Bang & Olufsen BeoVision MX 4000, User Manual

Page 1: ...sure All operations can be carried out with ease using the Beo4 remote control From daily operations to setting picture and sound preferences you only need to press a few buttons in a straightforward sequence 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 M X ...

Page 2: ... Olufsen product on a firm and stable surface Products placed on soft heavy carpets must be duly protected against overturning TV sets placed on Bang Olufsen stands with castors must always be moved with the utmost caution Special care must be taken when a TV on its stand is moved over uneven surfaces or obstacles for example a carpet a cable on the floor etc Do not place any items on the product ...

Page 3: ...utomatically 19 Page update Teletext function 20 Fastext or FLOF 21 Making Timer recordings via Teletext 22 25 PICTURE AND SOUND Adjusting the Picture 25 Adjusting the Sound 26 Switching sound 28 30 BEOVISION MX AND AUDIO SYSTEM Video sound in audio speakers or vice versa 30 31 LINK ROOM WITH BEOVISION MX Using BeoVision MX in a link room 31 32 BEOVISION MX PLACEMENT AND CONNECTIONS Placement 32 M...

Page 4: ...Rectangular buttons for source control numbers and dedicated functions Buttons within the star shaped button for stepping and winding and operation of on screen menus The circular GO button in the middle of the star shaped button for accepting and storing instructions or information The coloured buttons in the star shaped button are used for special functions it will be explained in this guide whe...

Page 5: ...ave various functions which include Troubleshooting describing specific circumstances which may occur during an operation Providing additional information such as detailed information about the contents of the menus Informing about conditions which may need to be fulfilled before an operation is commenced Freq Fine System Decoder 210 1 B G Off The first item in the MX Setup menu Tuning calls up th...

Page 6: ...s required that you search for a station Switch on the TV Call up the main menu The main menu appears Press to move the red text cursor to the other items in the menu Make sure that the item function you want is lit up in red then Press to call up the menu for that particular function A fill in menu appears Press to reveal options for the individual items Key in the information using the number bu...

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Page 8: ... menu The Setup menu appears Press to call up Tuning The Tuning menu appears Freq is lit up already Press to let the system search for TV stations Or use the number keys to key in an exact frequency e g 210 Mhz Fill in the necessary information in this first menu Press to move to the other items in the menu Press to reveal options for the items in the menu Press GO to store and move to the second ...

Page 9: ...by the 10 dots in the menu including the letters from A to Z numbers and full stop The first of the 10 dots blinks indicating that you can start writing a name You must reveal the characters for the positions you wish to fill in Press until the letter you want is revealed press t t to move to next position and press or to reveal letters To switch from upper to lower case or vice versa press 0 When...

Page 10: ...ist You will always see the page where the station you are currently on is listed If you want to see one of the stations currently listed on the screen simply key in the appropriate number or press TV to return to your current station Note If you want to see the name of the station you are currently watching without calling up the program list press TV Or TV or or then t t s s TV Program list the ...

Page 11: ...6 133 140 147 154 161 168 231 238 245 252 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 259 266 273 280 287 294 303 311 319 327 335 343 351 359 367 375 383 391 399 407 415 423 431 439 447 455 463 Channel designation number On screen display MHz UHF Channel designation number On screen display MHz 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 3...

Page 12: ...to set it again Menu TV program list Sound Picture Setup Time Text time 12 00 TV program 1 Setup Tuning Timer Clock Sockets Stand The main menu The Setup menu The Clock menu on the menu the time is now 12 o clock pm and it is synchronised with your TV program 1 MENU 0 9 through then then t t GO then GO then then then GO then GO then GO To set the clock yourself without using Teletext see the butto...

Page 13: ...ext time or not The first time you call up the clock menu the following displays are possible for this item TV program 1 appears if you choose to synchronise with Teletext and indicates the station e g TV program 1 whose Teletext you are synchro nising with No Text time appears if no Teletext time is available from the station you are currently watching Off indicates that you have chosen not to sy...

Page 14: ...e main menu The main menu appears Press until Setup is lit up Press to call up the Setup menu The Setup menu appears Press until Stand is lit up Press to call up the Stand menu The Stand menu appears Press to turn the TV to your preferred position Use the number keys 1 9 to select a preset stand position 1 is the utmost left position and 9 the utmost right position Press GO to store it Press to re...

Page 15: ...tion about which audio systems can be connected to your TV Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears Press until Setup is lit up Press to call up the Setup menu The Setup menu appears Press until Timer is lit up Press to call up the Timer menu The Timer menu appears Press to set Timer Sound to On or Off Press GO to store it Press to remove the menus GO GO then MENU EXIT Menu TV program ...

Page 16: ...elect a TV station the program number and name appear briefly on the screen If you want to see the them again press TV You can adjust volume at all times For details of sound adjustment see pages 26 28 You can check or display the time on the screen permanently See page 12 for information of how to set the clock If your TV is mounted on a motorised stand or base you can turn the TV by up to 35 deg...

Page 17: ...es MEM 1 2 3 and 4 are available in your MX TV for each station which transmits Teletext You can change this setup and preset the pages you use most often as your favourite Teletext pages then The Index page page 100 preset as MEM 1 provides a list of content for the Teletext pages it can help you find the Teletext page you want See the following pages for infor mation about the facilities Teletex...

Page 18: ...o superimpose the Teletext page on the TV picture so that you can see both simultaneously When you want to see just the Teletext page again press GO REVEAL If a Teletext page contains concealed text for example the answer to a riddle you can use the reveal function to reveal the concealed text When you want to conceal the text again press GO Using the basic Teletext functions Call up the Teletext ...

