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Setting up and connecting BeoLab Transmitter 1     15

The Product Status LED on the front will be solid red, indicating it turns On and  
becomes ready for operation and turns Off after 10 s time-out.

-  The Wireless indicator on the speaker starts flashing green, indicating it is not yet 

associated to the BeoLab Transmitter 1. When associated the LED stops flashing green.

 

(In case the speaker behaves differently, please refer to the guide included with the 
speaker).

Associating wireless speakers to the BeoLab Transmitter 1

The speakers must now be associated with the Power Link channels in the order from left to right until all are associated with. Execute the below 
instructions for each speaker. Next to each Power Link connector, the white LED to the left gives indications regarding the left sound channel (L) 
and the red LED gives indications regarding the right sound channel (R).

Scanning

-  On the BeoLab Transmitter 1 make a short press on the 

SELECT

 button. By this the BeoLab Transmitter 1 starts scanning for wireless speakers. The 

WIRELESS LED will start flashing green, indicating that searching for wireless speakers is ongoing.

 

When the BeoLab Transmitter 1 has finished scanning the number of Power Link LEDs that are lit matches the number of speakers that are found. 

When more than 8 speakers are found only the 8 LEDs are lit.  
Likewise the WIRELESS LED indicator on the speakers will turn into solid green and then be turned Off after 10 s time-out.

The speakers are now connected to the BeoLab Transmitter 1, although the speaker role is not matched with the correct sound channel.

Configuring speaker position with power link output

To configure the speakers correctly with the Power Link sound channels, the matching hereof is done, using the following instructions.

BeoVision 11 / BeoPlay V1 / BeoSystem 4 using the remote control

-  If the product is a BeoVision 11/BeoPlay V1 or BeoSystem 4, it is possible to press the 

STORE

 button when the scan is completed. All configuration 

of the speakers can then be handled via the SPEAKER TYPE menu.

- Press 

Menu

 > 

SETUP 

SOUND

 > 

SPEAKER TYPE 

and select each of the Power Link speakers, connected wired or wirelessly and select the 

speaker type.

- Press 

Menu

 > 

SETUP 

SOUND > SPEAKER GROUPS > SPEAKER GROUP SETUP

 > 

SPEAKER ROLES

 and assign each of the Power Link sockets 

to the desired speaker position.

Manual configuration of Bang & Olufsen TVs, Audio Products and 3

rd

 party products

-  Make a long press ≥ 1.5 s (and ≤ 10 s) on the 

SELECT

 button, by which the BeoLab Transmitter 1 goes into manual configuration mode.

 

The Power Link LEDs will start flashing one-by-one starting from left to right, indicating the Power Link sound channel is ready to be configured 
with at speaker. The LED will be flashing until configuration for the speaker is stored by then it turns to be solid lit. The LEDs to the right of the one 
being configured are turned Off.

POWER LINK

BeoLab Transmitter 1

Bang & Olufsen  

Audio product    

Summary of Contents for Beolab transmitter 1

Page 1: ...BeoLab Transmitter 1 Type 1505 1513 Installation Guide English version 1 1 31 0 3 4 16 7...

Page 2: ...ossible to configure up to 11 wireless speakers to the sound channels as desired One scenario may be a 7 4 setup One switch is used to shift between a Bang Olufsen Power Link signal in and a line in s...

Page 3: ...her feature to optimise the navigation is the navigation icons at the bottom of the screen see below for explanation Navigates you to the previous view Navigates you directly to the start page Navigat...

Page 4: ...gives indications regarding the left L channel and the red LED gives indications regarding the right R channel see LED indications page 18 The Wireless Power Link antennas are placed in the lid top o...

Page 5: ...d with a distance of 260 mm 10 6 See also the setting up guide enclosed in the packaging for the BeoLab Transmitter 1 The BeoLab Transmitter 1 can be placed vertically or horizontally The cable cover...

Page 6: ...between the BeoLab Transmitter 1 and the speakers especially not objects consisting of material that will block or totally reflect the wireless signals Setting listening distance to speakers In most T...

Page 7: ...itch to OFF With a stereo only signal as input and a wireless subwoofer available set the SUB 2 1 switch to ON The bass management function of the BeoLab Transmitter 1 provides the subwoofer signal to...

Page 8: ...NPUT switch to NO SUB 2 1 With a multiple sounc channel as input set the SUB 2 1 switch to OFF With a stereo only signal as input and a wireless subwoofer available set the SUB 2 1 switch to ON The ba...

