Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 4 User Manual

BeoSound 4

Guide

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Contents

Introducing your music system, 4

Menu system, 5

How to use your music system, 6

Find out how to switch on and operate sources,
such as CD, radio or A.MEM via the close-up
operation panel

How to read the menu symbols, 8

Get an explanation to the symbols which appear
in the menus

How to use the menus, 9

Find out how to move around in menus and how
to make settings in fi ll-in menus

Naming procedure, 10

Find out how to name your radio stations, CDs,
folders or Timers

First-time setup, 11

Find out about the fi rst-time setup procedure

Call up additional sources, functions and
menus, 12

See which functions, features and menus can be
activated via the close-up operation panel

A.MEM and memory card, 13

Find out how to use the source A.MEM

Tune in and edit radio stations, 14

Find out how to tune in, move, name and delete
radio stations

Audio CD settings, 16

Find out how to activate special CD playback
functions, how to name CDs

Make sound settings, 17

Find out how to set your own preferences for
volume, bass, treble, balance and loudness

Make option settings, 18

Find out how to change the basic settings of your
music system

Make your music system start and stop
automatically, 19

Find out how to name and activate Timers

How to use the pincode system, 20

Find out how to activate and use the pincode
system

Use the Beo4 remote control, 21

Find out how to use the Beo4 remote control and
operate your music system from a distance

Setting-up and assembly, 22

Find out how to set up your music system and
mount the glass door

Connect the cables, 24

Find out how to connect speakers and auxiliary
equipment

Audio/Video setup, 26

Find out how to connect your music system to
your video system

Maintenance, 27

Find out how to clean your music system

Index, 28

Move your hand from side to side
under the operation panel and the
glass door opens automatically,
revealing the operation panel
behind the door. Press the LOAD
button and the glass door slides
completely open, enabling you to
load a CD.

Use your music system to listen to
A.MEM or radio, to play a single
CD or to record onto the memory
card.

Introducing your music system

Display

The extended status display is not switched on
permanently. Only the fi rst line is displayed all
the time. When you operate the music system,
the display shows additional information, such
as track time and CD name briefl y. If you
change the display setting to EXTENDED, the
display always shows current status and
additional information. For further information,
see page 18.

Indicator light …

The indicator light below the display shines
continuously when the music system is in
standby. The light fl ashes when pincode
protection is active and you must enter a
pincode to activate the system.

Load a CD …

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 up.
Press LOAD again to lower the clamp. If you
press CD, the clamp lowers automatically and
playback begin.

Socket for headphones

When head phones are plugged in, the speakers,
connected to your music system, are muted.

LOAD CD

RADIO 1

Headphones socket

CD 11 / 12

CD 11 / 12

2:18

GLENN MILLER

REPEAT RANDOM

How to use your music system Menu system overview

RADIO

STOP

A.MEM

RECORD

LOAD

CD

7

4

1

8

5

2

9

6

30

DELETE

STORE

MENU

EXIT

CD 1

RADIO

STOP

A.MEM

RECORD

LOAD

CD

7

4

1

8

5

2

9

6

30

DELETE

STORE

MENU

EXIT

Volume adjustment

Slide your finger around the volume ‘wheel’ to
adjust volume. Press to mute sound, press again
to recall sound.

Memory card
Insert the memory card with the label facing up.
Push it in until it ‘clicks’ into place. To remove the
card, push in to release, then pull out.

Navigation wheel

Turn the ‘navigation wheel’

to move the cursor

etc., press the wheel for GO - refer to the next

page for further instructions.

