Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 1 User Manual - page 8

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Adapt the BeoLab 1 to its surroundings

The BeoLab 1 can be placed almost

anywhere in your room. However,

the most natural sound and best

stereo perspective is obtained if

the BeoLab 1 is set up according to

the guidelines on these two pages.

To filter out the natural bass boost

obtained if a loudspeaker is placed

e.g. in a corner – compared to a

more freestanding position – the

BeoLab 1 has a three-position

switch referred to as the Speaker

Position switch.

Note: As the Power Link cable

carries both the left and the right

sound channel it is important that

you remember to set the

L • R • LINE switch to the correct

setting on each of the loudspeakers

(further explained on p. 6).

Setting the speaker Position

switch

The purpose of the Speaker Position switch

is to ensure that the bass level suits the

placement of the BeoLab 1, and thus the

surroundings. Which switch position to

choose depends on the distance from the

BeoLab 1 to the walls and corners of the

room.

The Speaker Position switch has three

settings:

• FREESTANDING: This is the neutral setting,

i.e. no filtering at all. Use this setting if the

BeoLab 1 is placed more than 40 cm from

the wall (shown by the large lightest grey

area in the overview on the next page).

However, we recommend that you do not

place the BeoLab 1 more than approx. 1 m

away from the wall as this gives a lower

bass output.

• AGAINST WALL: The next level of filtering. Use

this setting if the BeoLab 1 is placed closer

than 40 cm to a wall, and no closer to a

corner than 130 cm (shown by the light grey

areas along the walls in the overview).

• IN CORNER: This is the setting with the most

filtering. Use this setting if the BeoLab 1 is

placed in a corner (shown by the darkest

grey areas in the overview).

The examples, and the dimensions shown,

are meant as guidelines only. You may, of

course, set the switch to any of the three

positions you prefer.

How to measure? The measurements are

both ‘taken’ from the edge of the BeoLab 1

bottom plate which is placed closest to the

wall (the zone along the walls of the room is

approx. the width of the BeoLab 1 bottom

plate).