Bang & Olufsen Beogram 5500 User manual

How to use this manual
This manual explains how to set up
and operate the Beogram 5500 record player.
The instructions refer to the buttons under the For remote controlled operation, please refer
dust cover. Each button to be pressed is to the Master Control Panel 5500 manual.
indicated as a small box with the appropriate
text or symbol inside it.

Setting up, 5
Playing a record, 8
Maintenance, 10
Technical specifications, 11
This record player fulfils the conditions stated
in the EEC directive 82/499 concerning radio
frequency interference.
© Bang & Olufsen 1987 Printed in Denmark

Beosystem 5500

The Beosystem 5500 is easy and very convenient to use —
you can in fact operate the whole system without leaving
your chatr.
The Master Control Panel 5500 is the key to the system and
it communicates with the brain of the system, the
Beomaster 5500. Together they form the basis of the system.
The other units in the system, the Beocord 5500, the
Beogram 5500 and the Beogram CD 5500, are modules
with which you can extend your Beosystem 5500 or use in
conjunction with other systems, tf you like.

Table of contents
Setting up
Loosening the transport screws
Where to put the record player
Making the record player ready for play
Connection to receiver
Stand-by mode
Adjusting stylus pressure
Playing a record
Start playing
Setting speed
Pausing
Stepping through the record
Stop playing
Repeating a record
Maintenance
Stylus
Record player
Technical specifications
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Setting up
Loosening the transport screws
Before using the record player you must loosen
the three transport screws underneath it.
Place the record player on a table, letting it
stand out beyond the edge of the table. Hold the
record player firmly and turn it carefully to
locate the three transport screws. Using a
screwdriver or a coin turn each screw anti-clock-
wise until it comes loose (several turns). The
screws cannot be removed from the holes.
If you ever have to carry the record player
again, we strongly recommend that you retighten
the three transport screws.
Where to put the record player
The record player must be placed horizontally
on a Stable surface. Allow a space of at least
30cm above the record player so that the dust
cover can open freely. Avoid placing it in direct
sunlight or near radiators or other sources of
heat.
If your Beogram 5500 is to be used in
conjunction with other units in the Beosystem
5500, you may place the Beogram on top of any
of the other units, as in a rack system, or you
may place them next to one another.

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Making the record player ready for play
When removing the foam rubber pieces
protecting the tonearm, be careful not to touch
the stylus.
Place the turntable platter on the turntable
platform.
Check that the turntable can move freely with
a kind of springy movement.
Raise the stylus guard on the cartridge.
Connection to receiver
For use with another receiver, e.g. one having
a 5 pin DIN socket or phono sockets, do as
follows:
Unscrew the two extra pins with grooves
a using a tiny screwdriver and plug the cable into
the 5 pin DIN socket on the receiver. If your
receiver has phono sockets, connect an adaptor
Plug the 7 pin DIN cable into the PHONO socket (Bang & Olufsen part no. 6270208) and plug it
on the Beomaster 5500. into the phono sockets on your receiver.
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Stand-by mode
Once connected to the mains supply, the record At the end of a record, playing stops automat-
player is in so-called stand-by mode and ready ically. The record player then reverts to stand-
to be operated. If connected to the Beomaster by mode and within 30 minutes the other units
5500, it can be remote-controlled by using the in the Beosystem 5500, if any, will also switch to
Master Control Panel 5500. stand-by mode.

Adjusting stylus pressure
The stylus pressure must be adjusted to match Set the slider on the right-hand side of the
the type of Bang & Olufsen MMC cartridge tonearm to the appropriate value:
fitted on the tonearm.
MMC 1 = 1.0 gram
MMC 2 = 1.0 gram
MMC 3 = 1.2 grams
MMC 4 = 1.2 grams
MMC 5 = 1.5 grams
If you want to check the stylus pressure using a
stylus pressure gauge, place the gauge under-
neath the stylus, press and keep the
button depressed for more than 2 seconds. The
tonearm will then lower onto the gauge, and you
can read off the pressure on the gauge.
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Playing a record
Start playing
Place the record on the turntable.
Press if you want to make the
turntable rotate in order to clean the record. The
tonearm will then move towards the lead-in
groove of the record and be hovering there
while the turntable is rotating.
Press to start playing.
You may also tap the right-hand side of the
front panel where it is marked PLAY to start
playing.
If there is no record on the turntable, the
turntable will do only a few rotations, and the
tonearm will not leave its resting position.
Setting speed
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The record player automatically registers the
size of the record and determines the speed
accordingly (33 or 45 rpm). This is indicated on
the indicator arm parallel to the tonearm.
However, you may have to set the speed
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manually, if for instance your record is one of
LP size but requiring 45 rpm. To do so, start
playing by pressing and then press
(or as the case may be). You can change the
speed any time during play, if you like.
Pausing
Press to lift the tonearm off the record.
The turntable will continue rotating and the
tonearm will be hovering above the groove
where it was lifted.
Press to lower the tonearm and contin-
ue playing.
If you don’t resume playing within approxi-
mately 8 minutes of lifting the tonearm, the
record player will automatically revert to stand-
by mode.

