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Dear Customer This guide contains additional information about the daily use of your Bang & Olufsen product and connected equipment, and describes the features and functions of your product in more detail. Among other things you can find information about settings, how to operate your product with a Bang &...
Contents Click a headline to move to that section – How to use your remote control, 6 Watch television, 26 Play a recording, 38 See how to use the remote control. You can Watch television, bring up programme Play and browse through recordings, also use BeoRemote App to operate your information and make a recording on the whether they are old recordings or new...
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>> Contents – Click a headline to move to that section Daily use of sound modes and speaker See two sources at the same time, 54 HomeMedia, 61 groups, 46 See two sources at the same time, for Browse your photos and play back your Switch between different sound modes, such example, to watch another source during the music and video files on your television.
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>> Contents – Click a headline to move to that section Software and service update, 68 Distribute sound with Network Link, 73 Operate two televisions with one remote control, 79 Update software and see software Make Link connections and integrate your information for your television or your entire television with another product in order to Switch between two televisions and operate...
How to use your remote control Operation in this guide is described with BeoRemote One. To use another Bang & Olufsen remote control, see pages 8 and The display shows you a list of sources or functions when it is switched on Display available television sources in the display for you to switch on. Use to step in HOMEMEDIA the list*...
>> How to use your remote control BeoRemote App BeoRemote App allows you to operate your Note that first-time setup must be television with a smartphone or iOS tablet performed using BeoRemote One. and is especially useful for navigating in BeoRemote App requires that your television web pages or applications using is set up in a network.
>> How to use your remote control BeoRemote One and Beo4 conversion If you wish to operate your product with BeoRemote One buttons are written with Note that MyButtons are not available on Beo4, below conversion helps you to find blue text. The buttons which have exactly Beo4.
Understanding the guide Quick guide and online guide Together with your television you have The present online guide provides you with received a printed Quick guide introducing a deeper knowledge about the television you to the television. and its many features and functions. Menu operation This menu hierarchy illustrates the path into When available, you can also press the...
Basic operation How to navigate in menus Navigate in menus and select settings using Display and menus … your remote control. Pressing MENU brings Select source and settings. CHANNEL LIST up the main menu, including a menu overlay for the active source. Bring up television sources in TV 2 NEWS DISCOVER...
>> Basic operation Indicator light Select source … Bring up help texts … Standby indicator You can bring up a source by pressing the TV You can bring up help texts with The standby indicator placed to the right on or MUSIC button and select a source in the explanations of features and functions when top of the television screen will provide you remote control display, or you can select a...
Set up your television The television has several Placement options Handling placement options. Guidelines for placement and connection must be followed. To ensure proper ventilation, allow enough space around the screen. At over heating (flashing standby indicator and an on-screen warning), switch the TV to standby, not disconnected from the mains, in order for the TV to cool down.
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>> Set up your television Overview Locate the connection panel and other Depending on your setup, lead the cables important items: through the hole in the middle or either sides of the connection panel cover. 1 Mounting bracket for wall bracket. 2 Mounting bracket for stand.
Maintenance Screen Regular maintenance, such as Use a mild window cleaning fluid and lightly cleaning, is the responsibility of the clean the screen without leaving streaks or user. traces. Some micro-fibre cloths may harm the optical coating due to their strong abrasive effect.
Connections The connection panel on your television allows you to connect signal input cables as well as a variety of extra equipment, such as a DVD player or a music system. SATELLITE Equipment you connect to these SATELLITE sockets can be registered in the AERIAL PL 1–5 SOURCE LIST menu when you...
>> Connections Connection panels MONITOR PUC 2 PUC 1 PL 5 PL 4 CONTROL EXT. IR S/P-DIF STAND PL 3 PL 2 PUC 3 A+B CTRL 1 CTRL 3 CTRL 2 COMMON INTERFACE AERIAL SATELLITE CHIPSIDE CHIPSIDE Equipment you connect permanently to the ~ Mains supply EXT. IR main connection panel must be registered...
