Controlling BeoSound Essence MKII with Beo4 or BeoLink 1000

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Daniël
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Posted October 27, 2020 at 18:09 GMT
#2146091

I have an IR eye connected to my BeoSound Essence MKII. Join works, volume also works both via my remotes (Beo4 and BeoLink 1000) and the volume buttons on the IR Eye. 

The problem is with the source buttons. 

What I would like: 

Press CD: CD (NL source)
Press Tape: Tape (NL source)
Press PHONO: Phono (NL source)

All of the above sources come from my BeoSystem 5500 + Datalink ML converter + ML/NL Convert and work well if I select them from the app. However if I use the source buttons on my remote I get the following: 

Press CD: Spotify starts
Press TAPE: Deezer starts
Press PHONO (Which is the same IR signal as N.RADIO I believe): TuneIn starts

How can I fix the coupling of the source buttons? 

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beojeff
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Posted October 30, 2020 at 09:33 GMT
#2146092

I once came across a FAQ on the B&O site that provided the Beo4 commands for multiroom linked sources. However, I haven't been able to find it again. Have you tried adding and using link source commands? For example, L-CD to see if it controls the CD on the BeoSystem 5500.

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted October 30, 2020 at 10:35 GMT
#2146093

I’d bite the bullet and get a BROne.

The FAQ is probably this one: 

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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beojeff
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Posted October 30, 2020 at 10:42 GMT
#2146094

MM-

It was a different FAQ that I saw. Also, I once just tried blindly trying different sources and found that it is possible to control linked multiroom sources. I just can't remember what they were.

Millemis
Millemis
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15984 posts
Posted October 30, 2020 at 10:50 GMT
#2146095

Also I guess, it depends on the allocation of the sources in the converter.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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Daniël
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31 posts
Posted November 9, 2020 at 15:19 GMT
#2146096

Hi Beojeff, Yes I tried link-tape etc but that didn't work.

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Daniël
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Posted November 9, 2020 at 15:20 GMT
#2146097

Hi Beojeff, Yes I tried link-tape etc but that didn't work.

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Daniël
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31 posts
Posted November 9, 2020 at 15:23 GMT
#2146098

With my BeoRemote one I got exactly the same results…

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Daniël
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31 posts
Posted November 9, 2020 at 15:29 GMT
#2146099

This is my mapping. Looks fine, no? Although I thought this mapping is only relevant for what the IR eye that is connected directly to the converter does. Which works fine.

carolpa
carolpa
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Posted November 9, 2020 at 15:48 GMT
#2146100

Cornelius wrote:
This is my mapping. Looks fine, no?
The question is how did you set the sources on the "IR mapping" page.

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