Beocenter 2 remote control issues

[rjnicko93]

Hi all,

I currently have my Beocenter 2 connected to my Beovision 11 with a digital coax cable for CD playback, and an AUX lead into the AV input on the BV11 for DAB and FM radio.

Overall, this setup works very well — CD audio over the digital output sounds excellent. However, I’m experiencing an issue with the Beo4 remote not being remembered by the Beocenter 2.

Every time the BC2 is powered off, I have to reconfigure the Beo4; otherwise, the BC2 won’t respond to the remote at all. I have to repeat the following steps on every power-up:

• On the Beo4, press and hold [LIST] and [Power/Standby] (red dot) together until “ADD?” or “OPTION?”appears

• Press [LIST] until “OPTION?” is shown, then press [GO]

• Press [LIST] until “A.OPT” (Audio Option) appears

 

The problem is that this setting never seems to be retained.

I’m wondering whether the BC2 has some kind of PRAM or backup battery (possibly in the socket box) that may have failed. Someone on Facebook also suggested it could be similar to the Beocenter 9000, where remote functionality is disabled if no Power Link speakers are connected.

I’m not sure which (if either) is correct, as the manual doesn’t mention this behaviour at all.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Location: United Kingdom

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[Madskp]

This sounds kind of familiar to me. It has happend more that a few times that my Beocenter 2 would not react to remote commands and I had to do the options settings to get it to react. I have also thought about the possibility that it could be an internal battery, but I have yet to come to investegate it since it is not used daily in any kind of way.

I have not had the thought about the Powerlink speaker being connected/ not connected, and I can not remember in which situations it was setup when I had these issues. I can however try to se if I can replicate it with and without speakers connected. Maybe tomorrow if time allows it

Location: Denmark

[Madskp]

I just did a little test with my Beocenter 2 and a pair of Beolab 6000 speakers.

From powered of stated I connected power, waited for 10-15 seconds and tried to activate with the CD button on a BEO4. I tried this 4 times in a row.

• First time with speakers connected. The CD started playing at first press on CD.
• Second time. Disconnected the speakers and powered up. No reaction to a press on CD regardless of how many times I tried. Did the option setting, and then it reacted at first press on CD.
• Third time. Again with disconnected speakers. The same behaviour as the second time.
• Fourth time. I connected the speakers again and powered up. Again the CD started playing at first press on CD.

So based on this small test it seems to me that the BC2 will somehow go to option 0 when speakers is not connected.

I just took a look at the service manual, and a search does not give anything about options, so either this is a not documented “feature”, or a fault in the BC2 (maybe in combinaton with a flat battery?) .

Hope that other members might be able to chime in on this

Location: Denmark

[Guy]

Second post here, second para states that BC2 goes to A.Opt 0 if no speakers are connected – and post was made by quite an experienced poster/founder member.

https://archivedforum.beoworld.org/forums/t/13784.aspx

And a post here says it goes to A.OPT 6:

https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/12695/110803.aspx#110803

And here:

https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/49635/349244.aspx#349244

 

• This reply was modified 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Guy.
• This reply was modified 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Guy.

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[Madskp]

Guy wrote:

Second post here, second para states that BC2 goes to A.Opt 0 if no speakers are connected – and post was made by quite an experienced poster/founder member.

https://archivedforum.beoworld.org/forums/t/13784.aspx

And a post here says it goes to A.OPT 6:

https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/12695/110803.aspx#110803

And here:

https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/49635/349244.aspx#349244

Thanks for the links Guy. It seems likely that the BC2 will go to option 0 when no speakers are connected like the BS9000 does.

Not sure about the option 6 comment. If it was in option 6 (link room audio and video commands) it should react to all remote commands. Iw would not make much sense to default to that if no speakers are connected

Location: Denmark

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