Bang & Olufsen BeoPlayer User Manual
Contents
Introduction
Principles of operation
Remote control
Make music available
Cover art
Make photos available
Make websites available
Daily use of BeoPlayer
Organise your content
Using BeoMedia 1
Using BeoMaster 5 and BeoSound 5
Coloured lists
Functions specic to BeoMaster 5
Use portable devices with BeoPlayer
Especially for BeoSound 2
Conguration of BeoPlayer
Basic settings
The Advanced settings – This only applies if
BeoPort is part of your setup
System requirements for BeoPlayer and
BeoPort
Supported media formats
Software update – BeoMaster 5
Registration of BeoPlayer or BeoPort
What to do if you need to remove BeoPlayer/
BeoPort
About
Introduction
BeoPlayer
BeoMaster 5
Guide to BeoPlayer and BeoPort
This Guide will give you information on how to use the
BeoPlayer and BeoPort software, which is part of your
Bang & Olufsen product. BeoPlayer is also available as
a free download from www.bang-olufsen.com.
As the user interaction for BeoPort is similar to the one
for BeoPlayer, BeoPort is only mentioned when the
described operation specically requires a BeoPort
installation.
BeoPort
BeoSound 5
The available features and operation of the software in
connection with a BeoMaster 5 and BeoSound 5 are
also similar. Therefore, the sections describing
operation with BeoMaster 5 only mention BeoSound 5
when the operation specically requires a BeoSound 5
installation also.
This Guide also provides information on the use of the
software with BeoSound 2, BeoSound 6 and Serenata.
Principles of operation
The control bar
The control bar allows you to activate and operate the
BeoPlayer or BeoPort sources.
> Click on the Bang & Olufsen shortcut in your system tray to
start up BeoPlayer.
> Move your cursor to the far right of the screen.
> Click the triangular tab to bring up the control bar.
Note that the appearance of the control bar depends on
whether you have installed BeoPort or BeoPlayer.
The default sources are N.RADIO, N.MUSIC, PHOTO and
PC CD. Note that only BeoPort gives you additional sources,
depending on the products in your home. Refer to ‘Customise
the control bar’ for more information.
To activate a source in BeoPlayer …
> Click twice on one of the sources to make the source
appear on the left of the computer screen.
When you activate a source, it appears on the control bar in
red.
Control bar operation …
> Click or to step between tracks, radio stations, TV
channels, photos, etc.
> Click or to step to the next group in the active source, or
when PC CD is selected …
> … switch between CDs if you have two CD-rom drives or a
connected BeoSound 9000 (BeoPort only).
> Click STOP to pause playback.
> Click GO to resume playback.
> Click or to adjust sound.
> To mute, click between and to mute playback.
Use or to restore volume.
> Click SETUP to view individual options for each source.
Alternatively, the mouse can be used to select and play your
content showing on the left side of the computer screen. A
group in BeoPlayer is, for example, an album, a playlist, a
genre or a coloured list.
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> Click INFO to see information on the current track, radio
station or photo.
> Click • to switch to standby.
> Click and hold • for 2 seconds to switch off all sources.
> Click • twice to close the control bar and the application.
> Click the Bang & Olufsen shortcut once in your system tray
to re-activate BeoPlayer.
The coloured buttons which are only available on the BeoPort
control bar are for playing the coloured list. Refer to ‘Coloured
lists’ for further information.
Customise the control bar …
The number of sources available via your control bar can be
changed. You can add, delete or hide sources. Up to eight
sources can be made visible on the control bar at the same
time.
> Click SETUP to set up the control bar.
> Click SOURCES to add or remove sources. A list of available
sources appears on the control bar. With BeoPort you have
more options depending on the products present in your
home.
> Click and hold on the source you wish to add from the list
and drag it to the existing sources.
The BeoPort
control bar
The BeoPlayer control bar
Under all visible sources, you can hide a second source, which
is indicated by < and > around the source.
