Bang Olufsen Beosound 9000 Owners Manual

BeoSound 9000

Reference book

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BeoSound 9000 – The music entertainment centre

The BeoSound 9000 is an extraordinary
CD player with a built-in radio.

BeoSound 9000 gives you perfect
sound reproduction and changes tracks
and CDs at a formidable pace. You will
experience six Compact Discs as one
piece of music – virtually one CD.

The system can be placed anywhere
you want music – in traditional
placements; on a table, hanging on a
wall, or on the specially designed,
vertical stand. The choice is yours.

The BeoSound 9000 represents a new
and visual way of experiencing music.

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To get to know your Bang & Olufsen product,
two guides are at your disposal.

The Guide provides information on daily use.
The Reference book gives a thorough overview
of all aspects.

To the right, you find the contents of this
Reference book, the main chapters of the
Guide are listed below:

• Your key to using BeoSound 9000, 4

• Using the CD player, 6

• Using the radio, 9

• Adjust the volume, 10

The Guide

The Reference
book

Guide

BeoVision Avant

Reference book

BeoVision Avant

Contents of the Reference book

Before you start…

6 Cautions

How to set up BeoSound 9000

7 Placing your BeoSound 9000
9 Centering the CD drive mechanism

33 Option programming

Connect the cables

10 Aerial
10 Loudspeakers
10 Extra equipment
10 Master Link
11 Digital output
11 To the mains

Getting started

12 Close-up operation panel

Set the time

13 Using the built-in clock

Make BeoSound 9000 start or stop
at a specific time

14 Set a Timer
15 Set a Timer for single date
15 Set a weekly Timer
16 Checking or clearing Timers
17 Switching the Timer function on or off
17 Choose location for the Timer function

Playing CDs

18 Loading CDs
19 CD playback

Playing CDs in different ways

20 Choosing a sequence of discs
20 Playing CDs and tracks in random order

Playing favourite CD tracks

21 Select and store a series of tracks
21 Enable or disable playback of a track series

Name your CDs

22 Name a CD
22 See the list of CD names

Positioning CDs

23 Load and adjust a CD manually
23 Clear the positioning

Display CD information

24 Switching between displays

Playing other sources

25 Listen to external sources

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Using the radio

26 Presetting radio stations
26 Clearing presets

Optimise radio sound

27 Fine tuning a radio station
27 Mono/stereo reception

Name radio stations

28 Naming radio stations
28 Clear a name

Play your radio stations

29 Playing radio
29 Switching between displays

Adjust and store sound settings

30 Sound adjustments

Using the Beo4 remote control

31 Beo4 remote control operation

Use BeoSound 9000 with a video
system

32 A fully integrated setup
32 An AV integrated setup
33 Option programming

Looking after BeoSound 9000

34 Cleaning BeoSound 9000
35 Handling your CDs

The PIN-code system

36 Activate the PIN-code system
36 Change or delete a PIN-code
37 Using your PIN-code
37 Did you forget your PIN-code?

Key to using this guide

Use this key to identify what a button, source
or status display looks like in an instruction
sequence.

Buttons on the
BeoSound 9000
close-up operation
panel or on the Beo4
remote control

Displays on the
BeoSound 9000

Displays on the Beo4
remote control

RADIO

CD

PLAY

A >>> B

CD

EDIT ?

CD

RANDOM

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We recommend that you follow this
procedure when you set up your
BeoSound 9000:
– Place the BeoSound 9000 where

you want to use it.

– If you wish to mount BeoSound

9000 on a wall bracket or floor
stand accessory, then assemble
the accessory according to the
folder enclosed with it.

– Set up your loudspeakers (or, if

the BeoSound 9000 is to be used
in a Bang & Olufsen AV system,
set up this system) following the
procedures described in the guides
enclosed with these products.

– Connect all cables to their sockets

on the rear panel of the
BeoSound 9000 – remember not
to connect it to the mains yet!

– Arrange the cables in the cable

cover grooves and attach the
cover to the rear of the
BeoSound.

– Connect BeoSound 9000 to the

mains.

Before you start…

Cautions

■ Make sure that the BeoSound 9000 is set

up, placed and connected, in accordance with
the instructions in this guide.

■ The BeoSound 9000 is designed for indoor

use in dry, domestic environments only, and for
use within a temperature range of 10–40° C
(50–105° F).

■ Avoid placing the BeoSound 9000 in direct

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

■ Place the BeoSound 9000 so that ventilation

will not be impeded, and remember to leave
enough space above or in front of the
BeoSound 9000 for the glass door to open,
and to facilitate close-up operation.

