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  • Page 1 BeoCenter 6–23 Reference book...
  • Page 2 Tables of contents in the Reference book The contents of this Reference book is divided into sections. Each particular section starts with its own detailed table of contents provided with page references. Texts in black refers to the current section, whereas the remaining sections are described in general terms and written in grey.
  • Page 3 Advanced operation This chapter tells you how to operate your television beyond daily use. • Wake-up Timer, 4 • Use your television as a computer monitor, 5 It also tells you how to operate a • Set the television to switch itself on and off, 6 connected set-top box and other •...

  • Page 4: Wake-Up Timer

    Wake-up Timer You can make the television wake Enter a Wake-up Timer Check or delete a Wake-up Timer you up in the morning. WAKE UP TIMER PLAY TIMER The Wake-up Timer is a once-only SOURCE TIMER ON / OFF Timer, it lasts for one hour. Like an PROGRAM 21 BBC TIMER LIST...

  • Page 5: Use Your Television As A Computer Monitor

    Use your television as a computer monitor Bring up the computer image on the Picture adjustments If you connect your television to a screen computer, as described on page 37, you can use it as a monitor. To see the computer picture on the television DVI SETUP screen, you must bring it up with Beo4.

  • Page 6: Set The Television To Switch Itself On And Off

    Set the television to switch itself on and off You can make your television switch Before you start … Timed play and timed standby itself on and off automatically via the If you connect a Bang & Olufsen audio or video You can preset your television to start and timed play and timed standby product to your television with a Master Link...

  • Page 7: Zdf Mtwtf

    View, edit or delete a Timer Bring up an on-screen list of the settings you TV SETUP TV SETUP have entered. From this list, you can edit or PROGRAM GROUPS PROGRAM GROUPS delete your Timer settings. TUNING TUNING TIMER RECORDING TIMER RECORDING To view, edit or delete your Timer settings …...

  • Page 8: Set-Top Box Operation

    Set-top box operation The built-in Set-top Box Controller Set-top Box Controller menu acts as an interpreter between a set- Some of the buttons on your set-top box top box of your choice and the Beo4 remote control are not immediately available remote control.
  • Page 9 Universal Beo4 operation Use the set-top box’s own menu Use a set-top box in a link room If you know which Beo4 button activates the Once you have activated your set-top box, When your set-top box is connected to the function you want, you can activate the you can operate the set-top box’s own television in the main room, you can operate...
  • Page 11 Tuning and preference settings Find out how to perform the first- Advanced operation, 3 time setup procedure and tune in all All you need to know about using your television beyond daily use, such as how to available programs automatically. In operate timed play and timed standby functions, and a connected set-top box.

  • Page 12: First-Time Setup Of Your Television

    First-time setup of your television The setup procedure described here Select menu language Register extra equipment before auto-tuning is activated only when the television is connected to the mains and MENU LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS switched on for the first time. DANSK V.
  • Page 13 Select radio display Store all programs and settings RADIO DISPLAY AUTO TUNE STYLE MAXIMUM CHECK AERIAL CONNECTION RADIO GERNO VERSI FOLLOW EPIUM RADIO 3 BBC CLASSIC BBC National DAB store start Before tuning in programs, you are prompted When you have made your selections, a menu to select the display type you want to appear for program tuning automatically appears on on the television screen when you select...
  • Page 14 >> First-time setup of your television Determine the centre position If your television is equipped with the STAND ADJUSTMENT optional motorised stand, the STAND CENTRE POSITION ADJUSTMENT menu appears on the screen. Once the centre position is determined, select your favourite positions for when the television is switched on and in standby.

  • Page 15: Edit Tuned Programs

    Edit tuned programs If automatic tuning of all radio Move tuned radio programs programs results in more than 99 Once automatic tuning of programs has been programs, the EDIT RADIO EDIT RADIO PROGRAMS completed, the EDIT RADIO PROGRAMS 91 DR P1 PROGRAMS menu appears menu appears automatically and you can 92 DR SOFT...
  • Page 16 >> Edit tuned programs Move or delete tuned programs Once the automatic tuning of programs is Delete programs … TV SETUP completed, you can move or delete any tuned > Press TV to switch on the television, or RADIO PROGRAM GROUPS TV or radio programs you do not want.
  • Page 17 Name tuned programs The EDIT PROGRAMS menu also allows you to TV SETUP name all programs yourself. PROGRAM GROUPS TUNING TV TUNING Name programs … TIMER RECORDING EDIT PROGRAMS > Press TV to switch on the television, or RADIO PLAY TIMER ADD PROGRAM to switch on the radio.
  • Page 18 >> Edit tuned programs Adjust tuned TV programs – manual tuning You can store TV programs on program If the item SYSTEM appears on the menu, then TV SETUP numbers of their own. Fine tune the program make sure that the correct broadcast system is PROGRAM GROUPS reception, indicate the presence of coded displayed before you begin tuning:...
  • Page 19 Adjust tuned FM or DAB programs – manual tuning If your television is equipped with the RADIO MANUAL TUNING RADIO MANUAL TUNING optional DAB module, you can tune in both FM / DAB FM / DAB FM and DAB radio programs. During first SEARCH 92.6 SEARCH...

