Setups; Option Programming - Bang & Olufsen BEOLINK Handbook

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Recommended setups

Option programming

MASTER CONTROL LINK

SETUPS

An object consisting of several parts can usually only be assembled in one
way if the intended result is to be achieved. For example, a gearbox for a
car will not perform optimally according to the specifications if you omit
installing some of the gearwheels. If you manage to instal one gearwheel
too many, that will be most likely to cause trouble as well.
The point of the above is that things must be put together in the way
they were designed to be put together if they are to perform optimally.
The same applies to Bang & Olufsen's AV and BeoLink Systems. In theory,
Bang & Olufsen's products may be connected in many thousands of
different ways. Since it would be totally impossible to have an overview
of just a fraction of this multitude of connection possibilities, Bang &
Olufsen has selected the most attractive combinations. These selected
combinations are called recommended setups. The recommended setups
are the ones which are focused on in connection with product
development and service.
When an AV system and/or a Master Control Link System is configured it is
therefore very important that this is done in accordance with the
recommended setups.
If the recommended setups are not followed, the result may easily be the
same as with the gearbox with too many or too few gearwheels.
Bang & Olufsen services the recommended setups ONLY.
One of the conditions for the recommended setups to perform optimally
is that the products included in the setup "know" in what kind of
environment they are placed.
Are they standing alone (stand-alone products) or are they standing
together with other products. When option programming the products,
you "tell" them whether they are stand-alone products or they are
standing together with other products. After the option programming,
the products will perform optimally in the given setup.
The actual option programming is executed by pressing a certain
sequence of keys on the Beolink terminal.
For the Beolink 1000 terminal the key sequence is the following:
Beovision:
Beomaster:
Link room products:
Other products need not/cannot be option programmed.
The digit to be used depends on the setup.
See the illustrations on the following pages.
"digit"
"digit"
"digit"