■ If you are going to hang the BeoSound

9000 on the wall, always use the correct size
and type of screws and wall plugs to support
the weight of the BeoSound 9000 (depending
on the material and the construction of the
wall). If in doubt, consult your Bang & Olufsen
retailer.

■ Light partition walls are often constructed

of gypsum panels – known as drywall or wall
board – secured to vertical studs. Gypsum is
not a satisfactory material to support the
weight of the BeoSound 9000!

■ If you wish to hang your BeoSound 9000 on

a gypsum wall, using one of the brackets, we
recommend that at least one mounting screw
be a lag screw, which is screwed securely into
a vertical wall stud.

■ If you wish to hang BeoSound 9000 on the

wall we recommend that you conceal the
cables using the optional Cable Covers, as
shown on the opposite page.

■ When you are lifting the BeoSound 9000 out

of the box we recommend that you, in order to
avoid fingermarks on the surfaces, use the two
foam packing shells placed at each end of the
BeoSound 9000.

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Fig. 1: The BeoSound 9000 placed in a vertical
position. When BeoSound 9000 is placed like this,
the CD mechanism must be centred for a vertical
position. The Stand is supplied with two different
sets of feet:
– spikes for use on a carpeted floor
– rubber feet for use on a non-carpeted floor.

Do not lift or move the Stand around while the
BeoSound 9000 is mounted on it.

Fig. 2: The BeoSound 9000 hung flat on the wall
in a high horizontal position. When BeoSound
9000 is placed like this, the CD mechanism must
be centred for a horizontal position.

Fig. 3: The BeoSound 9000 hung flat on the wall
in a vertical position. When BeoSound 9000 is
placed like this, the CD mechanism must be
centred for a vertical position.

How to set up BeoSound 9000

As illustrated in this section,
BeoSound 9000 is designed for a
variety of placements. It can be
placed on a special stand, on a shelf
or a table in various positions – or
hanging on the wall (using one of
the optional wall brackets).

This section also describes how to
centre the CD mechanism for the
different setup situations mentioned
here – this is very important for the
proper functioning of the CD player!

The section Getting started describes
how to turn the close-up operation
panel (and the display) so it can be
read from your preferred angle.

NOTE! Depending on the placement you have
chosen for your BeoSound 9000, the carriage will
situate itself in various positions. If you choose to
place BeoSound 9000 vertically, the carriage will
move to the top end of BeoSound 9000. If you
choose to place the BeoSound 9000 horizontally,
the carriage will situate itself next to the
operation panel.

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>> How to set up BeoSound 9000

Fig. 4: The BeoSound 9000 placed flat on a level
surface, e.g. a table or shelf. When BeoSound
9000 is placed like this, the CD mechanism must
be centred for a flat position (factory setting).

Fig. 5: The BeoSound 9000 placed in a slant
position on a level surface, e.g. a table or shelf.
When BeoSound 9000 is placed like this, the CD
mechanism must be centred as for a flat position
(factory setting).

Fig. 6: The BeoSound 9000 placed in a near
upright position on a level surface, e.g. a table or
shelf. When BeoSound 9000 is placed like this, the
CD mechanism must be centred for a horizontal
position.

Fig. 7: The BeoSound 9000 hung low on the wall
in a near upright position. When BeoSound 9000
is placed like this the CD mechanism must be
centred for a horizontal position.

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Centering the CD drive mechanism

The CD mechanism is spring suspended in
order to make the BeoSound 9000
‘party-safe’. By centering the CD mechanism,
you adjust the tension of the spring
suspension to allow for different placements.

It is very important for the functioning of the CD
player that you adjust the spring suspension
correctly!

The spring suspension in the two adjustment
holes can be set to four different positions:

a) Use this setting when BeoSound 9000 is placed
in the Bracket as in figs 6 and 7.

b) Use this setting when BeoSound 9000 is placed
either on its Stand, or hung vertically on the wall as
in figs 1 and 3.

c) Use this setting when BeoSound 9000 is hung
horizontally on the wall as in fig 2.

d) Use this setting when BeoSound 9000 is placed
either flat on a table, or in the Bracket as in figs 4
and 5. This is the factory setting.

How to center the spring suspension

Enclosed with the Stand and the Brackets, you
will find a small plastic tool, which you must
use for this purpose:

> Locate the two adjustment holes in the bottom

plate of BeoSound 9000.

