Panorama 3
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www.bowerswilkins.com
Welcome to Bowers & Wilkins and Panorama 3
When John Bowers rst established Bowers & Wilkins he did so in the belief that
imaginative design, innovative engineering and advanced technology were keys
that could unlock the enjoyment of audio in the home. That belief continues to
inspire every product we design.
Panorama 3 is a network-connected, wireless active speaker that provides
extremely high performance. Panorama 3 is primarily intended to be congured
and controlled using the Bowers & Wilkins Music App. The app is available for
both iOS and Android™ devices. Some commonly used control functions are
also available via hidden-until-lit buttons on the Panorama 3’s top panel. It is only
possible to install and congure a Panorama 3 using the Bowers & Wilkins Music
App.
Panorama 3 will enable you to:
• Listen to audio from TVs via an HDMI® ARC/eARC connection.
• Listen to audio from TVs via a digital audio optical connection.
• Listen to audio from streaming services like Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, Spotify®,
Apple Music and many others.
• Listen to audio over Bluetooth® from appropriately enabled Bluetooth
source devices.
• Listen to audio playing anywhere in your home on any compatible
Bowers & Wilkins wireless speaker connected to your home network.*
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App is required to connect your Panorama 3 to
your home network and establish connection with other products in your home.
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App also provides some control and conguration
functions during use. Before you begin your Panorama 3 installation, please
download and install the Bowers & Wilkins Music App on your iOS or Android
device. The Bowers & Wilkins Music App requires iOS 11.4 or later, or Android
V8.1 or later. Bluetooth and WiFi services must be enabled on your iOS or
Android device. You will also need to know your WiFi network password.
Note: Location Services must be enabled on Android devices during the setup
process. This is because compatible Bowers & Wilkins products use a low power
form of Bluetooth (BT-LE) for service communication, which on Android devices
is only enabled when Location Services are allowed. Bowers & Wilkins does not
use any location services data for marketing purposes.
* Feature to be enabled in 2022
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1. Carton Contents
Panorama 3
Power cable
HDMI cable
Wall bracket
Literature pack
2. Installing Your Panorama 3
Your Panorama 3 is designed to work with your TV
and therefore needs to be located close to it. When
connected to the TV, the Panorama 3 requires both
an HDMI connection and a mains power supply
to operate, so it must be located within reach
of a mains socket and HDMI connection. If your
Panorama 3 is to use a wired connection to your
home network, it will need to be located within reach
of an appropriate network (Ethernet) cable.
Your Panorama 3 can be placed on a shelf, table
or furniture unit, or it can be wall-mounted on the
dedicated wall bracket which is included with the
Panorama 3. If you decide to place your Panorama
3 on a shelf, ensure that the shelf is easily able to
support the weight. The audio performance may be
diminished if mounting furniture or shelf panels are
imsy or resonant.
Note: If your Panorama 3 is to be mounted on a
wall bracket, be sure to install the bracket in line
with its included instructions. If you are unsure of
the suitability of a wall, or of your ability to install
the wall bracket, you should engage specialist
help.
Like the vast majority of speakers, your Panorama
3 radiates sound energy not only forward but
also to the top, side and rear. Consequently, if
your Panorama 3 is positioned close to room
boundaries, or particularly in a corner, bass may
become over-emphasised. If you nd that bass from
your Panorama 3 is too prominent, moving it to an
alternative position may be benecial, or you can
lower the bass level via the Bowers & Wilkins Music
App Settings menu.
2.1 Connections
In addition to a mains power socket, your Panorama
3 speaker also has an HDMI ARC/eARC connection,
optical audio connection and a USB-C connection
for service. It is possible to connect the Panorama 3
to a wired (Ethernet) connection using the Ethernet
port.
Note: Please connect your WiFi or wired LAN to
a commercially available router that is certied as
telecommunications terminal equipment.
The primary recommended connection to a TV is
with the HDMI connection, and we recommend
that you connect the Panorama 3 to your TV’s ARC
socket. If your TV does not have an ARC or eARC
enabled HDMI connection, then you can connect the
Panorama 3 to the TV with the optical digital audio
connection.
Note: To get the best functionality and
performance from your Panorama 3 with your TV,
we recommend that you enable ARC (and eARC
if available on your TV) and CEC. Every TV brand
will have a different way to enable these features,
and we recommend referring to your TV manual
for more information. We also recommend setting
the TV to pass-through or bypass mode to
enjoy the best audio performance from Dolby®
Atmos®-enabled content from other devices
connected to your TV.
2.2 Initial Connection
With all connections made, the Bowers & Wilkins
Music App installed on your mobile device and your
TV congured to work with the selected connection
method, your Panorama 3 is ready to be set up.
