BeoCom 6000

With BeoCom 6000 you are able to combine the extended possibilities of a cordless phone system with the most advanced answering machine in the world – BeoTalk 1200 – and put yourself in command of all your daily communication needs. With BeoCom 6000 is B&O’s first digital and cordless phone. There is also an ISDN version. BeoCom 6000 is the complete digital telephone system with up to 6 cordless handsets for each member of the family to use. it is a direct challenge to the traditional concept of how a telephone should look and function. In setting new standards in design, BeoCom 6000 offers individuals a flexibility and freedom never-before experienced. The use of DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) technology allows the telephone to form a complete, internal telephone system for the home and office. Up to six handsets, needing only individual chargers, can be linked to one base unit. ‘Cordless freedom’ may be obtained as no cables are needed to link the individual handsets, and only one telephone socket is required. Each unit has a display with access to a 200-number memory with Caller ID shown by name if it’s already stored in the telephone book. Entries made in a handset are automatically reproduced in other handsets within the system, which will also remote control the volume of Bang & Olufsen televisions and music centres. Cordless With an eye-catching form that just invites you to pick it up, BeoCom 6000 is everything you could ask for in a cordless telephone and then some more Multifunctional / Easy Operation BeoCom 6000 is also much more than just an exercise in shape and innovative design. It’s easy to use, comfortable to hold and offers a sound quality that can only be Bang & Olufsen Easy Access, The Wheel There’s no point in filling a telephone with useful features and functions if they’re difficult to access and complicated to understand. The wheel at the centre of BeoCom 6000 is designed to put everything directly at your fingertips and bring unrivalled simplicity to everyday communication Volume Control A/V Adjust the sound on your Bang & Olufsen audio-video products directly from your BeoCom 6000 handset. Simply press ‘A’ for audio or ‘V’ for video and rotate the wheel to turn the sound up or down Caller ID Caller ID lets you see the phone number, date and time of the latest 24 calls made to you – and lets you return the call with a single press of a button Phone Book The Phone book holds up to 200 name and number entries and is built up automatically as you make and receive calls

Redial

The redial function gives you instant access to the details of the latest 24 numbers that you have dialled. Telephones are used a lot more than other electronic equipment and sometimes under tougher and more hazardous conditions. Design and technological features mean little if your telephone lets you down when you need it most, so the anticipation of what can happen to a telephone has been turned into a fine art at Bang & Olufsen. B&O telephones are exposed to extremes of heat and cold, they have coffee spilled over them, dust blown at them, they’re stepped upon and subjected to a whole series of bumps, vibrations and falls. And it’s not only the unexpected that’s tested for; a robot assesses daily wear and tear by methodically lifting and replacing the handset of a telephone 100000 times, while a mechanical finger dials telephone numbers over and over again. In a space of days, the life of a telephone and everything the modern world may throw at it is simulated many times over!

Loudspeaker Quality

‘Earphone coupling loss factor’, ‘receiver loudness rating value’ and ‘acoustic leakage’ are technical terms that mean little to most telephone users. They are just some of the things that Bang & Olufsen test for to determine the sound quality of a BeoCom telephone. The enhanced sound of the BeoCom telephone range is the result of Bang & Olufsen’s long-standing specialisation in the miniaturisation of high-performance loudspeakers. Every BeoCom handset contains a built-in pressure chamber loudspeaker that ensures optimal natural sound reproduction while minimising distortion and sound leakage. But Bang & Olufsen telephones are not only the result of theoretical calculations and complicated acoustical analyses, the final test is the human ear itself. A listening panel made up of people with an extraordinary sense of hearing provides the most crucial evaluation of BeoCom telephones.

