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  • Page 1 BEOLINK Master Link Handbook...
  • Page 3 These requirements serve to ensure the best possible use of the system once connected. This also applies to the Bang & Olufsen BeoLink system. There are not too many of these system requirements, but it is important that you are familiar...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 READING GUIDE How should I read the manual? 2 OVERALL DESCRIPTION What is the BeoLink system/Master Link system, and what can it do for 4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Description of BeoLab 3500, BeoLab 2000 and BeoLink kits 11 SETUPS...

  • Page 5: Reading Guide

    As the manual places special emphasis on the basic rules for installation of the BeoLink system, we mention the common features of the products and insofar as possible avoid mentioning any differences in detail there may be. The manual will therefore always be relevant to the installation of Master Link, whether the products were launched before or after the manual came out.

  • Page 6: Overall Description

    BeoLink. BeoLink is not a product – it is a number of qualities that arise as a result of the intelligent interaction between products, a synergistic effect.
  • Page 7 MASTER LINK BeoLink has the ability to distribute both audio and video signals. In the Master Link system audio and control signals are distributed using a single cable, while the distribution of video signals requires an aerial network (coax). Only BeoLink-compatible products can be fully integrated into a BeoLink system, whereas products from earlier seasons can to a limited extent be used as described in the section on compatibility setups, page 17.

  • Page 8: Product Description

    MASTER LINK PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Below you can find descriptions of the Master Link products and accessories supplied with them, together with details of how they are used. Contents BeoLab 3500 BeoLab 3500 is an integrated active link room loudspeaker with right and left sound channels.
  • Page 9 MASTER LINK Contents BeoLab 2000 BeoLab 2000 is an integrated link room loudspeaker that consists of an active loudspeaker with a Master Link (ML) connection, an IR receiver and a local control panel. BeoLab 2000 is supplied with a mains cable with fittings for wall mounting. BeoLab 2000 is used in link rooms where an integrated active loudspeaker is required.
  • Page 10 Any type of Bang & Olufsen active loudspeaker can be connected. If you connect a BeoLab 8000, you will also need a Y link, as BeoLink Active only has one Power Link signal, and the signal cannot be looped further into the BeoLab 8000.
  • Page 11 MASTER LINK Contents BeoLink Passive BeoLink Passive consists of a control box, an IR receiver, a cable to the IR receiver and a mains cable. Please note the following for installation: the amplifier block is designed to function within a temperature range of 10-40º C. At temperatures outside 1.5m...
  • Page 12 Contents BeoLink Video BeoLink Video consists of a control box, a mains cable and a Datalink cable. Installation also requires a coax cable connected to the HF socket of the Video system in the main room. The other end of the coax cable connects to the aerial socket of the link room TV.
  • Page 13 Master Link audio system. Configuration takes place after mains connection. BeoLink Converter can also be used as an ML driver*, which means that it is possible to connect e.g. a BeoCenter 2300 via the BeoLink Converter to the Master Link and thereby distribute the sound to all link room products (see page 17).
  • Page 14 USB and jack plug cable. All connections are made to this box (Mains, Master Link, Power Link and any IR eye). If you want to watch TV and DVD on the computer via BeoLink, a TV card must also be installed in the computer (the card can be purchased as an accessory) and a coax cable from the video system’s HF socket in the main...

  • Page 15: Setups

    The point of the above is that you can only make things work properly by putting them together in the way they were designed. This also applies to the Bang & Olufsen BeoLink system. In theory Bang & Olufsen products can be combined in many different ways. As it would be totally impossible to gain an overview of even a fraction of the many combination possibilities, Bang &...
  • Page 16 MASTER LINK When you use BeoLink 1000, the programming sequences are as follows: BeoVision: "number" Beomaster/BeoSound: "number" Link room product: "number" The number selection depends on the setup. Option 0 No IR reception Option 1 Two IR receivers in the same main room...
  • Page 17 MASTER LINK Recommended main room setups Audio system in one room Master Link BeoSound option programming Ready for use BeoSound factory programming Option 1 Video system in one room Master Link BeoVision option programming Ready for use BeoVision factory programming Option 1 AV system in one room Master Link...
  • Page 18 BeoVision MX 4200 Master Link Option programming Ready for use Factory programming Option 1 Master Link Accessories Coaxial BeoLink Active Master Link Option programming Ready for use Factory programming Option 6 BeoLink Passive Option programming Ready for use Master Link...
  • Page 19 BeoVision factory programming Option 1 Datalink NOTE! Information on options and programming for a BeoVision connected to Coaxial BeoLink Video can be found in Bang & Olufsen’s Product Configuration Guide. BeoLink PC2: Master Link BeoLink option programming Option 6 BeoLink factory programming...
  • Page 20 Audio* Video** NOTE! Information on options and programming for a BeoVision connected to BeoLink Video can be found in Bang & Olufsen’s Product Configuration Guide. Applies to all Audio link room products. ** NB: Applies to Video link room products incl.
  • Page 21 Datalink BeoSound option programming Ready for use AUX- BeoSound factory programming Option 1 T-branch NOTE! Information on the Beomaster/BeoCenter products and BeoVision TVs that can be used with BeoLink Converter can be found in Bang & Olufsen’s Product Configuration Guide.
  • Page 22 BeoLink Converter Beomaster option programming Option 2 Data- Beomaster factory programming Option 1 link NOTE! Information on the Beomaster and BeoVision products that can be used with the BeoLink Converter can be found in Bang & Olufsen’s Product Configuration Guide.
  • Page 23 BeoSound option programming Ready for use BeoSound factory programming Option 1 Master Link BeoVision option programming Ready for use BeoVision factory programming Option 1 BeoLink Converter Master Link Datalink BeoSound option programming Ready for use BeoSound factory programming Option 1...
  • Page 24 MASTER LINK Special setups Apart from the recommended setups there are two further combinations. They are not mentioned under recommended setups, as they do not fully live up to Bang & Olufsen’s own requirements in respect of simple operation. We have chosen to describe the two setups in this separate section because in some situations they can be expedient and make it possible to operate all basic functions such as source selection (Radio, CD, A.Tape, etc.), source control (winding and rewinding, step, track selection,...
  • Page 25 OPTION 6 All link room products and link room kits using the Master Link connection can be used in this type of setup – with the exception of BeoLink Video. BeoLab 3500 must be equipped with software version 1.1 or higher.

