User’s guide · Press a button on the Beo4 remote control – just one! With majestic elegance,...

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Press a button on the Beo4 remote

control – just one!

With majestic elegance, the BeoVision

Avant video system turns towards

you, and the curtains slide open

revealing the picture on the screen. A

unique picture and sound experience

awaits you.

The Beo4 remote control is the key to

the BeoVision Avant video system. It

will take you into a world of

entertainment.

This guide explains how...

User’s guide

I N T R O D U C I N G B E O V I S I O N A V A N T

U S I N G T H E G U I D E S 2

Before you start…Two guides are enclosed with theBeoVision Avant: A User’s guide and aSetting-up guide.

This User’s guide explains how to tuneand preset your BeoVision Avant andoperate the various other functionsoffered by the system, using the Beo4remote control.

Most of the functions described in thisguide are accompanied by a set ofbuttons which guide you through theoperation step-by-step. Illustrations ofthe menus you will be calling up for aparticular operation are also included.

In order to start operating theBeoVision Avant as described in thisguide, it is essential that you follow theinstructions in the Setting-up guidecarefully.

The Setting-up guide explains how toset the BeoVision Avant up and make itready for use. The Setting-up guidealso includes maintenance instructionsand other vital pieces of informationwhich you may need from time to time.

”Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

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4 Principles of operationBeo4 and BeoVision Avant, 4Beo4 operating principles, 5Help to use on-screen menus, 6Advice on setting up, 7

9 Tuning and presettingTuning in, 10Setting and checking the time, 17Presetting your favourite stand position,18Setting the menu reminder to On or Off,19

20 Quick guide to daily operations

23 TV, Satellite and TeletextDaily operations, 24Using the program lists, 25Teletext, 26Picture and sound, 33Picture-in-picture, 36

37 Video tape recorderDaily operations, 38Timer recording, 40Instant recording, 43Special types of recording, 45Special video functions, 48Extra video equipment, 50Preferences for the video tape recorder, 52

56 Picture formatsChanging the picture format, 57

58 Timer play Switching on or off automatically, 58

61 BeoVision Avant and AV systemsSurround sound, 62Audio system and BeoVision Avant, 65Link room with BeoVision Avant, 66Extra functions in Beo4, 67

68 Close-up operation Displayed information, 68Buttons on BeoVision Avant close-upoperation panel, 69Sockets for Headphones and CamCorder,69

70 Quick Guide to menus

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Before you start operating BeoVisionAvant, it may be a good idea to famil-iarise yourself with the Beo4 principlesof operation.

Your BeoVision Avant video system isdesigned for remote operation usingthe Beo4 remote control.

Beo4 integrates remote operation ofyour BeoVision Avant and of the basic,daily functions in recent Bang &Olufsen audio systems.

• Daily operations are carried out viathe Beo4 remote control. The Beo4display reads the name of the sourceyou are watching and/or listening to.

• Additional functions can be obtainedvia the Beo4 display, see thefollowing page.

• The somewhat more advancedfunctions in the BeoVision Avant areguided by menus which you can callup on the screen (see pages 6-7).

Note: A few basic functions can be operateddirectly on the small operation panel on the backof the BeoVision Avant display bar. Please refer toBeoVision Avant close-up pages 68-69 for furtherinformation.

Nice to know about Beo4 buttons...In the step-by-step operating sequencesshown in this guide, the buttons on the Beo4and cues in the Beo4 display will be illustratedlike this:

Rectangular buttons for source control, numbers and dedicated functions

Buttons within the star-shaped button for stepping and winding

The circular GO button for accepting and storing instructions

The coloured buttons within the star-shaped button are used for special functions, it will be explained in this guide when and how to use them

The double-button LIST means ‘press repeatedly’ to reveal more functions in the Beo4 LIST offunctions

STAND The cues in the Beo4 display indicate either the current sourceyou are addressing or an extrafunction which you call up bypressing the LIST button

TV

GO

LIST

Your Beo4 remote control commands areregistered by a small receiver in the BeoVision Avant display bar, placed on top of the BeoVision Avant in the upper right handcorner.

P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A T I O N

Beo4 and BeoVision Avant

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The Beo4 remote control is divided into5 areas. Each area have their owndedicated functions.

The buttons are arranged so that youroperation of the various functions inBeoVision Avant is made as simple andclear as possible. The display reads outwhich source you are controlling, but ifyou press the LIST button, the cue onthe display changes*.

Please refer to the illustration of theBeo4 remote control and accompa-nying texts to the right of this page fora further explanation of the 5 areas.

*Note: If a cue is mentioned in this guide and youcannot find it in the display on your Beo4 remotecontrol, please refer to Extra functions in Beo4,page 67 in this guide for information about howto add that particular cue or ‘button’.

Note: Please refer to the special Beo4 User’s guidefor further information about the remote control.

The Beo4 display tells you which sourceyou are operating. But it is also

used for calling up extra functions.

Source buttons for switching on; andbuttons for recording.

Number buttons; and Teletext andmenu access buttons.

The control buttons within thestar-shaped button are for

winding, stepping and GO. Theyare conveniently placed for

thumb-operation. The colouredbuttons have special functions, it

will be specified in this guidewhen they are needed.

Volume button; LIST button fordisplaying extra functions;

and “stop” buttons.

Beo4 operating principles

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD

V TAPE RECORD A TAPE

7 8 9

4 5 6

TEXT 0 MENU

1 2 3

LIST EXIT

STOP

GO

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Menu

1 Timer record2 Timer play3 TV list4 Setup

Help to use on-screen menus

Press to call up the main menu

The main menu appears…

Press the relevant number key to call up the item/menu you want, 1-4,if Sat is available the main menucontains 5 items

Press to move the cursor (red text)and light up the item/menu youwant...Press to call up the menu

Press any time to return to theprevious menu

Press to remove the menus from thescreen altogether

If a menu appears on the screenwhich requires you to fill ininformation – A fill-in menu...

Press to key in information for anitem

Press to reveal options for items inthe menu

Press to move from item to item inthe menu

Continue to fill in all theinformation needed in the menu…

…press GO to accept it

Main menu:1 Timer record... Calls up the menu for making a

Timer recording.2 Timer play... Calls up the menu for making a

Timer play/standby.3 TV list... Calls up the TV program List .4 Setup... Calls up the Setup menu, which gives

access to e.g tuning, picture and soundadjustments, setting the clock, etc..

If your BeoVision Avant is equipped for satellitereception, Sat list will be included in the mainmenu as item number 4 and the item, Setup, willnow be number 5.

A fill-in menu

MENU

STOP

EXIT

GO

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Or,

To start using your BeoVision Avant,you must call up the main menu. Eachitem in the main menu gives access to aspecial menu for a particular function.

Keying in the number for the item youwant, calls up the accompanying menu.Every time you select an item in amenu, it is lit up in red.

Some of the menus are menus in whichyou must fill in information. You cankey in figures or browse through theoptions available for a particular itemuntil you find the one you want.

Freq Pr Name

210 12 . . . . . . . . . . More

Menu guidance functionSometimes, you can call up extra functionsfrom a menu by pressing the Beo4 MENUbutton once more. These extra functions are all described with the relevant menusthroughout this guide.

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From the BeoVision Avant Setup menu, you cancall up the various menus for tuning in andpresetting. See the items in the Setup menubelow...1 Tuning… Gives access to tuning in TV stations,

(satellite stations) and the Video taperecorder.

2 Sound… Gives access to adjusting sound.3 Picture… Gives access to adjusting the picture.4 Stand… Gives access to presetting your

favourite viewing angles for themotorised stand.

5 Source… Calls up the AV Source menu in whichyou must register any extra videoequipment you connect to the BeoVisionAvant AV socket.

6 Menu… Gives access to switching the menuguidance function On or Off as you preferit.

7 Clock… Gives access to setting the built-inclock.

8 V.Tape… Calls up the V.Tape access menuwhich allows you to call up special V.Tapemenus for adjusting the video picture andthe video tape recorder’s basic setupmenu in which you must register yourpreferences for the video tape recorder.

Setup

1 Tuning2 Sound3 Picture4 Stand5 Source6 Menu7 Clock8 V.Tape

When you want to start tuning in yourBeoVision Avant, you call up the mainmenu first, then the Setup menu whichallows you to call up the Tuning menu.

Continue to preset the system afteryou have tuned in your stations. Setthe clock, and if you wish set standpositions and enter your personalpreferences for the system, item, 4,5,6,and 8 in the Setup menu.

Adjusting the sound and picture levels,items 2 and 3, is also possible. Thepreset neutral sound and picture levelsdo, though, suit most situations andenvironments.


Press to call up the Setup menu If Sat is available Setup will be item5 instead of 4

Alternatively, use � to light up Setup and press GO to call up the Setup menu

The Setup menu appears…

Use the number keys to choose one of the items and call up their respective menus…

Most of the menus you call up fromthe Setup menu e.g. the Picturemenu are fill-in menus, though e.g. the first Tuning access menu requiresyou to choose yet another item e.g.TV in order to call up a fill-in menu

Press to key in information for theitem

Press to reveal options for the itemsin the menu e.g. start tuning


Continue to fill in all the informationneeded in the menu…

…press GO to accept it

MENU

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Advice on setting up

9T U N I N G A N D P R E S E T T I N G

10 Tuning in

Tuning in TV stations, 10

Video tape recorder and TV

stations, 12

Tuning in Satellite stations, 14

17 Clock

Setting and checking the clock, 17

18 Stand

Presetting your favourite stand

positions, 18

19 Menu reminder

Setting the menu reminder to On

or Off, 19

This section contains operations fortuning and the presets you (or yourBang & Olufsen dealer) mustundertake when you set up theBeoVision Avant for the first time.

You may find this section useful lateron, if you wish to tune in to a new TVstation, or change or readjust some ofthe presets you have made.

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Call up the main menuThe main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menu, ifSat is available, Setup will be item 5The Setup menu appears…

Press to select TuningThe Tuning access menuappears…

Select the first item, TV

The first TV tuning menuappears...

Press to let the system search forTV stations

Alternatively,...Key in the exact frequency youwant, for example 210 MHz

Press to move the cursor to the otheritems in the TV tuning menu

Press � or � to reveal options forthe items or use the number keys tokey in values…

Fill in the necessary information…

Press to store your station, or…

Move to More and press GO to callup the second TV tuning menu…

…fill in the necessary information,press GO to store and return to firstTV tuning menu...

Press to finally store your station

Press to remove on-screen menus orpress GO to continue tuning

Tuning in TV stations

To tune in TV stations, call up themenu for tuning and find the TVtuning menu. You can make the systemfind your stations for you; or you cankey in a station’s exact frequencydirectly yourself.

You can preset 99 different TV stationson program numbers of their own andin the process you will be able to nameeach station, too.

When you have filled in the first TVtuning menu, you can store your newTV station. If necessary, you can chooseto fine tune the station, determineavailability of a decoder and type ofsound and picture format in a secondtuning menu.

Each item in the two tuning menus isdescribed in detail on the followingpage ...

Note: If the item System appears on the firsttuning menu, you must make sure that the correctbroadcast system is displayed before you starttuning.

Note: If you have any special preferences for therecording of a particular program number, youmust enter them into the special V.Tape tuningmenu. See how on page 12, Video tape recorderand TV stations.

MENU

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EXIT

Menu


Tuning

1 TV2 V.Tape

Setup


The first TV tuning menu

Freq Pr Name

210 12 . . . . . . . . . . More

The second TV tuning menu

Fine Decoder Sound Format

+2 OFF Stereo-1 15:9

Main menu

The Setup menu

The Tuning access menu

GO

GO

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GO

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What’s on the first TV tuning menu…Freq (frequency)... Searching stops at the firststation producing an acceptable signal. If youknow a station’s exact frequency number, key it indirectly using the number buttons.

(System)… If System appears on the menu, makesure that the correct broadcast system is displayedbefore you start tuning:B/G... for PAL/SECAM B/GI... for PAL IL... for SECAM LM... for NTSCD/K... for PAL/SECAM D/K

Note: All options may not be available as thisdepends on the television type.

Pr (program number)... Key in the programnumber (1-99) you wish to preset the station on.

Name (naming)... The name you give a stationwill appear in the TV program list.

Press � or � to reveal the character you want.Press 0 to switch from upper to lower case, or viceversa. Then press tt to move on to the nextcharacter position.

Then press GO or move on to More... Whenyou have entered the information you want, pressGO to store your TV program or….

More… If it is necessary to fill in extrainformation, move to More and press GO. Asecond TV tuning menu appears for fine tuning,availability of decoder and type of sound orformat.

What’s on the second TV tuning menu…Fine (fine tuning)... The TV automatically tunes tothe best possible picture. However, neighbouringchannels may blur the picture slightly, in whichcase fine tuning may be required. You fine tuneby 8 steps above or below the standard frequency.

Decoder... If you tune in a coded TV station andwant the decoder to be cut in automatically, setthe item Decoder to one of the On options below:ON/AV... (decoder on) where both audio and

video signals are codedON/V... (decoder on) where only video

signals are codedOFF... (decoder off) for no decoder

Select ON/AV for most coded programs to getboth sound and pictures. If only the video signal iscoded, select ON/V. If you select ON/AV whereonly the video signal is coded, the sound may belost when the signal is decoded.

Note: If an extra decoder is connected to theBeoVision Avant AV socket and Decoder-2 isentered into the AV Source menu ( see page 50,Extra video equipment), you can choose between1/AV or 1/V, for decoder-1, and 2/AV or 2/V fordecoder-2 or OFF for no decoder.

