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I'm sure I've seen this recently, but now I want it, I can't find it!
How do I tell which version of the Beolink 1000 I have? It has a "light" button, so I assume that it's a mk3 or mk4. Perhaps this is one of those questions for the FAQs. Unfortunately, the FAQ pages claim to have no Beolink 1000 FAQ!
If it helps, the numbers from inside are:
8053335
14890316
As an aside, is it possible, easy, or DIY-able, to update the firmware in these controls?
Thank you,
Mark
Location: UK
Sorry, just curious as to why you would want to upgrade the firmware.
What do you want it to do that it can't do now?
To determine which version you have you look at the back of the Beolink 1000 as below:-
Location: Hampshire, England
jandyt - I made the assumption that an upgrade would be needed for later devices. My control does not have a DVD button, for example.
Keith - Now I'm more confused. The back of my control looks like a Mk1, but the top middle button is "LIGHT", which I thought was only present on the Mk3 and Mk4.
Thank you, guys,
Mark
Location: UK
Location: Hampshire, England
Hi!
MK1 & 2 versions don't have the light button and have identical functions & operations. The difference between them is only the operation of the buttons on the PCB. The MK1 has square foil domes which press onto the PCB whereas the MK 2 has a contact sheet made of electrolytic dots doing pretty much the same thing. These don't have the "light" button and Mobe is correct with using the link button on these.
The MK3 onwards (we're now at MK 6 I believe) have the "light" button and have a totally different concept for contacting between the buttons & the PCB - and they all differ in some way. The functions & operations between these are all identical though but the keypad layout differs from the MK 1 & 2. Therefore any upgrade from MK 3 onwards will be pointless. To upgrade a MK1 or 2 you would need to change the PCB and the button mat.
NONE of the beolink 1000's have a DVD button and you need to access this via some button combination although I'm not sure what this is.
Chris.
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