have
selected, or extra functions available when you
press the LIST button
Bring up the main menu for access to a TV list,
timed playback and timed standby, and setup
options
Press to go from one menu back to a previous
menu
Exit all on-screen menus
Adjust sound volume. Press in the middle to mute
the sound
Switch BeoVision 4 to standby
The Beo4 remote control gives you
access to all functions. When a
function is in use, you are informed
via displays on Beo4 or on the screen.
Switch on BeoVision 4
Switch on a connected set-top box. Only available
if a set-top box is registered as STB (DTV)
Select channels or teletext pages. Enter data in on-
screen menus
Switch on teletext
Step between channels and move through menu
options
Move the cursor from setting to setting in a fill-in
menu
Accept and store instructions or settings
Reveal additional functions in the Beo4 display,
such as FORMAT
Only the buttons used with this product are
shown. Other buttons may be used with, for
example, connected equipment. For information
about how to operate connected equipment, refer
to the Guide enclosed with it.
TV
DTV
0 –9
TEXT
m
p
ln
GO
LIST
TV
FORMAT
MENU
STOP
EXIT
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For information on how to add extra functions to
those shown in the Beo4 display, refer to the
chapter ‘Customise Beo4’ on page 32 in the
Reference book.

Displayed information and menus
Information about the selected source is
shown at the top of the screen. On-screen
menus allow you to adjust settings.
How to use option menus…
Press to switch on the system
Press to bring up the main menu
Press to move through the
option menu and press GO to
enter your choice, or…
…use the number buttons on
Beo4 to select a numbered
option in a list
Press to go back to a previous
menu
Press to leave all menus
How to use fill-in menus…
Press to view options for a single
setting in a fill-in menu
Press to move from setting to
setting
Press the number buttons on
Beo4 to enter settings
Press to store a setting you have
made
Press to go back to a previous
menu
Press to leave all menus
1 Timer play
2 TV list
3 Setup
Menu
VOL 30
TV 12
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:30 - 14:30 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Timer index
Menu
1 Timer play
2 TV list
3 Setup
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:30 - 14:30 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Timer index
TV
MENU
mp
GO
1 –9
STOP
EXIT
mp
ln
0 –9
GO
STOP
EXIT
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:30 - 14:30 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Timer index
5
The selected source is shown briefly when you switch
it on. Volume level is shown while you adjust it, and
disappears after a few seconds.
On-screen menus give you either a
vertical list of options to choose from or
a horizontal list of settings to fill in.
You can choose whether or not you
want the navigation cues in the menus
to be shown. The function is activated
from the factory, but you can choose to
deactivate it. Bring up ‘Menu’ from the
‘Setup’ menu and choose ‘On’ to
activate navigation cues or ‘Off’ to
deactivate them.
Option menu
Fill-in menu

6

This chapter contains information
about the basic functions of your
BeoVision 4.
For information about more
advanced operation, such as timed
playback and standby, and the
pincode system, refer to the chapter
‘Advanced operation’ on page 15.
Daily use
Watch TV, 8
• Select a TV channel
• Bring up a TV list
• Adjust or mute the volume
• Change sound type or language
Home Theatre, 10
• Select speakers for movie sound
• Make the picture fill out the screen
Teletext, 12
• Basic teletext functions
• Store favourite teletext pages
• Day-to-day use of memory pages
• Activate subtitles from teletext
See two sources at the same time, 14
7

Watch TV
Select a TV channel directly or via a
list. Select a new source, adjust the
sound volume or change the sound
type or language.
Select a TV channel
When you switch the system on, the last
channel viewed appears on the screen.
Bring up a TV list
You can see a list of all your TV channels at
any time. The list contains channel numbers
and names, and can contain 99 TV channels.
Press to switch on the system
Press a channel number to go
directly to that channel
Press to change channels one by
one
Press to swap between the
current and the previous TV
channel
Press to switch the system to
standby
You can change source at any
time without switching the
system off first. Press for
example DVD, if available.
Press to switch on the system
Press and hold to bring up a TV
list on the screen
Press to view the previous or
following page of the TV list
To select a channel, enter the
channel number, or…
…press until the desired channel
is highlighted
Press to switch on the chosen
channel
Press to leave the menu
You can also bring up the TV list
by pressing MENU to bring up
the main menu, and then
pressing 2 to select the TV list.
TV
TV 2
0 – 9
m
p
0
•
TV
TV 2
GO
ln
0 –9
m
p
GO
EXIT
8

