Bang & Olufsen BeoCenter 1 User Manual

BeoCenter 1

Guide

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The following is an index to the contents of
the separate Reference book with page
references:

• How to set up BeoCenter 1, 4

• Connect your TV cables, 5

• Connect a video tape recorder, 6

• Connect a decoder, 7

• Connect a set-top box, 8

• Socket panel on the rear, 9

• Audio system with BeoCenter 1, 10

• Distribute sound and pictures with
BeoLink, 12

• Set up BeoCenter 1 in a link room, 14

• First-time setup of BeoCenter 1, 16

• Register extra equipment, 18

• Edit tuned programs, 20

• Re-tune or add programs, 26

• Settings for TV position, 28

• Choose menu language, 29

• Adjust sound settings, 30

• Adjust picture settings, 32

• Set the time and date, 33

• DVD – Personal Preferences, 34

• DVD – Access Control, 36

• Switch BeoCenter 1 on or off
automatically, 40

• The PIN-code system, 42

• Looking after BeoCenter 1, 44

• Close-up operation and socket panel, 45

• If you have a BeoCord V 8000 video tape
recorder…, 46

• If you have a Set-top Box Controller…, 50

• For your information…, 54

Contents of the Guide

Your key to using BeoCenter 1

4 Using the Beo4 remote control
5 Use the menus
5 Use the display below the screen

Watch television

6 Step through tuned programs
6 See list of all programs
7 Adjust the picture format
7 Turn Beocenter 1 to the left or right

Adjust sound

8 Adjust or mute the sound
8 Change sound type or language
9 Adjust speaker balance and choose

speaker combination

Look up Teletext information

10 Navigate in Teletext
11 Create or delete MEMO pages
11 Use MEMO pages

Use program Groups

12 Select programs in a Groups
12 Create Groups
13 Move programs within a Groups

Use the DVD player

14 Disc loading and playback
15 When playing an audio CD…
15 When playing a DVD…
15 The DVD disc menu

The tool bar on the screen

16 The tool bar
17 The tool bar symbols
18 How to use the tool bar

Use the radio

20 Listen to tuned programs
20 See list of all programs

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Your key to using BeoCenter 1

The Beo4 display shows the source you have
selected, or extra functions available when
you press the LIST button

Press RADIO to switch on and operate the
radio

Switch on DVD and play a loaded disc

Press MENU to call up the main SETUP menu.
If you have selected STB as your source,
pressing MENU calls up the Set-top Box
Controller menu. Press MENU a second time
for the main SETUP menu

Press to call up Teletext

Press to bring up the DVD disc menu

Press to bring up the DVD on-screen tool bar

Adjust volume – press the middle to mute
sound

Exit on-screen menus

Switch BeoCenter 1 to standby

Switch on to TV programs

Switch on a connected source and the

BeoCenter 1 to watch e.g. set-top box (STB)

programs or videotapes

Use the number keys to select programs,

Teletext pages, DVD chapters and titles, and

CD tracks

Enter information in on-screen menus. Press

ss

or ttwhile e.g. TV is on to select a program

Group you have created

Press to select a subtitle language*

Press to select another audio language*

Press GO to call up a menu or store settings,

press and hold to call up program lists, or a

DVD disc menu

Step up or down through programs, menu

items or DVD chapters

Reveal additional functions in the Beo4

display, e.g. FORMAT

*NOTE! Alternative subtitle and audio languages
are only available on some discs.

TV

SAT

V TAPE

0 – 9

ss tt

GO

▲
▼

LIST

TV

FORMAT

RADIO

DVD

MENU

TEXT

∧
∨

EXIT

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Using the Beo4 remote control

Look through the basic principles of the Beo4
remote control and try them out. Each button
is explained below.

Refer to Beo4’s own Guide for information
about how to add extra functions to those
shown in the Beo4 display.

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD

V TAPE RECORD A TAPE

789

456

123

TEXT

MENU

0

GO

LIST EXIT

STOP

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Use the menus

The menus on the BeoCenter 1 screen gives
you access to a number of different options.
When you enter the menu system, the first
available menu is the SETUP menu.

The display below the screen

When you choose a source, such as TV, or a
function, such as Teletext, the display changes
accordingly as you make your selections.

Press to switch on the television

Press to call up the TV SETUP
menu

Press to move between the
different menu options

Press to reveal different settings

Press to call up a menu or store a
setting you have made

Press to leave the menu system

TV

MENU

▲
▼

ss tt

GO

EXIT

Menu name

Menu

options

Option

contents

Information

field

TV SETUP

PROGRAM GROUPS

TUNING

TIMER RECORDING
PLAY TIMER
OPTIONS
STAND POSITIONS

EDIT PROGRAM
ADD PROGRAM
AUTO TUNING

back select

EDIT PROGRAMS

ADD PROGRAM
AUTO TUNING
MANUAL TUNING
LINK FREQUENCY

1 DR1
2 TV2

3 . . . . . . . .

