BeoLab 9

Guide
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or
electric shock, do not expose this appliance
to rain or moisture. Do not expose this equip­
ment to dripping or splashing and ensure
that no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases, are placed on the equipment.

To completely disconnect this equipment

from the AC Mains, disconnect the mains
plug from the wall socket. The disconnect
device shall remain readily operable.
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within an equilateral triangle, is intended
to alert the user to the presence of un­
insulated “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.

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literature accompanying the product.
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This Guide describes how to set up Daily use, 4

a pair of loudspeakers and prepare Information about how to use the loudspeakers, about the built-in protection
them for use. The Guide provides system, and how to clean the loudspeakers.
useful information when you set
up the loudspeakers for the first Set up the loudspeakers, 5
time, and later, if you have to Important information to consider before setting up the loudspeakers.
move or rearrange your setup.
Cable connections, 6
Follow the instructions in this
Information about the sockets, switches, cables, and how to connect the
Guide carefully.
loud­speakers to your system.

Adapt your loudspeakers to your room, 8

Find out about the POSITION switch, and how to set it in order to adapt each
loud­speaker to its surroundings (bass alignment).
4 Daily use

When you have finished setting up The indicator light is positioned behind the
exposed speaker membrane in the acoustic lens.
the loudspeakers as described on
the following pages, connect the
entire system to the mains supply.
The indicators light up in red,
indicating that the loud­speakers
are in standby, ready to be used.

The loudspeakers are designed to

be left in standby mode when not Switching on and off Loudspeaker protection
in use. When you switch on your system, the loud­ Each loud­speaker is equipped with a thermal
speakers switch on simultaneously, and the protection system which prevents damage from
indicator lights turn green. When you switch overheating. If an error occurs – or the speaker
the system off again the loud­speakers also units become overheated – the system auto­
switch to standby. matically switches the loud­speaker to standby,
and the indicator light turns yellow.
Cleaning the loudspeaker
Clean dusty surfaces using a dry, soft cloth. To restore the sound:
If necessary, remove grease stains or persistent > Disconnect the loudspeaker from the mains
dirt with a soft, lint-free cloth which you have supply.
dipped in lukewarm water and wrung firmly. > Allow the system time to reset or cool down
(approximately 3–5 minutes).
Never use a vacuum cleaner to clean the > Reconnect the loud­speaker to the mains supply.
exposed speaker membrane in the acoustic
lens. However, the front cloth may be cleaned Should the problem persist, contact your
with a vacuum cleaner with a brush nozzle, Bang & Olufsen retailer.
and set to the lowest level.

Never use alcohol or other solvents to clean any

parts of the loudspeaker!

NOTE! Prolonged listening at high volume

levels may cause hearing damage.
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We recommend that you follow The loud­speakers must be placed standing

upright on the base on a firm and level surface.
this procedure when you set up
the loud­speakers:
– Disconnect your system from the
mains supply.
– Connect your loud­speakers and set
the switch marked LINE–RIGHT–LEFT
on each loud­speaker as explained in
‘Cable connections’ (pp. 6–7).
– Set the switch marked FREE–WALL–
CORNER to the correct setting on
each loud­speaker. This is explained
in ‘Adapt the loud­speakers to your
room’ (pp. 8–9).
– Connect your entire system to the Cautions
mains supply again. – Make sure that the loud­speakers are placed – For optimum sound quality, do not place the
and connected in accordance with the loud­­speakers enclosed in a small space, and
instructions in this Guide. To prevent injury, never place anything directly in front of the
use Bang & Olufsen approved stands and loud­speakers.
wall brackets only! – Place the loudspeakers with the front facing
– The loudspeakers can only be switched off your favourite listening position.
completely by disconnecting them from the
mains supply. Therefore, connect the loud­
speakers to an easily accessible wall socket.
– Do not attempt to open the loud­speakers.
Leave such operations to qualified service
personnel!
– The loud­speakers are designed for in­door use
in dry, domestic environments only, and for
use within a temperature range of 10–40º C
(50–105º F).
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The loudspeakers can be used with The sockets and the two switches are located
on the rear of the loudspeaker. Remove the
Bang & Olufsen audio, video and
cover to get access to the sockets and switches.
link systems. They may also be
connected to non-Bang & Olufsen
FREE
systems. WALL
CORNER POWER LINK
For specific information about the LINE
RIGHT
sockets on your system, refer to LEFT

the Guide enclosed with the system.

Connection panel Connection to Bang & Olufsen systems

FREE–WALL–CORNER switch Use Bang & Olufsen Power Link cables to
This switch has three settings. Which setting connect the loudspeakers to your system.
to use depends on the placement of the
loud­speakers. This is explained in ‘Adapt the Set the LINE–RIGHT–LEFT switch to RIGHT
loud­speakers to your room’ (pp. 8–9). and LEFT (the right and left sound channel),
respectively.
LINE–RIGHT–LEFT switch
This switch has three settings. Set the switch Connection to non-Bang & Olufsen systems
to RIGHT or LEFT, when connecting the Use a special adapter with an ordinary phono/
loud­speakers to a Bang &Olufsen system. RCA plug in one end, and a DIN-plug in the
Set the switch to LINE when connecting the other (‘Cable for line signal’ – optional accessory,
loud­speakers to a non-Bang & Olufsen system. available from your Bang & Olufsen retailer).

