multiroom with ML/NL converter

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Dears friends of Beoworld!
B&O says on its homepage that old products will be added to the new multiroom experience using the Beolink Converter. I think they mean the ML/NL converter - do they?

If yes: at my place it is not working - how about your experience?

My setup: BV Avant 75, ML/NL Converter; BS 9000, BS5/BM5 (same room); BS3200 (kitchen); planned: BL3500 (bath)

The app (Beomusic) does not find anything (Beoremote is working perfectly in every room);
And I am not able to listen to TV (sound) on BS3200 (kitchen) 

Is there a netlink audiomaster missing?
My dealer said that a software update for the converter is awaited - true? Might this solve my problems?

Best regards

Elmar

I think you must have BS Moment or Essence
No

You can only control one product of the ML per converter.

They'll all carry the sound but the bro music app won't work unless it's connected only to one product.

I E use v aux2 on nl/ml to pull up deezer from the avant should be no problem on the ML SIDE

But, YOU WONT be able to see all the ML products on the beomusic app. Just not designed that way.

I opine that the beomusic app talks to ip addresses and ML doesn't have those.

The converter does and it distributes to everything on the ML but nothin singularly.

Only as a group.
mjmedlo wrote:

No

You can only control one product of the ML per converter.

They'll all carry the sound but the bro music app won't work unless it's connected only to one product.

I E use v aux2 on nl/ml to pull up deezer from the avant should be no problem on the ML SIDE

But, YOU WONT be able to see all the ML products on the beomusic app. Just not designed that way.

I opine that the beomusic app talks to ip addresses and ML doesn't have those.

The converter does and it distributes to everything on the ML but nothin singularly.

Only as a group.

He (mjmedlo) is correct.

A single convert simply broadcasts the audio along the ML network just like ML always worked.

You should be able to broadcast the Avant's audio to the ML devices.

If you wanted to manage the ML devices independently you would need a NL/ML converter for each ML end point device (including BeoLab 3500 or 2000 link room speakers).

You would also the NL cabling (dedicated cat6 or above) between each of the converters and also the Avant.

If you did go to that extreme, I believe you would also need the little ML plug that hangs off the nearest converter to give a link room speaker (your bathroom) an audio master "carrier signal".

As for converter software levels, the following screen shot gives the most recent saw level. If you are down level you should be able to download and upgrade the software yourself without using the dealer. Obviously take screen shots of all the configuration screens just so you can have a backup.

My HW version ...

My SW version ...

elephant wrote:
mjmedlo wrote:

 

No

 

You can only control one product of the ML per converter.

 

They'll all carry the sound but the bro music app won't work unless it's connected only to one product.

 

I E use v aux2 on nl/ml to pull up deezer from the avant should be no problem on the ML SIDE

 

But, YOU WONT be able to see all the ML products on the beomusic app. Just not designed that way.

 

I opine that the beomusic app talks to ip addresses and ML doesn't have those.

 

The converter does and it distributes to everything on the ML but nothin singularly.

 

Only as a group.

 

 

He (mjmedlo) is correct.

 

A single convert simply broadcasts the audio along the ML network just like ML always worked.

 

 

You should be able to broadcast the Avant's audio to the ML devices.

 

 

If you wanted to manage the ML devices independently you would need a NL/ML converter for each ML end point device (including BeoLab 3500 or 2000 link room speakers).

 

 

You would also the NL cabling (dedicated cat6 or above) between each of the converters and also the Avant.

 

 

If you did go to that extreme, I believe you would also need the little ML plug that hangs off the nearest converter to give a link room speaker (your bathroom) an audio master "carrier signal".

 

 

As for converter software levels, the following screen shot gives the most recent saw level. If you are down level you should be able to download and upgrade the software yourself without using the dealer. Obviously take screen shots of all the configuration screens just so you can have a backup.

 

 

My HW version ...

 

 

 

 

My SW version ...

 

 

 

 

Hi.

I looked at your SW build and if i understands my dealer correct it should have been released a new software on the BLC at the same time as the Moment and the NL Tv's got it.. Has your BLC get an update lately?

My SW shows the same as yours, and i can't get it to update so the technician is coming to me later this week..

Normann wrote:

Hi.

I looked at your SW build and if i understands my dealer correct it should have been released a new software on the BLC at the same time as the Moment and the NL Tv's got it.. Has your BLC get an update lately?

My SW shows the same as yours, and i can't get it to update so the technician is coming to me later this week..

I received my BLC about 5 weeks ago.

I think that it's s/w is the version that it had out of the box.

It would appear from the check below that I have the most current version:

1.4.1.19522 is the latest available version. It was released last week.

Kulles wrote:

1.4.1.19522 is the latest available version. It was released last week.

Thanks !

The wonders of auto-update.

That would have happened while we were in NZ.

Now I am wondering if some "issues" I had last weekend were related to the update !!!

Do you know what was changed with this update ?

Hello

I also got the latest sw version; nothing changed; 

still not able to send TV sound through my ML system

BeoMusic still does not recognize anything - ok, thats not the biggest problem - but on the homepage of B&O it tells the story the other way round...

best regards

Elmar

 

The BeoMusic App requires at least one of the newest products (e.g BeoSound Essence, BeoSound Moment, BeoPlay A9 2nd gen., BeoPlay A6) in your home network, before it can work with the older products.

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