Posts by PL212 (archived)
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Rubber feet on BeoMaster 2000 (Type 29XX)
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 3, 2010 19:45Due to materials aging or possibly atmospheric conditions, the rubber feet on the bottom of this unit have cracked and crumbled. The part number is unfortunately no longer available as a spare, so I wondered whether anyo…
Has anyone used the Beolab 6000 wall brackets?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 22, 2009 15:28[quote user="joeyboygolf"] Use two round headed lag (?) screws [/quote] This is the North American term for coach screw, I believe... 'Lag' here is an old term for a stave (or single vertical element) of a barrel, and a …
MX 5000 and wavy picture
in North America · Mar 31, 2009 19:03Hard to say for sure, but many owners of this circa-1989 TV find that the capacitors on the various logic boards eventually need replacement. There is both the official service manual as well as a specialized repair docu…
Peeling Plastic on Beomaster 2400
in North America · Mar 9, 2009 03:47Similar coating on the BeoSystem 2000 components. It doesn't seem to materially change the surface appearance when removed, but I agree it is not merely a coating to protect during shipping.
BS 5 software update
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Mar 4, 2009 02:24A quick translation from the Danish: -Support for compilation albums. Previously title and cover art were shown per track, now only one cover art and one title are shown for the respective albums. This improvement also a…
One last Samsung/B&O mobile phone: M7600
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 7, 2009 14:58Old habits are hard to break: Leaked Samsung M7600 phone sports Bang & Olufsen sound That enormous "Audio by Bang & Olufsen" on the metal frame looks a little hard to believe...
Does anyone know what this is?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 14, 2009 17:30That, specifically, is a photo of a 2300 DAB which was for sale at bbuy.dk in Copenhagen. I know because they kindly allowed me to photograph it. :)
beocenter 9300 CD player
in North America · Jan 12, 2009 12:13There ought to be a service center somewhere in Ohio that can help you out. If you can't locate one, contact "Atlantic Systems" (google them for their website) who are on the east coast but very good.
BM4500 US value?
in North America · Jan 12, 2009 12:11It's not uncommon for some (but by no means all) dealers in the US to refurbish vintage equipment and offer it for resale. Generally the older, more established dealers do this, with their history of long-term customers …
Penta amp hummmmm...
in North America · Jan 12, 2009 11:56Do you know the TYPE number printed on the bottom? You may be able to find some hints here: http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/thread/165467.aspx .
BeoGram 4002 Mute Relay
in BeoGram · Jan 4, 2009 06:33After hauling out my early AC-motor BeoGram 4002 from a year of storage, I discovered I'm only getting sporadic sound in one channel and nothing in the other. Found out that by tapping the relay board underneath the cont…
b&o AV 7000
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Sept 7, 2008 16:08The specific way the AV7000 works is to take over all IR commands from the audio master, and to control it through DataLink (AUX) and PowerLink. However PowerLink did not make an appearance until the 6500, so that's goin…
b&o AV 7000
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Sept 7, 2008 16:06There was a third-party modification to allow discrete 5.1 in (through one of the two PowerLink ports) from DVD players which had separate line-level outputs for each channel, or an outboard DTS/DD decoder with the same.…
Seeking help with Beotalk 1401 . . .
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 4, 2008 03:20Why don't you send me a PM with your address and I'll put the little splitter in the mail to you so that you can try it out -- I'm not using the machine presently and would be glad to loan it to you if you'd like to exam…
Penta 1 Display non-functional
in The Workbench · Sept 3, 2008 16:24Yes, the displays pictured above are mine -- they were actually completely functional but I replaced the capacitors anyway as a preventative measure...
Seeking help with Beotalk 1401 . . .
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 2, 2008 18:51Just to be sure, you are attaching TEL to the BeoCom handset, ANS to the cable from the base, and OUT to your wallplate, right?
Penta 1 Display non-functional
in The Workbench · Sept 2, 2008 01:56It could be a broken solder connection (dry joint) somewhere in the display assembly -- you can try inspecting the unit, which has two separable circuit boards. There are I believe two capacitors, either of which could b…
Seeking help with Beotalk 1401 . . .
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 30, 2008 14:16Yes, clearly an error on my part! It's difficult to create a connection to one wire only. The revised chart looks like this: TEL 1 > OUT 4 TEL 2 > ANS 1 TEL 3 > ANS 4 TEL 4 > OUT 1 ANS 1 > TEL 2 ANS 2 > OUT 3 ANS 3 > OUT…
Seeking help with Beotalk 1401 . . .
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 27, 2008 23:52This is what I have so far... not guaranteed to be correct, but does this match anything (for example a two-line switching system) that people are familiar with? TEL 1 > OUT 4 TEL 2 > ANS 1 > OUT 4 TEL 3 > ANS 4 TEL 4 > …
Seeking help with Beotalk 1401 . . .
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 27, 2008 23:12OK, here is the pin layout we are dealing with: TEL 1 2 3 4 ANS 1 2 3 4 OUT 1 2 3 4 Testing to follow...