Bang & Olufsen BeoMaster 5 - Sound System Manual
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Menus and symbols
N.MUSIC and views
This menu is only available when BeoMaster 5 is in stand alone mode (without a BeoSound 5).
N.RADIO and views
This menu is only available when BeoMaster 5 is in stand alone mode (without a BeoSound 5).
PHOTO and views
WEB and views
Listen to your music
BeoMaster 5 makes it possible for you to enjoy sources via the Bang & Olufsen products already present in your home. Listen to digital music and Internet radio, view digital photos and video clips and visit websites.
Before you start
Refer to the guide installed with BeoConnect on your computer for more information.* 1
Transfer your digital content from your computer to your BeoMaster 5
You can download BeoConnect for Windows or Mac from www.bang-olufsen.com/software downloads.
BeoMaster 5 sources
Once BeoMaster 5 starts up, you can activate the sources from the source selection menu.
| PC |  | PLAY | 1 – 4 |
| Press* 2 | Select source | Activate source | Select and activate source |
BeoPlayer/BeoPort
If you have the BeoPlayer or BeoPort software on your computer, you can also use them to transfer music.
1*BeoConnect
BeoConnect serves as a link from your media player, e.g. iTunes, to BeoMaster 5. From a connected PC or Mac, you use the dedicated BeoConnect software to transfer music to BeoMaster 5.
2*PC on Beo4
In order to display PC on Beo4, you must first add it to the Beo4 list of functions. For further information, see the guide enclosed with Beo4.
How to use your remote control
Beo6 operation
BeoMaster 5 can be operated with the Beo6 remote control but you can also operate BeoMaster 5 with Beo5 which is operated similarly to Beo6.
| PC | Activate BeoMaster 5 |
 | Back up through Beo6 displays |
 | Bring up SCENE buttons, such as Zones or Speaker Press again to return |
| + | Bring up digits to select track or station Press again to return |
| STOP | Pause and stop playback |
| PLAY | Start playback |
| BACK | Remove menu overlay Press again to toggle |
 | Select colour specific functions Press volume wheel next to the colour |
 | Turn to adjust volume To mute, turn quickly counter-clockwise |
 | Play highlighted track, station, etc. Centre button is used for selecting and accepting |
 | Navigation button left, right, up and down Move in menus by pressing the button in the direction you need |
 | Browse groups and albums |
 | Step through tracks or stations Hold for continuous step |
 | Standby |
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Remote control
For general information about remote control operation, see the guide enclosed with your remote control.
Soft buttons on Beo6
Depending on the activated source, different soft buttons appear on the screen. Touch the screen to activate the function.
Beo4 operation
Your BeoMaster 5 can also be operated with the Beo4 remote control as described in this Guide.
| PC | Press LIST to display PC Press the centre button to activate source |
| 0 – 9 | Select numbered track or station or an option |
| LIST | Display extra "buttons" for functions or sources in the Beo4 display. Use  or  to step in the list |
| MENU | Bring up the menu overlay |
 | Step through tracks or stations Hold for continuous step |
 | Browse groups and albums |
 | Navigation and centre button; move  ,  , and Move in menus by pressing the button in the direction you need |
 | Centre button; press in the middle to select and accept settings |
 | Play content of coloured list Press and hold to add or remove from coloured list |
 | Press to adjust volume To mute, press the middle of the button |
| STOP | Pause playback |
| PLAY | Start playback |
| BACK | Remove menu overlay |
 | Standby |
Operate sources
Bring up and operate your sources. The basic principles of operation are the same for all sources. Find additional functions in the menu overlays.
Operation of N.MUSIC and N.RADIO described in this Guide only applies when BeoMaster 5 is not connected to BeoSound 5, and operation of photo and web only applies when BeoMaster 5 is connected to a television.
Beo6 operation
Select a source
Activate BeoMaster 5 and select a source.
Change source
Bring up the source selection menu to change source.* 1
Bring up menu overlay and change view
Step between groups.