1 N.MUSIC

2 N.RADIO

3 A.AUX

4 RANDOM ON/OFF

5 REPEAT ON /OFF

6 TIMER ON/OFF

7 EDIT A.MEM

1 ARRANGE

REARRANGE

DELETE TRACK

DELETE FOLDER

2 RENAME

8 PLAY TIMER

1 TIMER 1 PROGRAMMING

ON/OFF

SOURCE (SOURCE, PROGRAM)

START/STOP

DAYS

NAME

2 TIMER 2

3 TIMER 3 …

9 SHOW CLOCK

PIN CODE SETUP

1 NEW PINCODE

2 DELETE PINCODE

FIRST TIME SETUP

10 SETUP

1 A.MEM

1 EDIT A .MEM

2 FORMAT MEMORY CARD

3 COPY PROTECTION

2 RADIO

1 AUTO TUNING

2 DAB ONLY AUTO TUNING

3 ARR ANGE PROGRAMS

DELETE ALL PROGRAMS

REARRANGE

4 ADD PROGRAM

TUNE ( BAND, FM …)

NAME PROGRAM

5 EDIT PROGRAM

TUNE ( BAND, FM …)

NAME PROGRAM

6 DAB AERIAL ADJUSTMENT

7 DAB DRC

3 NAME CD

4 SOUND

5 OPTIONS

1 SET CLOCK

2 TIMER ON/OFF

3 SELEC T LANGUAGE

4 DISPLAY SETUP

5 MENU OPTIONS

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A.MEM

Activates A.MEM and star ts playback of an

inserted memory card.

CD

Starts playback of a loaded CD.

STOP

Pauses playback. To stop recording, press A.MEM
then STOP.

LOAD

Opens and closes the disc compartment.

RADIO

Switches on the radio.

RECORD

When pressed twice, records the playing source
(radio, CD or A.AUX) onto the inserted memory
card.

0 – 9
Selects radio program numbers, tracks on a CD,
folders, or N.MUSIC* tracks, or numbered menus.
Enters numbers in menus. Press GO then a
number button to select a track in an A.MEM
folder.

Searches backwards through a CD, steps backwards
between folders in A.MEM or N.MUSIC* mode,
and moves the cursor to the left in menus. Steps
back one level in the menu system.

Searches forward through a CD, steps forward
between folders in A.MEM or N.MUSIC* mode,
and moves the cursor to the right in menus.

MENU

Brings up extra sources, functions and menus in
the display.

STORE

Stores settings, names, etc. in menus.

EXIT

Exits all menus.

DELETE

Deletes tracks, folders or radio programs.
Highlight what you want to delete, then press
DELETE twice.
Deletes the last character in the naming menus,
press and hold to delete the entire name.

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Switches your music system to standby.

Symbol of the navigation wheel – turn the wheel
clockwise or counter-clockwise to step between
tracks or stations, to move the cursor vertically
between menus, and to adjust settings. Moves
horisontally between characters in the naming
menus.
Press to enter submenus and to accept settings
and choices in menus.
When listening to radio, press and hold the wheel
to bring up a list of stations in the display. Turn
the wheel to move to the station you want, and
press the wheel to listen to the chosen station.
When listening to A.MEM, press and hold the
wheel to bring up a list of folders in the display.
Turn the wheel to move to the folder you want,
and press the wheel to see the tracks in the
chosen folder.

Close-up operation panel

All functions of your music system can easily
be operated via the close-up operation panel.
An explanation to the buttons is found here.

BeoSound 4 can also be operated with the
Beo4 remote control. For further information,
refer to page 21.

*NOTE! If your Music system is set up in a Master

Link system and a computer with BeoLink PC 2 or
BeoPort is connected, you can listen to N.Music or
N.Radio via the music system. For further
information refer to the BeoLink PC 2 or BeoPort
Guide.

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8

How to read the menu symbols

The menus of your music system

gives you several options. Choose
extra functions and features via the
menus or make your own setup
preferences.

The current settings for the functions

are shown in the menu, for example

‘RANDOM – ON or OFF’.

The symbols explained to the right

help you find your way around the
menus. Use the ‘wheel’ and arrow
buttons to move around the menu
system. To enter a fill-in menu, you
must press the ‘wheel’ or the right
arrow button.

If your system is set up in a Audio/ Video
system, some settings must be made on
the connected television or a connected
radio.

Menu level symbols …

One dot in front of a menu indicates that you

have moved down one level in the menu system.

