Razlaw wrote:

My dealer is telling me that it is impossible to do the option programming in such a way as to solve the problem I am having. Thought I would post it as a sort of a puzzle and see if anybody here has a solution.

Room 1  has a BV7-55 and connected speakers.

Room 2 has a BV10-40 and connected speakers, along with a Beosound 5 and a Beosound 3000.

Here is the problem. If I set the BV10 as the Master, then the timer function in the BV7 is not available. If I set the BV7 as the Master, then the timer function is available and works perfectly, but......if I turn the Beosound 5 on by using the Beosound 5 itself instead of a remote, that turns the speakers on that are connected to the BV7 in the other room, instead of turning on the speakers connected to the BV10 in the same room as the Beosound 5.

Any option programming solution that will allow me to use the timer on the BV7 and have the Beosound 5 activate the speakers in the room it is in?

Thanks

I think I have a creative way of getting this working.  Do you have an ML Gateway and RadioRa2 by any chance?

No, I have neither. But, you have me intrigued. How would those two items be used to make it work?

Razlaw wrote:

Any option programming solution that will allow me to use the timer on the BV7 and have the Beosound 5 activate the speakers in the room it is in?

NO, but a BEOTIME "solves" the problem of the missing BV10 timer.

Wouldn't it take two Beotimes? one for the 10 and one for the 7 in the other room?

Razlaw wrote:

Wouldn't it take two Beotimes? one for the 10 and one for the 7 in the other room?

Maybe the the Play Timer / Wake Up Timer of your BV7 fulfills your requirements
- otherwise you'll need a second BeoTime ...

Razlaw wrote:

No, I have neither. But, you have me intrigued. How would those two items be used to make it work?

You could program a custom MLGW driver to recognize the Timer commands in the Ra2 program and trigger ML commands to both of your video systems.  ie. whatever timer command you wanted to issue would be handled by the Lutron and MLGW tandem (say for instance an "All Off" ML Command and an "All Lights Off" Ra2 command at midnight if you're anything like me and you fall asleep watching TV on an almost nightly basis) in place of using the B&O timers.  The same can be done for the opposite ... if you want to wake up to N.Radio in the morning just set a second timer on the Ra2 system and add a little more code to the MLGW custom driver.

It's probably a lot easier than I just made it sound! 

I have found an "almost" solution. Anybody have any thoughts as to either anything, any problem I am missing, or any solution to the minor issue I still seem to have?

The option problem I was having is in my first post in this thread. I have now set the BV10 to option 2, and the BV7 to option 1.

This has allowed me to turn on the Beosound 5 using the Beosound 5 controls, not a remote, and the speakers connected to the BV10 in the same room as the Beosound 5 turn on just as they should. Additionally, the timer function is still visible and available in the BV7-55. Not only does it work, but an added unexpected benefit appeared. The timer on the BV7 will now turn the BV10 on, something that I thought was not possible in the USA with a system connected only by Masterlink. It does, however, also activate the motorized stand on the BV10 which I know timers are not suppose to, but that is just another added benefit.

The only issue I have found so far is difficulty accessing audio sources in the room with the BV7. Pressing N. Music does nothing. However, I added A N Music to the Beo 4 and that works perfectly, with one exception. If I am watching TV, and press A N Music, N Music starts, but the TV picture remains. Any thoughts on how to activate  N Music in the option 1 programmed BV7 when the TV is on and have the TV turn off? I could use picture mute? Could my Beo 5 be programmed to activate A N Music and Picture Mute with the press of one button? 

Thanks!

Did you try V.OPT 4 for the BV7? As far as I know, it`s a master option setting. You just have to press LINK - source for video- and audio sources.

And for the BV10 V.OPT 2, so this should start your BV10 using BS5 controls.

I never checked that. But maybe worth a try...?

Stefan

I use the MLGW/RA2 version. . .IT works perfectly. . 

I use RA2 and Beolink controls together to operate all kinds of things.

I have certain B&O products react to certain RA2 commands and visa versa. . 

It really is cool

The only problem is that you will be making about a 10k investment with RA2 and MLGW (if you do the whole house, which is the only way to go)