> Pry off the two small plastic plugs (using the

chisel-shaped end of the tool).

> Insert the other end of the tool (the arrow-

shaped end) and turn the tool so that the arrow
in each hole points into the correct direction.

> When finished put back the two plastic plugs

again.

In all but the flat and the near flat positions, both
arrows in the holes must point upwards when
finished. In the flat position (factory setting) they
must point towards the centre of BeoSound 9000.

a

b

dc

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You can use your BeoSound 9000 in
a stand-alone setup or connected to
a Bang & Olufsen video system with
a Master Link cable. The Master Link
socket on the back of BeoSound
9000 can also be used for the
distribution of sound to any room
you like.

Use the diagram and the label on the
socket panel for reference when
locating the sockets.

Do not connect the BeoSound 9000
to the mains until you have finished
connecting the cables.

Connect the cables

NOTE! For further information about a setup
other than the stand-alone option, please refer to
Using BeoSound 9000 with a video system.

AM

aerial

Master Link

connection

Loud-

speakers

Extra
equipment

FM
aerial

Digital output

Aerial connections

In order to obtain optimal reception of radio
stations it is essential to use the correct type
of aerial (FM and/or AM) or cable net
connection. Let your Bang & Olufsen retailer
advise you.

> Connect your FM signal to the socket marked

FM and your AM signal, if any, to the socket
marked AM.

> When using indoor aerials (either an FM dipole

or AM loop aerial), tune in to the radio station
you want and then turn the aerial horizontally
until optimum signal is received.

Loudspeakers

You may choose to loop the signals through
from speaker to speaker, as mentioned in the
User’s guide for your loudspeakers, or you
may connect one speaker to each of the two
sockets.

> Connect your active Bang & Olufsen

loudspeakers to the sockets marked PL.

Remember to set the L • R • LINE switch on your
active speakers to L and R (left and right channel),
respectively.

Extra equipment

The AUX socket enables you to connect e.g. a
tape recorder or a record player (with built-in
preamplifier). However, as this socket does not
carry Data Link signals, you will not be able to
operate the connected equipment by remote
control. Just select A.AUX and then operate
the extra equipment close-up.

> Connect your extra equipment to the socket

marked AUX.

Master Link connection

You can connect a video system or BeoLink
system to the Master Link socket, in order to
achieve an integrated AV system. The AV
system may be set up in one room, or split up
on two rooms.

The Master Link connection may also be used
to distribute sound to other rooms in the
house, in a BeoLink system. For further
information, please contact your retailer.

> Using a Master Link cable, connect one end to

the socket marked ML (Master Link) on the
BeoSound 9000 and the other end to the
corresponding socket on the TV.

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For safety reasons fasten the mains cord as

shown, before running it out from the socket

compartment.

Digital output

The socket marked DIG. OUT carry the digital
signals from the CD player, and is intended for
connecting digital equipment (output only).

Mains connection

Plug the mains lead into the socket marked ~.
When you have made all the connections,
replace the cover to hide the socket
compartment.

Remove the cover in the bottom plate of the
BeoSound 9000 to gain access to the sockets. The
socket compartment contains the socket for the
mains cord.

The cover has two perforated sections, which you
can pry off in order to make a hole through which
to run the cables. Select one in an appropriate
position to suit your setup.

If you have set up the BeoSound 9000 on the
Stand, (see How to set up BeoSound 9000), a
different cover must be used. This new cover is
supplied with the Stand. Finally, connect the
BeoSound 9000 (and the other units in your
system) to the mains.

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When you have finished the setting
up procedure, the BeoSound 9000 is
ready for use.

Keep BeoSound 9000 in stand-by
mode to facilitate easy access and to
ensure that Clock and Timer settings
are always available.

Getting started

Close-up operation panel

In order to make reading easier in all
placement situations, you can rotate the
close-up operation panel (and thus the
display):

> Turn off the power.
> Open the lid to gain access to the close-up

operation panel.

> Lift off the operation panel by inserting a finger

where indicated, lift the panel out, rotate it, and
insert it again (connectors first).

When you turn on the BeoSound 9000 a tiny
red light appears in the display, indicating
that the system is in stand-by mode, ready to
be used.

> Press the load button to open the glass door.
> Remove the carton strip behind the CD clamp

and the foam packing (these items are for
protection of the CD drive and the glass door
during transport).

You can rotate the CD clamper lid (with the

Bang & Olufsen name) in order to ensure that

the name always appears in a horizontal position

(and not upside down).

Lift here

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