Bang & Olufsen Beovision 8 Television User Guide

							
BeoVision 8 
Guide  
						

							
The Guide and the Reference book 
This Guide contains information about the daily use of your Bang & Olufsen product. 
The Reference book contains information about more advanced operation as well 
as connecting and operating external equipment, it also provides you with an overview 
of on-screen menus.
We expect your Bang & Olufsen retailer to deliver, install and set up your products.  However, the information required to install and set them up is included in the 
Reference book. This is useful if you move your products or expand your system at 
a later date. 
Index…
The Reference book also contains an index which refers to this Guide and the Reference 
book. It can help you find the specific subject you want to know more about. 
An explanation of symbols in the Guide and  Reference book 
Buttons on the Beo4 remote  control 
Display on the Beo4 remote  control 
Display on the television 
T V, LIST 
     
  
F O R M AT 
V O L 2 6  
						

							
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Introducing your Bang & Olufsen television and Beo4, 4 
Find out how to use the Beo4 remote control and bring up the menus on the screen. 
Watch TV, 
6 
Find out how to operate the daily functions of your television. 
Adjust sound and picture format, 
8 
How to adjust volume and change sound mode. How to change picture format. 
Teletext, 10
 
How to use the teletext functions of your television, for example MEMO pages. 
Maintenance, 12 
How to clean your television and change batteries in the Beo4 remote control. 
Contents  
						

							
TVLIGHT RADIO
DTV DVD CD
V MEMRECORDA MEM
7 89
4 56
TEXT0MENU
1 23
LIST EXIT
STOP
GO

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Introducing your television and Beo4 
The Beo4 remote control gives you access 
to all functions. When a function is in use, 
you are informed via displays on Beo4  or on the television. For information about how to operate connected equipment, refer to the Guide enclosed with it. 
For information on how to add extra functions to 
those shown in the Beo4 display, refer to the  chapter ‘Customise Beo4’ In the Reference book. 
Switch on the television 
Switch on a connected set-top box  
Select channels or teletext pages. Enter data in on- screen menus 
Enter information in on-screen menus. 
Accept and store instructions or settings. Press  and hold to call up a channel list  
Step up or down through channels or menu items 
 
Reveal additional functions in the Beo4 display,  such as FORMAT  The Beo4 display shows the source you have 
selected, or extra functions available when you 
press the LIST button 
Bring up the main menu 
Switch on teletext 
Adjust sound volume: press in the middle to mute  the sound 
Step back through previous menus  Exit all on-screen menus 
Switch the television to standby 
T V 
F O R M AT 
MENU 
TEX T 
 
 
STOP  EXIT 
• 
T V 
DT V 
0 
–  9 
     
GO 
 
 
LIST  
						

							
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Displayed information and menus 
Information about the selected source is shown in the display. On-screen menus allow 
you to adjust settings. 
How to use on-screen  menus … 
Press to switch on the television 
Press to bring up the T V SETUP  menu 
Press to move between the  different menu options 
Press to reveal different settings 
Press to bring up a menu or store 
a setting you have made 
Press to step back through  previous menus 
Press to exit all menus  Example of on-screen menu. TV  SETUP
 
selectGO
TUNING
CONNECTIONS
SOUND
PICTURE
MENU LANGUAG
E
T V
T V 
MENU 
 
 
     
GO 
STOP 
EXIT 
Menu name 
Menu options 
Information  
 
field 
						

							
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Watch TV 
This chapter describes daily use of your television: how to switch the 
television on, choose a channel and  switch the television off. 
The T V list gives you an overview of  all your channels.  Select a TV channel 
When you switch the television on, the last 
channel viewed appears on the screen. 
Press to switch on the television 
Press a channel number to go  directly to that channel 
Press to change channels one by  one 
Press to switch the television to  standby 
Pressing 0 swaps between the  current T V channel and previous 
T V channel. 
Bring up a TV list 
All your T V channels appear on a list, which  you can bring up on the screen. The list contains channel numbers and names, and 
can contain up to 99 T V channels. 
Press to switch on the television 
Press and hold to bring up a T V  list on the screen 
Press 
 or  to step between 
‘pages’ in the channel list
To select a channel, enter the channel number, or … 
… press until the desired channel  is highlighted 
Press to switch on the chosen  channel, or … 
… press to leave the menu 
T V 
0 
–  9 
 
 
• 
T V  GO 
     
0 
–  9 
 
 
GO 
EXIT 
NOTE! If the screen is overheated, black spots  may appear in the picture. These spots disappear 
again, once the television cools down to normal 
temperature.  
						