  • Page 26: Dimensioning

    MASTER LINK DIMENSIONING Max. 400m ML Cable A BeoLink system using Master Link can consist of up to 16 rooms, including the main room system’s products. The total length of Master Link cable must not exceed 400 metres. The cable between receiver and BeoLink Active must not exceed 5 metres (supplied).

  • Page 27: Installation Types

    1. 4 x Master Link cable with one plug 2. Master Link cable without plugs 3. 2 x Master Link junction boxes 4. 1 x BeoLink Video 5. 1 x Datalink cable (supplied with BeoLink Video) Hidden installation  ...
  • Page 28 1. 4 x Master Link cable with two plugs 2. Master Link cable without plugs 3. 4 x Master Link junction boxes 4. 1 x Datalink cable (supplied with BeoLink Video) 5. 1 x BeoLink Video Aerial installation Aerial installation with built-in aerial splitter.
  • Page 29 MASTER LINK Incorporation kit for IR receiver The incorporation kit for the IR receiver is used for invisible installations. There are two types of incorporation kit. One for solid walls (order no. 3375187) which consists of a flush-fit socket, a spacer, a plastic cover (for covering the socket during fitting) and a decorative ring.

  • Page 30: Installation Tips

    MASTER LINK INSTALLATION TIPS Positioning of IR receiver The receiver must be positioned so that there is nothing preventing the reception of IR signals from a Bang & Olufsen remote control unit. When you decide where you want to position an IR receiver, you must ensure that it is not possible to activate more than one receiver at the same time by remote control.
  • Page 31 MASTER LINK Use of Master Link junction box For cable length adjustment, e.g. from 10 metres to 8.5 metres. For cable colour change in visible cable installations. For aesthetic reasons all ML cables with plugs are black. When making visible installations, it can be desirable to use grey cabling along the walls, and the transition from black to grey is easily achieved using a junction box.
  • Page 32 Cupboard or basement or attic BeoLink Video As can be seen from the illustration you can position BeoLink boxes centrally. Please note, however, that the maximum cable lengths may not be exceeded, and that you must observe the requirements for ambient temperature.
  • Page 33 MASTER LINK LexCom Home /IHC Net main panel – Master Link ® ® Antenne Tele Data Switch Master Link Master Link Power Link Uplink 1 2 3 4 Link/Data Link/Data Antenne T110 Tele T100 Data Switch S100-T MasterLink BO 100-ML MasterLink BO 100-ML PowerLink BO 100-PL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26...
  • Page 34 MASTER LINK LexCom Home ® /IHC Net ® main panel – Power Link ������� ���� ����������� ����������� ����������� ���������� ������ � � � � ��������� ��� ��������� � � � � ������������ ��������� ������������������ �������������������� �������������������� ������������������� � � � � � � � � � �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �...