Page 9: ...uct is connected additional to the 3rd party product the switch is set to YES SUB 2 1 With a stereo only signal as input and a wireless subwoofer available set the SUB 2 1 switch to ON The bass manage...

Page 10: ...oduct is connected additional to the 3rd party product the switch is set to YES SUB 2 1 With a stereo only signal as input and a wireless subwoofer available set the SUB 2 1 switch to ON The bass mana...

Page 11: ...o 11 speakers may be arbitrarily configured to be connected to the available source channels Examples of source input are Stereo input no bass management SUB 2 1 set to OFF This provides a left and a...

Page 12: ...d for configuration of the left and right sound channel for each of the PL socket in a multi channel setup Manual configuration Long press SELECT to start manual configuration The WIRELESS LED turns s...

Page 13: ...el and the red LED for the right sound channel switches Off after approx 10 s Subwoofer sound channel The white LED L above the PL2 socket is indicating the subwoofer sound channel Short press once or...

Page 14: ...er Link sockets Set B O INPUT switch to YES When the source is not a Bang Olufsen product the B O INPUT switch must be set to NO When set to YES the BeoLab Transmitter 1 reacts to the PL signal Speake...

Page 15: ...icator on the speakers will turn into solid green and then be turned Off after 10 s time out The speakers are now connected to the BeoLab Transmitter 1 although the speaker role is not matched with th...

Page 16: ...e to be configured The below example illustrates the Power Link LED indications when speaker for the 3rd sound channel is being configured Speaker setup in TV menu BeoVision 7 40 Press Menu OPTIONS SO...

Page 17: ...e with next channel Store X long 1 5 s and 10 s Configuration mode Stores the configuration of the match between the sound channel and a speaker and remain on same channel to be matched with another s...

Page 18: ...dby mode Normal operation Off Product behaves normally Mains On and Restart after Reset Red solid Off after 10 s time out Lit when power is applied to the BeoLab Transmitter 1 to indicate that it is s...

Page 19: ...eoLab Transmitter 1 to the mains Connect the USB Mini B connector Service of the BeoLab Transmitter 1 to a USB A connector of the PC hosting the ServiceTool Identify the Com port used on the PC by ent...

Page 20: ...Status LED will be slowly flashing green during the update process Sometimes two updates are initiated and the LED will be slowly flashing green during the second update process LEDs over the Power L...

Page 21: ...b Transmitter 1 and disconnect all wireless speakers where the LED is quickly flashing green from the mains for at least 60 s Reconnect all wireless speakers to the mains Reconnect the BeoLab Transmit...

Page 22: ...level A list of compatible TVs can be seen on BeoWise By the IR eye it becomes possible to control volume up and down and also to mute and un mute the setup When returning from muted state the volume...

Page 23: ...tting and log files see page 24 A USB memory stick is needed having a file in the root with the name WPLSETUP TXT and this file shall contain the command line text ALWAYS ON TRUE Disconnect the BeoLab...

Page 24: ...s the WPLSETUP TXT file and the settings for line in are set in the BeoLab Transmitter 1 A file named WPL_DUMP TXT will be created on the USB memory stick or alternatively overwrite the existing file...

Page 25: ...Lithuania Luxembourg Monaco Norway Oman Poland Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey 1507 Botswana Ghana Ireland UK HF3 1505 Bahrain Chile Egyp...

Page 26: ...computers is regarded a transmission system The distance between a 5 GHz transmitter and a speaker must be no more than 12 metres 40 ft see page 6 The stereo surround sound setup must be within an are...

Page 27: ...Band to scan in the 5 GHz band Press Wi Fi and select the net board of your computer in this example Intel R Centrino R Advanced N 6205 to enable the on board WLAN Click on the tool to have the Displ...

Page 28: ...Site survey Wi Spy 28 Channel No s Display selected networks Colouring by Density Wi Fi Channels Full 5GHz band set check mark...

Page 29: ...500 mA used for SW update Pin 1 5 V V Bus Pin 2 Data Pin 3 Data Pin 4 GND Shield GND PL 1 4 RJ45 used for Power Link Pin 1 Overload Pin 2 Data High 3 5V Low 0 8V Pin 3 Signal GND Pin 4 Speaker On Off...

Page 30: ...rear side Demount from wall mounting Mounting Table of Contents Version 1 1 2014 06 Table of Contents Introduction 2 How to use this installation guide 3 BeoLab Transmitter 1 front 4 BeoLab Transmitt...

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