Bang & Olufsen BeoLink Passive User Manual

BeoLink® Passive

Setting-up Guide

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of
electric shock, do not remove
cover (or back).
No User-serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to qualified ser­vice personnel.

WARNING: To prevent fire or electric

shock, do not expose this appliance
to rain or moisture. Do not expose
this equipment to dripping or splash­ing and ensure that no objects filled
with liquids, such as vases, are placed
on the equipment.

To completely disconnect this equip

­ment from the AC Mains, disconnect
the power supply cord plug from the
AC receptacle.

This symbol indicates that a

dangerous voltage constitut­ing a risk of electric shock is
present within this unit.

This symbol indicates that there

are important operating and
maintenance instructions in the
literature accompanying this

unit.

For the US-market only!

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful inter­ference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can ra­diate radio frequenc y energy and, if not in­stalled and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the inter­ference by one or more of the following

measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the re­ceiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

For the Canadian market only:

This class B digital apparatus meets all require-

ments of the Canadian Interference-Causing

Equipment Regulations.

This product fulfils the conditions

stated in the EEU directives 89/336
and 73/23.

Technical specifications, features and the use

thereof are subject to change without notice.

↑ The main room

B E O L I N K S Y S T E M

The link room →

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This guide describes how to in-

stall your BeoLink Passive kit in
a BeoLink ( Master Link) distri­bution system.

The User’s guide, which is also

supplied with the BeoLink
Passive kit, describes how to
operate the system once it has
been installed.

The BeoLink distribution system

enables you to control your
main system and to listen to it
in the link room. Your link room
must be connected to the main

room via a Master Link cable.
To join the Master Link cables
from the main system and from
the BeoLink Passive kit, a junc­tion box is required.
The cable and box (and other

accessories) can be purchased

at your Bang & Olufsen dealer.

The main room is the room in

which you have placed your
audio system and /or video
system (the main system).

The link room is where you are

about to install your BeoLink
Passive kit.

When you set up your BeoLink

Passive, we recommend the
following sequence:
1 Switch off your Bang & Oluf-

sen system and disconnect
the products from the mains.

2 Make the installation as de-

scribed in this guide.

3 Connect the entire system

to the mains.

We recommend that you fol

­low the instructions in this
guide carefully. If you have
never carried out cable instal­lations before, we suggest you
leave it to your Bang &
Olufsen retailer.

Contents

4 Placement
7 Connections
9 Ready for use…
10 Maintenance

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P L A C E M E N T

If you have installed more units
throughout the house, make
sure that the remote control
can only activate one receiver
at a time.

Place the amplifier box on a
stable surface, e.g. on a non­carpeted floor, a shelf, or at the
bottom of a cupboard.
Allow a space of approx. 5 cm
(2") above the amplifier box
for adequate ventilation.

Planning your installation

The BeoLink Passive kit consist

of these two main par ts:

– The BeoLink Passive receiver

(close-up operation panel
and receiver for the remote
control signals).

– The BeoLink Passive amplifier

box.

In the following we have listed

some advice and requirements
for the placement of the Beo­Link Passive parts:

– Before you start make sure

you have all the necessary
cables, junction boxes,
screws, wall plugs, etc. If in
doubt, please contact your
Bang & Olufsen retailer.

– Do not connect any units in

your system to the mains,
before you have made the
connections.

– The units in the system must

all be placed in a dry place,
i.e. not outdoors (the cables,
however, may very well be
run outdoors).

■ The BeoLink Passive receiver:

– The receiver is designed to

function within a tempera­ture range of 0 –55°C (32–

130°F). If it is exposed to

higher or lower tempera­tures, it may block the whole
system.

– Avoid placing the receiver in

direct sunlight or direct arti­ficial light (e.g. a spotlight) ,
or near objects generating
electrical noise (e.g. dim­mers), as this may reduce the
sensitivity of the remote
control receiver.

– The receiver cable supplied

is 5 metres (15'). If you need
a longer cable, you must use a
special low capacity cable.

This cable can be purchased

at you Bang & Olufsen
retailer (part no. 6270668,
length 15 metres – 50').

– Place the receiver so it can

receive the remote control
signals.

– If the receiver is placed next

to a door and in a suitable
height, you can easily switch
on or off on its close-up
operation panel, when
entering or leaving the room.
Likewise, if it is placed near
your telephone, you can
switch off the speakers while
you are on the phone.