BANG & OLUFSEN BeoSound Century User Manual
BEOSOUND CENTURY
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BeoSound Century is a fascinatingly
small yet amazingly powerful music
system with built-in speakers and
three integrated audio sources: CD
player, radio and tape recorder.
BeoSound Century unites it all in a
very elegant and individualistic
design, which makes the system easy
to fit in wherever you want music –
either standing in its base, or hanging
on the wall in the specially designed
wall bracket.
The magic glass door, which slides
open whenever you approach the
system, combined with easy and
convenient operation of the music
sources, makes the BeoSound Century
music system a pleasure to operate
and great fun to play.
User’s guide
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This user’s guide explains the functions offered by
the BeoSound Century music system, and how
they are operated on the system.
Remote operation using the Beo4 remote control
is also possible. See how on pages 26 - 27.
Complete setting-up and maintenance
instructions are found in the separate setting-up
guide, which is also enclosed with the system.
Note: The Beo4 remote control, a wall bracket for
hanging your BeoSound Century on the wall, and
a carrying handle which doubles as an active FM
antenna for the system are all available as
optional extras at your Bang & Olufsen dealer.
CONTENTS
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4 An invitation to play
6 Principles of operation
8 Buttons and display
10 Using the radio
11 Tuning in to radio stations
12 Storing your radio programs
Let the system tune in for you
14 Using the CD player
15 Switching displays
Playing tracks in random order
16 Using the tape recorder
17 Finding tracks or counter positions
Noise reduction
18 Instant recording on tape
19 Recording a specific track on a CD
Cancelling your recording
20 Automatic tape reverse function
21 Using auxiliary sources
22 Sound adjustment
24 BeoSound Century displays
26 Remote control
AN INVITATION TO PLAY
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RADIORADIO CDCD TAPEAPE AUXAUX
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Whenever you approach the BeoSound
Century, the glass door slides open, and
all the relevant buttons light up in red.
You are invited in to play!
Pressing a red button makes the system
respond – either by carrying out your
instruction, or by making another set of
buttons available to you - or both.
In this way, the BeoSound Century
engages you in a playful conversation
about its music sources: the CD player,
the radio, or the tape recorder.
Note: The next page shows the four operational
stages in which you may find your BeoSound
Century music system.
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The BeoSound Century system is switched to stand-by,
but it will respond to a brief wave of your hand.
When you approach the system, it opens up to
you, and the four source buttons light up –
inviting you in to play!
Now, try pressing one of the source buttons.
The source starts playing, and the system offers
you all the relevant buttons for that source (here
the CD player).
If you leave the BeoSound Century to enjoy the
music, the glass door closes, and the lights go out.
Only the source button and the display remain lit –
keeping you informed about the source playing.
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PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
The three sources
Whenever you approach the BeoSound
Century, the glass door slides open, and
all the relevant buttons light up with an
invitation for you to play one of the
music sources: the CD player, the radio,
or the tape recorder…
The top section of the system holds the tray for
compact discs. The compact disc is kept in place by
a clamp, which can be raised and lowered by
pressing the LOAD button (top right-hand
button).
The bottom section is for tape cassettes. The tape
recorder adjusts automatically to the type of tape
you are using: ferro or chrome.
The BeoSound Century radio only becomes visible
when it is being used. You will see all the buttons
for radio operation light up, and – with a P – the
display indicates that a radio program is playing.
The middle-section of the system contains the
display and all the buttons you need for operating
the system. For further information, see pages 8 -
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Loading a CD
Pressing the LOAD button raises the clamp which
holds the CD in place. You can then remove any
CD from the compartment and load the one you
want to play.
Always load the CD with the text side facing you!
Pressing LOAD again lowers the clamp. You may
also press the CD button to lower the clamp and
start playing the CD at once.
Loading a tape
The tape cassette must be loaded with the tape
slot facing downwards. Insert the top section of
the cassette first; then push in the bottom half of
the cassette until it is properly seated in the
compartment.
To unload the tape, grip the sides of the cassette
– a little below the middle – and gently, but
firmly, pull it outwards.
Raises and lowers the clamp which
holds the CD in place
Headphones
Headphone socket
The headphone socket is placed on the back of
BeoSound Century, as illustrated to the left.
Once you connect your headphones to BeoSound
Century, the sound from the built-in BeoSound
Century speakers is muted. The sound from the
speakers is then demuted when you disconnect
your headphones.
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> Principles of operation
Buttons and display
Pressing a red button makes the
BeoSound Century respond – either by
carrying out your instruction, or by
making another set of buttons available
to you – or both.
The display and the red buttons guide
you through any operation you may
wish to carry out, engaging you in a
playful conversation about the
BeoSound Century music sources.
These pages show what the display and
each of the 26 buttons are used for…
SOUND allows you to adjust the sound levels:
volume, balance, bass, treble and loudness
(pages 22 - 23).
STORE allows you to store:
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radio stations on program numbers (page 12);
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your favourite sound levels (page 23).
REC allows you to record the source you are
listening to (pages 18-20).
MODE is used for:
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switching AM and FM bands on the radio
(page 11);
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switching the CD random play function on
and off (page 15);
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switching the tape Noise Reduction
function on and off (page 17);
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switching the automatic tape reverse
function on and off (page 20).
The display keeps you informed about what the
system is doing and about any on-going
operation. See the displays throughout this guide
and on pages 24 - 25.
The source buttons switch on the source you wish
to listen to:
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RADIO turns on the radio (pages 10 - 13);
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CD starts the CD player (pages 14 - 15);
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TAPE starts the tape recorder (pages 16 - 20);
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AUX plays any auxiliary source (page 21).
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STOP
REC
STEP
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STORE
TUNE
SOUND LOAD
<STEP
STOP
STEP>
TUNE
The two step buttons, <STEP and STEP>, are used:
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for stepping through:
– radio programs (page 10),
– tracks on a CD or a tape (pages 14 and 17);
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for searching for radio stations (page 11);
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for rewinding and fast forwarding a tape
(page 17);
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for cancelling a recording (page 19).
STOP is used:
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for pausing playback of a CD or a tape
(pages 14 and 16);
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for pausing and stopping a recording (page 18).
The TUNE button allows you to tune in to
new radio stations (pages 11 - 12).
Note: For a complete description of the various
functions performed by the system, please follow
the references to the relevant pages.
The volume buttons allow you to adjust volume
up or down – and to adjust the various sound
levels (pages 22 - 23).
The LOAD button raises and lowers
the clamp holding the CD in place
(page 7).
The stand-by button switches the
system to stand-by.
The number buttons are used for:
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keying in radio program numbers or radio
frequencies (pages 10 - 11);
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keying in CD track numbers (page 14);
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playing a tape from the beginning (page 16).
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