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Contents
3
Introducing your Bang & Olufsen music system, 4
Get to know your music system, see how the buttons are organised on the
operation panel, understand and change information in the display.
Daily use, 9
Find out how to use your music system, play music from the CD memory, use the
CD player and the radio, and find out how to use the Beo4 remote control.
Advanced operation, 15
Find out more about the advanced operations; how to play favourite CD tracks
only, use the random and repeat functions, copy and store a CD in the CD
memory, name your CD memory groups, your CDs and radio stations.
Furthermore, learn how to edit the CD memory; copy, move and delete, and how
to make the music system start or stop at a specific time as well as how to operate
an Audio/Video system.
Placement, connections, and maintenance, 25
Find out how to place, connect and assemble your music system. How to connect
your music system to your video system, how to clean your music system and your
CDs, and how to change Beo4 batteries. Including instructions regarding the CD
memory.
Tuning and preference settings, 31
Find out how to tune in radio stations, adjust sound and set the clock, activate the
PIN code system and enter a PIN code, configure Beo4 to work with your
products, and add extra ‘buttons’ to your Beo4.
Index, 40
Find the specific subject you want to know more about.
4
Reach out as if to touch the glass
doors and your BeoSound opens
automatically, revealing the music
system behind the doors.
Use your music system to listen to
radio, to play a single CD and to play
from the CD memory.
Introducing your music system
Socket for headphones. When the head-phones are plugged in,
the speakers, connected to your music system, are muted.
Press the LOAD button to raise the clamp which
holds the CD in place.
You can now remove a CD or load one you want
to play. Always load a CD with the label facing
you.
Press LOAD again to lower the clamp. If you press
CD, the clamp lowers automatically and playback
begins.
LOAD CD 1 6
RADIO CD ALL AUX 2 7
CD MEM
GO
RANDOM REPEAT NAME 3 8
MOVE EDITCOPY 9 DISPLAYSTOP
DELETE TIMER450SETUP MUTE
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
RANDOM
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
5
The CD memory offers you the
possibility to store the contents of
your CDs inside the music system. It
has four available groups and each
group can hold up to 99 CDs. Forget
about finding and loading CDs one
by one, you have instant access to
your CD collection, all stored in the
same player.
When your CDs are copied into the
memory, you can store them out of
sight.
To help you organise your CD memory
groups, use the booklet enclosed with this
Guide; each group is represented by the
colour of the button activating it, and
there is room for you to enter the group
names, CD names as well as track names.
Each of the four coloured buttons represents a CD memory group.
Naming and organising
You can provide each of the four groups with a
new name and create your own structure. You can
choose to store all your CDs in one group or store
them in different groups organised for example by
genre, and name the groups accordingly: POP,
BLUES, etc. Another way of organising the CDs is
according to the different users of the music
system, such as: MY MUSIC, MUM or PETER. It is
all up to you.
Memory groups
When you copy your CDs, you must store the
contents in one or more of the four groups already
created in the CD memory. The four groups are
associated with the four coloured buttons on the
operation panel; green, yellow, red and blue,
which are also the names that will appear in the
display, unless you name the groups as described
on page 19.
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
LOAD CD 1 6
RADIO CD ALL AUX 2 7
CD MEM
RANDOM REPEAT NAME 3 8
MOVE EDITCOPY 9
DELETE TIMER450SETUP
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
RANDOM
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All the buttons are conveniently
grouped according to type of
function, so you can easily find your
way around the panel while
operating the system.
The displays on the music system
give you various types of
information. You choose which type
of information is displayed.
Close-up operation panel and displays
Displays
The displays tell you what the system is doing.
The cues in the upper display relate to
functions in the CD player, e.g. track number.
The lower display shows, for example, the name
of the current radio station or CD memory group.
It also guides you through setting up and
programming sequences.
Source buttons and CD memory functions
This group of buttons gives access to sources as
well as setup, playback and Timer functions.
Number buttons
The number buttons enable you to
select other station numbers, select
tracks on a CD, or select CDs and
tracks in the CD memory.
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LOAD CD 1 2
RADIO CD ALL AUX 3 4
RANDOM REPEAT NAME 5 6
CD MEM
RANDOM
GO
MOVE EDITCOPY 8 DISPLAYSTOP
DELETE TIMER
7
90SETUP MUTE
7
Change the information in the display
You can switch between different types of
information by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly when
the radio, CD player or CD memory is switched
on.
Three different display settings are available
for the radio:
1 Station name
2 Station number
3 Radio frequency
Three display settings are available for the CD
player:
1 Name of CD
2 Track number
3 Elapsed time of current track
Two display settings are available for the CD
memory:
1 Name of the group, then the CD name
appears
2 Group, CD number and track number
Primary functions
The buttons on the right-hand side of the
panel give you access to all primary
functions: switching the system on and off,
adjusting volume, muting sound, and
operating the radio, CD player, and CD
memory.
The radio station named ‘CLASSIC’ is playing.
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SCAN
The CD is being scanned meaning that the first 15
seconds of each track is played. The current track
number is 5.
The current radio station is transmitting on FM
frequency 94.6.
TRACK 1 4 5 6 8 10
REPEATCD ED
This CD is edited, meaning that some tracks will
not be played, also the tracks will be repeated.
The current track has been playing for 2 minutes
and 15 seconds.
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
RANDOM
The ten tracks on the CD named ‘MOZART’ will be
played in random order.
Track number 15 on CD number 12 in the green
CD memory group is playing.
9
This chapter informs you of the basic
functions of your music system. How
to play back music from the CD
memory or a CD, how to use the
radio and finally how to use the
Beo4 remote control, if you have
one.
For information about more
advanced operation, such as copying
the contents of a CD into the CD
memory, refer to the next chapter
Advanced operation on page 15.
