Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 3 User manual

BeoVision 3
Guide

The information on the CD-rom can also be
found on the Bang & Olufsen web-site;
www.bang-olufsen.com
or you can contact your retailer.
The Guide
This Guide contains all information you need to get the full benefit of your
product.
We expect your Bang & Olufsen retailer to deliver, install and set up your product.
However, the information required to install and set up the product is included in the
Guide and on the CD-rom. This is useful if you move your product or expand your
system at a later date.
The Guide and the CD-rom both contain an index which can help you find the
specific subject you want to know more about.
The enclosed CD-rom contains a file in PDF-
format. To read this PDF-file, the Acrobat Reader
program must be installed on your computer. If
you do not have the program, it can be installed
from the CD-rom. Then select the file with the
language you want, and the document opens.
An explanation of symbols in the Guide
Buttons on the Beo4
remote control
Display on the Beo4 remote
control
Display on the television
TV
LIST
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STORE
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Guide
BeoVision Avant

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Contents
Introducing your Bang & Olufsen television, 4
Find out how to use the Beo4 remote control and bring up the menus on the
television screen.
Daily use, 7
Find out all there is to know about the daily use of your television, including how to
turn your television into a Home Theatre for watching movies and how to use
teletext functions.
Advanced operations, 15
All you need to know about using your television beyond daily use, such as
advanced teletext 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, stand positions as well as picture and sound.
Placement, connections and maintenance, 39
Find out how to handle and place your television, connect additional video
equipment, and where the sockets are placed.
Index, 50

TV LIGHT RADIO
SAT DVD CD
V TAPE RECORD A TAPE
7 8 9
4 5 6
TEXT 0MENU
1 2 3
LIST EXIT
STOP
GO
4Introducing BeoVision 3 and Beo4
Switch on the television
Switch on a set-top box. Only available if a set-top
box is connected and registered as STB (SAT)
Select channels or teletext pages or 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
The Beo4 display shows the source you have
selected, or extra functions available when you
press the LIST button, such as FORMAT
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 the television 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
television screen.
TV
SAT
0 – 9
TEXT
m
p
l n
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 the CD-rom.

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Displayed information and menus
Information about the selected source is
shown in the display. On-screen menus allow
you to adjust settings.
How to use option menus…
Press to move through the
option menu and press GO to
enter your choice, or…
…use the number keys 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 keys on Beo4
to enter settings
Press to enter your choice
Press to go back to a previous
menu
Press to leave all menus
m p
GO
1 – 9
STOP
EXIT
m p
l n
0 – 9
GO
STOP
EXIT
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
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
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:30 - 14:30 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Timer index
Option menu
Fill-in menu
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.

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7
Daily use
Watch TV, 8
• Select a TV channel
• Bring up a TV list
• Turn the television
• 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 pages
• Day-to-day use of memory pages
• Activate subtitles from teletext
See two sources at the same time, 14
This chapter contains information
about the basic functions of your
television.
For information about more
advanced operation; timed playback
and standby, and use of the pincode
system refer to the chapter
‘Advanced operation’ on page 15.

8Watch TV
The functions shown on these pages
are used on a daily basis.
Choose a TV channel by its number
and switch to another channel or
source. Bring up a list of TV channels
on the screen or adjust the position
of the television, if it is equipped with
the optional motorised stand. Adjust
the sound volume or change sound
type or language.
Select a TV channel
When you switch the television on, the last
channel viewed appears on the screen.
Press to switch on the television
Press a channel number to go
directly to that channel
Press to change channels one by
one
Press to switch the television to
standby
You can change source at any
time without switching the
television off first. Press for
example DVD, if available in your
system.
Bring up a TV list
All your TV channels appear on a list, which
you can bring up on the screen. The list
contains channel numbers and names, and
can contain up to 99 TV channels.
Press to switch on the television
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 2 to
select the TV list.
TV
TV 2
0 – 9
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p
•
TV
GO
l n
0 – 9
m
p
GO
EXIT

