Bang and Olufsen Beosound 900, Beosound 9000 Owners manual

BEOSOUND 9000

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BEFORE YOU START…

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This Setting-up guide explains
how to set up your BeoSound
9000 and make it ready for
use.
The BeoSound 9000 may also
be used in a fully integrated
Bang & Olufsen AV system (see
the sections “Connections” and
“Ready for use…”). Please
contact your Bang & Olufsen
dealer.
We recommend that you
follow the instructions in this
guide carefully and suggest that
you proceed as recommended
here:

■ Study the section “Place­ment” in this guide carefully in
order to decide how and where
to place the BeoSound 9000.

■ If your setup includes one of
the optional brackets or the
stand, then assemble this
according to the separate folder
enclosed with the accessory.

■ Set up your loudspeakers (or,
if the BeoSound 9000 is to be
used in a Bang & Olufsen AV
system, set up this system)
following the procedures
described in the guides enclosed
with these products.

■ Make your connections to the
BeoSound 9000 and proceed
with your setup as described in
this guide.

NOTE: Do not connect the Beo­Sound 9000 (or any other
product) to the mains before
you have completed the setting­up procedure!
Please refer to the BeoSound
9000 User's guide (also
enclosed) for detailed operating
instructions.

Contents

4 Placement

7 Connections

9 Ready for use…

12 Maintenance

13 Miscellaneous information

Setting-up guide

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PLACEMENT

Fig. 1: The BeoSound 9000
placed in a vertical position
using the Stand type 2055.
When placed like this, the CD
mechanism must be centered
for a vertical position.
The Stand is supplied with two
different sets of feet:
– spikes for use on a carpeted

floor

– rubber feet for use on a non-

carpeted floor

Do not lift or move the Stand
around while the BeoSound
9000 is mounted.

As illustrated in this section
(figs 1 – 7) the BeoSound 9000
is designed for a variety of
placements. Its compactness
facilitates placement next to
your favourite listening position,
which is also optimal for close­up operation of the system. It
can be placed on a special stand,
on a shelf or a table in various
positions – or hanging off the
wall (using one of the optional
wall brackets).

■ At the end of this section is
described how to centre the CD
mechanism for the different
setup situations mentioned
here – this is very important

for the functioning of the CD
player!

■ In the section “Ready for
use…” is described how to turn

the close-up operation panel
(and the display) so it can be
read from your preferred angle.

■ The BeoSound 9000 is
designed for use in dry
environments only, and for use
within a temperature range
of 10 – 40° C (50 – 105° F).

■ Avoid placing the BeoSound
9000 in direct sunlight or direct
artificial light (e.g. a spotlight),
or near objects generating
electrical noise (e.g. dimmers),
as this will reduce the sensitivity
of the remote control receiver.

■ Place the BeoSound 9000 so
that ventilation will not be
impeded, and remember to
leave enough space above or
in front of the BeoSound 9000
for the glass door to open, and
to facilitate close-up operation.

■If you are going to hang the
BeoSound 9000 on the wall,
always use the correct size and
type of screws and wall plugs
to support the weight of the
BeoSound 9000 (depending on
the material and the construc­tion of the wall).
If in doubt, consult your Bang
& Olufsen dealer.

■ Light partition wall are often
constructed of gypsum panels
– known as drywall or wall
board – secured to vertical
studs. Gypsum is not a satis­factory material to support the
weight of the BeoSound 9000!
If you wish to hang your Beo­Sound 9000 on a gypsum wall,
using one of the brackets, we
recommend that at least one
mounting screw be a lag screw,
which is screwed securely into
a vertical wall stud.

■ When hanging the BeoSound
9000 on the wall (as shown in
figs 2, 3, and 7) we recommend
that you conceal the cables
using the optional Cable Cover
type 2062.
This cable cover has an overall
length of 75 cm (29½"). The
folder enclosed with the cable
cover describes how and where
to fasten it in relation to the
different wall brackets.
As you can see, we have used

two cable covers in fig. 2, and
one in figs 3 and 7, respectively.

When mounted correctly this
ensures that the BeoSound
9000 is hung at the optimal
height for easy access to the CD
compartments. The two
different heights also takes the

movement of the glass door
into consideration.

■ When lifting the BeoSound
9000 out of the box we
recommend that you, in order
to avoid fingermarks on the
surfaces, use the two foam
packing shells placed at each
end of the BeoSound 9000.

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Fig. 2: The BeoSound 9000
hung flat on the wall in a high
horizontal position using the
Bracket type 2054, and two
Cable Covers type 2062.
When placed like this the CD
mechanism must be centered
for a horizontal position.

Fig. 3: The BeoSound 9000
hung flat on the wall in a
vertical position using the
Bracket type 2063, and one
Cable Cover type 2062.
When placed like this the CD
mechanism must be centered
for a vertical position.