Question Beosound Core bluetooth an IR

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Via optical in

Carolpa wrote:

Erik-nl wrote:
The IR mode is for controlling TV sound  (vintage B&O + Lintronic)  which I plan to connect to the Core via Optical
so you're question is: can a BR1 send IR Beo4 like commands; the BR1 bluetooth commands for the Core, the IR commands for your tv and Lintronic.

The BR1 (I did control the BR1 for the Harmony and the Horizon) can be set as operating as a Beo4. If this setting is made, you should be able to switch between sending commands to the Core and to your vintage TV as Beo4.

Yes, but I would like to understand if it is possible to adjust the core volume witout change mode on BR1.

Music (Deezer an TuneIn) volume via Bluetooth

TV mode volume IR

Carolpa wrote:

Erik-nl wrote:
The IR mode is for controlling TV sound  (vintage B&O + Lintronic)  which I plan to connect to the Core via Optical
so you're question is: can a BR1 send IR Beo4 like commands; the BR1 bluetooth commands for the Core, the IR commands for your tv and Lintronic.

The BR1 (I did control the BR1 for the Harmony and the Horizon) can be set as operating as a Beo4. If this setting is made, you should be able to switch between sending commands to the Core and to your vintage TV as Beo4.

Yes, but I would like to understand if it is possible to adjust the core volume witout change mode on BR1.

Music (Deezer an TuneIn) volume via Bluetooth

TV mode volume IR

Beobuddy wrote:

The Core mk2 has the option to connect an infrared receiver. 
I have an Essence mk2. Controlled simultaneously with both infrared (Beo 4 to select source) and Essence remote on the wall for volume and join function  

I remember that I had to give an option instruction to get the infrared on the Essence working.  

Can you adjust the volume on the Essence with the Beo4?

Erik-nl wrote:

Yes, but I would like to understand if it is possible to adjust the core volume witout change mode on BR1.

Music (Deezer an TuneIn) volume via Bluetooth

TV mode volume IR

not possible, you have to switch mode.

Logic tells that would end in a “mess” if both, IR and Bluetooth would be transmitted at the same time.

For example: the tv is muted and one is listening to the Core. The volume of the Core is increased with the remote. Then the tv volume would also be switched on again.

Erik-nl wrote:

Via optical in

If that was an answer to my above question, I seem to not have asked correctly.

What I meant was, how do you expect to get the sound OUT OF the old tv - the sound that you then want to feed INTO  the optical on the Core?

 

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Erik-nl wrote:

Beobuddy wrote:

The Core mk2 has the option to connect an infrared receiver. 
I have an Essence mk2. Controlled simultaneously with both infrared (Beo 4 to select source) and Essence remote on the wall for volume and join function  

I remember that I had to give an option instruction to get the infrared on the Essence working.  

Can you adjust the volume on the Essence with the Beo4?

Yes, I can.


Changed the Essence mk2 with a newer Core and it works when you use the "DPL" socket for the infrared -eye.
Giving it an A-Opt 1 instruction and the Core responds to infrared. I've used an original eye from B&O with a RJ45 connector.

 

Location: Utrecht

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