When I set the BS5 to Audiomaster No, Spotify disappears from the Beosound 5?

I solved the problem of the BS5 controls starting the other room. I mounted an Essence remote on the wall just below the BS5. Pressing it quickly activates N.Radio and long press activates N Music, in that room. Wheel controls volume in that room.

Razlaw wrote:

When I set the BS5 to Audiomaster No, Spotify disappears from the Beosound 5?

It shouldn't do. Spotify was unavailable in AM=no mode when the BS5 was originally launched, but this changed with a software update (a long time ago now - it was this change than triggered me to buy my BS5).

In AM=no mode, only N.MUSIC and N.RADIO sources are available from the beo4, so you can't map sources to RADIO, CD etc (these will be in use by your BS3000 anyway), and that's why you have the N.MUSIC -> GO -> 1 to select spotify, N.MUSIC -> GO -> 2 to select BS5 aux input etc...

Martin.

 

I just checked my Beosound 5. You are correct. With Audio Master set to No, Spotify is still there. I did not know that had changed. My BS 3000 is disconnected at present but I will connect it again and try what you suggest.

Thanks!

Razlaw wrote:

I just checked my Beosound 5. You are correct. With Audio Master set to No, Spotify is still there. I did not know that had changed. My BS 3000 is disconnected at present but I will connect it again and try what you suggest.

Thanks!

Excellent. Let me know how it works out.

The main limitation in this mode is that you can't use the CD ripper (if you have one) as a CD player (it'll still work fine for ripping CDs). But given you will have the BS3000 back in the setup that shouldn't matter 🙂

Martin.

I connected the BS 3000 and set to A Option 0. BS 5 in Audiomaster No.

System works but with a few issues.

Selecting N. Music in Beo 4 display and pressing Go only works if system is turned off. If N Radio is playing it will not switch to N Music. All that happens is the sound is muted briefly and then resumes. To activate N. Music if N Radio is playing the system must be turned off then N Music selected.

Also, I can not use the Essence Remote as desired as a short press activates the BS 3000 radio instead of N. Radio and a long press activates CD in BS 3000 instead of N. Music.

Also, some weird experiences. Had N. Radio playing. Selected N. Music, Go, 1 ......screen on BS5 switched to Spotify, however a few seconds later, the BV10 and speakers turned off. The screen remained on displaying cover art on the BS5.

Razlaw wrote:

System works but with a few issues.

If you haven't already done so I would power everything off at the mains, then turn things back on one at a time (Videomaster and audiomaster first, then everything else) and see if that makes any difference to the odd behaviours.

I guess depending on the s/w version of your BS3000, some of these behaviours might be bugs in the N.MUSIC / N.RADIO implementation. There were quite a few bug fixes between v2.0 when N.MUSIC was added, and the later v2.12, so if you're on v2.0 that might account for some of the strange behaviours, and in any case all of these software releases will pre-date the BS5 so likely won't have been tested together by B&O.

If the service centre determine that your BS3000 can be upgraded to v3.1, and you proceed with this on the basis of gaining link room functionality, it might be worth trying it again in the configuration you've tried today with the new software to see if anything has improved.

Razlaw wrote:

Also, I can not use the Essence Remote as desired as a short press activates the BS 3000 radio instead of N. Radio and a long press activates CD in BS 3000 instead of N. Music.

Yes, I didn't really consider this, but you will have configured your essence remote to send RADIO and CD IR commands (and then mapped these sources on the BS5), given your BS5 is now looking for N.RADIO and N.MUSIC commands you'd need to change what the essence remote sends, but I don't think any of the IR modes on the essence remote will send N.MUSIC and N.RADIO commands 🙁

Oh well - I'm sorry it hasn't worked out for you but I guess it was worth a try!

Kind Regards,

Martin.

 

 

Thank you very much for all of the information and advice. I don't know what version software my 3000 has. However, if my memory is correct, when I decided to try it with N. Music prior to having the BS 5, I was somewhat surprised that it had the N. Music capability so I am guessing it has the earliest software. I purchased it 12-14 years ago.

Thanks for that!

been looking for a solution and yours works!

 

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