Bang & Olufsen BeoVision MX 4200 manual

BeoVision MX 4200 Guide[...]

The information on the CD-rom can also be found on the Bang & Olufsen web-site; www .bang-olufsen.com or you can contact your retailer . Guide BeoVision Avant An explanation of symbols in the Guides Buttons on the Beo4 remote contr ol Display on the Beo4 remote contr ol Display on the television TV LIST ▲ ▼ STORE TV 12 The User’ s guides [...]

Contents 3 Introducing your Bang & Olufsen television, 4 Find out how to use the Beo4 remote contr ol and bring up the menus on the television screen. Daily use, 7 Find out all there is to know about the daily use of your television, including how to create and use Gr oups and how to use teletext functions. Advanced operations, 17 All you need [...]

Introducing BeoV ision MX 4200 and Beo4 4 TV LIGHT RADIO SAT DVD CD V TAPE RECORD A TAPE 78 9 45 6 TEXT 0 MENU 12 3 LIST EXIT STOP GO 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 Ex[...]

5 How to use option menus… Press to switch on the television Press to bring up the TV SETUP menu Press to move between the differ ent menu options Press to r eveal differ ent settings Press to bring up a menu or store a setting you have made Press to exit all menus TV TV MENU ▲ ▼ ss tt GO EXIT Displayed information and menus Information about[...]

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7 This chapter contains information about the basic functions of your television. For information about more advanced operation, such as timed playback, timed standby , and the use of the pincode system, refer to the chapter ‘Advanced operations’ on page 17. W atch TV , 8 • Select a TV program • Bring up a TV list • Adjust the picture for[...]

8 The functions shown on these pages are used on a daily basis. Choose a TV program by its number and switch to another program or source. Bring up a list of TV programs on the screen or adjust the position of the television, if it is equipped with the optional motorised wall bracket. Y ou can also select a program fr om a Group of pr ograms you ha[...]

9 Adjust the picture format The picture format you choose is changed on the screen accordingly , either to a 16:9 widescreen picture or a standard 4:3 picture. The picture format you choose is not stored. When you switch to a different program or switch the television to standby , the standard 4:3 picture is restored. T urn the television If you ha[...]

10 Several sound adjustment possibilities are available in your television. Y ou can adjust the volume or mute the sound completely at any time. If programs ar e broadcasted with differ ent 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.[...]

11 Speaker combinations SPEAKER 1 Sound in the television speakers only . For programmes with dialogue, such as TV news. SPEAKER 2 Stereo sound in the two external front speakers. SPEAKER 3 The television speakers and the external front speakers are active. Press r epeatedly to display SPEAKER on Beo4 Press to adjust the balance between the left an[...]

12 If you select a program and the broadcaster of fers a teletext service, the television gives you access to teletext pages and any subpages linked to the pages. The arrow buttons on Beo4, the menu bar at the top of the screen and the highlighted cursor help you move to the page you want in a single step. When you get there, you can pause the turn[...]

13 T o view MEMO pages… > Press TEXT to bring up teletext. > Press ▲ or ▼ to move between MEMO pages. > Press EXIT to leave teletext. T o create a MEMO page… > Bring up a page you view often. > Press ss or tt to move the cursor along the menu bar to SETUP and press GO . The 9 available MEMO slots are shown by number . The fir[...]

14 If you have stored a lot of pr ograms and want to get to your favourites quickly without going through the list each time, put them in a Group. Y ou no longer need to step through programs you do not use. Name the Groups after the people who watch them – ‘Dad’ or ‘Mary’ – or according to the types of programs included, like ‘News?[...]

15 > Press TV to switch on the television. > Press MENU to bring up the TV SETUP menu, PROGRAM GROUPS is already highlighted. > Press GO to bring up the PROGRAM GROUPS menu. > Press ▼ to move the cursor to an empty Group and press the gr een button to be able to name a new Group. > Press ▲ or ▼ to select characters. > Press [...]

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17 Find out how to operate your television beyond daily use. This is also the chapter that informs you of how to operate connected video equipment and a connected set-top box. Make your television start and stop automatically , 18 • Before you start… • T imed play and timed standby • View , edit, or delete a T imer The pincode system, 20 ?[...]

18 Mak e your television start and stop automatically If your television is equipped with the optional Master Link module, you can make the television switch itself on or off automatically via the timed play and timed standby functions. Enter as many as six Timer settings, and bring up an on-screen list of the Timer settings you have entered. From [...]

19 T o enter settings for timed play or timed standby… > Press MENU to bring up the TV SETUP menu and press ▼ to highlight PLA Y TIMER. > Press GO to bring up the PLA Y TIMER menu and press ▼ to highlight PLA Y TIMER PROGRAMMING. > Press GO to bring up the TIMER PROGRAMMING menu. > Press ▲ or ▼ to move through the menu items. [...]

