The Beolit FAQ under construction

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Always a popular product.

Did you know that you can set pre-sets on the  tuning scale so you can easily find your favourite stations. Move the slider over the pimple, push down and slide to the position you want.

The cardboard battery tube is often missing but is not essential to operation. 

Hi Kevin

When you talk abour presets, do you mean on the Beolit 600/500/700/707 series? I don't have my 600 in front of me, so could you explain how this works as I don't understand (therefore highlighting the fact that a FAQ on the Beolits is a good idea!)?

John

Hi John,

yes, the perspex slider has a light groove in it in the slots of the frequency scale there are little plastic pimples which move along. When the perspex slider hits one of these it comes to a stop where you left it and hopefully the radio station you had wanted to save.

Does that make sense? I'll try and do a picture when I get the chance.

cheers,

Kevin 

That is only on the FM only 400, 500 and 505 models though. The 600, 700 and 707 use the ball bearing and magnet tuning scale with no presets.

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That won't be me then. I have a 600!

Bump.

Is this all we know and want to know about the beolits?😉 

To use the Beolit 1000 as an amplifier, attach the source to the Aux input and then press the P2 and P3 together. To utilise the external speaker, plug the speaker in the speaker socket with the pin facing to the rear. This will allow the speaker to work from the battery and can draw up to 2.5W. The internal speaker will switch off. If the Beolit 1000 is attached to a 7.5V source, the speaker can be attached with the pin at the front , in which case 7.5W will be available. The internal speaker will also still work when used in this way.

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Anyone know where I can get a replacement telescopic aerial for the Beolit 600??

Very difficult I am afraid.

For those fans of Beolits, I am scanning a whole lot of service manuals for these. Will be on over the next day or so.  

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