Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant User Manual

Press a button on the Beo4 remote

control – just one!

With majestic elegance, the BeoVision

Avant video system turns towards

you, and the curtains slide open

revealing the picture on the screen. A

unique picture and sound experience

awaits you.

The Beo4 remote control is the key to

the BeoVision Avant video system. It

will take you into a world of

entertainment.

This guide explains how...

User’s guide

INTRODUCING BEOVISION AVANT

USING THE GUIDES

Before you start…

Two guides are enclosed with the BeoVision Avant: A User’s guide and a Setting-up guide.

This User’s guide explains how to tune and preset your BeoVision Avant and operate the various other functions offered by the system, using the Beo4 remote control.

Most of the functions described in this guide are accompanied by a set of buttons which guide you through the operation step-by-step. Illustrations of the menus you will be calling up for a particular operation are also included.

In order to start operating the BeoVision Avant as described in this guide, it is essential that you follow the instructions in the Setting-up guide carefully.

The Setting-up guide explains how to set the BeoVision Avant up and make it ready for use. The Setting-up guide also includes maintenance instructions and other vital pieces of information which you may need from time to time.

”Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

4 Principles of operation

Beo4 and BeoVision Avant, 4 Beo4 operating principles, 5 Help to use on-screen menus, 6 Advice on setting up, 7

9 Tuning and presetting

Tuning in, 10 Setting and checking the time, 17 Presetting your favourite stand position,

Setting the menu reminder to On or Off,

20 Quick guide to daily operations

23 TV, Satellite and Teletext

Daily operations, 24 Using the program lists, 25 Teletext, 26 Picture and sound, 33 Picture-in-picture, 36

37 Video tape recorder

Daily operations, 38 Timer recording, 40 Instant recording, 43 Special types of recording, 45 Special video functions, 48 Extra video equipment, 50 Preferences for the video tape recorder, 52

56 Picture formats

Changing the picture format, 57

58 Timer play

Switching on or off automatically, 58

61 BeoVision Avant and AV systems

Surround sound, 62 Audio system and BeoVision Avant, 65 Link room with BeoVision Avant, 66 Extra functions in Beo4, 67

68 Close-up operation

Displayed information, 68 Buttons on BeoVision Avant close-up operation panel, 69 Sockets for Headphones and CamCorder,

70 Quick Guide to menus

Before you start operating BeoVision Avant, it may be a good idea to familiarise yourself with the Beo4 principles of operation.

Your BeoVision Avant video system is designed for remote operation using the Beo4 remote control.

Beo4 integrates remote operation of your BeoVision Avant and of the basic, daily functions in recent Bang & Olufsen audio systems.

• Daily operations are carried out via the Beo4 remote control. The Beo4 display reads the name of the source you are watching and/or listening to.

• Additional functions can be obtained via the Beo4 display, see the following page.

• The somewhat more advanced functions in the BeoVision Avant are guided by menus which you can call up on the screen (see pages 6-7).

Note: A few basic functions can be operated directly on the small operation panel on the back of the BeoVision Avant display bar. Please refer to BeoVision Avant close-up pages 68-69 for further information.

Nice to know about Beo4 buttons...

In the step-by-step operating sequences shown in this guide, the buttons on the Beo4 and cues in the Beo4 display will be illustrated like this:

Rectangular buttons for source control, numbers and dedicated functions

Buttons within the star-shaped button for stepping and winding

The circular GO button for accepting and storing instructions

The coloured buttons within the star-shaped button are used for special functions, it will be explained in this guide when and how to use them

The double-button LIST means ‘press repeatedly’ to reveal more functions in the Beo4 LIST of functions

STAND The cues in the Beo4 display

indicate either the current source you are addressing or an extra function which you call up by pressing the LIST button

LIST

Your Beo4 remote control commands are registered by a small receiver in the BeoVision Avant display bar, placed on top of the BeoVision Avant in the upper right hand corner.

PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

Beo4 and BeoVision Avant

The Beo4 remote control is divided into 5 areas. Each area have their own dedicated functions.

The buttons are arranged so that your operation of the various functions in BeoVision Avant is made as simple and clear as possible. The display reads out which source you are controlling, but if you press the LIST button, the cue on the display changes*.

Please refer to the illustration of the Beo4 remote control and accompanying texts to the right of this page for a further explanation of the 5 areas.

*Note: If a cue is mentioned in this guide and you cannot find it in the display on your Beo4 remote control, please refer to Extra functions in Beo4, page 67 in this guide for information about how to add that particular cue or ‘button’.

Note: Please refer to the special Beo4 User’s guide for further information about the remote control.

The Beo4 display tells you which source

you are operating. But it is also

used for calling up extra functions.

Source buttons for switching on; and

buttons for recording.

Number buttons; and Teletext and

menu access buttons.

The control buttons within the

star-shaped button are for

winding, stepping and GO. They

are conveniently placed for

thumb-operation. The coloured

buttons have special functions, it

will be specified in this guide

when they are needed.

Volume button; LIST button for

displaying extra functions;

and “stop” buttons.

Beo4 operating principles

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD

V TAPE RECORD A TAPE

789

456

TEXT

123

LIST EXIT

STOP

ON-SCREEN MENUS

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Setup

Help to use on-screen menus

Press to call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press the relevant number key to call up the item/menu you want, 1-4, if Sat is available the main menu contains 5 items

Press to move the cursor (red text) and light up the item/menu you want... Press to call up the menu

Press any time to return to the previous menu

Press to remove the menus from the screen altogether

If a menu appears on the screen which requires you to fill in information – A fill-in menu...

Press to key in information for an item

Press to reveal options for items in the menu

Press to move from item to item in the menu

Continue to fill in all the information needed in the menu…

…press GO to accept it

Main menu: 1 Timer record... Calls up the menu for making a

Timer recording.

2 Timer play... Calls up the menu for making a

Timer play/standby.

3 TV list... Calls up the TV program List . 4 Setup... Calls up the Setup menu, which gives

access to e.g tuning, picture and sound adjustments, setting the clock, etc..

If your BeoVision Avant is equipped for satellite reception, Sat list will be included in the main menu as item number 4 and the item, Setup, will now be number 5.

A fill-in menu

STOP

EXIT

then

through

then

Or,

To start using your BeoVision Avant, you must call up the main menu. Each item in the main menu gives access to a special menu for a particular function.

Keying in the number for the item you want, calls up the accompanying menu. Every time you select an item in a menu, it is lit up in red.

Some of the menus are menus in which you must fill in information. You can key in figures or browse through the options available for a particular item until you find the one you want.

Freq Pr Name

210 12 . . . . . . . . . . More

Menu guidance function

Sometimes, you can call up extra functions from a menu by pressing the Beo4 MENU button once more. These extra functions are all described with the relevant menus throughout this guide.

From the BeoVision Avant Setup menu, you can call up the various menus for tuning in and presetting. See the items in the Setup menu below... 1 Tuning… Gives access to tuning in TV stations,

(satellite stations) and the Video tape recorder.

2 Sound… Gives access to adjusting sound. 3 Picture… Gives access to adjusting the picture. 4 Stand… Gives access to presetting your

favourite viewing angles for the motorised stand.

5 Source… Calls up the AV Source menu in which

you must register any extra video equipment you connect to the BeoVision Avant AV socket.

6 Menu… Gives access to switching the menu

guidance function On or Off as you prefer it.

7 Clock… Gives access to setting the built-in

clock.

8 V.Tape… Calls up the V.Tape access menu

which allows you to call up special V.Tape menus for adjusting the video picture and the video tape recorder’s basic setup menu in which you must register your preferences for the video tape recorder.

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

When you want to start tuning in your BeoVision Avant, you call up the main menu first, then the Setup menu which allows you to call up the Tuning menu.