GO

TV TUNING

back select

TV

GO

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You can find a TV program which is
tuned into your BeoCenter 1 in four
ways…
– By stepping through all tuned

programs;

– By using the number keys to key

in the number of the program you
want;

– By calling up a program list of all

the tuned programs;

– By selecting a program Group.

Refer to the chapter Use program
Groups for more information.

While watching television you can
also adjust picture format and turn
the BeoCenter 1 to the left or right.

NOTE! Refer to the separate Reference book for
information about how to tune in TV programs.
STB programs are only available if BeoCenter 1 is
equipped with a built-in Set-top Box Controller
and a set-top box is connected.

Watch television

Step through tuned programs

To start watching television, press TV on the
Beo4 remote control. The television
automatically switches on to the last program
you watched.

See list of all programs

Choose a source, for example TV, and press
and hold GO on the Beo4 remote control to
call up a complete list of the available TV
programs. You can also call up a program list
for Groups of programs.

Press to switch on the television

Press and hold to call up the TV
program list

Step up or down through the
available programs

Press to call up the chosen
program, or…

key in the number of the
program you want to see

Call up the program list for a specific Group…

Press to switch on the television

Press

ss

or ttrepeatedly to step

through your Groups

Press to call up the chosen
Group

Press and hold to call up the
program list for this Group

Press ssor ttto see the program
lists for all the other Groups

TV

BBC

GO

▲
▼

GO

0 – 9

TV

BBC

ss tt

MY GROUP

GO

GO

ss tt

Press to switch on BeoCenter 1

Press

▲

or ▼to step up or down
through the available TV
programs

Key in the number of the TV
program you want

Press another source button, e.g.
SAT, to switch to set-top box
programs

Pressing 0 will swap between the current and
previous TV programs.

TV

▲
▼

0 – 9

SAT

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NOTE! When Beo4 is in radio mode, you cannot

call up STAND in the Beo4 display.

Adjust the picture format

The picture format you choose is changed on
the screen accordingly, either to a 16:9 wide­screen picture or a standard 4:3 picture. The
picture format you choose is not stored, when
you switch to a different program or switch
off BeoCenter 1, the standard 4:3 picture
format is restored.

Turn BeoCenter 1 to the left or right

If your BeoCenter 1 is equipped with the
motorised stand, you can turn BeoCenter 1 to
the left or to the right via Beo4. You can also
turn BeoCenter 1 manually.

Press repeatedly until STAND
appears in the Beo4 display

Press to turn BeoCenter 1 either
to the left or the right, or

use the number keys to choose a
pre-defined position;
1 represents the outmost left
position, 9 represents the
outmost right position

Refer to ‘Settings for TV position’ in the separate
Reference book for more information about how
to preset viewing positions for BeoCenter 1.

LIST

STAND

ss tt

1 – 9

Press repeatedly until FORMAT
appears in the Beo4 display

Press 1 or 2 to select a picture
format: FORMAT 1 for a 4:3
picture, or FORMAT 2 for a 16:9
picture

LIST

FORMAT

1 – 2

The program list for TV is now called up. It
provides you with an overview of all your available
TV programs.

Groups list… TV programs selected for a Group
also appear in the program lists for all tuned TV
programs.

TV PROGRAM LIST

1 DR2
2 TV2

3 . . . . . . . .

4 EUROSPRT
5 ZDF
6 RTL7

7 . . . . . . . .

8 BBC

9 . . . . . . . .

10 . . . . . . . .

11 . . . . . . . .

12 CNN
13 N3

14 . . . . . . . .

15 SAT 1
16 SVT 2
17 NRK
18 TV4

more select

GO

NEWS

DR2

TV2
EUROSPRT
ZDF
RTL7
BBC
CNN

group select

GO

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Adjust sound

Adjust or mute the sound

While you are watching television, you can
adjust the sound volume at any time or mute
the sound completely.

Change sound type or language

If different sound types or languages are
available, you can store your favourite sound
type when tuning in your TV programs.
However, it is also possible to choose between
sound types or languages when watching a
program.

Press

∧

or ∨to adjust the

volume up or down

Press in the middle of the

∧

and

∨

button to mute the sound

Press ∧or ∨again to bring the
sound back

∧
∨

VOL 26

∧
∨

MUTE

∧
∨

Press repeatedly until SOUND* is
shown in the Beo4 display

Press to see the current sound
type on your screen

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
Beo4’s own Guide for further information.

LIST

SOUND

GO

MONO

GO

STEREO

EXIT

Several sound adjustments
possibilities are available in your
BeoCenter 1.

You can always adjust the volume or
mute the sound completely.

If programs are broadcasted with
different sound types or languages,
you can choose between them.

If speakers are connected to your
BeoCenter 1, you are free to choose
the speaker combination you prefer.

When you switch on BeoCenter 1 or
one of the sources connected to it,
the speakers you may have
connected, can be cut in or out,
depending on what kind of sound
suits the source you are using.