Beovision LX5500 and Beolab Penta display problem!

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LO
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Loudspeaker
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Posted September 29, 2010 at 15:58 GMT
#1917027

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I bought a pair of Beolab Penta MKIII and I’m very pleased with them, the sound is absolutely fantastic. I’ve wanted a pair of Beolab Penta MKIII for a few years now. At the sellers house I tested them on one of my Beomaster 3500's, which I brought with me, and the Penta’s worked great! But when I came home, and got the Penta’s connected to my Beovision LX5500, there was no display! I actually “feared” that it would happen, because it also happened sometime, where I shortly connected a pair of Beolab 3000’s to my LX5500.

Now is the question: What can the problem be? I’ve already concluded these things:

-          It isn’t the Penta’s, because they worked great with my Beomaster 3500.

-          It isn’t the cables, because I’m using the same cables (Powerlink MKII cables) as by the Beomaster 3500.

So it can only be the Beovision LX5500...

Best Regards

Loudspeaker

TO
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tournedos
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Posted September 29, 2010 at 16:17 GMT
#1917028

You have flipped the switch on the Pentas from Audio to Video, haven't you?

LO
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Loudspeaker
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Posted September 29, 2010 at 16:24 GMT
#1917029

Yes I have. I did it when I connected the cables.

 

Best Regards

Loudspeaker

TO
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tournedos
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Posted September 29, 2010 at 16:48 GMT
#1917030

Darn, wasn't that easy then... hopefully someone else has better ideas 🙁

Could be a software level problem in the LX, but I'm not sure if there's anything that could be done about that...

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Loudspeaker
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Posted September 29, 2010 at 16:57 GMT
#1917031

That has actually also crossed my mind, that it could be a software problem. I know, that my LX5500 has a software problem, because when I choose "Sound 2" it will be "Sound 3" and when I choose "Sound 3" it will be "Sound 2"... (I can see this on my Beolink 7000, and there isn't anything wrong with my Beolink 7000, because I have tested the 7000 on another TV, and it worked fine there!)  

 

Best regards

Loudspeaker

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jandyt (archived)
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Posted September 29, 2010 at 18:41 GMT
#1917032

I think you need to set the LX5500 to option 1.5.  Also, what software is in the TV?  It must be at least 1.6.

This was taken from the PCG

Andy T.

 

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Loudspeaker
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Posted September 30, 2010 at 09:09 GMT
#1917033

How do I set it in option 1.5? My Beovision is connected to my Beosystem 3500, so the Beovision is in option 2, and the Beomaster is in option 0.

My LX5500 has software 2.1, and it is produced in 1991.

 

Best regards

Loudspeaker

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arned (archived)
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Posted September 30, 2010 at 14:29 GMT
#1917034

Many years ago I did have the LX4500 (same as LX5500) and I did use Beolab Penta III and I could see all informations on the display - VX5500/Beosystem7000 etc.

As far as I remember there is some settings in the Beovision menu about int/ext loudspeakers. Maby there is something there?

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Loudspeaker
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Posted September 30, 2010 at 14:52 GMT
#1917035

That's only if you want to choose between Internal, External or All speakers. (To do this, you press "Sound" and then you use the "Mute" button to choose between Internal, External or All speakers).

 

Best regards

Loudspeaker

DI
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Die_Bogener
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Posted September 30, 2010 at 15:06 GMT
#1917036

I think there is a option in the setup menu of the LX: Powerlink On/Off?

 

 

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