Bang & Olufsen BeoSystem 1 User Manual

BeoSystem 1

Guide

BeoSound 3000

Guide

BeoSound 3000

Reference book

The Guide and the Reference book

This Guide contains all the information you need to get the full benefit of your
product. The Reference book contains information about connecting and
operating external equipment, as well as an overview of on-screen menus.

An explanation of symbols in the Guide
and Reference book

Buttons on the Beo4
remote control

TV
LIST

m

p

Display on the Beo4 remote

STORE

control

Display on the screen

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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 the Reference book. This is useful if you move your product 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.

Contents

Introducing your BeoSystem 1, 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 the daily use of BeoSystem 1, including how to
turn it into a Home Theatre for watching movies and how to use teletext functions.

Advanced operation, 15

All you need to know about using BeoSystem 1 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.

3

Placement, connections and maintenance, 39

Find out how to handle and place your BeoSystem 1, connect additional video
equipment, and where the sockets are placed.

Index, 51

4

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.

Introducing BeoSystem 1 and Beo4

Switch on BeoSystem 1

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

TV

SAT

0 – 9

TEXT

m

p

l n

GO

LIST

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD

V MEM RECORD A MEM

789

456

123

TEXT

LIST EXIT

STOP

MENU

0

GO

TV

FORMAT

MENU

STOP

EXIT

r

u

•

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 T V 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 BeoSystem 1 to standby

For information on how to add extra functions to
those shown in the Beo4 display, refer to the
chapter ‘Customise Beo4’ on page 18 in the
Reference book.

5

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.

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VOL 30

Menu

1 Timer play

2 TV list
3 Setup

On-screen menus give you either a
vertical list of options to choose from or
a horizontal list of set tings 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.

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.

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

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

Fill-in menu

How to use option menus…

Press to switch on BeoSystem 1

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 exit 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

TV

MENU

m p

GO

1 – 9

STOP

EXIT

m p

l n

0 – 9

GO

STOP

Press to leave all menus

EXIT

6

Daily use

7

This chapter contains information

about the basic functions of your
BeoSystem 1.

For information about more
advanced operation, timed playback
and standby, and the use of the
pincode system refer to the chapter

‘Ad v a n ce d op e r ation’ on page 15.

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

Teletex t , 12

• Basic teletex t functions

• Store favourite pages

• Day-to-day use of memory pages

• Activate subtitles from teletext

See two sources at the same time, 14

8

Watch TV

Choose a TV channel by its number
and switch to another channel or
source. Bring up a list of TV channels
on the screen, adjust the sound
volume or change the sound type or
language.

Select a TV channel

When you switch BeoSystem 1 on, the last
channel viewed appears on the screen.

Press to switch on BeoSystem 1

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 BeoSystem 1 to
standby

You can change source at any
time without switching
BeoSystem 1 off first. Press for
example DVD, if available in your
system.

TV

TV 2

0 – 9

m

p

0

•

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 T V channels.

Press to switch on BeoSystem 1

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

GO

l n

0 – 9

m

p

GO

EXIT

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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

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.

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

Prolonged listening at high
volume can cause hearing
damage!

r

u

r

u

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
page 18 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 T V channels’ on page

28.

LIST

SOUND

GO

STEREO

GO
GO

EXIT

10

Home Theatre

You can extend your system into a
fully equipped Home Theatre by
connecting four Bang & Olufsen
loudspeakers and a BeoLab 2
subwoofer*.

When you switch on one of the
sources in BeoSystem 1, speakers in
a surround sound system can be cut
in or out, depending on what kind of
sound suits the source you are using.

BeoSystem 1 may switch on a
speaker combination automatically.
This happens if a broadcasted
programme contains information
about the number of speakers to be
switched on. However, you are still
free to choose the speaker
combination you prefer.

With Beo4, you can choose the
picture format you prefer for movie
viewing, and switch between two
connected screens.

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.

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

l n

EXIT

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.

If you have connected only two front speakers to
BeoSystem 1, you will only be able to choose
SPEAKER 1–3.

*NOTE! For further information on how to
connect speakers to BeoSystem 1, refer to the
chapter ‘Loudspeaker connections – surround
sound’ on page 4 in the Reference book.

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Make the picture fill out the screen

BeoSystem 1 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.

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 l or n to select variations
of this format

If you have chosen Format 2…

Press m or p to move the
picture up and down

Press to leave the FORMAT
function

LIST

FORMAT

GO

0 – 3

l n

m

p

EXIT

Picture formats to choose from

FORMAT 0… For setups with two screens. Moves

the picture from, for example, a plasma screen
onto a larger projector screen, or vice versa.
BeoSystem 1 switches the picture and the display
information concerning the current source to the
selected screen.

FORMAT 1… For standard TV pictures. 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 wide-screen

pictures. FORMAT 3 is usually selected
automatically. If this is not the case, you can
select it yourself.

Switch between two screens

If you have connected two screens to
BeoSystem 1 at the same time, such as a
plasma screen and a projector screen for
Home Theatre use, you can switch between
these at any time by selecting FORMAT 0 on
Beo4.

If you have a home automation system connected,
the screen, lights and curtains can be equally
adjusted when you choose FORMAT 0 and switch
to the Home Theatre setup. For information about
how to connect BeoSystem 1 to a home automation
system, refer to the chapter ‘Connect a screen to
BeoSystem 1’ on page 42.

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Teletext

If you select a channel and the
broadcaster offers a teletext service,
BeoSystem 1 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.

Basic teletext functions

You can find information on teletex t 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

TEXT

0 – 9

m

p

STOP

0 – 9

m

p

STOP

EXIT

Store favourite teletext pages

Four memory pages are available for each
channel’s teletext service.

Press to bring up teletext

Press the number buttons, 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!

TEXT

0 – 9

m

p

LIST

STORE

GO

1 – 4

GO

EXIT

NOTE! If BeoSystem 1 is linked via a Master Link
cable to another television, stored memory pages
are not shared among these televisions. Memory
pages must be stored on each television.

13

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 memor y pages
from another channel’s
teletext service…

Press to return to channel
viewing

Press the channel number, m or
p to change channels

TV

TEXT

l n

EXIT

0 – 9

m

p

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 buttons 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

TEXT

0 – 9

m

p

EXIT

LIST

STORE

GO

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.

Press to bring up teletext

TEXT

Press to return to T V viewing

To cancel stored subtitles,
simply store another teletext
page as memory page number

4.

TV

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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-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 T V 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-IN-P

V TAPE

0

TV

A

A B

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.

B

*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 page 18 in the Reference
book.

Advanced operation

15

Find out how to operate BeoSystem 1
beyond daily use.

This is also the chapter that informs

you of how to operate a connected
set-top box.

Advanced teletext functions, 16

• Extra teletext functions

• See updated teletext pages

• Go directly to a page via Fastext

Make BeoSystem 1 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

• 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

The pincode system, 22

• Activate the pincode system

• Change or delete your pincode

• Use your pincode

• Did you forget your pincode?

16

Advanced teletext functions

BeoSystem 1 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.

BeoSystem 1 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 T V
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 T V picture

Press to remove the TV picture

LIST

LARGE

GO

GO

GO

LIST

MIX

GO

GO

See updated teletext pages

BeoSystem 1 supports the page update
function, provided by some teletext
broadcasters to announce that a teletex t
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.

LIST

UPDATE

GO

FOUND

UPDATE

GO

EXIT

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

LIST

REVEAL

GO

GO

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

TEXT

17

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

m

p

0 – 9

TEXT

EXIT

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.

NOTE! For information about presetting recordings
from teletext pages, refer to your video tape
recorder’s own Guide.