Sound (mono/stereo/language)... Several types ofsound may available for a TV station, for exampleboth stereo and mono sound, or several differentlanguages. Press � or � to switch between thesound modes currently transmitted, when thesound you wish to store is heard/displayed, pressGO.

Note: Even though you store a type of sound/language in this way, you can still switch betweenthe various types of sound while you are watchingthis TV station.

Press LIST to display SOUND* or MONO* on theBeo4 remote control, then press GO repeatedly toswitch sound. See page 35, Switching sound formore information about the various types ofsound available.

*Note: In order to display SOUND or MONO onBeo4, you must add the function to the Beo4 LISTfunction, see Extra functions in Beo4, page 67.

Format... Two format settings are available, youcan store a format for each TV program. Thedefault setting is 15:9, but if ”noise” appears inthe right and left side of the picture, choose the14:9 format instead, enabling the curtains on theTV screen to hide the ”noise”. You can stillchange the picture format for each program eventhough you have stored a setting, see page 56-57.

Removing a tuned TV station…Press MENU to call up the main menu, press 3to select TV list and press GO to call up the TVprogram list, use the � and � buttons to move the cursor to the station you want toremove. Then press MENU. When Clr? appears,press GO to clear the program. See Programlist, page 25, for further information.

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Video tape recorder and TV stations

When you store the TV stations onprogram numbers in your BeoVisionAvant, their program numbers are alsoautomatically stored in the video taperecorder.

The TV program numbers in the videotape recorder are used, for example,for recording.

Under very special circumstances youmay find it necessary to enter specialinformation for such a TV programnumber with a view to recording. E.g.information regarding which tuner touse for a recording, etc… Such infor-mation must be entered into thespecial V.Tape tuning menu asdescribed on these pages.

Each item in the V.Tape tuning menu isdescribed in detail on the followingpage…



Press to call up the Setup menu, ifSat is available Setup will be item 5instead


Press to select the first item, Tuning

The Tuning access menuappears...

Press to select V.Tape, if Sat isavailable V.Tape will be item 3instead

The V.Tape tuning menuappears...

Key in the TV program number youwant, for example program 12

Press to move the cursor to the otheritems in the menu

Press to fine tune as required; or toreveal other options for the items inthe menu

Press to store the information you entered

MENU

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Menu


Tuning

1 TV2 V.Tape

Setup


The V.Tape tuning menu

Pr Fine Source Sound

12 +2 V.Tape tuner Stereo

Main menu

The Setup menu


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What’s on the V.Tape tuning menu…Pr (TV station)... The TV program number appearshere.

Fine (fine tuning)...To fine tune a station when itis used via the video tape recorder.

Source (specific source selection)... You caninstruct the video tape recorder to get itsinformation from a specific source whenever itrecords a specific TV programme:

V.Tape tuner... Is the basic setting and it should beselected in far the most cases. The TVprogramme is recorded from the video taperecorder’s tuner, you can therefore watchanother TV programme while you arerecording.

TV tuner... Should be selected if you want torecord a particular programme directly fromthe TV. Here, you cannot watch another TVprogramme while you are recording.

V.Tape decoder... Should be used if you want torecord via a decoder connected to the V-tapedecoder socket.

Sound Indicates the type of sound you choose tostore for a specific program number:

Stereo... Indicates that stereo sound will beselected for a program number or that the bestpossible sound or sound quality will be selected.

Mono… Indicates that mono sound will always beselected.

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Tuning in to Satellite stations



Press to call up the Setup menu


Press to select the first item, Tuning

The Tuning access menuappears...

Press to call up the Sat tuning menu

The first Sat tuning menuappears...

Press to search for the next (orprevious) Sat station

Alternatively…key in the exact frequency instead

Press to move to the other items inthe menu

Press � or � to reveal options forthe items or use the number keys tokey in values…

Fill in the necessary information…

Press to store your station, or…

Press to store your Sat station

Press EXIT to remove menus; or pressGO to continue tuning...

Before you start…If you need to tune in to an alternative broadcastsystem, make sure that the correct system isdisplayed in the second Sat tuning menu beforeyou start tuning in a Satellite station, see the itemSystem on the following page for moreinformation!

To tune in Satellite stations, you mustcall up the Sat tuning menu*.

You can preset 119 different Satellitestations (TV and radio) on programnumbers of their own, you will also beable to name each program number.

If necessary, you can call up the secondSat tuning menu to e.g. fine tune thestation, indicate the presence of adecoder station, and choose an appro-priate type of sound. If it should benecessary to tune in the sound, call upthe special sound tuning menu via thesecond Sat tuning menu.

Each item in the Sat tuning menus isdescribed in detail on the followingpages…

Menu

1 Timer record2 Timer play3 TV list4 Sat list5 Setup

Tuning

1 TV2 Sat3 V.Tape

Setup


The first Sat tuning menu

Freq Pol LNB Pr Name

11.374 Vert Astra 10 . . . . . . . . . . More

The second Sat tuning menu

Fine Decoder System Format Sound

+2 Off PAL 15:9 7.02/7.20

The main menu

The Setup menu


MENU

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Move to More and press GO to call up the secondSat tuning menu…

…fill in the necessary information, press GO tostore and return to the first Sat tuning menu...

EXIT

*Note: In order to be able to receive Satellite,your BeoVision Avant must be equipped forSatellite reception.

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What’s on the primary Sat tuning menu…Freq (frequency)... Searching stops at the firststation producing an acceptable signal. If this isnot the station you want, press � or � again tocontinue searching.

Alternatively, key in the exact frequency numberusing the number keys.

Pol (polarity)... Press � or � to change for thebest picture quality. Pol can be set to:Vert... for vertical polarizationHor... for horizontal polarization00 – 63... for numerical indication of polariza-

tion (relevant only if polarity is set toSkew in the ODU setup menu*).

(Pos (dish position))... Only available if your ODU(outdoor unit) setup includes a motor controlleddish. Pos indicates a dish position numerically.

(LNB (Low Noise Block Converter))… Onlyavailable if you have registered more than oneLNB in the ODU setup menu.* The followingoptions are available: Astra, 1West, Hot Bird, Uni-LNB, Telecom, SMATV, Custom and None. TheLNB options, you choose, will appear in the firstSat tuning menu.

*Note: For further information, about the ODU(Out Door Unit) setup menu, please refer to theODU Setting-up guide.

Pr (program number)... The program numbers (1-119) are available.

Name (program naming)...You can name thestation if you want to.

The name may contain up to ten characters,including the letters A-Z, numbers and full stop.When the item is lit up in red, you can start‘writing’:

Press � or � to reveal a character. Press 0 toswitch from upper to lower case, or vice versa.Press tt to move to the next character position.Continue ‘writing’ the name using this method.

Note: If you have tuned in a satellite radio station,you may indicate this in the name (e.g R for radio)to distinguish between satellite radio and TVstations.

Then press GO or move on to More... Whenyou have entered the information you want, pressGO to store your Satellite station or…

More… You may find it necessary to fine tune,determine availability of decoders and satellitebroadcast system, and choose a type of sound.When More is lit up call up the second Sat tuningmenu.

What’s on the second Sat tuning menu…Fine (fine tuning)... Fine tune to find the bestpossible picture quality.

Decoder... A decoder should be connected forthe reception of coded satellite stations.

To activate the decoder automatically for aparticular program number, set the item Decoderto one of the following On options when tuningin to a coded Satellite station:ON/AV... (decoder on) where both audio and

video signals are codedON/V... (decoder on) where only video

signals are codedOFF... (decoder off) for no decoder.

Select ON/AV for most coded stations to get bothsound and picture. If only the video signal iscoded, select ON/V to get both sound and pictureright for program. If you select ON/AV, the soundmay be lost when the signal is decoded.

Note: Options 1/AV or 1/V for decoder 1, 2/AV or2/V for decoder 2 are available or OFF for nodecoder, if an extra decoder is connected to theAV socket and the correct information, Decoder-2,is entered into the AV Source menu (see page 50,Extra video equipment).

System (satellite broadcast system)... You canswitch between the following systems, PAL, MAC,BB (BaseBand), PAL OBW (Optional bandwidth),MAC OBW, or BB OBW. Note, if you set System upto any of the MAC or BB options, it will not bepossible to select or set options for Sound, unlessyou have selected ON/V for the Decoder item onthis second tuning menu.

>> See the following page for the continueddescription of the items in the menus includingthe items in the Sound tuning menu…

>> See the following page for information of howto remove a Sat station!

Please note…The BeoVision Avant Satellite module ispreprogrammed with stations from some ofthe Satellites currently broadcasting.

> Tuning in: ...to satellite stations16

Format… Two format settings are available, youcan store a format for each Satellite program. Thedefault setting is 15:9, but if ”noise” appears inthe right and left side of the picture, choose the14:9 format instead, enabling the curtains on theTV screen to hide the ”noise”. You can stillchange the picture format for each program eventhough you have stored a setting, see page 56-57.

Sound (mono/stereo/language)... Several types ofsound may be available for a particular satellitestation, e.g. both stereo and mono sound, orseveral different languages. Alternatively, youmay have to call up a sound tuning menu to tunein the appropriate sound frequency.*

Press � or � to switch between the optionscurrently transmitted, and stop when the soundyou wish to store is heard and/or displayed.

Note: Even though a preferred type of sound/language is stored, you can still switch betweenthe different types while you are watching orlistening to a Satellite programme. See page 35Switching sound for more information about thevarious types of sound available.

*Note: Call up the Sound tuning menu by pressingMENU, when Sound is highlighted.

What’s on the Sound tuning menu…Sound… Stereo and Mono sound are available.Use � or � to reveal options.

(Freq)… (Frequency)Only applies for when Mono sound is selected.Tune in the mono sound frequency.

Removing a tuned Satellite station…Press MENU to call up the main menu, press 4to select Sat list and press GO to call up the Satprogram list, use the � and � buttons to movethe cursor to the station you want to remove.Then press MENU. When Clr? appears, press GOto clear the program. See page 25, Programlists, for further information.

The Sound tuning menu - for manual tuning ofsound frequency for Satellite stations.

Sound Left Right Bandwidth

Stereo 7.02 7.20 130 KHZDeemphasis Expand Sound level Picture

75 On Normal On

Bandwidth… For Bandwidth, the followingoptions are available: 130 KHz, 280 KHz, and 450KHz. Use � or � to reveal options. If Sound is setto Stereo, the bandwidth is set to 130 KHzautomatically, and it will not be possible to selectthe item at all.

Deemphasis… In order to achieve the bestpossible sound, you may have to deemphasise thesound signal, so that it corresponds to the degree,to which, it was preemphasised, when it wastransmitted. Select the appropriate option; 50, 75or J17.

Expand… To achieve the best possible sound, you may have to expand the sound signal.Typically applies, when the transmitted sound is astereo signal. The function compensates for thedeviations which the sound elements, bass andtreble, undergo during transmission. To activatethe function, set Expand to On, to deactivate thefunction, set it to Off.

Sound level… Select a sound level for a station.As some stations broadcast programmes withdifferent sound levels, you can shoose to e.g. turnthe preprogrammed sound level down. Theoptions Normal and Low are available.

Picture… Indicates whether your station is aSatellite Radio or TV station.On… Indicates that the picture screen will be

switched on – for Satellite TV stations.Off… Indicates that the picture screen will not

be switched on, only sound is available – forSatellite Radio stations.

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Setting and checking the time

BeoVision Avant has a built-in, 24-hourclock which ensures that your Timerprogramming entries are carried outcorrectly. You can set and synchronisethe BeoVision Avant clock with theTeletext time transmitted by e.g. anational TV program.

To set and synchronise the time…Make sure that you are switched on to a nationalTV station which transmits Teletext. Then call upthe Clock menu and set the item Synch to Yes,then press GO and the correct time will be set foryou.

To set the clock yourself…If you do not want to synchronise the clock withTeletext; the item Synch must read No. You thenset the clock yourself. Use the number keys to keyin the correct time.

Showing the clock permanently…To show the time on the BeoVision Avant displaywhenever it is switched on, set the item Display inthe menu to Yes. Brief feedback on the display forany operation you carry out will of course still bedisplayed.

Showing the time on request…If you do not want the time displayed when thesystem is switched on, Display must read No. Nowyou can call up the clock on request. Press LISTuntil CLOCK is displayed, then press GO to see thetime.

Switch on to a national TV stationwhich transmits Teletext…Press to call up the main menuThe main menu appears…

Press to call up the Setup menuif Sat is available Setup will be item 5The Setup menu appears…

Press to select item number 7, Clock

The Clock menu appears...

To synchronise with Teletext…

Press to move to the item Synch

Press to reveal Yes under Synchin the menu

thenPress to synchronise the clock

Use �, � or the number keys to fill in the required information for the remaining items, e.g. Date, Display,etc, and press GO to store your clock

To set the clock yourself…

Use tt or ss to move to TimethenUse the number keys to key in the correct time

Use tt to move to the other items in the menu, then use �, � or the number keys to fill in the requiredinformation for the remaining items...