  • Page 20: Re-Tune Or Add Programs

    Re-tune or add programs You can make your television find Re-tune via automatic tuning your TV and radio programs for you. You can re-tune all your TV and radio TV SETUP programs by letting the television tune in all Preset up to 99 different TV and PROGRAM GROUPS the programs automatically.
  • Page 21 Add new programs You can add a new program or update a TV SETUP tuned program which, for example, has been PROGRAM GROUPS moved by the broadcaster. TUNING TV TUNING TIMER RECORDING EDIT PROGRAMS > Press TV to switch on the television, or RADIO PLAY TIMER ADD PROGRAM to switch on the radio.

  • Page 22: Set Positions For The Television To Turn To

    Set positions for the television to turn to Choose one position for when you switch the If your television is equipped with the TV SETUP television on, one for radio and one for when optional motorised stand, you can PROGRAM GROUPS you switch it off.

  • Page 23: Set The Time And Date

    Set the time and date When you preset your television to Before synchronising the clock with a tuned TV SETUP program, make sure that the program you are switch itself on or off at a particular PROGRAM GROUPS watching offers a teletext service. time, or when you preset a timed TUNING TIMER RECORDING...

  • Page 24: Adjust Picture And Sound Settings

    Adjust picture and sound settings Picture and sound settings are preset Change brightness, colour or contrast from the factory to neutral values Adjust the picture settings via the PICTURE TV SETUP which suit most viewing and listening menu. Temporary settings are cancelled PROGRAM GROUPS situations.
  • Page 25 Change volume, bass or treble Adjust the sound settings via the TV SETUP SOUND SETUP menu. Temporary settings are PROGRAM GROUPS cancelled when you switch off the television. TUNING TIMER RECORDING > Press TV to switch on the television. PLAY TIMER >...

  • Page 26: Choose Menu Language

    Choose menu language You can select the language for on-screen The menu language you choose TV SETUP menus via the TV SETUP menu. The text on during the first-time setup of your PROGRAM GROUPS the screen changes as you move from television can be changed at any TUNING language to language.

  • Page 27: Choose Radio Display

    Choose radio display When you change the radio display style in You can change the radio display at RADIO SETUP the RADIO DISPLAY menu, a sample of the any time. Your choice determines TUNING RADIO TUNING display style is shown in the menu. what is shown on the screen, when TIMER RECORDING EDIT PROGRAMS...

  • Page 29: Placement, Sockets And Connections

    Placement, sockets and connections In this chapter, you can find out how Advanced operation, 3 to place and connect your television. All you need to know about using your television beyond daily use, such as how to It also gives you an overview of the operate timed play and timed standby functions, and a connected set-top box.

  • Page 30: Set Up Your Television

    Set up your television Handling your television For information about how to fasten – Avoid placing your television in direct sunlight and run the cables on the rear of the or direct artificial light, such as a spotlight, as television, refer to page 32. this may reduce the sensitivity of the remote control receiver.
  • Page 31 Placement options The television can be placed in several ways, some are illustrated to the right. Please contact a Bang & Olufsen retailer for further information. If you mount the television on one of the motorised stands or on the wall bracket, you can tilt the television up and down, as well as turn it left and right.
  • Page 32 >> Set up your television Aerial and mains connections When you set the television up on its own, simply connect the TV aerial to the TV socket and a FM aerial to the socket marked FM and connect the television to the mains as shown to the right.

  • Page 33: Sockets For Temporary Connections

    Camera and headphones sockets You can connect headphones and Sockets for temporary connections listen to a programme, or you can PHONES connect a Camcorder and watch your You can connect stereo headphones to the socket PHONES home movies on the television. If you marked PHONES.
  • Page 34 Socket panel The socket panel on your television DVI connection for receiving digital or analogue allow you to connect signal input graphics from an external PC. Supports following cables as well as a variety of extra resolutions: STAND equipment, such as a video recorder 60 Hz;...