> Click on a source on the control bar and drag it to the list of
available sources to remove it.
> Click EXIT to leave SETUP.
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Note! With the US version of BeoPort you cannot watch
video sources from your main room on your computer
screen.
The TV viewer
If your computer setup includes a BeoPort box and the
computer is equipped with a TV tuner cards, the TV viewer
function is available and you can watch television on the
computer screen by selecting the source PC TV. Once the TV
viewer is displayed, you can move, close or enlarge the TV
viewer window.
How to move and resize the TV viewer window …
> Select the TV viewer window and drag it to move it.
> Double-click the TV viewer window to get a full-screen TV
picture on the computer screen.
> Right-click the mouse to make the TV viewer window
disappear from the screen – the sound is still available.
> Bring up the control bar and click on TV to bring the TV
viewer window back.
> Drag a side of the TV viewer window to enlarge the TV
viewer proportionally in a 4:3 picture format.
Select sound mode …
You can select specic sound modes for the TV channels or
select AV stereo sound for audio or video sources.
Mono, stereo or language …
If additional sound modes are available …
> Click SETUP then SOUND on the control bar to change the
current sound mode.
> Click SOUND repeatedly to switch between the available
sound modes, mono or stereo.
> Click SETUP to be able to select a sound mode.
If no alternative sound modes are available, you will not
experience any difference.
> Click EXIT to leave SETUP.
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Select AV stereo sound …
If you select a video source on the control bar, you can choose
to receive stereo sound via BeoLink for this particular source.
Simply use the AV button located under SETUP in the control
bar.
> Bring up a source – click on e.g. DTV.
> Click SETUP to be able to select AV sound.
> Click AV to select AV sound, e.g. stereo sound.
> Click AV again to return to mono sound.
> Click EXIT to leave SETUP.
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Remote control
If you have BeoPort installed together with an IR receiver, you
can use either Beo4 or Beo5 to operate the available sources in
your system.
On Beo4 …
> Press RADIO to switch on the radio.
> Press TV to watch television, if available.
> Press LIST repeatedly to display N.MUSIC on Beo4, then
press GO to activate.
> Press LIST repeatedly to display N.RADIO on Beo4, then
press GO to activate.
> Press DTV to receive digital TV from a connected video
source, if available.
> Press DVD to receive a DVD signal from a connected DVD
player.
> Press CD to listen to an audio CD.
> Press V.MEM to watch video from a connected DVD/video
player, on the computer screen.
> Press A.MEM to play a connected audio source.
The digit buttons have context specic functions. They can, for
example, be used to select a specic track, a TV channel or a
radio station.
> Press or to search through a track or to step to the next
or previous group.
> Press or to step to the next or previous track in the
current list or on a CD, step to another TV channel or radio
station.
With your remote control, you can, for example, switch
available link and main room sources on and off, switch
between TV channels, radio stations or tracks, and adjust
volume.
The coloured buttons …
The coloured buttons have different functions according to the
selected source. If you are watching a set-top box channel on
your computer, the coloured buttons are used as indicated in
the set-top box menu overlay.
In a setup with BeoSound 5, or with a BeoMaster 5 alone, the
coloured buttons are used to select coloured lists. Refer to
‘Coloured lists’ for further information.
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The Beo5 remote control must be set up to operate the
to switch on the N.Music source.
to switch on N.Radio.
to use the PC source.
to watch video from a connected DVD/video
to watch television, if available.
to receive digital TV from a connected video
to receive a DVD signal from a connected DVD
to listen to an audio CD.
to play a connected audio source.
or
to search through a track or to step to the next
or
to step to the next or previous track in the
‘Coloured lists’ for more information
Refer to
Make music available
BeoPlayer/BeoPort uses your Internet connection to
download CD information from BeoPortal. To receive
information from BeoPortal, you must register BeoPlayer and
enable the function in the ‘Conguration’ menu and your
computer must be online. If BeoPortal is not available after
approximately 10 seconds, your tracks will be registered as
‘unkno wn’.