Continue to preset the system after you have tuned in your stations. Set the clock, and if you wish set stand positions and enter your personal preferences for the system, item, 4,5,6, and 8 in the Setup menu.

Adjusting the sound and picture levels, items 2 and 3, is also possible. The preset neutral sound and picture levels do, though, suit most situations and environments.

Press to call up the main menu

Press to call up the Setup menu If Sat is available Setup will be item 5 instead of 4

Alternatively, use

▼ to light up

Setup and press GO to call up the Setup menu

The Setup menu appears…

Use the number keys to choose one of the items and call up their respective menus…

Most of the menus you call up from the Setup menu e.g. the Picture menu are fill-in menus, though e.g. the first Tuning access menu requires you to choose yet another item e.g. TV in order to call up a fill-in menu

Press to key in information for the item

Press to reveal options for the items in the menu e.g. start tuning

Press to move from item to item in the menu

Continue to fill in all the information needed in the menu…

…press GO to accept it

then

through

then

Advice on setting up

TUNING AND PRESETTING

10 Tuning in

Tuning in TV stations, 10

Video tape recorder and TV

stations, 12

Tuning in Satellite stations, 14

17 Clock

Setting and checking the clock, 17

18 Stand

Presetting your favourite stand

positions, 18

19 Menu reminder

Setting the menu reminder to On

or Off, 19

This section contains operations for tuning and the presets you (or your Bang & Olufsen dealer) must undertake when you set up the BeoVision Avant for the first time.

You may find this section useful later on, if you wish to tune in to a new TV station, or change or readjust some of the presets you have made.

TUNING IN

Call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 5

The Setup menu appears…

Press to select Tuning

The Tuning access menu appears…

Select the first item, TV

The first TV tuning menu appears...

Press to let the system search for TV stations

Alternatively,... Key in the exact frequency you want, for example 210 MHz

Press to move the cursor to the other items in the TV tuning menu

Press

▲ or ▼ to reveal options for

the items or use the number keys to key in values…

Fill in the necessary information…

Press to store your station, or…

Move to More and press GO to call up the second TV tuning menu…

…fill in the necessary information, press GO to store and return to first TV tuning menu...

Press to finally store your station

Press to remove on-screen menus or press GO to continue tuning

Tuning in TV stations

To tune in TV stations, call up the menu for tuning and find the TV tuning menu. You can make the system find your stations for you; or you can key in a station’s exact frequency directly yourself.

You can preset 99 different TV stations on program numbers of their own and in the process you will be able to name each station, too.

When you have filled in the first TV tuning menu, you can store your new TV station. If necessary, you can choose to fine tune the station, determine availability of a decoder and type of sound and picture format in a second tuning menu.

Each item in the two tuning menus is described in detail on the following page ...

Note: If the item System appears on the first tuning menu, you must make sure that the correct broadcast system is displayed before you start tuning.

Note: If you have any special preferences for the recording of a particular program number, you must enter them into the special V.Tape tuning menu. See how on page 12, Video tape recorder

and TV stations.

then

EXIT

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Setup

Tuning

1 TV 2 V.Tape

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

The first TV tuning menu

Freq Pr Name

210 12 . . . . . . . . . . More

The second TV tuning menu

Fine Decoder Sound Format

+2 OFF Stereo-1 15:9

Main menu

The Setup menu

The Tuning access menu

then

What’s on the first TV tuning menu… Freq (frequency)... Searching stops at the first

station producing an acceptable signal. If you know a station’s exact frequency number, key it in directly using the number buttons.

(System)… If System appears on the menu, make sure that the correct broadcast system is displayed before you start tuning: B/G... for PAL/SECAM B/G I... for PAL I L... for SECAM L M... for NTSC D/K... for PAL/SECAM D/K

Note: All options may not be available as this depends on the television type.

Pr (program number)... Key in the program number (1-99) you wish to preset the station on.

