Hello and first of all, scuse me for my bad English.....

I have had a wonderful Beovision5 from year 2002 but it has dead some years ago. Then i bought a Beovision 9 and i have put my Bv5 in garage waiting for repairs.....

Some months ago, i have had in my hands a Beosystem3 Mk1 and i started the job. I want to use Beosystem 3 to drive my old Beovision5.

I thought it can be simply but..... it is not at all!

The first thing is setting up the Bv5 plasma monitor.

I have connected Dvi "Display1" on Beosystem3 to Vga on Beovision5 plasma monitor. Then, i have connected Serial "Monitor" on Beosystem3 to Serial on Beovision5 plasma monitor.

I obviously did setting up "monitor" on Beosystem3 setup-menu (tryed every possible setting about "Beo monitor").

I have spent many and many hours about this thing, but it seems realli impossible........ I have two giant problems.

The first problem is:

When Bv5 plasma monitor is "on", it seems to "disturb" ir signals........ I press keys on Beo4 remote, but they are often not recognized....... When i cut off power and so turn off Bv5 monitor, ir signals are correctly recognised.

The second problem is:

It seems impossible to drive monitor functions "On Off Bright Dim Colors"...... I have connected the monitor via a "null modem cable". Not work. I have tryed to invert pin 2 and 3. Not work........

I am a little tired because i have spent many many time about this thing and i have had no success..... so i am here asking to you if someone know a way to do it.

I was considering idea about buying a new monitor and controlling it via Lintronic, but i woud like to use old Bv5 plasma monitor.......

Can someone help me suggesting some way to do the job?

I hope you have understand me because i know my english is very bad.....

Thank you!

Ema from Italy.