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I am referring to the picture below. I made a cable with RCA to dual SCART. This allows to get analogue audio from the new TV/Panel and provide the input to the AV scart and the V.TAPE scart of the BV5.

If your BV5 does not have any scart sockets I assume it's not a European version. I assume you'll have other connections for AV, V.TAPE and DVD. If they are RCA sockets it makes life easier. No soldering will be required.

I use the TT455-RT-238 from Lintronic. I soldered a minijack cable, which is plugged into the TT455-RT-238, to the original IR eye of the BV5. Only ground and signal. Do not solder power. It will get the power from the BV chassis. Some technical flair is needed to configure the TT455-RT-238.

You could make a test with any TV and make all the connections to the BV5. Check if it behaves as you’d expect. Changing source, volume etc. etc.

Before taking the BV5 apart. Remember to setup stand position, connections and other stuff in the MENU before removing the original panel. You’ll lose access to this menu unless the new TV will accept the VGA signal from the BV5 chassis. I got access to the internal VGA cable and I kept the original panel. If I should ever need to access the menu it will be possible.

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Hi, thanks again for the reply. My BV-5 is a U.S. version with a component input. I have a digital audio input for TV/SAT, etc. So basically the eye connect to the Lintronic box and the box controls the TV? What about other functions for CD, Radio, etc.? Is the Lintronic box connected to the BV-5 somehow? I currently use an Apple TV on the BV-5 as well as a BeoCenter. Thank you so much

Hi,

The BV eye (top right corner) has a cable running to the BV5 main board. You just solder two wires to the eye and the Lintronic will 'listen' to the commands received by the eye.

You will then programme the Lintronic to send LG/Sony/Samsung commands to the TV.

When I press DTV (SAT) on my Beo4 the BV5 activates the AV Scart input and receives audio from there. At the same time the build in Lintronic turns on the LG TV. 

So I still have full B&O look/feel.

My BV5 is connected via masterlink to a Beocenter 2. This still works as the BV5 chassis is untouched. So pressing CD or Radio still starts the audio product and plays via the BV5 speakers.

Hi, thank you. So, I would need to find a TV from Sony etc 42 with audio output digital. I would need to connect aux out from the TV to the digital in of  DTV in back of the TV. I’m having trouble finding a 42 TV, it seems all has gone to 43. So the eye will still connect to other functions of the BV-5: for example if in DTV mode will it still control my appple TV through the Ctrl port cable? Thanks

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Hi,

I got a secondhand TV for my build.

I do not have experience with digital audio input of the BV5. I guess your BV5 has both digital (coaxial) and analogue (2xPhono/RCA) for DTV/SAT. 

PUC control will still work. But since the ATV will be connected to the new TV via HDMI I suppose you can control it via CEC over HDMI as well. I don't know ATV's. Never used them.

Ravsted wrote:

Hi,

The BV eye (top right corner) has a cable running to the BV5 main board. You just solder two wires to the eye and the Lintronic will 'listen' to the commands received by the eye.

Hi Ravsted,

I am getting together all the components to help a friend replace his screen. I have bought the Lintronic Box, 43inch TV and most of the cables. At the moment I am looking for a the B&O IR eye but see you managed to get the BV5 eye to connect to the Lintronic Box. Was that a fairly straightforward job. I have soldered a couple of things.

As the TV isnt here, I can't take a look. Is it easy to get to the connections on the eye. Are you able to describe or draw roughly what is on the back if the BV5 eye. I assume you just need a long 2 wire cable with a phono plug on one end.

Thank you Stoobie

Hi,

it is very much straight forward.

There is a flat cable going to the circuit board of the ir eye. See photo below. Remove two screws and the eye can be removed along with a small circuit board. I took a stereo minijack cable - cut one end - and soldered the proper wires directly to the circuit board where the flat cable is soldered already.

If we define the red wire as #1 the 6 wires are:

1 (red): data

2: ground

3: +5v

4: light sensor

5 and 6: +5v for red and green LED

Thanks to emabonacchi for providing this information.

So you only need the #1 and #2 wire

Please provide feedback regarding using a 43" TV rather than 42". I have promised a friend (who already got the BV5) to replace the panel in his TV. It's a lot easier to find a new 43" TV these days.

This is the Lintronic documentation for HW5:

Ravsted wrote:

Please provide feedback regarding using a 43" TV rather than 42". I have promised a friend (who already got the BV5) to replace the panel in his TV. It's a lot easier to find a new 43" TV these days.

I will do. We bought the TV yesterday. I won't be actually  working on it until mid October.

Thank you for the description of the wiring. I won't need to buy the IR eye.

Stoobie