Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant-55 User Manual

Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant-55 User Manual

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  • Page 1 BeoVision Avant BeoVision Avant–55 BeoVision Avant–85...
  • Page 2 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 &...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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 a whether they are old recordings or new...
  • Page 4 >> Contents – Click a headline to move to that section Daily use of sound modes and speaker See two sources at the same time, 55 HomeMedia, 64 groups, 47 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.
  • Page 5 >> Contents – Click a headline to move to that section Software and service update, 71 Distribute sound with Network Link, 76 Operate two televisions with one remote control, 81 Update software and find information about Make link connections and integrate your modules, for your television or your entire television with another product in order to Switch between two televisions and operate...
  • Page 6: How To Use Your Remote Control

    How to use your remote control Your television can be operated with BeoRemote One. The display shows you a list of sources or functions when it is switched on Display available video sources in the display for you to switch on. Use to step in the list* Display available audio sources in the display for you to switch on.
  • Page 7: Television

    >> 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 tablet and is especially performed using a BeoRemote One. useful for navigating in web pages or BeoRemote App requires that your television applications using WebMedia.* Both your...
  • Page 8: Understanding The Guide

    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...
  • Page 9 >> Understanding the guide 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 video sources in the TV 2 NEWS DISCOVER...
  • Page 10 >> Understanding the guide Indicator light Select source … Bring up help texts … Standby indicator The standby indicator placed to the right on You can bring up a source by pressing the TV You can bring up help texts with top of the television screen will provide you or MUSIC button and select a source in the explanations of features and functions when remote control display, or you can select a...
  • Page 11: Set Up Your Television

    Set up your television The television must be set up by Placement options Handling qualified service personnel according to the guide for the stand or bracket. The television has several placement options. Guidelines for placement and connection must be followed. To ensure proper ventilation, allow enough space around the screen.
  • Page 12 >> Set up your television Overview Locate the connection panel and other Depending on your setup, different stand or important items: wall bracket covers may be used. See the guide for your stand or wall bracket for 1 Holes for mounting of a wall bracket. information on how to mount such covers.
  • Page 13: Maintenance

    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.
  • Page 14: Connections

    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...
  • Page 15: Connection Panels

    >> 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...
  • Page 16 >> Connections Ethernet Easy access socket panel For connection to the Internet. For software updates, access to WebMedia, NetRadio and HDMI IN (6) PUC downloads. HDMI IN connection of additional equip ment. Easily access the HDMI IN, microphone and You can also connect a camera or a game USB sockets.
  • Page 17 >> Connections Connect digital sources Connect up to six external HDMI sources, such as a set-top box, computer or game Game console Camera Computer console. All equipment connected to the television can be configured, page 23. HDMI 6 is a socket for temporary connection, see page PUC 2...
  • Page 18 >> 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.
  • Page 19 >> Connections IR-transmitters To operate non-Bang & Olufsen products When you set up the transmitter to a with a 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 &...
  • Page 20 >> 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.
  • Page 21 >> 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. MONITOR PUC 2 PUC 1 For more information about setting up CONTROL EXT.
  • Page 22: Set Positions For The Television To Turn To

    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.
  • Page 23: Set Up Additional Equipment

    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.
  • Page 24 >> Set up additional equipment Unconfigure a source You can download PUC tables at any time. 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 ...
  • Page 25 >> Set up additional equipment USB mass storage devices You can connect two USB mass storage Use a USB HDD or SSD as a hard disk MENU       devices to your television and browse the recorder  SETUP    contents of supported formats.
  • Page 26: Watch Television

    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.
  • Page 27 >> Watch television Turn the television mounted on a floor Tilt the television mounted on a Use teletext… stand … table stand … If available from your programme provider, LIST LIST Press to bring up STAND in the Press to bring up STAND in the you can bring up teletext for the selected BeoRemote One display BeoRemote One display...
  • Page 28 >> 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.
  • Page 29 >> 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.
  • Page 30: Use Channels, Groups And Lists

    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.
  • Page 31 >> 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 …...
  • Page 32 >> 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 ...
  • Page 33: Pause And Play Back A Programme

    Pause and play back a programme With a connected USB HDD or ‘Now showing’ After ‘Now showing’ (dotted = SSD set up for recording you can Before ‘Now showing’ (red = indicator buffered. Grey = buffered. White = unbuffered) pause, resume and repeat a unbuffered) digital programme in progress.
  • Page 34 >> 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.
  • Page 35: Record A Programme

    Record a programme A connected USB HDD or SSD set Make a Timer recording up for recording allows you to make Set a Timer in the TIMER PROGRAMMING KEEP EPISODES is only available when DATE Timer recordings and execute two menu.
  • Page 36 >> 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.
  • Page 37 >> 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.
  • Page 38: Play A Recording

