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  • Page 1 BeoSystem 3 Guide...
  • Page 2 Cautions – Make sure that the product is set up, placed and connected in accordance with the instructions in this Guide. – Place your product on a firm and stable surface. To prevent injury, use Bang & Olufsen approved stands and wall brackets only! –...
  • Page 3 Dear Customer Contents This Guide contains information about the daily use of your Watch television Bang & Olufsen product and about connecting and operating Teletext external equipment. We expect your retailer to deliver, install and set up your product. On the Bang & Olufsen website, www.bang-olufsen.com, you can BeoLink find further information and relevant FAQs about your product.
  • Page 4 How to use your remote control Beo5 operation Beo4 operation You can operate your television with Beo5 or Beo4. The instructions in this Guide are mainly based on Beo5. Soft button, touch screen to select* The Beo4 display shows you the activated source or function Switch on a source or select a function Switch on the TV* Back up through Beo5 displays...
  • Page 5 Introduction Watch movies and listen to different sources, such as a connected set-top box or a music centre. Display and menus … Menu Select TV’s Switch on TV Show menu Information about the selected source is zone shown at the top of the screen. On-screen menus allow you to adjust settings.

  • Page 6: Watch Television

    Watch television Beo5 operation Choose a TV channel by its number or switch to another channel or source. Adjust the sound volume and change the sound type or language. Switch on the TV Activate the TV source to use these functions Select a TV channel Channel name...
  • Page 7 Beo4 operation Press Press 0–9 Previous 0–9 Select Activate Select Select previous channel Select Select Previous numbers channel channel channel 0–9 Hold for Select page Select channel Accept Hold to Select page or channel and channel list activate accept Adjust volume. To mute, turn quickly Bring back the sound by turning the Adjust To mute, press in the middle...
  • Page 8 Teletext Beo5 operation Operate teletext through the menu bar at the top of the teletext page or the arrow buttons on your Beo5. Start teletext Activate teletext to use these functions Access the start page of teletext. Move to pages Access teletext pages you wish to see.
  • Page 9 Beo4 operation Text TEXT Press repeatedly to change screen mode Press 0–9 0–9 Select page Move to Select page Go to index pages (100, Select page Move to ‘PAGE’ Index ‘PAGE’ 200, 300 …) and select pages Move to ‘CHANNEL’ or Bring up Select Accept...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Contents – BeoLink BeoLink system Connect and set up an audio system Connect and set up a BeoLink system Your television in a link room Two televisions in the same room...

  • Page 12: Beolink System

    BeoLink system Beo5 operation If you have a BeoLink system, you can operate all connected sources from both the main room and link rooms. TV sound on the audio speakers Activate main or link room sources Listen to sound from a TV source on your audio system speakers.
  • Page 13 Beo4 operation … LIST Select audio speaker Select video source Select AV* Select video source zone … LIST Select TV speaker zone Select audio source Select AV* Select audio source RADIO RADIO Select source Operate source as usual Select source Operate source as usual Select source Operate source as usual Select source Operate source as usual...

  • Page 14: Connect And Set Up An Audio System

    Connect and set up an audio system To obtain the benefits of an integrated audio/video system, connect a compatible Bang & Olufsen audio system to the TV using a Master Link cable. 1. Connect the audio system Connect the available sockets marked MASTER LINK on the TV and the audio system using a Master Link cable.
  • Page 15 Your audio/video system can be placed together in one room, or in two rooms with the TV in one and the audio system with a set of speakers in another. Select options The TV and audio system are set up in one To set the correct options with the Beo5 Option 2 Option 0...

  • Page 16: Connect And Set Up A Beolink System

    Connect and set up a BeoLink system Connect and set up a BeoLink system to see pictures and hear sound in link rooms. You can, for example, connect the living room TV to another video system or to a set of speakers in another room. Make link connections To distribute video signals to link rooms, it is Connect the Master Link cable to the available...

  • Page 17: Your Television In A Link Room

    Your television in a link room If you have a BeoLink system, operate all connected systems through the TV in a link room. Connect link room TV 1 Connect the link room TV to the mains Follow the procedure described here when supply.

  • Page 18: Two Televisions In The Same Room

    Two televisions in the same room If you have two TVs in the same room and one remote control for both TVs, it is essential that the TVs are set to the correct options, for them to function properly. Option Set the correct option …...
  • Page 19 Beo4 – operate TV in option 4 LIST BeoVision 9 Option 4 Select LINK Select source Normally you can activate a source simply by pressing the relevant source button, but if your TV is set to Option 4, you must do the following to activate a source, if you have a Beo4.
  • Page 21 Contents – Advanced use Surround sound and Home cinema Sound type Wake-up Timer Play Timer Edit and add TV channels Adjust picture and sound settings Calibrate colour accuracy of the screen The pincode system Tuner setup Operate other equipment with Beo5 or Beo4...

