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BeoCom 5000

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BeoCom 5000

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Family
Beocom
Years
1996–1998
Designer
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Official support
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Generations & variants5

  • AVfunctional_variant
  • BeoCom 5000standard variant
  • BeoCom 5000 AVOriginal cordless telephone / AV variant
  • BeoCom 5000 AV — blackOriginal finish variant
  • BeoCom 5000 AV — blueOriginal finish variant

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Finishes2

  • Black
  • Blue

Key attributes73

  • Additional functionRemote control for Beolink products
  • Additional functionRemote control of the volume setting of Bang & Olufsen audio and video products
  • Audio video controlHandset keys could remotely control the volume setting of Bang & Olufsen audio and video products
  • Av control during callDuring a call, the suitable mode had to be selected before using the AV volume-control function
  • Av variant base unitNo changes made to the base unit compared with BeoCom 5000
  • Av variant base unitNo changes were made to the BeoCom 5000 AV base unit compared with BeoCom 5000
  • Av variant controlBeoCom 5000 AV handset keys could remotely control the volume of Bang & Olufsen audio and video products
  • Av variant functionSome handset keys remotely control volume of B&O audio and video products
  • Base ringerBase unit included a separately configurable tone ringer
  • Base unit change from beocom 5000No changes made to the base unit
  • Base unit change from beocom 5000No changes were made to the base unit
  • Base unit change vs standard modelNo changes made to the base unit
  • Base unit documentationContains a notepad and brief instruction sheet that pops up from the top
  • Base unit documentationPop-up notepad and brief instruction sheet
  • Base unit featureBuilt-in notepad and brief instruction sheet that pop up from the top
  • Base unit functionPages the handset
  • Base unit functionPaging the handset
  • Base unit handset pagingBase unit could page the handset
  • Base unit instruction sheetBase unit contained a brief instruction sheet that popped up from the top
  • Base unit notepadBase unit contained a notepad
  • Base unit ringerSeparate tone ringer in base unit
  • Battery charging methodHandset batteries recharge when the handset is placed in the base unit

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, mirrored by ManyManuals.

  • Call securityScramble function switchable in or out
  • Call security tradeoffScramble function increased call security at the cost of some sound quality
  • Connection requirementsTelephone wall socket/public line or switchboard plus mains power supply

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, issue 3500590 08-96.

  • Design creditAscom Corporate Industrial Design

    Institutional design award record: iF Design lists Ascom Cor. Industrial Design for Beocom 5000.

  • DisplayNo display; signal lamp indicates operating mode using red, orange and green illumination patterns
  • Handset antennaNo projecting antenna
  • Handset displayNo display
  • Handset displayNo display; signal lamp indicated operating mode using colour and flashing state
  • Handset displayNo display; signal lamp indicates operating mode using colour and flashing state
  • Handset displayNo display; signal lamp used instead
  • Handset displayNo display; signal lamp used to indicate operating mode
  • Handset memory capacity10 telephone numbers numbers
  • Handset power offHandset can be switched off to prevent incoming-call disturbance

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, mirrored by ManyManuals.

  • Handset ringerChoice of tone ringer settings
  • Handset ringerChoice of tone-ringer settings
  • Handset signal lampSignal lamp indicated operating mode
  • Internal pagingBase unit can transmit an internal ringing signal to page the handset

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, mirrored by ManyManuals.

  • Keypad lockKeypad can be locked so unintended key entries have no effect

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, mirrored by ManyManuals.

  • Microphone muteMicrophone can be muted temporarily during a call

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, mirrored by ManyManuals.

  • Obsolescence contextThe standardisation of DECT digital cordless telephone technology made the BeoCom 5000 obsolete after a short production run
  • Product categoryCordless telephone
  • Production period1996-1998
  • Production years1996–1998
  • Radio range openUp to 300 metres in the open m

    Original Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5000 manual, issue 3500590 08-96.

  • Remote control functionVolume control of Bang & Olufsen audio and video products
  • Remote control scopeBeolink products
  • RingerSelectable tone ringer settings on handset; separately adjustable tone ringer in base unit
  • RingerTone ringer in handset
  • RingerTone ringer in handset and separately configurable tone ringer in base unit
  • Sales configurationSold in coded matched pairs
  • Scramble functionSelectable scramble function
  • Scramble functionSelectable scramble function for greater call security, with reduced sound quality
  • Scramble function purposeProvided greater call security at the cost of some sound quality
  • Secondary functionRemote control for Beolink products
  • Security featureScramble function for greater call security, with reduced sound quality
  • Security functionScramble function switchable in or out
  • Security function effectGreater call security at the cost of some sound quality
  • Security modeScramble function could be switched in or out to provide greater call security at the cost of some sound quality
  • Signal lamp behaviourFast flashing, slow flashing or constant illumination
  • Signal lamp coloursRed, orange and green
  • Signal lamp modesFast flashing, slow flashing and constant illumination
  • Stored telephone numbers10 numbers
  • SuccessorBeoCom 6000 system
  • System componentsBase unit and handset
  • System componentsBase unit and handset sold in coded matched pairs
  • System compositionBase unit and handset sold in coded matched pairs
  • System configurationBase unit and handset sold as coded matched pairs
  • System configurationBase unit and handset sold in coded matched pairs
  • Technology contextAnalogue cordless telephone; standardisation of DECT made the model obsolete
  • Telephone number memory10 telephone numbers numbers
  • Telephone number memory functionNumbers could be stored and recalled

Documents1

  • BeoCom 5000 User Manualuser_manual · enOpen