20 T he pincode system Y ou choose whether or not to activate the pincode system. The pincode system is deactivated when you delete your pincode. The pincode system is intended to make normal use of your television impossible for someone who does not know the pincode. When the television has been disconnected from the mains for 15–30 minutes, the[...]

21 When your television is switched on… > Enter the code digits using the number buttons or ▲▼ . > Press GO when the last digit is entered. > Y our television starts up again. Five incorrect entries will cause the television to shut down for three hours, during which operation is not possible. Approximately 30 seconds before the syst[...]

22 The built-in Set-top Box Controller acts as an interpreter between the set-top box of your choice and the Beo4 remote contr ol. When a set-top box is connected, you can use the Beo4 remote contr ol to gain access to the programs and functions offer ed by your set-top box. Some functions are immediately available via Beo4 when you switch on the s[...]

23 Universal Beo4 operation If you know which Beo4 button activates the function you want, you can bring up the function without activating the Set-top Box Controller menu first. While your set-top box is activated… Press GO and then the number button that activates the function you want Press GO and then ▲ or ▼ to step up or down through pro[...]

24 Creating a pr ogram Group It is possible to make a total of 8 different program Groups. Y ou can make Groups containing up to 18 set-top box programs. The same program can be stored in more than one Group. BBC1 . . . STB NEWS edit move accept GO 0315 A STB NEWS character next accept GO BBC1 NEW? STB NEWS accept GO NEW? STB NEWS accept GO 0100 . [...]

25 > Press SA T to select STB as your source. > Press MENU twice to bring up the STB SETUP menu. PROGRAM GROUPS is already highlighted. > Press GO to bring up the PROGRAM GROUPS menu. > Press ▼ to highlight a Group and pr ess GO to select it. > Press ▼ to highlight the program you wish to move or delete. > Press tt to move the[...]

26 If you have a BeoCord V 8000… Y ou can use the Beo4 remote contr ol to play and search thr ough a videotape no matter if the BeoCord V 8000 is connected to your main room television and operated via a television in a link room, or connected directly to the television you are using. However , recor dings can only be made as described if the vid[...]

27 TV RECORD NOW TELETEXT RECORD LIST MENU SOURCE PROGRAM STAR T TIME back select GO TV RECORD PROGRAM 18 BBC ST AR T TIME 15:40 STOP TIME 16:40 DA TE 7 MA Y PDC / VPS OFF store GO TV RECORD NOW TELETEXT RECORD LIST MENU back select GO 20:00-21:00 TV3 SUPER CH . . RECORD LIST 20:00-21:00 TV 3 SUPER CH FRI 7 MA Y TALK SHOW SAT 110 SKY SUN 15 SEP 20:[...]

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29 Find out how to perform the first-time setup procedur e and tune in all available programs automatically . In addition, you can find information about how to edit tuned programs and adjust other available settings, such as time, date, picture and sound. For information about how to place your television and connect additional video equipment, re[...]

30 F irst-time setup of your television The setup procedur e described here is activated only when the television is connected to the mains and switched on for the first time. This procedur e involves menu language selection, automatic tuning of TV programs, determination of the centre position for the motorised wall bracket – if your television [...]

31 When the CONNECTIONS menu appears… > If necessary , press ss or tt to select the options that correspond to what you have connected to the V .T APE socket. > Press ▲ or ▼ to step between menu items: V .T APE and A V . > Press GO to store this setup. Register extra equipment before auto-tuning If a video tape recorder , decoder or [...]

32 Y ou can make adjustments to your tuned TV programs at any time, or tune in programs not stor ed during auto tuning. In addition, you can edit your list of programs by r enaming programs, moving them around in the list, or deleting all your unwanted programs from the list, ther eby reducing the time you spend changing programs. > Press TV to [...]

33 > Press TV to switch on the television. > Press MENU to bring up the TV SETUP menu and press ▼ to highlight TUNING. > Press GO to bring up the TV TUNING menu. EDIT PROGRAMS is already highlighted. > Press GO to bring up the EDIT PROGRAMS menu. > Press ▼ or ▲ to select the program you wish to name. > Press the gr een butto[...]

34 > Press TV to switch on the television. > Press MENU to bring up the TV SETUP menu and press ▼ to highlight TUNING. > Press GO to bring up the TV TUNING menu. EDIT PROGRAMS is already highlighted. > Press GO to bring up the EDIT PROGRAMS menu. > Press ▼ or ▲ to move to the program you wish to delete. > Press tt to move th[...]

35 If the item SYSTEM appears on the menu, then make sure that the corr ect broadcast system is displayed before you begin tuning: B/G… for P AL/SECAM BG I… for P AL I L… for SECAM L M… for NTSC M D/K… for P AL/SECAM D/K If programs ar e broadcasted with two languages and you want both languages, you can store the program twice, once with[...]

36 Re-tune or add programs Y ou can make your television find your TV programs for you. Preset up to 99 dif ferent TV programs on program numbers of their own and give each program a distinct name. Y ou can tune in new programs or re-tune pr eviously deleted programs. When tuning in programs via the ADD PROGRAM menu, your previously tuned pr ograms[...]

