Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 9000 User Guide

Your key to using BeoSound 9000

Your 9000 is designed for both close-up operation via the BeoSound 9000 operation panel and remote control operation via Beo4.

Whether you place BeoSound 9000 on a table, vertically or horizontally on the wall or on the specially designed BeoSound 9000 stand, you can adjust the position of the operation panel in order to facilitate your operation of the BeoSound 9000.

NOTE!
Please refer to the Reference Book for instructions of how to remove and replace the operation panel.

Compact Disc player

The BeoSound 9000 contains 6 Compact Disc compartments and a carriage moves between compartments enabling CD playback. Move the carriage by pressing the direct CD selection button next to the CD compartment.

When you switch the BeoSound 9000 to stand-by, the carriage will always situate itself next to the operation panel and the CD compartment number 1.

• Load button
  The load button is situated in a low position on the BeoSound 9000.

• Direct CD selection button
  A selection button is situated next to all 6 Compact Disc compartments. Press this button to play the CD in the compartment.

Buttons on the operation panel

The buttons on the operation panel are conveniently grouped according to type of function, so you can easily fi nd your way around the panel while operating the system.

• A. AUX function.
  The button enables you to switch on extra audio equipment.
• Stand-by function.
  The button switches BeoSound 9000 to stand by.
• Sound adjustments. The buttons give access to sound adjustment functions:
  • VOL and VOL: Raise and lower the volume level.
  • MUTE: Mutes or activates the loudspeakers.
  • TREBLE, BASS, BALANCE and LOUDNESS: Regulate the sound from the loudspeakers.
  • RESET: Resets the settings for sound to their default settings.
• Timer functions.
  The buttons give access to timer functions:
  • TIMER: Sets Timers for when the BeoSound 9000 should begin to play or switch off.
  • ON/OFF: On or off decides where a timer will be heard or executed.
  • CHECK: Checks your Timers.
  • CLEAR: Clears your Timers.
  • CLOCK: Sets or displays the built-in clock.

• CD functions.
  The buttons give access to the CD functions:

  • CD: Plays the CD.

  • PAUSE: Pauses playback.

  • SELECT and EDITING: Program ming sequences of discs and tracks.

  • RANDOM and EDIT: Operate special random and edited play functions for the CDs.

  • NAMING: Names discs and sequences.

  • CLEAR: Clears programmed values.

• Radio functions.
  The buttons give access to the radio functions:

  • RADIO: Plays the radio.

  • TUNE, AM/FM and P. NO.: Tune in to stations and number them.

  • NAMING: Names stations.

  • CLEAR: Clears stations.

What's on the display

The display keeps you informed about what the BeoSound 9000 is doing and about ongoing operations, e.g. playing a CD sequence named GLENN MILLER.

If PIN appears in the display the fi rst time you activate a function, and you have not received a PIN-code from your Bang & Olufsen retailer, contact your retailer to receive a PIN-code.

Using the CD player

When you have loaded your BeoSound 9000 with 1–6 CDs, you are ready to start playing your CDs.

When you press the CD button to start playing, all information about the CDs will be registered, e.g. the number of tracks. All loaded CDs are then played.

You can change between the different CDs and the individual tracks, to achieve the sequence of tracks you prefer. You can also play CDs and tracks on individual CDs in a random order, using the random function.

After 12 hours of uninterrupted playing, the BeoSound 9000 stops. If you choose to listen to another source, the CD player switches off automatically.

Loading CDs

Pressing the load button raises the glass door. You can load the CDs you want to play or remove the CDs from their compartments.

• Press to raise the glass door
• Press to lower the glass door, or...
• CD ...press to lower the door and start playing

If the carriage is situated over the CD compart ment where you want to load a new CD, simply press the direct selection button in front of another CD compartment to make the carriage move.

The CD must be loaded with the text side facing you. Hold the CD by its edges and insert the CD (top section). To unload the CD, hold it by its edges and push the CD slightly forward to release it.

CD playback

Start playback of a CD by pressing the OK button in the CD section of buttons. If you want to play a specifi c CD, simply press the direct CD selection button* placed next to the CD compartment.

• CD Press to play a CD
• Press to play the next track
• Press to play the same track again or press twice to play the previous track
• PAUSE Press to pause playback
• CD Press to resume playing
• MUTE Press to silence the speakers. Press again to recall the sound
• • Press to switch to stand-by

*The CD selection buttons can be also be used to step through the tracks of your CDs. Press the button once – and you select the CD, press it continuosly – and you step through the tracks of the chosen CD.

Playing tracks in random order

If you select the random play function you will fi nd that the tracks are played in a different order each time the CDs or track series are played.

• CD Press to start playing CD
• RANDOM Press to display
  RANDOM RANDOM ON and cut in the random play function
• RANDOM Press twice to display
  RANDOM RANDOM OFF and cancel the random play function

If you cancel the random play function while a CD is playing, all the tracks beyond the current track number will be played in chronological order, even if they have already been played while the random play function was cut in.

You can choose to combine the RANDOM function with the EDIT function and play your favourite tracks in a random order. You can also combine these two functions with SELECT and choose to play only your favourite tracks from e.g. two CDs in random order.

You can make BeoSound 9000 play your favourite CDs in a particular sequence. Every time a CD is included in the sequence, the red indicator next to the CD compartment lights up.

If you want to, you can override the chosen disc sequence and listen to a CD not included in the sequence. Press the direct CD selection button next to the CD you want to hear, and playback will start immediately.

You can also choose to leave out a CD which has already been included in the sequence but only if you are still in the SELECT option*.
You press the direct CD selection button again next to a CD you have already included.

Choosing discs to include in a sequence

The CDs you have chosen will start playing in numerical order and continue to play for 12 hours if uninterrupted.

• CD Press to start playback of a CD
• SELECT Press SELECT and
  SELECT SELECT DISC will appear in the display
  Press the direct CD selection buttons next to the CDs you want to include...
• SELECT Press SELECT to start clearing a sequence and play all six CDs
• CLEAR Press to clear the sequence.

*NOTE!
The SELECT option lasts for 25 seconds from when you pressed SELECT. If you press a direct selection button after the SELECT option has ended, the disc you chose will start playback immediately and override your sequence. When it has fi nished playing, BeoSound 9000 will continue playing the sequence you chose before.

Using the radio

To listen to the radio, you must fi rst fi nd and store the frequencies of the radio stations.

You can store up to 60 different radio stations in your BeoSound 9000.

Switch on the radio

When you switch on the radio, it automatically selects the station which you last listened to, indicating on the display which radio program is playing.

• RADIO Press to turn on the radio
• Press to step through your radio programs
• • Press to switch to stand-by

Adjust the volume

If you store a volume level, BeoSound 9000 will start playing at this level each time you switch it on. Please refer to Adjust and store sound settings in the Reference book for further information about adjusting and storing volume levels.

Adjust the sound volume

While you are listening to the radio or CD player, you can of course adjust the sound volume, at any time.

• Adjust the volume up or down
• MUTE Silences the speakers immediately. Press again to recall the sound

Documents / Resources

Download manual

Here you can download full pdf version of manual, it may contain additional safety instructions, warranty information, FCC rules, etc.

Download Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 9000 User Guide