Colours

Whether it’s a matter of business or pleasure, you will always find a Bang & Olufsen telephone that matches your needs when it comes to intelligent features and placement options. But why stop there? Bang & Olufsen want to make sure that the telephones that bear the B&O logo are just as much a pleasure to look at as they are to use. That’s why a whole new range of living colours has been developed that span from a cool blue and grey to a bold red and terracotta. Regardless of whether you’re looking for a telephone to match with your surroundings or one that will stand out and make a statement, the choice is yours. With seven strong colours to choose from, BeoCom 6000 spoils you for choice. Mix the colours of the additional handsets so that they blend in with the decoration of your home. Complete telephone system for the family or a small business, with up to 6 cordless handsets, each has a wheel with access to a 200 number memory with caller ID, shown by name if it’s already in the directory. It also gives you remote control of the volume of the latest Bang & Olufsen televisions and music systems.

BeoCom 6000 Press Release – Spring 2002 ” BeoCom 6000 – New Colours For Success

BeoCom 6000, Bang & Olufsen’s most successful telephone concept to date, makes a more colourful expression this season in new colours including yellow and blue. On the technical side, additional degrees of flexibility in placement are added with the introduction of new charging station possibilities. After less than five years on the market, BeoCom 6000 has been sold in over 375,000 examples, making it far and away the best selling telephone from Bang & Olufsen in Struer, Denmark. The popular cordless telephone concept, characterised by its striking form and innovative “wheel” operation, features a built-in electronic phone book, which may be shared by up to six handsets. BeoCom 6000 provides you with four opportunities to add a splash of colour to every conversation. Regardless of your preference for the subdued hues of the new yellow or blue, the understated elegance of light grey or always fashionable black, the choice, as always, is yours. Two new charging stations also see the light of day, both highlighting Bang & Olufsen’s highly developed aluminium competences. A stylish triangular wall charger, available in brushed aluminium, complements the distinct pyramid-formed table charger, which made its entrance already with the introduction of the telephone concept in 1997. Both chargers may be freely placed around the home, requiring only a mains connection. The transmitter / receiver functions found in the original base station have been repositioned in a separate, third component, which may be placed near the telephone outlet. “BeoCom 6000 is a proven success, be it employed in the home or office sphere. This new colour palette and charger programme will undoubtedly give our customers additional degrees of flexibility when choosing the solution which best suits their personal needs, states Peter Eckhardt, Managing Director of Bang & Olufsen Telecom. “

