"- Beosound 5 control is to be placed next to a Beovsion 7, this is next to the room where I will place the Beolab 5."

BS5 is connected via three cables to BM5: USB - DVI - Power. I have 12m to BM5 and everything is working fine.

"- all the rooms are somewhat in 1 very large open space with little walls between. I think I will have problems with the control and will have to use the IR-range reducers as used in the B&O stores."

I wouldn`t use  IR range reducers. You can "modify" the IR reception of your units. For example I painted the IR glass of my BL2000 (on the backside!) black, so now the IR reception is reduced. You can also reduce IR range of Beo5/6 and the newer Beo4 (1710). You can also set zones (BV10-40?) to V.OPT 4, which means, that BV won`t rect to TV, CD...commands, but to LINK-TV, LINK-CD commands. Just press LINK before selecting mode (TV, CD...)

"Therefore, I'm planning:

Room 1 : Beovision 7-40 with Beolab 7 and BeoMaster 5 - BeoSound 5

Room 2 : Beolink Active with 2 x BeoLab 6000

Room 3 : BeoSound 9000 digital and Powerlinked with BeoLab 5 (but I will not buy the BeoLab's this year, so firstly no speakers connected to the BS9000)

Room 4 : BeoVision 10-40"

Room 5 : BeoLab 35000

Room 6 : BeoVision 7 or 8 with left and right speakers

Will all rooms have access to all the sources and control them ?"

Great setup. Yes, should work. Problem is Room 3: You won`t hear anything....this year...:)

maybe A8 help...? And be aware, that BS9000 switches automatically to A.OPT 0, when no PL speakers are connected. So, you can`t control anything from this room (this year) unless you connect a "dummy" Powerlink plug. Now you can change the option to A.OPT 1 or 2

"Control-problem is : Rooms 1, 2, 3 and 4 are in 1 large room with little walls. For example, the Beovision 10-40" is also visible in room 2. To solve this I will place the IR-eye of the Beolink active in a corner, out of sight of the Beovision 10-40."

See my comment above...but to my experience, placing IR eyes in a corner or hidden walls helps.

"Or is there an other solution ?"

The problem with Beo is, that there are a lot of options, especially when you have all that stuff you want to buy.....

Should work. Maybe you want to post a drawing of your rooms, that shows your planned installation?

Stefan

ok, I've finally decided what equipment I will use. The Beovision 7-40 and a Beovision 10-40 will be in a separate room, not linked because of no use and not possible for wiring.

Other linked rooms:

room1 : Beovision 10-32

room2 : Beosound 9000 with Beolab 9

room3 : BeoActive with Beolab 6002

room4 : Beolab 3500

Could you help me for setting up the ideal options ?

Tnx

I've made a drawing of the rooms

BV7-40 V.OPT1

BV10-40 V.OPT 1

BV10-32 V.OPT 6 (2)

BS9000 A.OPT 1 (2)

BL active L.OPT 5 (6)

BL3500 L.OPT 5 (6)

I recommend to integrate BV7-40 as a videomaster in V.OPT 2. This will make it possible to access audio sources in TV lounge and in your BV10-40 room, if masterlinked and set to V.OPT 6.

In your setup it is important, that All IR receivers cannot see each other.

Hope this helps.

Stefan

Thanks for your help.

I've made the drawing more accurate. The Beosound 9000 is in sight of the BV7-40 remote control, therefore i'm thinking of using a B&O Active for the BL9-speakers. Is there another solution ?

For the 6002 speakers, what would you recommend for easy operating ? Is it possible to control this room by pointing the remote to the BV10-32 or is the active IR-eye necessary ?

I think because of the place of the BS9000 it is adviseable not to use the speaker outputs of the BS9000 and disable his IR, or am I wrong ?

regards,

BelgianEnth wrote:

Thanks for your help.

You`r welcome.

BelgianEnth wrote:

I've made the drawing more accurate. The Beosound 9000 is in sight of the BV7-40 remote control, therefore i'm thinking of using a B&O Active for the BL9-speakers. Is there another solution ?

Yes. I thought about that solution too. But if your BS9000 is A.OPT 1 )audio only - for RADIO, CD, N.MUSIC...) and your BV7 V.OPT 1 (video only - for TV, DTV, DVD, V.MEM...) it should work. That`s why I suggested these options. Option 1 only respond to its "own" commands: Beovisions respond to video commands and not to audio sources, Beosounds vice versa. 

BS9000 with A.OPT 0 adding a BL active with IR eye and L.OPT 5 would be an alternative solution.

BelgianEnth wrote:

For the 6002 speakers, what would you recommend for easy operating ? Is it possible to control this room by pointing the remote to the BV10-32 or is the active IR-eye necessary ?

Yes it is possible to control the dining area via BV10-32 with V.OPT 2 or 6, but I recommend an additional BL active for this 6002 area, because I see it as an extra zone, and it is possible to listen to BS9000 in the dining area and watch TV in the kitchen. I think it is easier to place the IR eye for reliable operation too. BTW if you are using the new Beo4 navi (1710) or Beo5/6 it is possible to reduce the IR range in the remote control.

It is also possible to reduce IR reception in your BS and BVs. I did that with my BL2000 in the kitchen. My BL2000 responded to IR commands from the living room, So I reduced the reception by gluing a small tape to the IR eye in the BL2000. It can`t be seen from outside.

It is also possible to use L.OPT 4 for the dining room. You have to add LINK to your Beo4. Press LIST - now LINK will be displayed - and then CD, RADIO...Now you can control the selected source as usual and no other zones will be affected.

Hope this helps.

Stefan