A little update for usecase 8 where a Beomaster 4500 is used in a link room.

I found out in the Beolink system manual that when the Beomaster 4500 is set to option x.6 powerlink and MCL data is disabled, so only passive speakers can be used.

 

Good evening everyone,
I’m trying to masterlink a beocenter 9300 with beosystem 3, using a 1611 converter.
I connect the Bc9300 with a powerlink cable and an aux to the 1611 and then the 1611 to the bc3 via masterlink. I set v-option 2 to bs3 and a-option 0 to beocenter. I press CD, the disc spins, everything works but there is no sound.
Am I doing something wrong?

On mdonald said

Good evening everyone, I’m trying to masterlink a beocenter 9300 with beosystem 3, using a 1611 converter. I connect the Bc9300 with a powerlink cable and an aux to the 1611 and then the 1611 to the bc3 via masterlink. I set v-option 2 to bs3 and a-option 0 to beocenter. I press CD, the disc spins, everything works but there is no sound. Am I doing something wrong?

Good evening. They way you have done the setup sounds right The function of the powerlink cable is to make it possible to adjust the volume from the BC9300 touch buttons. That means for testing you can take the powerlink link cable out of the system as it does not transport any sound in this setup. Next try to power down all units and power them up one by one with the 1611 converter being the last  

Further to the advice from madskp, have you perhaps set up a 'default audio' speaker combination in the BS3's Sound Adjustment menu?  Perhaps it is trying to play the audio through speakers that are not connected!

Other than that, I'd be checking the audio aux lead to make sure it is fully wired.

One other note that I just spotted in the BS3 manual:  If you want to integrate your audio/video system using Master Link, you must set POWER SAVING to OFF

Thanks Madskp and Guy for your answers,

I will do more tests by connecting the devices to the power one at a time, with 1611 last.
@Guy, to check the cable I looked at Beotech, is the "Aux Link cable" correct?

 

 

 

On mdonald said

@Guy, to check the cable I looked at Beotech, is the “Aux Link cable” correct?

That is the right one yes. Basicaly its pin1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2 etc. Not all pins are needed, but for your setup you will need t least pin 1, 2, 4 and 6 to be connected  

I did other tests, with a Beosound 3000 connected with masterlink everything works, so the problem is in the BC9300, in the cable or in the converter.
I have another similar converter, a 1614, and I tried it, but the result is the same, the cable is well made according to Guy's instructions, at this point I have to think about the 9300.
I have one of the first 9300s, with the curved CD lens path, and I think it's one of the first, is it possible that it has the Av/aux output which is not compatible with the 1611?

I noticed that the 9300 starts in muted mode, and when I turn it off I hear a noise in the speakers, and this happens even if I try to adjust the volume (thinking it could depend on the volume output from the 9300 I also connected the powerlink cable)

If the problem persist with both the 1611 and 1614 converter we can probably rule those out.

I assume you used the same masterlink cable with the BS3000 so this also can be ruled out?

The output from the BC9300 is fully compatible with the converters so this should not be an issue either. The fact that you get a spinning disc confirms that the control signals are passed through the converter.

It is normal that the BC9300 start in muted mode in this setup as it is using speakers not directly connected to it ( this is decided by option 0 )

You mention noise in speakers. Are those connected to the BC9300 or the Beosystem 3?

One thing just to be sure. Is the AUX cable connected to the AUX socket on the BC9300? If you have accedently have put it in one of the powerlink sockets the control functions will probably work, but the sound will not be on the right pins in the connector