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Bang & Olufsen BEOLINK VIDEO User Manual
Summary of BEOLINK VIDEO
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Beolink master link handbook.
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Master link.
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Master link preface this handbook deals with bang & olufsen’s beolink (master link), paying special attention to the installation requirements applying to it. Consequently, this handbook is especially targeted on dealers and installers. Any product, for example a stereo system, a pc, a natural gas s...
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Master link contents reading instructions how should i read this handbook general description what is a beolink system/master link system, and what can it do for me? Product description description of beolab 3500, beolab 2000 and beolink boxes setups description of recommended master link setups, co...
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Master link reading instruction this handbook employs various symbols to illustrate audio products, video products and speakers. Unless otherwise specified in the text, these symbols merely have to be understood as covering one of these product areas and not as the specific product which the illustr...
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Master link 2 general description what is beolink? Beolink is a bang & olufsen expression that covers: 1. The ability to create and operate audio-video systems, and 2. The ability to distribute sound and picture from a bang & olufsen main room system to other rooms in the home, and to operate the ma...
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Master link 3 beolink distribution covers the ability to distribute both audio and video signals. In the master link system audio and control signals are distributed by means of one single cable, whereas the distribution of video signals requires a coaxial cable network. Only beolink compatible prod...
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Master link product description below you will find a description of the individual elements included with the master link products as well as their scope of application. Content beolab 3500 the beolab 3500 is an integrated link room speaker consisting of an active speaker with master link (ml) conn...
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Master link content beolab 2000 beolab 2000 is an integrated link room speaker consisting of an active speaker with master link (ml) connection, an ir receiver and close-up operation. The beolab 2000 is supplied with a mains lead and a bracket for wall mounting. Application the beolab 2000 is used i...
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Master link content beolink active beolink active consists of a control box, an ir receiver, a receiver cable and a mains lead. Application beolink active speakers are used in link rooms where active speakers are required. All bang & olufsen active speakers may be connected. Beolink active has built...
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Master link content beolink passive beolink passive consists of a control box, an ir receiver, a receiver cable and a mains lead. Application beolink passive speakers are used in link rooms where passive speakers are required. All bang & olufsen passive speakers may be connected. Beolink passive has...
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Master link content beolink video beolink video consists of a control box, a mains lead and a datalink cable. Apart from this you need an coaxial cable from the hf outlet of the video system in the main room. This cable is connected to the aerial input of the link room tv. Application beolink video ...
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Master link content beolink converter beolink converter consists of a control box and a mains lead. 1.5 m application beolink converter is used when audio and video products with master link and audio aux link (datalink) have to be interconnected. Beolink converter can be used in conjunction with bo...
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Master link 1.5 m content ml/mcl converter ml/mcl converter consists of a control box and an amplifier. Application ml/mcl converter is used where a conversion from master link (ml) to master control link (mcl) is wanted. Such a conversion is required if you want to maintain the existing master cont...
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Master link setups 11 recommended setups an object consisting of several parts can usually only be assembled in one way if the intended result is to be achieved. For example, a gearbox for a car will not perform optimally according to the specifications if you omit installing some of the gearwheels....
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Master link 12 for the beolink 1000 terminal the key sequence is the following: beovision: “digit” beomaster/beosound: “digit” link room products: “digit” the digit sequence to be used depends on the setup. Option 0 = no ir reception option 1 = two ir-eyes in the same main room option 2 = one ir-eye...
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Master link 13 recommended main room setups audio system in one room option programming beosound : ready for use factory setting beosound : option 1 video system in one room option programming beovision : ready for use factory setting beovision : option 1 av system in one room 1. Option programming ...
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Master link 14 recommended setups for one product in the link room beolab 3500 option programming : ready for use factory setting : option 6 beolab 2000 option programming : ready for use factory setting : option 6 beovision mx 4002 option programming : ready for use factory setting : option 6 beoli...
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Master link 15 beovision avant option programming beovision : option 6 factory setting beovision : option 1 beolink video option programming beovision : option 6 factory setting beovision : option 1 beolink video datalink master link coaxial note! Option and setups for a beovision connected to beoli...
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Master link 16 recommended setups for one audio and one video product in the link room 1. Option programming beolab/beolink : option 5 factory setting beolab/beolink : option 6 option programming beovision mx 4002 : option 5 factory setting beovision mx 4002 : option 6 note! Option and setups for a ...
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Master link 17 recommended compatibility setups compatibility between products with master link connection and audio aux link (datalink) connection or master control link connection. One room setup 1. Option programming beovision : option 2 factory setting beovision : option 1 option programming beo...
