BM 4500 and BL 3000 - No sound

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Hello!

I just got my first piece of bang olufsen! 

The bad news is that there is no sound. The guy selling it just took it down and says it was working fine. 

The display on the Beolab shows source but doesnt show volume (see image). 

There was no powerlink cable so I bought one from the local store, 5mm thick ( see image). I have been calling 3 bang olufsen stores, 2 of them says its the wrong cable and the right cable is 3mm thick. the other says 5mm is the right cable and instead there is something wrong with the speakers. 

 

EDIT: 

I get sound if I: 

1. Connect the BL 3000 to BM 4500 via power link. 

2. set BL in audio mode

3. power on the BM wich activates the display on the BL, but there is no sound and display on BL shows source and volume as MUTE symbol "_ _"

4. Disconnect the speakers main power from the wall socket and plug it in again. 

5. No display at all but there is sound from the BM. 

6. I can change volume, change radion channel but if I change source or something else the display om the BL wakes up and there is no sound again. 

 

hmm, my images seems to have disappeared... 

hmm, my images seems to have disappeared... 

hmm, my images seems to have disappeared... 

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Location: Kent, UK

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-Avant.png Beovision-Avant.png
Beoplay-H95.png Beoplay-H95.png
Beoplay-E4.png Beoplay-E4.png
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Beofan for many years with a penchant for 1990s audio systems.

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Location: Kent, UK

My B&O Icons:

Beovision-Avant.png Beovision-Avant.png
Beoplay-H95.png Beoplay-H95.png
Beoplay-E4.png Beoplay-E4.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beofan for many years with a penchant for 1990s audio systems.

For Beolab 3000 you will need fully wired Powerlink cable. So, the thick one should be correct. 

Does it have 8 pin DIN plugs?

You say, source will be displayed but no volume data?

And no sound coming through?

Are you sure, you plugged the cable into the Powerlink sockets (sorry!) ? AUX socket looks very similiar....

Are both BL3000s connected to the Beomaster ot are they daisy chained?

Do the Beolabs power on/down when you (de)activate your BM4500?

Stefan

Thanks for your quick reply! :)

best to my knowledge there are 8 pins on the cable. I have to admit I dont have much of a clue when it comes to cables. 

yes source will be displayed and change when I change on the BM4500. 

No sound coming through. I have only tried the radio (there is no antenna if that matters) and the cassetteplayer. So I am not really sure if there is a signal coming in. 

Yes I am quite sure it was the right socket. 

Actually, I just have one powerlink cable for the moment som I connected the BL one at the time. 

No I dont think the speakers reacted when I activated and reactivated the BM4500

I have now hidden the speakers and receiver under the bed away from my 13 month baby... :) I will put it together again tonight and test your last question to be sure. 

 

 

ok, thanks for the tip!

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