  • Page 35: Computer Connection

    Computer connection Disconnect the television, the computer, and all equipment connected to the computer from the mains. Using the appropriate type of cable, connect one end to the DVI or VGA output socket on your computer, and the other end to the DVI IMPORTANT! If you wish to connect a computer to socket on the television.
  • Page 36 Connect additional video equipment Connect a decoder This chapter describes how to connect additional video equipment to the television. BeoCenter Primary decoder A decoder can be connected to the television via the AV2 socket. If your setup also includes a Bang & Olufsen video recorder, you should connect the decoder to the video recorder.
  • Page 37 Connect a set-top box Disconnect all involved systems from the mains before you connect external equipment. BeoCenter Set-top box > Connect one end of a 21-pin AV cable to the set-top box. > Run the cable to the AV1 or AV2 socket on the back of the television.
  • Page 38 >> Connect additional video equipment Connect a Bang & Olufsen recorder Disconnect all involved systems from the mains before you connect external equipment. > Connect one end of a 21-pin AV cable to the AV socket on the rear of the recorder. >...
  • Page 40 Register additional video equipment If you connect additional video What is connected? equipment to your television, you Registering the equipment connected to the TV SETUP must register the equipment in the television enables you to activate it with the PROGRAM GROUPS CONNECTIONS menu.
  • Page 41 STB SETUP NOKIA 96025 NOKIA 9820T NOKIA 9850T PACE DTR730-IM SKY DIGITAL SELECTOR CANALdig DK/S/N MACAB DCB-101 TPS 96573D CANAL + SAT r2 Planet PL 9000 CANALdigital I ECHOSTAR 9000 CANALdigital E TV BOX 1000-S CANALdigital NL NOKIA D-BOX NOKIA D-BOX II HUMAX F1-VACI TechniBox CAM1 store...

  • Page 43: Beolink System

    BeoLink system All your Bang & Olufsen products can Advanced operation, 3 be connected in a BeoLink system. A All you need to know about using your television beyond daily use, such as how to complete BeoLink system enables operate timed play and timed standby functions, and a connected set-top box. you to distribute sound and picture from one central source throughout Tuning and preference settings, 11...

  • Page 44: Connect And Operate An Audio System

    Connect and operate an audio system If you connect a compatible Bang & Connect a radio Olufsen audio system to the If you connect an audio system to your tele- OPTIONS television using a Master Link cable, vision, you must enter the BeoLink menu and CONNECTIONS you obtain the benefits of an set up how the radios should be used:...
  • Page 45 Option setting If your television has been set up in an AV system, you may need to set it to the correct Option with Beo4. Switch the entire system Option 1 Option 1 Option 2 Option 0 to standby first. Option setting for the television >...
  • Page 46 >> Connect and operate an audio system Use an integrated audio/video system If you integrate your audio system and your television, you can choose a speaker combination appropriate to the current video or audio program, and also record video sound on the audio system. Video sound recording If you listen to sound from your television on your Bang &...
  • Page 47 Your television in a link room with an audio system If you set up your television in a link room and enable the internal radio, you can choose Option 5 Option 5 which radio you want to listen to. However, you can only use the internal radio in your television, if you have enabled it, as described on page 46.

  • Page 48: Your Television In A Link Room

    Your television in a link room Option setting If you have BeoLink installed in your home and you choose to place your For your entire system to function properly, it Main room Link room television in a link room, you can is essential that the television in the link operate all connected systems room is set to the correct Option before you...
  • Page 49 Link frequency If you change the link frequency in the main TV SETUP room system, make sure that the link PROGRAM GROUPS frequency in the link room system TUNING TV TUNING corresponds to it. TIMER RECORDING EDIT PROGRAMS PLAY TIMER ADD PROGRAM To change the link frequency …...
  • Page 50 >> Your television in a link room Link room operation When you are in the link room, you can Use a link room source – Main room Link room operate all connected systems with the Beo4 source type present in both remote control.

  • Page 51: Two Televisions In The Same Room

    Two televisions in the same room If you have placed your BeoCenter 6 One remote control for both televisions in a room where you already have a For your television to function properly, it is Bang & Olufsen television, and essential that the television is set to the BeoCenter 6 Option 4...

