Got a free MX 4200 today - but MasterLink don't work...

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ClausMikkelsen (archived2)
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 18:49 GMT
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Today I went to pickup a brand new looking, MX 4200, for free. The owner tried selling it for some time, but was unable to do so. Then he gave it away for free...nice! 😁 

The only problem is, that even though it has the slot for MasterLink on the back, I can't make it work. The guy said that he was sure it had MasterLink, though he never has used it.

I have read on BeoWorld that the MasterLink Module was optional, when it was sold. And I called some dealers, and was told it would cost 1600 DKK, which is about 215 euros - I don't want to pay that kind of money. It is way to expensive, when my old MX 4002 still works ok, and because I'm thinking of buying a BeoVision 6-26 as replacement, when the used prices drop a bit more.

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Seanie
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 19:18 GMT
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Hi is it in the correct option setting?

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ClausMikkelsen (archived2)
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 20:21 GMT
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I've tried it in both video option 5 and 6. 

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LasseMathiesen (archived2)
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 21:03 GMT
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Hej Claus.

Prøv at tage bag beklædningen af tv'et, og kig om der sidder et print lige omkring der hvor MasterLink stikket sidder.

Hvis ikke der gør, så vil der være et par røde stik der er ubrugt, og du er normalt ikke i tvivl.

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2012martin (archived2)
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 21:11 GMT
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I may be wrong but I'm sure that if it hasn't got masterlink then the red light will only flash when you set  v opt 1 and will not flash for v opt 2 or3 and so on. That is the case with my bv3 . That's how my dealer told me to check. Although this was with a bv3 and not a mx 4200. I have never used a mx4200 so I don't even know if it has a red light but I hope this helps

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Seanie
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 21:13 GMT
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I may be wrong but was the 4000 a main room tv and the 4002 a link room tv. Thy were purchased for their purpose.

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ClausMikkelsen (archived2)
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Posted July 14, 2012 at 14:43 GMT
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I just opened it up, as LasseMathiesen suggested, and the MasterLink module is missing. Now I just have to find out if I want to spend the money for it.

Thanks you for your replies. 🙂 

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tournedos
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Posted July 15, 2012 at 10:53 GMT
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Seanie_230 wrote:

I may be wrong but was the 4000 a main room tv and the 4002 a link room tv. Thy were purchased for their purpose.

Not really - 4002 is simply a 4000 with Masterlink (and AV AUX link dropped!).

But obviously most of them ended up as link room TVs... not many people would've had a link setup and needed/wanted a 21" main room TV!

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