37 > Press TV to switch on the television. > Press MENU to bring up the TV SETUP menu and press ▼ to highlight TUNING. > Press GO to bring up the TV TUNING menu and press ▼ to highlight ADD PROGRAM. > Press GO to bring up the ADD PROGRAM menu. > Press tt to start. New programs ar e added automatically as they are found. > When[...]

38 Set positions for the television to turn to If your television is equipped with the optional motorised wall bracket, you can turn it using the Beo4 remote control. Furthermore, you can pr ogram the television to turn automatically to face your favourite viewing position when you switch on the television, and turn away to a standby position when [...]

39 Set the time and date If your television is equipped with the optional Master Link module, you can enter settings for the built-in clock. When you preset your television to switch itself on or off at a particular time, or when you preset a timed recor ding of a programme on a connected BeoCord V 8000 video tape recor der , the clock ensures that[...]

40 Adjust picture and sound settings Picture and sound settings ar e preset from the factory to neutral values which suit most viewing and listening situations. However , if you wish, you can adjust these settings to your liking. Adjust picture brightness, colour or contrast. Sound settings include balance, bass, treble and loudness. Store your pic[...]

41 Change balance, bass, treble, or loudness Y ou can adjust sound volume, select a speaker mode or adjust the speaker balance directly on the Beo4 remote control at any time without calling up a menu, but you must bring up the SOUND menu to be able to adjust bass, treble, or loudness. > Press TV to switch on the television. > Press MENU to b[...]

42 Choose menu language The menu language you choose during the first-time setup of your television can be changed at any time. Once a menu language is chosen, all menus and display messages are shown in this language. > Press TV to switch on the television. > Press MENU to bring up the TV SETUP menu and press ▼ to highlight OPTIONS. > P[...]

43 In this chapter , you can find out how to place, connect and maintain your television. It also gives you an overview of the socket panels and the close-up operation panel. We r ecommend that you follow the procedur e described below when you set up your television: – Unpack the television and place it as described and illustrated on the next p[...]

44 Set up your television For information about how to fasten and run the cables on the rear of the television, refer to the opposite page. For further information about the close-up operation and socket panels, refer to pages 45–46 and 48–49. The television can also be placed on the floor , in an upright position or at a slight tilt backwards.[...]

45 Complete connections When you set the television up on its own, simply connect the aerial and connect the television to the mains. However , if you are going to connect speakers, an audio system or any other equipment to the television, do not connect it to the mains yet! When connections are complete and the cables have been secured as describe[...]

46 T he sock et panel The socket panel on your television allows you to connect signal input cables as well as a variety of extra equipment, such as a video tape recor der or a linked Bang & Olufsen music system. The V .T APE and A V sockets are available for connection of extra equipment. Any equipment you connect to these sockets must be regi[...]

47 Maintenance of your television Regular maintenance, such as cleaning the BeoVision MX 4200, is the responsibility of the user . T o achieve the best result, follow the instructions to the right. Contact your Bang & Olufsen retailer to determine recommendations for r egular maintenance. Any defective parts are cover ed by the guarantee during[...]

48 Close-up operation and sock et panel The television’ s close-up operation and socket panel is located on the front of the television, below the screen. Here, you can switch the television on or off completely . If you switch the television off, the indicator light on the front of the television is also switched off. Y ou can connect headphones[...]

49 T o watch Camcorder recordings… > Connect your Camcorder and start playback on the Camcorder . > Press TV to switch on the television. The Camcorder signal appears automatically . If the signal from the Camcorder is switched off… > Press LIST repeatedly to display CAMCORD on Beo4 and press GO. In order to display CAMCORD on Beo4, yo[...]

50 Index Beo4 remote contr ol Introducing Beo4, 4 Changing the Beo4 batteries, 47 Cleaning the Beo4, 47 Customise Beo4, CD-rom p. 15 BeoLink Distribute sound and picture with BeoLink, CD-rom p. 11 Link connections, CD-rom p. 11 Link frequency , CD-rom p. 12 Link room operation, CD-rom p. 14 Link socket, 46, CD-rom p. 11 System modulator , CD-rom p.[...]

51 Master Link Connect and operate an audio system, CD-rom p. 9 Option programming, CD-rom p. 9 Use integrated audio/video system, CD-rom p. 10 Picture Adjust brightness, colour or contrast, 40 Adjust picture format, 9 What’ s on the PICTURE menu, CD-rom p. 23 Pincode Activate the pincode system, 20 Change or delete your pincode, 20 Did you forge[...]

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54 T echnical specifications, features and the use thereof are subject to change without notice. 3508642 0306 Printed in Denmark by Bogtrykkergården a-s, Struer For your information… Y our needs as a user are given careful consideration during the design and development process of a Bang & Olufsen product and we strive to make our products e[...]

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