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Quick question about the Master Control Panels, 5500 thru to 7000
I know the MCP5000 is only designed to work with the Beomaster 5000, but what about the others? Will they, for example, work with my Beocenter 9500 or Beomaster 4500, with two-way remote?
I’ve tried to get a working Beolink 5000 but they are like hen’s teeth (I’ve had two so far that didn’t work), and while the Beolink 7000 does come up for sale occasionally on eBay, the prices are always way too high, and I know that they are also prone to failures, and difficult to repair.
I know the MCP5500 thru to 7000 were made to the Beolink standard – does this mean the two-way control will work with <i>other</i> two-way systems from that period?
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Will they, for example, work with my Beocenter 9500 or Beomaster 4500, with two-way remote?
Sadly no.
I tried my MCP5500 with my BC9500 several years ago. Although some of the simple functions work (source selection etc), the two-way IR seems incompatible, hence important stuff like volume control will not work correctly.
What was wrong with the BL5000s that you tried? Other than the common screen failure, capacitors can fail which stops the two-way IR from working.
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Ah well, that’s what I thought to be honest, but it was worth asking.
One of the BL5000s I’ve had in the past didn’t work at all, the other worked but only one-way communication, and it did also have a lot of dead pixels. I did send that one off to see if it could be repaired, but I was told the parts weren’t available and that the PCB was too damaged.
Two BL7000s came up on eBay recently (from the same seller), they both went for about £500 each. I just think that’s a bit pricey, but maybe I’ll give in one day soon. I have never been able to enjoy 2-way control with my 9500 or 4500 systems, and I’d just like to see how it works.
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