Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant User manual

Guide
BeoVision Avant

Contents of the Guide
To get to know your Bang & Olufsen product,
two guides are at your disposal.
To the right, you find the contents of this guide.
The main chapters of the Reference book are
listed below:
• Setting up your BeoVision Avant, 6
• Loudspeaker connections – surround
sound, 9
• Connect a set-top box, 13
• Connect a decoder, 14
• Connect other equipment, 15
• Connect audio and video systems, 16
• Distribute sound and pictures with
BeoLink, 17
•
Set up BeoVision Avant in a link
room, 18
• Register extra equipment, 20
• Tune in TV or Satellite channels, 22
• Add new TV or Satellite channels, 23
• Edit tuned TV or Satellite channels, 24
• Set the time and date, 30
• Set positions for viewing and
standby, 31
• Set video tape recorder preferences, 32
• Adjust picture and sound settings, 34
• Daily operations, 36
• Load and play a videotape, 38
• Recording, 40
• Look up Teletext information, 44
• See two sources at the same time, 47
• Home Theatre viewing with Avant, 48
• Switch Avant on or off automatically, 50
• Use an integrated audio/video
system, 52
• Use BeoVision Avant in a link room, 53
• The socket panel on the rear, 54
• lose-up operation and socket panels, 56
• The BeoVision Avant display bar, 58
• Gain access to extra functions via
Beo4, 59
• Maintenance of your BeoVision
Avant, 60
• For your information, 63
The Guide
The Reference
book
Guide
BeoVisionAvant
Reference book
BeoVisionAvant
Introducing BeoVision Avant and
Beo4
4Use the Beo4 remote control
5Displayed information and screen menus
Watch television
6Select a TV or Satellite* channel
6See a channel list
Turn the TV or adjust sound volume
7Adjust viewing position
7Adjust or mute the sound volume
Look up Teletext information
8Main Teletext functions
Get access to your favourite
Teletext pages
9Store frequently read pages
9Day-to-day use of memory pages
Load and play a videotape
10 Load a tape
11 Play or stop a tape
11 Search through a tape
Record a programme
12 Preset a recording via Teletext TV listings
13 Record here and now
13 See a list of scheduled recordings
Home Theatre viewing with Avant
14 Select speakers for movie sound
15 Make the picture fill out the screen
*NOTE! Satellite channels are only available if your
BeoVision Avant is equipped with the built-in
Satellite receiver module.
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Introducing BeoVision Avant and Beo4
The Beo4 remote control gives you
access to all BeoVision Avant
functions. When a function is used
or changed, you are informed via
displays on Beo4 or on top of the
television.
Switch on the television
Switch on a Satellite channel. Satellite channels
are only available if your Avant is equipped
with the built-in Satellite receiver module
Switch on the video tape recorder and play a
loaded tape
Switch on a connected DVD player and play a
loaded disc
Press twice to start recording here and now
Select channels or enter data in
on-screen menus
Call up the main menu for access to channel
lists, timer recording and timer play menus,
and setup options
Step between channels, chapters on a DVD disc
or CD tracks; move up and down through
on-screen menu options
Rewind or fast forward a videotape; move the
cursor from setting to setting in a fill-in menu
Accept and store instructions or settings
Adjust sound volume; press the middle to mute
the sound
Use the Beo4 remote control
Look through the basic principles of the Beo4
remote control and try them out. Each button
on Beo4 is explained below.
*Refer to page 59 in the Reference book, Gain
access to extra functions via Beo4, for
information about how to add extra functions to
those shown in the Beo4 display window.
The Beo4 display shows the source you have
selected, or extra functions available when
you press the LIST button
Switch on connected audio sources, if these
sources are connected to BeoVision Avant via
a BeoLink cable
Adjust the room lights, if a light control
system is installed
Switch on Teletext
The coloured buttons give you access to
different functions, depending on the source
you have selected
Reveal additional functions in the Beo4
display window, e.g. STAND*
Press to stop playback of a loaded videotape
or disc; press to stop recording; press to go
from one menu back to a previous menu
Exit on-screen menus
Switch BeoVision Avant to standby
BANG & OLUFSEN
TV LIGHT RADIO
SAT DVD CD
V TAPE RECORD A TAPE
789
456
TEXT 0MENU
123
LIST EXIT
STOP
GO
TV
SAT
V TAPE
DVD
RECORD
0 –9
MENU
▲
▼
ss tt
GO
∧
∨
TV
RADIO
CD
A TAPE
LIGHT
TEXT
LIST
STOP
EXIT
•
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Displayed information and screen
menus
Information about selected sources is
displayed on top of BeoVision Avant. Menus
on the screen allow you to switch on, adjust
or switch off additional functions.
1 Timer record
2 Timer play
3 TV list
4 Setup
Menu
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:18 - 14:18 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Teletext programming
VOL 30
TV 12
V.TAPE
The selected source is shown until you switch
it off. Volume level is shown while you adjust
it, and disappears after a few seconds.
On-screen menus like those shown
above will give you either a vertical list
of options to choose from or a
horizontal list of settings to fill in.
Menu
1 Timer record
2 Timer play
3 TV list
4 Setup
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 13:30 - 14:10 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Teletext programming
Fill-in menu
Option menu
Press to move through the
option menu
Press the number keys on Beo4
to select a numbered option on
a list
Press GO to enter your choice
▲ ▼
0 –9
GO
How to use option menus:
Press
▲ or ▼ to view your
choices for a single setting in a
fill-in menu, or
ss and tt to
move from setting to setting
Press the number keys on Beo4
to enter numeric settings
Press GO to enter your choice
▲ ▼
ss tt
0 –9
GO
How to use fill-in menus:
For both option and fill-in menus, press STOP to
go back to a previous menu, or EXIT to leave all
menus.
5