Two dots in front of a menu indicates that you

have moved down two levels in the menu system.

Three dots in front of a menu indicates that
you have moved down three or more levels in the
menu system.

. . OPTIONS

1 SET CLOCK

2 TIMER ON/OFF

3 SELECT LANGUAGE

4 DISPL AY SETUP

5 MENU OPTIONS …

The square cursor …

A square in front of a menu indicates the

position of your cursor, to enter the menu or
switch a function, such as ‘RANDOM’, on or off,
press the wheel

or press the button.

Three dots after a menu name indicate that
further submenus are available, to move to the
next level, you must press the wheel

button.

or the

Two white lines indicate that these particular

menus are not available at the moment. You
may have to activate a specifi c source before
entering the menus.

How to use the menus

9

How to change a setting …

Press MENU to bring up the menu system

Turn the wheel

Press the wheel

Turn the wheel

Press the wheel

Press the wheel

to move to SETUP

to enter the SETUP menu

to move to OPTIONS

to enter the OPTIONS menu

to enter the SET CLOCK menu

1 N.MUSIC

2 N.RADIO

3 A.AUX

4 RANDOM ON

5 REPEAT OFF

6 TIMER ON

7 EDIT A.MEM

8 PLAY TIMER

9 SHOW CLOCK

10 SETUP …

1 A.MEM …

2 RADIO …

3 CD …

4 SOUND …

5 OPTIONS …

1 SET CLOCK

2 TIMER ON/OFF

3 SELECT LANGUAGE

4 DISPL AY SETUP

5 MENU OPTIONS …

Main menus …

Enters the menu system

Moves cursor up or down. Press to
enter a menu

Backs up through menus

Exits the menus

MENU

EXIT

Turn the wheel

to set the correct time (or use

the number buttons to do so)

Press the wheel or press to move to ‘YEAR’ and
turn the wheel

to set the correct year

Proceed to MONTH and DAY

Press STORE to store your settings directly, then
STORED appears in the display

Press EXIT to leave the menu

... SET CLOCK

TIME YE AR MONTH DAY

12:0 0 2005 SEP 12

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Fill-in menus …

Adjusts up or down, selects or
deselects, and changes settings in
menus. Press to accept settings

Moves between settings or moves
the cursor in the menus – press
bring up additional information in
the display

Stores settings and leaves the fi ll-in
menu

Exits menus

to

STORE

EXIT

10

Naming procedure

Use the naming function, for
example, to name your Timers for
easy recognition, or your CDs. The
naming procedure is the same no
matter what you are naming.

Each name may contain up to 17
characters, including numbers,
however, Timer names can only
contain up to 12 characters.

A

… NAME CD

D

NAME:

Aa ABCDEF GHIJKL MNOPQR …

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symbol and press the wheel

… NAME CD

NAME:

Aa ABCDEF GHIJKL MNOPQR …

How to use naming menus …

Navigate … When you enter a naming menu, a

name is suggested and the cursor is placed
under the store symbol (

Turn the wheel to move between characters and

press the wheel to select a character.

Store … Press STORE to store a name, or move

the cursor to the
to store.

Special characters … To use special characters

move the cursor to the ¶ symbol and press the
wheel. To return to ordinary characters, move

the cursor to the ¶ symbol and press the wheel.

Large or small letters … To switch between

large and small letters, move the cursor to the

Aa symbol and press the wheel.

Delete … Press DELETE to delete the last

character. Press and hold DELETE to delete the
entire name.

Numbers … To enter a number, press a number

button.

First-time setup

11

Once your music system is installed
and switched on for the first time,
you are guided through the first-time
setup procedure. The first time setup

consists of:
– Menu language selection
– DAB aerial adjustment*
– Auto tuning of radio stations
– Setting your sound preferences
– Setting the time and date
– Adding to the list of sources and

functions which appear in the
display when you press MENU

– Setting display preferences

1 SELECT LANGUAGE

2 DAB AERIAL ADJUSTMENT

3 AUTO T UNING

4 SOUND

5 SET CLOCK

6 MENU OPTIONS

7 DISPLAY SET UP

What’s on the FIRST-TIME SETUP menus …

(ENTER PINCODE) … If your retailer has not

disabled the factory pincode, you must enter
the pincode, you have received from the retailer.