Country, Intro and date last sold Country Type Intro. Year Last sold Australia 0643 1999 Q4 Austria 0641 1999 Q4 Belgium 0640 1999 Q1 Canada 0746 2000 Q4 Denmark 0630 1998 Q1 Finland 0649 2000 Q1 France 0639 1999 Q3 Germany 0632 1998 Q1 Greece 0647 1999 Q3 Hong Kong 0645 1999 Q4 Iceland 0744 1999 Q3 Ireland 0648 2000 Q3 Italy 0638 1999 Q1 Norway 0633 1998 Q3 Portugal 0748 2001 Q4 Singapore 0644 1999 Q4 South Africa 0646 1999 Q3 Spain 0634 1998 Q4 Sweden 0631 1998 Q3 Switzerland 0637 1998 Q4 The Faroe Islands 0630 1998 Q2 The Netherlands 0635 1998 Q4 United Kingdom 0636 1998 Q4 USA 0642 1999 Q1 Specifications Category: Cordless Standard: Line interface DECT/GAP 1 analogue Dimensions WxHxD: 132 x 156 x 183 mm. handset included Finish base: Aluminium Range indoor / outdoor: up to 50 m/300 m Memory (Phonebook): up to 200 numbers with names Features Paging Handsets Up to 6 Accessories: Repeater: EU 0895333 GB 0895326 BeoCom 6000 Handset Specifications Country Specifications Country Type Country Code Country Specifications: Australia 0706 AUS Standard FSK Austria 0624 A Standard FSK Belgium 0622 B Standard FSK Denmark 0600 DK Standard DTMF Supported Supplementary Services : MWI The Faroe Islands 0600 Standard DTMF France 0620 F Standard FSK Germany 0606 D Standard FSK Hong Kong 0762 HK Standard FSK Iceland 0626 IL Standard FSK Italy 0618 I Standard FSK Netherlands 0612 NL Standard DTMF Norway 0608 N Standard FSK Singapore 0708 SG Standard FSK South Africa 0766 ZA Standard FSK Spain 0610 E Standard FSK Sweden 0604 S Standard DTMF Switzerland 0616 SC Standard FSK United Kingdom 0614 GB Standard FSK USA 0700 US Standard 2,4 GHz MARS Country, Intro and date last sold Country Type Intro. Year Last sold Australia 0707 1999 Q4 Austria 0625 1999 Q4 Belgium 0623 1999 Q1 Canada 0417 2000 Q4 > Denmark 0601 1998 Q1 Finland 0413 2000 Q1 France 0621 1999 Q3 Germany 0607 1998 Q1 Greece 0895 1999 Q3 Hong Kong 0763 1999 Q4 Iceland 0627 1999 Q3 Ireland 0411 2000 Q3 Italy 0619 1999 Q1 Norway 0609 1998 Q3 Portugal 0761 2001 Q4 Singapore 0709 1999 Q4 South Africa 0767 1999 Q3 Spain 0611 1998 Q4 Sweden 0605 1998 Q3 Switzerland 0617 1998 Q4 The Faroe Islands 0601 1998 Q2 The Netherlands 0613 1998 Q4 United Kingdom 0615 1998 Q4 USA 0701 1999 Q1 Specifications Category: Cordless Standard: DECT/GAP Dimensions W x H x D handset: 53 x 160 x 28 mm. /175 g Finish handset: Black, Blue, Green, Red, grey, yellow, terracotta Capacity (standby/talk time): 80 h/480 min Charging time: 4 h Range indoor / outdoor: up to 50 m/300 m Caller ID with date and hour: 24 numbers/names Memory (Phonebook): up to 200 numbers with names Redial: 24 numbers/ names Features: Audio / Video / Link volume control Dialling of Caller ID Volume control Microphone mute Call duration Keypad lock Ringer settings Accessories: Desktop / Wall chargers Country Specifications Country Type Country Code Country Specifications: Australia 0706 AUS Standard FSK Austria 0624 A Standard FSK Belgium 0622 B Standard FSK Denmark 0600 DK Standard DTMF Supported Supplementary Services : MWI The Faroe Islands 0600 Standard DTMF France 0620 F Standard FSK Germany 0606 D Standard FSK Hong Kong 0762 HK Standard FSK Iceland 0626 IL Standard FSK Italy 0618 I Standard FSK Netherland 0612 NL Standard DTMF Norway 0608 N Standard FSK Singapore 0708 SG Standard FSK South Africa 0766 ZA Standard FSK Spain 0610 E Standard FSK Sweden 0604 S Standard DTMF Switzerland 0616 SC Standard FSK United Kingdom 0614 GB Standard FSK USA 0700 US Standard 2,4 GHz MARS

Updates:

May 2002: BeoCom 6000 range was updated with the introduction of new colours and new types of chargers and holders. May 2005: Seven years after the introduction of BeoCom 6000 it was necessary to update the chipset. Mainly of a technical nature, the menu of all BeoCom 6000s manufactured after this date will include a changed structure of the menu and the new feature of being able to connect EarSet 1 Home. Backwards-compatible, the handset can be connected to any existing Bang & Olufsen DECT system. However, the proviso is that the existing base station and handsets are updated to software version 2.5. Due to safety reasons the updated handset will not fit table chargers produced before May 2003 or the triangular base station. The risk of having a burst from the line if the handset is placed in the old triangular base station, when using a headset, has forced mechanical change to be made the phone. The revised part numbers for BeoCom 6000 handsets can be found below, all other part numbers for the range are unchanged.

• Handset Black: 1100033
• Handset Blue: 1100034
• Handset Grey: 1100035
• Handset Yellow: 1100032