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>> Connections Ethernet AERIAL For connection to the Internet. For software Aerial input socket for an external aerial/ updates, access to WebMedia and PUC cable TV network or for an analogue signal. downloads. SATELLITE (1–2) Make sure the cable connection between the Aerial input sockets for a digital satellite product and the router does not exit the signal.
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>> Connections Connect digital sources Connect external HDMI sources, such as a set-top box, computer or game console. All Game console Camera Computer equipment connected to the television can be configured, page 24. Depending on the equipment you connect to the television, different cables and maybe PUC 2 PUC 1 EXT.
>> Connections Connect a computer Before you connect a computer, you must Connect a computer disconnect the television, the computer and > Using the appropriate type of cable, all connected equipment from the mains connect one end to the DVI or HDMI supply.
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>> Connections IR-transmitters To operate non-Bang & Olufsen products When you set up the transmitter to a with BeoRemote One or the BeoRemote selected PUC socket in the SOURCE LIST App, attach a Bang & Olufsen IR-transmitter menu, settings for the IR-transmitter are on your non-Bang &...
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>> Connections Activate the CA modules You can also access the CA modules from the MENU In the CA MODULES menu, you can activate main menu when the TV tuner is the current SETUP or deactivate the CA modules for terrestrial, source.
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>> Connections Connect speakers to the television You can connect up to ten wired speakers and subwoofers to the television using Power Link cables. In addition, you can connect up to eight speakers wirelessly, including subwoofers, if MONITOR PUC 2 PUC 1 your television is equipped with a wireless CONTROL...
Set positions for the television to turn to If your television is equipped Preset stand positions with the optional motorised floor If your television is equipped with a If you wish to store the current stand position stand or wall bracket, you can motorised floor stand or wall bracket, in an empty stand position field, you just turn it using the remote control.
Set up additional equipment If you connect additional video What is connected? Download or remove PUC tables equipment to your television, Registering the equipment connected to With an Internet connection you can you can set up the equipment in the television enables you to operate it with download Peripheral Unit Controller (PUC) the SOURCE LIST menu when your BeoRemote One.
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>> Set up additional equipment You can download PUC tables at any time. Unconfigure a source MENU If you have connected and configured a SETUP If you need more information about PUC source to a specific socket on the television SERVICE ...
Watch television Select a source … Watch analogue and digital SOURCE LIST Bring up and select the terrestrial, cable and satellite RECORDINGS television source in the SETUP channels depending on your BeoRemote One display PROGRAMME GUIDE tuner options. Make channel TV function CHANNEL LIST groups, and turn the television.
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>> Watch television Turn the television … Use teletext… LIST Press to bring up STAND in the If available from your programme provider, BeoRemote One display you can bring up teletext for the selected channel. STAND TEXT Press repeatedly to change Turn the television screen mode Step up or down in pages Select a position for the...
>> Watch television Programme information You can bring up information on the Coded programme Chosen group current programme, or bring up a Programme Guide. You can also change Time bar to show elapsed Channel name and audio and subtitle language or bring up time number interactive information via HbbTV.
>> Watch television Programme Guide You can bring up a Programme Guide that From the Channel Programme Pressing the yellow button while a channel is contains information about current and Guide … highlighted in the Programme Guide allows coming programmes on channels and Press to bring up information you to select another group.
Use channels, groups and lists Use and edit channel groups You can make, edit and use groups to make it easier to find In the FAVOURITES menu, you can make up To name and create a favourite group … your favourite television channels to 22 channel groups to find your favourite Open the FAVOURITES menu and radio stations.
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>> Use channels, groups and lists Channel and station lists MENU SETUP Display a channel list and select a channel. CHANNELS EDIT TV GROUPS Press to select a channel group FAVOURITES TV LIST Press to step between the REMOVED CHANNELS channels in the group, or …...
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>> Use channels, groups and lists See channel details MENU SETUP In the TV LIST menu, you can highlight a In the TV LIST menu, you can press the green CHANNELS channel and press the red button to see button to switch between alphabetical and EDIT TV GROUPS ...
