Power Link Cables - overview

Find in this document

Available Power Link cables in the Retail System
Power Link cables with wire for Display Data
Power Link cables without wire for Display Data
Obsolete Power Link cables
Power Link cables - comparison
Power Link cable in cable reels for self-mounting
Network Link product cable in cable reels for self-mounting
Obsolete Power Link cable in cable reels for self-mounting
Power Link - accessories
Power Link cables - special purpose
Connectors

Introduction
Power Link cables have been manufactured to meet the changing requirements over time. Amongst these are: shielding against
unwanted noise impact, cable diameter to have as flexible cable as possible, number of wires to convey the needed signals and
grounding for this.
This document lists the types of Power Link cables present. A section also lists those Power Link cables that are obsolete/
historical, but still part of many installations and possibly in stock locally.
With each type of cables wiring information is given consisting of pin-table for each connector, the principles of the plugs and
the principle of the cable construction is shown.
A table of available cables is shown as well.
The document summarize the available cables in a complete table with information about cable plugs, cable length, cable colour,
cable diameter incl. official naming and marking. Thereby comparison between index numbers is possible. Cables that were
obsolete in former time are also shown in this summary table.

Note:
In ROS (Retail Ordering System) the correct part numbers will always be presented.

Conditions of use
Power Link cables should never be led in the same cable conduits/cable channels as any AC power cord.
The GND wires on PIN 2 and PIN 7 in the DIN connector or PIN 3/PIN 7 and the braided shield in the RJ45 connector must never
be connected/short circuited!

Legend:
Present products
Obsolete from 2011
Obsolete before 2010
Version 1.4

2013-01-25

Available Power Link cables in the Retail System

If wires for Power up and Overload are needed, use the fully mounted 5.5 mm Power Link cable with wire for Display Data.
May be used as a 100Mbit/s cable

DIN DIN
5.0 mm
6 wires + braided shield
Pin

Colour

Description

White/Green
White/Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Yellow
White/Brown
White/Green
Green
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Brown
Braided shield

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

White

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

2.5 m

Black

6270930

DIN DIN

2.5 m

White

6270935

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270931

DIN DIN

5m

White

6270936

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270932

DIN DIN

10 m

White

6270937

DIN DIN

20 m

Black

6270933

DIN DIN

20 m

White

6270938

DIN - DIN

50 m

Black

6270934

DIN - DIN

50 m

White

6270939

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

White/Green
White/Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

DIN RJ45
5.0 mm
6 wires + braided shield
Pin

Colour

Description

White/Green
White/Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield Data GND

Yellow
White/Brown
White/Green
Green
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

White

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN RJ45

1.5 m

Black

6270017

DIN RJ45

1.5 m

White

6270023

DIN RJ45

3m

Black

6270020

DIN RJ45

3m

White

6270024

DIN RJ45

5m

Black

6270004

DIN RJ45

5m

White

6270025

DIN RJ45

10 m

Black

6270022

DIN RJ45

10 m

White

6270026

Brown
Braided shield

Pin

Colour

Description

White

Data

White/Green

Signal GND

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White/Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

GND

Braided shield

Data GND

RJ45 RJ45
5.0 mm
6 wires + braided shield
Pin

Colour

Description

Yellow

Pin

Colour

Description

Brown

White

Data

White

Data

White/Green

Signal GND

White/Green

Signal GND

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Green

Audio R out

White/Brown

Signal GND

White/Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Brown

Audio L out

GND

Braided shield

Data GND

GND

Braided shield

Data GND

White/Brown
White/Green
1

Green

White
Braided shield

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

RJ45 RJ45

1.5 m

Black

6271069

RJ45 RJ45

1.5 m

White

6271130

RJ45 RJ45

3m

Black

6271070

RJ45 RJ45

3m

White

6271131

RJ45 RJ45

5m

Black

6271071

RJ45 RJ45

5m

White

6271136

RJ45 RJ45

10 m

Black

6271072

Power Link cables with wire for Display Data

The Display Data wire is used for: BeoLab 3000, BeoLab 4500, BeoLab 5000 and Penta MK II/III) and passive speakers (BeoVox 1,
BeoVox 2-1 and BeoVox 2-2) driven by ML/MCL Converter: pin 1 is necessary for power on/off and pin 8 for overload detection
(Penta MK II).
In case longer cables, fully mounted, are needed, the Network Link product cable (6250028),
300 m /975 feet may be used for self-mounting. See Network Link Passive infrastructure Manual.