Stepping through the record
Without stopping the record and without Keep or depressed until you
steering the tonearm manually, you can move find the spot where you want playing to be
the tonearm to any position on the record you resumed. Then release the button and press
like and resume playing from there. | to lower the tonearm onto the record and
Press to move the tonearm towards resume playing.
the centre of the record, or press to During this step procedure a tiny beam of
move the tonearm towards the edge of the light helps you find the spot desired.
record.
Stop playing
Press [@]| to stop playing the record. If you keep [@| depressed for more than 2
The tonearm lifts off the record and auto- seconds, the other units in the Beosystem 5500,
matically reverts to its resting position. Then the __ if any, will also switch to stand-by mode.
record player switches to stand-by mode.
Repeating a record
You can, if you like, make the record player play If a record is going to be repeated, the speed
a record up to 7 times in a row. indicator will blink.
Press once to start playing. Then press If you use [<TURN|, or (@|, the repeat
again the number of times you want the function will be cancelled.
record to be repeated.

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Maintenance
Stylus
Fluff and dust can build up on the tip of the Do not use any chemical fluids to clean the
stylus and cause distortion during play. stylus.
Therefore, clean the stylus every now and then
using the tiny brush provided. Reducing the amount of dirt and dust on the
record to a minimum is of course the best way
to keep the stylus clean and thus to ensure
optimum performance. For this purpose we
recommend you use the Bang & Olufsen
LP Protector record maintenance kit.
The Bang & Olufsen LP Protector is available
from your Bang & Olufsen dealer.
Carefully stroke the stylus from the back of
the cartridge towards the front.
Record player
Wipe off dust with a soft, dry cloth. Use window Never use denatured alcohol to clean any
cleaner to remove grease stains. parts of the record player.
Be careful not to touch the cartridge and the
stylus.

Technical specifications
Beogram 5500
Type no. 5941/5944/5945
Tonearm Tangential Optimum Pivot Point
Motor Servo-controlled DC
Wow and flutter, DIN <0.06%
Wow and flutter, WRMS <0.03%
Rumble DIN weighted >80 dB
Rumble DIN unweighted >55 dB
Speeds 33-45 rom
Speed deviation <t0.2%
Power supply 5941: 190-265 V
0944: 90-130 V
0945: 190-265 V
Power frequency 50-60 Hz
Power consumption <10 watts
Dimensions W x Hx D 42 x 7.5 x 32.5 cm
Weight 5.3 kg
MMC 4 cartridge
Recommended tracking force 12 mN/1.2 grams _
Frequency range 20-20,000 Hz +2.5 dB ee
Channel separation:
1000 Hz >22 dB
90-15,000 Hz >17 dB
Channel difference <2 dB
Stylus Elliptical diamond 6 x 17 um
Cantilever Tapered aluminium tube
Effective tip mass 0.4 mg
Compliance 25 um/mN ee
Sensitivity mV/cm/s RMS >0.6 mV
Output 5 cm lateral RMS >2.12 mV
Cartridge weight 1.6 grams
Subject to change without notice
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For the UK market only
IMPORTANT
The wires in the mains lead supplied with this
apparatus are coloured in accordance with the
following code:
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead
may not correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your unit, proceed as
follows:
The wire which is coloured blue must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with
the letter N or coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with
the letter L or coloured red.
Ensure that your equipment is connected
correctly. If you are in any doubt, consult a
qualified electrician.
International guarantee
This Bang & Olufsen product carries a
guarantee against defects in workmanship and
materials. It is a national guarantee, extended by
Bang & Olufsen to the country in which the
product was bought. The terms of the guarantee
apply principally to the country of purchase but
will be met by authorized Bang & Olufsen
dealers in other countries. The guarantee period
applying to the country of purchase takes
priority over guarantee periods applying in other
countries, even where differences exist.
In order to obtain service under this
guarantee from a dealer in a country other than
that in which the product was bought, the
guarantee form must be completed in full and
presented to the dealer.
BANG & OLUFSEN
DK-7600 STRUER
DENMARK

3505455 01-88