Adjust volume or mute the sound
You can adjust volume or mute the sound at
any time.
Change sound type or language
While you are watching TV, you can switch
between the types of sound that are
available.
Press either end of the button to
adjust the volume up or down
Press in the middle of the button
to mute the sound
Press either end of the button to
bring the sound back
Prolonged listening at high
volume can cause hearing
damage!
Press repeatedly to display
SOUND on Beo4
Press to bring up the current
sound type in the display
Press repeatedly to switch to
another sound type or language
in a multi-language programme
Press to leave the SOUND
function
In order to display SOUND on
Beo4, you must first add it to
the Beo4 list of functions. Refer
to the chapter ‘Customise Beo4’
on page 32 in the Reference
book.
You can store your favourite
sound type when tuning in your
TV channels. For further
information, refer to the chapter
‘Edit tuned TV channels’ on page
28.
1 BBC 1
2 BBC 2
3 ITV
4 Super Ch
5 SKÝ
6 ZDF
7 Children
8 CNN
9 . . . . . . . .
10 . . . . . . . .
11 . . . . . . . .
12 Eurosprt
13 . . . . . . . .
14 . . . . . . . .
15 MTV
16
17
18
19
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LIST
SOUND
GO
STEREO
GO
GO
EXIT
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The TV channel list. Dotted lines indicate that a
channel has been stored, but not named. An
empty slot in the list indicates that no channel has
been stored.

Home Theatre
You can extend your system into a
fully equipped Home Theatre by
connecting six Bang & Olufsen
loudspeakers and a BeoLab 2
subwoofer*.
When you switch on one of the
sources, speakers in a surround
sound system can be cut in or out,
depending on what kind of sound
suits the source you are using.
A speaker combination may be
switched on automatically. This
happens if a broadcasted programme
contains information about the
number of speakers to be switched
on. You are still free to choose the
speaker combination you prefer.
Select speakers for movie sound
You can select the speaker combination that
suits the source you are using, provided that
the various sound modes are available in your
system.
Speaker combinations
SPEAKER 1… Sound in the centre speakers only.
SPEAKER 2… Stereo sound in the two front
speakers. The BeoLab 2 subwoofer is active.
SPEAKER 3… The centre speakers, front speakers
and the BeoLab 2 subwoofer are active.
SPEAKER 4… Enhanced stereo sound in the front
and rear speakers. The BeoLab 2 subwoofer is
active.
SPEAKER 5… Surround sound from all speakers
including the BeoLab 2 subwoofer. For
programmes encoded in Surround Sound.
Your speaker setup determines which speaker
settings are available. For example, if you have
connected only front and centre speakers, you will
only be able to choose SPEAKER 1–3.
Press repeatedly to display
SPEAKER on Beo4
Press the number of the speaker
combination you want. The
selected speakers cut in
automatically
Press to adjust the balance
between the front and rear
speakers
Press to adjust the balance
between the left and right
speakers
Press to remove SPEAKER from
the Beo4 display and to return to
the source you were using
LIST
SPEAKER
1 –5
m
p
ln
EXIT
10
*NOTE! For further information about how to
connect speakers, refer to the chapter
‘Loudspeaker connections – surround sound’ on
page 13 in the Reference book.

Make the picture fill out the screen
BeoVision 4 always ensures you the best
possible picture. It automatically adapts the
picture so that it fills out as much of the
screen as possible. However, you can still
choose the format you prefer. When you
select a format yourself, the automatic
format selection is deactivated.
Picture formats to choose from
FORMAT 1… For standard TV pictures, as shown
to the right. Two variations are available: 4:3
and Panoramic view (for the largest picture).
FORMAT 2… For letter-box pictures. When you
select FORMAT 2, the picture is automatically
adjusted vertically. This ensures that channel
names or subtitles – if these appear in the
broadcasted picture – can be seen.
FORMAT 3… For genuine 16:9 wide-screen
pictures. FORMAT 3 is usually selected
automatically. If this is not the case, you can
select it yourself.
Press repeatedly to display
FORMAT on Beo4
Press if you want to optimise the
picture, or…
…press the number of the
desired picture format
If you have chosen Format 1…
Press lor nto select variations
of this format
If you have chosen Format 1
or Format 2…
Press mor pto move the
picture up and down
Press to leave the FORMAT
function
LIST
FORMAT
GO
1 –3
ln
m
p
EXIT
11