Name (naming)... The name you give a station will appear in the TV program list.

Press

▲ or ▼ to reveal the character you want.

Press 0 to switch from upper to lower case, or vice versa. Then press

tt to move on to the next

character position.

Then press GO or move on to More... When you have entered the information you want, press GO to store your TV program or….

More… If it is necessary to fill in extra information, move to More and press GO. A second TV tuning menu appears for fine tuning, availability of decoder and type of sound or format.

What’s on the second TV tuning menu… Fine (fine tuning)... The TV automatically tunes to

the best possible picture. However, neighbouring channels may blur the picture slightly, in which case fine tuning may be required. You fine tune by 8 steps above or below the standard frequency.

Decoder... If you tune in a coded TV station and want the decoder to be cut in automatically, set the item Decoder to one of the On options below: ON/AV... (decoder on) where both audio and

video signals are coded

ON/V... (decoder on) where only video

signals are coded

OFF... (decoder off) for no decoder

Select ON/AV for most coded programs to get both sound and pictures. If only the video signal is coded, select ON/V. If you select ON/AV where only the video signal is coded, the sound may be lost when the signal is decoded.

Note: If an extra decoder is connected to the BeoVision Avant AV socket and Decoder-2 is entered into the AV Source menu ( see page 50,

Extra video equipment), you can choose between 1/AV or 1/V, for decoder-1, and 2/AV or 2/V for decoder-2 or OFF for no decoder.

Sound (mono/stereo/language)... Several types of sound may available for a TV station, for example both stereo and mono sound, or several different languages. Press

▲ or ▼ to switch between the

sound modes currently transmitted, when the sound you wish to store is heard/displayed, press GO.

Note: Even though you store a type of sound/ language in this way, you can still switch between the various types of sound while you are watching this TV station.

Press LIST to display SOUND* or MONO* on the Beo4 remote control, then press GO repeatedly to switch sound. See page 35, Switching sound for more information about the various types of sound available.

*Note: In order to display SOUND or MONO on Beo4, you must add the function to the Beo4 LIST function, see Extra functions in Beo4, page 67.

Format... Two format settings are available, you can store a format for each TV program. The default setting is 15:9, but if ”noise” appears in the right and left side of the picture, choose the 14:9 format instead, enabling the curtains on the TV screen to hide the ”noise”. You can still change the picture format for each program even though you have stored a setting, see page 56-57.

Removing a tuned TV station…

Press MENU to call up the main menu, press 3 to select TV list and press GO to call up the TV program list, use the

▲ and ▼ buttons to

move the cursor to the station you want to remove. Then press MENU. When Clr? appears, press GO to clear the program. See Program

list, page 25, for further information.

> Tuning in

Video tape recorder and TV stations

When you store the TV stations on program numbers in your BeoVision Avant, their program numbers are also automatically stored in the video tape recorder.

The TV program numbers in the video tape recorder are used, for example, for recording.

Under very special circumstances you may find it necessary to enter special information for such a TV program number with a view to recording. E.g. information regarding which tuner to use for a recording, etc… Such information must be entered into the special V.Tape tuning menu as described on these pages.

Each item in the V.Tape tuning menu is described in detail on the following page…

Press to call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 5 instead

The Setup menu appears…

Press to select the first item, Tuning

The Tuning access menu appears...

Press to select V.Tape, if Sat is available V.Tape will be item 3 instead

The V.Tape tuning menu appears...

Key in the TV program number you want, for example program 12

Press to move the cursor to the other items in the menu

Press to fine tune as required; or to reveal other options for the items in the menu

Press to store the information you entered

then

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Setup

Tuning

1 TV 2 V.Tape

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

The V.Tape tuning menu

Pr Fine Source Sound

12 +2 V.Tape tuner Stereo

Main menu

The Setup menu

The Tuning access menu

What’s on the V.Tape tuning menu… Pr (TV station)... The TV program number appears

here.