Your Panorama 3 has no mains power switch and
once connected to mains will run a short start-up
routine before being ready to use. The start-up
routine includes booting up the speaker, connecting
to the network and establishing a link to any
streaming services and, therefore, can take some
time to complete. During this time the Multifunction
button will ash white during boot up and amber
when establishing a network connection. An
audio prompt will play when the start-up routine is
complete.
When a Panorama 3 that has not been previously
used is rst switched on, it will automatically enter
setup mode to enable its connection to your home
network. Setup mode is indicated by a slow amber
pulse illumination of the Multifunction button (see
Diagram 1). The Panorama 3 will also appear in the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App as available for set-up,
either as a pop-up or after selecting ‘Add Product’
from the app settings page.
Your Panorama 3 manages its operational state
and power consumption entirely automatically and
will switch to a power saving mode after twenty
minutes of inactivity. There is no need to ever switch
off your Panorama 3; however, should you wish to
do so, simply disconnect it from mains power. Your
Panorama 3 will retain its settings without mains
power.
3. Restarting / Rebooting
You can restart a Panorama 3 speaker with a short
press and release of the Reset button located on its
rear panel (see Diagram 1). Pressing the button will
reboot the Panorama 3 off and on again. All settings
will be retained when your Panorama 3 restarts. You
can also restart your Panorama 3 via the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App settings page.
4. Factory Reset
If you wish to reset your Panorama 3 to its factory
default settings, press and hold the Reset button for
ve seconds. The Reset button location can be seen
in Diagram 1. The reset process will be indicated
by a red Multifunction button and an audio cue; this
process will shut down the Panorama 3. On restart,
your Panorama 3 will enter setup mode. All settings
will be deleted when your Panorama 3 resets. You
can also reset your Panorama 3 via the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App Settings menu.
5. Setting up on a Network
With your Panorama 3 in setup mode and with its
Multifunction button pulsing slowly amber, launch the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App on your iOS or Android
device. The app will guide you with prompts through
the setup process.
Note: Panorama 3 employs a Bluetooth
connection to the device running the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App during the setup
process. Bluetooth signals have a relatively
short range and can be interrupted by room
boundaries, so we recommend that your
Panorama 3 and Bowers & Wilkins Music App
device remain close to the product during the
setup process.
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App requires you to
create a user account. When you rst download the
app, you will be asked to sign into your account if
you already have one or create an account. You will
need to input a username and password. You can
also modify the notications for your account before
setting up. Once you have created an account, you
will need to validate the email address by clicking the
link that will have been sent to your email address.
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App will rst search
for any products in setup mode and then will
automatically prompt you to start the setup process.
Alternatively, you can set up a new product from the
settings menu by selecting ‘Add product’ under the
‘Your devices’ section.
Diagram 1
Panorama 3 control panel and connectors
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Voice Assistant
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The setup process in the Bowers & Wilkins Music
App will ask you to name the ‘Space’ in which your
Panorama 3 is to be used. A list of suggested space
names is provided but you can also create your
own. When you have selected or created a space
name, the app will ask you to press the Multifunction
button on the top of your Panorama 3 to conrm the
selection.
If a wireless network connection for your Panorama
3 is to be used, the next setup stage is to connect
your Panorama 3 to your home WiFi network. The
app will ask you to conrm the correct WiFi network
and ask you to input its password. Alternatively,
if your Panorama 3 is connected to your network
router using an Ethernet cable, this stage of the
setup process will be bypassed.
Note: If you already have other Bowers & Wilkins-
compatible products connected to your WiFi
network, the Panorama 3 will not require you to
input your WiFi password as this will be shared
securely via the Quick Connect function.
With WiFi network conguration and space selection
complete, you will need to congure the input you
have selected for the connection to the TV. The
app will step you through setting up your TV. If you
have connected to the TV with HDMI ARC/eARC,
the Bowers & Wilkins Music App will show you how
to connect the Panorama 3 to the TV and enable
CEC. This allows you to control the audio on the
Panorama 3 with your TV or set-top box remote
control. If you have connected the TV with the
optical connector, the Bowers & Wilkins Music App
will show you how to connect the Panorama 3 to the
TV and disable the TV’s internal speakers. You will
next be asked if you want the Panorama 3 to learn
the IR commands of your TV remote, allowing you to
control the Panorama 3 with this remote.
Note: If the Panorama 3 does not receive IR
commands during the setup process, you may
need to enable IR support on external devices
on your TV. Please refer to your TV manual for
further information.
6. Standalone Bluetooth Setup
It is possible to use your Panorama 3 over Bluetooth
without the need to connect the product to a
network. With your Panorama 3 in setup mode –
indicated by the Multifunction button pulsing slowly
amber – press and hold the Multifunction button
for 5 seconds. The Panorama 3 will play an audio
prompt and the Multifunction button will ash blue.
