BM-Link 1.5

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francis (archived)
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Posted April 18, 2007 at 11:29 GMT
#1682003

Anders

thanks for your immediate reply.

Just another stupid question: If it is only my intention to control Front Row with Beo4, would it be sufficient to connect Beoport via USB to the Mac or do I have to connect it to the masterlink network and soundcard in any case? It is clear that controlling the Mac out off  link rooms requires ML connection but that would not a priority for me.

And finally: Which A.Option do I have to set for Beoport?

francis

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odlund (archived)
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Posted April 18, 2007 at 11:42 GMT
#1682004

Yes it would be sufficient to connect the USB, the ML part of BM-Link has nothing to do with the Front Row controlling part.


The options you are interested in for A.OPTION programming are


[ ] IR eye only responds to LINK commands (Option 4) 


under Advanced


and 


[ ] Activate Front Row using PC/L-PC


under Interaction,


Make sure they are set to appropriate values, wether you want to use Link commands or not to activate Front Row.


The reason for two different options is due to the following possible scenario.


You have your computer and your Television in the same room, you don't want commands sent to the TV to be intercepted by the BeoPort, thus you tell BM-Link to only respond to LINK commands. But, you want to use the Normal non-linked PC command to activate Front Row, since the volume controls on the Beo4 will then still work on the TV.


I hope my reasoning about the dual options is clear to you.

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Luigi (archived)
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Posted April 18, 2007 at 12:55 GMT
#1682005
Exactly! Adding 2-3 IR-Eye (36€ x 2-3) connected together on beoport (300€), you can watch movies, covers of albums, photo,... So You need only one macmini (599€). It's the perfect solution. 
Pressing V.Mem (video-mac connected), PC you get Frontrow.
Pressing V.Mem (coverflow actived in full screen), AV-N.music you can watch and listen at the same time.

I don't alredy need: beomedia, Ir-trans, sconi, Apple TV, 2-3 mac, airport extreme,...
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Matt (archived)
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Posted April 18, 2007 at 17:08 GMT
#1682006
Very nice work on version 1.5.
The extra features are very nice, such as the N.RADIO, and Frontrow

Just a question about my setup: I now use beoport to distribute N.MUSIC and N.RADIO. Using ML it is available at all B&O systems.
Ultimately I was hoping to use beoport to control frontrow (I now can), but also to control it on all systems (I cannot, because the infrared must be connected to the beoport)

My idea is to use my Beovison 7:
-To distribute the video from the Mac using the build-in modulator in the BeoVision 7. I need to convert DVI/component signal of the Mac to  RGB (The modulator cannot distribute HDi signals). So the video signal will go into the BeoVision 7 by using a scart and assign it in the BeoVision setup to "PC" 
-Beoport (with no infrared attached), will be used to control the Mac and to distribute sound using ML. 

In above setup you have video and music in every (link) room. 
Of course this setup will not work, yet? Is it possible to program into BM-Link an extra feature so that this setup works?
The only obstacle is that frontrow should be controlled sameway as N.RADIO and N.MUSIC.

Thanks
Matt



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mr_anders_son
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 02:22 GMT
#1682007

This seems nice new features on new BM-Link

 

So I wonder why NOT B&O can do the same with Beomedia1; N.Music/N.Radio scrolling tags on BS 9000???

On BM Link it seems to work even on BV7👍

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odlund (archived)
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 02:29 GMT
#1682008
The problem with that setup would be that over ML, the computer only receives N.RADIO and N.MUSIC commands, and those are already used for their respectvie functions, so those are the only functions BM-Link can provide to the link system
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Matt (archived)
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 03:20 GMT
#1682009

Odlund
I understand the problem. So in "theory" the only way my setup would work is that the eprom in the beovision could be updated with a STB which emulates the commands for the Apple Remote.
Setup would be video and audio signal via scart into the BeoVision 7. Assign scart to an av and select "Apple Remote stb" from the list.
Any change that there will be an eprom update available? Seeing the posts regarding Apple TV, I'm not the only one with this problem.

regards
Matt 
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PhilLondon
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 05:01 GMT
#1682010

Maybe you could use the N.RADIO and N.NUSIC codes and use the MENU button while in N.MUSIC or N.RADIO to activate front-row...

 This would fit nicely, as with the apple remote you also call frontrow by pressing MENU.

 P.

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Luigi (archived)
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 06:48 GMT
#1682011
http://beoluigi.blogspot.com/search/label/Comunicacion%20y%20Pruebas
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jk1002
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Posted April 19, 2007 at 10:11 GMT
#1682012

How do I activate on older Beo4's? I.e. the 1998 model?

 

Thanks

JK

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