Bang & Olufsen 8 manual Speaker combinations, Picture formats to choose from …

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Speaker combination Picture format

If you connect loudspeakers to your television,­ you can change the speaker combination at any time.

Press repeatedly to display	LIST
SPEAKER on Beo4
	SPEAKER
Press to select a speaker	1 – 5
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	EXIT
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			LIST
FORMAT on Beo4
			FORMAT
Press if you want to optimise the			GO
picture, or …
… press the number of the			1 – 4
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			EXIT
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 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.

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.

NOTE! For further information about how to connect speakers to the television, refer to the chapter ‘Connection panels’ on page 51.