Teletext
If you select a channel and the
broadcaster offers a teletext service,
BeoVision 4 gives you access to
teletext pages.
To make your favourite teletext pages
appear first when you bring up
teletext, store them as memory
pages.
When you store the teletext subtitles
page as memory page number four,
you can activate subtitles for that
particular channel automatically.
Basic teletext functions
You can find information on teletext pages in
three steps: switch on the teletext service,
read the index page to find the desired page
number, and call up the desired page.
Store favourite teletext pages
Four memory pages are available for each
channel’s teletext service.
Press to bring up the teletext
index page
Press the number of a teletext
page you want to see
Press to move to the next or
previous page
If the current page contains
subpages, you can press STOP to
pause subpage turning
To view a particular subpage,
enter the four-digit number of
the desired page, or press m
or pto step to the
page
Press again to resume subpage
turning
Press to leave teletext and return
to the channel you were
watching
Press to bring up teletext
Press the number buttons, or m
or pto go to a page you refer
to often
Press repeatedly to display
STORE on Beo4
Press to select the current page
for storing
Enter the number of the memory
page you want to use
Press to store the page as a
memory page, or…
…press to leave the STORE
function and return to teletext
without storing
Note that set-top box teletext
pages can be viewed, but not
stored as memory pages!
TEXT
0 –9
m
p
STOP
0 –9
m
p
STOP
EXIT
TEXT
0 –9
m
p
LIST
STORE
GO
1 –4
GO
EXIT
12
NOTE! If BeoVision 4 is linked via a Master Link
cable to another television, stored memory pages
are not shared among these televisions. Memory
pages must be stored manually on each linked
television.

Day-to-day use of memory pages
You may wish to refer to your teletext
memory pages quickly, for example, if you
are leaving for work and wish to check traffic
information on a teletext service.
Activate subtitles from teletext
You can activate subtitles for a channel, if
that channel offers teletext subtitles. The
teletext subtitles page number can often be
found in an index on teletext page 100.
Press to switch on a TV channel
which offers a teletext service
Press to switch on teletext. The
page stored as memory page 1
appears automatically
Press to view the other memory
pages
To view stored memory pages
from another channel’s
teletext service…
Press to return to channel
viewing
Press the channel number,
mor pto change channels
Press to bring up teletext
Press to bring up teletext
Press the number buttons or
mpto locate the teletext
subtitles page. Subtitles appear
on the screen
Press to cancel subtitles
To store subtitles permanently
from the teletext subtitles
page…
Press repeatedly to display
STORE on Beo4
Press to select the page
Press to store the subtitles page
as memory page number 4
Press to return to TV viewing
To cancel stored subtitles, simply
store another teletext page as
memory page number 4.
TV
TEXT
ln
EXIT
0 – 9
m
p
TEXT
TEXT
0 –9
m
p
EXIT
LIST
STORE
GO
4
TV
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A typical teletext page. The current page number,
channel name, date and time appear at the top of
the screen, as well as a three-digit number
showing the progress of the page search function.

See two sources at the same time
Your Beo4 remote control gives you
access to a dual-screen function for
viewing two video sources at the
same time. For example, you can
view a videotape playback and a TV
programme at the same time,
provided that the selected sources
are available in your system.
While watching a programme or
recording, you can divide the screen
between the current programme or
recording (picture A in the second
illustration) and a new programme or
recording (picture B). You can also
swap the two pictures at any time.
The sound always follows picture A.
Volume adjustment with Beo4 always
affects picture A, while other Beo4
operations, such as selecting
channels, affect picture B. Choosing
a new source cancels dual-screen
viewing.
While watching, for example,
TV…
Press repeatedly to display
P-AND-P* on Beo4
Press, for example, V MEM to
select a source to view on the
right side of the screen (B)
Press 0 to swap the left picture
and right picture
To leave the dual-screen
function…
Press to leave the function and
return to normal TV viewing
Pressing TEXT on Beo4 cancels
dual-screen viewing and
attempts to access teletext for
the source shown in picture A. If
there is no teletext service
available for this source, the
screen turns blank.
LIST
P-AND-P
V MEM
0
TV
A
A B
B
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To view a source registered in the ‘Connections’
menu as V.AUX, such as a set-top box, press LIST
repeatedly until P-V.AUX* is shown in the Beo4
display instead.
*In order to display P-AND-P or P-V.AUX on Beo4,
you must add them to the Beo4 list of functions.
For further information, refer to the chapter
‘Customise Beo4’ on page 32 in the Reference
book.