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The operations shown on this page
are functions you will use daily:
– Choose a TV or Satellite channel
by its number;
– Switch to another channel or
source;
– Call a channel list up on the
screen;
– Adjust the position of the TV on
its motorised stand;
– Adjust the sound volume.
All of these functions can be
performed via the Beo4 remote
control, though you can also adjust
TV position by hand.
Watch television
Select a TV or Satellite* channel
To watch a TV or Satellite channel, press the
appropriate button on Beo4. BeoVision Avant
switches on the last channel you watched.
See a channel list
All your TV and Satellite channels appear on
separate lists, which you can call up on the
screen. The lists contain channel numbers and
names. The lists can contain 99 TV channels
and 119 Satellite channels.
*NOTE! Satellite channels are only available if your
BeoVision Avant is equipped with the built-in
Satellite receiver module.
Press TV or SAT to switch on
the source. The last channel
viewed appears on the screen
Press a channel number to go
directly to that channel
Press
▲ or ▼ to change
channels one by one
Press another source button at
any time to change to that
source
Press to switch off BeoVision
Avant
TV
TV 2
0 –9
▲
▼
SAT
•
While BeoVision Avant is off... Press TV or SAT to switch on a
source
Press and hold GO to call up a
channel list on the screen
Press
ss or tt to view the
previous or following page of
the channel list
To select a channel to watch,
press the channel number on
Beo4 or press
▲ or ▼ until the
cursor is on the desired channel
To switch on the chosen
channel, press GO, or press
EXIT to leave the menu
TV
GO
ss tt
0 –9
▲
▼
GO
EXIT
You can also call up the channel list by pressing
MENU to call up the main menu, and then
pressing either 3 or 4 to select the appropriate TV
or Satellite list.

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Turn the TV or adjust sound volume
Adjust viewing position
You can turn the television on its built-in
motorised stand via Beo4.
Adjust or mute the sound volume
You can adjust or mute television sound at
any time while you are using a source.
Press LIST on Beo4 until STAND
is shown in the Beo4 display
window
Press
ss or tt to turn BeoVision
Avant to the left or right, or…
…press 0, 1 or 2 if you have
preset viewing positions for
your television
LIST
STAND
ss tt
0
1
2
Please refer to page 31 in the Reference book,
‘Set positions for viewing and standby’, for more
information about how to preset positions for TV
viewing.
1 BBC 1
2 BBC 2
3 ITV
4 SUPER CH
5 SKY
6 ZDF
7 CHILDREN
8 CNN
9 . . . . . . . .
10 . . . . . . . .
11 . . . . . . . .
12 EUROSPRT
13 . . . . . . . .
14 . . . . . . . .
15 MTV
16
17
18
19
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 there.
Press either end of the button to
adjust the volume up or down
Press the middle of the button
to mute the sound
Press either end of the button
to bring the sound back
∧
∨
∧
∨
While BeoVision Avant is on…