DIN - DIN
3.5 mm
8 wires, fully mounted
Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Yellow
Braided shield
Green
Pink
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

4 2 5
1 8 3

Brown

Braided shield

White

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Pin

Colour

Description

Pinky

Overload

White

Data

Braided shield/
Green

Signal GND

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Grey

Power up

Green

Audio R out

Braided shield/
Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

GND

Braided shield/
White

Data GND

Grey

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6271227

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6271228

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6279690

with ferrits: for BeoLab 5

DIN RJ45
3.5 mm
8 wires, fully mounted
Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Yellow
Braided shield
Green
8

Pink
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

White

Brown
Braided shield
Grey

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN RJ45

5m

Black

6271225

DIN RJ45

10 m

Black

6271226

*)

*)

Special manufacturing only

Power Link cables without wire for Display Data

Used for e.g.: BeoLab 2, BeoLab 3, BeoLab 4, BeoLab 7 series, BeoLab 9, BeoLab 10, BeoLab 11, BeoLab 4000 MK II,
BeoLab 6002, BeoLab 8002 (i.e. loudspeakers that are power supplied using switch mode technology).

DIN DIN
MKIII

2.5 mm
5 wires, MK III
Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Blue

Data GND

Yellow
Braided shield
Green

Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Brown

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Blue

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

0.5 m

Black

6270077

DIN DIN

2.5 m

Black

6270078

DIN DIN

2.5 m

White

6270082

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270079

DIN DIN

5m

White

6270083

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270080

DIN DIN

10 m

White

6270084

DIN DIN

20 m

Black

6270081

DIN DIN

20 m

White

6270085

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Blue

Data GND

Pin

Colour

Description

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Braided shield/ Signal GND

Green + Brown

Brown

Audio L out

GND

Blue

Data GND

DIN RJ45
2.5 mm
5 wires, MK III
Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Blue

Data GND

Yellow
Braided shield
Green
8
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Brown

Blue

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN RJ45

0.5 m

Black

6271211

DIN RJ45

1.5 m

Black

6271073

DIN RJ45

1.5 m

White

6271105

DIN RJ45

3m

Black

6271076

DIN RJ45

3m

White

6271106

DIN RJ45

5m

Black

6271077

DIN RJ45

5m

White

6271107

DIN RJ45

10 m

Black

6271080

DIN RJ45

10 m

White

6271116

RJ45 RJ45
2.5 mm
5 wires, MK III
Pin

Colour

Description

Pin

Colour

Description

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Green

Braided shield
Signal GND
Green + Brown

Audio R out

Braided shield Signal GND

Green + Brown

Brown

Audio L out

GND

Blue

Brown

Audio L out

Datya GND

GND

Blue

Data GND

Yellow
Brown
Braided shield
Green

Blue

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

RJ45 RJ45

0.35 m

Black

6278731

RJ45 RJ45

0.5 m

Black

6271212

RJ45 RJ45

1.5 m

Black

6271065

RJ45 RJ45

1.5 m

White

6271117

RJ45 RJ45

3m

Black

6271066

RJ45 RJ45

3m

White

6271120

RJ45 RJ45

5m

Black

6271067

RJ45 RJ45

5m

White

6271121

RJ45 RJ45

10 m

Black

6271068

RJ45 RJ45

10 m

White

6271122

Obsolete Power Link cables

DIN DIN
3.5 mm
8 wires, fully mounted
Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Yellow
Braided shield
Green
Pink
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