Advanced teletext functions, 16
• Extra teletext functions
• See updated teletext pages
• Go directly to a page via Fastext
Make BeoVision 4 start and stop automatically, 18
• Timed play and timed standby
• Timed play via teletext
• To activate the timed play function
• View, edit or delete a Timer
Set-top box operation, 20
• Set-top Box Controller menu
• Universal Beo4 operation
• Use the set-top box’s own menu
• Use a set-top box in a link room
The pincode system, 22
• Activate the pincode system
• Change or delete your pincode
• Use your pincode
• Did you forget your pincode?
Advanced operation
Find out how to operate BeoVision 4
beyond daily use.
This is also the chapter that informs
you of how to operate a connected
set-top box.
15

Advanced teletext functions
BeoVision 4 supports three extra
teletext functions: text enlargement
for easy reading, placement of a
teletext page over a TV picture, and
display of hidden text, such as the
answer to a quiz or joke.
BeoVision 4 can also notify you when
a desired page has been found or
updated. This is useful, for example,
if you want to see the latest news
headlines while watching TV.
If your teletext broadcaster offers a
Fastext service, you can use the
coloured buttons on Beo4 to step to
one of four linked teletext pages.
Basic teletext functions are described
on page 12.
Extra teletext functions
While using teletext, you can enlarge the
text, place the teletext page over the TV
picture or reveal hidden text.
See updated teletext pages
BeoVision 4 supports the page update
function, provided by some teletext
broadcasters to announce that a teletext
page has been updated.
To enlarge the screen text
size…
Press repeatedly to display
LARGE on Beo4
Press to activate – the upper half
of the page is shown
Press to view the lower half
Press to restore the normal text
size
To keep the TV picture in
teletext…
Press repeatedly to display MIX
on Beo4
Press to superimpose the teletext
page on the TV picture
Press to remove the TV picture
To reveal hidden text…
Press repeatedly to display
REVEAL on Beo4
Press to activate – if there is
concealed text on that page, it
becomes visible
Press to remove the revealed text
Bring up the relevant teletext
page…
Press repeatedly to display
UPDATE on Beo4
Press to activate
When the page is found, FOUND
appears on the screen
When the page has been
updated, UPDATE appears on
the screen
Press to bring up the located or
updated page
Press to leave teletext
The function is cancelled when
you change channels.
LIST
LARGE
GO
GO
GO
LIST
MIX
GO
GO
LIST
REVEAL
GO
GO
LIST
UPDATE
GO
FOUND
UPDATE
GO
EXIT
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NOTE! For information about presetting
recordings from teletext pages, refer to your video
tape recorder’s own Guide.

Go directly to a page via Fastext
Some teletext broadcasters offer a Fastext
service that enables you to step directly to
one of four linked teletext pages.
While the system is switched
on…
Press to bring up teletext
Press to find a Fastext page, or…
…enter the page number using
the number buttons
Press one of the coloured
buttons on Beo4 to gain access
to the Fastext function. The titles
of the four linked pages appear
at the top of the screen
Press the coloured button which
corresponds to the linked page
you wish to see
Press to leave Fastext and return
to normal teletext viewing, or…
…press to leave teletext
TEXT
m
p
0 –9
TEXT
EXIT
17
A teletext page with the colour bar at the top
right indicating that it is a Fastext page.
The titles of the four linked pages appear at the
top of the activated Fastext page, each with their
own colour.

To enter settings for timed play or timed
standby…
> Press MENU to bring up the main menu.
> Press GO to bring up the Timer play menu.
> Press GO to bring up the Set timer menu.
> Press lor nto move through menu
items.
> Press mor pto choose options for a menu
item. For example, set Source (source) to
Standby if you want to switch the system to
standby, or TV if you want to view a TV channel
at a specific time.
> Press the number buttons to fill in e.g. a channel
number or start and stop times.
> If you want to set Timers for certain days of the
week, press nto highlight Date and then press
MENU to change Date to Days. Select the
specific weekday(s) on which you want your
Timer executed. All the weekdays are displayed –
starting with Mfor Monday. Press nto move
through the days and press pto remove any
day you do not want. When the weekday(s) you
want are displayed, press GO. OK is then
highlighted.
> When you have filled in the required
information, press GO to store your Timer
settings, or…
> …press EXIT to leave all menus without storing.
You can use the timed play function if
there is a programme you do not
want to miss, or if you want a
morning wake-up call. Use timed
standby to make BeoVision 4 switch
off automatically when you leave for
work in the morning.
Enter as many as eight Timer settings,
and view all the Timer settings you
have entered. From this list, you can
edit or delete your Timer settings.
If your BeoVision 4 is integrated with
a Bang & Olufsen audio or video
system with a Master Link cable,
these systems can perform the timed
play or timed standby functions.
If you wish to enter Timer settings,
make sure that the built-in clock is set
to the correct time. For further
information, refer to the chapter ‘Set
the time and date’ on page 38.
The system writes:
Jan… January Jul… July
Feb… February Aug… August
Mar… March Sep… September
Apr… April Oct… October
May… May Nov… November
Jun… June Dec… December
Mon… Monday
Tue… Tuesday
Wed… Wednesday
Thu… Thursday
Fri… Friday
Sat… Saturday
Sun… Sunday
Make your BeoVision 4 start and stop automatically
Timed play and timed standby
You can preset BeoVision 4 to start and stop
automatically on a specific date and time, or
at the same time and day every week.
Menu
1 Timer play
2 TV list
3 Setup
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:30 - 14:30 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Teletext programming
Timer play
1 Set timer
2 Activate timer
18
NOTE! If BeoVision 4 is set up in a link room,
Timer programming must be carried out via your
main room system.

