Bang & Olufsen BeoMaster 5 User manual

BeoMaster5

Menus and symbols
N.MUSIC and views
N.RADIO and views
PHOTO and views
This menu is only available when BeoMaster5 is in
stand alone mode (without a BeoSound5).
WEB and views
This menu is only available when BeoMaster5 is in
stand alone mode (without a BeoSound5).
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Playlists
Genre
Artists
Albums
Titles
Folders
Playlists
Genre
Language
Country
Titles
Playlists
Dates
Folders
Bookmarks
History
Popups
GO
EXIT
GO
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Source selection
Leave mode
Add to playlist
Home/Return
.
Random on/off
Show info/Hide info
List root
Play all/Play group
Full Size cover/Track info view
Delete
Rename
GO
EXIT
GO
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9
0
Source selection
Leave mode
Add to playlist
Home/Return
.
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List root
.
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Delete
Conguration
Rename
GO
EXIT
GO
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Source selection
Leave mode
Add to playlist
Home/Return
.
Slideshow
Show info/Hide info
List root
Rotate right
Zoom/Zoom off
Delete
Conguration
Rename
GO
EXIT
GO
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2
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Source selection
Leave mode
Add to bookmark
Home/Return
.
Popup list
Previous
List root
Next
.
Delete
Conguration
Rename

Important
Listen to your music
BeoMaster5 makes it possible for you to enjoy sources via the Bang& Olufsen
products already present in your home. Listen to digital music and Internet radio,
view digital photos and video clips and visit websites.
Refer to the guide installed with
BeoConnect on your computer
for more information.*1
Before you start Transfer your digital content from
your computer to your BeoMaster5
Once BeoMaster5 starts up, you
can activate the sources from the
source selection menu.
BeoMaster5 sources
Press*2Select
source
Activate source
or
Select and activate
source
BeoPlayer/BeoPort
1*BeoConnect
2*PC on Beo4
If you have the BeoPlayer or BeoPort software on your computer, you can also use them to transfer music.
BeoConnect serves as a link from your media player, e.g. iTunes, to BeoMaster5. From a connected PC
or Mac, you use the dedicated BeoConnect software to transfer music to BeoMaster5.
In order to display PC on Beo4, you must rst add it to the Beo4 list of functions. For further information,
see the guide enclosed with Beo4.
You can download BeoConnect for Windows or Mac
from www.bang-olufsen.com/software downloads.
N.MUSIC
N.RADIO
PHOTO
WEB
N.MUSIC
N.RADIO
PHOTO
WEB
PC 1 – 4PLAY
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STOP
PLAY
BACK
Living Room
TV V.MEM RADIO
DTV N.MUSIC N.RADIO
PC DVD CD
Start playback
Step through tracks or stations
Hold for continuous step
Navigation button left, right, up and down
Move in menus by pressing the button in the direction you need
Browse groups and albums
Pause and stop playback
Activate BeoMaster5
Play highlighted track, station, etc.
Centre button is used for selecting and accepting
Turn to adjust volume
To mute, turn quickly counter-clockwise
Bring up SCENE buttons, such as Zones or Speaker
Press again to return
Select colour specic functions
Press volume wheel next to the colour
Bring up digits to select track or station
Press again to return
Back up through Beo6 displays
Remove menu overlay
Press again to toggle
Beo6 operation
BeoMaster5 can be operated with the Beo6 remote control but you
can also operate BeoMaster5 with Beo5 which is operated similarly
to Beo6.
How to use your remote control
Remote control
Soft buttons on Beo6
For general information about remote control operation, see the guide enclosed with your remote control.
Depending on the activated source, different soft buttons appear on the screen. Touch the screen to
activate the function.
Important – for more information: www.bang-olufsen.com
Standby
PLAY
STOP
PC
BACK
+
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Play content of coloured list
Press and hold to add or remove from coloured list
Press to adjust volume
To mute, press the middle of the button
Press LIST to display PC
Press the centre button to activate source
Navigation and centre button; move , , and
Move in menus by pressing the button in the direction you need
Centre button; press in the middle to select and accept settings
Browse groups and albums
Start playback
Standby
Bring up the menu overlay
Pause playback
Select numbered track or station or an option
Step through tracks or stations
Hold for continuous step
Remove menu overlay
Beo4 operation
Your BeoMaster5 can also be operated with the Beo4 remote control as
described in this Guide.
Display extra “buttons” for functions or sources in the Beo4 display.
