Hi everyone,
I was asked to repair a Beolink 5000 today with a badly cracked LCD screen and I thought that my findings may be helpful. The screens for these remotes are only available from B&O as a combined item with the PCBs at a price of over £300 GBP in the UK!
I found that the broken display can be removed without affecting the operation of the remote. As long as the remote is not needed for 2-way operation (ie. with a Beomaster 7000 or similar), then the display can be replaced with two sheets of 2mm picture glass to give the same appearance without losing too much of its functionality.
Dimensions of the glass should be as follows:-
Sheet 1) 61mm x 35mm x 2mm
Sheet 2) 56mm x 33mm x 2mm
Sheet 2) goes into the screen holder first, then this is held in place by sheet 1). They should be an interference fit if they are cut correctly to size, or you can secure them with a small amount of superglue (cyano-acrylate).
To program the remote to 1-way operation without the use of the screen (as per page 26 of the manual), press POWER OFF, then SHIFT (underneath the remote) then MENU. Press PLAY, then the Down arrow (to set video to 1-way), PLAY, Down arrow (to set audio to 1-way), then PLAY PLAY to store the settings.
You can test 1-way operation by selecting an audio source and a video source from any B&O system with 1-way remote functions.
Hope this helps to keep a few more Beolink 5000 remotes in use instead of being discarded due to the cost of new screens!
Kind regards, Steve.
Location: The cable workshop, England
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