Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 8-40 User Guide (pre Aug 2010) - Manual (Page 9)

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Picture format Speaker combination
If you connect loudspeakers to your tele vision,
you can change the speaker combination at
any time.
Press repeatedly to display
SPEAKER on Beo4
Press to select a speaker
combination
Press to adjust the balance
between the front and rear
speakers
Press to adjust the balance
between the left and right
speakers
Press to remove SPEAKER from
the Beo4 display and return to
the source you were using
Speaker combinations
SPEAKER 1 … Sound in the centre speaker only.
SPEAKER 2 … Stereo sound in the front speakers.
Subwoofers are active.
SPEAKER 3 … The centre speaker, front speakers
and subwoofers are active.
SPEAKER 4 … The front speakers, surround
speakers, and subwoofers are active.
SPEAKER 5 … Surround sound from all speakers
and subwoofers.
Available speaker combinations depend on the
number of connected speakers.
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
or Format 4 …
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 TV pictures. Three
variations are available: 4:3, 15:9 and Panoramic
view (for the largest picture).
FORMAT 2 … For letter­box 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 wide­screen
pictures. FORMAT 3 is usually selected
automatically. If this is not the case, you can
select it yourself.
FORMAT 4 … A video signal in Format 4 uses the
16:9 format and removes any bars at the sides.
A graphics signal, for example from a PC, in
Format 4 displays the centre part of the picture.
When displaying a graphics signal in Format 4,
you can select the left or right part of the
picture with and , respectively.
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 TV.
LIST
FORMAT
GO
1 – 4
EXIT
LIST
SPEAKER
1 – 5
EXIT
NOTE! For further information about how to
connect speakers to the television, refer to the
chapter ‘Connection panels’ on page 51.