Use or to step in the list
PC
PLAY
0 – 9
STOP
MENU
BACK
LIST
9
TV LIGHT RADIO
DTV DVD CD
V.MEM TEXT A.MEM
7 8 9
4 5 6
LIST 0 MENU
1 2 3
STOP PLAY
BACK

Operate sources
Bring up and operate your sources. The basic principles of operation
are the same for all sources. Find additional functions in the menu
overlays.
Operation of N.MUSIC and N.RADIO described in this Guide only
applies when BeoMaster5 is not connected to BeoSound5, and
operation of photo and web only applies when BeoMaster5 is
connected to a television.
Beo6 operation
Add to/remove from coloured list
If the item is already present, this removes the item
from the coloured list. Works in all views except playlist
view.
Add to list
Bring up menu overlay and change view
Step between groups.
Browse groups/lists
Change source
Bring up the source selection menu to change
source.*1
Select a source
Activate BeoMaster5 and select a source.
Remove from list*3
View groups, select specic track, station, photo
or website.*2
N.MUSIC
N.RADIO
PHOTO
WEB
Item
Group
List
Digital music les.
Radio stations available from the Internet.
Digital photos and video clips shown on your television screen.
Selected websites displayed on your television.
An item is a track, a photo, a station, a list, or an album.
A group consists of minimum one item.
Refers to a playlist or a coloured list.
Information
N.MUSIC
N.RADIO
PHOTO
WEB
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Source selection

Add to/remove from coloured list
If the item is already present, this removes the item
from the coloured list. Works in all views except playlist
view.
Add to list
Bring up menu overlay and change view
Browse groups/lists
Bring up the source selection menu to change
source.*1
Select a source
Activate BeoMaster5 and select a source.
Beo4 operation
Press and hold Press and hold
Step between
groups/lists
Press and hold
Bring up menu
overlay
Press
Bring up menu
overlay
Press
Bring up menu
overlay
Press Bring up
menu overlay
Press
Select source and conrm
Select view and conrm
Expand group/list
or
Step in a
group/list
Collapse group/list
Select list and conrm
Follow on-screen information Follow on-screen information
or
Step between
groups/lists
Press and hold
Bring up menu
overlay
Select PC and
conrm
Select source and conrm
Bring up menu
overlay
Select view and conrm
Select source and conrm
Expand
group/list
Step in or collapse group/list
Select list and conrm
Select source and conrm Bring up source
selection menu
NOTE! When you switch on BeoMaster5, it may
take a while for the product to start up.
1*Select a source
2*Skip groups/lists
3*Remove content from list or
group
You can use the number buttons 1–4 to select a source.
Press left/right on your remote control to skip groups/lists.
You can remove content from lists and coloured lists. In all other
views the function deletes the content.
MENU
PC
MENU 8
MENU
5
MENU
LIST
MENU
MENU
5
8
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You can hide away all your CDs and still have access to the music through your
BeoMaster5. When you have copied your music to your BeoMaster5, you can
browse by genre, artist, album, title, or folder. The operation described here only
applies when BeoMaster5 is connected to a television and not to BeoSound5.
Bring up menu
overlay Press 3 for ‘Random on/off’
Play tracks in the selected group in
random order.
Switch random on/off
Bring up menu
overlay Press 4 for ‘Show info/Hide info’
Bring up track information.
Show/hide information
Bring up menu
overlay Press 1 for ‘Home/Return’
Move the cursor to the track being
played.
Bring cursor to current track
Bring up menu
overlay Press 7 for ‘Full Size cover/Track info view’
Show full size cover or track information
on the screen.
Cover/track information
Select track/album/
group/list Press 8 for ‘Delete’
Select the content you wish to delete.
Delete content Follow on-screen
instructions
Bring up menu
overlay Press 6 for ‘Play all/Play group’
Set the music system to play the entire
music collection or group/list.
Play all/play group
Show views
Show the views available for N.MUSIC.
Bring up menu
overlay Press 5 for ‘List root’
Bring up menu
overlay
N.MUSIC
Information
Group
Guide
Edit lists
Back-up
A group is, for example, a list, a CD or a photo album.
To learn more about the dedicated software and BeoMaster5, see the guide in
BeoConnect on your computer.
We recommend that you create and edit lists on your computer.
Remember to back-up your les of music and pictures stored on BeoMaster5.
Simply copy the content from the BeoMaster5 network drive on your
computer onto a portable hard disk or CD.
NOTE! If BeoSound5 is connected, all operation
of N.MUSIC and N.RADIO is done on BeoSound5.
Album cover is shown on the television screen also.
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Bring up menu
overlay Press 5 for ‘List root’
Show the views available for N.RADIO.
Show views
N.RADIO
Access Internet radio stations worldwide. Sort the radio stations by country,
language, genre and title and make your own lists with your favourite stations.
