Continued from above …
CONNECTION TO BL1611 and BL3500:
I then connected the MCL2AV AUX socket to the BL1611 AAL and then ML to my BeoLab 3500. Here, results started to get a bit mixed …
Firstly, there was no useful functionality with the BL3500 in L.OPT 0 – it was impossible to trigger the BL3500 via the MCL2AV/BL1611 combination. (I didn’t yet try adding a PL cable between MCL2AV and BL1611.)
Next I tried numerous combinations of L.OPTs on both MCL2AV and BL3500. Basically I was trying to select the TAPE and CD inputs from the BL3500 using SHIFT RADIO 6 and 7. This resulted in lots of system lockups during testing, even when I tried the MCL2AV in L.OPT 0. Although it sometimes worked as expected there was no consistency of results and it became very frustrating! I often had to unplug/power-down everything to clear the system. I was using all the eqpt in one room, shielding IR sensors when inputting Option settings to a single device.
Next I experimented with disconnecting the MCL2AV’s IR sensor, remembering that this causes it to default to L.OPT2 according to the manual. With the BL3500 as the only IR sensor, control and consistency became much more straightforward.
Basically with the BL3500 in L.OPT 1, 2, 5 or 6 it was possible to use SHIFT RADIO 6 or 7 to select correct MCL2AV input (TAPE or CD). It was not possible to select these inputs directly using CD or TAPE on the remote. EDIT: Input selection via the BL3500 did not switch on the PL speaker attached to the MCL2AV.
There was only one anomaly:
- On the older MCL2AV (Type 2020 SW1.3), after selecting SHIFT RADIO 6 or 7 the BL3500 display remained showing A.AUX.
- On the newer MCL2AV (Type 2023 SW2.3), after selecting SHIFT RADIO 6 or 7 the BL3500 display showed A.TAPE or CD.
Anyway overall I am a bit disappointed that my OneRemote radio wouldn’t behave like a normal datalink device. I will have to have a think about where to go from here!
Location: Warwickshire, UK
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