Contents Menu overview, 3 Re-tune or add channels, 18 HDMI MATRIX, 31 See an overview of on-screen menus. How to add new channels or how to make a How to enter settings in the HDMI MATRIX new automatic tuning. menu. Navigate in menus, 4 Loudspeaker setup – surround sound, 19 Teletext, 33 See how to use the different remote controls for menu operation. How to make your television part of a How to store favourite teletext pages as surround sound system, including how to MEMO pages. First-time setup, 5 connect loudspeakers and adjust speaker Which menus appear when you switch on balance. ...
Menu overview TUNING EDIT CHANNELS FREQUENCY ADD CHANNELS CHANNEL NO AUTO TUNING NAME MANUAL TUNING FINE TUNE DECODER TV SYSTEM SOUND SLEEP TIMER PLAY TIMER TIMER OPTIONS CONNECTIONS AV1–AV6 HDMI EXPANDER LINK TUNING TUNER SETUP TV TUNER DVB HD SOUND ADJUSTMENT SPEAKER TYPE SPEAKER DISTANCE...
Navigate in menus Beo4 with navigation button If you have a Beo4 remote control with To back up through menus, press BACK. navigation button and your television is To exit menus, press and hold BACK. set up for use with it, see page 29, you use the centre button with up, down, If your television is set up for use left and right movement to navigate in...
First-time setup The setup procedure is activated The sequence of menus in first-time setup when the television is connected MENU LANGUAGE … You can select the SPEAKER TYPE … In this menu, you select to the mains and switched on for language for on-screen menus. The text which speakers are connected to the the first time. You are led on the screen changes as you move from television, if any. See page 19 for further through an automatic series of language to language. information. on-screen menus in which you TUNER SETUP … Disable the television tuner SPEAKER DISTANCE … In this menu, you must register the extra or DVB tuner, if you like, see page 7. select the distance in metres to each of CONNECTIONS … Select the type of the speakers in your setup. equipment you have connected, equipment you have connected to each SPEAKER LEVEL … In this menu, you can such as loud s peakers. socket groups, the sockets used, the adjust the volume level of each speaker in product name, and the source name. your setup. If you change your setup at a later ...
Choose menu language The menu language you choose You can select the language for on- MENU LANGUAGE screen menus via the TV SETUP menu. during the first-time setup of The text on the screen changes as you DANSK your television can be changed move from language to language. DEUTSCH at any time. ENGLISH ESPAÑOL > Bring up the TV SETUP menu and highlight ...
Tuner setup If you disable the TV tuner, you To disable the internal tuner … TUNER SETUP > Bring up the TV SETUP menu and highlight can activate the optional DVB OPTIONS. TV TUNER tuner with the TV button. If you > Press the centre button to bring up the DVB HD disable the DVB tuner, you can OPTIONS menu, and highlight TUNER activate a connected peripheral SETUP. unit with the DTV button. > Press the centre button to bring up the TUNER SETUP menu and highlight TV TUNER. > Use the navigation button left or right to switch between the setting ON or OFF. > Highlight DVB HD. > Use the navigation button left or right to switch between the setting ON or OFF. > Press the centre button to store the settings, or … > … press and hold BACK to leave the menus without storing. ...
Connections The connection panel on your television allows you to connect signal input cables as well as a variety of extra equipment, such POWER LINK as a video recorder. POWER LINK If your television is equipped FRONT with the optional System Module AERIAL POWER LINK and you connect a compatible REAR audio system, you obtain the benefits of an integrated audio/ video system using a Master Link There are some restrictions as to the types of cable. equipment that can be connected to the AV 1–2 Decoder sockets. Any equipment you connect to these sockets must be registered AV 1–4 Equipment with VGA output can only be in the CONNECTIONS menu. For connected and registered to the AV3 socket. AV 1–4 Satellite (STB) further information, see page 12. AV 4 Recorder (HDR) Before you connect any equipment...