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Teletext is an information system in
video form used by most broad-
casters to transmit news, weather
forecasts and other information of
general interest.
If you select a channel and the
broadcaster offers a Teletext service,
BeoVision Avant gives you access to
Teletext pages. Sometimes a single
page will consist of several subpages,
which appear one by one in a
repeating series.
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.
With Beo4, you can step through
pages one by one or jump to a
particular page.
Look up Teletext information
Main Teletext functions
The index on Teletext page 100 outlines the
major categories of Teletext information and
lists their page numbers to make information
easy to locate. For example, news may start
on page 110, sports on page 200 or TV listings
on page 300.
Press to call 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 code of the
desired page, or press
▲ or ▼
to step to the page
Press STOP again to resume
subpage turning
Press to leave Teletext and
return to the source you were
using
TEXT
0 –9
▲
▼
STOP
0 –9
▲
▼
STOP
EXIT
While the TV is on… 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.

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When you switch on Teletext,
BeoVision Avant provides instant
access to any page you wish to see,
any subpages linked to that page,
and also four memory pages for
storage of your most frequently
viewed Teletext pages.
This means that you can get e.g. the
latest news headlines, stock trends,
sports results or weather forecasts
quickly and easily.
Store frequently read pages
Stored memory pages are the first to appear
when you call up Teletext on the screen*, and
Beo4 makes it easy to move quickly from page
to page.
Day-to-day use of memory pages
You may need to refer to your Teletext
memory pages quickly, e.g. if you are leaving
for work and wish to check traffic information
on a Teletext service.
Press the number keys or
▲▼
on Beo4 to go to a page you
refer to often
Press LIST on Beo4 until STORE
is shown in the Beo4 display
Press to select the current page
for storing
Enter the number of the
memory page to be used
Press to store the page as a
memory page, or…
…press to exit the STORE
function and return to Teletext
0 –9
▲
▼
LIST
STORE
GO
1 –4
GO
EXIT
Press to turn on a TV or Satellite
channel which offers a Teletext
service
Press to switch on Teletext. The
page stored as memory page 1
appears automatically
Press
ss or tt to view the other
memory pages
TV
SAT
TEXT
ss tt
While Teletext is active
Get access to your favourite Teletext pages
Please note that set-top box Teletext pages can be
viewed, but not stored as memory pages!
To view stored memory pages from another
channel’s Teletext service, press EXIT on Beo4 to
return to channel viewing, press
▲ ▼ or the
channel number to change channels, and press
TEXT to switch on Teletext.
*NOTE! If your BeoVision Avant is linked via a
BeoLink cable to another television, stored
memory pages will not be shared among linked
televisions. Memory pages must be stored
manually on all linked televisions.

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All operation of the video tape
recorder, apart from loading and
unloading of a tape, is done via the
Beo4 remote control.
You can play, pause and stop a
loaded tape, rewind and fast
forward, or cue the tape backwards
and forwards at two speeds. You can
also choose to play a tape in slow
motion.
Load and play a videotape
Load a videotape
Loading and unloading of videotapes is done
manually via the loader on the front and the
close-up operation panel on the back of
BeoVision Avant.
BANG &OLUFSEN
> Push the tape under the loader cover into the
compartment in the centre below the screen.
> Let go of the tape when you feel the
mechanism drawing the tape into the
compartment.
> Press the EJECT button on the operation panel
behind the BeoVision Avant display bar to
unload a tape.
Never leave a tape in the compartment opening!
The open flap keeps the system alert and thus
wastes energy. The flashing standby indicator will
prompt you to load or unload the tape.