Pause and play back a programme With the optional hard disk ‘Now showing’ After ‘Now showing’ (dotted = recorder you can pause, resume Before ‘Now showing’ (red = indicator buffered. Grey = buffered. White = unbuffered) and repeat a digital programme unbuffered) in progress.
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>> Pause and play back a programme Step between programmes … Switch to the live signal … *The timeshift buffer memory is 4 hours. If a Go to the previous or next programme in the programme remains paused until the buffer Switch from timeshift mode to the live signal. timeshift buffer.
Record a programme The optional hard disk recorder Make a Timer recording allows you to make Timer Set a Timer in the TIMER PROGRAMMING KEEP EPISODES is only available when DATE recordings and execute two Timers menu. Here you select the source to be is set to WEEKDAYS and PROTECTION is set simultaneously.
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>> Record a programme Record using the Programme About space management and protection Recordings with a limited lifetime, such as Guide… The television has a space management rented recordings, are deleted automatically, GUIDE Press to bring up the feature which, when necessary, when they expire.
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>> Record a programme Check the Timers already set Copy from the timeshift buffer You can check the Timers that are waiting The timeshift buffer is a temporary storage. If to be executed, as well as edit or delete you change source, channel or station, or if Time shift buffer them.
Play a recording With the optional hard disk recorder you can play and Recording number and total Current category or Storage capacity status number of recordings view browse through recordings of digital programmes. HARD DISC CONTENT 4/12 | ALL Preview – for recordings of channels Ally...
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>> Play a recording Pause or stop playback … Step between recordings … Step or cue backwards or forwards … Pause or stop playback of a recording. Go to the previous or next recording within a Step backwards or forwards minute by category. minute.
Edit recordings Trim a recording … The optional hard disk recorder MENU You can trim away a section of a recording. allows you to edit the hard disk RECORDINGS Simply select a point in the recording and content to your liking.
Re-tune channels You can make your television find Update channels your TV channels and radio You can update tuned channels which, for If you have tuned in terrestrial channels and stations for you. Channels and example, have been moved by the more than one network is available, you must stations are updated broadcaster.
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>> Re-tune channels Change channel input settings Change channel input by enabling or NOTE! If you reinstall all your TV channels, all MENU disabling the cable, terrestrial, satellite and the channel settings you have made SETUP analogue inputs, the active antenna and the disappear! CHANNELS ...
Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Add BeoLab speakers and Set up the speakers BeoLab subwoofers to your Set up both wired and wireless speakers in Wireless speakers television wired, or wirelessly if the television. If you have wireless speakers in your setup, your television is equipped with a the television automatically scans for wireless speakers and associate the detected...
>> Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Reset sound settings Create speaker groups If you for some reason need to reset sound settings to default values, for example, if you MENU change your sound setup, you can do so in SETUP ...
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>> Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Set up sound modes The television has several sound modes MENU optimised for different types of SETUP programmes and sources. However, if you SOUND wish, you can adjust the values in the sound SOUND MODES ...
Daily use of sound modes and speaker groups When you switch on one of the Select a sound mode Select a speaker group sources, the television You can select the sound mode that suits Select the speaker group that suits your automatically selects the the source you are using.
Adjust sound and picture settings Sound and picture settings are Adjust sound settings preset from the factory to neutral Adjust sound settings via the SOUND menu. In the AUDIO DESCRIPTION menu, you can values which suit most types of Temporary settings are cancelled when you set the television to describe what happens programmes.
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>> Adjust sound and picture settings Picture modes You can activate different picture modes to To activate picture modes To select picture modes via the television use for different types of programmes. If directly … menu … LIST you, for example, connect a game console Press to bring up PICTURE in or play a PC game using the television as a the BeoRemote One display...
>> Adjust sound and picture settings Picture format In the SOURCE LIST menu, you can, for each source, press the red button and set up a picture format to be used each time you activate this source. You can also select a different picture format temporarily.