4 2 5
1 8 3

Brown

Braided shield

White

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Pin

Colour

Description

Pinky

Overload

White

Data

Braided shield/
Green

Signal GND

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Grey

Power up

Green

Audio R out

Braided shield/
Brown

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

GND

Braided shield/
White

Data GND

Grey

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

2.5 m

Black

6270143

DIN DIN

2.5 m

White

6270063

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270144

DIN DIN

5m

White

6270064

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270145

DIN DIN

10 m

White

6270065

DIN DIN

20 m

Black

6270146

DIN DIN

20 m

White

6270066

DIN RJ45
3.5 mm
8 wires, fully mounted
Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Yellow
Braided shield
Green
8

Pink
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

White

Brown
Braided shield
Grey

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

1.5 m

Black

6270017

DIN DIN

1.5 m

White

6270023

DIN DIN

3m

Black

6270020

DIN DIN

3m

White

6270024

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270004

DIN DIN

5m

White

6270025

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270022

DIN DIN

10 m

White

6270026

*)

*)

Special manufacturing only

Note: The numbers for these obsolete DIN to DIN cables are
reused for the newer 5.0 mm cables. These are although not
fully mounted; instead use the Power Link cables with wire for
Display Data 3.5 mm

DIN DIN
5.5 mm
8 wires + braided shield, fully mounted
Double-shielded
Note: The numbers for these obsolete DIN to DIN cables are reused for the newer 5.0 mm cables. These are although not fully
mounted; instead use the Power Link cables with wire for Display Data 3.5 mm

Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield Data GND

Pink

Yellow
Braided shield
Green
Pink
Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

White

Overload

Brown
Braided shield

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Grey

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

Grey

Power up

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

White

Data

Braided shield

Data GND

Pink

Overload

Braided shield

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

2.5 m

Black

6270930

DIN DIN

2.5 m

White

6270935

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270931

DIN DIN

5m

White

6270936

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270932

DIN DIN

10 m

White

6270937

DIN DIN

20 m

Black

6270933

DIN DIN

20 m

White

6270938

DIN DIN

50 m

Black

6270934

DIN - DIN

50 m

White

6270939

Note: The numbers for these obsolete DIN to DIN cables are
reused for the newer 5.0 mm cables. These are although not
fully mounted; instead use the Power Link cables with wire for
Display Data 3.5 mm

DIN DIN
2.5 mm
4 wires. MK II. No Blue wire and NO symbol!
For e.g.: BeoLab 4000, BeoLab 6000, BeoLab 8000
This cable will lead to unwanted noise if used with loudspeakers designed with switch mode technology
Can be replaced by using Power Link MK III 2.5 mm
Pin

Colour

Description

Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Braided shield

Brown

Audio L out

Signal GND

Brown

Yellow

Audio L out

Speaker on/off

Yellow

Speaker on/off

Green

Audio R out

Green

Audio R out

Yellow
Braided shield
Green

Solder side

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Connector

Length

Colour

Index No.

DIN DIN

2.5 m

Black

6270644

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270645

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270646

DIN DIN

20 m

Black

6270647

Brown

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Solder side

Power Link cables - comparison

DIN - DIN
Connector

Length

Colour

2.5 mm

2.5 mm

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

5.0 mm *)

5.5 mm

5 wires
MK III

4 wires
MK II

8 wires

8 wires

6 wires

8 wires

DIN DIN

0.5 m

Black

6270077

DIN DIN

0.5 m

White

DIN DIN

2.5 m

Black

6270078

6270143

6270930

6270930

DIN DIN

2.5 m

White

6270082

6270063

6270935

6270935

DIN DIN

5m

Black

6270079

6270144

6271227

6270931

6270931

DIN DIN

5m

Black

DIN DIN

5m

White

6270083

DIN DIN

10 m

Black

6270080

DIN DIN

10 m

White

6270084

DIN DIN

20 m

Black

6270081

DIN DIN

20 m

White

DIN DIN

50 m

DIN DIN

50 m

6270644
6270645

6270690

**)

6270064

6270936

6270936

6270145

6271228

6270932

6270932

6270065

6270937

6270937

6270146

6270933

6270933

6270085

6270066

6270938

6270938

Black

6270934

6270934

White

6270939

6270939

6270646
6270647

**) Cable with ferrits; for BeoLab 5

DIN RJ45
Connector

Length

Colour

2.5 mm

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

5.0 mm *)