Fine (fine tuning)...To fine tune a station when it is used via the video tape recorder.

Source (specific source selection)... You can instruct the video tape recorder to get its information from a specific source whenever it records a specific TV programme:

V.Tape tuner... Is the basic setting and it should be

selected in far the most cases. The TV programme is recorded from the video tape recorder’s tuner, you can therefore watch another TV programme while you are recording.

TV tuner... Should be selected if you want to

record a particular programme directly from the TV. Here, you cannot watch another TV programme while you are recording.

V.Tape decoder... Should be used if you want to

record via a decoder connected to the V-tape decoder socket.

Sound Indicates the type of sound you choose to store for a specific program number:

Stereo... Indicates that stereo sound will be

selected for a program number or that the best possible sound or sound quality will be selected.

Mono… Indicates that mono sound will always be

selected.

> Tuning in

Tuning in to Satellite stations

Press to call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu

The Setup menu appears…

Press to select the first item, Tuning

The Tuning access menu appears...

Press to call up the Sat tuning menu

The first Sat tuning menu appears...

Press to search for the next (or previous) Sat station

Alternatively… key in the exact frequency instead

Press to move to the other items in the menu

Press

▲ or ▼ to reveal options for

the items or use the number keys to key in values…

Fill in the necessary information…

Press to store your station, or…

Press to store your Sat station

Press EXIT to remove menus; or press GO to continue tuning...

Before you start…

If you need to tune in to an alternative broadcast system, make sure that the correct system is displayed in the second Sat tuning menu before you start tuning in a Satellite station, see the item System on the following page for more information!

To tune in Satellite stations, you must call up the Sat tuning menu*.

You can preset 119 different Satellite stations (TV and radio) on program numbers of their own, you will also be able to name each program number.

If necessary, you can call up the second Sat tuning menu to e.g. fine tune the station, indicate the presence of a decoder station, and choose an appropriate type of sound. If it should be necessary to tune in the sound, call up the special sound tuning menu via the second Sat tuning menu.

Each item in the Sat tuning menus is described in detail on the following pages…

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Sat list 5 Setup

Tuning

1 TV 2 Sat 3 V.Tape

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

The first Sat tuning menu

Freq Pol LNB Pr Name

11.374 Vert Astra 10 . . . . . . . . . . More

The second Sat tuning menu

Fine Decoder System Format Sound

+2 Off PAL 15:9 7.02/7.20

The main menu

The Setup menu

The Tuning access menu

then

Move to More and press GO to call up the second

Sat tuning menu…

…fill in the necessary information, press GO to store and return to the first Sat tuning menu...

EXIT

*Note: In order to be able to receive Satellite, your BeoVision Avant must be equipped for Satellite reception.

What’s on the primary Sat tuning menu… Freq (frequency)... Searching stops at the first

station producing an acceptable signal. If this is not the station you want, press

▲ or ▼ again to

continue searching.

Alternatively, key in the exact frequency number using the number keys.

Pol (polarity)... Press

▲ or ▼ to change for the

best picture quality. Pol can be set to: Vert... for vertical polarization Hor... for horizontal polarization 00 – 63... for numerical indication of polariza-

tion (relevant only if polarity is set to Skew in the ODU setup menu*).

(Pos (dish position))... Only available if your ODU (outdoor unit) setup includes a motor controlled dish. Pos indicates a dish position numerically.

(LNB (Low Noise Block Converter))… Only available if you have registered more than one LNB in the ODU setup menu.* The following options are available: Astra, 1West, Hot Bird,

Uni-LNB, Telecom, SMATV, Custom and None. The LNB options, you choose, will appear in the first Sat tuning menu.

*Note: For further information, about the ODU (Out Door Unit) setup menu, please refer to the

ODU Setting-up guide.

Pr (program number)... The program numbers (1-119) are available.

Name (program naming)...You can name the station if you want to.

