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B E O S O U N D   O U V E R T U R E

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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

P R I N C I P L E S   O F   O P E R A T I O N

Summary of Contents for BeoSound Ouverture

Page 1: ...it 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...

Page 2: ...us 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...

Page 3: ...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...

Page 4: ...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 w...

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Page 6: ...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 on...

Page 7: ...ontrolling 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...

Page 8: ...N O T E S 8...

Page 9: ...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...

Page 10: ...PLAY 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...

Page 11: ...mber 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 s...

Page 12: ...u 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 o...

Page 13: ...esets 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 nu...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...S I N G T H E C O M P A C T D I S C P L A Y E R 16 Loading a CD Switching displays 17 Playing the CD 18 Playing tracks in random order Playing the CD over and over again 19 Programming a sequence of t...

Page 16: ...ferent types of information about where you are on a CD Track number Track time Remaining playing time To switch from one display to the other you must press the DISPLAY button repeatedly while the CD...

Page 17: ...AUSE and PLAY buttons you can pause and resume playback any time When the CD has been played through once the CD player stops waiting for another instruction to play If you select another source the C...

Page 18: ...e other just press REPEAT again After 12 hours of uninterrupted playing the system automatically switches to stand by Note The CD repeat function remains on for 12 hours until you change it via the RE...

Page 19: ...e CD is playing Note By pressing the step buttons or you can step through the tracks in the sequence as you like Whenever you press the SELECT or the REJECT button the display prompts you to key in a...

Page 20: ...N O T E S 20...

Page 21: ...E T A P E R E C O R D E R 22 Loading a tape Switching displays 23 Playing the tape 24 Instant recording on tape 25 Recording specific CD tracks 26 Using Dolby NR noise reduction Cancelling the tape r...

Page 22: ...nd there will be no indication of track number in the display Start playing a tape Press repeatedly to change the tape display indication To unload the tape grip the sides of the cassette a little bel...

Page 23: ...pause and resume playing the tape at any point you like When the tape has been played through once the tape recorder will pause waiting for another instruction to play If you select another source th...

Page 24: ...gain to resume recording or press another source button for example RADIO to stop recording and switch off the tape recorder If you press the RETURN button during recording or while the recording is p...

Page 25: ...the green PAUSE button to pause the recording Then press for example the CD button to switch off the tape recorder and return to just listening to the CD Note Please refer to the previous page for fur...

Page 26: ...layed back with the Dolby NR system cut in The tape recorder always plays through the entire tape A and B side before stopping that is you don t have to turn the tape manually You can of course cancel...

Page 27: ...27 T I M E R P R O G R A M M I N G 28 Programming Timers 30 Switch on the Timer function 31 Checking or cancelling your Timers 32 Setting the built in clock...

Page 28: ...with the display Note When you have programmed a Timer make sure that the green timer indication in the display is switched on Please refer to page 30 Nice to know If you happen to make a mistake or...

Page 29: ...press PLAY Finally press PLAY to store your new Timer When you select NEW you inform the system that you want to program a new Timer Then start programming Please note To make use of the sources TV SA...

Page 30: ...you must switch on the Timer sound control A small green light then appears in the display next to the stand by light See how to switch the Timer sound control on or off to the left on this page The...

Page 31: ...ss or t t to reveal CLEAR instead While CLEAR is displayed pressing PLAY will clear cancel the Timer you have just checked Note If you want to clear a Timer without checking its contents first just lo...

Page 32: ...nables you to check that the clock is set correctly If it is not you can change the setting in the process To check or set the clock you must use the SETUP button Any new settings you make will be sto...

Page 33: ...33 N I C E T O K N O W 34 Adjusting sound 36 Playing auxiliary sources 37 Music throughout the house 38 From audio to video or vice versa...

Page 34: ...n use the step buttons and or s s and t t to adjust as required You can press RESET any time to reset the sound levels to their original settings However all you have to do to turn your adjustment int...

Page 35: ...to neutral values which will suit the majority of situations All the current sound levels will be stored simultaneously If you make your sound adjustments without accepting STORE in the end the sound...

Page 36: ...Ouverture Note Only Bang Olufsen data link products can be used as described on this page Only Bang Olufsen record players equipped with a RIAA pre amplifier can be used with the BeoSound Ouverture N...

Page 37: ...kers or your extra TV The basic functions offered by the BeoSound Ouverture can even be operated via your BeoLink products just as if you were operating the system directly using the remote control Pl...

Page 38: ...sound on the TV speakers You can operate the BeoSound Ouverture in conjunction with a Bang Olufsen video system You can then hear any source you like in the loudspeakers of either system You can for...

Page 39: ...control Simulcast radio TV transmissions can be recorded on the video tape recorder Recording on the opposite recorder In an AV system the sound from your video sources TV Satellite or video tape can...

Page 40: ...verture music system can also be operated from a distance The Beo4 remote control operates all the primary functions in the BeoSound Ouverture such as switching on selecting other radio programs selec...

Page 41: ...Beo4 s own User s guide and the chapter Customising your Beo4 for further instruction Press to display RANDOM Press to switch on the random play function Press to display REPEAT Press to switch on the...

Page 42: ...d Ouverture in a link room operate your BeoSound Ouverture as if it was placed in a main room You can listen to the sources available in your link room BeoSound Ouverture and you can hear the audio or...

Page 43: ...m Press to record audio tape from main room Press to start recording To stop recording Press to pause recording Press another source button to stop recording entirely e g RADIO Note In order to displa...

Page 44: ...ion during the design and development process and we strive to make our products easy and comfortable to operate We therefore hope that you will take time to drop us a line telling us about your exper...

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