  • Page 52: Customise Beo4

    Customise Beo4 The Beo4 buttons give direct remote Set up Beo4 Add an extra ‘button’ control of a large number of The Beo4 is set up for use with BeoCenter 6 When you add a new function to the Beo4 television functions, and the Beo4 from the factory.
  • Page 53 Move extra ‘buttons’ Remove an extra ‘button’ You can rearrange the order in which the You can remove any of the extra ‘buttons’ extra ‘buttons’ appear when you press LIST. that are available when you press LIST. • • Press and hold the standby Press and hold the standby button down button down...

  • Page 54: On-Screen Menus

    On-screen menus In order for you to find your way PROGRAM AND STATION GROUPS OPTIONS through the on-screen menus your CONNECTIONS TV TUNING television offers, this chapter EDIT PROGRAMS illustrates the overall structure of the ADD PROGRAMS SOUND menu system. AUTO TUNING VOLUME MANUAL TUNING...
  • Page 55 PROGRAM GROUPS EDIT TV PROGRAMS ADD TV PROGRAM GROUP1 1 DR1 10 ..11 ..2 TV2 . . . 12 CNN 3 ..13 N3 4 EUROSPRT .
  • Page 56 >> On-screen menus TV AUTO TUNING TV MANUAL TUNING TV MANUAL TUNING ..SEARCH . . . FINE TUNE DECODER FREQUENCY TV SYSTEM B / G PROGRAM NUMBER NAME SOUND STEREO EXTRA DELETES PROGRAM GROUPS start accept start...
  • Page 57 RADIO MANUAL TUNING RADIO MANUAL TUNING ADJUST DAB AERIAL .............. FM / DAB FM / DAB DR DAB SEARCH 92.6 SEARCH . . . CHANNEL 12 C FREQUENCY . . . CHANNEL 12 C PROGRAM NUMBER DR DAB NAME STRUER PROGRAM DR SOFT FINE TUNE...
  • Page 58 >> On-screen menus DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL MENU RADIO DISPLAY TV RECORD STYLE MAXIMUM MIDDLE TELETEXT ................RECORD LIST ??? TEXT TEXT TEXT ??? MENU RADIO 3 BBC CLASSIC BBC National DAB store store select What’s on the DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL What’s on the RADIO DISPLAY menu …...
  • Page 59 TIMER PROGRAMMING WAKE UP TIMER STAND POSTIONS VIDEO SOURCE SOURCE AUDIO PROGRAM 18 BBC PROGRAM 21 BBC STANDBY START TIME 15:40 START TIME 07:00 STOP TIME 16:40 ON / OFF DAYS M . . TF . S . . . select store store...
  • Page 60 >> On-screen menus CONNECTIONS SOUND SETUP PICTURE V. MEM VOLUME ..BRIGHTNESS ..BALANCE ..CONTRAST ..AV 2 NONE BASS...
  • Page 61 CLOCK MENU LANGUAGE DVI SETUP TIME 20:00 DANSK BRIGHTNESS DATE DEUTSCH CONTRAST MONTH ENGLISH COLOUR YEAR 2001 ESPAÑOL SYNCHRONISE FRANÇAIS SHOW CLOCK ITALIANO NEDERLANDS SVENSKA store select accept What’s on the CLOCK menu … What’s on the MENU LANGUAGE menu … What’s on the DVI SETUP menu …...

  • Page 62: Index

    Index Beo4 remote control Contact Add a ‘button’ to the Beo4 list, 52 Contact Bang & Olufsen, Guide p. 19 Changing the Beo4 batteries, Guide p. 18 Cleaning the Beo4, Guide p. 18 Decoder Configure Beo4, 52 Customise Beo4, 52 Connect a decoder, 36 Introducing your television and Beo4, Guide p.
  • Page 63 Language Position of television Stand Change sound type or language, Guide p. 8 Set positions for the television to turn to, 22 Determine the centre position – first-time Choose menu language, 26 Turn the television, Guide p. 7 setup, 14 First-time setup –...
  • Page 64 >> Index TV programs Add new TV programs, 21 Adjust tuned programs, 18 Auto-tuning – first-time setup of your television, 13 Bring up a TV list, Guide p. 6 Delete tuned programs, 16 Edit tuned programs, 15 Move tuned programs, 16 Name tuned programs, 17 Re-tune via automatic tuning, 20 Select a TV program, Guide p.
  • Page 66 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment When disposing of electrical and electronic equip- (WEEE) – Environmental protection ment by use of the collection systems available in The European Parliament and the Council of the your country, you protect the environment, human European Union have issued the Waste Electrical health and contribute to the prudent and rational and Electronic Equipment Directive.
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