Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 3000 - Sound System Manual

Your key to using BeoSound 3000

Reach out as if to touch the glass doors and the BeoSound 3000 opens automatically, revealing the music system concealed behind the doors.

The open doors give you access to the closeup operation panel which gives you complete control of the CD player and the radio.

Socket for headphones. When the headphones are plugged in, the speakers connected to BeoSound 3000 are muted.

Press the LOAD button in the right-hand section of the operation panel to raise the clamp which holds the CD in place.

You can now remove the CD from the compartment and load the one you want to play. Always load the CD with the label facing you.

Press LOAD again to lower the clamp. If you press CD to start playing CD, the clamp lowers automatically.

Buttons on the operation panel

All the buttons are located in one place. They are conveniently grouped according to type of function, so you can easily find your way around the panel while operating the system.

Displays
The displays tell you what the system is doing. The cues in the upper display relate to functions in the CD player, e.g. track number. The lower display shows the name of the current radio station, or it tells you which CD is playing, if you have named it.

Secondary functions
This group of buttons gives access to all the secondary functions used e.g. for tuning in radio stations or programming,

Number buttons
The number buttons enable you to select other program numbers, or select tracks on a CD.

Primary functions
The buttons on the right-hand side of the panel gives you access to all primary functions; switching the system on and off, adjusting volume and operating the radio and CD player.

NOTE! If PIN appears in the display the first 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. For further information about the PIN code function, refer to the chapter 'Set and enter a PIN code' in the Reference book.

Using the CD player

Play a CD

When you play a CD, you can stop it at any time. If you select another source, the CD stops automatically. When you search through a CD, searching will continue for as long as you keep your finger on the button. When you lift your finger off the button, the CD resumes playing.

CD Plays the CD you have loaded

0 – 9 Plays specific track numbers

Plays the next track

Plays the previous track

STOP Pauses playing

PLAY Resumes playing

Searches forward toward the end of the CD

Searches backward toward the beginning of the CD. Keep the button pressed down until you have reached the point you want

Different ways of playing a CD

The random play function plays all the tracks on the CD in random order. The repeat function, repeats the CD for up to 12 hours, and the replay function plays the specific track over and over. The functions are cancelled by pressing the RANDOM, REPEAT or REPLAY button again.

While the CD is playing, press RANDOM. ON appears – and RANDOM is shown in the upper display

While the CD is playing, press REPEAT. ON appears – and REPEAT is shown in the upper display

When you hear the track you want repeated, press REPLAY. ON appears – and REPEAT is shown in the upper display

Note: If you cancel the random play function while the CD is playing, all 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 activated.

*NOTE! If the display has been set to show the name of the CD, only the name will appear in the display and you cannot follow the elapsed time process. See Reference book for details of the various display modes.

Play favourite CD tracks only

Sometimes not the entire selection of tracks on a CD is to your liking, it is therefore possible to edit the CD, so that only the tracks you like and select are played. The selected tracks are played in numerical order.

Load the CD you want to edit, the CD is then scanned. Scanning means that the first 15 seconds of each track on this CD will be played. On the display, the track number you are currently playing will appear. While listening to the track, you choose whether to include or exclude the track.

Select and store a series of tracks

Before editing, you must start playing the CD. If you do not make a selection of whether to include or exclude the track being played, it is automatically included. If you choose to leave the function before you have included or excluded all the tracks on the CD, the remaining tracks will be regarded as excluded.

While the CD is playing, press EDIT to edit the CD. EDIT? appears

Press PLAY to start scanning the CD. EDITING appears – and SCAN is shown in the upper display

Press to include a track number in the series M or,
press to exclude a track number from the series

EDIT OK? appears in the display when the last track has been included or excluded

Press STORE to store STORED the sequence. STORED appears

STORE Press STORE at any time if you wish to terminate the editing procedure before the last track has been included or excluded

Note: If you happen to make a mistake or change your mind while you are choosing your tracks, just press the CD button and the EDIT button again – and start over.

NOTE! Track selection can also be used in conjunction with the functions of playing tracks in random order and repeating a CD, see the previous page.

Using the radio

To listen to the radio, you must first find and store the frequencies of the radio stations.

You can store up to 60 different radio stations in your BeoSound 3000 (see Reference book).

Switch on the radio

When you switch on the radio, it automatically selects the station which you last listened to.

RADIO Press RADIO to switch on the radio

0 – 9 Use the number keys to select a stored station

Step through all stored stations

Switch to standby

Note: Pressing 0 will swap between present and previous radio station.

Adjust the sound

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 MUTE again to recall the sound

Documents / Resources

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