							
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The channel list provides you with an overview of all your available T V channels. 
CHANNEL  LIST
more  selectGO
  1 SA T  1
  2 I NFOKANAL
  3  RTL
  4  MTV
  5  DISCO VER
Y
  6  EUROSPORT
  7  ARD
  8  TV4
  9  DR1
10  . .  . . . . . 
.
11  ZDF
12  SVT  
1
13  . .  . . . . . . 
14  TV3
15  TVDK1
16  TVDK2
17  CNN
18  BBCWORLD 
						

							
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Adjust sound and picture format 
Several sound adjustment possibilities are available in your television. 
You can adjust the volume or mute  the sound completely at any time. 
If channels are broadcasted with different sound types or languages, 
you can choose between the sound 
types or languages. 
If speakers are connected to your 
television, you can adjust the speaker 
balance and select a speaker combination.
While watching T V, you can adjust 
the picture format.  Adjust volume or mute the sound 
You can adjust volume or mute the sound at 
any time. 
Press either end of the button to 
adjust the volume up or down 
Press in the middle of the button 
to mute the sound 
Press either end of the button to bring the sound back 
Prolonged listening at high volume 
levels can cause hearing damage! 
Sound type or language 
While you are watching T V, you can switch  between the types of sound that are 
available. 
Press repeatedly to display 
SOUND* on Beo4 
Press to bring up the current sound type in the display 
Press GO repeatedly to switch to 
another sound type or language 
in a multi-language programme 
Press to leave the SOUND 
function   
You can store your favourite sound 
type when tuning in your T V  channels. For further information, 
refer to the chapter ‘Edit tuned  channels’ on page 12 in the 
Reference book. 
LIST 
S O U N D 
GO 
GO 
EXIT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*NOTE! In order to display SOUND on Beo4, you  must first add it to the Beo4 list of functions. Refer 
to the chapter ‘ Customise Beo4’ on page 34 in the 
Reference book.   
						

							
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Picture format 
Speaker balance or combination 
If you connect loudspeakers to your television, 
you can change the speaker combination at 
any time. 
Press repeatedly to display 
SPEAKER on Beo4
Press to select a speaker combination 
Press to remove SPEAKER from 
the Beo4 display and return to 
the source you were using 
Speaker combinations
SPEAKER 1 … Sound in the  television speakers only.
SPEAKER 2 … Stereo sound in 
the two front speakers.
SPEAKER 3… The television  speakers and the front 
speakers are active. Select a picture format to optimise the picture. 
Press repeatedly to display FORMAT on Beo4 
Press if you want to optimise the  picture, or … 
… press the number of the  desired picture format 
If you have chosen Format 1 … Press 
 or  to select variations 
of this format 
If you have chosen Format 1*  or Format 2 …
Press 
 or  to move the 
picture up and down 
Press to leave the FORMAT 
function 
*Pictures in 4:3 format cannot be  moved up and down.  Picture formats to choose from 
… 
FORMAT 1 … For standard T V pictures. Three  variations are available: 4:3, 15:9 and Panoramic 
view (for the largest picture). 
FORMAT 2 … For letter-box pictures. If necessary  move the picture up or down to ensure that 
channel names or subtitles – if these appear in 
the broadcasted picture – can be seen. In some  cases FORMAT 2 is selected automatically. 
FORMAT 3 … For genuine 16:9 wide-screen  pictures. FORMAT 3 is usually selected 
automatically. If this is not the case, you can 
select it yourself. 
To temporarily remove the picture from the screen,  press LIST repeatedly to display P.MUTE on Beo4, 
then press GO. To restore the picture again, press  any source button, such as T V. 
LIST 
F O R M AT 
GO 
1 
–  3 
     
 
 
EXIT 
LIST 
S P E A K E R 
1 –  3 
EXIT 
NOTE! For further information about how to  connect speakers to the television, refer to the 
chapter ‘Socket panel ’ on page 21 in the 
Reference book.  
						

							
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Teletext 
If you select a channel and the broad-caster offers a teletext service, the 
television gives you access to teletext  pages and any subpages linked to 
the pages. 
The arrow buttons on Beo4 and the  menu bar at the top of the screen, 
help you move to the page you want. 
When you get there, you can pause 
the turning of subpages to read them  at your own pace. 
The television can remember your  favourite pages or reveal hidden 
messages. To make your favourite 
teletext pages appear first when you 
bring up teletext, store them as 
MEMO pages. 
  Basic teletext functions 
Navigate through teletext pages by using the 
menu bar at the top of the teletext page. 
> Press TEX T to gain access to teletext and EXIT to  leave teletext.
> If you press EXIT and leave teletext before the 
page you want is found, the display TEXT advises 
you when the page is found.
> Press GO to see the page.
If you change to another program or leave teletext 
by selecting a new source, you are not advised when 
the page is found. 
To move to a new page …  >  Enter the number of the page you wish to see,  or … 
>  … press 
 to move the highlighted cursor to 
PAGE. 
>  Press 
 or  to step between pages. 
>  Pressing GO steps to index pages (100, 200,  300 …).  To stop subpages from turning … 
>  Press STOP to stop subpages from turning, or …
>  … move the cursor to HALT and press GO . HALT 
is replaced by a set of four digits. 
>  Use 
 and  to step to the subpage you wish 
to see, or …
>  …  enter its number using the number buttons 
on Beo4. 
>  Press GO to restart page turning. 
To enlarge the teletext page …  >  Press 
 to move the highlighted cursor to 
L ARGE. 
>  Press GO to show the upper haft of the page in 
double height. Press GO again to see the lower 
half of the page.
>  Press GO to return the teletext page to normal 
size. 
To reveal hidden messages and the like …  >  Press 
 to move the highlighted cursor to 
REVEAL. 
> Press  GO to reveal hidden text on the current page. 
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