POWER LINK sockets Set the LINE–RIGHT–LEFT switch to LINE.

These sockets are used for connection to a
Bang & Olufsen system. However, if the switch The supplied plug and mains cord are specially
marked LINE–RIGHT–LEFT is set to LINE, you may designed for the product. Do not change the
use one of the Power Link sockets to connect plug and if the mains cord is damaged, you
the loudspeaker to a non-Bang & Olufsen system. must buy a new one from your Bang &
Olufsen retailer.
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Socket for connection to the mains supply.
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Power Link
Mk 3

Power Link cables: The cables must be of the

LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT type which are marked with a triangle on the
plug. Do not use any of the old type of Power
Link cables, as this will cause noise, and thus
not give optimum sound quality!

1 2
Power Link connections: These connections
carry both the right and left sound signals.
Therefore, you can:
1 Run a Power Link cable from your
Bang & Olufsen system directly to
each loud­speaker.
Or
2 Run a Power Link cable from your
Bang & Olufsen system to the first
loudspeaker, and then run another
Power Link cable to the next loud­speaker.
This will often help to minimise cable clutter.

Cover for the connection panel: To remove

the cover, grip it along the left and right edges
– as indicated by the two arrows.

When you have made all the connections and

secured the cables, fasten the cover again by
inserting the four pegs on the rear of the cover
Securing the cables: For safety reasons, the into the corresponding holes on the loud­speaker.
mains lead must be fastened to the loud­speaker.
To do so, tug the mains lead behind the small
bracket on the connection panel. Then run all
cables behind the clamp, and tighten the two
screws.
8 Adapt the loudspeakers to your room

The loudspeakers may be placed How to measure? The distances referred to

are measured as shown here (the loudspeaker
almost anywhere in you room.
seen from above).
However, the most natural sound
is obtained if they are set up as
explained on these pages.

The Acoustic Lens Technology

system ensures better balance in
the high tone frequencies coming
directly from each loudspeaker, The FREE–WALL–CORNER switch
When a loudspeaker is placed in a corner WALL
and the sound reflected by the
or close to a wall, the bass level is boosted Use this setting if the loudspeaker is placed less
room. The system also ensures compared to the bass level from a loud­speaker than 20 cm (8") from the wall, and no closer
correct tonal balance in the whole placed in a more free-standing position. to a corner than 65 cm (26") – shown by the
area in front of the loudspeaker. grey areas along the walls in the illustration on
To remove this excessive bass boost, set the the next page.
switch marked FREE–WALL–CORNER to ensure
that the bass level suits the placement of the CORNER
loud­speaker. The appropriate switch setting Use this setting if the loudspeaker is placed in
depends on the distance from the loud­speaker a corner – shown by the dark grey areas in the
to the walls and corners of the room. illustration on the next page.

Use the guidelines mentioned here, and the

illustration and the examples on the next page,
when deciding which of the three POSITION
switch setting to select – on each loudspeaker.

FREE
Use this setting if the loudspeaker is placed
more than 20 cm (8") from the wall, and no
closer to a corner than 65 cm (26") – shown
by the large light grey area in the illustration
on the next page.

Acoustic Lens Technology –

manufactured under license
from Sausalito Audio Works.
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FREE
Position zones: The three settings
WALL (FREE–WALL–CORNER) corresponds to the
position zones marked in different shades of
CORNER
grey shown here. The position zones and the
examples shown below, are meant as guidelines
– you may, of course, set the switch to any of
the three settings you prefer.

If you have a BeoLab 2 subwoofer setup …

As explained in the BeoLab 2 Guide, the
sub­woofer has a setup switch which can be
set to 1, 2 or 3. The settings of this switch
will adapt the output from BeoLab 2 to the
sensitivity levels of different loud­speakers.

If you set up a pair of BeoLab 9 loudspeakers in

a system with BeoLab 2, we recommend that
Example 1: The loudspeakers are placed in Example 2: One loudspeaker is placed against you set the BeoLab 2 SETUP switch to 1.
one end of the room, but not against the back the wall, and the other is placed in a corner.
wall, and not near the side walls. There­fore, There­fore, the left loudspeaker should be set to
the switch should be set to FREE on both WALL, and the right loudspeaker should be set
loud­speakers. to CORNER.

Example 3: As in example 2, one loud­speaker

is placed against the wall, and the other is
placed in a corner. The shape of the room
has no influence on which setting to select.
There­fore, the left loud­speaker should be set
to WALL, and the right loudspeaker should be
set to CORNER.
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Technical specifications, features and the

use thereof are subject to change without
notice.

3507912 Version 1.0 1211

For the US-market only! This product is in conformity with
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and the provisions of the Directives
found to comply with the limits for a class B 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC.
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide
All Bang & Olufsen products comply with
reasonable protection against harm­ful applicable environmental legislation
interference in a residential ­installation. throughout the world.
This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in ­accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equip­ment off and on, the user
is ­encouraged to try to correct the ­interference
by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on
a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
– Consult the retailer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.

For the Canadian market only!

This class B digital apparatus meets all
require­ments of the Canadian Interference-
Causing Equipment Regulations.