Personalise the TV experience You can save a “snapshot” of a Save a snapshot Use a snapshot current viewing experience and You can save up to three snapshots which Use a desired snapshot when you watch thereby personalise that can be activated by three dedicated remote television.
Set up 3D television You can set up preferences for Activate 3D and adjust settings watching 3D television. Select if You can select if the television should When 3D signalling is available, and the television should switch to 3D activate 3D mode automatically, manually ACTIVATE 3D is set to AUTO, the television mode automatically, when or by prompt, when it detects 3D signalling...
Watch 3D television You can enhance the experience of watching television with 3D technology, for example, when you want to watch movies, sports or nature films. Important health and safety information for 3D pictures Some viewers may experience discomfort while watching 3D TV such as dizziness, nausea and headaches.
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>> Watch 3D television 3D modes 2D modes Select the 3D mode that matches the signal Select the 2D mode that matches the signal If 3D signalling is no longer available, the TV sent out by the programme provider. sent out by the programme provider. automatically switches to the last used mode for the current source.
See two sources at the same time While watching, for example, a Your BeoRemote One gives you television channel … access to a DUAL PICTURE LIST Press to bring up DUAL function for viewing two PICTURE television channels or a television DUAL PICTURE source and a WebMedia or HomeMedia source at the same...
Teletext You can operate teletext through Daily operation the menu bar at the top of the To start teletext … To stop subpages from turning … teletext page or the P+, P- and TEXT Press to access the teletext Press to stop turning, or … number buttons on your remote start page … move to HALT and press...
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>> Teletext Store favourite teletext pages Daily use of MEMO pages Nine MEMO pages are available for each TV You may wish to refer to your teletext To view teletext subtitles for a programme … channel’s teletext service. MEMO pages quickly, for example, if you are If you want available teletext subtitles to leaving for work and wish to check traffic appear automatically for a particular...
Operate additional equipment The built-in Peripheral Unit Operate other equipment with BeoRemote One Controller (PUC) acts as an Some functions are available directly via interpreter between connected MAIN MENU BeoRemote One when you switch on the SOURCE LIST video equipment, such as a set- equipment.
WebMedia Activate WebMedia… Add an app … With the built-in WebMedia feature Bring up sources in the Open the App Gallery for Smart TV you can search and BeoRemote One display and find movies, YouTube videos, select the source dedicated to Select a country* WEBMEDIA photos and other web related WebMedia, for example,...
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>> WebMedia Refresh a page … SOURCE LIST You can refresh a page if it is updated RECORDINGS frequently, such as the weather forecast or SETUP online newspapers. REFRESH BOOKMARK Add a bookmark … SECURITY INFORMATION While on a web page, press MENU to bring WEBMEDIA SETTINGS up a menu overlay.
Spotify, Deezer and YouTube You can access Spotify or Deezer, Activate Spotify Activate YouTube if you have a required Bring up and activate the Spotify App to Bring up and activate the YouTube App to subscription, and search through find and listen to music of your choice. watch a world of different video content.
HomeMedia You can play music and video Use HomeMedia files and browse photos stored During playback of your music, you can see either on a storage device or in HOMEMEDIA the NOW PLAYING menu with cover and NEW VOLUME another product connected via a information about artist, title and track, if 111110_1586.jpg available.
>> HomeMedia Browse photos … To rotate a photo left or right, press MENU Play back video files … then 2 or 3 or press or . Connect a storage device with Connect a storage device with your photos your video files You can also bring up the NOW SHOWING PHOTO by pressing MENU, then the green Bring up sources in the...
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>> HomeMedia See a list of recently selected files Make media settings You can see a short list of the files you have recently selected from the currently You can choose to play your music or video connected storage device. files or browse your photos in a random order or repeat playback, or browse when Bring up sources in the...
Sleep Timers Your television has a built-in Set a Sleep Timer Sleep Timer which means that You can make the television switch off you can make it switch off after a automatically after a number of minutes. predefined number of minutes. To activate the Sleep Timer …...
