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Hello All, I am new to this site, and I have also just acquired a BS5/BM5, 1 TB in mint condition, I am driving this with the Beolab 3, and the Beolab 2 subwoofer. However, I received this unit with just a few tracks on it.
Now, I have the following issues..
1) the USB ports are not reading the USB stick, and I am confused on how to store music on this device or play music through the USB stick.
2)apart from that I cannot seem to connect to the network.
3)The Beoconnect app does not work on my Windows 10 laptop.
4) The LCD on the Remote, BEO4 does not work properly(may need replacement, no idea from where) so will need a new LCD as I cannot see the display clearly.
I also have just ordered a 1TB SSD as a back up if that is what’s required to upgrade. I am attaching pictures here of the system, if anyone can help me with this, that’ll be great. I would love to use the system to it’s great potential. Thanks and God Bless!
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“2)apart from that I cannot seem to connect to the network.”
Hello Avalon Martin, nice acquisition!
I do not use Beoconnect, and just transfer files to the ‘Music’ folder on the BM5 using my Mac’s possibility to ‘Connect to server’. There i use the BM5’s IP address, username and password (that you can set elsewhere in the menu). I trust a similar option is available on Windows PCs.
Good luck!
Regards, Johan
Location: Netherlands
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Hi Avalon,
Sorry but I think your questions belong in a new thread, under BeoSound forum, since this thread, I started is titled: Beomaster 5: Sound menu missing?
Only those who look under this thread will see your questions.BR
PeterMoved! Hope everyone can still see/find it! 😀
Location: Warwickshire, UK
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4) The LCD on the Remote, BEO4 does not work properly(may need replacement, no idea from where) so will need a new LCD as I cannot see the display clearly.
First try adjusting the contrast – see the Beo4 manual for instructions how to do so*.
If it does need a new screen (as the photo appears to show), they are available here: https://avaservices.co.uk/
And screen replacement instructions are here: https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/21827/180454.aspx
* If not in the instructions, do this: On Beo4, press Power (red dot) and LIST together. Then press MENU and GO together. Press LIST until screen shows: CONT:XX. XX is a number from 00 to 15. Type in new number to change (start low – 00 is lowest contrast), then GO to save, and Power (red dot) to exit.
Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Hi Avalon,
I had the same questions, but I have solved them.
I use a NAS where I stored my CD’s and all metadata. Then, on my Windows11 laptop I made a drivemapping to \\192.168.178.xxx\BM-SHARE&. Thus I can have the two windows on my screen and I can move/copy music files.
I noticed that not all albumcovers are visible on my BS5. Therefore I used EZ meta tag editor (21 days free use) EZ Meta Tag Editor – Organize, Edit & Enhance Your Music Collection. It was very easy to search for albumart (600×600). It automatically embeds it into the specific map on your BM5.
lots of success,
Joris
Location: Netherlands
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Avalon Martin wrote:
4) The LCD on the Remote, BEO4 does not work properly(may need replacement, no idea from where) so will need a new LCD as I cannot see the display clearly.
First try adjusting the contrast – see the Beo4 manual for instructions how to do so*.If it does need a new screen (as the photo appears to show), they are available here: https://avaservices.co.uk/
And screen replacement instructions are here: https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/21827/180454.aspx
* If not in the instructions, do this: On Beo4, press Power (red dot) and LIST together. Then press MENU and GO together. Press LIST until screen shows: CONT:XX. XX is a number from 00 to 15. Type in new number to change (start low – 00 is lowest contrast), then GO to save, and Power (red dot) to exit.
Thanks on the above, I fortunately got a full working condition with a clear LCD on ebay, for the similar price of the LCD, so I think that’s a good option, just incase I need a spare remote later on.
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Hi Avalon,
I had the same questions, but I have solved them.
I use a NAS where I stored my CD’s and all metadata. Then, on my Windows11 laptop I made a drivemapping to \\192.168.178.xxx\BM-SHARE&. Thus I can have the two windows on my screen and I can move/copy music files.
I noticed that not all albumcovers are visible on my BS5. Therefore I used EZ meta tag editor (21 days free use) EZ Meta Tag Editor – Organize, Edit & Enhance Your Music Collection. It was very easy to search for albumart (600×600). It automatically embeds it into the specific map on your BM5.
lots of success,
Joris
Hello, Thanks Joris, I managed to get the EZ meta rag editor and organise some music. However, when I try to do a drivemapping, It is asking for USER ID and Password, I could not find this information anywhere, and I have no idea where I should create one so I can copy files easily, I am just using a USB fdrive at the moment and moving files from the service menu.
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“2)apart from that I cannot seem to connect to the network.”
Hello Avalon Martin, nice acquisition!
I do not use Beoconnect, and just transfer files to the ‘Music’ folder on the BM5 using my Mac’s possibility to ‘Connect to server’. There i use the BM5’s IP address, username and password (that you can set elsewhere in the menu). I trust a similar option is available on Windows PCs.
Good luck!
Regards, Johan
Hello Johan, Thanks for your reply, will try doing this with the mac. However, right now using Windows 10 laptop. I went through the service menu to check on the network connections, it shows connected, but when checking for internet, it does not connect. I have seen spotify in the menu somewhere, so if the internet does not work, I cannot use Spotify. Any suggestions.
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