The operation described here only applies when BeoMaster5 is connected to a
television and not to BeoSound5.
Bring up menu
overlay Press 1 for ‘Home/Return’
Move the cursor to the station being played.
Bring cursor to current station
Delete content
Select the content you wish to delete in the
favourite coloured lists.
Change setting Store setting and leave
menu
Congure N.RADIO
Change settings for N.RADIO.
Bring up menu
overlay
Press 9 for
‘Conguration’
Select station/group/
list Press 8 for ‘Delete’ Follow on-screen instructions
Bring up menu
overlay
Edit lists
Coloured lists
We recommend that you create and edit lists on your computer.
Each coloured lists for N.MUSIC can contain up to 9 items. Each coloured list
for N.RADIO can contain up 99 stations. For more information, see the
BeoConnect Guide.
NOTE! For all sources, you can press Menu
followed quickly by a number button to select an
option from the menu overlay.
BACK
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PHOTO
Use the dedicated software on your computer to organise photos and video clips
and enjoy digital photos and video clips on your television. The operation here only
applies when BeoMaster5 is connected to a television.
Delete content
Select the content you wish to delete.
Bring up menu
overlay
Press 3 for
‘Slideshow’
Watch photos/clips in the selected group or
all groups.*1
Start slideshow
Bring up menu
overlay Press 4 for ‘Show info/Hide info’
Bring up photo/clip information.
Show/hide information
Bring up menu
overlay Press 1 for ‘Home/Return’
Move the cursor to the photo/video clip
being viewed.
Bring cursor to photo/clip
Change settings Store setting and leave
menu
Congure PHOTO
Change settings for PHOTO.
Bring up menu
overlay
Press 9 for
‘Conguration’
Rotate/zoom photo
Rotate and zoom in on a photo on the
screen.
Press 6 for ‘Rotate
right’ and 7 for
‘Zoom/Zoom off’
Bring up menu
overlay
Press centre
button/STOP to
zoom in/zoom out Press left/right to pan
Select photo/clip/
group/list Press 8 for ‘Delete’ Follow on-screen instructions
Bring up menu
overlay
Hide menu overlay
While watching a video clip and no list is
shown on the screen.
Watch a video clip
Skip frames Pause playback Cue backwards or
forwards
Press STOP to pause
Information
Edit lists
1*Slideshow
We recommend that you create and edit lists on your computer.
Photos and video clips are shown according to your settings in the ‘Conguration’ menu. You can listen
to N.RADIO and N.MUSIC while watching a slideshow. Use the menu overlay to select N.RADIO or
N.MUSIC.
STOP
BACK
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WEB
Visit your favourite websites via your television. Switch between websites and
navigate on the television screen by means of the remote control. The operation
here only applies when BeoMaster5 is connected to a television.
View next/previous
Step between websites.
Press 4 for ‘Previous’ and 6 for ‘Next’
website
Bring up menu
overlay
Bring up menu
overlay Press 1 for ‘Home/Return’
Move the cursor to the website being viewed.
Bring cursor to website
Scroll on a website when no list is shown.
Scroll
Scroll on the website
Change
settings
Store setting and
leave menu
Congure WEB
Change settings for WEB.
Bring up menu
overlay
Press 9 for
‘Conguration’
Select bookmark
Move the highlighted bookmark to a group.
Move a bookmark
Press and hold
Move to a link and bring up the new web site.
Navigate
Move cursor to
a link
Change to cursor Bring up new
page
Change to scroll
mode
Select group Conrm
View popups
View a list of popups from the menu overlay.*2
Bring up menu
overlay Press 3 for ‘Popup list’
Hide list
Organise bookmarks and folders
Delete bookmarks
2*Popups
Add the websites you want to view on your television screen in Internet Explorer on your computer.
For more information, see the BeoConnect Guide.
Bring up the menu overlay, then press 8 and follow the on-screen instructions.
Use 4 and 6 to view the popups shown on the television screen.
Release button
when menu
appears
BACK
BACK
BACK
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Use from a link room
If you have BeoLink installed in your home, you can use the following functions
from a link room. In an audio link room, you can of course only hear sound in your
speakers. Photo and web sources are not available.
See and navigate content on your link room TV.
Beo4 operation
Switch on N.RADIO from a link room. The
sound comes from the television speakers and
the screen is switched off.
Switch on N.RADIO
Press*2
Press one or more digits within two seconds.
Play coloured lists from a link room.
Play coloured lists
Press to play a
coloured list
Play specic track/station
Press to play a specic track or station
Add to coloured list
Quickly add track or station to a coloured list. If
a track or station is already in a list, it cannot be
added.