Press to store your clock

Press to remove the on-screen menus

The Clock menu – The time is now two o’clock pm.The BeoVision Avant writes:Jan... for JanuaryFeb... for FebruaryMar... for MarchApr... for AprilMay... for MayJun... for JuneJul... for JulyAug... for AugustSep... for SeptemberOct... for OctoberNov... for NovemberDec... for December

Menu


Setup


The main menu

The Setup menu

Time Date Year Synch Display

14:00 Tue 23 Aug 1994 Yes Yes

Press GO to synchronize with Teletext

Mon... for MondayTue... for TuesdayWed... for WednesdayThu... for ThursdayFri... for FridaySat... for SaturdaySun... for Sunday

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Press to call up the Setup menu, ifSat is available Setup will be item 5The Setup menu appears…

Press to call up the Stand menu

The Stand menu appears...

Press until the position 1, 2, or 0 isdisplayed and stop when the oneyou wish to store a Stand positionfor is displayed

Turn the BeoVision Avant to the preferred viewing angle

Press to store the current standposition (as position 1, 2, or 0)

Repeat the procedure, if you wish tostore all three stand positions…


BeoVision Avant’s motorised stand,enables you to turn the entire systemusing your Beo4 remote control.

When you switch the system off, itautomatically reverts to a neutralstandby position (0), unless you store aparticular standby position.

You can preset two viewing angles(stand positions 1 and 2), and a suitablestandby position (0) for the system*.The BeoVision Avant then automati-cally turns towards the position you instruct it to turn to.

When you now switch on BeoVisionAvant, it will now turn to yourfavourite preset position (1). You cannow choose which preset position toturn it to, 2, 0, or 1 again.

*Note: Instead of pressing ss and tt to choseviewing angles, you may turn the BeoVision Avantto the position you want manually.

Presetting your favourite stand positions

The Stand position menu enables you to presetstand positions which suit your favourite viewingangles.

Menu


Setup


The main menu

The Setup menu

Stand position

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Turn TV to preferred position

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The menu for the Menu reminder function – Youcan switch the automatic menu reminder functionOn or Off as you like.

Menu


Setup


The main menu

The Setup menu

Menu reminder

On

Setting the menu reminder function to On or Off

While you are operating BeoVisionAvant via the on-screen menus, youcan, in some instances, call up extrafunctions to aid you with your opera-tions by pressing the MENU buttononce more.

You will be reminded automaticallywhenever such an extra function isavailable – an extra line appears at thebottom of the menu, for example:“Press MENU to call up Teletext.”

If you wish, you can, though, switchthe on-screen menu reminder functionoff. But it is only the on-screenguidance you switch off in this way.You can still operate the extrafunctions by pressing the MENUbutton.

Call up the main menu


Press to call up the Setup menu, ifSat is available, Setup will be item 5


Press to select item number 6, Menu

The menu for the Menureminder function appears...

Press to switch between Menu reminder On or Off

Press to store your choice


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Switching on to TV or Satellite

Switches on to the TV program number you were last watchingSwitches on to the Sat programnumber you were last watching

Use the number keys to select a specific program number

Press to step through yourprogram numbers

TV

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Q U I C K G U I D E T O …

Displays on BeoVision Avant of source indicationsand program number

Press the appropriate source button toswitch on: TV or SAT. The BeoVisionAvant turns to its preset position. TheTV or Satellite station you were lastwatching appears on the screen.

Now choose the program number youwant to see.

Playing a video tape

Load and Tape are displayed interchangeably,prompting you to load a tape

This display indicates the source, V.TAPE and thetrack you are watching

To play back a video tape you haveloaded, simply press the V TAPEbutton.

Now you can pause the tape andchoose to either resume playback, orstop the video tape recorder. You canrewind, fast forward, cue the tape youhave loaded backwards or forwards atany time.

Press to start playing the video tape

Press to pause playback Press again to stop playback entirely

Press any time to start/resumeplaying the tape

Press to rewind the tape

Press to fast forward the tape

Press to cue backwards on a tape

Press to cue forwards on a tape

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Turning the BeoVision Avant

Indication shows that you can turn or are turningthe stand

When you first switch on the BeoVisionAvant, it will turn towards a viewingposition quite automatically, but youcan turn it to any position you want..

Three positions can be preset in thesystem: position 1 (favourite), 2(secondary), and 0 (neutral).

Press until STAND is displayed

Press to turn the system to the left

Press to turn the system to the right

Alternatively,Key in the position you want

Press to remove STAND from the display

Refer back to page 18 for informationof how to preset stand positions…

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Volume adjustments and switching off

Indication of volume level

You turn the volume level up or downand silence the speakers via the volumebutton on Beo4.

To switch off BeoVision Avant, pressthe red standby button •.

Press to raise the volume

Press to lower the volume

Press to switch to standby •

23T V , S A T E L L I T E A N D T E L E T E X T

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24 Daily operations

25 Program lists

Using the program list, 25

26 Teletext

How to call up Teletext pages, 26

Memory pages, 26

Presetting a Teletext page as a

memory page, 27

Using the basic Teletext functions,

28

Page update, 29

Teletext subtitles , 29

Making video recordings via

Teletext, 30

Using the “Fastext” system, 32

33 Picture and Sound

Adjusting the picture, 33

Adjusting the sound, 34

Switching sound, 35

36 Picture-in-picture

Before you start…In order to receive Satellite stations, asdescribed in this section, yourBeoVision Avant must be specially equipped for Satellite reception.

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Watching a programme

The operations shown on this page arefunctions you will be using daily:

• Switching on to a TV programnumber

• Switching on to a satellite programnumber

• Selecting other programs• Teletext operation• Adjusting volume• Switching off

The program lists described on the nextpage may be of help to you when youselect TV or Satellite programnumbers...

BeoVision Avant offers improvedTeletext which reduces the time ittakes to call up Teletext pages.

By presetting the Teletext pages, youused most often as memory orfavourite pages, you will obtaingreater benefits when using theTeletext information system*.

*Note: Pages 26-32 give further informationabout using Teletext.

Switches on to the TV program number you were last watching

Switches on to the Sat programnumber you were last watching

Press to step through your programnumbers

Press to select a specific programnumber (TV 1-99; SAT 1-119)

Switches to Teletext

Press to leaf through the fourmemory pages

Use the number keys and key in theTeletext page number you want

Press to return to watching TV

Raises the volume

Lowers the volume

Switches off the TV

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD


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Using the program list

All your TV stations appear in aprogram list, which you can call up onthe screen*. This page describes how touse the program list...

When you call up the TV list, one of thefive pages in the TV list appears, listingthe program numbers 1-19, 20-39, etc.until 80-99 – and the appropriatenames of the stations if any such exists.You will always see the page listing theprogram number you are currently on.

Follow the procedures to the right ofthis page in order to use the list...

*Note: If your BeoVision Avant is equipped toreceive Satellite, a separate program list will existfor TV and Sat. Both are operated as described onthis page. The Sat program list contains six pagesand 119 program numbers in all.



Press call up the TV list

The page listing the program numberyou are currently on appears...

Press to step through the programnumbers in the list one by one

Press to switch to the programnumber you have selected

Alternatively...Press to leaf through the list, pageby page

Key in the number you wish to see,for example program number 5

To clear a station in the list…

Press to light up the program number you want to clear

Press the MENU button to call upthe cue Clr? on the screen

Press GO to clear the station, nowyou will not be able to call up the station again

Press any time to remove the menusfrom the screen, and return to theprogramme you were watching

1 BBC 12 BBC 23 ITV4 Sky5 Super Ch6 ZDF7 Children8 CNN9 . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . .11 . . . . . . . . . . 12 Eurosport13 . . . . . . . . . .14 . . . . . . . . . .15 MTV16171819

Press MENU toclear program

The TV program list – Dotted lines indicate that aTV station has been stored on that programnumber, but it has not been named. Numbersalone indicate that nothing has been stored onthat program number.

Menu


The main menu – if SAT is included in your system item 4 will be the Sat list, and Setup will be item 5.

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Switches to Teletext

Press to step to one of the fourmemory pages

Press to select a specific page,for example page 302

Alternatively...Press to step to the next page

Press to step to the previous page

Press to leave Teletext

Alternatively, press a source button,e.g. TV to leave Teletext

How to call up Teletext pages

Teletext is an information system usedto distribute news, weather forecastsand other information of generalinterest transmitted by some broad-casters.

Press TEXT to see the Teletext trans-mitted by the TV station you arecurrently watching.

The Teletext broadcaster transmits anindex page or table of contents (oftenon page 100). It shows the headlines ofthe Teletext pages and the relevantpage numbers.

The TV contains four special memorypages which you can use to preset yourfavourite Teletext pages on. Memorypage 1, usually the index page, appearsas the first page when you switch on toTeletext*.

*Note: If you call up Teletext while you arewatching e.g. a TV programme, leave it, andreturn to it again during the same programme,the page which appears first will now be the pageyou called up last.

Memory pages…Four memory pages are available for eachstation you have tuned in to. The first Teletext page which appears on-screen is thepreset Memory page 1, indicated by the cueMEMORY 1. Teletext page 100 is preset asMEMORY 1, page 200 as MEMORY 2, page 300 as MEMORY 3, and page 400 as MEMORY4.

If you wish, you can change this preset setupand set your own memory pages.

When you change to e.g. another TV programnumber and call up Teletext, the first pagewhich appears on the screen will either be thepreset MEMORY page 1 or the MEMORY 1page you yourself have preset.

If you tune in a new station, the memory pages will be reset to 100, 200, 300, and 400.

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When you access Teletext, BeoVisionAvant provides instant access for boththe four memory pages and any pageyou choose to see, as well as theirrespective subpages.

Therefore, we recommend that youpreset the pages you use most often asmemory pages in order to get quickeraccess to them.

To preset an ordinary Teletext page asa memory page, follow the procedureshown to the far right.

Preset memory pages and BeoLink…If you have BeoLink connected TV sets andswitch to Teletext, the memory pages youhave preset will only appear automatically onthe TV set where they have been preset.

The memory pages, you have preset on e.g.your main TV set, are not transferred to yourBeoLink connected sets. You have to presetyour memory pages on all your TV sets.

Please note…The facilities offered by Teletext differ fromcountry to country, and from one Teletextbroadcaster to the other. For details aboutsuch facilities, we recommend that you consultthe information distributed on-screen or onpaper by your Teletext broadcaster.

Presetting a Teletext page as a memory page…

To preset a current Teletext page ona memory page...

Press to call up Teletext

Press until STORE is displayed onBeo4

Press to preset the current page,for example on memory page 2

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Select the page you want, use the number keys or � or � to select…

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Using the basic Teletext functions

Once you have found the Teletextpage you want to read, there arevarious facilities at your disposal whichmake it easier for you to read thepage.

To use each of these functions listedbelow, follow the instructions shownto the left...

STOP/SUBPAGEBefore you use this function, you must call up theTeletext page of which you want a subpage. ATeletext page can have a number of subpages.The subpages are identified by a 4-digit subcode.Leaf through the subpages by pressing � or � orkey in the number of a subpage.

To retain one of these subpages which “turn”automatically, press STOP when you get the page you want. The page is not released untilyou instruct the TV to do so by pressing STOPagain.

LARGEPress LIST to display LARGE, then GO to enlargethe text so that it becomes easier to read from adistance.

MIXPress LIST to display MIX to superimpose theTeletext page on the TV picture so that you cansee both simultaneously.

REVEALYou can use the reveal function to reveal a hiddentext on a page. Press LIST to reveal REVEAL* thenGO to reveal concealed text.

*Note: In order to display REVEAL on Beo4, youmust add the function to the Beo4 list offunctions. See Extra functions in Beo4, page 67 forfurther instruction.

Call up the Teletext page with thesubpages you want,

Press stop to access subpagefunction

Press to see subpages

Alternatively,Key in the four digits for thesubpage you wish to see,for example subpage 0005

Press to leave the subpage functionand release the page

Press LIST until LARGE is displayed onBeo4

Press to enlarge the text in theupper half of the page

Press GO again to enlarge the text inthe lower half of the page; pressagain to return to normal size

Press LIST until MIX is displayed

Press to superimpose the Teletextpage on the TV picturePress GO again to remove the TVpicture

Press LIST until REVEAL* is displayed

Press to reveal concealed textPress GO again to conceal the text

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Finding a subpage…

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Page update

The page update function is used bythe Teletext broadcaster to announcethat the information on a certainTeletext page has been updated.

You can, for example, make use of thisfunction when you are watching a TVprogramme and want to be told theminute changes occur on a news page.

To use the page update function,follow the instructions shown to theright..

If you want to leave the page updatefunction before the page has beenupdated, press TEXT or GO.

Note: While you are watching the TV programmewaiting for a Teletext page to be updated, don’tforget that the TV is in the so-called Teletextmode. This means that if, for example, you key ina number, the TV will interpret this as if you areasking for a Teletext page – it starts searching forthe page, and the update function is cancelled!

Call up the relevant Teletext page,then...Press LIST until UPDATE is displayedon Beo4

Press to see the TV picture

When the page has been found, thecue FOUND appears on the TVscreen

When the page has been updated,the cue UPDATE appears on the TVscreen

Press to see the page

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Teletext subtitles…

Some TV broadcasters provide Teletextsubtitles for their TV programmes. Suchsubtitles are transmitted on a specificTeletext page.

If you call up the Teletext subtitlespage, the subtitles will be transposedautomatically on the picture of thecurrent TV programme. The Teletextsubtitles will appear at the bottom ofthe TV screen, just as any normallybroadcast subtitles.

You can instruct the TV to insert thesesubtitles automatically by presettingthe Teletext subtitles page on theTeletext memory page 4.