  • Page 35: Technical Description

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The following section contains a short description of the cable installations most often used in connection with a BeoLink installation. Picture signals (from satellite and normal TV receiver and video recorder) are distributed through a 75 ohm coax cable.
  • Page 36 MASTER LINK ƒ Power Link cable without core for display data shield Pin 2 shield = shield = ground brown Pin 3 brown = brown = signal, left channel Pin 4 yellow = yellow = loudspeaker relay Pin 5 green = green = signal, right channel shield...
  • Page 37 MASTER LINK ‡ Receiver cable Yellow Grey Green White Brown All Bang & Olufsen products in the system must be disconnected from the power source during installation! Power Link cable MKIII MKIII Ø2.5mm Shields from wires without insulation Seen from solderside Green 4 2 5 Brown...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    Datalink Datalink In a system where two masters (e.g. BeoLink Converter configured as master) are connected and where the total length of the Master Link cable is over 20 m, you should make a short-circuit of the Master Link cable. This short circuit is incorporated into junction boxes, so if the system includes a junction box you do not need to create the short circuit.
  • Page 39 MASTER LINK Master Link Aerial Do you experience any of the following with the Master Link system: The video jams (red bar on the shield), humming in the front loudspeakers, clicking in the rear loudspeakers when they are not in use, humming in all loudspeakers, or no communication between AV products? If this is the case you should check whether the aerial is grounded.
  • Page 40 BeoVision or BeoSound, as one of these supplies the voltage. Note that with setups using BeoLink Converter it is always the Master Link driver that supplies the voltage. If there are two Master Link drivers in the system, one will configure itself as supply master when connected.
  • Page 41 MASTER LINK Service mode Products with a display have a service mode where Master Link faults can be read off. Note that the fault reading indicates that there is a system fault; this is not the same as saying there is a fault with the actual product where the fault message appears.

  • Page 42: Glossary

    BeoLink Sales description and overall description of Bang & Olufsen’s method of distributing sound and images to other rooms in the home. BeoLink can be achieved in various ways depending on the products used in the setup: basically either using Datalink/Master Control Link (MCL) or using the Master Link system.
  • Page 43 Ability to combine products from different seasons and with different interfaces. Control box Box that controls data and signals, e.g. in BeoLink Active. Link room Designation for the room(s) in the house where kits or products are installed that facilitate distribution from a main room system.
  • Page 44 MASTER LINK Simple circuit tester for troubleshooting Master Link/Power Link systems. LED tester Using this tester you can quickly find breaks or poor connections in the system. Professional tool for troubleshooting ML/PL installations. Circuit tester for connections/cables and sockets. 8053404 ML/PL cable tester This LED tester consists of two boxes and two Master Link cables.
  • Page 45 MASTER LINK All products must be disconnected during the test, as it would otherwise be impossible to circuit test the cables due to short circuits in the products. Connect the main box to the main room, for example, and then proceed to connect the LED box to all Master Link connections one by one until you locate the junction box causing the problem (in this example there are only junction boxes).

  • Page 46: Accessories

    MASTER LINK ACCESSORIES Master Link cable Used for connecting two products or a wall socket and a product. Ø 6.5 mm. 6270632 3.0 m with one plug, black 6270708 0.5 m with two plugs, black 6270709 1.5 m with two plugs, black 6270631 3.0 m with two plugs, black 6270711...
  • Page 47 6270084 10.0 m, white 6270085 20.0 m, white 6250462 100 m without plugs, black Used for connecting a BeoLink AUX T-plug Converter plus an audio and a video product with Datalink connections. 6270702 Used for serial connection of active Power Link T-plug loudspeakers.

  • Page 48: Beolab

    MASTER LINK Low-capacity cable Used for connecting an IR receiver and a BeoLink Active/Passive where more than 5 m cable is required. 6270668 15 m, white Plugs for the relevant cables, e.g. DIN plug, male Power Link, Datalink etc. 7220163...
  • Page 49 MASTER LINK Cable tray, flexible Flexible plastic conduit. Internal diameter 23 mm. Comes in 10 m rolls. 2952033 White Wall socket Wall socket with Master Link socket. Solder-free terminals Used for Master Link connection, between rooms or between Master Link product and wall socket.
  • Page 50 MASTER LINK Base Wall socket base. Used for fitting on external walls. 7210681 49 x 49 mm wall socket, white (DK) 7210474 49 x 49 mm wall socket, grey (DK) 7219092 80 x 80 mm wall socket, white (EURO) Flush-fit socket Flush-fit socket for fitting in wall.
  • Page 51 MASTER LINK Flush-fit kit for ML transceiver, light Used for invisible installations in light partition walls. partition wall 3375188 ML socket Master Link socket for fitting in extra wall socket (with blanking cap). 8009947 ML junction box, small Used for shortening ML cables, for cable colour change and for connecting products.
  • Page 52 MASTER LINK Adapter from B&O Power Link to PL-LexCom Home ® /IHC Net ® LexCom Home /IHC Net /IHC Net ® ® ® ® 6270017 1.5 m black 6070020 3.0 m black 6270004 5.0 m black 6270022 10 m black 6270023 1.5 m white 6270024...
  • Page 53 MASTER LINK ML tool maintenance Spare parts for ML pliers, from ML tool bag. 3032033 Adjustment wheel (1) 2816378 Lock spring (2) 2816377 Head spring (3) ML tool maintenance Spare parts for ML pliers, from ML tool bag. 2816376 Head spring (1) 2816375 Lock spring (2)

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