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Turn the television
If your television is equipped with the
optional motorised stand, you can turn it
using your Beo4 remote control.
Press repeatedly to display
STAND on Beo4
Press to turn the television to the
left or right, or…
…press 0, 1 or 2 if you have
preset viewing positions for your
television
For further information on how
to preset positions for TV
viewing, refer to the chapter ‘Set
positions for the television to turn
to’ on page 35.
Adjust or mute the volume
You can adjust or mute the sound at any
time.
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
Change sound type or language
The names of the various types of sound
available are shown in the display as you
proceed.
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 exit 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
the CD-rom.
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.
LIST
STAND
l n
0
1
2
r
u
r
u
LIST
SOUND
GO
STEREO
GO
GO
EXIT

10 Home Theatre
If your television is equipped with the
optional surround sound module you
can extend your system into a fully
equipped Home Theatre system by
connecting four Bang & Olufsen
loudspeakers and a BeoLab 2
subwoofer*.
When you switch on one of the
sources in your television, speakers
in a surround sound system can be
cut in or out, depending on what
kind of sound suits the source you
are using.
Your television may switch on a
speaker combination 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 your are using, provided that
the various sound modes are available in your
system.
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 external 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
Speaker combinations
SPEAKER 1
Sound in the television speakers only. For
programmes with dialogue, such as TV news.
SPEAKER 2
Stereo sound in the two external front speakers.
The BeoLab 2 subwoofer is active.
SPEAKER 3
The television speakers, external front speakers
and the BeoLab 2 subwoofer are active.
SPEAKER 4
Enhanced stereo sound in the external 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.
If you have connected only two external front
speakers to the television, you will only be able to
choose SPEAKER 1–3.
LIST
SPEAKER
1 – 5
m
p
l n
EXIT
*NOTE! For further information on how to
connect speakers to the television, refer to the
chapter ‘Loudspeaker connections – surround
sound’ on the CD-rom.

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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 to select variations of this
format
If you have chosen Format 1
or Format 2…
Press m or p to move the
picture up and down
Press to leave the FORMAT
function
Picture formats to choose from
FORMAT 1
For standard TV pictures, as shown to the right.
Two variations are available: 15:9 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 widescreen pictures.
FORMAT 3 is usually selected automatically. If
this is not the case, you can select it yourself.
Make the picture fill out the screen
Your television 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.
LIST
FORMAT
GO
1 – 3
l n
m
p
EXIT

12 Teletext
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.
Press to bring up the teletext
index page
Press the number of a teletext
page you want to see
Press to move to the previous or
following 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
p to step to the page
Press again to resume subpage
turning
Press to leave teletext and return
to the channel you were
watching
Store favourite pages
Four memory pages are available for each
channel’s teletext service.
Press to bring up teletext
Press the number keys, or m or
p to 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 exit 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!
If you select a channel and the
broadcaster offers a teletext service,
the television gives you access to
teletext pages and any subpages
linked to the 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.
TEXT
0 – 9
m
p
STOP
0 – 9
m
p
STOP
EXIT
TEXT
0 – 9
m
p
LIST
STORE
GO
1 – 4
GO
EXIT
NOTE! If your television is linked via a BeoLink
cable to another television, stored memory pages
are not shared among these televisions. Memory
pages must be stored on each television.

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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.
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, m or
p to change channels
Press to bring up teletext
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 bring up teletext
Press the number keys or m p
to 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.
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.
TV
TEXT
l n
EXIT
0 – 9
m
p
TEXT
TEXT
0 – 9
m
p
EXIT
LIST
STORE
GO
4
TV

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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 prompt your
television to divide the screen between
the current programme or recording
(picture A) 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 the sound for 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-IN-P* on Beo4
Press for example V TAPE 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.
*In order to display P-IN-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 the CD-rom.
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.
See two sources at the same time
LIST
P- IN-P
V TAPE
0
TV
A
AB
B

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

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If you select a channel that offers a
teletext service, your television gives
you access to teletext pages.
In addition, the television 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.
The television 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.
Teletext extra functions
While using teletext, you can enlarge the
text, place the teletext page over the TV
picture or reveal hidden text.
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
See updated teletext pages
Your television supports the page update
function, provided by some teletext
broadcasters to announce that a teletext
page has been updated.
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.
Advanced teletext functions
LIST
LARGE
GO
GO
GO
LIST
MIX
GO
GO
LIST
REVEAL
GO
GO
LIST
UPDATE
GO
FOUND
UPDATE
GO
EXIT

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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 TV is switched on…
Press to bring up teletext
Press to find a Fastext page, or…
…enter the page number using
the number keys
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
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.
TEXT
m
p
0 – 9
TEXT
EXIT
NOTE! For information about presetting recordings
from teletext pages, refer to your video tape
recorder’s own Guide.

