Bang & Olufsen BeoMedia 1 - Digital Media System Manual

Introducing your BeoMedia

BeoMedia makes it possible for you to enjoy all the new digital media sources via the Bang & Olufsen audio and video systems already present in your home. The new sources are:

• Digital music
• Internet radio
• Digital photos and video clips
• Internet websites

To make full use of these sources, you must transfer data, enter favourite websites and make playlists before you start.

When you start using your BeoMedia, you can also find additional help in the BeoMedia on-screen Guide.

*NOTE! The illustration on this page shows the BeoPlayer interface. For the MAC platform, the BeoConnect software is used, and the PC Guide will therefore look different.

Before you start

Use the PC Guide on your desktop to find out how you transfer your digital music and personal photos to BeoMedia – and how you enter favourite websites and create playlists*.

Before you start using the BeoMedia sources, you must transfer your digital music and photos from your computer to your BeoMedia – and enter your favourite websites.

You can also create playlists of your favourite net radio stations and music tracks. Use your computer to transfer the personal data to your BeoMedia and to create favourites and playlists.

For further information, refer to the PC Guide which was installed with your BeoMedia and can be found via the control bar on your PC desktop.

The BeoMedia on-screen Guide

When you have selected a BeoMedia source, you can bring up the BeoMedia operation Guide on the television screen.

You can always bring up the BeoMedia onscreen Guide on your television screen to get detailed information and useful hints about how to operate your BeoMedia 1.

To bring up the BeoMedia on-screen Guide...

• Press LIST repeatedly until PC is displayed on Beo4, then press GO.
• Use to scrool down to highlight the BeoMedia source you want, then press GO.
• Press the red button to bring up the menu overlay, then press 2 to bring up the Guide.

Start using your BeoMedia

Once you have transferred your personal data to the individual BeoMedia sources, you are ready to start using your BeoMedia.

The Beo4 remote control is used for operating BeoMedia, for example to switch on sources, navigate on the screen and bring up menu overlays of the different sources.

Using Beo4 with BeoMedia

With BeoMedia you can get easy access to your digital music, your personal photos, your favourite websites and to more than 4000 Internet radio stations world wide.

Use the Beo4 remote control to activate BeoMedia and select sources.

Press LIST repeatedly until PC is displayed. Then press GO to activate BeoMedia	LIST GO
When BeoMedia is activated, the list of sources is displayed on the screen, as shown to the right Use the arrow buttons to highlight the BeoMedia source you wish to select. Then press GO	GO
Press the red button to bring up a menu overlay for the selected source

How to use the menu overlays

The menu overlay shows the options you have with each BeoMedia source – Once the overlay is shown, press the relevant button to select the function you wish to activate.

Each BeoMedia source has a menu overlay that shows you the options you have with the selected source. Press the red button on Beo4 to bring up the menu overlay.

Once the overlay is shown, press the relevant coloured button or number button on Beo4 to activate the function you want – for example 3 to start slide show or 5 to zoom, as shown on the Photo overlay to the right.

When you know the functions behind the coloured buttons, you can use them without bringing up the overlay on the screen first.

To activate a number button, you must always press the red button first, immediately followed by the number.

How to operate your BeoMedia sources

To bring up your BeoMedia sources and operate them on your Bang & Olufsen television, use the Beo4 remote control.

The basic principles of how to operate your BeoMedia sources are the same in each source – for example to navigate on the screen, select from the list or change view.

Otherwise, it is mainly the menu overlay showing additional functions available for each source, that differs from source to source.

N.MUSIC

This menu overlay shows your options when N.MUSIC is activated. Press the red button to bring up the overlay.

With N.MUSIC you can hide away all your CDs and still have access to all your music through the Bang & Olufsen video and audio systems in your home.

When you have copied all your music to your BeoMedia, the music is automatically organised by title, album, artist and genre – and is therefore easy to find.

You can also make your own playlists and access them whenever you like – make one for each occasion.

How to activate N.MUSIC...

• Press LIST repeatedly until PC is displayed, then press GO to select BeoMedia as your source.
• Use to move the cursor to N.MUSIC, then press GO.

How to operate N.MUSIC...

• When you have activated N.MUSIC, press the green button repeatedly to switch between the different views; Artists, Genre, Folders, Titles, Playlists and Albums.
• Use or to step between available N.MUSIC tracks.
• Then press GO to select a track.

Useful hints...

When you press the blue button to hide the list, only information about the track you are currently listening to, will be shown on the screen. In this view, you can use and to step between tracks and and to step between groups.

Press the blue button to show the list again. In this view, you can use to collapse groups and to step between groups – a 'group' is for example a playlist, a CD or a photo album.

N.RADIO

This menu overlay shows your options when N.RADIO is activated. Press the red button to bring up the overlay.

Do you want to listen to jazz from Chicago or news from Singapore? With N.RADIO you have easy access to more than 4000 Internet radio stations via the Bang & Olufsen video and audio systems in your home.

You can sort the radio stations by country, language, genre and title and make your own playlists with your favourite stations.

How to activate N.RADIO...

• Press LIST repeatedly until PC is displayed, then press GO to select BeoMedia as your source.
• Use to move the cursor to N.RADIO, then press GO.

How to operate N.RADIO...