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*NOTE! Please refer to ‘Set your video tape
recorder preferences’ on page 32 in the
Reference book for more information about how
to choose a display preference for the video tape
recorder.
Play or stop a tape
You can play a loaded tape by switching on
the video tape recorder. The tape recorder
will play the tape to the end, rewind it and
shut itself off automatically, unless you give
other instructions.
Search through a tape
Via Beo4, you can cue forwards and backwards
through a tape, play in slow motion, rewind
and fast forward. You can also rewind via the
close-up operation panel behind the Avant
display bar.
Press the V TAPE button on Beo4
to switch on the video tape
player and start playing a tape.
Either the time elapsed or time
remaining will appear on the
display bar*
Press to pause the tape
Press to resume playing the tape,
or…
…press to stop the tape
completely
Press to switch off the video tape
recorder. If the video tape
recorder is left unused for more
than eight minutes, it switches
itself off automatically
V TAPE
1:30
STOP
GO
STOP
•
When you have loaded a tape...
Press the green or yellow buttons
on Beo4 to cue backwards or
forwards through a tape. The
display bar shows your cue speed
Press again to change speed
Press the red or blue buttons on
Beo4 to play the tape backwards
or forwards in slow motion. The
display bar shows your speed
Press again to change speed
Press
ss or tt to rewind or fast
forward. The display bar shows
the time elapsed or the time
remaining*
Press to stop the tape, or…
…press to resume playback of
the tape
< CUE
CUE >
<< SLOW
SLOW >>
ss
<< 1:30
STOP
GO
While the video tape recorder is on...
If you are playing an NTSC tape, pressing STOP
once will cause the tape to stop playing
completely, and counter position will not appear in
the display. If you are playing an NTSC tape, you will not be
able to play your tape in slow motion and counter
position will not appear in the display.

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With the Video Programming via
Teletext (VPT) function in the video
tape recorder, you can use Teletext
TV listings when you preset Avant for
recording of future programmes. You
can also preset a Timer recording
manually.
If PDC/VPS (Program Delivery Control/
Video Programming System) signals
are broadcast by the current channel,
you can make sure that the
programme is recorded in full*, even
if the broadcast time is changed by
the broadcaster.
You can preset as many as eight
future recordings. You can also check
the status of all your pending
recordings by bringing up a list on
the screen.
You can, of course, start recording
the current programme immediately.
The video tape recorder will continue
recording until the tape runs out,
unless you give other instructions.
Record a programme
Preset a recording via Teletext TV
listings
You can preset a recording of a future
programme from a Teletext TV listings page.
Press to call up Teletext on the
screen
Locate the Teletext TV listings
page, as described on page 8
Press to highlight the first
programme name or start time
on the list
Press to move the cursor to the
programme you wish to record
Press at any time to exit the
process and return to Teletext
Press GO to select the
programme. The cursor changes
to show the date, the channel
number and channel name,
followed by ‘OK?‘
If this information is incorrect,
press
s s or tt to move through
the information and
▲ or ▼ to
change the settings themselves
Press GO to store your preset
Timer recording. RECORD is
shown
TEXT
RECORD
▲ ▼
ss tt
STOP
GO
ss tt
▲ ▼
GO
While the TV is on… If PDC/VPS signals are not broadcast by the
current channel, your recordings are then preset
by start and stop times, and will not adapt to
broadcast delays or extensions. You will see the
times at the top of the screen when you store a
programme to be recorded.
If you want to record more programmes, you can
continue to highlight listed programmes with the
cursor.
*NOTE! The PDC/VPS option on the V.Tape Basic
setup menu must be set to On for Avant to record
a delayed or extended broadcast. Please refer to
Set your video tape recorder preferences on page
32 in the Reference book for information about
the V.Tape Basic Setup menu.