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>> Connections IR type In the AV menus you can select how a IR-transmitters: To operate non-Bang & PUC controlled product is connected. Olufsen products with a Bang & Olufsen PLUG You can choose between ‘PLUG’ (cable) remote control, attach a Bang & Olufsen IR- and ‘IR’...
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>> Connections Connect and use a PC Bring up the computer image on the IMPORTANT! Before connecting a PC to screen the television, disconnect the television, To see the computer picture on the screen, the computer, and all equipment you must bring it up with your remote connected to the computer from the control. mains.
Register additional video equipment If you connect additional video What is connected? equipment to your television, Registering the equipment connected you must register the equipment CONNECTIONS to the television enables you to operate in the CONNECTIONS menu. it with your remote control. NONE NONE When the television is first set > Bring up the TV SETUP menu and NONE up, some of the equipment highlight OPTIONS. NONE connected at that particular CAMERA > Press the centre button to bring up the moment is detected by the NONE OPTIONS menu. CONNECTIONS is ...
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>> Register additional video equipment What’s on the AV1 – AV6 menu … HDMI … Indicates whether or not the SOURCE … Select the source you have equipment is connected to the television connected. The option you select indicates via one of the HDMI sockets. Select the SOURCE NONE which remote control button switches on appropriate socket: A, B, or C. NAME ..the source. For example, a source (YPbPr) … Indicates whether or not the IR SOCKET NONE registered as V. MEM is switched on when equipment is connected to the television IR TYPE HDMI NONE you press the V MEM button. A source via the YPbPr sockets. Options are YES ...
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>> Register additional video equipment Standby settings … When you register a non-Bang & Olufsen product in the CONNECTIONS menu, you can also select different ‘STANDBY OPTIONS’ for your product. This means that you can select if the connected product should switch to standby automatically. The options are: OFF AT SOURCE CHANGE … The product switches to standby immediately when you select another source. OFF AT TV STANDBY … The product switches to standby when you switch the television to standby. ALWAYS ON … The product does not switch to standby automatically. MANUAL CONTROL … The product can be switched on and off by means of the remote control.
Camera and headphones sockets You can connect headphones Sockets for temporary connections and listen to a programme, or PHONES you can connect a Camcorder You can connect stereo headphones to the and watch your home movies on socket marked PHONES. the tele v ision. – When the sound in the speakers is not PHONES muted, volume adjustment is directed at the speakers. – To mute the speakers connected to the VIDEO television, press the middle of the button. – When sound is muted in the speakers, press or to adjust sound in headphones. – To restore sound in the speakers, press the middle of the button. Note: Prolonged listening at high volume levels can cause hearing damage! R –...
Edit tuned TV channels If automatic tuning of all Move, name or delete tuned TV channels channels has not stored the Once automatic tuning of channels has Move tuned TV channels … channels on your preferred been completed, the EDIT CHANNELS > In the EDIT CHANNELS menu, highlight channel numbers or has not menu appears automatically and you the channel you wish to move. named all the stored channels can move or name the TV channels that > Use the navigation button right to move ...
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>> Edit tuned TV channels Name tuned channels … Delete tuned channels … EDIT CHANNELS > In the EDIT CHANNELS menu highlight the > In the EDIT CHANNELS menu highlight the channel you wish to name. channel you wish to delete. 2 TV 2 > Press the green button to be able to > Use the navigation button right to move 3 ..name the channel. The naming menu is the channel out of the list. 4 BBC 1 now activated. > Press the yellow button to be able to 5 EUROSPORT 6 TV 4 > Use the navigation button up and down to ...
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>> Edit tuned TV channels Adjust tuned channels You can store TV channels on channel If the item TV SYSTEM appears on the menu, MANUAL TUNING numbers of their own. Fine tune the then make sure that the correct broadcast channel reception, indicate the presence system is displayed before you begin tuning. FREQUENCY of coded channels and choose CHANNEL NO. appropriate sound types for the If channels are broadcasted with two ...
