Bang & Olufsen BeoCenter 1 User Manual

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BeoCenter 1

Guide

Contents of the Guide

 

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The following is an index to the contents of

Your key to using BeoCenter 1

Use the radio

 

 

 

the separate Reference book with page

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Using the Beo4 remote control

20 Listen to tuned programs

references:

5

Use the menus

20 See list of all programs

 

 

How to set up BeoCenter 1, 4

5

Use the display below the screen

 

Connect your TV cables, 5

 

 

 

Connect a video tape recorder, 6

 

 

 

Connect a decoder, 7

Watch television

 

Connect a set-top box, 8

 

 

 

Socket panel on the rear, 9

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Step through tuned programs

 

Audio system with BeoCenter 1, 10

6

See list of all programs

 

Distribute sound and pictures with

7

Adjust the picture format

 

 

BeoLink, 12

7

Turn Beocenter 1 to the left or right

 

Set up BeoCenter 1 in a link room, 14

 

 

 

First-time setup of BeoCenter 1, 16

Adjust sound

 

Register extra equipment, 18

 

 

 

Edit tuned programs, 20

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Adjust or mute the sound

 

Re-tune or add programs, 26

8

Change sound type or language

 

 

 

9

Adjust speaker balance and choose

 

Settings for TV position, 28

 

speaker combination

 

Choose menu language, 29

Adjust sound settings, 30

Adjust picture settings, 32

Look up Teletext information

Set the time and date, 33

 

 

 

 

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Navigate in Teletext

DVD – Personal Preferences, 34

11

Create or delete MEMO pages

DVD – Access Control, 36

11

Use MEMO pages

Switch BeoCenter 1 on or off

 

 

 

automatically, 40

Use program Groups

The PIN-code system, 42

12

Select programs in a Groups

 

 

12

Create Groups

Looking after BeoCenter 1, 44

13

Move programs within a Groups

Close-up operation and socket panel, 45

 

 

If you have a BeoCord V 8000 video tape

Use the DVD player

 

recorder…, 46

 

 

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

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Disc loading and playback

 

 

15

When playing an audio CD…

For your information…, 54

15

When playing a DVD…

 

 

15

The DVD disc menu

The tool bar on the screen

16The tool bar

17The tool bar symbols

18How to use the tool bar

Bang & Olufsen BeoCenter 1 User Manual

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Your key to using BeoCenter 1

 

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.

Switch on to TV programs

TV

TV

The Beo4 display shows the source you have

 

 

FORMAT

selected, or extra functions available when

Switch on a connected source and the

SAT

 

you press the LIST button

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

V TAPE

 

 

programs or videotapes

 

RADIO

Press RADIO to switch on and operate the

 

 

 

radio

Use the number keys to select programs,

0 9

 

 

Teletext pages, DVD chapters and titles, and

 

DVD

Switch on DVD and play a loaded disc

CD tracks

 

 

 

Enter information in on-screen menus. Press

ss tt

ss or tt while e.g. TV is on to select a program

 

Group you have created

 

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT

DVD

CD

MENU 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 select a subtitle language*

 

V TAPE

RECORD

A TAPE

 

 

 

 

Press to select another audio language*

 

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8

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Press GO to call up a menu or store settings,

GO

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5

6

 

 

 

press and hold to call up program lists, or a

 

1

2

3

DVD disc menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXT

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MENU

Step up or down through programs, menu

 

 

 

items or DVD chapters

 

 

 

Reveal additional functions in the Beo4

LIST

 

GO

 

display, e.g. FORMAT

 

 

 

 

TEXT 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 Exit on-screen menus

Switch BeoCenter 1 to standby

LIST

EXIT

STOP

 

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

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.

Menu name

 

 

 

 

TV SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM GROUPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

TV TUNING

 

 

 

Menu

 

 

TIMER RECORDING

 

 

EDIT

PROGRAMS

 

 

 

options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY TIMER

 

 

ADD

PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTIONS

 

 

AUTO

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAND POSITIONS

 

 

MANUAL TUNING

 

 

 

Option

 

 

EDIT PROGRAM

 

 

LINK FREQUENCY

 

 

 

contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADD PROGRAM

 

 

1 DR1

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 TV2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

 

 

back

select

 

 

3 . . . . . . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back

select

GO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Press to switch on the television

MENU Press to call up the TV SETUP menu

Press to move between the

different menu options

ss tt Press to reveal different settings

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

EXIT Press to leave the menu system

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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.

TV

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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.

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.

TV Press to switch on BeoCenter 1

Press or to step up or down

through the available TV programs

0 9 Key in the number of the TV program you want

SAT 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.

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.

TV Press to switch on the television

BBC

GO Press and hold to call up the TV program list

Step up or down through the

available programs

GO Press to call up the chosen program, or…

0 9 key in the number of the program you want to see

Call up the program list for a specific Group…

TV Press to switch on the television

BBC

 

ss tt

Press ss or tt repeatedly to step

 

through your Groups

MY GROUP

GO

Press to call up the chosen

 

Group

GO

Press and hold to call up the

 

program list for this Group

sstt Press ss or tt to see the program lists for all the other Groups

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.

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Adjust the picture format

Turn BeoCenter 1 to the left or right

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.

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.

TV PROGRAM LIST

1DR2

2TV2

3. . . . . . . .

4EUROSPRT

5ZDF

6RTL7

7. . . . . . . .

8BBC

9. . . . . . . .

10. . . . . . . .

11. . . . . . . .

12CNN

13N3

14. . . . . . . .

15SAT 1

16SVT 2

17NRK

18TV4

 

more

select

GO

 

 

 

 

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

NEWS

DR2

TV2

EUROSPRT

ZDF

RTL7

BBC

CNN

 

group

select

GO

 

 

 

 

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

LIST Press repeatedly until FORMAT FORMAT appears in the Beo4 display

1 2 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 Press repeatedly until STAND STAND appears in the Beo4 display

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

1 9 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.

NOTE! When Beo4 is in radio mode, you cannot call up STAND in the Beo4 display.

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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.

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

LIST

Press repeatedly until SOUND* is

 

volume up or down

 

shown in the Beo4 display

SOUND

 

 

 

 

VOL 26

 

 

 

 

 

GO

Press to see the current sound

 

Press in the middle of the and

 

type on your screen

MONO

button to mute the sound

MUTE

 

GO

Press repeatedly to switch to

 

 

 

another sound type or language

 

 

STEREO

 

Press or again to bring the

in a multi-language programme

sound back

EXIT 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.

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