Hello, 

Besides the Beolink 5000 and 7000, is the Beo 4 replacing these two and providing the same functionalities including the control of the Beomaster 3500/4500?

Advise is welcome 

Alain

So your BM3500 got a 4500 upgrade?

As far as I remember BM3500 had no timer function and no two way communication...(?)

You can use a BL5000 in two way or one way mode, but for timer programming you need two way mode.

I have some BL5000s left, so I could sell you one....

Send me a pm if you are interested.

Stefan

...and to answer your question:

Traverso wrote:

Besides the Beolink 5000 and 7000, is the Beo 4 replacing these two and providing the same functionalities including the control of the Beomaster 3500/4500?

Advise is welcome 

Alain

Yes BL5000/7000 were replaced by Beo4, but it`s only one way, and some buttons are different (no GOTO button, colour buttons...)

But it`s possible to control your BM3500/4500 by Beo4 - RADIO, CD, A.TAPE....Up -DOWN, LEFT - RIGHT, number buttons ...etc will work.

Hope this helps

Stefan

Hi Stefan, 

Thank you for your feedback. 

Concerning the timer function for the BM3500, it's only a matter of sw upgrade.

Plug in the sw release 2.1 or more and it's there! When starting the BM3500 I may activate or deactivate the Timer function but cannot program neither on the front panel nor by using the Beolink1000. 

Now I believe the two way function is given by sw the hw being the same for BM3500 and 4500. Nobody could tell me a different story. 

I will pm you

Alain

Right. For Timer function you will need sw 2.X. This will also make your BM two way compatible.

But your BM3500 also needs a receiving IR eye AND transmitting eyes.

I`M not sure, if they are preinstalled in your 3500.

So, maybe it makes sense to check that first....or anybody else knows about that..(?)

Stefan

I have an early 4500 without the transmit IR eye so I'd be darned surprised if the more basic 3500 has one.

Thank you for your feedback

You are right this is still to be checked

Also, if someone knows how to make the hw upgrade to a two ways ir, I would be very grateful

Alain

BM3500 has the same hardware as BM4500 except for some of the early versions (And I think some of them have a different glass panel as well for better IR range when hung on the wall) - I've done the SW upgrade myself and there is some info on the archived forum about it as well. 🙂

/Dennis

Dear Alain,

I have a beo 4 and a Beolink 7000. If you want I can come to see you next week and make some tests ;). Sorry this week and weekend, I am very busy !

See you,

Jacques