The name may contain up to ten characters, including the letters A-Z, numbers and full stop. When the item is lit up in red, you can start ‘writing’:

Press

▲ or ▼ to reveal a character. Press 0 to

switch from upper to lower case, or vice versa. Press

tt to move to the next character position.

Continue ‘writing’ the name using this method.

Note: If you have tuned in a satellite radio station, you may indicate this in the name (e.g R for radio) to distinguish between satellite radio and TV stations.

Then press GO or move on to More... When you have entered the information you want, press GO to store your Satellite station or…

More… You may find it necessary to fine tune, determine availability of decoders and satellite broadcast system, and choose a type of sound. When More is lit up call up the second Sat tuning menu.

What’s on the second Sat tuning menu… Fine (fine tuning)... Fine tune to find the best

possible picture quality.

Decoder... A decoder should be connected for the reception of coded satellite stations.

To activate the decoder automatically for a particular program number, set the item Decoder to one of the following On options when tuning in to a coded Satellite station: ON/AV... (decoder on) where both audio and

video signals are coded

ON/V... (decoder on) where only video

signals are coded

OFF... (decoder off) for no decoder.

Select ON/AV for most coded stations to get both sound and picture. If only the video signal is coded, select ON/V to get both sound and picture right for program. If you select ON/AV, the sound may be lost when the signal is decoded.

Note: Options 1/AV or 1/V for decoder 1, 2/AV or 2/V for decoder 2 are available or OFF for no decoder, if an extra decoder is connected to the AV socket and the correct information, Decoder-2, is entered into the AV Source menu (see page 50,

Extra video equipment).

System (satellite broadcast system)... You can switch between the following systems, PAL, MAC,

BB (BaseBand), PAL OBW (Optional bandwidth), MAC OBW, or BB OBW. Note, if you set System up

to any of the MAC or BB options, it will not be possible to select or set options for Sound, unless you have selected ON/V for the Decoder item on this second tuning menu.

>> See the following page for the continued description of the items in the menus including the items in the Sound tuning menu…

>> See the following page for information of how to remove a Sat station!

Please note…

The BeoVision Avant Satellite module is preprogrammed with stations from some of the Satellites currently broadcasting.

> Tuning in: ...to satellite stations

Format… Two format settings are available, you can store a format for each Satellite program. The default setting is 15:9, but if ”noise” appears in the right and left side of the picture, choose the 14:9 format instead, enabling the curtains on the TV screen to hide the ”noise”. You can still change the picture format for each program even though you have stored a setting, see page 56-57.

Sound (mono/stereo/language)... Several types of sound may be available for a particular satellite station, e.g. both stereo and mono sound, or several different languages. Alternatively, you may have to call up a sound tuning menu to tune in the appropriate sound frequency.*

Press

▲ or ▼ to switch between the options

currently transmitted, and stop when the sound you wish to store is heard and/or displayed.

Note: Even though a preferred type of sound/ language is stored, you can still switch between the different types while you are watching or listening to a Satellite programme. See page 35 Switching sound for more information about the various types of sound available.

*Note: Call up the Sound tuning menu by pressing MENU, when Sound is highlighted.

What’s on the Sound tuning menu… Sound… Stereo and Mono sound are available.

Use

▲ or ▼ to reveal options.

(Freq)… (Frequency) Only applies for when Mono sound is selected. Tune in the mono sound frequency.

Removing a tuned Satellite station…

Press MENU to call up the main menu, press 4 to select Sat list and press GO to call up the Sat program list, use the

▲ and ▼ buttons to move

the cursor to the station you want to remove. Then press MENU. When Clr? appears, press GO to clear the program. See page 25, Program

lists, for further information.

The Sound tuning menu - for manual tuning of sound frequency for Satellite stations.

