I finally managed to solve the problem and get the BC9300 derived from the BS3 to work.
The problem was the AV/Aux cable, I bought another 7 pin cable and now it works. I checked that the new cable has all pins wired, so just 4 (1,2,4, 6) is not enough.
I thank Madskp and Guy who gave me advice and guidance.
I would like to ask one last thing about the functioning of the Masterlink system:
if I press CD on the remote control with the devices off, BS# and BC9300 turn on in sequence and the CD starts and everything works, and when I press standby everything turns off, then if via remote control I switch from CD to TV (function of BS3 only) it activates TV and CD stops, but BC9300 stays on. Then if I press standby on the remote control the BS3 turns off but not the BC9300 which remains on the CD function.
It's normal? Where can I find Masterlink instructions?

Thanks again to everyone.
Michele

Great news that you got it working - thanks for letting us know.

The behaviour when you press TV sounds normal. Effectively, the BC9300 is not turned off because it is part of the integrated AV system which is still in use, albeit for TV.  A long press on the remote’s OFF button is usually used to turn off the complete system.

I would like to ask one more thing about the functioning of the Masterlink system:

if I load the cd pressing the buttons (touch) on the BC9300, and then I press PLAY, the CD start spinning but the BS3 doesn't switch on and the music doesn't fill the room :), and this is normal, so should I use the CD only by Beo4?

I have the Mastrlink Handbook, which has a lot of information about configurations and setup, but there is not much like this about using the system, other than through the beo4

Do you still have a powerlink cable between the BC9300 and BL1611 converter?  The setup needs this to pass control panel (not Beo4) commands from the BC9300 to the rest of the system.

Thank you Guy,

yes I have a powerlink cable between the BC9300 and the BL1611, but it doesn't work, maybe the cable is not the right cable, I have seen there are several type.

I'll try other cables.

I have another question, in the BC930 Is there a function that turns the unit on to radio when there is a news broadcast? Sometimes I find the device turned on on the radio and no one has turned it on.

does it have a life of its own?

Michele

 

Thank you so much, you and the forum are an irreplaceable resource.
there was a timer, but unfortunately I don't have the manual which I can't find online so I'm just trying.

Try this link for the manual - you should be able to view as a Silver Member:  link

EDIT:  Sorry, that was the Reference Guide - this should be the manual:  link

Hi all, I bought a beogram 3500 earlier in the year which I have had, up until now, connected to my BS9000, but having seen this thread some months ago, I really liked the idea of being able to remote control the beogram via masterlink :)

I already have a 1611 converter, so I bought a MCL2AV off ebay and a 7 pin datalink cable from my local b&o service centre. Wired this up following the connection example earlier in the thread (thank you!) - Beogram to the CD din, and 1611 to the TV din - and the 1611 connected to my old Beolab 3500 for testing, and it worked! I could access the beogram on the CD source from my BL3500 and beo4 remote control of the beogram magically worked!

My next goal was to get this accessible on my newer network link products so I connected the 1611 converter to an NL/ML converter, which I configured as a Video Master. And this works! I can Join a playing vinyl from another room and the remote control also works (amazing!).

The next goal is to get the Beosound 2 NL speaker (that's in the same room as the beogram) to turn on automatically when play is pressed on the beogram - but this is where I've not been able to succeed. The NL converter is configured with "Connect to Primary" set to the Beosound 2 - which is the setting needed on this converter to normally achieve this (this is what I use for my BS9000's NL converter). So I am wondering if the 1611 converter is able to work in "Option 0" with the MCL2AV as it doesn't trigger the NL converter (the Video master) when play's pressed on the beogram.

I just tried adding a mk2 powerlink cable between the 1611 and the MCL2AV in the hope this may do the trick as it shows this connection in the 1611 manual when connected to an Avant ML TV and Aux-link audio system, but disappointingly, it made no difference. Perhaps theres a mode I need to enable on the MCL2AV to get this to work?

Many thanks!

Rob.

I'm getting closer.... I just dug out a beolink passive amp and connected the powerlink to the MCL2AV powerlink and it turned the amp on when pressing play on the beogram! So, while still playing, I then pulled the powerlink from the amp and plugged it back into the 1611 powerlink input - and hey presto - it turned the Network link  speaker on and started playing! So I reckon it's either a wiring mis-match between the two powerlink sockets (maybe different powerlink versions?) - or the MCL2AV can't see the 1611 connected to it when powering up, so disables the PL out?