Note: If you preset the subtitles page on memorypage 4, you ensure that the subtitles fromTeletext appear on the screen in accordance withthe picture format you have chosen for theprogramme you are watching.

If you do not want the subtitles to appearautomatically any longer, simply store anotherTeletext page on memory page 4.

When you are watching TV…Press to call up Teletext

Press to remove subtitles

To insert subtitles on a specific TV program number automatically…

Press LIST until STORE is displayed

Press to preset the current page,on memory page 4

LIST

Call up the Teletext subtitles page (it is usually indicated on the index page, 100)…

Subtitles will now appear on the TV screen

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Switch on to the program number,then call up Teletext and find the subtitles page…

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Making video recordings via Teletext

The Video Programming via Teletextfunction (VPT) in the video taperecorder allows you to program arecording via the Teletext page(s)which lists TV programmes.

When you are on the Teletext pagelisting TV programmes, you can startprogramming a recording. Now choosethe programme you want to record.When you have chosen a programme,its start time, title and stop time arehighlighted.

When you accept the stop time and assuch accept the programme forrecording, the data from yourrecording entry appears over theTeletext page. Before you store it,make sure that the informationdisplayed is correct. You can add tostart or stop times if you wish*.

When you store your recording entry,the start and stop times of yourrecording appear on the status linetogether with the indication RECORD.If you wish you can carry on and makemore recording entries or you can pressa source button or EXIT to leaveTeletext.

*Note: The method of programming described onthis page is valid when PDC/VPS is set to Off orwhen PDC/VPS broadcasting signals are not broad-cast. Off is the default setting for your BeoVisionAvant.

A Teletext page with the Timer recording facilityactivated – PDC/VPS signals are not available.

A status line on top of the page indicates yourrecording

Note: You can call up the Timer Index menu forTimer recordings while you are still on theTeletext page to check the recording entries youhave made. Press MENU to call up the Timerindex.

Press to switch to TeletextCall up the Teletext page listing TVprogrammes, then...

Press to be able to program arecording

Press to move the cursor to the programme you wish to record

Press to accept the start time

Make sure the correct stop time ishighlighted...

Press to accept the stop time foryour recording

Press GO to store the recording


A cursor appears highlighting the start time of thefirst programme on the page…

Alternatively, press tt or ss to move the cursor

The cursor disappears and a status line appearsover the Teletext page, e.g.18:55 – 19:40 30.JAN P13 BBCWORLD OK?

If the data is not correct, use ss or tt to movethe cursor and � or � to reveal the correct data…

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The status line now indicates your programmedrecording, e.g.18:55 – 19:40 RECORD

The cursor is placed on the stop time of theprogramme you just selected for recording

To program more recordings, continue to selectprogrammes…

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If PDC/VPS is set to On…If you have PDC/VPS set to On in theV.Tape’s Basic setup menu (see page52-53), the recording procedure iscontrolled by the PDC/VPS broadcastingsignals*.

Even though you have set PDC/VPS toOn, the method described to the rightof this page only applies if the PDC/VPSbroadcasting signals accompany thestation you want to record from. IfPDC/VPS is not broadcast with thestation, the method described on theprevious page applies.

Press to switch to TeletextCall up the Teletext page listing TVprogrammes, then…

Press to be able to program arecording

A cursor appears over the title of the first programme on the page…

Press to move the cursor to the programme you wish to record

ThenPress to accept the programme

Press GO to store your recording

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*PDC/VPS and Video Programming viaTeletext The PDC/VPS facility ensures that a TVprogramme accompanied by the ProgramDelivery Control (PDC) or Video ProgrammingSystem (VPS) broadcasting signals will berecorded in its full length – even if theprogramme is delayed or prolonged! IfPDC/VPS is set to On, start and stop times arecontrolled automatically on stations which arebroadcast with the PDC/VPS signals.

If PDC/VPS is set to Off instead of On,recording will start and stop as programmed,even if the program is delayed or prolonged.

A Teletext page with the Timer recording facilityactivated – PDC/VPS signals are available.

On this page it is indicated that you haveaccepted the highlighted programme forrecording.

If PDC/VPS is set to On and PDC/VPSbroadcast signals are available…

Alternatively, press tt to move the cursor

The cursor highlighting the title of theprogramme change into a status of yourrecording, e.g.30.JAN P13 ZDF OK?

Check the data, if it is not correct, use ss or tt

to move the cursor and � or � to reveal thecorrect data…

RECORD appears after the title of the programmeyou have programmed for recording

To program more recordings, continue to selectprogrammes…

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Switch to Teletext

Call up a Fastext page…

A small colour bar at the top of thepage indicates that the page is aFastext page

Press one of the coloured buttons to access the Fastext system

Now an extra line appears on top ofthe page, indicates the titles of thefour linked pages – each title writtenin one of the four colours

Press the coloured button whichmatches the colour of the pageyou want to see

Press again to leave Fastext

You can now operate Teletext againin the usual way, or...


Using the “Fastext” system

Some Teletext broadcasters offerimmediate access facilities, Fastext,that enable the user to step directly toone of four different Teletext pages. AFastext page is a Teletext page towhich more pages are linked.

Fastext reduces access time to anumber of selected pages and, at thesame time, helps the user find a logicalpath through the multiplicity ofTeletext pages.

The Fastext facility (also known as FLOF= Full Level One Feature) is such asystem. Fastext is supported by theBeoVision Avant TV.

Whenever you select a Fastext page, acolour bar appears in the upper right-hand corner of the TV screen. Thecolour bar only appears if the Teletextbroadcaster is currently providing theFastext facility. Press one of thecoloured buttons to access Fastext.

Each linked page or the title of thepage now appears on top of the page,written in a colour; red, green, yellow,and blue. You use the coloured buttonson the Beo4 remote control to call upthe pages.

A Teletext page with the indication that it is aFastext page – a small colour bar appears in theupper right-hand corner of the screen

The titles of the four linked pages appear on topof the page, each written in a different colour

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Adjusting the picture

The picture levels in the BeoVisionAvant are already set to neutral valueswhich suit most situations, however, ifyou wish, you can adjust the picture toyour liking.

When you have made your pictureadjustments, you must store them inorder to make them a permanentsetting.

If you want your picture adjustments tobe temporary, simply remove the menuby pressing EXIT. The picture levels willnow be reset to their original settingswhen you switch off the BeoVisionAvant.

What’s on the Picture menu…Brilliance... Picture brilliance can be adjusted in

steps of two within a range of 00 to 62; 32 isthe neutral setting.

Colour... Colour intensity can be adjusted in stepsof two within a range of 00 to 62; 32 is theneutral setting.

Contrast... The contrast level in the picture canbe adjusted in steps of two within a range of 00to 62; 44 is the neutral setting.

Note: For video sources using the NTSC signal afourth option – Tint (colour shade or nuance) willbe available for adjustment.



Press to call up the Setup menuif Sat is available, Setup will beitem 5


Press to select item number 3,Picture

The Picture menu appears...

Press to adjust the picture asrequired

Press to move the cursor from item to item in the menu

Press to store your adjustment as apermanent setting of the picture

Alternatively, press EXIT instead of GO if you do not want to store your adjustment


Menu


Setup


The Picture menu allows you to adjust Brilliance,colour, and Contrast. In some instances, a forthadjustment will be available Tint.

Brilliance Colour Contrast

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Main menu

The Setup menu

Make the adjustments you find necessary…

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Adjusting the sound

The sound levels in the BeoVisionAvant are already set to neutral valueswhich suit most environments whereBeoVision Avant is placed e.g. against awall. You can, of course, choose toadjust the sound levels to your liking.

You can adjust volume level directly onthe Beo4 remote control at any timewithout calling up a menu.

To adjust other elements of sound,bass, treble, loudness and balance inBeoVision Avant speakers, you mustcall up the Sound menu.

The Sound menu offers two options:• Adjust, allows you to call up a menu

to adjust volume level, bass, treble,and Loudness

• Speakers, allows you to call up amenu to adjust loudspeaker balance.

Once you have finished your adjust-ments, you can store them in order tomake them a permanent setting. If youwant to make your sound adjustmentstemporary, simply remove the menu bypressing EXIT. The sound levels willnow be reset to their original levelswhen you switch off the BeoVisionAvant.

Menu


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The Adjust menu – for adjustment of soundelements

The main menu

The Setup menu

The Sound access menu





Press to select item number 2, Sound

The Sound access menuappears...

Select the item you want in thatmenu

When the Sound menu of yourchoice appears...

Press to adjust the sound asrequired;or to set the loudness function to On or Off

Press to move the cursor from item to item in the menu and adjust loudspeaker balance in the Speakersmenu

Make your adjustments…

Press to store your adjustment as apermanent setting of the sound

Alternatively, press EXIT instead ofGO if you do not want to store youradjustment


> Picture and sound

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The Speakers menu – for adjustment ofloudspeaker balance

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What’s on the Adjust menu…Volume… The volume level can be adjusted in

steps of two within a range of 00 to 72. Bass… Bass tone can be adjusted in steps of one

within a range of -6 to +6. 0 is the neutralsetting.

Treble… Treble tone can be adjusted in steps ofone within a range of -6 to +6. 0 is the neutralsetting.

Loudness… Loudness can be set to On or Off.The loudness function is used to compensatefor the human ear’s lack of sensitivity to highand low frequencies. It boosts the low and thehigh frequencies when you are listening to lowvolume levels so that the music becomes moredynamic.

What’s on the Speakers menu…Balance… The loudspeaker balance can be

adjusted by a maximum of 6 steps to the left orto the right. 0 is the neutral setting.

Speakers menu and surround sound…If your BeoVision Avant is equipped with asurround sound module, item number two in theSound menu, Speakers, gives access to calibratingyour surround sound speaker setup as apermanent setting instead. See how on pages 15-16 in the Setting-up guide, Calibrating thespeaker balance.

To adjust speaker balance temporarily betweenthe five speakers in a surround sound setup,please refer to page 64, Switching speakers, in thesection about BeoVision Avant and AV systems.

Switching sound, mono, stereo, or another language?

Several types of sound may beavailable for the TV (or satellite)programme you are watching, forexample both stereo and mono sound,or two or three different languages.

While you are watching a programme,you may switch between the types ofsound and the languages that arecurrently transmitted.

The various types of sound which areavailable will be displayed on theBeoVision Avant display as youproceed.

Note: In the menus for tuning in TV stations orsatellite stations, your favourite type of sound canbe stored on the program number. You will thenhear that particular type of sound (provided it istransmitted), whenever you switch on to the TV orsatellite program. See how it is done on pages 10-16, Tuning in.

Press until SOUND* is displayed

Press to see the current type ofsound in the Avant display

Press repeatedly to switch sound(stereo/mono) or language in amulti-language program

*Note: In order to display SOUND onthe Beo4 display, you must add it tothe Beo4 list of functions, pleaserefer to Extra functions in Beo4 onpage 67 in this guide.

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Watching two programmes simultaneously...

The picture-in-picture function enablesyou to see two programmes on screensimultaneously, for example twodifferent TV programmes, a TV and asatellite programme, a video tapeplayback and a TV programme, etc...

While you are watching e.g. TV, youcan prompt your BeoVision Avant toinsert a small picture on the screen ofthe source and program number youthen choose.

The sound in the loudspeakers alwaysfollows the large picture, but yourremote control commands will all bedirected to the small picture.

You can move the small picture to anycorner of the screen – just press thecoloured button pointing in thedirection you desire.

Press LIST until P-IN-P* is displayedon the Beo4 display

Select the source you want to see inthe small picture

Press LIST until P-IN-P* is displayed

Moves the small picture to therespective corner on the TV screen

Swaps the large and the smallpictures around

Your commands is directed to the small picture – the sound always follows the large picture

Press the button for the source youwish to see to stop the picture-in-picture function

Please note…The picture-in-picture function requires thatyour BeoVision Avant is equipped with apicture-in-picture module.

P I C T U R E - I N - P I C T U R E

LIST

TV

V TAPE

or

SAT

or

then

Beo4 remote control commands will now bedirected to the small picture

LIST

then

or

or

or

0

TV

V TAPE

or

SAT

or

*Note: If P-IN-P is not available, you must add itto the Beo4 list of functions, see Extra functions inBeo4, page 67 in this guide.

37V I D E O T A P E R E C O R D E R

BANG &OLUFSEN

38 Daily operations

Video playback, 38

40 Timer recording

Making a Timer recording, 40

Timer index for Timer recordings,

42

43 Instant recording

Nice to know about recording, 44

45 Special types of recordings

Recording sound alone, 45

Copying video tapes, 46

Copying from a CamCorder, 47

48 Special video functions

Adjusting the video picture –

tracking, 48

Selecting sound track during

playback, 49

50 Extra video equipment

Registering extra video

equipment, 50

52 Setting your preferences for the

video tape recorder

Load a video tape…Push the tape into the compartment in the centrebelow the picture screen, through the door untilyou feel the mechanism drawing it into thecompartment.

Press the EJECT button on the operation panelbehind the BeoVision Avant display bar to unloadthe tape.

Note: Never leave a tape in the compartmentopening! The open flap keeps the system alert,wasting energy. The flashing standby indicatorwill remind you to unload or load the tape.

38 D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N S

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD


7 8 9

4 5 6

TEXT 0 MENU

1 2 3

LIST EXIT

STOP

GO

Video playback

Please note…We recommend that you read the section,‘Preferences for the video tape recorder’ on pages52-54, as it gives relevant information about thefunctions performed by the video tape recorder.