Sound Left Right Bandwidth

Stereo 7.02 7.20 130 KHZ

Deemphasis Expand Sound level Picture

75 On Normal On

Bandwidth… For Bandwidth, the following options are available: 130 KHz, 280 KHz, and 450 KHz. Use

▲ or ▼ to reveal options. If Sound is set

to Stereo, the bandwidth is set to 130 KHz automatically, and it will not be possible to select the item at all.

Deemphasis… In order to achieve the best possible sound, you may have to deemphasise the sound signal, so that it corresponds to the degree, to which, it was preemphasised, when it was transmitted. Select the appropriate option; 50, 75 or J17.

Expand… To achieve the best possible sound, you may have to expand the sound signal. Typically applies, when the transmitted sound is a stereo signal. The function compensates for the deviations which the sound elements, bass and treble, undergo during transmission. To activate the function, set Expand to On, to deactivate the function, set it to Off.

Sound level… Select a sound level for a station. As some stations broadcast programmes with different sound levels, you can shoose to e.g. turn the preprogrammed sound level down. The options Normal and Low are available.

Picture… Indicates whether your station is a Satellite Radio or TV station. On… Indicates that the picture screen will be

switched on – for Satellite TV stations.

Off… Indicates that the picture screen will not

be switched on, only sound is available – for Satellite Radio stations.

CLOCK

Setting and checking the time

BeoVision Avant has a built-in, 24-hour clock which ensures that your Timer programming entries are carried out correctly. You can set and synchronise the BeoVision Avant clock with the Teletext time transmitted by e.g. a national TV program.

To set and synchronise the time…

Make sure that you are switched on to a national TV station which transmits Teletext. Then call up the Clock menu and set the item Synch to Yes, then press GO and the correct time will be set for you.

To set the clock yourself…

If you do not want to synchronise the clock with Teletext; the item Synch must read No. You then set the clock yourself. Use the number keys to key in the correct time.

Showing the clock permanently…

To show the time on the BeoVision Avant display whenever it is switched on, set the item Display in the menu to Yes. Brief feedback on the display for any operation you carry out will of course still be displayed.

Showing the time on request…

If you do not want the time displayed when the system is switched on, Display must read No. Now you can call up the clock on request. Press LIST until CLOCK is displayed, then press GO to see the time.

Switch on to a national TV station which transmits Teletext… Press to call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu if Sat is available Setup will be item 5

The Setup menu appears…

Press to select item number 7, Clock

The Clock menu appears...

To synchronise with Teletext…

Press to move to the item Synch

Press to reveal Yes under Synch in the menu

then Press to synchronise the clock

Use

▲, ▼ or the number keys to fill

in the required information for the remaining items, e.g. Date, Display, etc, and press GO to store your clock

To set the clock yourself…

Use

tt or ss to move to Time

then Use the number keys to key in the correct time

Use

tt to move to the other items

in the menu, then use

▲, ▼ or the

number keys to fill in the required information for the remaining items...

Press to store your clock

Press to remove the on-screen menus

The Clock menu – The time is now two o’clock pm. The BeoVision Avant writes: Jan... for January Feb... for February Mar... for March Apr... for April May... for May Jun... for June Jul... for July Aug... for August Sep... for September Oct... for October Nov... for November Dec... for December

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Setup

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

The main menu

The Setup menu

Time Date Year Synch Display

14:00 Tue 23 Aug 1994 Yes Yes

Press GO to synchronize with Teletext

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STAND

Press to call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available Setup will be item 5

The Setup menu appears…

Press to call up the Stand menu

The Stand menu appears...

Press until the position 1, 2, or 0 is displayed and stop when the one you wish to store a Stand position for is displayed

Turn the BeoVision Avant to the preferred viewing angle

Press to store the current stand position (as position 1, 2, or 0)

Repeat the procedure, if you wish to store all three stand positions…

Press to remove the on-screen menus

BeoVision Avant’s motorised stand, enables you to turn the entire system using your Beo4 remote control.

When you switch the system off, it automatically reverts to a neutral standby position (0), unless you store a particular standby position.