  • Page 22: Surround Sound And Home Cinema

    Surround sound and Home cinema When you add Bang & Olufsen loudspeakers and a projector, you can turn your TV into a Home cinema system with surround sound. You can also select a picture format to customise the viewing experience. Select speakers for movie sound Bring up Scene Select Speaker...

  • Page 23: Sound Type

    Sound type While you watch TV, switch between available sound types. Change sound type or language Sound Sound Bring up sound type Press repeatedly to select Switch between available sound types and languages. Sound type or language Store your favourite sound type when tuning in TV channels. See p. 24.

  • Page 24: Wake-Up Timer

    Wake-up Timer You can make the TV switch on automatically via the Wake-up Timer. A Wake-up Timer is a once only Timer which lasts for one hour and is disabled once it has been executed. Enter a Wake-up Timer Bring up ‘TV SETUP’ Select ‘PLAY TIMER’...

  • Page 25: Play Timer

    Play Timer You can make your TV switch on and off automatically by setting a Play Timer or a standby Timer in your main room system. Timed play and timed standby Bring up ‘TV SETUP’ Select ‘PLAY TIMER Enter and accept Select source menu and select PROGRAMMING’...

  • Page 26: Edit And Add Tv Channels

    Edit and add TV channels Rearrange the order in which the channels appear and provide them with a name of your own choice. You can also delete a channel or add new channels, if available. Preset up to 99 TV channels on channel numbers of their own. Move a channel Select ‘EDIT Bring up ‘TV SETUP’...

  • Page 27: Adjust Picture And Sound Settings

    Adjust picture and sound settings Picture and sound settings are preset from the factory to neutral values which suit most viewing and listening situations. However, if you wish, you can adjust these settings to your liking. Adjust picture Bring up ‘TV SETUP’ Select ‘OPTIONS’...

  • Page 28: Calibrate Colour Accuracy Of The Screen

    Calibrate colour accuracy of the screen Automatic Colour Management ensures perfect colours on the screen continuosly. During calibration, a sensor arm swings down from the TV frame and an on-screen bar changes between various greyscale colours. Automatic calibration We recommend that you let the TV perform calibration automatically, instead of manually. Approximately for every 100 hours of use, the TV will initiate a calibration automatically, when you press the standby button.

  • Page 29: The Pincode System

    The pincode system The pincode system prevents people who do not know the pincode from using the TV. When the pincode system is activated and the TV has been disconnected from the mains for 15–30 minutes, the system goes into effect. Activate the pincode system STOP Bring up ‘TV SETUP’...

  • Page 30: Tuner Setup

    Tuner setup Disable the TV or DVB tuner, if your TV or DVB source is a peripheral unit, such as a set-top box. Disable the internal tuner Select ‘TUNER Bring up ‘TV SETUP’ Disable/enable ‘TV Disable/enable ‘DVB‘ SETUP‘ in menu TUNER’...

  • Page 32: Operate Other Equipment With Beo5 Or Beo

    Operate other equipment with Beo5 or Beo4 The built-in Peripheral Unit Controller acts as an interpreter between connected video equipment, such as a set-top box, recorder or DVD player, and your Bang & Olufsen remote control. Beo5 operation Select source Select function The main functions of your equipment can be operated with the Bang &...
  • Page 33 Use the Bang & Olufsen remote control to gain access to the functions offered by your non-Bang & Olufsen equipment. Use equipment menus 0–9 Bring up equipment menu Navigate in Select function Step in pages/ Enter information Operate a connected equipment’s own menu menus channel lists* via the remote control.
  • Page 35 Contents – Installation Set up your television Expand your setup Set up additional equipment Connection panels Sockets for temporary connections First-time setup of your television Loudspeaker setup Additional settings On-screen menus Cleaning...

  • Page 36: Set Up Your Television

    Set up your television Follow the guidelines for placement and connection described on this and the following pages. Run cables When you connect external equipment to the system, we recommend that you connect equipment to the sockets at the far ends of the socket panel first, and work your way in towards the middle of the socket panel.
  • Page 37 IR-receiver The IR-receiver receives signals from your remote control and sends them to the system, which then sends control signals to the plasma screen or other connected equipment. Place the IR-receiver on the same wall as the screen. If the IR-receiver is placed incorrectly, the light emitted by the screen can impede remote control operation of your TV.