Use the Beo4 remote control tooperate your BeoVision Avant videotape recorder.

While you are playing a tape, you canturn the volume up or down as youlike; or mute the speakers.

You can select which tracks to play onthe video tape by stepping from trackto track.

Whatever operation you areperforming, pressing the STOP buttontwice always stops the video taperecorder, pressing the GO button startsor resumes playback.

Press to start playing the tape youhave loaded

The picture appears on the screenwithin a few seconds

Press to raise the volume

Press to lower the volume

Plays the next track on the tape

Plays the current track again – presstwice to play the previous track

Press to find a specific time on thetape directly, e.g. 2:45, and thenplay

Pauses the tape with a still pictureon the screen

Press again to stop playback

Press any time to start/resumeplaying the tape

V TAPE

2

4

5

STOP

STOP

or

or

then

GO

Recordings and picture formats…Video tape recordings will usually be playedback in the 15:9 format. If ”noise” appearsaround the picture, you may have to changethe picture format to e.g. the 14:9 formatwhich lets the BeoVision Avant curtains hidethis ”noise”. See page 56-57 for moreinformation on formats.

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With the tt and ss buttons and thefour coloured buttons, you can windand rewind the tape, cue forwards orbackwards through the tape or playthe tape in slow motion.

Unless otherwise instructed, the videotape recorder plays the tape throughto the end, rewinds the tape back tothe beginning, and stops automatically.

Press the standby button • to switch offthe BeoVision Avant video taperecorder. If the video tape recorder isleft unused for more than 8 minutes, itswitches off automatically.

The display indicates that a tape is being fastforwarded with the counter position shown. Thedisplayed counter indication can be read out asTime left, how much playing time is left on thetape, or Time used, how long the tape has beenplaying.

The display indicates that the video tape recorderis cueing, winding forwards through the tapewith a picture on the screen, double arrows >> or<< indicate the fast cue function.

The display indicates that the video tape recorderis playing in slow motion – forwards, doublearrows >> or << indicate ”fast” slow motion.

Press to fast forwardPress to rewind the tape

Press to cue forward through thetapePress again to accelerate the speed

Press to cue backwards through thetapePress again to accelerate the speed

Press to play the tape in slowmotionPress again to accelerate the speed

Press to play the tape backwards inslow motionPress again to accelerate the speed

Press to switch to standby

tt

ss

•

Please refer to pages 52-54, Preferences for thevideo tape recorder, to find more informationabout the Time left, and Time used counterposition indications.

Note: If you are playing back NTSC tapes, andpress STOP once, the video tape recorder will stopentirely, there is no pause or still mode. It will notbe possible to play an NTSC tape in slow motion –pressing the red and blue button on Beo4, willproduce no reaction whatsoever. The counterposition will not be displayed in the display, whenyou are playing back NTSC tapes.

T I M E R R E C O R D I N G40

Making a Timer recording

Before you start…Before you make a Timer recording, make surethat the built-in clock in the BeoVision Avant is setto the correct time. See how on page 17.

Call up the Timer record menu to makea recording which starts and stopsautomatically at any time you specify.

You can record TV and satelliteprogrammes, as well as radioprogrammes – if a compatible Bang &Olufsen audio system is connected toyour BeoVision Avant.

You can call up Teletext to assist youwhen you are making your recording.See page 30-31 for further instructionof how to use Teletext. You can alsocall up the Timer Index to check ordelete your Timer recordings.

On the next page, the various optionsavailable for each item in the menu arelisted...

Note: Whenever one or more timer recordings arewaiting to be executed, you will see the displayTIMER light up on the BeoVision Avant displaybar.

Note: Pressing and holding down the V TAPEbutton on the close-up operation panel onBeoVision Avant cancels a timer recording inprogress and switches the video tape recorder off.

Source Pr Start Stop Date

TV 12 14:30 - 15:30 23 Aug OK

Press MENU for Teletext programming

Menu


The main menu

The Timer record menu allows you to program arecording. You can program a recording which isto take place on a specific date or a recordingwhich is to take place on specific days at the sametime.

Call up the main menuThe main menu appears…

Press to select the first item, TimerrecordThe Timer record menu appears,you can start programming...

Press to reveal options for theitems in the menu

Alternatively,Use the number buttons to fill inprogram number, start and stoptimes etc.


If you want to make a recording forspecific days, move to the itemDate…

Press to change the item Date toDays

When you have filled in thenecessary information in the menu...

Press to accept the information

Press to store your Timer recording

Press to call up Teletext to assist yourprogramming

Press to call up the Timer index;

MENU

0

MENU

9

through

MENU

MENU

then

or

ortt

ss

GO

then

GO

then

GO

While Start is lit up in the Timer record menu…then

While Pr or Source are lit up in the menu…then

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Source (Which source do you want to record?)The below sources may be available:

TV... For recording of TV programmes.SAT... For recording of satellite programmes.Radio... For recording of radio programmes

(audio only) from a Bang & Olufsenaudio system.

AV... For recording of the signal from any extravideo equipment connected to theBeoVision Avant AV socket.

Note: The various options appear if they areactually present in your BeoVision Avant setup.

Pr (Program number)You must fill in the program number you want torecord from.

Note: If you press the MENU button while eitherPr or Source are lit up, you get access to thespecial Timer Index listing your Timer recordings.See the following page for further information.

Start and Stop (Start and stop times)Key in the times you want the recording to startand stop, key in e.g. 21:00 for 9 pm and 22:00 for10 pm.

Note: While Start is lit up, you can press the MENUbutton and call up Teletext to assist you with yourprogramming – see how on page 30-31.

Date or Days (Recording date or days)Fill in the date on which you want the recordingto take place.

The video tape recorder writes:Jan... for JanuaryFeb... for FebruaryMar... for MarchApr... for AprilMay... for MayJun... for JuneJul... for JulyAug... for AugustSep... for SeptemberOct... for OctoberNov... for NovemberDec... for December

To fill in days, press the MENU button and Datechanges to Days. You can then select specificweekdays on which you want recording to takeplace.

At first, all the weekdays will be displayed: M... for MondayT... for TuesdayW... for WednesdayT... for ThursdayF... for FridayS... for SaturdayS... for Sunday

Press tt to step through the days, and press � toremove any day you don’t want. When theweekdays, on which you want the recording totake place, are displayed, press GO to accept thedays.

OK...When OK is lit up, press GO to store your Timerrecording instruction.

Instant timer recording…If you call up the Timer record menu while youare watching a TV programme, the video taperecorder will offer to record the TVprogramme you are watching – starting nowand continuing for one hour.

If you accept this programming by pressingGO, the recording will start immediately andgo on for the next hour. (You can of coursekey in another stop time before pressing GO.)

> Timer recording42



Press to select the first item, Timerrecord

The Timer record menu appears,

Press to move the cursor to Pr orSource

Press to call up the Timer index

The Timer Index appears

To edit a Timer recording in theindex…Press until the Timer you want is litup in redPress to start editing the Timer

The Timer record menu appears, toedit use � or � to reveal newoptions or use the number keys tokey in new values. Use tt or ss tomove from item to item…

Press to store the Timer again

Press to remove the Timer index

To delete a Timer in the index…Press until the Timer is lit up in red

Press to reveal Clear? instead of thedate

Press to delete the Timer

Alternatively,Press to keep the Timer

The Timer index for Timer recordings

Timer index

TV 15 12:30 – 13:30 28 Aug

TV 8 20:00 – 21:15 28 Aug

Sat 101 6:00 – 7:15 26 Aug

TV 15 10:00 – 11:00 M . WT . . .

Press MENU to clear timer

The Timer index lists the timerrecordings you have made that are stillwaiting to be executed (eightprogramming entries at the most).

You call up the Timer index via theTimer record menu by pressing MENUwhen the items Pr or Source are lit up.

The Timer index allows you to checkthe Timers, for example to make surethat they do not overlap; but it alsoenables you to edit or delete a Timer...

Note: The BeoVision Avant also has a Timer Indexfor the Timer Play and Timer Standby functions.Please refer to pages 60 for further information.


TV 12 14:30 - 15:30 23 Aug OK

Press MENU for Teletext programming

Menu


The main menu

The Timer record menu

In the Timer index you can check and delete, thatis clear, your Timer recordings. Each timerrecording waiting to be executed is listed in theTimer index. When 8 timers are listed, you cannotcall up the Timer record menu to program a newrecording – instead you will see the Timer index.

MENU

MENU

EXIT

EXIT

MENU

then

ss

then

GO

then

GO

then

GO

thenGO

GO

I N S T A N T R E C O R D I N G 43

Instant recording

Use the Beo4 remote control to makean instant recording onto tape.

First, find the programme you want torecord, then start your recording. Thevideo tape recorder starts recordinginstantly.

When you record TV programmes inthis way, the video tape recorder doesall the work on its own. This meansthat you can switch to another TVprogram number (or Sat programnumber) and watch any programmeyou like – or you may even switch offthe TV. Whatever you choose to do,your recording just continues.

Just remember that in order to returnto your recording, you must press the V TAPE button first .

Unless otherwise instructed the videotape recorder does not stop recordinguntil the tape runs out.

Note: If you want to record a Satelliteprogramme, you cannot watch another Satelliteprogram number at the same time – it is only yourTV program numbers that are stored in the videotape recorder – but you can switch to TV andwatch a TV programme while the recording isprogressing.

Switch on to the programme youwant to record...

Press to make the video tape recorder ready for recording

Press again to start recording

You may now press the TV (or SAT)button to watch another programme

Press to pause the recording

Press to resume recording

Press to stop recording and return towatching (for example) TV

Alternatively,...Press to stop recording and switchoff the entire system at once

TV LIGHT RADIO

SAT DVD CD


7 8 9

4 5 6

TEXT 0 MENU

1 2 3

LIST EXIT

STOP

GO

> See pages 45-47 for information about specialtypes of recording and special video functions.

RECORD

RECORD

then

V TAPE

STOP

RECORD

then

TV

or

•

44 > Timer recording

Nice to know about recording…• Recordings can be made at two speeds in the

BeoVision Avant – SP Standard play and LPLong Play. See pages 52-54, Preferences forthe video tape recorder, for furtherinformation.

• If you want to record a specific TV programmedirectly from the TV, you must instruct thevideo tape recorder to do so in the specialV.Tape tuning menu. Please refer to page 12,Video tape recorder and TV stations, forfurther information.

• If the tape you have loaded is recordprotected, it will be ejected automaticallywhenever you try to start recording!

• If you have adapted the picture to theBeoVision Avant picture screen, this will haveno influence on your recording.

• Unless otherwise instructed, the video taperecorder does not stop recording until thetape runs out. If this happens, the tape will berewound to the beginning.

45S P E C I A L T Y P E S O F R E C O R D I N G

Recording sound alone

The BeoVision Avant video taperecorder can record sound alone –without any pictures. The soundrecorded will be of very high quality.

When the video tape recorder recordssound alone, it automatically records athalf the usual speed (LP). This enablesyou to record uninterruptedly for up toeight hours if you use an E-240 tape.

Such ‘audio-only’ recordings can bemade from an audio source in yourBang & Olufsen audio system. You canalso record the sound from yoursatellite radio programmes in this way.

Recording from audio system…There are two ways of recording sound from yourBang & Olufsen audio system on video tape. Themethod you use depends on the way your Bang &Olufsen audio system is used with the BeoVisionAvant:

• Method 1 – Audio and video systemYour loudspeakers are connected to the audiosystem (for more information of such a setup,see page 65).

• Method 2 – Surround sound AV systemYour loudspeakers are connected to theBeoVision Avant (for more information of thissetup, see pages 62-64).

Recording from satellite radio…To record satellite radio programmes on videotape, just switch on to the programme and pressRECORD twice on Beo4 to start recording. Asdescribed for Method 1 – Audio and video system.

RADIO

3

RADIO

3

V TAPE

STOP

TV

then

RECORD

RECORDthen

RECORD

RECORD

then

LIST

thenGO

LIST

thenGO

Method 1 – Audio and video system:Press LIST until AV* is displayed

Press to activate the audio/videofunction

Press to start playing the audiosource you want to record, forexample radio program number 3

The BeoVision Avant is now in audio mode

Press to switch the video taperecorder to recording pause Press again to start recording

Method 2 – AV system:Start playing the source you wantto record, for example radio program number 3

Press LIST until AV* is displayed

Press to activate the audio/videofunction and use the oppositerecorder

Press to switch the video taperecorder to recording pause

Press again to start recording

To pause and stop recording…

Press to pause recording

Press e.g. TV to stop recordingentirely and return to normal sourceoperation

*Note: In order to display AV on Beo4, you mustadd the function to Beo4’s list of functions, pleaserefer to page 67 in this guide.

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Copying video tapes

Via the AV socket on the back of theBeoVision Avant, you can copy tapesdirectly from an extra video taperecorder, or from a DVD or CDV playeronto a tape in the BeoVision Avantvideo tape recorder. Using only Beo4 tocontrol the process.

Connect the extra video tape recorderto the AV socket and register it in theBeoVision Avant Source menu, seep.50, Extra video equipment, forfurther instruction.*

*Note: See p. 12, Expanding your system, Auxiliaryequipment, in the Setting-up guide forinstructions of how to connect extra videoequipment.

While the tape is being copied, you canwatch a TV programme or switch offthe TV. Press V TAPE if you wish toreturn to the copying process.

> Special types of recording

LIST

GO

then

RECORD

RECORD

TV

then

then

DVD

or

Switch signal from an extra video tape recorder,DVD or CDV player to the TV...