You can preset two viewing angles (stand positions 1 and 2), and a suitable standby position (0) for the system*. The BeoVision Avant then automatically turns towards the position you instruct it to turn to.

When you now switch on BeoVision Avant, it will now turn to your favourite preset position (1). You can now choose which preset position to turn it to, 2, 0, or 1 again.

*Note: Instead of pressing ss and tt to chose viewing angles, you may turn the BeoVision Avant to the position you want manually.

Presetting your favourite stand positions

The Stand position menu enables you to preset stand positions which suit your favourite viewing angles.

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Setup

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

The main menu

The Setup menu

Stand position

Turn TV to preferred position

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MENU REMINDER

The menu for the Menu reminder function – You can switch the automatic menu reminder function On or Off as you like.

1 Timer record 2 Timer play 3 TV list 4 Setup

Setup

1 Tuning 2 Sound 3 Picture 4 Stand 5 Source 6 Menu 7 Clock 8 V.Tape

The main menu

The Setup menu

Menu reminder

Setting the menu reminder function to On or Off

While you are operating BeoVision Avant via the on-screen menus, you can, in some instances, call up extra functions to aid you with your operations by pressing the MENU button once more.

You will be reminded automatically whenever such an extra function is available – an extra line appears at the bottom of the menu, for example: “Press MENU to call up Teletext.”

If you wish, you can, though, switch the on-screen menu reminder function off. But it is only the on-screen guidance you switch off in this way. You can still operate the extra functions by pressing the MENU button.

Call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu, if Sat is available, Setup will be item 5

The Setup menu appears…

Press to select item number 6, Menu

The menu for the Menu reminder function appears...

Press to switch between Menu reminder On or Off

Press to store your choice

Press to remove the on-screen menus

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Switching on to TV or Satellite

Switches on to the TV program number you were last watching Switches on to the Sat program number you were last watching

Use the number keys to select a specific program number

Press to step through your program numbers

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V TAPE

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QUICK GUIDE TO…

Displays on BeoVision Avant of source indications and program number

Press the appropriate source button to switch on: TV or SAT. The BeoVision Avant turns to its preset position. The TV or Satellite station you were last watching appears on the screen.

Now choose the program number you want to see.

Playing a video tape

Load and Tape are displayed interchangeably, prompting you to load a tape

This display indicates the source, V.TAPE and the track you are watching

To play back a video tape you have loaded, simply press the V TAPE button.

Now you can pause the tape and choose to either resume playback, or stop the video tape recorder. You can rewind, fast forward, cue the tape you have loaded backwards or forwards at any time.

Press to start playing the video tape

Press to pause playback Press again to stop playback entirely

Press any time to start/resume playing the tape

Press to rewind the tape

Press to fast forward the tape

Press to cue backwards on a tape

Press to cue forwards on a tape

… DAILY OPERATIONS

Turning the BeoVision Avant

Indication shows that you can turn or are turning the stand

When you first switch on the BeoVision Avant, it will turn towards a viewing position quite automatically, but you can turn it to any position you want..

Three positions can be preset in the system: position 1 (favourite), 2 (secondary), and 0 (neutral).

Press until STAND is displayed

Press to turn the system to the left

Press to turn the system to the right

Alternatively, Key in the position you want

Press to remove STAND from the display

Refer back to page 18 for information of how to preset stand positions…

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Volume adjustments and switching off

Indication of volume level

You turn the volume level up or down and silence the speakers via the volume button on Beo4.

To switch off BeoVision Avant, press the red standby button •.

Press to raise the volume

Press to lower the volume

Press to switch to standby

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Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant User Manual

Before you start…

CONTENTS

PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

Beo4 and BeoVision Avant

Beo4 operating principles

Help to use on-screen menus

Advice on setting up

TUNING AND PRESETTING

Tuning in TV stations

Setting and checking the time

Presetting your favourite stand positions

Setting the menu reminder function to On or Off