Reply To: Masterlink – Play button turns whole system off

[speedsixdave]

Hi Madskp,

Thanks for the input. Yes odd indeed. I have now tried (I think) all permutations of turning things on in different orders, and with and without the existing MCL (BL3500) connections to the BM6500 in place, and still no change.

I do have another IR eye and have tried that too, no change. Oddly the standby light on one of the IR eyes does not light up, but it doesn’t seem to make any difference.

Learning from The Princess Bride, I thought it might be helpful to list my relevant assets:

Beosystem 6500

Beomaster 3300, currently in the shed

Beolab 3500, currently wired in via MCL to the BM6500

Beolab 2000, currently doing nothing

Beolink Active 1636 + IR eye, currently doing nothing

Beolink Passive (no idea which version) + IR eye, currently connected via ML+Beolink Converter to the BM6500

MCL2AV, currently not connected

MCL2A, currently not connected

Beolink Converter 1611

Various original and home-made ML cables including an RJ45 distribution panel

Beolab 4000 Mk1s, currently Powerlinked to the BM6500

Beolab 3000s, currently acting as Beovox 3000s and connected to the Passive.

Various passive speakers (inc C75, BV3800)

 

I’ve tried the current setup both with my home-made cables and some ‘genuine’ ML cables with and without junction boxes, and same behaviour. I’ve also tried with and without a fully-wired powerlink cable between the BM6500 and 1611, which doesn’t seem to make any difference at all. Currently running it without. 1611 is connected to the Aux port on the BM6500, it doesn’t seem to work at all in Tape which would have been my preference.

Things I intend to try this weekend:

1. try the Active at the same time as the Passive, possibly with the BL2000 too, all connected through my RJ45 distributor. If I have sufficient bits of cable.
2. get the BM33oo out of the shed and try that connected to the 1611. Not sure if this will work but if it does with the same behaviour it would suggest it’s my 1611 that’s the problem
3. maybe try with the BL3500 via ML, though this might be more destruction than I have time and space for.
4. I might also try the MCL2A or 2AV with their own rectangular IR eye connected on the far side of the Passive, and see how that works. But that might be a step too far.

Any other great ideas? Writing this all down has been quite helpful in itself.

 

• This reply was modified 2 weeks ago by speedsixdave.

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