BeoSound 5 - scheduled update for Week 29

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Should work with AV - CD and AV - RADIO. Did you try that?

Stefan

THX Stefan. It works that way. I didn't know that, but it's logical it should be like that.

 

Henrik

You`re welcome. When you connect your Beolabs to the Avant and set it to V.OPT 2 and the BS5 to A.OPT 0 , you would be able to control BS5 via RADIO ans CD commands.

Stefan

Is there any trick to launch the update? My BS5 hasn't been updated and is correctly connected to the web. When I select 'Check updates' it returns 'no update available'. Software version is 5.02. Has anyone any clue?

Hi Griebel,

The current software version is still 5.02, the latest update (mine updated itself last week) changed the BS5/BM5 Application from version 4.01.01.1084 to version 4.02.01.1291 and the BM ML Firmware from version 2.25 to version 2.27.

It maybe that your BS5 has already updated itself automatically, but you may have missed the changes above as, like me, you were expecting the software version to change.

Kind regards

 

Paul

 

 

Hi Paul,

You're right about the software version (5.02). However my BS5/BM5 Application version seems to be an earlier, ie 4.01.00.0953. Same for BM5 ML Firmware, which is 2.25.

As I said, the Check for update returns 'no update available'. Intriguing. The only thing I can think about is that, since I'm located in the Parisian area, that the updates are not for BS5 located in France. If this is the case someone has to explain to me why.

Regards,

Guy

Hi Guy,

Very strange as since Application 4.01.00.0953 I have received two more application updates, the latest only last week. I would contact B&O in France and ask them why. 

I have updated my Beosound manually once before, (I was too impatient to wait for the automatic update due later that evening!) and seem to remember that it returns a message like 'downloading software update' and then counts up to 100% then installs with various progress messages appearing on the screen of the BS5.

I cant imagine that being located in the Parisian area should make any difference to available updates.

 

Best wishes

 

Paul

I have just acquired a BeoSound 5 and am in the process of trying to commission it myself.

I would like to rename my N.Music & N.Radio on my BS5. When I go to Roles, I just get 2 options - Audiomaster - chosse yes or no, & AM with choices of 0,1 or 2. How do I get to the option of changing the names. For the moment, I am using the BS5 as a standalone until I get a masterlink cable & plug to link it with the main system.

Many thanks for any advise.

If your main system contains an Audio system, you won't be able to rename source on the Beosound 5....

The options to make these changes only show up after you select the BS5 as Audio Master.

Stan

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