Press until V.TAPE2* is displayed

Pictures from the extra video tape recorder appear on the TV screen

Press to start a DVD or CDV player

Press to prepare BeoVision Avant forrecording

Press to record

Use V TAPE and STOP to pause the recording,press RECORD to resume recording…

Press e.g. TV or another sourcebutton to stop the recording entirely

*Note: In order to display V.TAPE2 on Beo4, youmust add the functions to the Beo4 list offunctions, see Extra functions in Beo4, page 67 forfurther instructions.

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Copying from a CamCorder

In order to copy your CamCorderrecordings onto a video tape in theBeoVision Avant, you have to connectyour CamCorder to the easy-accesssockets placed on the back of theBeoVision Avant below the localoperation panel and start playback onyour CamCorder.

Then start recording via Beo4. Whilethe tape is being copied, you can watcha TV programme or switch off the TV.Press V TAPE to return to the copyingprocess.

Note: The actual recording must be operated withthe Beo4 remote control, but at any time duringthe recording, CamCorder playback (pause, stop,play, etc.) can be operated as usual (see how inyour CamCorder User’s guide).

Connect and start your CamCorder…then

Press to prepare BeoVision Avantfor recording

thenPress to start recording

Use V TAPE and STOP to pause the recording,RECORD to resume recording and a source buttone.g. TV to stop the recording entirely…

RECORD

RECORDPHONES R L VIDEO S–VHS

BeoVision Avant easy-access socket panelJust below the operation panel on the back ofBeoVision Avant, you will find a small socketpanel conveniently placed for connection ofheadphones and CamCorder. The sockets markedL, R, VIDEO, and S-VHS are for connection of avideo camera.

S P E C I A L V I D E O F U N C T I O N S48

Tracking Sharpness

+6 0

Adjusting the video picture – tracking

Please note…Tracking adjustment will be carried outautomatically when a new tape is played. You caninstruct the video tape recorder to carry out suchan automatic tracking adjustment any time duringplayback via the Beo4 remote control. In a fewinstances, however, a more thorough adjustmentof the picture may be necessary...

Streaks in the picture or noise in thesound may be due to imprecisetracking of the video tape. This is seenmost often when you play back prere-corded tapes or tapes recorded onanother video tape recorder.

You can carry out tracking adjustmentat any time during normal playback.You can adjust any jitter (verticalflitter) occurring in a still picture whenthe video recorder is paused and thestill picture is on the screen.

To adjust the video picture, you mustcall up the V.Tape Adjust menu andadjust as required.

Menu


V.Tape

1 Adjust2 Basic Setup

Setup


The main menu

The Setup menu

The V.Tape access menu

The V.Tape Adjust menu – allows you to adjustthe video picture:Tracking... can be adjusted within a range

of +/- 18.Sharpness... can be adjusted within a range of

+/- 3. Adjust settings for S.VHS and VHS v.tapesseparately if the quality of the recording orplayback is poor.

Jitter... can be adjusted within a range of +/- 18.Jitter only appears on the menu when you havea still picture on the screen.



Press to call up the Setup menu, ifSat is available Setup will be item 5

The Setup menu appears...

Press to select item 8, V.Tape

The V.Tape access menuappears...

Press to call up the V.TapeAdjust menu

The V.Tape Adjust menuappears…

Press to adjust as required

Press to move from item toitem in the menu

Press to remove the menu from thescreen

MENU

4

then

8

EXIT

then

GO

then

or

then

or

thentt

ss

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Using Beo4 tracking adjustment directly…

As an easy alternative to the V.TapeAdjust menu, use the Beo4 trackingadjustment function: Find TRACKNG inthe Beo4 display by pressing LISTrepeatedly, then press � or � to adjustas required.

When you use this function, there willbe no menu available on the screen toguide you.

Alternatively...Press until TRACKNG* is displayed

Press to adjust the video picture asrequired

LIST

then

or

*Note: In order to display TRACKNG on Beo4 youmust add the function to the Beo4 list offunctions, see Extra functions in Beo4, page 67 forfurther instructions.

Selecting sound track during playback

Recordings are always made with botha Hi-Fi and a linear sound track. Duringplayback, the video tape recorderautomatically reproduces the Hi-Fisound track, unless otherwiseinstructed.

If you are playing back a recording of adual language programme, you canselect either of the two languages.

Note: If you are playing back a ‘worn’ Hi-Fi tape,the Hi-Fi sound may be of a poor quality, you canthen switch to the mono sound track to achievean improved quality. You can, though, try thetracking adjustment function to improve thesound (see the previous page).

The current sound mode is indicated in theBeoVision Avant display:

STEREO Hi-FI sound trackMONO Linear sound trackMONO-1 Left sound channel

(language 1)MONO-2 Right sound channel

(language 2)

Press LIST until SOUND* is displayed

Press GO repeatedly to switch between the various sound tracks on the tape

*Note: In order to display SOUND on Beo4 youmust add the function to the Beo4 list offunctions, see Extra functions in Beo4, page 67 for further instructions.

LIST

GO

then

E X T R A V I D E O E Q U I P M E N T50

Registering extra video equipment

You can connect extra videoequipment to the AV socket* on theback of the BeoVision Avant.

Any extra video equipment connectedto the AV socket must be registeredinto the AV Source menu. Display thedifferent options and press GO onceyou have found the option matchingthe equipment you have connected.

*Note: Please refer to the section Expanding yoursystem, page 12 in the Setting-up guide forfurther information about the AV socket.

Note: When you tune in to a TV station via yourdecoder number 2, you must set the item Decoderin the TV tuning menu to 2.

If only one decoder is connected to the BeoVisionAvant connect it to the socket marked Decoder –not the AV socket.

Menu


Setup


The main menu

The Setup menu

The Source menu for the AV socket gives you thefollowing options to register the extra equipment you may have connected to the AVsocket, select...Non B&O V.Tape2… for a non-Bang & Olufsen

video tape recorderV.Tape2… for a Bang & Olufsen video tape

recorderS-VHS V.Tape2… for a Super-VHS video tape

recorderDVD… for a DVD or CDV playerDecoder-2… for a second decoder Special decoder… for a special decoder Door camera… for a door camera (this option

only appears, if your TV is equipped with a P-in-P module)

V.AUX… for other auxiliary equipment

AV

Non B&O V.Tape2



Press to call up the Setup menu, ifSat is available Setup will be item 5


Press to select item 5, Source

The AV Source menu appears...

Press repeatedly to display the cuefor the video source you haveconnected

Press to register the source


MENU

4

5

EXIT

then

GO

then

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Switching on and using extraequipment…• To switch on a video tape recorder number

2, press LIST to display V.TAPE2* on Beo4,then press GO.

• To switch on a DVD/CDV player press DVDon Beo4.

• To switch on a DVD/CDV player press LIST todisplay DVD* or CDV*, then press GO.

• The door camera picture may appearautomatically as a picture-in-picturefunction on the TV screen, if your TV isswitched on, when the door bell activatesthe door camera.If your TV is switched off when you hear thedoor bell, switch your TV on to see the doorcamera picture. To remove the door camerapicture, press TV or another source buttonon Beo4.

• To activate the other auxiliary equipment,press LIST to display V.AUX*, then press GO.

*Note: In order to display V.TAPE2 and V.AUX

on Beo4, you must add the functions to theBeo4 list of functions, See Extra functions inBeo4, page 67 for further instructions.

52 P R E F E R E N C E S F O R V I D E O T A P E R E C O R D E R

Counter Tape Speed PDC/VPS Marker

Timed used 240 SP On On

Menu


V.Tape

1 Adjust2 Basic Setup

Setup


The main menu

The Setup menu

The V.Tape menu

The Basic setup menu for the video tape recorderis for setting up special preferences for the videotape recorder.

Setting your preferences for the video tape recorder

To gain full benefit of the functionsdescribed for the video tape recorder,you must enter your special prefer-ences for the video tape recorder intoits Basic setup menu.

When you have entered your prefer-ences, press GO to accept and storethem in the video tape recorder.

Please refer to the next page for infor-mation about each item in the menu...

Note: Depending on the function you wish to use,you may have to change your preferences in theBasic setup menu from time to time.





Press to select item 8, V.Tape

The V.Tape menu appears...

Select item number 2, Basic setup

The Basic Setup menu for thevideo tape recorder appears...

Press to reveal options for the itemsin the menu

Alternatively, use the number keys to key in valuesfor an item


Fill in the information, you findnecessary...

Press to store them in the videotape recorder


MENU

4

then

8

2

EXIT

GO

then

or

ortt

ss

0

9

through

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What’s on the V.Tape Basic setup menu…Counter (displayed counter indication)The video tape recorder calibrates the tape – thatis, registers the position on the tape duringplayback, recording and winding.

This information will be read out in the BeoVisionAvant display. The information thus read out canbe set to: Time used or Time left:

Time used... Tells you how long (hours andminutes) the tape has been playing. Thiscounter indication is always reset to 0:00 whena tape is loaded or rewound to the beginning.

Time left... Tells you how much playing time(hours and minutes) is left on the tape. Thevideo tape recorder automatically registers thelength of the tape you have loaded – providedthe tape is of standard length. If you load anonstandard tape, you must specify the tapelength yourself against the item Tape (see howbelow).

Tape (tape length)The length of the tape you have loaded isregistered automatically, provided the tape is ofstandard length, and it will be written out againstthe item Tape.

To enter the length of the tape yourself. Press �or � until the correct tape length is displayed.Alternatively, key in the length (minutes ofplaying time) using the number keys.

This function is useful if you use nonstandardtapes and wish to make use of the Time leftcounter indication (see above). Tape lengths from30 to 300 minutes can be keyed in.

Speed (tape speed)Recordings can be made at two different speeds:

SP... Standard play – 3 hours for an E-180 cassette.Select this speed for optimum picture quality.

LP... Long play – 6 hours for an E-180 cassette.The video tape recorder selects this speedautomatically for audio-only recordings.

In playback, the video tape recorder adjustsautomatically to the speed at which the tape wasrecorded.

PDC/VPS – Program Delivery Control/VideoProgramming SystemThe PDC/VPS facility enables you to make use ofthe VPS and PDC broadcast signals accompanyingTV programmes in some countries.

The PDC/VPS facility ensures that a TV programmeaccompanied by the VPS or PDC signals will berecorded in its full length – even if theprogramme is delayed or prolonged!

The PDC/VPS facility only applies when you areprogramming Timer recordings via Teletext. Timerrecordings via the Timer record menu, see pp.40-41, are executed in accordance with the start andstop times you have specified, e.g. a Timerrecording from 8 pm (20:00) to 12 pm (24:00).

On... Cuts the PDC/VPS facility inOff... Cuts the PDC/VPS facility out

If the PDC/VPS facility is not cut in, recording willstart and stop as you program, even if theprogramme is delayed or prolonged.

For further information about the PDC/VPSfacility, please refer to p.30-31, Making videorecordings via Teletext.

Marker (track identification marks)If you want to use the function in the video taperecorder which enables the video tape recorder tosearch for tracks on a tape – Marker must be setto On during recording.

This means that each separate recording (track)on the tape will be encoded with a special signal(track mark) by which it can later be identified.

If you do not want the track marks to be inserted,set Marker to Off instead.

> Note: The items SECAM sys and Play sys onlyappear in BeoVision Avant video systems sold incertain markets. If they appear in yours, pleaserefer to the next page for further information.

> Preferences for video tape recorder54

SECAM sys (SECAM system – recording)This item allows you to select the type of SECAMsystem you wish to use, generally, for recordingon to your video tapes:

PAL... Standard setting – select it to achieve abetter picture quality on your recordings. Whenyou record a SECAM TV programme, the SECAMsignal is transformed into a PAL signal.

SECAM... Ensures that your recordings will bemade in accordance with the SECAM system,and should therefore be selected for therecording of SECAM TV programmes.

MESECAM... Should only be selected if you wantto be able to play back your recordings ofSECAM TV programmes on a PAL videotaperecorder. You will then get a modifiedPAL/SECAM recording on your tapes.

Press � or � to change.

Play sys (colour system – playback)This item enables you to select a specific coloursystem, manually, when playing back a particularvideo tape:

AUTO... Is the standard setting and should beselected in most cases as the video taperecorder usually registers the correct type ofsystem quite automatically.

However, to obtain maximum picture quality (forexample, the right colours) when playing back atape, you may have to instruct the video taperecorder to play back a specific tape using exactlythe same system as the one in which the tape wasrecorded:

PAL... For your PAL recordings.

SECAM... For your SECAM recordings.

MESECAM... For your MESECAM (modifiedPAL/SECAM) recordings.

Press � or � to change.

Note: Do not forget to switch back to AUTOafterwards!

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BeoVision Avant and picture formats…

BeoVision Avant always ensures youthe best possible picture. It auto-matically adapts the picture so that itfills out as much of the televisionscreen as possible.

If a TV programme or film is broadcastor recorded with specific informationconcerning the picture format,BeoVision Avant will then auto-matically choose this format.

However, you can choose a specificpicture format for a channel via thetuning menu, see page 10-11 for infor-mation on tuning and picture formats.

On BeoVision Avant, picture formatsare divided into three groups. Eachgroup relates to specific types ofpictures:

FORMAT 1… for standard TV pictures. Three‘standard’ picture formats are available, withblack bars surrounding the picture. Each variesin size: 15:9 gives you the largest picture, 14:9is slightly smaller and 4:3 is the picture size for”ordinary” picture tubes.

