Both ways are possible although it takes some programming work to get 3rd party stuff to work directly.

rgds

Stephan

Thanks! And my apologies....I see I accidentally posted this in Beosound 5 instead of Beo 5 forum. Maybe moderators can move?

Sorry, another basic question. If I am understanding the answer to my first question correctly, the signal can be sent from the BV7 to the third party source through the ir emitter, and in fact is simpler than direct control.

Currently I have a Sony Blu-Ray connected and chosen in the onscreen menu. Does the Beo 5 use the same commands through the onscreen menu/puc and thus control the player exactly as the Beo 4?

Or does the Beo 5 offer the possibility of additional commands that are not in the puc? If so, how does that work?  In other words how does the Beo 5 get commands to a product through an ir emitter if those commands/device are not in the puc?

Thanks!

The overlay commands are basicly the same as for Beo4, there can be a difference in the way Beo5 controls the playback functions.

Example:
Beo5 uses the 'CNTL_0' IR command to shift the PUC to Beo5 mode. If the command is followed by PLAY the PUC will interpretate this as a Select. With Beo4 you will have to wait 1.5 secs before a timeout activates the Select.

So the Beo 5 shifts the PUC from what is in the TV to allow the commands from the Beo 5to pass through?  Not sure I am understanding what you are saying.

for example, with the Beo 4 if I get a new device that is not in the PUC menu I will need to have the software updated. With the Beo 5 if I get a new device I can just have it added to the Beo 5 and it will be controlled through the ir emitter cable even though it is not in the PUC list?

 Thanks!

If you get a new device it must be added to the TV. Then you can control it with Beo4. If you own a Beo5 you must also update the configuration ofthis to fit the new device in the TV.

Alternatively you can choose to let the Beo5 control the device directly, but then you need to have the codes and do some editing.

I think I am understanding...but let me make sure. We have a BV7. Our nearest dealer is 3 hours away which makes updating the puc in the TV somewhat difficult and expensive. If we had a Beo 5, and we added a product that was not in the puc list, the dealer could program the Beo 5 to control that device directly without any update to the TV?

It would be easier and cheaper to ship a Beo 5 to the dealer for programming than to have the dealer spend 6 hours or more travel time to update the TV.

Yes it is really understood

But you should be aware that you have many more opportunities to manage a Blu-ray player if you update the PUC list.

So far as I know make Bang & Olufsen only management or other products through PUC list.

guffas wrote:

Alternatively you can choose to let the Beo5 control the device directly, but then you need to have the codes and do some editing.

Hi,

it seems my dealer does not want to do that... or does not know how to do !

I told him today it is possible to control directly my Sanyo videoprojector with my Beo5 but he only knows the "PUC way" through my BV8-40...

Where is the truth ?

Thank you.

BOFM