Hi Ferdinand,

You have to use A.AUX on your Beo4 to get the line in (beogram4500) sound into your playmaker.

(this will result in choosing both a.aux on your playmaker and a.aux on your bs9000)

(pressing a,mem (aux.mem) will chose the playmakers airplay input and the bs9000´s a.tape input (for the bs9000 a.aux and a.tape is the same command).

 

Please say if this solved your problem or not. I don´t have a system to test my playmaker on at the moment.

Hi Leo,

 

I don't have A.AUX on my Beo4, I have A.MEM. Previously and also now with A.MEM I can play airstream music via the playmaker.

Any other way to actually tell the PM that the line in has to be used?

 

Also, I'll think of a way to test the BG4500 seperatly from my own set-up to rule out that it is faulty.

Ok.

But in case you don't know how to add the a.aux button I'll write it here.

You can add the button. Press red button and list on the Beo4 and press go when it shows add. Then press list until it shows a.aux, then press go again.

Now you have a.aux in list.

One way to test the system would be to turn of both units, then only turn on a.tape/a.aux on the Beosound 9000. Then pressing play on the Beogram should make the playmaker autosense the input.

Are you sure your rca cables are properly inserted into the playmaker? I didn't insert them properly the first time I used mine and had the same problem.

Hi Ferdinand,

 

keep in mind that the Plamaker has also a source priotity system implemented!

AirPlay has the highest priority, then comes DLNA / UPnP and the least priority is for the AUX-LineIn. So if you want to use your Beogramm you should switch of the Airplay connection on your iPhone (I'm more into Android 🙂 )

 

I have the same setup and confirm use of A.AUX on one Beo4 and PHONO on another. Granted these Beo4, are older than yours.

Beoaus

The line-in of the Playmaker has 'autosense' - which means that it will turn on right away, when the BeoGram (or whatever is connected) is started.

Just be sure that AirPlay/DLNA is not still activated from a former playback.

That is how it works in my setup for years now.

Start your BS9000 as you already do it - with A.MEM - but be sure, that your Playmaker is set to Option 0.Otherweise that would receive the ir-commands as well (A.MEM would initiate AirPlay there).

The volume output of the Playmaker should be set to 'fixed' - and all volume should be controlled via BS9000/Beo4.

MM

Hi guys, thanks a ton for all the replies.

I will check and go through it tonight when my kids are in bed.

I will also test the Beogram on a friends Marshall amplifier that has an RCA line-in

Will revert back!

Years ago I made a guide - in danish - but since you are from Sweden, it might be at help for you.

You can find it here:

http://www.hifi4all.dk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46053&PN=1&TPN=235

Look for the post from 

03 Oktober 2012 kl. 18:32

MM

Thanks MM!

Meanwhile I tried the BG4500 on my friends Marshall thinghy and it worked, so I have to study PM options and connections a bit further.