5 wires

8 wires

8 wires

6 wires

DIN RJ45

0.5 m

Black

6271211

DIN RJ45

1.5 m

Black

6271073

6270017

6270017

DIN RJ45

1.5 m

White

6271105

6270023

6270023

DIN RJ45

3m

Black

6271076

6270020

6270020

DIN RJ45

3m

White

6271106

6270024

6270024

DIN RJ45

5m

Black

6271077

6270004

6271225

6270004

DIN RJ45

5m

White

6271107

6270025

6270025

DIN RJ45

10 m

Black

6271080

6270022

6271226

6270022

DIN RJ45

10 m

White

8271116

6270026

6270026

Colour

2.5 mm

5.0 mm *)

5 wires

6 wires

RJ45 RJ45
Connector

Length

RJ45 RJ45

0.35 m

Black

6278731

RJ45 RJ45

0.5 m

Black

6271212

RJ45 RJ45

1.5 m

Black

6271065

6271069

RJ45 RJ45

1.5 m

White

6271117

6271130

RJ45 RJ45

3m

Black

6271066

6271070

RJ45 RJ45

3m

White

6271120

6271131

RJ45 RJ45

5m

Black

6271067

6271071

RJ45 RJ45

5m

White

6371121

6271136

RJ45 RJ45

10 m

Black

6271068

6271072

RJ45 RJ45

10 m

White

6271122

6271140

*) May be used as 100Mb/s Ethernet cables

Legend:
Present products
Obsolete from 2011
Obsolete before 2010

Power Link cable in cable reels

for self-mounting
Installation cables
5.0 mm cable
6 wires + braided shield.
300 m in box with meter markings; grey - part number 6250017
100 m in box; white - part number 6250031
Yellow
White/Brown
White/Green
Green
Brown
Braided shield
White

Extension cables between wall outlet and product

2.5 mm
5 wires.
MK III
100 m in box; black - part number 6250000
100 m in box; white - part number 6250001
Yellow
Brown
Braided shield
Green
Blue

Network Link product cable in cable reels

for self-mounting
Installation cables
6.0 mm cable
8 wires + braided shield
300 m in box with meter markings; white - part number 6250028
See mounting instructions in the Network Link Passive infrastructure Manual
This cable may be used as an Ethernet cable
White/Orange
Orange
White/Green
Green
White/Blue
Blue
White/Brown
Brown
Braided shield

Obsolete Power Link cable in cable reels

for self-mounting
3.5 mm
8 wires.
100 m in box; black - part number 6200002
100 m in box; white - part number 6200003
300 m in box with meter markings, grey - Part number 6200014
Yellow
Brown
Braided shield
Green
Pink
Braided shield
White
Grey

5.5 mm
8 wires + braided shield.
300 m in box with meter markings - part number 6250017
Yellow
Brown
Braided shield
Green
Pink
Braided shield
White
Grey
Braided shield

Note: The number for this obsolete cable is reused for

the newer 5.0 mm cable

Power Link - accessories

In case a loudspeaker does not have a socket for daisy chaining to another loudspeaker, the Power Link splitter may be used.