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Record here and now
If you want to record the current programme
or a programme about to begin, you can start
recording immediately. You can also watch
another TV programme or switch Avant to
standby while recording.
The list of scheduled recordings
The Timer index list of pending recordings
allows you to check whether or not recordings
conflict with each other. You can change
channel, date, or time for recordings, or
delete them altogether.
Press RECORD twice. The video
tape recorder will begin
recording on the current TV or
Satellite channel
To watch another programme
during recording, just select the
desired TV programme on Beo4
If you record a Satellite
programme, it is not possible to
watch other Satellite
programmes than the one
being recorded!
Press V TAPE and then STOP to
pause recording
Press RECORD to resume a
paused recording, or…
…select a source, such as TV or
SAT, to stop recording
completely and switch on a
source
Press •to switch the system to
standby
RECORD
RECORD
TV
0 –9
V TAPE
STOP
RECORD
TV
SAT
•
Your recording will continue, unless it is paused
when you switch Avant to standby. A paused
recording will then stop completely.
Check the status of scheduled recordings
> Press MENU to call up the main menu on the
screen.
> Press GO to call up the Timer record menu.
> Press
ss to move the cursor to either Source or
Pr and press MENU to call up the Timer index.
To edit a Timer recording…
When you have brought up the Timer index on
the screen…
> Press
▼ to move the cursor down to a desired
recording and press GO.
> Press
ss or tt to move through the settings, and
▲ or ▼ to change them.
> You can also enter numeric settings by pressing
the number keys on Beo4.
To delete a recording…
> Call up the Timer index on the screen and
highlight a Timer recording.
> Press MENU. Clear? is shown instead of a
recording date.
> Press GO to delete the Timer recording, or EXIT
to keep it.
> Press
▲ or ▼ to select other recordings to
delete, or press EXIT to leave all menus.
Menu
1 Timer record
2 Timer play
3 TV list
4 Setup
Source Pr Start Stop Date
TV 1 14:30 - 15:30 27 Oct OK
Press MENU for Teletext programming
Timer index
TV 15 12:30 - 13:30 27 Oct
TV 8 20:00 - 21:15 27 Oct
Sat 101 06:00 - 07:15 29 Oct
TV 15 10:00 - 11:00 M . WT . . .
Press MENU to clear timer

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If your BeoVision Avant is equipped
with a 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 your
sources in your BeoVision Avant, the
speakers which you may have in a
surround sound system can be cut in
or out, depending on what kind of
sound suits the source you are using.
BeoVision Avant may switch on a
speaker combination automatically.
This happens if a broadcasted
programme or DVD disc contains
information about the number of
speakers to be switched on. You are
still free to choose the speaker setup
you prefer.
You can also adjust the picture
dimensions to fill out the screen and
complete the Home Theatre
experience.
*NOTE! Refer to pages 9-12 in the Reference
book for more information about how to
connect loudspeakers to BeoVision Avant.
Home Theatre viewing with Avant
Select speakers for movie sound
While you are watching a movie or
programme, you can choose the speaker
combination you wish to switch on, provided
that the various sound modes are available in
your system.
Press LIST on Beo4 until SPEAKER
is displayed
Press the number of the speaker
option you want. The speakers
selected will cut in automatically
If you want to adjust the sound
balance for the programme you
are watching, press
▲ or ▼ to
adjust the balance between the
external front and rear speakers,
and press
ss or tt to adjust the
balance between the left and
right speakers
Press EXIT to remove SPEAKER
from the Beo4 display and to
return to the source you were
using
LIST
SPEAKER
1 –5
▲
▼
ss tt
EXIT
?
Speaker combinations
SPEAKER 1
Stereo sound in Avant speakers only. For
programmes with dialogue, e.g. TV news.
SPEAKER 2
Stereo sound in the two external front
speakers. For music CDs.
SPEAKER 3
Avant speakers and external front speakers
active. For TV programmes in stereo.
SPEAKER 4
Enhanced stereo sound in the external front and
rear speakers. For music CDs or tapes.
SPEAKER 5
Surround sound from all speakers. For
programmes in Dolby Surround Sound.
If you have connected only two external front
speakers to BeoVision Avant, you will only be able
to choose SPEAKER 1 – 3.

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Make the picture fill out the screen
BeoVision Avant 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 a preferred format for Home Theatre
viewing.
Press LIST on Beo4 until FORMAT
is shown
Press if you want BeoVision
Avant to optimise the picture,
otherwise…
…press the number of the
desired picture format
If you have chosen Format 1,
press
▲ or ▼ to select variations
of this format
Press to move the picture up
and down if you have chosen
Format 2
Press to leave the FORMAT
function
LIST
FORMAT
GO
1 –3
▲
▼
▲
▼
EXIT
To choose a format... Picture formats to choose from
FORMAT 1
For standard TV pictures, as shown to the right.
Three variations are available: 15:9 (for the
largest picture), 14:9 and 4:3 (for standard
picture format).
FORMAT 2
For letter-box pictures.
FORMAT 3
For 16:9 wide-screen pictures. FORMAT 3 will
usually be selected automatically. If this is not
the case, you can select it yourself.
The illustration at the top shows the BeoVision
Avant standard picture format, which is a 15:9
format.
The two illustrations above show what happens
to a letter-box picture when you choose format
2. The picture is adapted to fill out more of the
screen.

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