Daily use
Play from the CD memory, 10
• CD memory playback
• Play a specific group, CD or track
Use the CD player, 11
• Play a CD
Use the radio, 12
• Switch on the radio
Use the Beo4 remote control, 13
10
Once you have copied your CDs into
the CD memory, they are stored until
you delete them. You can now easily
play all your music CDs.
When you switch on the CD memory, the
group and the CD you last played start
playing. You can then select other CDs or
tracks within the group, select another
group or perhaps a specific CD in another
group. To activate a group, press the
corresponding button on the close-up
operation panel. The groups are
distinguished by the colours: green, yellow,
red and blue when you start out, but you
can choose to give the groups a name.
Refer to page 19 for further information.
Unless you choose differently, playing
continues from the CD memory for 12
hours.
Play from the CD memory
CD memory playback
Press to play the CDs in the
group you last listened to
Press to play the CDs stored in
the green group
Press to play the CDs stored in
the yellow group
Press to play the CDs stored in
the red group
Press to play the CDs stored in
the blue group
If no CDs are stored in the group
you wish to play from, the
display will read EMPTY
Press to step to the next CD in
the group, or…
Press to step to the previous CD
in the group
Press to play the next track, or…
Press to play the previous track
Press to pause playing
Press to resume playing
Adjust volume…
Press to adjust the volume up or
down
Press to silence the speakers
completely, press again to restore
sound
Press to switch to standby
CD MEM
EMPTY
tt
ss
▲
▼
STOP
GO
∧
∨
MUTE
•
Play a specific group, CD or track
Press to play the CDs in the
group you last listened to
Press to select the group you
wish to play from
Key in the number of a specific
CD in this group, or…
Press to step between CDs
Press GO then key in the number
of a specific track, or…
Press to step to the next track
Press to step to the previous
track
CD MEM
1 – 9
ss tt
GO
1 – 9
▲
▼
11
Before playing a loaded CD, all
information on the CD is registered,
such as the number of tracks. Then
the CD starts playing from the
beginning. Playback continues until
the whole CD has been played,
unless you choose differently.
You can always keep track of what the CD
player is doing by watching the displays.
The displays show either track number or
track time, depending on which display
mode it has been set to. If you have
named the CD, the name will also be
shown in the display*
Use the CD player
Play a CD
Press to play a loaded CD
Press to play specific track
numbers
Press to play the next track
Press to play the previous track
Press to pause playing
Press to resume playing
Press to search forward toward
the end of the CD
Press to search backward toward
the beginning of the CD – Keep
the button pressed down until
you have reached the point you
want
Adjust volume…
Press to adjust the volume up or
down
Press to silence the speakers
completely, press again to restore
sound
CD
0 – 9
▲
▼
STOP
GO
tt
ss
∧
∨
MUTE
NOTE! BeoSound 3200 automatically switches
to standby if idle for 30 minutes. *If the
display has been set to show the name of the
CD, only the name will appear in the display
and you cannot follow the elapsed time
process. See page 7 for details of the various
display modes.
TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
RANDOM
The CD playing has been named ‘MOZART’. The
tracks are being played in random order.
1. Nomeooo jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks
2. Skjs kskd skd oo
3. Jxisks skjs kskd skd Nomeooo
4. Jxisks skjs kskd skd oo jxisks skjs kskd
5. Skd oo jxisks skjs kskd skd
12
To listen to the radio, you must first
find and store the frequencies of the
radio stations.
You can store up to 60 different
radio stations in your music system.
Refer to the chapter Tune in radio
stations on page 32 for further
information.
Use the radio
Switch on the radio
Press to switch on the radio
Use the number keys to select a
stored station
Step through all stored stations
Switch to standby
Pressing 0 switches between the present and
previous radio station.
Adjust volume…
Press to adjust the volume up or
down
Press to silence the speakers
completely. Press again to restore
sound
RADIO
0 – 9
▲
▼
•
∧
∨
MUTE
Radio program 3 is playing.
13
Although designed primarily for
close-up operation, the music system
can also be operated from a
distance. The Beo4 remote control
operates all the primary functions in
your Bang & Olufsen product.
With Beo4, you can switch on or off, select
radio stations or CD tracks. It is also
possible to switch on the special random
and repeated playback functions in the CD
player, as well as adjust the sound.
If your music system is used together with
other Bang & Olufsen products, refer to
the Guides delivered with these products
for further explanation.
Use the Beo4 remote control
TV LIGHT RADIO
SAT DVD CD
V TAPE RECORD A TAPE
789
456
TEXT
0
MENU
123
LIST EXIT
STOP
GO
Switches on the radio
Switches on the CD player
Switches on the CD memory
Use the number buttons to key in the exact
radio program number, CD or CD track
number
Press to make a Timer programming
Steps through your radio programs, or tracks
on a CD. Press
▲
when RANDOM or REPEAT is
shown in the display, to activate the function,
and press
▼
to switch it off when the function
is displayed
Searches through a CD
Selects a CD memory group
Resumes playback – accepts settings, etc.
Activates the source or function in the Beo4
display
Pauses playback any time
Displays extra ‘buttons’*, e.g. RANDOM or
REPEAT
Turns the volume up or down, press in the
middle to mute speakers, press again to recall
sound
Switches the BeoSound 3200 to standby
RADIO
CD
A TAPE
0 – 9
MENU
▲
▼
ss tt
GO
STOP
LIST
RANDOM
REPEAT
∧
∨
•
*NOTE! In order to display the relevant extra
buttons on the Beo4, you must add them to
the Beo4 list of functions: Add RANDOM and
REPEAT to Beo4 to use these functions. Add
A.AUX to be able to switch on any other
source connected to the AUX-socket. Refer to
the chapter Customise Beo4 on page 38 for
further information.