Power Link Junction box

The junction box is able to handle all cable dimensions (i.e. wire gauges) delivered through Bang & Olufsen.
Part number 3132055
Dimensions hwd is 303017 [mm]

Y-splitter
Splitter box with 3 RJ45 sockets (female) for Power Link as well as Master Link.
Part number 3132047

Power Link splitter cable

Power Link plug (male) that is split into two Power Link sockets (female).
Part number 6270705; 1.6 m ( 5.0 mm has no wire for pin 1 and pin 8)
Part number 6270705; 1.6 m ( 3.5 mm is fully mounted)
Part number 6200182; 1.8 m ( 3.5 mm is fully mounted) non UL listed
Part number 6270706; 0.2 m ( 3.5 mm is fully mounted)

Power Link adaptor Din (female) to DIN (female)

Power Link Adaptor DIN (female) to DIN (female ).
Part number 7229075

PL Adaptor RJ45 to DIN (female)

Power Link Adaptor cable RJ45/DIN (female), 250 mm (5.0 mm).
Used for connecting new products, with existing Power Link cable, that has DIN connector (male).
Part number 6271237

Power Link cables for 3rd party product connections

The following special cables may have pin 2 and pin 7 short circuited necessary for the special purpose.

RCA female to DIN

Cable with an RCA female to DIN (Power Link) for Apple universal docking
2 cables in a box part number 6270943
Pin

Description/Colour

Use

Center pin/Brown

Audio L/R out

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown
Braided shield

3 m / 118
1 k
4 2 5
1 8 3

Female

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Signal GND

Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio L out

Signal GND

RCA male to DIN

Cable with RCA male to DIN (Power Link) for 3rd party pre-amplifiers
Part number 6270856
Pin

Description/Colour

Use

Center pin/Brown

Audio L/R out

Braided shield

Signal GND

Green
Braided shield

5 m / 197

4 2 5
1 8 3

Male

Solder side

RCA male to RJ45

Adapter 2 x RCA male to PL RJ45, black, 0,8m (Power Link) for BeoLab 12 and other loudspeakers with RJ45 connector
Part number 6271216
Pin

Description/Colour

Use

Center pin/Brown

Audio L out

Shield-brown+blue

Signal GND

Male
L

Braided shield
Brown

Green
Male
R

Braided shield
0.8 m / 31.5

Blue

Pin

Colour

Description

NC

NC

Green

Audio R out

Braided shield

Signal GND

Pin

Description/Colour

Use

Center pin/Green

Audio R out

Brown

Audio L out

Shield-green+blue

Signal GND

GND

Blue

Data GND

Power Link splitter 2.5 m

Stereo mini jack split into two DIN (Power Link) for BeoLab 3, BeoLab 9, BeoLab 4000 MK II, BeoLab 6002, BeoLab 8002.
Part number 6270642

Brown
2 3 1

Green
2.5 m / 98

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Solder side

Pin

Colour

Description

Braided shield

Signal GND

Brown

Audio (L) out

Signal GND

Description

Pin

Description/Description/Colour

Use

Ring/Shield/Braided shield

Shield

Tip/Inner/Brown

Audio L out

Pin

Colour

Sleve/Outer/Green

Audio R out

Braided shield

Signal GND

Audio (R) out

Signal GND

Pin

Description

Use

Center pin

Audio R out

Baided shield

Signal GND

Pin

Description

Use

Center pin

Audio L out

Braided shield

Signal GND

2.5 m / 98

Braided shield
4 2 5
1 8 3
6

Solder side

Power Link splitter 2.5 m

Stereo mini jack split into two RCA female for e.g. cable 6270856
Part number 6270433

Female

Pin

Description

Use

Ring/Shield

Braided shield

Tip/Inner

Audio L out

Sleve/Outer

Audio R out

2 3 1

3 m / 118

Female

Connectors
DIN (male); black housing;1 pieces
Part number 7220573
Solder side
Male

4 2 5
1 8 3
6

DIN (female); grey housing; 1 pieces

Part number 7220235
Solder side
Female

5 2 4
8 1
7

RJ45 plug w. screen; white cover; box of 25 pieces

Part number 7221248
8
1

RJ45 plug; 4 wires + braided shield; type for finger mounting; both white cover and black cover included; box of 25 pieces
Part number 3390323
8
1