SELECT LANGUAGE … Select your preferred

language for the menus in the display from the
list of available languages.

DAB AERIAL ADJUSTMENT* … Use the

indicator to determine the best position for your
DAB aerial, refer to page 15 for further
instructions.

AUTO TUNING … Let the music system tune in

all available FM and DAB* radio stations for you.

SOUND … Adjust the sound parameters to your

liking.

SET CLOCK … Set the built-in clock to the correct

time and date.

MENU OPTIONS … Add sources, functions and

menus to the list which appears in the display
when you press the MENU button.

DISPL AY SETUP … Select the display reading,

you prefer for radio, CD, A.MEM and status
respectively.

The FIRST-TIME SETUP menus appears auto-

matically when you switch the system on for the

first time.

Useful hints

To store your settings in a menu and move on to
the next menu in the sequence, press STORE.

All the settings you make during first-time setup,

can be changed via the menus at any time. For
further information on the OPTIONS menu, refer
to page 18.

For information on how to change the pincode or

disable the pincode system, refer to page 20.

If your music system is connected to other Bang &
Olufsen equipment, you may have to set the clock

via the connected equipment.

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*NOTE! DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast) radio stations

are only available if they are broadcast in your area
and your music system is equipped with the built-in
DAB module. For further information about tuning
DAB stations, refer to the chapter ‘Tune in and edit
radio stations’ on page 14.

12

Call up additional sources, functions and menus

The options, which appear when you

press MENU, are additional sources,
functions or menus.

From the factory, the only menu
entry available when you press the
MENU button is SETUP. To switch on
additional sources or create short­cuts to frequently used functions,
such as EDIT A.MEM or TIMER, add
these sources or functions to the list.

This is done via the OPTIONS menu,

for further information, refer to page

18.

1 N.MUSIC

2 N.RADIO

3 A.AUX

4 RANDOM [ON/OFF]

5 REPEAT [ON/OFF]

6 TIMER [ON/OFF]

7 EDIT A.MEM

8 PLAY TIMER

9 SHOW CLOCK

10 SETUP

1 A.MEM

2 RADIO

3 CD

4 SOUND

5 OPTIONS

N.MUSIC … Select to listen to N.Music*.
N.RADIO … Select to listen to N.Radio*.
A.AUX … Select to access equipment connected

to the AUX socket. This only activates the AUX

socket.

RANDOM (ON/OFF) … Select to activate or

deactivate the random playback function for CD
and A.MEM.

REPEAT (ON/OFF) … Select to activate or

deactivate the repeated playback function for

CD and A.MEM.

TIMER (ON/OFF) … Select to activate or

deactivate the Timer function.

EDIT A.MEM … Select to be able to edit the

inserted memory card.

PLAY TIMER … Select to enter or edit timer

programmings.

SHOW CLOCK … Select to bring up the time in

the display.

SETUP … Select to call up the setup menu, for

details on the contents of the setup menu, refer

to the following pages.

Press the MENU button to call up additional

sources, functions and menus. The contents of

the list depends on what you have added to it.

Useful hints …

You can select a menu by its number, or toggle a

function on or off by pressing the appropriate

number. If for example the function RANDOM
ON/OFF is number 4 in the menu system, press 4
to toggle the function on or off.

If you want RANDOM to be available, add it to
the menu options. For further information, refer
to page 18.

For further information about special CD playback

functions, refer to page 16.

*NOTE! If your BeoSound 4 is set up in a Master

Link system and a computer with BeoLink PC 2 or
BeoPort connected, you can listen to N.Music or
N.Radio via BeoSound 4. For further information
refer to the BeoLink PC 2 or BeoPort Guide.