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Bang & Olufsen BeoLink User Manual

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  • Page 1 BEOLINK Master Link Handbook...
  • Page 2 MASTER LINK...
  • Page 3 The handbook gives a brief and precise introduction to the basic rules that must be observed in connection with a BeoLink installation, and it describes how compatibility is achieved between Master Link products and Master Control Link products.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS READING INSTRUCTIONS How should I read this handbook GENERAL DESCRIPTION What is a BeoLink system/Master Link system, and what can it do for me? PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Description of BeoLab 3500, BeoLab 2000 and BeoLink boxes SETUPS Description of recommended Master Link setups, compatibility setups,...

  • Page 5: Reading Instructions

    MASTER LINK READING INSTRUCTION This handbook employs various symbols to illustrate audio products, video products and speakers. Unless otherwise specified in the text, these symbols merely have to be understood as covering one of these product areas and not as the specific product which the illustration may depict. Since the handbook is focusing particularly on the basic rules in connection with the installation of the systems, variables which are specific to particular products have been omitted to the greatest possible...

  • Page 6: General Description

    BeoLink. BeoLink is not a product - it is a number of features that are the result of the intelligent interaction between products, a synergy effect.
  • Page 7 Only BeoLink compatible products can be fully integrated in a BeoLink system, but previous system products may be integrated to a limited extent, as described in the...

  • Page 8: Product Description

    MASTER LINK PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Below you will find a description of the individual elements included with the Master Link products as well as their scope of application. Content BeoLab 3500 The BeoLab 3500 is an integrated link room speaker consisting of an active speaker with Master Link (ML) connection, an IR receiver and a display.
  • Page 9 MASTER LINK Content BeoLab 2000 BeoLab 2000 is an integrated link room speaker consisting of an active speaker with Master Link (ML) connection, an IR receiver and close-up operation. BANG & OLUFSEN The BeoLab 2000 is supplied with a mains lead and a bracket for wall mounting.
  • Page 10 With the tone control it is possible to adjust balance, bass, treble and loudness individually. With a BeoLink Active it is possible to listen to the sound from all main room products - both the video and audio sources. BeoLink Active offers the following local operation features: - Timer on/off - PLAY / ST.BY...
  • Page 11 With the tone control it is possible to adjust balance, bass, treble and loudness individually. With a BeoLink Passive it is possible to listen to the sound from all main room products - both the video and audio sources. BeoLink Passive offers the following local operation features: - Timer on/off - PLAY / ST.BY...
  • Page 12 BeoLink Video is used in link rooms where both sound and picture are required via a Bang & Olufsen TV set. With BeoLink Video it is possible to use all the sources in the main room. In particular it is possible to operate SAT and V.TAPE but it is further possible to watch a decoded programme from the TV set in the main room.
  • Page 13 BeoLink Converter is used when audio and video products with Master Link and Audio Aux Link (datalink) have to be interconnected. BeoLink Converter can be used in conjunction with both a video and an audio master. BeoLink Converter features autoconfiguration, meaning that it is able to detect automatically whether it is installed in a Master Link audio or in a Master Link video system.
  • Page 14 MASTER LINK Content ML/MCL Converter ML/MCL Converter consists of a control box and an amplifier. 1.5 m Application ML/MCL Converter is used where a conversion from Master Link (ML) to Master Control Link (MCL) is wanted. Such a conversion is required if you want to maintain the existing Master Control Link system although the audio system in the main room is replaced with a Master Link driver, for example a BeoSound Ouverture.

  • Page 15: Setups

    The point of the above is that things must be put together in the way they were designed to, if they are to perform optimally. The same applies to Bang & Olufsen’s BeoLink. In theory, Bang & Olufsen’s products may be connected in thousands of different ways.
  • Page 16 MASTER LINK For the Beolink 1000 terminal the key sequence is the following: Beovision: “digit” Beomaster/BeoSound: “digit” Link room products: “digit” The digit sequence to be used depends on the setup. Option 0 = No IR reception Option 1 = Two IR-eyes in the same main room...
  • Page 17 MASTER LINK Recommended main room setups Audio system in one room Option programming BeoSound : Ready for use Factory setting BeoSound : Option 1 Video system in one room Option programming BeoVision : Ready for use Factory setting BeoVision : Option 1 AV system in one room Option programming BeoVision : Ready for use...
  • Page 18 : Option 6 BeoVision MX 4002 Master Link Option programming : Ready for use Factory setting : Option 6 Coaxial BeoLink Active Option programming : Ready for use Factory setting : Option 6 BeoLink Passive Master Link Option programming : Ready for use...
  • Page 19 : Option 1 BeoLink Video Master Link BeoLink Video Option programming BeoVision : Option 6 Datalink Factory setting BeoVision : Option 1 Coaxial NOTE! Option and setups for a BeoVision connected to BeoLink Video, see Bang & Olufsen's Product Configuration Guide.
  • Page 20 Valid for all Audio Valid for Video link Option and setups for a BeoVision connected link room products. room products incl. to BeoLink Video, see Bang & Olufsen's BeoLink Video. Product Configuration Guide. Master Link Option programming BeoSound : Option 5...
  • Page 21 Factory setting BeoVision : Option 1 AUX- T-branch Option programming BeoSound : Ready for use Factory setting BeoSound : Option 1 NOTE! Information as to which Beomasters and BeoVisions can be connected to BeoLink Converter, see Bang & Olufsen's Product Configuration Guide.
  • Page 22 : Option 2 Factory setting BeoVision : Option 1 Option programming Beomaster : Option 2 Factory setting Beomaster : Option 1 NOTE! Information as to which Beomasters and BeoVisions can be connected to BeoLink Converter, see Bang & Olufsen's Product Configuration Guide.
  • Page 23 : Option 1 Option programming BeoSound : Ready for use Factory setting BeoSound : Option 1 Master Link Option programming BeoVision : Ready for use BeoLink Factory setting BeoVision : Option 1 Video Datalink Master Link Option programming BeoSound : Ready for use...
  • Page 24 MASTER LINK Special setups Further to the recommended setups, there are two additional combi- nations. The reason why they are not mentioned under recommended setups is that they do not fully live up to Bang & Olufsen’s own standards as regards operating simplicity. They have been included anyway, because in some situations they might be appropriate, and they will always permit operation of the basic functions such as source selection (radio, CD, a.tape, etc.), source control (fast forward and rewind, step, selection of a...
  • Page 25 NOTE! The BeoLink Video cannot be set to option 4! All link room products and link room kits with Master Link connection, with the exception of BeoLink Video, can be incorporated into this special setup. NOTE! The Beolab 3500 S/W version must be 1.1 or...