Browse groups/lists
View groups, select specific track, station, photo or website.* 2
Add to list
Remove from list * 3
Add to/remove from coloured list
If the item is already present, this removes the item from the coloured list. Works in all views except playlist view.
| N.MUSIC | Digital music files. |
| N.RADIO | Radio stations available from the Internet. |
| PHOTO | Digital photos and video clips shown on your television screen. |
| WEB | Selected websites displayed on your television. |
| Item | An item is a track, a photo, a station, a list, or an album. |
| Group | A group consists of minimum one item. |
| List | Refers to a playlist or a coloured list. |
Beo4 operation
Select a source
Activate BeoMaster 5 and select a source.
Change source
Bring up the source selection menu to change source.* 1
Bring up menu overlay and change view
Step between groups.
Browse groups/lists
View groups, select specific track, station, photo or website.* 2
Add to list
Remove from list * 3
Add to/remove from coloured list
If the item is already present, this removes the item from the coloured list. Works in all views except playlist view.
| 1*Select a source | You can use the number buttons 1–4 to select a source. |
| 2*Skip groups/lists | Press left/right on your remote control to skip groups/lists. |
| 3*Remove content from list or group | You can remove content from lists and coloured lists. In all other views the function deletes the content. |
NOTE! When you switch on BeoMaster 5, it may take a while for the product to start up.
N.MUSIC
You can hide away all your CDs and still have access to the music through your BeoMaster 5. When you have copied your music to your BeoMaster 5, you can browse by genre, artist, album, title, or folder. The operation described here only applies when BeoMaster 5 is connected to a television and not to BeoSound 5.
Bring cursor to current track
Move the cursor to the track being played.
Bring up menu overlay 
Press 1 for 'Home/Return'
Switch random on/off
Play tracks in the selected group in random order.
Bring up menu overlay Press 3 for 'Random on/off'
Show/hide information
Bring up track information.
Bring up menu overlay Press 4 for 'Show info/Hide info'
Show views
Show the views available for N.MUSIC.
Bring up menu overlay Press 5 for 'List root'
Play all/play group
Set the music system to play the entire music collection or group/list.
Bring up menu overlay Press 6 for 'Play all/Play group'
Cover/track information
Show full size cover or track information on the screen.
Bring up menu overlay Press 7 for 'Full Size cover/Track info view'
Delete content
Select the content you wish to delete.
Select track/album/ Bring up menu Press 8 for 'Delete' Follow on-screen group/list overlay instructions
| Group | A group is, for example, a list, a CD or a photo album. |
| Guide | To learn more about the dedicated software and BeoMaster 5, see the guide in BeoConnect on your computer. |
| Edit lists | We recommend that you create and edit lists on your computer. |
| Back-up | Remember to back-up your files of music and pictures stored on BeoMaster 5. Simply copy the content from the BeoMaster 5 network drive on your computer onto a portable hard disk or CD. |
NOTE! If BeoSound 5 is connected, all operation of N.MUSIC and N.RADIO is done on BeoSound 5. Album cover is shown on the television screen also.
N.RADIO
Access Internet radio stations worldwide. Sort the radio stations by country, language, genre and title and make your own lists with your favourite stations. The operation described here only applies when BeoMaster 5 is connected to a television and not to BeoSound 5.
Bring cursor to current station
Move the cursor to the station being played.
Bring up menu overlay Press 1 for 'Home/Return'
Show views
Show the views available for N.RADIO.
Bring up menu overlay Press 5 for 'List root'
Delete content
Select the content you wish to delete in the list overlay favourite coloured lists.
Select station/group/list Bring up menu Press 8 for 'Delete' Follow on-screen instructions.
