Bang Olufsen Beosound-Ouv Operation Manual

BEOSOUND OUVERTURE

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The BeoSound Ouverture is a fully

integrated music system with radio,

compact disc player and tape

recorder all in one unit.

The system can be placed anywhere

you want music – on a wall in the

specially designed wall bracket, on

the specially designed stand, or on a

table or sideboard.

No matter how, whenever you reach

out to operate the BeoSound

Ouverture, the glass doors slide open

as if by magic, inviting you in to the

music...

User’s guide

PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

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This User’s guide describes the operation of the
BeoSound Ouverture music system. Each function
described in this guide is accompanied by a set of
buttons which will guide you through the
operation step-by-step.

The BeoSound Ouverture may be used with
various types of active Bang & Olufsen
loudspeakers, or it may be used as a music centre
in a Bang & Olufsen AV system. This guide applies
to both situations.

Note: Complete setting-up and maintenance
instructions are found in the Setting-up guide,
which is also enclosed with the BeoSound
Ouverture.

Be sure to keep the Setting-up guide. You will
need it for cleaning and maintenance instructions,
and when you move or rearrange your BeoSound
Ouverture setup in the future.

CONTENTS

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4 Open to possibilities

6 Principles of operation

9 Using the radio

15 Using the CD player

21 Using the tape recorder

27 Timer programming

33 Nice to know

40 Remote control

Using BeoSound Ouverture in a

link room with Beo4

Note: Detailed contents are found at the start of
each major section.

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OPEN TO POSSIBILITIES

Your BeoSound Ouverture music
system is versatile, mobile... and
responsive!

You can move the whole system
around at will and place it wherever
you like – on the wall in a specially
designed bracket, on a table, or on the
specially designed stand.

But no matter where you place your
BeoSound Ouverture, it will always
respond to a wave of your hand.

As soon as you reach out to touch the
operation panel, the glass doors open
automatically, revealing the music
system concealed behind the screen.

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PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

The top section holds the tray for
compact discs. The disc is kept in
place by a clamp, which can be
raised or lowered by pressing the
LOAD button (top right-hand
button). Discs must always be loaded
with the text side facing you!

The middle-section contains the
display and the buttons for
operating the system.

Socket for headphones.

The BeoSound Ouverture radio only
becomes visible when it is being used.
The display then lights up with radio
program information.

The bottom section is for tape
cassettes. Cassettes must be loaded
with the tape slot pointing
downwards!

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Status display

The display keeps you informed
about what the system is doing and
about any on-going operation.

Number buttons

The number buttons enable
you to key in radio program
numbers, and to select specific
tracks on a CD or a tape.

The open doors give you access to the
operating panel and the display...

Volume buttons

∧ and ∨ allow you to raise and

lower the volume level.

Secondary functions

The buttons in the left-hand
section give access to all the
secondary functions in the
system: Tuning in to radio
stations and naming them,
controlling the tape,
programming a sequence of
tracks on the CD player,
adjusting sound, programming
the Timer function, etc...

The three buttons with green
text are used for recording only.

Primary functions

The buttons in the right-hand section give access to
the primary functions in the system:

RADIO, CD, or TAPE: Plays the radio, the CD or the
tape.
AUX: Switches on extra Bang & Olufsen equipment.
MUTE: Mutes or demutes the loudspeakers.

•: Switches the Ouverture to stand-by.

The step (

▲▼) and wind (ss tt ) buttons let you

step or wind through radio programs and tracks.

REPEAT and RANDOM operate the special repeated
and random playing functions in the CD player.

For detailed operating instructions,
please refer to the relevant
sections in this guide.

NOTES

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USING THE RADIO

10 Switching displays

11 Playing your radio programs

12 Presetting radio stations

13 Radio program list

Clearing presets

14 Fine tuning a radio station

Mono/stereo reception

Note: Proper FM and AM aerial connections must
be made to the BeoSound Ouverture in order for
the radio to pick up the stations available in your
area. Please refer to the Setting-up guide for
details about aerial connections.

USING THE RADIO

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Turn on the radio

Press repeatedly to change the radio
display indication

RADIO

Switching displays

The display can give you three
different types of information about
the radio program you are listening to:

• Program name*

• Program number

• Radio frequency

To switch from one display to the
other, you must press the DISPLAY
button repeatedly while the radio is
playing.

Your chosen display indication for the
radio will be maintained until you
select another via the DISPLAY button.

Program name indication*

Program number indication

Radio frequency indication

*Nice to know about RDS...

The program name function requires that your
radio is equipped with the RDS facility.

RDS is not a standard feature in all BeoSound
Ouverture radios. Please contact your Bang &
Olufsen dealer for further information.

The RDS facility enables you to give a short name
of your own choice to your radio programs. If you
haven’t named a program yourself, the station’s
own name may appear instead, provided such a
name is being transmitted by the station.

In this way, the RDS facility enables you to
remember a station not only by its program
number, but also by a particular name.