  • Page 26: Dimensioning

    It is possible to interconnect 16 Master Link products, including the main room products, in one system, and a maximum of 400 m of Master Link cable may be used. The cable between the receiver and BeoLink Active/Passive may not exceed 5 m. 5 m is included from the factory.

  • Page 27: Installation Types

    2. Master Link cable without plugs 3. 2 x Master Link junction box 4. 1 x BeoLink Video 5. 1 x datalink cable (included with BeoLink Video) Invisible installation This type of installation makes it possible to hide the cables and installation materials in the wall and/or in the attic.
  • Page 28 1. 4 x Master Link cable with two plugs 2. Master Link cable without plugs 3. 4 x Master Link wall socket 4. 1 x datalink cable (included with BeoLink Video) 5. 1 x BeoLink Video Aerial installation Aerial installation with built-in splitter.
  • Page 29 MASTER LINK Build-in kit for IR-eye The build-in kit for IR-eye is used for invisible installations. There are two different build-in kits. One for solid walls (part no. 3375187), which contains a fixture box, a spacer piece, a plastic cover (to close the box under construction) and an ornamental ring.

  • Page 30: Installation Tips

    MASTER LINK INSTALLATION TIPS Placing of receiver The receiver must be placed so that nothing prevents it from receiving the signals from a Bang & Olufsen remote control. When deciding on the position of the receiver, remember that it should not be possible to activate more than one receiver at a time using a remote control terminal.
  • Page 31 MASTER LINK Use of Master Link junction box: Length-adjustment of cable, e.g. from 10 m to 8.5 m. Colour-change of cable. For aesthetical reasons all ML cables with plugs are available in the colour black only. When making visible installations it may be necessary to use a grey cable which can easily be connected via the junction box.
  • Page 32 Cupboard or basement or attic BeoLink Video As appears from the illustration, BeoLink boxes can be placed in a central location. (However, maximum cable lengths may not be exceeded, and the same applies to maximum and minimum ambient temperatures. See the sections 'Dimensioning', page 22, and 'Placing of control box', page 26, for further information).

  • Page 33: Technical Description

    MASTER LINK TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The following section contains a brief description of the cabling most often used in connection with a BeoLink installation. Pictures (satellite, video tape recorder and ordinary TV broadcasts) are distributed through a 75 ohm coaxial cable.
  • Page 34 MASTER LINK Power Link cable without wire for display data pin 2 = shield = ground pin 3 = brown = signal, left channel pin 4 = yellow = loudspeaker on pin 5 = green = signal, right channel 21-pin A/V cable with RGB connection: pin 1 = audio out, right channel pin 2 = audio in, right channel pin 3 = audio out, left channel...
  • Page 35 MASTER LINK Receiver cable 1 = Yellow 2 = Grey 3 = Green 4 = White 5 = Brown NOTE! Disconnect your entire Bang & Olufsen system from the mains while you make the connections!

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting Guide

    MASTER LINK TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Master Link products, e.g. BeoLab 3500 When carrying out troubleshooting on a Master Link installation, the first thing to do is to apply the method of exclusion. First disconnect the main room and the link room, one at a time, to ascertain whether the fault is in the main room or in the link room.
  • Page 37 BeoVision or BeoSound, since it is one of these two units that supplies this voltage. Please note that in setups with a BeoLink Converter it is always the Master Link driver that supplies the voltage. If there are two Master Link drivers, one of them will, when connected, configure itself as being the one that supplies the data voltage.
  • Page 38 MASTER LINK Service mode Products with a display feature a service mode in which Master Link faults can be displayed. Please note that the error reading indicates that the fault is a system fault, which does not mean that the fault is in the particular product that is displaying it.

  • Page 39: Glossary

    Avant. Compatibility The ability to interconnect products from different seasons. Control box A box that controls data and signals, for example in BeoLink Active. Datalink cable 7-pin datalink cable used for Audio Aux Link connection between audio and video systems.
  • Page 40 Receiver IR receiver built into video, audio and link products. The products can thus be operated by means of a one-way remote control terminal, e.g. Beolink 1000 and Beo4.
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  • Page 52 BANG & OLUFSEN DK - 7600 STRUER DENMARK TELEPHONE 96841122* CABLE ADDRESS BANGOLUF TELEFAX 97853911 3540230 04-97...

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