Configure N.RADIO
Change setting Store setting and leave menu
Bring up menu Press 9 for 'Configuration' 
Change setting 
Store setting and leave menu
| Edit lists | We recommend that you create and edit lists on your computer. |
| Coloured lists | Each coloured lists for N.MUSIC can contain up to 9 items. Each coloured list for N.RADIO can contain up 99 stations. For more information, see the BeoConnect Guide. |
NOTE! For all sources, you can press Menu followed quickly by a number button to select an option from the menu overlay.
PHOTO
Use the dedicated software on your computer to organise photos and video clips and enjoy digital photos and video clips on your television. The operation here only applies when BeoMaster 5 is connected to a television.
Bring cursor to photo/clip
Move the cursor to the photo/video clip being viewed.
Bring up menu overlay Press 1 for 'Home/Return'
Start slideshow
Watch photos/clips in the selected group or all groups.* 1
Bring up menu Press 3 for overlay 'Slideshow' Press STOP to pause
Show/hide information
Bring up photo/clip information.
Bring up menu overlay Press 4 for 'Show info/Hide info'
Watch a video clip
While watching a video clip and no list is shown on the screen.
Hide menu overlay 
Cue backwards or forwargs 
Skip frames 
Pause playback
Rotate/zoom photo
Rotate and zoom in on a photo on the screen
Bring up menu overlay Press 6 for 'Rotate right' and 7 for 'Zoonm/Zoom off' Press centre button/STOP zoom in/zoom out Press left/right to pan.
Delete content
Select the content you wish to delete.
Select photo/clip/group/list Bring up menu overlay Press 8 for 'Delete' Follow on-screen instructions
Configure PHOTO
Change settings for PHOTO.
Bring up menu Press 9 for 'Configuration' Change settings Store setting and leave menu
| Edit lists | We recommend that you create and edit lists on your computer. |
| 1*Slideshow | Photos and video clips are shown according to your settings in the 'Configuration' menu. You can listen to N.RADIO and N.MUSIC while watching a slideshow. Use the menu overlay to select N.RADIO or N.MUSIC. |
WEB
Visit your favourite websites via your television. Switch between websites and navigate on the television screen by means of the remote control. The operation here only applies when BeoMaster 5 is connected to a television.
Scroll
Scroll on a website when no list is shown.
Scroll on the website
Navigate
Move to a link and bring up the new web site.
Hide list
Change to cursor
Move cursor to
Bring up new
Change to scroll a link page mode
Move a bookmark
Move the highlighted bookmark to a group.
Select bookmark
Press and hold
Release button when menu appears
Select group
Confirm
Bring cursor to website
Move the cursor to the website being viewed.
Bring up menu overlay BPress 1 for 'Home/Return'
View popups
View a list of popups from the menu overlay.*
Bring up menu overlay Press 3 for 'Popup list'
View next/previous
Step between websites.
Bring up menu overlay Press 4 for 'Previous' and 6 for 'Next' website
Configure WEB
Change settings for WEB.
Bring up menu overlay Press 9 for 'Configuration' Change settings Store setting and leave menu
| Organise bookmarks and folders | Add the websites you want to view on your television screen in Internet Explorer on your computer. For more information, see the BeoConnect Guide. |
| Delete bookmarks | Bring up the menu overlay, then press 8 and follow the on-screen instructions. |
| 2*Popups | Use 4 and 6 to view the popups shown on the television screen. |
Use from a link room
If you have BeoLink installed in your home, you can use the following functions from a link room. In an audio link room, you can of course only hear sound in your speakers. Photo and web sources are not available.
Beo4 operation
See and navigate content on your link room TV.
Select PC
Select source and confirm* 1
Bring up menu overlay
Remove menu overlay* 1
Switch on N.MUSIC
Switch on N.MUSIC from a link room. The sound comes from the television speakers and the screen is switched off.
Press* 2
Switch on N.RADIO
Switch on N.RADIO from a link room. The sound comes from the television speakers and the screen is switched off.
Press* 2
Play coloured lists
Play coloured lists from a link room.
Press to play a coloured list
Step in a coloured list
Play specific track/station
Press one or more digits within two seconds.
