As people have said, you need a dummy plug plugged into one of the Powerlink outputs to fool the unit into thinking it has speakers connected. You can make this yourself if you want - it just needs a DIN plug with a 4.7kOhm resistor connected between Pin 4 (Speaker on) and Pin 2 (GND)

Then the digital output will work and full remote control will be available (although not volume, obviously).

I ran mine like this for a few years into a Yamaha preamplifier's digital input and it worked perfectly.

Thanks so much guys.

Ill msg. Steve and get that going. He already shipped me some cables, so I guess he will be making another trip to the postal company 😕

AdamS wrote:

As people have said, you need a dummy plug plugged into one of the Powerlink outputs to fool the unit into thinking it has speakers connected.............I ran mine like this for a few years into a Yamaha preamplifier's digital input and it worked perfectly.

Do I need one or two of these dummy plugs by the way?

You only need one - and it doesn't matter which Powerlink socket you plug it into!

Hey!

Yes, i got a digital out, and it only works with the dummy plug.

Volume has to be controlled from whatever other device you are using.

Not the best setup, but audio sounds and works flawlessly. The only gripe is the need for 2 different remotes; in my case, the Beo4, and a Yamaha remote.

Regards

Chris

Hi. Can you confirm the value of the resistor? I’d like to make my own adapter.

what are the voltages otherwise? 12V

I am planning to connect Beosound 9000 to Linn DSM via SPDIF.
Therefore the intended output is from dig out of Beosound 9000 to Linn integrated amplifier. How can I stop playing CD through powerlink to Beolab 8000 and send the digital signal via SPDIF? Any button to press on remote control?

Thanks in advance!