Press and hold
Step in a coloured list
Press*2
1*Beo4 on Mode1
Menu overlay in link room
2*N.MUSIC/N.RADIO
Play Timer
If Beo4 is in Mode1, you have to press PL AY instead of the centre button and long press on BACK.
On some link room televisions, you may have to press 0 to bring up the menu overlay.
Which button activates N.MUSIC/N.RADIO respectively depends on the settings on BeoSound5,
if connected.
If your main video or audio product in a link system has a Play Timer function, BeoMaster5 can be
selected as source of a Play Timer. When the Play Timer starts, the items in the red list will play. This
means that the content you want to listen to in the Play Timer function must be placed in the red list.
Information
Switch on N.MUSIC
Switch on N.MUSIC from a link room. The
sound comes from the television speakers and
the screen is switched off.
Select PC Select source and
conrm*1Bring up menu
overlay
Remove menu
overlay*1
N.MUSIC
N.RADIO
0–9
+
LINK MENU BACK
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Link room operations
CVBS signal
You can view the same content from BeoMaster5 on a link room television as you see on your main
room television. During this the content on both televisions will be displayed in standard denition.
To make link room distribution of data possible, you need to connect a cable between BeoMaster5 and
your main room television. Contact your Bang& Olufsen retailer for further information
To achieve full functionality in a Master Link setup, BeoMaster5 must be
connected to a main room television. Your options depend on your setup.
The illustration below is an example of a setup.
BeoMaster5/BeoSound 5setup
You can view the same content from BeoMaster5
on a link room TV as you have on a main room TV.
You can, for example, see the cover art with
album and artist name of music playing, see net
radio stations, navigate in your photo collection
and browse the Internet using your favourites.
BeoMaster5 setup
You have the same options on your link room TV
as you have on your main room TV. When
BeoSound5 is not connected, you can navigate in
N.MUSIC and N.RADIO. Also you can see cover
arts, navigate in your photo collection and browse
the Internet.
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INTERNET
ETHERNET
MASTER LINK
BEOMASTER 5
ISP
ROUTER
NETWORK
LINK
ROUTER
BEOSOUND 5
Main room Link room

Set up your system
BeoMaster5 may be set up in different ways – depending on your other Bang &
Olufsen products. Contact your retailer if you need to make changes to your setup.
BeoSound 5setup
Audio/video system setup
When BeoMaster5 is set up with BeoSound 5,
operation of music and radio takes place via
BeoSound5.
BeoMaster5 is set up with your audio/video
system in your home.
Important
To ensure proper ventilation, allow at least 5 cm
(2") of space at the sides of the product and
10 cm (4") above it. Never place BeoMaster5 in a
closed cabinet without ventilation.
For safety reasons, the mains cord from the wall
outlet must be secured to the product. Use the
enclosed cable clamp and screw.
For information on BeoSound5 operation, see the
BeoSound5 Guide.
For information on how to set up connected
products, see the guides enclosed with the
products.
Cleaning Wipe dust off the surfaces using a dry, soft cloth. To remove stains or dirt, use a soft, damp cloth and a
solution of water and mild detergent, such as washing-up liquid.
Information
ROUTER
BEOMASTER 5
ETHERNET
BEOSOUND 5
www
COMPUTER
ROUTER
BEOMASTER 5
ETHERNET
www
COMPUTER
AV SYSTEM
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Do not connect any of the products in your system to the mains supply, until you
have made all the connections.
1*NOTE! Only connect to a local area network
(LAN) that does not exit your at, house or building.
Software updates To receive software updates and N.RADIO, BeoMaster5 must be connected to
the Internet.
~ –Mains supply
Connection to the mains supply.
MASTER UNIT
BeoSound5 connections (POWER, USB and
VIDEO).
IR
External IR receiver.
SPDIF
For loudspeakers with a digital input.
MASTER LINK
Connection for BeoLink distribution throughout
the house.
LINE OUT
Left and right sound channel output to television.
POWER LINK
Loudspeaker connections.
DVI–I
Television connections.
Ethernet
Ethernet connection.*1
USB audio interface
For connection of USB wireless network card.
S–VIDEO
Television connections.
Y–Pb–Pr
Alternative television connections.
VIDEO
Alternative television connections.
ST.BY (standby)
Standby switch.
MASTER UNIT IR
YPbPr
VIDEO
S-VIDEODVI-I
R
5 V DC
0.5 A
12 V DC 1.2 A
5 V DC 0.35 A
5 V DC
0.15 A
L
SPDIF MASTER LINK LINE
OUT POWER LINK
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ST.BY