Advice needed – bought a new house and want to use B&O speakers left behind.

[Millemis]

Welcome here and congrats!

That is a typical late 1990’es B&O setup – the BS 3200 was released in 2001, if I remember correctly.

A setup that is still going strong and is used in many homes nowadays.

I suppose (?) that you also have a Beo4 remote….you will need that!

Have a look at this documentation  – all you need to know is in there.

Please return with specific questions afterward – we are looking forward to hear about your progress.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

[Madskp]

A couple of hopefully useful hints/clarifying questions from here

• A Beolink Passive amp is not needed for the speakers you have mentioned as these are active speakers
• You do mention that the Beolab 3500 shows the clock. Is that before or after you connect the Beosound 3000? The reason for asking this is that the clock is supplied from the main system and I wonder if there are any hidden components that you might not be aware of.
• The Beolab 3500 is a link speaker and can not be activated directly from the Beosound 3000. You do need a Beolink 1000 or Beo4 remote to active the Beolab 3500. However if you already have a source started locally on the Beosound 3000 you should be able to join that by pressing the mute button on the Beolab 3500
• Is there an IR eye in the room with the Beolab 4000’s? It is most likely a round silver metal puck with some black plastic buttons on https://beostaeren.dk/cdn/shop/products/B_O_IR_eyes_740x.jpg?v=1578725603 If there is this is most likely setup as a link room and the same control issues as mentioned for the Beolab 3500 applies here.

So like Millemissen mention, get a B&O remote control if you do not already have that will probably be the best advice for starters.

Hope this helps

Location: Denmark

[Capt’nGerard, formerly known as Gaea]

Try to find online a manual for your BS3000, wich usually discribes how to configure connected ML speakers with the before mentioned remote.

Also it is wise to replace the foam in your Beolab 4000 speakers, the black old foam detoriates to crude oil again and damages the circuit board. They are great speakers, too good to have them damaged.

Location: Netherlands

[DAA]

Thank you all for your input – very helpful, and I’m pleased to say that having now gone further down the rabbit hole, a Beo4 remote has solved the BL3500 issues and is now working perfectly with the BS3000! Success!

 

the BL4000 is another story though – I had thought they were connected to the BL3500 (is that even possible?!) as a link, but having failed to get them running I assume the issue is not having an IR Eye? Do I need one for the BL4000 assuming they are set up as a link? And does the IR Eye connect direct to the speakers themselves?

thanks again!

My B&O Icons:

[Stan]

You can’t plug BL4000s (or any other speaker) into a BL3500. The Bl4000s need to be plugged into the BS3000 or you need a beolink active + IR eye + another masterlink connection.

[Millemis]

More about the Beolink Active here

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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