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Master link 18 two room setup 1. Option programming beovision : option 2 factory setting beovision : option 1 option programming beosound : option 2 factory setting beosound : option 1 2. Option programming beovision : option 2 factory setting beovision : option 1 option programming beomaster : opti...
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Master link setups with ml / mcl converter this product is used where the customer wishes to maintain his current mcl system and to replace the audio system in the main room with a master link driver. The ml/mcl converter can be connected to all recommended mcl link room setups, see the master contr...
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Master link special setups further to the recommended setups, there are two additional combi- nations. The reason why they are not mentioned under recommended setups is that they do not fully live up to bang & olufsen’s own standards as regards operating simplicity. They have been included anyway, b...
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Master link moreover, option 4 can be used if the link room and the main room are located in such a way that both rooms will be operated simultaneously. By setting the link room to option 4, the room can be operated independently of the main room, because the link room will only accept information f...
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Master link dimensioning max. 400m ml cable it is possible to interconnect 16 master link products, including the main room products, in one system, and a maximum of 400 m of master link cable may be used. The cable between the receiver and beolink active/passive may not exceed 5 m. 5 m is included ...
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Master link installation types the following section gives a brief introduction to two typical installation types, namely the visible and the invisible installation. The examples include various applications of bang & olufsen’s installation accessories, which are shown at the end of the handbook. Th...
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Master link another type of invisible installation is shown below. This installation can be made for example in apartments with no access to the attic or basement. 24 in this example the following has been used: 1. 4 x master link cable with two plugs 2. Master link cable without plugs 3. 4 x master...
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Master link 25 build-in kit for ir-eye the build-in kit for ir-eye is used for invisible installations. There are two different build-in kits. One for solid walls (part no. 3375187), which contains a fixture box, a spacer piece, a plastic cover (to close the box under construction) and an ornamental...
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Master link 26 installation tips placing of receiver the receiver must be placed so that nothing prevents it from receiving the signals from a bang & olufsen remote control. When deciding on the position of the receiver, remember that it should not be possible to activate more than one receiver at a...
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Master link use of master link junction box: 2. Colour-change of cable. For aesthetical reasons all ml cables with plugs are available in the colour black only. When making visible installations it may be necessary to use a grey cable which can easily be connected via the junction box. 1. Length-adj...
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Master link beolink passive beolink active beolink video cupboard or basement or attic 28 central placing of beolink boxes as appears from the illustration, beolink boxes can be placed in a central location. (however, maximum cable lengths may not be exceeded, and the same applies to maximum and min...
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Master link technical description the following section contains a brief description of the cabling most often used in connection with a beolink installation. Pictures (satellite, video tape recorder and ordinary tv broadcasts) are distributed through a 75 ohm coaxial cable. Regarding part nos., see...
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Master link power link cable without wire for display data 21-pin a/v cable with rgb connection: pin 1 = audio out, right channel pin 2 = audio in, right channel pin 3 = audio out, left channel pin 4 = audio ground pin 5 = blue ground pin 6 = audio in, left channel pin 7 = blue signal (c out) pin 8 ...
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Master link 31 receiver cable 1 2 3 4 5 1 = yellow 2 = grey 3 = green 4 = white 5 = brown note! Disconnect your entire bang & olufsen system from the mains while you make the connections!.
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Master link troubleshooting guide master link products, e.G. Beolab 3500 when carrying out troubleshooting on a master link installation, the first thing to do is to apply the method of exclusion. First disconnect the main room and the link room, one at a time, to ascertain whether the fault is in t...
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Master link possible cause the product is connected to the mains and the stand-by diode is on. If the above is ok, do as follows: - meter data+ (pin 2) relative to ground - meter data- (pin 1) relative to ground - where no transmission, +/- 200 to 300 mv should be metered. - when data is being trans...
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Master link service mode products with a display feature a service mode in which master link faults can be displayed. Please note that the error reading indicates that the fault is a system fault, which does not mean that the fault is in the particular product that is displaying it. Beolab 3500 and ...
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Master link 35 glossary audio aux link perhaps better known as av connection . Connection between the audio and video systems. The connection is established through a 7-pin datalink cable. 21-pin av cable / scart standard connection between a tv set and a video tape recorder. The cable is specified ...
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Master link 36 master control link (mcl) master control link is the name of the former connection between main room and link room. Master link (ml) bang & olufsen’s new systems interface. Master link is the connection between the products in the main room and those in the link room but it is also th...
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