Connecting BeoVision 4-50 to Beosystem 3

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bxb1962 (archived2)
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Posted February 9, 2021 at 16:49 GMT
#2151719

Hi.

I just got a BeoSystem 3 and a BeoVision 4-50 for next to nothing. So far so good.

Now I'm trying to connect my BV 4-50 to my BS 3. In the manual for the BV 4 it says I'm supposed to connect SERIAL to MONITOR on the BS 3, DVI (Slot 2) to Display 1 on the BS 3 and IR (SLOT 3) to the IR IN (9 pin) on the BS 3. My question is how do I do that since there IS no IR slot on the BV 4??? And then how are the two supposed to work together without the 9 pin IR cable connected between them? I understand from the BV 4 manual it should have a build in IR receiver and work together with the BS 3 using the included 9 pin IR cable. 

/ Bo Xamuel

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Frog
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Posted February 9, 2021 at 18:33 GMT
#2151720

Most beovision 4s did not have an integrated IR - so you’ll need an external one. 

wiring via either the 3.5mm jack or via the 9-pin plug is posssible. Here’s the wiring for the 3.5mm jack approach.

 

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bxb1962 (archived2)
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Posted February 9, 2021 at 18:54 GMT
#2151721

frog wrote:

Most beovision 4s did not have an integrated IR - so you’ll need an external one. 

wiring via either the 3.5mm jack or via the 9-pin plug is posssible. Here’s the wiring for the 3.5mm jack approach.

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Ok. Thank you, Frog.

I got an IR eye with a 9 pin connector that came with the BS 3. So I should just connect that to the BS 3, and the other cables as advised, and it should work? Just got confused that the manual tells me to connect a cable to a socket that's not there :)

 

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Frog
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Posted February 11, 2021 at 14:05 GMT
#2151722

Yes - that's all you need to do.

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bxb1962 (archived2)
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Posted February 12, 2021 at 00:16 GMT
#2151723

frog wrote:

Yes - that's all you need to do.🙂

So I did, and everything is working just fine now 🙂

So I guess the manual I got is for a different model of the BV 4-50, but never mind.

Thanks again

/ Bo Xamuel

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DISCODUCK (archived2)
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Posted January 26, 2022 at 03:18 GMT
#2151724

Hi Frog,I'm very interested in this post as I have a Bv4-50 mk3 which the seller assured me ,has a built in IR receiver so no need for the "magic eye".

However I believe that this screen needs a rather unusual cable to connect to a BS3 which is,I think an RS232 to a "Molex" connector cable.

I will try to add pics of the cable that I'm told that I need.Can you confirm what is actually needed to connect a BV4-5O MK3 to a BS3?

Thanks in advance.

Alan

ps.cant find the option to add files from my pc,sorry

 

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Frog
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Posted January 29, 2022 at 11:06 GMT
#2151725

The cable you need is this one:

 

/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/beosystem-3-cable---rs232-to---please-help-to-identify

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