Press to play a specific track or station
Add to coloured list
Quickly add track or station to a coloured list. If a track or station is already in a list, it cannot be added.
Press and hold
| 1 *Beo4 on Mode 1 | If Beo4 is in Mode 1, you have to press PLAY instead of the centre button and long press on BACK. |
| Menu overlay in link room | On some link room televisions, you may have to press 0 to bring up the menu overlay. |
| 2*N.MUSIC/N.RADIO | Which button activates N.MUSIC/N.RADIO respectively depends on the settings on BeoSound 5, if connected. |
| Play Timer | If your main video or audio product in a link system has a Play Timer function, BeoMaster 5 can be selected as source of a Play Timer. When the Play Timer starts, the items in the red list will play. This means that the content you want to listen to in the Play Timer function must be placed in the red list. |
To achieve full functionality in a Master Link setup, BeoMaster 5 must be connected to a main room television. Your options depend on your setup. The illustration below is an example of a setup.
BeoMaster 5/BeoSound 5 setup
You can view the same content from BeoMaster 5 on a link room TV as you have on a main room TV. You can, for example, see the cover art with album and artist name of music playing, see net radio stations, navigate in your photo collection and browse the Internet using your favourites.
BeoMaster 5 setup
You have the same options on your link room TV as you have on your main room TV. When BeoSound 5 is not connected, you can navigate in N.MUSIC and N.RADIO. Also you can see cover arts, navigate in your photo collection and browse the Internet.
| Link room operations | You can view the same content from BeoMaster 5 on a link room television as you see on your main room television. During this the content on both televisions will be displayed in standard definition. |
| CVBS signal | To make link room distribution of data possible, you need to connect a cable between BeoMaster 5 and your main room television. Contact your Bang & Olufsen retailer for further information |
Set up your system
BeoMaster 5 may be set up in different ways – depending on your other Bang & Olufsen products. Contact your retailer if you need to make changes to your setup.
BeoSound 5 setup
When BeoMaster 5 is set up with BeoSound 5, operation of music and radio takes place via BeoSound 5.
For information on BeoSound 5 operation, see the BeoSound 5 Guide.
Audio/video system setup
BeoMaster 5 is set up with your audio/video system in your home.
For information on how to set up connected products, see the guides enclosed with the products.
To ensure proper ventilation, allow at least 5 cm (2") of space at the sides of the product and 10 cm (4") above it. Never place BeoMaster 5 in a closed cabinet without ventilation.
For safety reasons, the mains cord from the wall outlet must be secured to the product. Use the enclosed cable clamp and screw.
Olufsen products. Contact your retailer if you need to make changes to your setup.
Cleaning
Wipe dust off the surfaces using a dry, soft cloth. To remove stains or dirt, use a soft, damp cloth and a solution of water and mild detergent, such as washing-up liquid.
Do not connect any of the products in your system to the mains supply, until you have made all the connections.
~ – Mains supply
Connection to the mains supply.
MASTER UNIT
BeoSound 5 connections (POWER, USB and VIDEO).
IR
External IR receiver.
SPDIF
For loudspeakers with a digital input.
MASTER LINK
Connection for BeoLink distribution throughout the house.
LINE OUT
Left and right sound channel output to television.
POWER LINK
Loudspeaker connections.
DVI–I
Television connections.
Ethernet
Ethernet connection.* 1
USB audio interface
For connection of USB wireless network card.
S–VIDEO
Television connections.
Y–Pb–Pr
Alternative television connections.
VIDEO
Alternative television connections.
ST.BY (standby)
Standby switch.
Software updates
To receive software updates and N.RADIO, BeoMaster 5 must be connected to the Internet.
1*NOTE! Only connect to a local area network (LAN) that does not exit your flat, house or building.
Documents / Resources
References
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Here you can download full pdf version of manual, it may contain additional safety instructions, warranty information, FCC rules, etc.
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