Bang & Olufsen Beosound ESSENCE Manual

BEOSOUND ESSENCE –NON-STANDARD SETUPS

BACKGROUND
–BeoSound Essence is a stand-alone audio system designed to drive powerlink speakers
–The core setup is:
–This presentation provides overview of non-standard setups, the possibilities and drawbacks
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1. CUSTOMER WANTS TO REPLACE HIS PLAYMAKER WITH BEOSOUND ESSENCE
(STANDARD/SUPPORTED SETUP)
–Motivation: Customers already has a Playmaker and would like to
update to the new BeoSound Essence
–Solution: The BeoSound Essence can replace one-to-one the
Playmaker. No special cables needed.
–Equipment/Cables needed: (none)
–Advantages:All the use-cases of BeoSound Essence are supported
–Gains Spotify Connect, new remote, build-in netradio
–Disadvantages: -
–Considerations/Notes:
–Please consider recycling of the old product (Playmaker)
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2. WIRELESS (WPL) SPEAKERS
(STANDARD/SUPPORTED SETUP)
–Motivation: Customers might want to use WPL (wireless) speakers
– Solution: Connect a “BeoLab Transmitter 1” to the BeoSound Essence
hide-away box
–Equipment and cables needed:
–BeoLab Transmitter 1 (type no: 1505-1513)
–1 x Powerlink (RJ45) cable (xxx) if 2 speakers will be used
–2 x Powerlink (RJ45) cables (xxx) if 4 speakers will be used
–Advantages: All the use-cases of BeoSound Essence are supported
–Disadvantages: -
–Considerations/Notes:
–The distance between Transmitter 1 and Essence will need to be
more than 30 cm to reduce interference from antenna co-location
– The “BeoLab Trasmitter 1” is recommended to have line-of-sight with
speakers, while the BeoSound Essence hide-away box can be
hidden.
–The link between BeoSound Essence and BeoLab Transmitter 1 is
(high-quality) analogue. Not digital.
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3. CONNECTING BEOSOUND ESSENCE TO AN EXISTING BANG & OLUFSENAUDIO SYSTEM (A)
– Motivation: Customer already has an audio “master” and would like to use
BeoSound Essence as a way to enable music from mobile devices, to
existing system. Wants the remote to be more useful for content control
(than one-touch music start and volume control)
–Solution: Connect the BS Essence, via line-in, to the existing audio system
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–1 x RJ45 Power Link to 2 x Phono (male) –6271216
–Advantages: Customer can still use sources of existing system, and his
existing remote control (Beo4), for volume operation
–Disadvantages:
–Volume needs to be controlled by audio master (directly or via Beo4)
–BS Essence Remote can be used for previous/next/pause/start, but
cannot be used for volume control
–BS Essence Remote cannot be used to start the full system, with a
single touch (i.e. customer needs to first start audio master to “A.
AUX” source)
–Considerations/Notes:
– Volume has to be set to “Fixed Output” on BeoSound Essence, via
BeoSetup application
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4. CONNECTING BEOSOUND ESSENCE TO AN EXISTING BANG & OLUFSENAUDIO SYSTEM (B)
– Motivation: Customer already has an audio “master” and would like to use BeoSound
Essence as a way to enable music from mobile devices, to existing system. Wants the
remote to be more useful for one touch music access and volume control (than content
control. He will use App for that)
–Solution:
–Connect the BS Essence, via line-in, to the existing audio system
–Set BeoSound Essence Remote to Beo4 IR mode (“RADIO”)
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–1 x RJ45 Power Link to 2 x Phono (male) –6271216
–Advantages:
–Customer can still use sources of existing system, and his existing remote control
(Beo4), for volume operation
–Customer can use BS Essence remote for volume control, and previous/next tracks
on “old” sources only (CD, RADIO), but not on BS Essence sources
–One-touch music start will always start FM RADIO, even from stand-by
–Music silence??
–Disadvantages:
–BS Essence Remote cannot control the BeoSound Essence Sources (mobile device
needs to be used for that)
–BS Essence needs to be put to stand-by via the App (in case of some sources)
–Considerations/Notes:
– Volume has to be set to “Fixed Output” on BeoSound Essence, via BeoSetup
application
–The BS Essence Remote now communicates the audio master, via infrared, so it
needs proper line-of-sight with the product. Consider during installation / mounting.
