Beosound 9000 Option setting.

[matador]

Hi alls,

I know this must have been discussed somewhere but all my search came back useless.

I have an 9000 connected via aux.out to a Playmaker.

I’d like the playmaker repond to usual IR commands and the 9000 – which I use less – respond to Link commands (to my understanding press “Link” + “CD” etc…).

First, I dont know which option is that.

Second, The IR option setting desnt seems to work (no blinking led on the 9000). Dummy Beolab plug is on.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Guy]

matador wrote:

First, I dont know which option is that.

A.OPT 4 for the BS9000.

But I am not sure why the option setting wouldn’t work!  Dummy plug continuity?

EDIT:  But maybe early SW versions of BS9000 don’t accept A.OPT 4.

• This reply was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by Guy.

[matador]

Hi Guy.

SW 2.0.

A.Option setting to 4 does not work : 1,2 & 5 or 6 do work.

I’ve always wonder how those kind of detail could be relavnt for anyone. Now I know!

Thanks Guy.

 

[matador]

Well.

Here is the setup:

Playmaker. Receiving Airplay broadcast and BS9000 into Aux.in.

Playmaker must be the main IR controlled device because my phone keeps corrupting airplay reception and also because autosense don’t work that well.

But then A.Aux or any audio command like CD to select the line IN of the PM also select that source on the 9000 making impossible to select Line IN in the PM and CD on the 9000.

So in short, I’d like to be able to select independently PM Line.IN, PM Airplay, BS Sources at least CD and AUX.*

An Idea Somebody?

Thanks in advance.

*Because 75% of the time music is Airplay, I’d rather not to have the PM as a slave for the BS Implying that tha BS has to be on everytime.

[Guy]

Maybe put the Playmaker in A.OPT 4 and use a second Beo4 remote in permanent LINK mode.  Far from ideal, but I am struggling to think of another solution!

[matador]

When in A.Opt 4, does all command  need “Link” pressed before or do some commands like Volume and Mute work as usual?

[Guy]

matador wrote:

When in A.Opt 4, does all command  need “Link” pressed before or do some commands like Volume and Mute work as usual?

All commands will need LINK first.

A thought:  You could perhaps connect a Beolink Active by ML to the BS9000 (in the same room).  Speakers also connected to Active.

BS9000 in A.OPT 0.

BL Active in L.OPT 4.

And the PM could be connected either to the BS9000 AUX (LINK then A.AUX), or to the Active’s PC input as a local source (L-PC).

[Madskp]

Guy wrote:

matador wrote:

When in A.Opt 4, does all command need “Link” pressed before or do some commands like Volume and Mute work as usual?

All commands will need LINK first. A thought: You could perhaps connect a Beolink Active by ML to the BS9000 (in the same room). Speakers also connected to Active. BS9000 in A.OPT 0. BL Active in L.OPT 4. And the PM could be connected either to the BS9000 AUX (LINK then A.AUX), or to the Active’s PC input as a local source (L-PC).

A very good idea to get opt. 4 to products that do nat have that 🙂

But in order for Matador to get the functionality requested I think it would be better to use the L and R out in the PC connector of the 1636 (see this thread for pinout https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolink-active-1636-pc-input/#post-43100 ) to connect to the line in of the Playmaker. Hope this makes sense

[Madskp]

Madskp wrote:

A very good idea to get opt. 4 to products that do nat have that 🙂

And also a very good way to utilise some black boxes 😉

[matador]

Thank you to the Men In Black Boxes Team!

I’d like to not add another box to the setup. It already has a Beolink passive that drives Beovox C-40 in the back from the Playmaker Powerlink out.

The less bad option would have been using a Beo4 to command the 9000 and the Playmaker in Option 4, not the more convenient but at least just one remote.
The problem is that I dont use Beo4, I use a Beolink 5000 I find nicer.

Another solution would be a fine programming of a Beo6 but I keep that for later.

Thanks again to you both.

[matador]

Then this how it ends so far…

I specify I’m using a Beolink 5000.

BS9000 in A.Opt1 (IR control enabled).
Playmaker in A.Opt4 (needs “Link” button prefix).

Pros:
Full IR control on the 9000 allowing to control CD and select sources like radio (I’ve discover the very fancy RDS display with song names, etc…), but also and most important, “Phono” that allows me to open the path to the BG4002 and enjoying the “Phono” display…

Allows me to get rid of the external source selector I used to use to switch the line in from the Playmaker between BG and BS.

The “+link” gymnastic to control the PM needs a little training but doesn’t seems like intolerable: I don’t change volume every second, and when you add “+link”, the device seems to remenber it for a few time so volume control often do not even require that sequence.

Full standby works with a long press, whatever the whatever.

Cons:
Sometimes I need to read again this post to understand how all this really works.
(Edit to add cons) Sometimes the Beolink 5000 loose the one way setting and, messing with the limits, its annoying.

(Cable management in progress)

 

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