Thanks Ed.  I will try this also with my BL4's :-) and let you know.

peria wrote:

I have connected my AppleTV2 to my Avant VCR composite input visa a $40 HDMI converter. The picture is surprisingly good, though I did it mostly for music. The picture mute functions perfectly. It is all controlled directly through Beo4 as the ATV2 learns any IR remote. So my Avant thinks it's controlling a Panasonic VCR. Works perfectly.

You're using the STB controller of your Avant as AppleTV2 cannot get beo4 IR, is that right?

Hi Michael; do you have a picture of this volume controller and idea of where you bought it? I'm having trouble finding it in Singapore.....

When I had my Avant, I had my Airport Express connected to the VTape scart socket. I choose it by pressing list until the display said AV, and then pressed the VTape button. This way the screen did not turn on. This also made it possible for me to listen to it in my linkrooms, by pressing VTape in those rooms.

If you don't have AV in your list, you can add it.

Klas wrote:

Hi Michael; do you have a picture of this volume controller and idea of where you bought it? I'm having trouble finding it in Singapore.....

Hi Klas i'll take a photo of it on the weekend and post for you.

I am going to try Eds suggestion (which I actually forgot about).  I'll also try it with my BL4s as well.

All the best.

Michael ;-)

PS if you're having trouble, and if i can't think of a way with out it i can send you one.

Hi Klaus,

I have mucked around with the setup to see what I was on about.  Here's my updated findings when connecting things via the 3.5mm jack:

• BL4s plugged directly in to an iphone 4 - can control the volume with the volume slider within your idevice
• BL4's plugged directly in to an apple iPad dock connector - cannot control the volume with the volume slider within your idevice.  As soon as I dock I lose all volume control and goes to maximum.  This is what I bought the attenuator for (it's a manual volume controller).  When i connect my iPad (version 1) to the BS8 there is no issue as the BS8 controls the volume
• BL4's plugged directly in to an Airport Extreme - can control the volume with the volume slider within your idevice

Hope this helps and apologies if my earlier posts were confusing / contradictory. 

Regards

MH

PS Ed, I think the volume control from remote speakers is relation to allowing 3rd party remote controls.