This indicates that the Panorama 3 is in Bluetooth
pairing mode and can be connected to via your
source device’s Bluetooth menu. The Panorama 3
will be available in the Bluetooth menu under the
name ‘ Panorama 3’.
Note: In this conguration, the product can no
longer be set up onto a network. To connect the
Panorama 3 onto a network when in Standalone
Bluetooth mode, you will need to perform a
factory reset of the product via the Reset button
on the rear of the product (see section 4).
The Panorama 3 can be paired with multiple devices
by pressing and holding the Multifunction button for
5 seconds to enter pairing mode. The Panorama 3
can support pairing with up to eight devices.
Note: The Panorama 3 will remain in pairing
mode for 2 minutes and time out if no device is
paired within that time. To re-enter pairing mode
press and hold the Multifunction button.
7. Using Your Panorama 3
7.1 Spaces
Spaces are a core concept of the Bowers & Wilkins
Music App and compatible products. A ‘Space’
is a room or a specic area in your home in which
you listen to music. It is not possible to use the
Panorama 3 with any other device in the same
space.
7.2 Dolby Support
The Panorama 3 will support Dolby Digital audio in
the following formats:
• Dolby Digital
• Dolby Digital Plus™
• Dolby Atmos
• Dolby TrueHD
For all of these audio formats, the Panorama 3 will
automatically optimise playback and provide the
best audio performance possible.
7.3 Streaming Music
You can use your Panorama 3 to play audio from
streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music,
Qobuz and Tidal. These can be streamed directly
from the Bowers & Wilkins Music App, Spotify
Connect®, AirPlay® 2 or Bluetooth.
7.4 Playing Audio via the Bowers & Wilkins
Music App
Once you have connected to your product and
enabled a music streaming service in the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App, you can browse music
from your streaming service. Once you have selected
the track you want to play, simply click the ‘Play’
button. If you only have a single space, the music
will automatically play in that space. If you have
multiple spaces, clicking ‘Play’ will display a list of
the available spaces in your home, and selecting a
space will play the audio through the selected space.
7.5 Playing Audio via Spotify Connect
Use your phone, tablet or computer as a remote
control for Spotify. Go to https://www.spotify.com/
connect to learn how.
7.6 Playing Audio via AirPlay
AirPlay enables apps on Apple mobile, laptop or
desktop devices to stream audio over a network to
any AirPlay-compatible speakers, such as Panorama
3. AirPlay-enabled apps will display the AirPlay icon.
To use AirPlay, open the app you wish to use and
select the content you wish to play. Tap on the
AirPlay icon to display a list of available devices
followed by the space name you wish to use.
7.7 Playing Audio via Bluetooth
Bluetooth enables audio apps on mobile, laptop or
desktop devices to stream material over a wireless
connection to your Panorama 3.
To use Bluetooth, you will rst need to pair your
device to the Panorama 3. On the Bowers & Wilkins
Music App, select Settings and then select the
space that contains the device you want to pair with.
Selecting ‘Pair new device’ will put the Panorama
3 into Bluetooth pairing mode. Go to the Bluetooth
menu of your device and pair it with the Panorama
3. The Panorama 3 will use the space name in the
Bluetooth pairing menu. Once paired, you can play
audio via any app on your source device. You can
see a list of the devices paired to your Panorama 3
in the Bowers & Wilkins Music App.
Note: The Panorama 3 will remain in pairing
mode for 2 minutes and time out if no device is
paired within that time. To re-enter pairing mode,
repeat the steps above.
8. Bowers & Wilkins Music App
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App opens on the main
page. At the bottom of the page are four navigation
icons for the main sections of the app: browse,
library, search and settings. The icon illuminated in
yellow indicates which page you are on.
8.1 Browse
The browse page of the Bowers & Wilkins Music App
has content arranged in multiple rows in a ribbon
view that you can search through by swiping right
and left. The browse page shows recommended
playlists that are generated based on your musical
taste, your recently played music and some
recommended playlists curated by
Bowers & Wilkins. You can also scroll down and
browse music from any specic streaming services
you have linked to your app.
Note: The recommendations are based on the
genres, artists, albums and tracks that you
have liked. To like any material, simply click the
heart symbol. The more you like, the better the
recommendations will be. Your recommendations
will stay with you and your Bowers & Wilkins
account and are not linked to your music
streaming service.
8.2 Library
The library page groups together all the material that
you have liked either in the Bowers & Wilkins Music
App or in any of your streaming services. You can
search content here by music, podcasts and radio. If
you have liked material in a streaming service native
app, it may not appear in the Bowers & Wilkins
Music App Library straight away.