• When you have activated N.RADIO, press the green button repeatedly to switch between the different views; Titles, Genres, Language, Country and Playlists.
• Use or to step between available N.RADIO stations.
• Then press GO to select a radio station.

Useful hints...

While listening to N.RADIO you can add or move stations to a playlist.

In playlist view; Press the yellow button to move the highlighted station or playlist.

In other views; Press the yellow button to add the highlighted station or group to a playlist.

PHOTO

This menu overlay shows your options when PHOTO is activated. Press the red button to bring up the overlay.

With BeoMedia PHOTO you can show digital photos and video clips to your friends and family on your Bang & Olufsen television.

It is easy to organise your photos – and instead of watching them on your laptop, you can see them on the television screen in your living room.

How to activate PHOTO...

• Press LIST repeatedly until PC is displayed. Then press GO to select BeoMedia as your source.
• Use to move the cursor to PHOTO, then press GO.

How to operate PHOTO...

• When you have activated PHOTO, press the green button repeatedly to switch between the different views; Dates, Folders and Playlists.
• Use or to step between your photos and video clips.
• Then press GO to see a photo or video clip. > Press the blue button to display full screen.

Useful hints...

To start a slide show of your photos, press the red button, immediately followed by the number 3.

WEB

This menu overlay shows your options when WEB is activated. Press the red button to bring up the overlay.

With BeoMedia WEB you can visit your favourite websites via your Bang & Olufsen television – without swiching on your computer. You can switch between your favourite websites and navigate on the television screen by means of the Beo4 remote control.

How to activate WEB...

• Press LIST repeatedly until PC is displayed. Then press GO to select BeoMedia as your source.
• Use to select WEB, then press GO.

How to operate WEB...

• When you have activated WEB, press the green button repeatedly to switch between the different views; Bookmarks, History and Popups.
• Use and to step between available websites.
• Then press GO to bring up the selected website on the screen.
• Press the blue button to display full screen.

Useful hints...

To navigate on a website with Beo4, you must first hide the list by pressing the blue button. Also press the red button to hide menu, if it is shown.

• Then use and to scroll on the page.
• Press GO to change to 'pointer mode' to navigate on the page.
• Use the arrow buttons and to move the pointer to a link, and press GO to bring up the new page.
• Press EXIT to change the pointer back to 'scroll mode'.

Set up BeoMedia 1

BeoMedia 1 includes the following products:

• BeoMedia 1
• Cables
• IR receiver (only required in some setups)
• Software (pre-installed)

The complete setup is referred to as BeoMedia 1.

BeoMedia 1 must be installed and set up by a professional installer.

Handling your BeoMedia 1

• Avoid placing the BeoMedia in direct sun-light or direct artificial light, such as a spotlight.
• Make sure that the BeoMedia is set up, placed and connected in accordance with the instructions.
• Do not subject the BeoMedia to high humidity, rain or sources of heat.
• The BeoMedia is developed for indoor use in dry, domestic environments only. Use within a temperature range of 10–40°C (50–105°F).
• Leave enough space around the BeoMedia for adequate ventilation (5 cm).
• Do not attempt to open the BeoMedia. Leave such operations to qualified service personnel.
• In case your BeoMedia starts making excessive noise, you should hand it in for service immediately.
• The BeoMedia can only be switched off completely by disconnecting it from the wall socket.

System overview

BeoMedia connected to BeoVisions with DVI-I input

BeoMedia connected to BeoVisions without DVI-I and/or VGA inputs

BeoMedia connected to BeoVisions with VGA input

BeoMedia connected to BeoVisions for the US market

Safety copy and anti-virus programme

To ensure that your data (photos, music files, etc.) is not lost in the event of a system or programme failure, you should always keep copies of your data.

Your BeoMedia is provided with an anti-virus programme which will block the most common computer viruses.

Safety copy

It is the responsibility of the user to regularly make safety copies of the data, including but not limited to photos, music, etc. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that this data is available on media which can be immediately transferred back to the BeoMedia or in the event that the BeoMedia is replaced, to the new BeoMedia, and it is the responsibility of the user to reinstall these safety copies when necessary.

A safety copy may be placed on your office computer on any other external devices, such as a portable hard disk, or the data may be copied to CD–roms or DVD discs.

Data must also be safety copied when handing in the BeoMedia for service. Often it will be necessary to format data media as part of the repair and such formatting with the consequential loss of data will take place without notice.

Bang & Olufsen cannot be held liable for any loss of data.

Re-installation of data

Your BeoMedia is configured as a 'drive' in your PC software. When you need to reinstall your safety copy, you must therefore copy the data to this drive. This must be done via BeoPlayer, BeoPort or BeoConnect in the usual 'drag and drop' way.

Anti-virus programme

A virus attack may be a serious matter that can easily result in system breakdown and loss of important data. In serious cases the BeoMedia may have to be handed in for service. A repair caused by a virus attack is NOT covered by guarantee. The BeoMedia contains an antivirus programme. The programme protects against virus infections and will detect the most commonly used hacker programmes. The programme is automatically updated for at least five years via the Internet provided that the BeoMedia is constantly connected to the Internet. The programme is installed to instantly and without notification remove all files containing virus. Therefore, if you have transferred a file to the BeoMedia and you cannot locate it again, this may be the reason.

Bang & Olufsen cannot be held liable for any loss as a consequence of virus attack.