18 Make your television start and stop automatically
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 for example to make your
television switch off automatically
when you leave for work in the
morning.
Enter as many as eight Timer settings,
and bring up an on-screen list of the
Timer settings you have entered.
From this list, you can edit or delete
your Timer settings.
If your television 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 34.
Timed play and timed standby
You can preset your television to start and
stop automatically on a specific date and
time, or at the same time and day every
week.
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
To enter timed play or timed standby
settings…
> 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 l or n to move through menu items.
> Press m or p to see your options for a menu
item.
> Press the number keys 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 n to 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 M for Monday. Press n to move
through the days and press p to 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.
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
*NOTE! Make sure to switch on the Timer
function on the connected systems first. You can
then program the Timer settings for these systems
on your television. Refer to the Guides for the
audio system or television you have connected.

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Timed play via teletext
It is also possible to programme timed play
settings via teletext.
To enter timed play settings via teletext…
> Press MENU while Start (start) is highlighted to
bring up teletext.
> Key in 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 m or p to move the cursor to the
programme you wish to make a timed play for.
> Press GO to accept the start time.
> Press m or p to 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
You must activate the timed play function in
order for your Timers to be executed.
To activate the timed play function…
> Press MENU to bring up the main menu.
> Press GO to bring up the Timer play menu.
> Press 2 to bring up the Activate Timer menu.
> Press m or p to reveal Yes. To switch off the
Timer play function, select No instead.
> When you have filled in the required
information, press GO to store your timed play
settings, or…
> …press EXIT to leave all menus without storing.
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 view, edit or delete your Timer settings…
> Press MENU while Source (source) or Pr
(program) is highlighted to bring up a current
Timer index of previously entered Timer
settings.
> Press p or m to 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.

20 The pincode system
You choose whether or not to
activate the pincode system. The
pincode system is deactivated when
you delete your pincode.
The pincode system is intended to
make normal use of your television
impossible for someone who does
not know the pincode.
When the television has been
disconnected from the mains for
15–30 minutes, the pincode system
goes into effect.
When reconnected and switched on,
the television automatically switches
itself off after four minutes. Entering
the pincode returns the television to
normal.
Should you lose or forget your code,
contact your Bang & Olufsen retailer
to receive a mastercode which
disables your pincode.
Activate the pincode system
While the TV is switched on…
Press to bring up the main menu
Press l twice, followed by STOP.
The Pincode menu appears on
the screen
Use the number keys on Beo4 to
enter the four digits of your code
Press to move the cursor to
Confirm pincode when you have
entered your code once
Re-enter the code. If the two
codes are not identical, the input
fields are cleared and you must
enter the code again
Press to store the code
To cancel a code entry…
Press to cancel a code entry, and
the input fields are cleared
Change or delete your pincode
While the TV is switched on…
Press to bring up the main menu
Press l twice, followed by STOP.
The television prompts you for
your pincode
Enter your pincode
If the code is incorrect, the input
fields are cleared and you must
enter the code again
When you have entered your
code, the Pincode menu prompts
you to delete your code or enter
a new code
Press 1 to delete your code, or 2
to enter a new code
Enter the new code
Press to move the cursor to
Confirm pincode, when you have
entered your new code once
Re-enter the new code
Press to store the new code
To cancel a code entry…
Press to cancel a code entry, and
the input fields are cleared
MENU
l l
STOP
PIN _ _ _ _
0 – 9
PIN ** _ _
PIN _ _ _ _
1
2
0 – 9
n
GO
STOP
Pincode
1 Delete code
2 New code
New pincode Confirm pincode
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MENU
l l
STOP
0 – 9
n
0 – 9
GO
STOP
Menu
1 Timer play
2 TV list
3 Setup
Pincode Confirm pincode
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NOTE! You can change your pincode up to five
times within a three-hour period.