Hi Jorge,

I am happy to hear that your system is up and running !

🙂 

Regarding 1; tuning and saving radio stations :
RADIO on Beolink 1000.
Press GO TO, press frequency (0-9), or use arrows < / > 

To store: press STORE, then the number you want to store it to,
then STORE again.

(i haven't used a Beolink 1000 with Beomaster 6500 for a long time,
so i'm not 100% sure this is correct....)

Regarding 2; connecting other sources :

Yes, you can connect pretty much all sources you want,
to the TV/AUX socket for example, you can connect your non-B&O-tv.
You would need a DIN-to-RCA connector to be able to connect regular RCA-connectors

You only need the line-in (1 white RCA, 1 red RCA) for audio of your tv.

Connecting a vinyl player: the Beomaster 6500 doesn't have a built-in RIAA pre-amplifier,
i'm sure other members can help you with more information about this.

Enjoy your system !

Caution, B&O can become addictive, soon you will be wanting more and more ! 🙂 

Ignace:

Yes, you can connect pretty much all sources you want,
to the TV/AUX socket for example, you can connect your non-B&O-tv.

But how do you select that particular input? I've tried pretty much every key combination I could think of (V.TAPE, TV, SATELLITE, with and without SHIFT) but the Beomaster just won't react. I have my DVD player in TAPE2 now... I don't know which version my Beolink 1000 is; it's the one with a lot of keys, TURN is there but MENU is not.

-mika

But how do you select that particular input? I've tried pretty much every key combination I could think of (V.TAPE, TV, SATELLITE, with and without SHIFT) but the Beomaster just won't react. I have my DVD player in TAPE2 now... I don't know which version my Beolink 1000 is; it's the one with a lot of keys, TURN is there but MENU is not.

-mika

 

I guess the Beomaster doesn't respond because it "thinks" it is part
of a system that has both Audio- and Video- master (interconnected).
Option 1 means 'more than 1 infrared eye in the same room'.

This means you would have to "tell" the Beomaster to relay the sound
from the VIDEO source through the AUDIO master (the Beomaster),
-- > to have the sound from your tv,
press AV, TV

-- > to have the sound from your DVD (is called CDV),
press AV, SHIFT, CD
(applies to the Beolink 1000 you use, with the TURN button)

Note that the Beomaster will only display "AUX" on its display,
should you have Beolab speakers with displays, it would show CDV (for dvd) 

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If you don't have a Beovision, and don't want to use the AV command to have sound from VIDEO sources,
you can set the Beomaster to Option 2 (means 1 infrared eye in same room,
all commands relayed through Beomaster),
which results in Beomaster responding to audio AND video controls / commands.  

TV will switch to AUX / TV
SHIFT + TV = V.AUX
SHIFT + CD = CDV
SHIFT + V.TAPE = V.TP2
(applies to the Beolink 1000 you use, with the TURN button)

Thanks a bunch!

Hello,

Thank you all for your help!

Do you think it's safe and wise to buy a Beogram 5500?

I was thinking in attaching a regular turntable, such as a "Project", wich you can find here:

I suppose they have a RCA connection...

That'll work fine, but you'll still need an external RIAA preamplifier (and an RCA to DIN adapter cable), like the Phono Boxes from the same vendor. Preamps can be had very cheap from half-nameless manufacturers, but I wouldn't spoil a nice setup with a marginal preamp.

(I was told before that you can still get the internal RIAA option board for BM6500 from the dealer, but I've yet to make an inquiry myself. However, you'd still need someone to install it for you, unless you're well into electronics)

-mika 

Now I bought the Beo4 remote.

What should I do to configure it with my system?

Thanks in advance!

Jorge