DISPLAY

then

BEOCENTER 9300

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Playing your radio programs

To turn on the radio simply press the
RADIO button. The program you were
last listening to starts playing, and you
will see the indication RADIO followed
by a program number in the display.

If you have given a name to the radio
program, or if the radio station you are
listening to transmits a name of its
own, the display may read out that
name instead*.

To switch to another program you can
either use the step buttons

▲ or ▼, or

you can key in the exact program
number you want, using the number
buttons.

Turns on the radio

Press to step through your radio
programs

Alternatively, key in the exact
program number you want (1-30)

Press to raise the volume

Press to lower the volume

Silences the speakers immediately
Press again to recall the sound

Switches the system to stand-by

MUTE

RADIO

or

* Note: The program name function requires that
the radio is equipped with the RDS facility
described on page 10.

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through

If you select another source, the radio
switches off automatically. To switch
off the entire system, press the stand­by button •.

Note: Selecting radio programs as described here
requires that you have tuned in to all your
favourite radio stations and preset them on
program numbers of their own. See how on the
next few pages.

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> Using the radio

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Presetting radio stations

To be able to use the radio as
described on the previous page, you
must first tune in to your favourite
radio stations and store them on
program numbers of their own.

You can store up to 30 radio stations
and, if your radio is equipped with the
RDS facility, you will even be able to
give a short name of your own choice
to each program.

The TUNE button gives access to
presetting radio stations. When you
have pressed TUNE, presetting a radio
station is like having a conversation
with the BeoSound Ouverture display:

The display prompts you to do
something; then press

▲ or ▼ to reveal

other options. Pressing the PLAY
button accepts any information that is
currently shown in the display.

All in all, the tuning procedure takes
you through five stages...

1. First you must select the band in which you
want to tune – FM or AM.

2. Then you can make the radio search for a
station by pressing

▲ or ▼. Searching stops at

the first station producing an acceptable
signal. If this is not the station you want, just
press

▲ or ▼ again to continue searching.

3. When you have found a station, you must store
it on a program number of its own. The display
automatically offers you a vacant program
number, but you may select another if you like.
If the number in the display is blinking, it is to
indicate that the station you have found has
already been stored once – and on that
program number.

4. Then, if you like, you can give a short name of
your own choice (8 characters) to your new
radio program*; or you can skip the naming
function by pressing PLAY – in that case, you
will see the name transmitted by the radio
station (if any) instead when you play the radio
program*.

5. Finally, you must store your new radio program
along with all the information you have keyed
in with it.

* Note: This function is only available if your radio
is equipped with the RDS facility. Please refer to
page 10 for further information.

Note: If a station needs fine tuning, or if you wish
to switch sound (mono/stereo) on a radio
program, please refer to page 14.

Turn on the radio

Press to access to the tuning
function

Switches from FM to AM, or vice
versa

Press to accept FM or AM

Press to search for a radio station
– up or down the frequency band

Press to accept the station you have
found

Press to change the displayed
program number (1-30), if you like

Press to store the radio station on
the displayed program number

If you want to name* the program:
Press to reveal the characters one
by one

Moves to the next character position
forwards or backwards

Keep writing the name you want,
using this method...

Finally, press to store your new radio
program

RADIO

TUNE

then

PLAY

then

PLAY

then

PLAY

PLAY

then

or

or

or

tt

ss

or

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Document your radio presets here

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Clearing presets...

If you wish to clear (cancel) one of your
radio presets, you can do so via the
SETUP button. See how to the right...

When the program number has been
cleared, the display reads CLEARED.

Switch on to the radio program you
want to clear,
for example program number 5

Press to access the setup function

Press twice until the display reads
CLEAR?

Press to confirm that you want to
clear (cancel) the radio program

RADIO

5

then

PLAY

then

SETUP

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> Using the radio

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Fine tuning a radio station

If the sound from a radio station is not
coming through clearly, it may be
because the station needs fine tuning.

The fine tuning function enables you
to move slowly through the
frequencies, or to detune a station
slightly because of noisy reception.

To do so, just follow the instructions to
the left, and listen carefully as you
proceed...

Mono/stereo reception

The current setting is indicated in the display –
stereo or mono sound.

If you have tuned in to an FM station
broadcasting a stereo signal, this signal
will be stored along with the radio
program.

The system automatically switches to
mono if the stereo signal is not strong
enough to produce an acceptable
sound.

However, you can overrule this
automatic function if you wish, and
select mono or stereo manually. See
how to the left on this page...

Switch on to the relevant radio
program,
for example program number 5

Press to get access to the tuning
function

Press twice to display the current
mono/stereo setting

Press to switch from stereo to
mono,or vice versa

Press to store your new setting on
the program number

Switch on to the radio program you
wish to fine tune,
for example program number 5

Press to get access to the tuning
function

Press again to get access to the fine
tuning function

Fine tunes towards a higher or a
lower frequency

Press to store your fine tuning

RADIO

5

then

TUNE

TUNE

PLAY

then

then

or

RADIO

5

then

TUNE

PLAY

then

then

TUNE

PLAY

PLAY