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5. CONNECTING BEOSOUND ESSENCE TO A BANG & OLUFSEN TV (A)
–Motivation: Customer has a Bang & Olufsen TV and would like to use BeoSound Essence
as a way to enable music from mobile devices. Wants the remote to be more useful for
content control (than one-touch music start and volume control)
–Solution: Connect the BS Essence, via line-in, to the SCART of the TV
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–1 x RJ45 Power Link to 2 x Phono (male) –6271216
–Cable SCART female - Mini DIN 0.75m, black - 6271215
–SCART audio/video adapter - not in Bang & Olufsen stock, must be sourced locally
–Advantages: Customer can still use his existing remote control (Beo4), for volume
operation
–Disadvantages:
–Volume needs to be controlled by TV master (via Beo4)
–BS Essence Remote can be used for previous/next/pause/start, but cannot be used
for volume control
–BS Essence Remote cannot be used to start the full system, with a single touch (i.e.
customer needs to first start the TV to the relevant assigned source, eg. “CD”
source)
–Considerations/Notes:
– Volume has to be set to “Fixed Output” on BeoSound Essence, via BeoSetup
application
– In the TV source settings, a source (e.g. “CD”) can be assigned to the BeoSound
Essence
–TV will be blank while the BeoSound Essence source is selected
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6. CONNECTING BEOSOUND ESSENCE TO A BANG & OLUFSEN TV (B)
–Motivation: Customer has a Bang & Olufsen TV and would like to use BeoSound Essence as a way to
enable music from mobile devices. Wants the remote to be more useful for one touch music access
and volume control (than content control. He will use App for that)
–Solution:
–Connect the BS Essence, via line-in, to the existing audio system
–Set BeoSound Essence Remote to Beo4 IR mode (“RADIO”)
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–1 x RJ45 Power Link to 2 x Phono (male) –6271216
–Cable SCART female - Mini DIN 0.75m, black - 6271215
–SCART audio/video adapter - not in Bang & Olufsen stock, must be sourced locally
–Advantages:
–Customer can still use sources of TV, and his existing remote control (Beo4), for volume
operation
–Customer can use BS Essence remote for volume control, but not previous/next tracks on BS
Essence sources
–One-touch music start can which the TV to the BS Essence source (e.g. if assigned to
“RADIO”), even from stand-by, but then the BeoSound Essence must be started/controlled via
the mobile device
–Music silence??
–Disadvantages:
–BS Essence Remote cannot control the BeoSound Essence Sources (mobile device needs to
be used for that)
–BS Essence needs to be put to stand-by via the App (in case of some sources)
– Cannot use the “RADIO” button for another source on the TV
–Considerations/Notes:
– Volume has to be set to “Fixed Output” on BeoSound Essence, via BeoSetup application
–The BS Essence Remote now communicates the TV, via infrared, so it needs proper line-of-
sight with the product. Consider during installation / mounting.
–In the TV source settings, the “RADIO” source must be assigned to the BeoSound Essence
–TV will be blank while the BeoSound Essence source is selected
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7. CONNECTING BEOSOUND ESSENCE TO A BANG & OLUFSEN TV WITH
EXTERNAL SPEAKERS VIA BEOLAB TRANSMITTER 1
–Motivation: Customer has a Bang & Olufsen TV and would like to use BeoSound
Essence as a music system, while the TV is not operating. Customer has a
BeoLab Transmitter 1 and multiple speakers
–Solution: Connect the BeoSound Essence to the line-in (RCA) of the BeoLab
Transmitter 1
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–1 x RJ45 Power Link to 2 x Phono (male) –6271216
–Advantages: Customer can use the BeoSound Essence as indented (all use
cases)
–Disadvantages:
–Beo4 cannot control BeoSound Essence
–TV needs to be turned-off, otherwise the BeoSound Essence music will not
be prioritized (Line-in has the lowest priority on the BL Transmitter 1)
–There might be a delay (10 sec) for the line-sensing to sense the signal and
switch to the BeoSound Essence sound
–Stand-by of BS Essence cannot happen via Beo4 or via system “all stand-
by”
– Turning on the TV will “take over” the sound, but the BS Essence still needs
to be put in stand-by by BS Essence Remote or BeoMusic App
–Considerations/Notes:
–The distance between Transmitter 1 and Essence will need to be more than
30 cm to reduce intereference from antenna co-location
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8. LINK ROOM
–Motivation: Customers has a full home BeoLink setup, with BLCs
(with speakers in powerlink) at secondary rooms. Would like to use
BeoSound Essence as local music source to link rooms
–Solution: Connect BeoSound Essence to the Line-in of the BLC
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–1 x RJ45 Power Link to 2 x Phono (male) –6271216
–Advantages:All the use-cases of BeoSound Essence are supported
–Disadvantages:
–BS Essence Remote cannot be used for controlling link
sources
–Beo4 cannot be used for controlling BeoSound Essence
–Stand-by of BS Essence cannot happen via Beo4 or via system
“all stand-by”
–Considerations/Notes:
– Enable “line sensing” on the BLC (instructions…)
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9. 3RD PARTY TV
–Motivation: Customer has a 3rd party TV, and would like to connect Bang &
Olufsen speakers (stereo) to that TV
–Solution: Connect 3rd party TV “line-out” to BeoSound Essence “line-in”
–Equipment/Cables needed:
–RCA-to-RCA (xxx)
–Advantages:
–All the use-cases of BeoSound Essence are supported
–3rd party TV sound can be routed to Bang & Olufsen speakers
–Disadvantages:
- TV remote cannot be used for volume (BeoSound Essence Remote or
BeoMusic App needs to be used)
–Considerations/Notes:
– The “line-in” sensing will automatically switch to the TV/line-in
source, automatically once the TV is turned on
–Only stereo setup supported
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