8.3 Search
You can search for any music via the search function
in the Bowers & Wilkins Music App. The app will
search for results from all your linked streaming
services.
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8.4 Settings
The settings pages allow you to congure multiple
products within your home. The settings page is split
into different sections:
• Your Spaces
This section lists all the spaces within your
home and from this you can congure
individual devices.
• Your Account
This section allows you to modify your account
details and link any music services to your app.
• Your Products
This is where you can trigger any updates that
are available for any of your products in your
home.
8.5 Linking Streaming Services
The Bowers & Wilkins Music App enables you to
select and play music from a number of streaming
services, such as Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer and many
more. To do this, the Bowers & Wilkins Music App
needs to be linked to your music streaming service.
This can be done in settings via the ‘Link Services’
button in ‘Your Account’. Simply tap and follow the
on-screen instructions.
8.6 Player View
When audio is playing on the Panorama 3, you
can control the volume, play/pause the audio,
skip forward and skip back. The Player view can
be minimised by pressing the down arrow on the
top left of the screen. This minimises the player
view to the bottom of the main screen. This can be
maximised by tapping on the mini player view at any
time.
9. Software Update
Panorama 3 is a network-connected speaker and,
as such, reliability improvements, new functions and
new features can be enabled via software updates.
When a software update is available for any product
on your network, a tag is marked on the settings
icon. Going to the settings page will display the
available update. Tapping this will trigger an update
for all the products on the network that require an
update.
10. Audio Adjustments
The placement of any speaker can have an impact
on the audio. Placing a speaker close to a wall
can over-emphasize the bass, and if the speaker is
not facing you, the high frequency content can be
lowered. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the bass
and treble settings of your Panorama 3 to allow
greater exibility in positioning within your room. To
access these settings, select Settings and then the
name of the space with the product you wish to
adjust, then select the device. You can then adjust
the bass and treble from -6dB to +6dB. The settings
will be stored by the Panorama 3 when the power is
disconnected but will be reset after a factory reset.
11. Amazon Alexa
The Panorama 3 is a smart speaker with the Amazon
Alexa voice assistant inbuilt. To enable this feature,
go to the device level settings page within the
Bowers & Wilkins Music App. Select Settings and
then choose the space containing the Panorama
3 on which you wish to enable the voice assistant.
Next, select the device. The device settings page will
be displayed. You can enable Amazon Alexa here
by linking to your Amazon account: simply click the
link and follow the instructions. You can unlink your
Panorama 3 from your Alexa account at any time.
To talk to Alexa, simply say the trigger word, ‘Alexa’
or press the Voice Assistant button on the Panorama
3. Pressing and holding the Voice Assistant button
will mute the Alexa microphones.
12. Panorama 3 Controls
Your Panorama 3 has buttons on the upper rear
panel that provide play/pause control, volume
adjustment and voice assistant – see Diagram 1.
Pressing Play/Pause will alternately stop and restart
audio playback.
Pressing Volume Up (+) or Volume Down (-) will
adjust the volume of any audio that is being played.
Pressing and holding the + and - buttons will
continuously increase or decrease volume.
Touching the Multifunction button will cycle through
and play the active streams and sources available
to the Panorama 3. The Panorama 3 Multifunction
button illumination changes to indicate a variety of
operational states. The illuminations are displayed in
Diagram 2.
Pressing the Voice Assistant button allows you to
talk to the voice assistant without needing to say
the trigger word. This functionality requires a voice
service to be enabled on your Panorama 3.
13. Cleaning
Should your Panorama 3 need cleaning, you can
wipe its top surface with a clean, lint-free cloth
and brush its grille with a soft brush. If you wish to
use any cleaning uid, apply it onto the cleaning
cloth and not directly onto the Panorama 3. Test
a small area rst, as some cleaning products may
damage some of the surfaces. Avoid products that
are abrasive, or contain acid, alkali or antibacterial
agents.
14. Support
Should you require further help or advice regarding
your product, please visit the support site: www.
bowerswilkins.com/support.
15. Environmental Information
This product automatically manages its power
state without the need for any interaction. When
connected to a network and not in use, power
consumption is automatically reduced below 2
watts.
This product complies with international directives,
including but not limited to the Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and
electronic equipment, the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
and the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE). Consult your local waste
disposal authority for guidance on how properly to
recycle or dispose of this product.
Diagram 2
Multifunction indicator illuminations
Illumination Operational state
Flashing white Start-up in progress
Pulsing amber Ready for setup
Flashing amber Firmware update in progress
Pulsing white Audio pull in progress
Pulsing red Error – contact support
Solid red Error – contact support
Flashing red Factory reset in progress
Flashing blue Bluetooth pairing mode
Solid blue Bluetooth connection established