Timed play via teletext
It is also possible to program timed play
settings via teletext.
View, edit or delete a Timer
Bring up an on-screen list of the Timer
settings you have entered. From this list, you
can edit or delete your Timer settings.
To activate the timed play function
You must activate the timed play function in
order for your Timers to be executed.
To enter timed play settings via teletext…
> Press MENU while Start (start) is highlighted to
bring up teletext.
> Enter the number of the teletext page you
want.
> When the page is found, press MENU to make
a timed play programming. A cursor highlights
the first start time on the list.
> Press mor pto move the cursor to the
programme you wish to make a timed play for.
> Press GO to accept the start time.
> Press mor pto move to the stop time you
want, and press GO to accept it.
> A line appears on top of the teletext page listing
the start and stop time, followed by ‘OK?’.
> Press GO to store your timed play settings.
To activate the timed play function…
> Press MENU to bring up the main menu.
> Press GO to bring up the Timer play menu.
> Press 2to bring up the Activate timer menu.
> Press mor pto reveal Yes. To switch off the
Timer play function, select No instead.
> Press GO to store your timed play settings, or…
> …press EXIT to leave all menus without storing.
If you connect a Bang & Olufsen audio or video
product to BeoVision 4 with a Master Link cable,
you can exclude or include it in timed functions
via the Timer play menu. For example, set the
BeoVision 4 Timer to Yes and the audio system
Timer to OFF if you wish timed functions to apply
only to BeoVision 4.
For further information about how to switch the
Play Timer on or off for a connected Bang &
Olufsen audio or video product, refer to the Guide
enclosed with the product.
To view, edit or delete your Timer settings…
> Press MENU while Source (source) or Pr
(program) is highlighted in the Set timer menu
to bring up a current Timer index of previously
entered Timer settings.
> Press por mto move through the list to a
setting you wish to edit or delete.
> To edit a setting, press GO and follow the
procedure described earlier.
> To be able to delete a setting, press MENU. The
date is replaced by Clear?
> Press GO to delete the setting, or EXIT to keep
it.
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Set-top box operation
The built-in Set-top Box Controller acts
as an interpreter between the set-top
box of your choice and the Beo4 remote
control. When a set-top box is
connected, you can use the Beo4
remote control to gain access to the
programmes and functions offered by
the set-top box.
For further information about how to
connect and register a set-top box, refer
to the chapter ‘Connect additional
equipment’ on page 18 in the Reference
book and the chapter ‘Register and use
additional video equipment’ on page
32.
Set-top Box Controller menu
Some of the buttons on your set-top box
remote control are not immediately available
on Beo4. To find out which Beo4 buttons
activate specific services or functions in your
set-top box, bring up the Set-top Box
Controller menu on the screen.
If your set-top box is
registered as STB (DTV)…
Press to switch on the set-top
box
If your set-top box is
registered as STB (V.AUX)…
Press repeatedly to display
V.AUX on Beo4
Press to switch on the set-top
box
Then,
Press to bring up the Set-top Box
Controller menu
Press the number button that
activates the function you want,
or…
…press one of the coloured
buttons to activate a function
If you have selected set-top box
as source, press MENU twice to
bring up the system’s main
menu.
DTV
LIST
V.AUX
GO
MENU
1 –9
GUIDE
MENU
TEXT
INFO
WIDE
1
2
3
4
5
GUIDE
MENU
TEXT
INFO
WIDE
1
2
3
4
5
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Example of a Set-top Box Controller menu – The
Beo4 buttons are shown to the left on the menu
and the set-top box buttons are shown to the
right.