    Play a recording With a connected USB HDD or SSD set up for recording you can Recording number and total Current category or Storage capacity status number of recordings view play and browse through recordings of digital HARD DISC CONTENT 4/12 | ALL programmes.
  • Page 39 >> 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.
  • Page 40: Edit Recordings

    Edit recordings Trim a recording … A connected USB HDD or SSD set MENU      You can trim away a section of a recording. up for recording allows you to edit  RECORDINGS    Simply select a point in the recording and the hard disk content to your liking.
  • Page 41: Re-Tune Channels

    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.
  • Page 42 >> 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 ...
  • Page 43: Loudspeaker Setup – Surround Sound

    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 and the television. If you have wireless speakers in your setup, you can have a surround sound the television automatically scans for wireless speakers and associate the detected...
  • Page 44: Continues

    >> 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 ...
  • Page 45 >> Loudspeaker setup – surround sound Adjust distances and levels automatically … Set distances and levels through a setup When you confirm a calibration or a setup wizard … Place the connected wizard procedure, any previous settings for a microphone in the primary Place the connected speaker group are deleted.
  • Page 46 >> 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 ...
  • Page 47: Groups

    Daily use of sound modes and speaker groups You can extend your television Select a sound mode Select a speaker group into a surround sound system by You can select the sound mode that suits Select the speaker group that suits your adding BeoLab loudspeakers the source you are using.
  • Page 48: Adjust Sound And Picture Settings

    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.
  • Page 49 >> 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...
  • Page 50: Picture Format

    >> Adjust sound and picture settings Picture format In the SOURCE LIST menu, you can, for For information about setting up additional each source, press the red button and set equipment, see page 23. up a picture format to be used each time you activate this source.
  • Page 51: Personalise The Tv Experience

    Personalise the TV experience You can save a “snapshot” of a Save a snapshot Use a snapshot current viewing or playback You can save up to three snapshots which Use a desired snapshot when you watch experience and thereby can be activated by three dedicated remote television.
  • Page 52: Set Up 3D 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...
  • Page 53: Watch 3D Television

    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.
  • Page 54 >> 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.
  • Page 55: See Two Sources At The Same Time

    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...
  • Page 56: Teletext

    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...
  • Page 57 >> 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...
  • Page 58: Operate Additional Equipment

    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.
  • Page 59: Netradio

    NetRadio With NetRadio you have access to Listen to internet radio radio stations worldwide. NetRadio MUSIC Bring up sources in the NETRADIO stations are downloaded via BeoRemote One display and GENRES BeoPortal, consequently, the select the source dedicated to NETR ADIO LANGUAGES NetRadio, for example, television must be connected to the...
  • Page 60 >> NetRadio Favourites list Edit the favourites list … Recently played stations You can store up to 99 stations in your You can move a station to another position, The recently played stations are listed favourites list. delete a station or clear the favourites list beneath the list of views on the television completely.
  • Page 61: Webmedia

    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,...
  • Page 62 >> 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.
  • Page 63: Spotify, Deezer And Youtube

    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.
  • Page 64: Homemedia

    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.
  • Page 65: Continues

    >> 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...
  • Page 66 >> 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...
  • Page 67: Sleep Timers

    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 …...
  • Page 68: Power Settings

    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.
  • Page 69: Access Control

    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.
  • Page 70: The Pin Code System

    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...
  • Page 71: Software And Service Update

    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.
  • Page 72: Digital Text And Hbbtv

    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.
  • Page 73: Network Settings

    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...
  • Page 74 >> 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.
  • Page 75 >> 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 ...
  • Page 76: Distribute Sound With Network Link

    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).
  • Page 77 >> Distribute sound with Network Link Integrate additional equipment You can integrate external equipment with In the PRODUCT INTEGRATION menu, you MENU      your television to listen to music from an can select which products to integrate with.  SETUP   ...
  • Page 78: Connect And Operate An Audio System

    Connect and operate an audio system If you connect a compatible Connect your audio system to the television Bang & Olufsen audio system to Option setting for the audio system Return to your television the television, you obtain the When you have connected your Master Link Return to your television to be able to benefits of an integrated audio/ audio system, you must set the audio...
  • Page 79 >> Connect and operate an audio system Option 1 Option 0 Option 2 The television and an audio system is set up The television (with or without additional The audio system is set up in one room, and in one room with all speakers connected to speakers) and the audio system (with a the television (with or without additional the television:...
  • Page 80: Two Televisions With Network Link

    Two televisions – with 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 B&O CONNECT ...
  • Page 81: Operate Two Televisions With One Remote

    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 your remote control can be essential that the television is set up to a received by both televisions, you product.
  • Page 82: Hdmi Matrix

    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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