Page 19: ...letext page number 4 Note The Teletext page with the subtitles must be preset on your favourite Teletext page number 4 MEM 4 If you no longer want the Teletext subtitles to appear automatically on the program number concerned simply store another Teletext page on MEM 4 see page 17 for further instruction Making the subtitles appear automatically GO LIST then GO 6 3 3 3 TEXT then 6 TEXT then then t...

Page 20: ...e Teletext page up on the screen Note While you are watching a TV programme waiting for the page to be updated do not forget that the TV is in Teletext mode This means that if you key in a number the TV thinks you are asking for a Teletext page The TV will immediately start searching for a Teletext page of that number and the update function will be cancelled Page update Teletext function Key in t...

Page 21: ...he page of your choice Red green yellow or blue Switch to Teletext and find a Fastext page A small bar made up of the colours red green yellow and blue indicates that the page is a Fastext page Press to select one of the four coloured pages to access the Fastext system An extra line appears indicating the titles of the pages each written in a different colour Press the coloured button that matches...

Page 22: ...e page are status lines Start is lit up in red A cursor appears and highlights the start time of the first programme on the page Making Timer recordings via Teletext If you have connected a Bang Olufsen BeoCord VX 7000 or V 8000 video tape recorder to your BeoVision MX you can make a Timer recording directly from the Teletext page listing TV programmes If you choose to make use of the Teletext rec...

Page 23: ...the item Timer recording you will get the Video tape recorder s Timer index which lists the Timers you may have made already Now you must press GO to call up the Timer recording menu prompting you to fill in the information regarding your recording See pages 36 37 for further information of the V Tape menu ...

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Page 25: ...t level Tint Tint adjustment is only available if NTSC broadcast signals or NTSC sources are employed Tint adjusts colour nuance Press to call up the main menu The main menu appears Press until Picture is lit up Press to call up the Picture menu The Picture menu appears Press to adjust the levels of the items in the menu Press to move from item to item in the menu Once you have finished adjusting ...

Page 26: ...ing and and t t and s s as in the first menu Press GO to store your adjustments Press STOP to return to the previous menu without storing what you have entered Press EXIT to exit without storing your adjustments Press EXIT to remove all menus or or t t s s 1 2 3 STOP EXIT EXIT or or then Alternatively or Balance Volume 2 30 Menu TV program list Sound Picture Setup The main menu The first Sound men...

Page 27: ...e the voice of a person appearing on the TV screen can be made to seem to originate from the screen itself The balance between the sound of external speakers and the built in centre speakers can be adjusted within a range of 00 to 80 Adjust the balance between all your speakers adjust until the total sound image is balanced that is no one speaker seems to be dominating If you store this adjustment...

Page 28: ...on you will hear the sound or specific language you selected for this program number This should be done via the tuning menu see page 8 9 Note If you have selected stereo as your preferred stored type of sound and it is not currently available on the TV programme you are watching the TV will switch to mono sound automatically Switching sound Sound displays on screen Mono Mono sound Stereo Stereo s...

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Page 30: ...creen is blank you will record sound only but if the sound is accompanied by pictures the pictures will be recorded along with the sound produced by the audio system a simulcast recording Note A special recording lock function ensures that you cannot switch to another programme while the recording is in progress Please note Not all types of Bang Olufsen audio systems support audio video integratio...

Page 31: ...em Using BeoVision MX in a link room With your BeoVision MX TV in a link room and BeoLink installed you can obtain the benefits of distributed sound and pictures Press to switch on your TV Then operate the TV as usual Main room video sources Press to switch on Satellite Press to start V Tape Main room audio sources Press to switch on radio Press to start the CD player Press to start the audio tape...

Page 32: ...ed then 1 cf page 27 Note In order to display SPEAKER on Beo4 you must add the function to Beo4 Please refer to Beo4 s own User s guide for further instruction Buttons on the front When the TV is switched on press the mains switch on the front of the TV to switch the TV off completely a brief clicking noise is heard and the button is released The indicator light in the top right hand corner of the...

Page 33: ... tape recorder for example the Bang Olufsen BeoCord VX 7000 or V 8000 video tape recorder The socket marked AV2 is for connection of all other AV equipment for example a second video tape recorder a video camera a DVD or CDV player a decoder or a socket expander Note See pages 34 35 for details of how to program your AV connections into the TV Super VHS connection The S VHS socket is for connectio...

Page 34: ...nnected a Bang Olufsen video tape recorder of a type other than the BeoCord VX 7000 or V 8000 You have connected any non Bang Olufsen equipment to your TV The equipment you have connected to your TV must be registered in the TV Sockets menu When you have filled in all the information required the TV setup is completed See the next page for information regarding the individual items on the TV Socke...

Page 35: ...e usual way V Tape 2 B O will be selected automatically if your second video tape recorder is a Bang Olufsen video tape recorder If this does not happen automatically select the item V Tape 2 B O manually Note To operate any Bang Olufsen video tape recorder connected to the AV2 socket press LIST until V TAPE2 is displayed then GO on your Beo4 remote control V Tape 2 must be selected if you connect...

Page 36: ...f you have connected e g BeoCord VX 7000 or V 8000 to your MX TV The item Timer recording calls up the Timer index and the Timer recording fill in menu Sound and Picture enables you to adjust sound and picture directly of your video recording or playback The V Tape menu is the video tape recorder s own main menu the Timer recording menu and the Timer index are also available to call up The V Tape ...

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Page 38: ... AV1 AV2 S VHS Stand Turn TV to preferred position Setup Setup Tuning Timer Clock Sockets Stand Sound Balance Volume Speaker Centre Sound Sound Bass Treble Loudness Picture Brilliance Colour Contrast Tint This diagram represents all the menus on your MX TV To access the different levels from the main menu press GO once you have selected the item you want When you access the first Sound menu or the...

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