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Acknowledgements and liability
Product names mentioned in this guide may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies.
Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies.
Copyright © 1999-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved. Microsoft, Windows Media and the Windows
Logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.
MicroOS Operating System (U.S. Patent #5,787,445)
Please note that Bang & Olufsen will, in no event, be
liable for any consequential, incidental or indirect
damages arising out of the use or inability to use the
software.
Mac, the Mac logo and iTunes are trademarks of Apple
Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
System requirements – PC
• One free USB port
If you connect the BeoSound 2 docking station to this
port via an external HUB, make sure that your HUB
supports Full Speed Devices.
• 10 MB of available disk space
• Windows 2000/XP
You must have administrator privileges to install the
BeoSound 2 firmware.
System requirements – Macintosh
• One free USB port – 1.1
If you connect the BeoSound 2 docking station to this
port via an external HUB, make sure that your HUB
supports Full Speed Devices.
• MAC OS 9.x and OS X compatible
• iTunes 2 (and newer) compatible
Supported file formats
• MP3
Sampling frequencies: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24,
32, 44.1, and 48 kHz
Constant or variable bit rates: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56,
64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 256 and 320 Kbps
• WMA
Sampling frequencies: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.050, 32, 44.1
and 48 kHz
Bit rates: 64, 80, 96, 128, 160 and 192 Kbps
• Note that the WMA format is not supported by iTunes.
Check www.bang-olufsen.com to see whether new file
formats are supported by BeoSound 2. Updated
BeoSound 2 firmware will also be available on this
website.