Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A9 4th Generation Manual

How to set up your device

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Basic Operation

How to connect with Airplay over WiFi

Buttons and connections

1. Standby button
   Short press to put A9 in standby. Long press to turn A9 off.
2. Reset/Mic button
   Short press both buttons A and B to enter WiFi setup mode.
   When in setup mode, short press both will cancel setup. In normal mode, short press to mute/unmute microphone.
3. Line in
   Optical/Analogue mini-jack for connecting external audio sources.
4. Ethernet
   Ethernet socket for a wired network connection.
5. Power
   Connect A9 to mains supply using only the enclosed mains cable.

Indicators

6. Connectivity indicator

• White (dim): Product is in standby mode.
• White (flashing): Product is booting up.

Network mode

• Orange (flashing): Ready to setup network connection/ Reconnecting to network.
• Orange (solid): Connected to the network. The wireless signal strength is medium to low.
• White (solid): Connected to the network. The wireless signal strength is high.
• Blue (solid): Not connected to network.

Bluetooth mode

• Blue (solid): Indicator turns solid blue shortly after Bluetooth pairing is successful or during music playback through Bluetooth.
• Red (solid, shortly): Indicator turns solid red shortly when Bluetooth pairing is unsuccessful.

7. Product indicator

• Off: Product is in standby mode or switched off.
• White (flashing): Product is booting up.
• Red (solid): Both Indicators turn solid red shortly before during factory reset.
• Red (flashing): Both Indicators flash red at the same time to indicate that software update is in progress. Do not operate the product or switch it off.

Bluetooth pairing (with Google Assistant)

Set up Beoplay A9 using the Bang & Olufsen App. Next, enable Bluetooth pairing using Google Assistant. Turn on Bluetooth on your device and select Beoplay A9.
For additional information on the Google Assistant, visit: https://assistant.google.com/.
Bluetooth can only be connected after Wi is setup.

Bluetooth pairing (without Google Assistant)

Set up Beoplay A9 using the Bang & Olufsen App. Once setup is complete, it is open for Bluetooth pairing. Turn on Bluetooth on your device and select Beoplay A9.

Software Update

LED flashes red when software is updating. Wait for 10 minutes

Automatic system software update

In order to ensure that your products have the latest features and improvements, automatic system software updates are enabled by default, and this is the recommended setting.
You may change this at any time in the UPDATE PRODUCT SOFTWARE menu using the Bang & Olufsen App.

Log information

To help us improve our range of available products and services offered to you, we may request certain information from your product about its performance and usage patterns. The information will at all times be provided on an anonymous basis only. You can at any time easily disable this function in the STATUS menu using the Bang & Olufsen App.

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Documents / Resources

References

• AR App and Bang & Olufsen App - Choose and use B&O products
• Google Play
• Google Assistant, your own personal Google default

Download manual

Here you can download full pdf version of manual, it may contain additional safety instructions, warranty information, FCC rules, etc.

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