Re-tune or add channels You can make your television find You can re-tune all your TV channels by AUTO TUNING letting the television tune in all the your TV channels for you. channels automatically. You can also add 1 ..Preset up to 99 different TV a new channel or update a tuned channel which, for example, has been channels on channel numbers of ...
Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Add Power Link speakers and a Select your speaker types BeoLab subwoofer to your Switch on the television before you television and you have a SPEAKER TYPE adjust speaker settings. surround sound system. FRONT BEOLAB 8000 To register the speaker types … REAR BEOLAB 4000 A surround sound setup fits > Bring up the TV SETUP menu and highlight SUBWOOFER easily into your living room. Let OPTIONS. ...
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>> Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Set speaker distance Switch on the television from your SPEAKER DISTANCE favourite viewing position. Enter the straight-line distances in metres CENTRE 1.0 M between your position and the LEFT FRONT 1.0 M individual speakers. RIGHT FRONT 1.0 M RIGHT REAR...
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>> Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Calibrate the sound level When you have connected speakers in a SPEAKER LEVEL surround sound setup to the television, you must perform a speaker calibration. SEQUENCE MANUAL LEFT FRONT ..A calibration sound is produced RIGHT FRONT ..
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>> Loudspeaker setup – surround sound See the name of the active sound system You can see the name of the active SOUND SYSTEM sound system for a source or programme on the screen. However, it is not possible INPUT FORMAT: to adjust or preset a sound system.
Adjust picture and sound settings Picture and sound settings are Adjust brightness, colour or contrast preset from the factory to Adjust the picture settings via the PICTURE neutral values which suit most PICTURE menu. Temporary settings are viewing and listening situations. cancelled when you switch off the BRIGHTNESS ..However, if you wish, you can television. CONTRAST ..
>> Adjust picture and sound settings Game mode If you connect a game console or play a To activate GAME MODE with Beo5 PC game using the television as a directly … monitor, you can activate ‘Game mode’. > Press Game to activate GAME MODE, Game mode minimises the delay caused press again to deactivate GAME MODE.
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>> Adjust picture and sound settings Adjust volume, bass or treble Sound settings are preset at the factory To adjust sound … ADJUSTMENT to neutral values which suit most > Bring up the TV SETUP menu and highlight listening situations. However, if you OPTIONS. VOLUME ..wish, you can adjust these settings to > Press the centre button to bring up the ...
Daily use of speaker combinations You can extend your television into Select speakers for movie sound a surround sound system by adding You can select the speaker combination Bang & Olufsen loudspeakers and a that suits the source you are using, BeoLab subwoofer. provided that the various speaker modes are available in your television. When you switch on one of the sources, the television automatically > Press LIST and use the navigation button ...
Set the television to switch itself on or off Your television has a built in Sleep Timer Play Timer Sleep Timer which means that You can make the television switch off If you connect a Bang & Olufsen audio you can make it switch off after automatically after a number of minutes. or video product to your television with a designated number of minutes.
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>> Set the television to switch itself on or off DTV Play Timer Auto standby You can program a Play Timer on a The television can be set to switch itself DTV PLAY TIMER connected Bang & Olufsen audio or to standby after some time with no video product.
Set up your Beo4 remote control You must set up your television Beo4 type to be operated with a Beo4 with, In the BEO4 SETTING menu you set up or without a navigation button. BEO4 SETTING whether the Beo4 remote control you are using has a navigation button or not. Even though your remote control NAVIGATION BUTTON has a navigation button, you can To make Beo4 settings … NO NAVIGATION BUTTON choose to set your television up ...
Feature activation Additional features in your Feature activation key television can be made accessible In order for additional features to via the FEATURE ACTIVATION FEATURE ACTIVATION become available, a feature activation menu. For information about key must be entered. The feature key ..- ..- ..additional features, contact your ...
