Bang & Olufsen BEOLINK Handbook page 43

IR receiver
Compatibility
Control box
Link room
Link room kit
Link room product
Master Control Link (MCL)
Master Link (ML)
Master Link driver
Master Link product
Option programming
Power Link (PL)
Product Configuration Guide (PCG)
MASTER LINK
IR receivers are built into video, audio and link products and receive
infrared signals from a remote control. This enables the products to be
operated using a BeoLink 1000 or Beo4.
Ability to combine products from different seasons and with different
interfaces.
Box that controls data and signals, e.g. in BeoLink Active.
Designation for the room(s) in the house where kits or products are
installed that facilitate distribution from a main room system.
Kits designed specifically for link rooms, e.g. BeoLink Active and
BeoLink Video.
Products designed specifically for link rooms, e.g. BeoLab 3500.
Master Control Link is the name of the connection used up until today
between the main room and link room. Gradually replaced from the
1994/95 season by the Master Link connection on launch of new products.
Bang & Olufsen's new system connection. Master Link is the name of the
connection between the audio and video system in the main room.
See section "General description".
BeoSound and BeoVision with Master Link socket. A Master Link driver is
always required in a Master Link setup.
All products with a Master Link socket.
Option programming is performed using a Bang & Olufsen remote control.
The products that need to be option programmed must be on stand-by.
Using the option programming you tell the products what type of setup
they are part of so that they can be operated and function optimally.
Bang & Olufsen connection between a master and active Bang & Olufsen
loudspeakers, with signals at line level. There are two versions of the cable:
one type with both line signals for display readout (8-pin) and a thinner
type without data signals for display readout (4-pin) The latter cannot be
used for loudspeakers with a display.
A PC-based tool that makes it possible to compose the desired product
setup and provides answers to questions regarding compatibility, setups,
options, remote controls, special considerations etc., so that a system in the
customer's home can be dimensioned optimally and be free from errors.
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