Find music on the computer
To create playlists in BeoPlayer, music must be available on your
computer. Scan your computer for music already present, or
copy from your audio CDs.
When you start the BeoPlayer source N.MUSIC for the rst
time, you are prompted to search the computer for playable
content.
Scan for music on the computer …
A scan must be performed the rst time you use BeoPlayer, or
if you want to add a new storage drive.
> Click once to tick the box next to the drive.
> Click again to remove the tick.
> Click START to begin the scan.
Search for tracks if added to another drive …
> Click SETUP on the control bar when N.MUSIC is active.
> Click SCAN.
> Tick the box next to the relevant drive(s).
Progress is shown in red below the drive selection box.
> Click STOP to cancel a scan in progress.
> Click HIDE SCAN to conceal scan options.
Scans in progress will continue until they are complete. Before
you copy from an audio CD, be sure to specify your copy
settings. This is done in the ‘Conguration’ menu, under
SETUP on the control bar. Refer to ‘Conguration of BeoPlayer’
for more information.
If your existing tracks contain information tags, such as ‘Artists’,
‘Albums’ or ‘Genre’, this information is stored during a scan.
Refer to ‘View and edit N.MUSIC, N.RADIO or PHOTO
information’ for more information.
As default, N.MUSIC will always scan for music in the folder
called ‘My Music’ under ‘Documents and settings\user name’
and the drives you initially scanned, when you activated N.
MUSIC the rst time. It is therefore necessary to scan your hard
disc again, if you store music on another drive or in a different
folder.
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Copy music from an audio CD
BeoPlayer uses the Internet connection to connect to BeoPortal
in order to receive information about the CD, when available.
If your destination view is closed, you can follow the
progress of your copying under the COPY button. Progress is
indicated by a red line. Furthermore, you can follow the
copying progress in the control bar display.
Before you copy from a CD …
> Place the CD in the CD-rom drive and click PC CD.
> Click the COPY button located in the lower left side to
open ‘Folder view’.
> Drag and drop the entire album as a new folder, or …
> … click NEW FOLDER to create a folder and drag and
drop single tracks.
BeoPlayer starts copying while the music being copied is
playing. Once an album or track is copied, it is stored as a
WMA le.
You can use the control bar while copying. However, copying
music will be disrupted if you exit BeoPlayer completely.
N.MUSIC from folders on the computer …
When you drag content from a Windows folder into BeoPlayer,
you can drop it wherever you prefer. After you have dragged
and dropped, you can organise your content as you wish, and
also move tracks or albums to the coloured lists.
Refer to ‘Create or edit playlists’ for more information.
From BeoPlayer to other applications …
You can also transfer content from BeoPlayer into non-Bang &
Olufsen software, such as CD-burner applications. Usually, you
can just ‘drag and drop’ content from BeoPlayer into the
application. This will work provided that the function is
supported by the software.
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Cover art
In order to receive information and covers from BeoPortal,
you must register BeoPlayer. The function must be enabled
in the ‘Conguration’ menu and the computer must be
online.
BeoPlayer supports cover art for N.MUSIC tracks, either as
pictures embedded in the tracks or as a picture placed in the
same folder as the tracks or the album.
To download or update album covers …
Cover art shows in BeoPlayer in all views on the left side of your
screen. If you have registered BeoPlayer, you have access to
BeoPortal, and after you have scanned your computer for music,
you can start updating your current album covers or downloading
album covers.
> Click and hold on the current view in BeoPlayer in the top
left-hand corner.
> Move the cursor to ‘Albums’ and let go of the mouse
button.
> Right-click an album to see the available options.
Alternatively you can drag and drop a photo onto a track or an
album directly in BeoPlayer.
When you insert a CD and click PC CD, BeoPlayer will show
cover art automatically, if present in the le.
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in BeoPlayer, the folder ‘My
Refer to ‘Organise your content’
for more information
Make websites available
Add the websites you want to view on the television.