FORMAT 2… for letter-box pictures. You canadapt the picture to fill out the screencompletely. If information at the top or bottomsuch as subtitles are not displayed, you canmove the picture up or down.

FORMAT 3… for 16:9 wide-screen pictures.Format 3 will usually be selectedautomatically. If this is not the case, you canselect it yourself.

Standard TV pictureBeoVision Avant adapts normal TV transmissionsto fill out as much of the picture screen aspossible. This illustration shows a 15:9 picture.

Letter-box pictureOn BeoVision Avant wide-screen TV programmesor films may appear in the letter-box format, alon, narrow picture surrounded by black bars,however, you can adjust this picture…

The picture can be adapted to fill out the screen,in a few instances, you may have to move thepicture up or down to see vital information, forexample the subtitles.

P I C T U R E F O R M A T S

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Changing the picture format…

In some cases, picture format infor-mation is missing or not updated, thismakes it impossible for BeoVisionAvant to detect the picture formatautomatically. You can then activatethe ‘format optimise’ function to letBeoVision Avant select the mostsuitable format. The selected pictureformat depends on the type of picturecurrently shown.

If you still wish to change the pictureformat, you can switch betweenoptions within the selected formatgroup, move the picture up or down,or even switch to a different formatgroup altogether.

The BeoVision Avant display will showyou which format group has beenselected.

Once you are satisfied with the pictureformat, press EXIT to leave the pictureformat function. Make sure, though,that information, such as subtitles, stillremain visible in the format youchoose.

Picture formats and recordings…Video tape recordings will usually be shown in the15:9 format. If ”noise” appears around thepicture, you may have to change the picture toe.g. the 14:9 format which lets the BeoVisionAvant curtains hide this ”noise”.

To activate ‘Format optimise’…

Press until FORMAT is displayed onBeo4Press to optimise the picture

To switch between Format 1–3…

Press until FORMAT is displayed

Press to select a format group

In Format 1…Press to select a different standardformat

In Format 2…Press to move the picture up ordown

Press to leave the picture formatfunction

LIST

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1

2

3

EXIT

58 T I M E R P L A Y

Switching on or off automatically…

Before you start…In order for your Timers to be executed onBeoVision Avant, you must switch on the Timerfunction, see how on the following page. Do notforget to set the built-in clock to the correct timetoo before programming a Timer play or Timerstandby. See how in ’Setting the Clock’ on p.17.

You can make the BeoVision Avantstart playing, or switch off automati-cally.

• The Timer Play function is used forswitching the system on automati-cally if, for example, there is a TV orRadio programme you do not wantto miss; or want your TV to be yourmorning wake-up call.

• The Timer Standby function is usedfor switching the system off at acertain time – for example, after youleave for work in the morning.

To program a timer you must call upthe Timer play menu. You can make upto eight such Timer programmingentries*. See the following page formore information about the individualitems in the menu.

*Note: The entries you have made will be listed inthe Timer index for timer play and standby (seepage 60). By pressing MENU while Pr or Source arelit up, this index is called up via the Timer playmenu.

Please note…To program the system to start and stoprecording automatically, please refer to thesection about the video tape recorder on pp 40-45.

The Timer play menu – You can make a Timerwhich is to take place on a specific date or changethe item Date to Days by pressing MENU andmake a Timer for specific days. Under the itemDays, an option for choosing days will appear,MTWTFSS, each letter indicates a day of theweek. You can now choose which days to includein your Timer play/standby.

Menu


The main menu


TV 10 6:30 - 8:30 2 Apr OK

Press MENU for Timer index



Press to call up the Timer play menu

The Timer play menu appears…

Press to reveal options for the itemsin the menu

Use the number buttons to fill inprogram number, start and stoptimes

Press to step from item to item inthe menu

If you want to make e.g. a Timerplay for specific days, move to theitem Date…

Press to change the item Date toDays

When you have filled in the requiredinformation...

Press to accept the information, you have entered

Press to store your Timer play/standby

MENU

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Source (Which source? or switch off?)TV… To switch on the TV.SAT… To switch on satellite TV.V.TAPE… To switch on the video tape recorder.RADIO… To switch on the radio. The actual

programming of the Timer takes place onBeoVision Avant. However, if you have externalspeakers connected to your audio system andwish to hear the sound of your radio throughthese speakers, the Timer play function must beactivated on the audio system and not onBeoVision Avant. Please refer to the User’sguide for the audio system you have connected.

CD… To switch on the CD player.A.TAPE… To switch on the audio tape recorder.Standby… To switch the BeoVision Avant off, if

you have other compatible video or audiosystems connected to your BeoVision Avant,they will be switched off as well.

Note: You can only select the options listed aboveif the source is present in your BeoVision Avantsetup. If RADIO is available, CD and A.TAPE willalso appear regardless of whether they areactually present or not.

Pr (Program number)Once your source is chosen, choose the programnumber you want.

Note: If you press the MENU button while Pr orSource is lit up, you access the Timer Index listingTimer play or standby programming entriesalready made (see the next page).

Start and Stop (Start and stop times)Key in when you want the system to start and/orstop playing; just the stop time if you want thesystem to switch off.

Date or Days (When or how often)Fill in the date on which you want the system tostart playing or to switch off.

Alternatively, press MENU to change Date intoDays. Select the specific weekdays on which youwant your Timer executed. All the weekdays willbe displayed – starting with M for Monday. Usett to move through the days, � to remove anyday you do not want. When the weekday(s) youwant are displayed, press GO to accept the day(s)and move on to OK.

The system writes…

Setting the Timer function to On or Off…

In order to execute your Timer play orstandby programming entries on theBeoVision Avant system, you mustactivate the Play Timer function. Pressthe PLAY TIMER button on the localoperation panel (behind the BeoVisionAvant display) to activate it.

The sound from a Timer play will nowbe heard from the BeoVision Avantspeakers. Press PLAY TIMER again tocancel the function.

The small PT display on the Avant display barindicates that the PLAY TIMER function is on.

Jan... for JanuaryFeb... for FebruaryMar... for MarchApr... for AprilMay... for MayJun... for JuneJul... for JulyAug... for AugustSep... for SeptemberOct... for OctoberNov... for NovemberDec... for December

M... for MondayT... for TuesdayW... for WednesdayT... for ThursdayF... for FridayS... for SaturdayS... for Sunday

OK...When OK is lit up, press GO to store your Timerplay or Timer standby instruction.

> Timer play60

Timer index for Timer play or standby

The Timer index lists your Timer playand Standby programming entrieswaiting to be executed. In the Indexyou can check the timers, edit or clearthem.

If you select a Timer in order to edit it,the Timer play menu appears again; toedit follow the same procedure aswhen you made the Timer entry. Thenstore the Timer again and press EXIT toremove the Timer index from yourscreen.

To clear a Timer, you must select theTimer you want to clear. Then, pressMENU to reveal the cue Clear? insteadof the date for the Timer and press GOto clear it. Press EXIT to remove theTimer index.

Note: The BeoVision Avant also has a Timer Indexfor the Timer recording function. Please refer topages 42 for further information.

The Timer play menu

Menu


The main menu


TV 10 6:30 - 8:30 2 Apr OK

Press MENU for Timer index

Timer index

TV 5 6:30 – 8:30 MTWTF . .Sat 12 20:00 – 21:15 28 AUGStandby 00:00 – 23:30 MTWTF . .


The Timer index – you can check the Timers youhave programmed into the system – checking thatthey do not overlap. On this illustration of theTimer index menu, examples of the followingTimers are displayed: • A Timer for switching on the TV in the morning

on working days • A Timer to switch on at a certain time on a

certain date to watch a Programme on a Satprogram number

• A Timer to switch the system off at a certaintime every night on working days

Press to call up the main menuThe main menu appears…

Press to call up the Timer play menuThe Timer play menu appears…

Press to call up the Timer indexThe Timer index appears…

MENU

2

or

MENU

then

MENU

EXIT

EXIT

To edit a Timer in the index…

Press until the Timer you want is litup in red

Press to start editing the Timer

The Timer play menu appears…To edit follow the same proceduresas when you programmed theTimer…

Press to store the Timer again

GO

then

or

then

GO

GO

GO

then

To clear a Timer in the index…

Press until the Timer is lit up

Press to reveal Clear? instead of thedate

Press to clear the Timer

Alternatively,Press to keep the Timer

Finally, press to remove the Timerindex from your screen

61B E O V I S I O N A V A N T A N D A V S Y S T E M S

BeoVision Avant may be used invarious combinations. This sectionexplains the circumstances involvingsurround sound and Audio systemsconnected to BeoVision Avant. It alsoexplains how to operate BeoVisionAvant if it is placed in a Link room.

62 BeoVision Avant surround sound

BeoVision Avant as a surround

sound AV system, 62

One or five speakers – what’s the

difference?, 63

Switching speakers, 64

65 Avant and audio system

Transferring from audio to video –

or vice versa…, 65

66 Link room with BeoVision Avant

Using BeoVision Avant in a Link

room, 66

67 Extra functions in Beo4

B E O V I S I O N A V A N T S U R R O U N D S O U N D62

BeoVision Avant as a surround sound AV system

If your BeoVision Avant is equippedwith a surround sound module, youcan extend your system into a fullyequipped surround sound audio andvideo system by connecting four activeBang & Olufsen loudspeakers and aBang & Olufsen audio system* to theBeoVision Avant.

The BeoVision Avant built-in speakerswill be used as a centre speaker in thesurround sound system.

Using your AV system…If your BeoVision Avant is set up as asurround sound system, just choose thesource you wish to hear or see.

It is also possible to record audiosources on the video recorder or viceversa if an audio tape recorder isavailable. Simulcast audio and videotransmissions are also possible, you caneven record the experience on thevideo tape recorder.

In a surround sound AV system, all yourBeo4 remote control commands mustbe directed to the BeoVision Avant.

*Note: To display AV on Beo4, you must add thefunction to Beo4. Please refer to page 67 forfurther instruction.

A BeoVision Avant surround sound system can beextended with a compatible Bang & Olufsenaudio system, turning your setup into a fullyintegrated surround sound AV system.

Please note…The surround sound module is available as anoptional extra for the BeoVision Avant. Please contact your Bang & Olufsen dealer forfurther information.

TV

7

then

RECORD

RECORD

then

RADIO

9

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RECORD

RECORD

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TV

then

RADIO

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RECORD

RECORD

LIST

GO

LIST

GO

LIST

GO

Record sound from a video source on your audiotape recorder…

Select e.g. TV program number 7

Press LIST until AV* is displayed Press GO to activate the audio/videofunction

Press to start the actual recording onthe audio tape reocorder

Record sound from an audio source on your videotape recorder…

Select e.g. RADIO program number 9

Press LIST until AV* is displayedPress GO to activate the audio/videofunction

Press to start recording on the videotape reocorder

Watch a TV programme and listen to the sameprogramme on the radio…

Press TV

Press LIST until AV* is displayedPress GO to activate the audio/videofunction

Press RADIO

To record it onto the video tape recorder…Press to record the simulcasttransmission

To stop any of the recordings, press V TAPE or A TAPE, and then STOP twice…

*Note: Not all types of Bang & Olufsen audiosystems support audio/video integration with theBeoVision Avant. Please contact your Bang &Olufsen dealer for further information.

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One or five speakers – what’s the difference?

BeoVision Avant offers five differentsound modes, SPEAKER 1 to 5.

While you are watching a TV orsatellite programme, a video tape – orlistening to a source from your Bang &Olufsen audio system, you can choosehow many speakers you want toactivate, provided that the varioussound modes are available in yoursystem.

To hear and feel the differencebetween the five sound modes, werecommend that you try the fivesound modes – (see how on the nextpage), and you will be able to hear andfeel the differences for yourself...

SPEAKER 1… for stereo sound in Avant speakersonly.

Use this sound mode if you want to cut in onlythe speakers in the BeoVision Avant – forexample to watch the news.

SPEAKER 2… for stereo sound in the two frontspeakers.

Use this sound mode when, for example, youlisten to a stereo music cassette or a CD.

SPEAKER 3… for Dolby 3 Stereo (stereo soundwith the mono sound of e.g. human speech andsound effects concentrated in the centrespeakers) produced by the BeoVision Avantspeakers (as centre speaker) and the two frontspeakers together.

Use this sound mode when you, for example,watch and listen to a TV programmetransmitted in stereo.

SPEAKER 4… for Stereo-4 (enhanced stereosound) in the two front and the two rearspeakers.

Use this sound mode when you want anenhanced effect of the stereo sound on, forexample, a music cassette or a CD.

SPEAKER 5… for Surround sound reproduced byall the five speakers in the system together.

Use this sound mode when you , for example,watch and listen to a TV programme, a video ora CD pre-recorded in Dolby Pro Logic Surroundto fully enjoy the sound effects. Dolby Pro LogicSurround gives you a feeling of being in themiddle of the action, with the mono sound ofe.g. human speech and certain sound effectsconcentrated in the centre speaker.

Note: Only Dolby Pro Logic Surround encodedmaterial will be properly reproduced by theBeoVision Avant surround sound (SPEAKER 5)function.

”Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are

trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

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> BeoVision Avant surround sound 64

Switching speakers

When you switch on one of the sourcesin your BeoVision Avant – or in yourBang & Olufsen audio system, the basicspeaker setup will be cut in quiteautomatically*:

• The two front speakers and thecentre speaker for your video sources.

