Beovision 7 HD upgrade Digital Audio and Service Menu

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DAG4R (archived)
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Posted June 4, 2007 at 13:58 GMT
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Hello all,

I have just become a Gold member and wish to tap into the knowledge of my fellow B&O comrades.

I have a BV7 (initial release version) and am disappointed to read the amount to defficiencies/issues. The one that concerns me the most is the digital audio capability. I have read on the B&O community forum (and snippits here) that the BV7 only accepts 2 channel (PCM) through its Digital Coaxial connectors (A1-A4). As I understand it, if a 5.1 signal is sent to these connectors no sound will be heard.

My intention is to have a media PC (or HTPC) connected via the DVI and digital sound using a TOS (optical out) from the sound card via a TOS to Coaxial converter into the BV7 (A1). I hope to be able to view HD video at 720p once the upgrade kit (Type 4370 part number 1437000) is installed in the comming weeks.

There has been a suggestion that upgrading the software would resolve the digital audio problem.I am unable to determine the software version by looking at anything on the back of the chassis. I have accessed the service menu and seen a whole host of values and items but have no idea what to look for.

1) What are the various items in the service menu, is there a guide to explain? What indicates the software version?

2) I will more than likely have one of the first software versions as I have the first release BV7. Can upgrading to the latest version (7.5 being the latest according to one B&O customer) do any damage to my early BV7 (which uses a different pannel to the latest MK3 V7)?

3) If the software won't fix the audio will the "HD upgrade" solve the digital audio problem? A long shot, I know 😕

Thanks in advance,
Dheraj DAG4R

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Coolskin (archived)
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Posted June 4, 2007 at 16:31 GMT
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Roger (archived)
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Posted June 5, 2007 at 02:37 GMT
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  1. The various items in the service menu are best left alone. If you would like to check sw-versions and type no, these can be found under Monitor together with recent error codes.
  2. I would not recommend upgrading the sw unless you have a specific problem that you can't get around. Your dealer can run your type no and see what the various sw-releases are ment to fix. The BV7 mkIII is not released (yet).
  3. Models with the HD upgrade do not suffer from the "audio problem".

Roger

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ola (archived)
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Posted June 5, 2007 at 03:59 GMT
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Hi!

The BV7 only supports AC3 (DD5.1 and DTS) thru the digital audio A1-A4. They do NOT support 2 ch PCM. So if you want to connect a mediacenter you have to connect both analog and digital audio to your BV7 if you wants to listen to both mp3 and movies with 5.1

/Ola
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DAG4R (archived)
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Posted June 8, 2007 at 05:57 GMT
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Thank you all for your replies. I have been told that B&O have ordered the HD upgrade kit for me from Denmark, Hopefully it will arrive next week and I can arrange an installation time. I have some more information on my BV7. It is a Type 9314 (sold up to Dec 2005) and has Application Software version 4.0.

Thanks to Keith, I now have a copy of the sevice manual so will be able to understand more of the information in the service menu.

Kind regards,

Dheraj DAG4R

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DAG4R (archived)
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Posted June 18, 2007 at 09:05 GMT
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Upgrade install scheduled for this Friday.

Should have my HTPC built by then (if the rest of the compnents arrive when promised).

Will keep you updated in progress.

Regards,

Dheraj

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DoubleU (archived)
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Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:05 GMT
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DAG4R (archived)
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Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:24 GMT
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DAG4R:

2) I will more than likely have one of the first software versions as I have the first release BV7. Can upgrading to the latest version (7.5 being the latest according to one B&O customer) do any damage to my early BV7 (which uses a different pannel to the latest MK3 V7)?

SW 7.5, 2 physical chips, comes with the HD-kit. 

Does that mean they will update the application software from version 4.0 (current) to v7.5 when they do the upgrade?

When I spoke the the engineer, he didn't seem to really be on the ball. I asked if I could have the software update at the same time (to give me the filim mode on/off option, that i don't currently have) but he didn't mention the 7.5 SW update being part of the HD upgrade.

Anyone know if the upgrade will mean the DVI port is HDCP compliant (if that makes sense). I asked the guy that too but he didn't know what HDCP was!

Thanks,

Dheraj

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DAG4R (archived)
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Posted June 27, 2007 at 09:18 GMT
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bang1 (archived)
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Posted June 27, 2007 at 15:30 GMT
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under format 1 there is 3 under format, 4/3, 15/9 and 16/9 chance with the "format" and "<<" or  ">>"  it use the last mode you set it to as default.

so if it 4/3 it all ways use that as default in format 1 until you chance it again..

yes it supports hdcp

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