For information on how to use the Web source on your
television, refer to the BeoMaster 5 Guide.
The web function is only relevant, if BeoMaster 5 is part of your
setup.
In Internet Explorer, a folder called ‘BeoMaster 5’ is placed
under ‘Favourites’. When you store websites in this folder, they
can be viewed on your television via the source ‘WEB’.
You can create sub-folders within the folder called
‘BeoMaster 5’ and they will appear as groups on the television
screen.
In Internet Explorer …
> Click ‘Favourites’.
> Click ‘Add to favourites’.
> Select the ‘BeoMaster 5’ folder, or …
> … click ‘Create in’ and create a sub-folder.
You can now view the website on the television screen.
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Daily use of BeoPlayer
Play tracks, radio stations and view photos
To play an audio CD on your computer, load the CD in the
CD-rom drive and click PC CD. Use the control bar to select
tracks, pause playback, or switch between multiple CDs, if you
have more than one CD-rom drive.
For information about how you copy music from an audio CD
to BeoPlayer, refer to ‘Copy from an audio CD.
To play an audio CD …
> Click PC CD. Playback of the rst track begins.
In order to receive information and covers from BeoPortal,
you must register BeoPlayer. The function must be enabled
in the ‘Conguration’ menu and the computer must be
online.
Once you have clicked PC CD, BeoPlayer connects to BeoPortal
to receive information about the tracks playing. If you want an
overview and to play your CDs directly from the lists, simply
click PC CD again to make the PC CD list appear. Otherwise,
use the keys on the control bar.
> Click to step to the next track.
> Click to step to the previous track.
> Click or to step to the next group in the activated source.
> Click STOP to pause playback of a track.
> Click GO to resume playback.
Play tracks in random order …
> Click SETUP on the control bar to reveal RANDOM.
> Click RANDOM to play the CD tracks in random order.
RANDOM turns white.
All subsequent tracks are played in random order until you
change the setting.
> To return to normal play mode, click SETUP to reveal
RANDOM.
> Click RANDOM once and RANDOM turns grey again.
> Click EXIT to leave SETUP.
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Listen to N.RADIO …
Use the control bar to start listening to radio stations or step to
a new station or group.
> Click N.RADIO to start playback of available radio stations.
> Click to move to the next radio station.
> Click to move to the previous station.
> Click or to move to the previous or following group.
> Use the number keys on your keyboard to play a station.
View photos …
You can use the control bar to view available pictures and
navigate between them. You can also zoom in on the chosen
picture or rotate the picture or view the pictures as a slideshow.
> Click PHOTO to view photos.
> Double-click on a photo to view it.
> Click or to move to the previous or next photo.
> Click or to go to the next group.
> Use ‘ROTATE’ in the player window to rotate the photo.
> Use – ‘ZOOM’+ in the player window to zoom in or out.
> Use the number keys on your keyboard to select a photo in
a list.
The different views, here shown from N.MUSIC.
Switch between views in a source
Once you activate a source in BeoPlayer, you can switch views
to view your collection differently. The way to change views is
the same for all sources.
Accessing the lists by clicking the source button twice makes
the list view remain on the screen.
To change view …
> Activate a source.
> Press ‘TAB’, or …
> … click and hold on view-icon in the top left-hand then
move the cursor to the view you want and let go, or …
> … click in the top left-hand corner repeatedly.
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View and edit N.MUSIC, N.RADIO or PHOTO information
When you are listening to a track or viewing a photo, you can
bring up information about the content currently playing.
> Click INFO on the control bar to view information.
To edit track information …
> Move the cursor to the category you wish to edit.
> Click once on the information you want to edit, e.g. title.
> Type in the information.
> Press ‘ENTER’ on your keyboard to save and exit.
You will be asked to conrm the change you make.
You can move the grey playback bar to ‘skip’ to a particular
point in the track.
When you edit track information, BeoPlayer prompts you to
conrm.
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