• The two extra front speakers for thesources in your Bang & Olufsen audiosystem.

The five speakers which you may havein your system can then be included orexcluded, depending on the kind ofsound you want to hear.

Note: Switching speakers for your Bang & Olufsenaudio sources as described on this page requiresthat your BeoVision Avant and your audio systemare interconnected and properly set up as an AVsystem. See how in the BeoVision Avant Setting-up guide.

Nice to know about switching speakers…• If you switch from an audio source to a video

source (or vice versa), the basic audio or videospeaker setup is activated automatically.

• If you only have one set of speakers connectedto the BeoVision Avant, you will only be able toswitch between the first three sound modes –SPEAKER 1 – 3.

• While SPEAKER is displayed on Beo4, you canadjust the balance between the loudspeakerstemporarily: use the � or � buttons to adjustfront/rear balance; use ss and tt to adjustleft/right balance.

*Automatic change between SPEAKER 3and SPEAKER 5...In some instances, you may find that theBeoVision Avant automatically activatesSPEAKER 3 or SPEAKER 5. This happens if e.g.a TV programme is broadcast with specificinformation concerning how many speakersshould be included. You will, though, still beable to choose the number of speakers youwant to cut in.

SPEAKER 1 (Stereo):Press until SPEAKER is displayed

Press to cut in the BeoVision Avantspeakers only

SPEAKER 2 (Stereo):Press until SPEAKER is displayed

Press to cut in the two frontspeakers only

SPEAKER 3 (Dolby 3 Stereo):Press until SPEAKER is displayed

Press to cut in the centre speakersand the two front speakerssimultaneously

SPEAKER 4 (Stereo-4):Press until SPEAKER is displayed

Press to cut in the two front andthe two rear speakerssimultaneously

SPEAKER 5 (Dolby Surround):Press until SPEAKER is displayed

Press to cut in all the five speakerssimultaneously

Press to remove SPEAKER fromthe display and return to operatingthe source you are watching

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LIST

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LIST

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LIST

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LIST

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EXIT

B E O V I S I O N A V A N T A N D A U D I O S Y S T E M 65

Transferring from audio to video – or vice versa

If you connect your Bang & Olufsenaudio system to your BeoVision Avantand have a pair of loudspeakersconnected to the audio system, you canobtain the benefits of an integratedaudio and video system*.

You can hear any source you like onthe loudspeakers of either system. Youcan, for example, hear a music videothrough your audio speakers while youare watching it on the TV screen; oryou can play the radio or any otheraudio source on the BeoVision Avantspeakers.

*Note: If you use your audio system withoutspeakers – your setup is a BeoVision Avantsurround sound setup, please refer to page 62instead.

Audio/Video recordingThe sound you hear in your BeoVision Avantspeakers can be recorded on the video taperecorder as a ’sound only’ recording. To undertakesuch a recording, follow the procedure describedearlier in this guide on page 45.

If the sound from your BeoVision Avant is heardon your audio system, it can be recorded on youraudio tape recorder (if any such exists). See howin the User’s guide for your audio system.

Simulcast recording…For a ‘sound only’ recording on video tape of e.g.a radio transmission, the picture screen is blank. Ifthe sound is accompanied, for example, bypictures from a TV programme broadcastsimultaneously, you can record the pictures alongwith the sound from your audio system on yourvideo tape recorder.

To enable an integrated audio and video systemsetup, BeoVision Avant and your Bang & Olufsenaudio system must be interconnected by a specialBeoLink cable.

The BeoLink cable is available at your Bang &Olufsen dealer.

Please note…Not all types of Bang & Olufsen audio systemssupport audio/video integration with theBeoVision Avant. Please contact your Bang &Olufsen dealer for further information.

TV

SAT

V TAPE

TV

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SAT

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V TAPE

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RADIO

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CD

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A TAPE

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TV

RADIO

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LIST

then

GO

Switch on to a TV programme or asatellite TV programme; or startplaying a video tape

Press LIST until AV* is displayedPress to activate the audio/videofunction

Press again to switch the sound tothe audio speakers

If you want sound from the BeoVision Avant onyour audio system speakers and a blank TV picturescreen, press LIST until AV is displayed, then TV,SAT or V TAPE

Press LIST until AV* is displayed Press to activate the audio/videofunction

Press to play the sound from your audio system on the BeoVision Avant speakers

To regain full control of any source,press the appropriate source buttonfirst, for example TV or RADIO

*Note: To display AV on Beo4, you must add thefunction to Beo4. Please refer to page 67 forfurther instruction.

LIST

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GO

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Press to switch on your TV

Press to switch on your V TAPErecorder

Then operate your TV and V TAPE asusual…

Main room video sources…Press to switch on to Satellite

Main room audio sources…Press to switch on radio

Press to start the CD player

Press to start the audio taperecorder

Continue to operate these mainsources in the usual manner…

To watch sources from your mainsystem which are also available inyour link room system…

Press LIST until LINK* is displayed

Press to watch TV from your mainsystem

Press LIST until LINK* is displayed

Press to watch V TAPE from yourmain system

Continue to operate in the usualmanner…

If you wish to watch a TV programmefrom your main room TV instead ofyour link room TV, e.g. in order towatch a decoded TV programme, youmust press LIST until it displays LINK*and then press TV.

If you wish to watch a recording whichis being played back on your main video tape recorder, if any such exists,you must also press LIST to displayLINK* first before pressing V TAPE.

A Timer play, programmed via themain system, can also be executed onyour Link room BeoVision Avant.

*Note: In order to display LINK on Beo4, you mustadd the function to the Beo4 list of functions, seethe following page for further instructions.

Note: The picture-in-picture function is onlyavailable for local sources when BeoVision Avantis placed in a Linkroom.

Before you start…Please refer to the Setting-up guide for furtherinstruction of how to prepare BeoVision Avant foruse in a Link room.

If you have BeoLink installed in yourhome and choose to place your Avantin a link room, just operate yourBeoVision Avant as if it was placed in amain room.

You can watch and listen to the sourcesavailable in your link room BeoVisionAvant. The video and audio sources inyour main room are also available. Youcan record the sources available in yourLink room BeoVision Avant onto itsown video tape recorder.

Using BeoVision Avant in a link room

TV

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Adding to the Beo4 list of functions

The Beo4 buttons give access to directremote control of a large number offunctions in your BeoVision Avant. Yetthe display on Beo4 enables you tooperate even more functions…

• Whenever a source is displayed onBeo4 (TV, RADIO, etc.) you can callup extra functions in the display tohelp you operate that source – just asif you were calling up extra buttons.

• You can also switch on extraproducts connected to yourBeoVision Avant via the display.

However, a cue in the Beo4 displayonly gives access to operating afunction, if that function is offered byyour BeoVision Avant. You can,though, still customise your Beo4 tosuit your system with its added extrasand change the order in which theseextra functions appear*.

Throughout this guide you areprompted when adding a cue isnecessary in order to use a specificfunction.

Add a cue to the Beo4 list…ADD? in Beo4 gives access to all thecues in Beo4 which can be added fordaily use. When a new function isadded, you will be able to look up thisnew cue in the display by pressing LIST,the next time you operate yourBeoVision Avant.

LIST

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LIST

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LIST

LIST

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GO

GO

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EXIT

*Note: Please refer to Beo4’s own User’s guide forinformation of how to customise your extrafunctions.

Press and hold the standby buttondown Press to get access to the special Beo4 setup function

> Now, let go of both buttons

Press until ADD? is displayed on the Beo4 display

Press to call up the list of cues youwant

The first cue appears in the display…

Press until the cue you want isdisplayed

then, when the cue appears…Press to add the cue

When a cue in the display stops blinking, it is to inform you that it has been added

Press to leave the Beo4 setup function

Alternatively,Press again to display more cues

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Displayed information…

BeoVision Avant video system...

BeoVision Avant display bar – The display bargives information about the system and concealsthe buttons for close-up operation on the back.

3 STEREODolby 3 Stereo* indicator

PRO LOGICSurround sound* indicator

TIMERIndicates that a timer recording has beenprogrammed into the video tape recorder.

Note: TIMER remains on during standby andblinks if a timer recording is prevented from beingexecuted.

RECORD’Recording in progress’ indication for the videotape recorder.

PT (Play Timer)Indicates that the BeoVision Avant Timer functionfor timed playback or standby is switched on.Please refer to page 58-59 for furtherinformation.

Note: PT remains on during standby.

“TV 12” (Status display)Status display for the BeoVision Avant. The displaykeeps you informed about what the system isdoing or about an on-going operation.

• (Standby indicator)The red standby indicator lights up when youswitch off the BeoVision Avant.

The system may still be active – for example, if arecording is in progress (RECORD will then be lit).

Note: The standby indicator blinks to inform youthat either a video tape is being rewound, or toinform you that you have left a video tape in theflap door – please refer to page 37.

Note: Please refer to the BeoVision AvantSetting-up guide for information about thevarious sockets on the rear panel.

* Manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Note: Dolby 3 Stereo and the Dolby Pro Logic Surround are

only available in BeoVision Avant models equipped with a

Dolby Pro Logic Surround module. Please contact your Bang &

Olufsen dealer for further information.

69… O P E R A T I O N

Buttons on the BeoVision Avant operation panel

• PLAY TIMER TV SAT V.TAPE EJECTREWIND BeoVision Avant operation panel – Thebuttons are placed on the rear side of the displaybar, but you will find that they are easily operatedwhen you are standing in front of the BeoVisionAvant.

EJECTUnloads the video cassette you have loaded intothe video tape recorder.

REWINDRewinds the tape in the video tape recorderquickly to the beginning.

V.TAPEStarts playback of the tape in the video taperecorder. Press V.TAPE for more than threeseconds, and the video tape recorder switches offimmediately, stopping any function in progress.

SATThe SAT button enables you to switch on tosatellite TV, and to step through your satellite TVprogram numbers.

TVThe TV button enables you to switch on the TV,and to step through your TV program numbers.

PLAY TIMERSwitches on the BeoVision Avant timer function,which ensures that any timer play instruction youhave programmed into the system will beexecuted with the BeoVision Avant picture screenand/or speakers cut in.

•Switches the BeoVision Avant to standby.

Sockets for Headphones and CamCorder

PHONES – Headphones You can connect stereo headphones to the socketmarked PHONES. The BeoVision Avantloudspeakers can then be cut out by pressing theBeo4 volume button on the middle.

L, R, VIDEO, S-VHS – CamCorder The sockets marked L, R, VIDEO, and S-VHS are forconnection of a video camera:L R sockets... for audio connection (left and

right respectively).VIDEO socket... for the video signal.S-VHS socket... for the connection of S-VHS or

Hi-8 camcorders only.

To watch your CamCorder recordings on theBeoVision Avant, connect the camera and switchthe BeoVision Avant on by pressing, e.g the TVbutton on the Beo4 remote control. Then, whenyou start playback on your camera, the BeoVisionAvant automatically registers the signal and youcan see the pictures from the CamCorder on thescreen.

Note: If the signal from the CamCorder is switchedoff (accidentally), you must find CAMCORD* in theBeo4 display and press GO.

*Note: In order to find CAMCORD in the Beo4display you have to add the function, see page 67for further instruction.

PHONES R L VIDEO S–VHS

BeoVision Avant easy-access socket panelJust below the operation panel on the back ofBeoVision Avant, a small socket panel is con-veniently placed for connection of headphonesand CamCorder. Please note: The other socketsare hidden behind a cover which you mustremove before you can connect any equipment tothese three sockets.

Q U I C K G U I D E T O M E N U S70

Main Menu

1 Timer record

2 Timer play

3 TV list

4 Sat list

5 Setup

5 Setup

Setup

1 Tuning

2 Sound

3 Picture

4 Stand

5 Source

6 Menu

7 Clock

8 V.Tape

4 Sat list

1 . . . . . . . . . .2 Sky3 Super4 . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . .6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819Press MENU toclear program

3 TV list

1 DR12 TV23 TV10004 . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . .6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819Press MENU toclear program

1 Timer record

SourceTV

Pr1

Start10:25 –

Stop11:25

Date2 Apr OK

Press MENU for teletext programming

2 Timer play

SourceTV

Pr1

Start10:25 –

Stop11:25

Date2 Apr OK


TVTVSatTV

158

10115

12:3020:00

6:0010:00

––––

28 Aug28 Aug26 AugM . WT . .


Timer index (Timer recordings)

13:3021:15

7:1511:00

512

6:3020:00

––

MTWTF . .28 AugMTWTF . .


Timer index (Timer play/standby)

8:3021:1523:30

TVSatStandby

The menu guide…The main menu system in the BeoVision Avantis displayed on this page. Use the references,menu item numbers and names on the Mainmenu and the Setup menu, to guide youthrough the menu system. From the Setupmenu, several submenus can be accessed.

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Date purchased

Contact person

Dealer

Telephone

Address

Record your serial numbers here:

BeoVision Avant

Beo4 remote control

3508129 0997Printed in Denmark byBogtrykkergården a-s, Struer

Dear Customer,

Your needs as the user of our products are always given carefulconsideration during the design and development process, and we strive tomake our products easy and comfortable to operate.

We therefore hope that you will take time to drop us a line, telling us aboutyour experiences with your Bang & Olufsen system. Anything which youconsider important – positive or negative – may help us in our constantefforts to refine our products.Thank you!Please write to:

Customer information dept. 7240Bang & Olufsen a/sDK-7600 StruerDenmark

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