  • Page 38: Expand Your Setup

    Expand your setup Your TV supports a wide range of additional equipment. You can even connect a projector or a home automation system to control room lights and curtains. Connect video recorders only to AV1 or AV2. Disconnect from the mains Switch off TV Disconnect TV from mains While expanding your setup, the TV must be...
  • Page 39 Select Select sockets Register additional equipment ‘CONNECTIONS’ Bring up ‘TV in a socket Select ‘STANDBY Follow on-screen in ‘OPTIONS’ SETUP’ menu group and OPTIONS’ menu instructions Register the equipment you have connected to menu register the TV, if it is not detected automatically by the TV.

  • Page 40: Set Up Additional Equipment

    Set up additional equipment Set up the TV with video sources and loudspeakers. Video signals Connect your video signals, such as a cable, antenna, or satellite to the sockets shown on the diagram to the right. Loudspeakers POWER LINK Use Bang & Olufsen Power Link speakers. Use the CENTRE 1 DVB-T/C ANT 1...
  • Page 41 Automation system CINEMA BEOSYSTEM 3 Mains cord and plug The supplied mains cord and plug are specially designed for the TV. If you change the plug or in any way damage the mains cord, it can affect the TV performance. Connect the ~ socket on the connection panel of your TV to the wall outlet.

  • Page 42: Connection Panels

    Connection panels Any equipment you connect to the main connection panel must be registered in the ‘CONNECTIONS’ menu. See p. 37. PCMCIA VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO L IN R IN SPDIF CTRL L IN R IN SPDIF CTRL SMARTCARD AV 5 AV 6 CTRL SPDIF...
  • Page 43 “Greyed out” sockets on the illustration of the main connection panel may be occupied by internal connections. Do not disconnect the cables from these sockets! Y – Pb – Pr (AV2–AV3) CENTRE 1 Socket group for AV connection of a primary For video signals from an external source, e.g.

  • Page 44: Sockets For Temporary Connections

    Sockets for temporary connections Connect headphones and listen to a TV programme, connect a camera or PC and see the pictures on the screen, or connect a Camcorder and watch or record your home movies. Make temporary connections To always activate these sockets, register the PCMC VIDEO VIDEO...
  • Page 45 Connect a computer to the TV Connect the cable to the VGA/HDMI socket on Disconnect the TV, the computer and all the TV. To hear sound in connected speakers equipment connected to the computer from the connect the sound output on the computer to the mains.

  • Page 46: First-Time Setup Of Your Television

    First-time setup of your television This first-time setup procedure is activated when the TV is connected to the mains and switched on for the first time. If you want to change your setup at a later date, you can access the same menus and update your settings. Switch on the TV Switch on It takes the TV approx.
  • Page 47 When first-time setup is complete, you can then set up your loudspeakers for Home cinema use. Calibrate the speakers First-time setup of loudspeakers applies only to speakers for TV viewing. SPEAKER TYPES After first-time setup, you can set up speakers for Home cinema viewing. SPEAKER ROLES Set up the speakers to optimise sound from See also ‘Loudspeaker setup’...

  • Page 48: Loudspeaker Setup

    Loudspeaker setup Add Power Link speakers and up to two BeoLab subwoofers to your TV and you have a surround sound system. Select speaker setup Switch on TV and bring up ‘TV Select ‘SOUND’ in ‘OPTIONS’ Select menu SETUP’ menu menu Switch on the TV in TV or Home cinema mode before you adjust speaker settings for either...
  • Page 49 If your setup includes two different viewing positions, a Home cinema setup and a regular TV viewing setup, you must make two different loudspeaker settings. Set speaker distance Select ‘SPEAKER Select speaker and select distance DISTANCE’ menu Accept Enter the straight-line distances in metres between your favourite viewing position and the individual speakers.

  • Page 50: Menu Language

    Additional settings You have the possibility to make additional settings, such as to set the correct time and date and to select a menu language. Bring up ‘TV SETUP‘ Time and date Select ‘CLOCK’ menu and select Set time and date menu Accept Set the time and date.

  • Page 52: On-Screen Menus

    On-screen menus General settings: Select your Zone, TV and Menu. Make settings TUNING* EDIT CHANNELS p.24 ADD CHANNELS p.24 AUTO TUNING p.24 MANUAL TUNING MANUAL TUNING (EXTRA) p.24 PLAY TIMER TIMER ON/OFF p.23 PLAY TIMER INDEX p.23 PLAY TIMER PROGRAMMING p.23 WAKE-UP TIMER p.22...
  • Page 53 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Electrical and electronic equipment, parts and contamination of nature with the hazardous (WEEE) – Environmental protection batteries marked with this symbol must not be substances which may be present in electrical and disposed of with normal household wastage; all electronic products and equipment.

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