Old thread I know, but I too now have an Essence Mk2 and am trying to connect a older hockey-puck IR eye with the timer button, exactly as jelop attempted unsuccessfully above.
I have connected exactly as in the diagram above, with just +5v, Gnd and IR data connected, but I can’t get any response from the Essence, even when trying to put it in A.OPT 1. There are no indications from the IR eye, not even a red light when the IR is transmitting.
Does anyone know of any tricks to get the Essence Mk2 to respond to Beo4, IR control?
