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Bang & Olufsen BeoSound Shape Installation Manual

Summary of BeoSound Shape

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    Beosound shape amplifier and empty tile type 6307 speaker tile type 6308 acoustic damper tile type 2997 fabric cover type 6072 installation guide english - version 0.5 32.0 48.0 36.4 0.6 + 11.1 64.7 preliminary ver . 0.5.

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    Introduction 2 introduction beosound shape is a unique scalable wireless speaker system that can be customdesigned and turn high-quality music into an interior art form. It is designed as a modular combination of hexagonal shapes that are combined in a wall decoration, which can be placed on the wal...

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    How to use this installation guide 3 how to use this installation guide use this installation guide together with the installation video on www.Bang-olufsen.Com/bsshapeuserguide . This installation guide and the video gives introduction to the product and step by step instructions on how to: - mount...

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    How to use this installation guide 4 navigation in this guide when the guide is opened, it automatically opens in full screen mode (can be left as desired - see below). This is primarily done to optimise the usability of screen reading. There are several ways to navigate when using the guide, see th...

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    Beosound shape 5 beosound shape amplifier tile empty tile speaker tile damper tile star rail fabric cover connection rail logo badge gap absorber what is in the package? Name type contents amplifier* 6307 1 amplifier tile 1 empty tile 1 logo badge speaker* 6308 2 speakers damper* 2997 2 dampers fabr...

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    Connection panel 6 connection panel amplifier tile: optical-in digital audio input usb usb for control and sw update comm in amplifier input (sound & control input), for daisy chaining of amplifiers comm out amplifier output (sound & control output), for daisy chaining of amplifiers power link power...

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    Mounting 7 mounting before mounting the beosound shape please se the installations video on www.Bang-olufsen.Com/bsshapeuserguide and see placement tool on beowise placement conditions the product is intended for indoor use in dry domestic environments only. Placed on a plane vertical wall. Use with...

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    Mounting 8 example of star rail setup disconnect the setup into smaller sections, e.G. 3-5 tiles depending on the setup. Start hanging up the most compact part of the setup. Example: start hanging up section 1, then 2 etc. Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Section 5. Section 6..

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    Mounting 9 before mounting the star rails, note the placement of the wall socket. Be sure to place the star rail for the empty tile over the wall socket. An extension cord with extra sockets can be hidden in the empty tile. Important if more than one wall socket is used for the setup, it is importan...

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    Mounting 10 when mounting section 1. Mount one screw and a washer in the top of one of the star rails. Use a spirit level to level out the star rails, use the towers for levelling. Mount one screw and washer in the top of each star rail. Mount section 2, 3, 4 etc. Mounting one screw in the top of ea...

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    Mounting 11 extra supporting star rail if the construction is unstable due to only one connection rail between two star rails, consider to mount some extra star rails and connection rails during the mounting. Important mark the extra supporting star rail e.G. With tape over the mounting holes. Remem...

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    Mounting 12 mounting bang & olufsen logo badge ‘click’ ‘click’ ‘click’ ‘click’.

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    Mounting the tiles 13 mounting the tiles refer to the installation video on www.Bang-olufsen.Com/bsshapeuserguide . This page will be updated.

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    Connecting cables 14 connecting cables refer to the installation video on www.Bang-olufsen.Com/bsshapeuserguide . Attention! Do not bend the optical cable maximum length of ethernet cable: between each amplifiers, maximum 15 meter. Totally length, maximum 40 meter. How to shorten the signal cables f...

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    Mount front cover 15 mount fabric cover place the fabric covers on the cabinet and press gently to attach the fabric covers. Note the fabric pattern, must be identical on all tiles. It is recommended to place front covers with kvadrat fabric with the texture as shown on the drawing below..

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    First time setup 16 first time setup for first time setup, refer to the installation video on www.Bang-olufsen.Com/bsshapeuserguide . Alternative setup this page will be updated in future release.

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    Software update - web interface 17 software update software can be checked and updated via the bang & olufsen app. Automatic software update is per default (factory reset) set to on and can be set to off (not recommendable). A check for new updates are made every night (local time) somewhere between...

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    Troubleshooting 18 troubleshooting this page will be updated in future release.

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    Led indications 19 led indications description led indicator on the amplifier master slave starting up pulsing white pulsing magenta product on solid white for 3 seconds then off solid magenta for 3 seconds then off product warning 1 pulsing yellow pulsing yellow product warning 2 flashing yellow fl...

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    Technical specifications 20 technical specifications designer: Øivind alexander slaatto maximum number of amplifier tiles: 11 maximum number of speaker tiles: 44 maximum number of acoustic damper tiles: unlimited materials: lightweight composite casing and fabric covers. Dimensions: tile with fabric...

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    Technical specifications 21 amplifier tile weight: 2.0 kg + 0.4 kg (fabric cover) power amplifiers: 8 x 80 watt (class d) maximum speakers per amplifier: 4 cabinet colour: black connections: - ac power (note if multiple amplifier, each requires its own ac power connection) - optical in - digital aud...

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    22 connectivity (provided by beosound core) the beosound core (which connects to the optical-in and the usb of the beosound shape) provides the wireless streaming connectivity to the beosound shape. Beosound core fits into an empty tile and is thus invisible. Dimensions and weight: ' base diameter 1...

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    Connection specifications 23 connection specifications optical optical socket - for audio input s/p-dif usb usb b audio 2.0 for audio input and servicetool pin 1 +5vdc pin 2 data – pin 3 data + pin 4 gnd comm in rj45 - used for amplifier input pin 1 a2b_ap pin 2 a2b_an pin 3 signal gnd pin 4 signal ...

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    Table of contents 24 table of contents version 0.5 - 2017-08-08 table of contents introduction .......................................................................................... 2 how to use this installation guide ...................................................... 3 navigation in this g...