HDMI MATRIX The HDMI MATRIX feature is an Important information additional feature which can be The HDMI MATRIX must be connected HDMI MATRIX purchased separately. When the and set up by your Bang & Olufsen purchased feature activation key retailer. MATRIX is entered, additional software INPUTS – Your Beo5 remote control must be becomes available in your IR SOCKET PUC1 reconfigured before you can use the IR TYPE PLUG television. The HDMI Matrix itself HDMI Matrix. HDMI – ...
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>> HDMI MATRIX Add sources to your setup … HDMI MATRIX The sources connected to the HDMI Matrix must be registered in the television. INPUT 1 NONE INPUT 2 NONE Configuration of inputs … INPUT 3 NONE INPUT 4 NONE > Configure each input one by one. INPUT 5 NONE > Name each input by following on-screen INPUT 6 NONE instructions. If you do not name an input, INPUT 7 NONE the name from the selected PUC list is INPUT 8 NONE used. ...
Teletext Daily use of teletext is described in Store favourite teletext pages Day-to-day use of MEMO pages Getting Started, however, you can Nine MEMO pages are available for each You may wish to refer to your teletext also store favourite teletext pages television channel’s teletext service. MEMO pages quickly, for example, if for quick reference. you are leaving for work and wish to To create a MEMO page …...
Operate other equipment with Beo4 or Beo5 The built-in Peripheral Unit Use the Beo4 remote control Controller acts as an interpreter If you have a Beo4 remote control, some between connected video functions are available directly via Beo4 equipment, such as a set-top when you switch on the equipment. box, video recorder or DVD Additional functions are available player, and your Bang & Olufsen ...
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>> Operate other equipment with Beo4 or Beo5 Use equipment menus Use the Beo5 remote control Once you have activated connected The main functions of your equipment equipment, you can operate its own can be operated with the Beo5 remote menus with your remote control.
Connect and operate an audio system If your television is equipped Connect your audio system to the television with the optional System Module Using a BeoLink cable, connect the and you connect a compatible sockets marked MASTER LINK on the audio system, you obtain the Option 2 Option 0 television and the audio system. benefits of an integrated audio/ video system using a Master Link Program the AV setup with Beo4 cable.
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>> Connect and operate an audio system Program the AV setup with Beo5 If your television has been set up in an AV system, you may need to set it to the correct Option with Beo5. Switch the entire system to standby first. Option setting for the television …...
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>> Connect and operate an audio system Use an 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 programme, and also record video sound on the audio system.
Distribute sound and picture with BeoLink If your television is equipped Link connections with the optional System Module, you can connect and set up a BeoLink system to see pictures To the MASTER LINK socket on and hear sound in link rooms. the link room system MASTER LINK For example, you can connect your television in the living room to another video system or set of speakers in another room, thereby making it possible to AERIAL RF OUT ‘move’ the picture or sound to Video signal distribution to link other rooms. rooms RF Link If you have a BeoLink distribution ...
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>> Distribute sound and picture with BeoLink System modulator Link frequency If you have an audio setup, such as a If, for example, a TV channel in your LINK TUNING BeoLink Active/Passive, and you choose area is broadcasted on the same to set up a non-linkable television in the frequency as the factory setting for the FREQUENCY...
Your television in a link room If you have BeoLink installed in Option setting your home and you choose to For your entire system to function place your television in a link Main room Link room properly, it is essential that the room, you can operate all television in the link room is set to the connected systems through the correct Option before you connect it to television.
>> Your television in a link room Link room operation When you are in the link room, you can Listen to stereo sound in your link Main room Link room operate all connected systems with the room … remote control. Usually sound distributed from a main room video source, such as a set-top box, to the Use sources present only in one of the...
Two televisions in the same room If you have placed your television One remote control for both televisions in a room where you already For your television to function properly, have a Bang & Olufsen television, BeoVision 8 it is essential that the television is set to Option 4 and commands from your the correct Option, see page 41 for remote control can be received ...
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