Power settings Set up the power consumption If you want to make your television start up faster, you can Set up the power consumption for standby, When AUTO STANDBY is activated, a set a Quick-Start Timer for one or sound, picture, and network. The television message appears on your television screen if two specified time periods.
Access control The ACCESS CONTROL menu Set up the access control system allows you to activate a parental Enable the access code so you can lock On some markets, it is not possible to disable lock to be able to lock specific channels and prevent others from editing access control for programmes rated 18 channels.
The pin code system The pin code system is intended Activate the pin code system to make normal use of your If the pin code system is already activated, If you change your pin code more than five television impossible for you are prompted to enter your pin code times within a three-hour period, the PIN someone who does not know the...
Software and service update We recommend that you enable Update software automatic software update on To download available software updates, MENU your television to ensure that your television must be connected to the SETUP your television always has the Internet.
Digital Text and HbbTV Your television supports Digital Enable Digital Text for MHEG operation Text for MHEG operation, which If your country or CA module requires Digital Text features can vary in appearance is required by some countries activation of Digital Text, you may need to and are activated by pressing TEXT or a and CA modules, among other to enable the Digital Text function yourself.
Network settings You can set up your television to a network either with a wired or INTERNET INTERNET wireless connection. For the most reliable network connection, Bang & Olufsen recommends ROUTER making a wired connection. Bang & Olufsen also B&O recommends that you use a RECOMMENDED ROUTER ROUTER...
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>> Network settings Make a wireless connection If your router has the WPS feature (wireless Connect to a wireless network manually … For more information about your router, see protected setup), you can make a wireless > Press the centre button to bring up the the guide for it.
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>> Network settings See network information You can see information on your network Note: A previously well-functioning setup MENU connection in the NETWORK INFO menu. may develop problems over time as SETUP surroundings change. Check your Ethernet NETWORK ...
Distribute sound with Network Link With Network Link you can Link connections distribute sound, but not video signals, to other rooms throughout the house. If you connect your television to a Master Link product, you must MASTER LINK also use a BeoLink Converter NL/ B&O ML (BLC).
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>> Distribute sound with Network Link Integrate additional equipment You can integrate external equipment with MENU your television to listen to music from a SETUP music system or another television. Option 2 PRODUCT INTEGRATION LINK TO OTHER PRODUCTS You can listen to music and television sources from another Bang &...
Connect and operate a music system If you connect a compatible Connect your music system to the television Bang & Olufsen music system to Option setting for the music system Return to your television the television, you obtain the When you have connected your Master Link After operating other products, return to benefits of an integrated a TV/ music system, you must set the music...
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>> Connect and operate a music system Option 1 Option 0 Option 2 ROUTER ROUTER ROUTER The television and a music system is set up in The television (with or without additional The music system is set up in one room, and one room with all speakers connected to the speakers) and the music system (with a the television (with or without additional...
Two televisions – Network Link connection Two televisions with Network Link Products with Network Link can borrow source sound from each MENU BeoVision BeoVision(2) SETUP other. If you connect a PRODUCT INTEGRATION compatible Bang & Olufsen LINK TO OTHER PRODUCTS television to your television, you obtain the benefits of an Note that the television must be selected...
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>> Two televisions – Network Link connection A television with Network Link and a Option setting for the Master Link *In order to show the product Option, such television with Master Link television … as Beo4 LINK, in the BeoRemote One display when you press LIST, you must add it to the Point your remote control at the BeoRemote One LIST.
Operate two televisions with one remote control If you have two Bang & Olufsen One remote control for both televisions televisions, and commands from For your television to function properly, it is BeoVision 2 your remote control can be essential that the television is set up to the received by both televisions, you correct Option.
HDMI Matrix Settings in the HDMI MATRIX menu The HDMI Matrix is now configured. Then The HDMI Matrix itself is a In the HDMI MATRIX menu, you can select you have to configure the sources physical product that can be settings for your HDMI Matrix.
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