AV 9000 Monitor
(1991-1999)
Type numbers: 4300, 4301, 4303, 4304, 4305, 4306, 4310, 4311, 4316, 4320, 4322, 4323, 4326, 4329, 4330, 4333, 4334, 4335, 4336, 4340, 4343, 4349, 4352, 4360, 4363, 7900, 7901, 7903, 7904, 7905, 7906, 7910, 7911, 7913, 7914, 7915, 7916, 7920, 7922, 7923, 7926, 7929, 7930, 7932, 7933, 7934, 7935, 7936, 7939, 7970, 7971, 7972, 7974, 7975, 7976
Description
The AV 9000 monitor was the most visible part of Beosystem AV 9000. It was a 28” television set based on the MX 6000 in a new cabinet and including modifications to allow full integration with the rest of the AV 9000 system. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.
Because the audio sources of the AV 9000 were handled by the Control Center, the monitor required no loudspeakers, volume/tone controls or sound routing circuits. The tuner, which was still present, provided the sound for off-air broadcasts, but this was the full extent of the sound equipment in board. Also fitted in the monitor was the IR receiver for the whole system, mounted along with the standby/power indicators in a raised dome on the top of the set. The designers were clearly pleased with this detail as it later returned as part of the BeoVision 5. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.
Of all the features of the AV 9000 system, one of the most memorable were the curtains that covered the screen whilst the set was not in use. Placed between the glass front of the set and the screen, these curtains were rolled open automatically by a motor and gearbox when the picture was ready to be seen. Whilst the mechanical aspects of this system was not repeated in other models, a similar effect was achieved electronically in the Beovision Avant range. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.