Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 1, User Manual

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Adapt the BeoLab 1 to its surroundings
The BeoLab 1 can be placed almost
anywhere in your room. However,
the most natural sound and best
stereo perspective is obtained if
the BeoLab 1 is set up according to
the guidelines on these two pages.
To filter out the natural bass boost
obtained if a loudspeaker is placed
e.g. in a corner – compared to a
more freestanding position – the
BeoLab 1 has a three-position
switch referred to as the Speaker
Position switch.
Note: As the Power Link cable
carries both the left and the right
sound channel it is important that
you remember to set the
L • R • LINE switch to the correct
setting on each of the loudspeakers
(further explained on p. 6).
Setting the speaker Position
switch
The purpose of the Speaker Position switch
is to ensure that the bass level suits the
placement of the BeoLab 1, and thus the
surroundings. Which switch position to
choose depends on the distance from the
BeoLab 1 to the walls and corners of the
room.
The Speaker Position switch has three
settings:
• FREESTANDING: This is the neutral setting,
i.e. no filtering at all. Use this setting if the
BeoLab 1 is placed more than 40 cm from
the wall (shown by the large lightest grey
area in the overview on the next page).
However, we recommend that you do not
place the BeoLab 1 more than approx. 1 m
away from the wall as this gives a lower
bass output.
• AGAINST WALL: The next level of filtering. Use
this setting if the BeoLab 1 is placed closer
than 40 cm to a wall, and no closer to a
corner than 130 cm (shown by the light grey
areas along the walls in the overview).
• IN CORNER: This is the setting with the most
filtering. Use this setting if the BeoLab 1 is
placed in a corner (shown by the darkest
grey areas in the overview).
The examples, and the dimensions shown,
are meant as guidelines only. You may, of
course, set the switch to any of the three
positions you prefer.
How to measure? The measurements are
both ‘taken’ from the edge of the BeoLab 1
bottom plate which is placed closest to the
wall (the zone along the walls of the room is
approx. the width of the BeoLab 1 bottom
plate).