Making BS9000 CD source accessible with BeoLink Converter NL/ML (BLC)

[Madskp]

Peter Vaessen wrote:

My best guess from all the information is to link the BV7-55 directly to another BLC. The BV7-55 resources will be visible in NL and vica versa the BS9000 resources are visible for the BV7-55 as if they are NL recources.

This could be a solution, but do you know that the BS9000 might be upgraded to a newer software that supports N.music and N.Radio from another source instead of using it’s own AUX connection?

This thread https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beosound-9000-type-252x-from-april-1996-software-update/ mention something about which type numbers can have which software version, and there is also a guide on how to perform the upgrade.

I have no experience with this myself, but I think that might make it more simple to make your system work the way you want

Location: Denmark

[Carolpa]

Madskp wrote:

This could be a solution, but do you know that the BS9000 might be upgraded to a newer software that supports N.music and N.Radio from another source instead of using it’s own AUX connection? This thread https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beosound-9000-type-252x-from-april-1996-software-update/ mention something about which type numbers can have which software version, and there is also a guide on how to perform the upgrade.

If f.e. a BS9000 is connected to a BLC in  a NL setup it doesn’t have to be compatible for N.Music/N.Radio.

Peter Vaessen wrote:

If this best guess is the solution, I still have additional questions: BLC BV7-55 as Audiomaster or VideoMaster? BS9000 as VideoMaster or AudioMaster? Or both as A.SLAVE or both as Source Centre? Which Product by Apps should the BLC control? (VideoMaster, AudioMaster or even the Beosound Essence)

I would make/try the next setup.

first BLC – setup as AMaster – ML connect the BV7 and all other ML stuff (except the BS9000) (give BLC name f.e. BV7 blc)/
second BLC – setup as ASlave – ML connect the BS9000 (no speakers attached) (give BLC name f.e. BS9000 blc and the CD the name “BS9000 cd”).
connect the Essense mkII to the same network

set te tab “sources visible to ML” in 1st BLC (BV7 blc) :  set “NL product name” to “BS9000 blc”, “NL source” to “BS9000 cd” and set on the “IR mapping” tab the same for “CD”.

Result: the BS9000 cd should be possible to start on the Essense with the B&o app and with the CD command on the BV7.

Note: you can not install or have a second source which should start with the CD command in this system (ML can only handle one)

[Madskp]

Carolpa wrote:

If f.e. a BS9000 is connected to a BLC in  a NL setup it doesn’t have to be compatible for N.Music/N.Radio.

Agree, but the system can be made with only one BLC NL/ML

Location: Denmark

[Peter Vaessen]

All solved now. Thank you so much for your feedback!

My first and second try was only one way (all ML > BLC > NL) or the other way (only BS9000 ML > BLC > NL). This step is the both ways and that did the trick.

Now all works as I like it to be and as it should be for regular users like my family members. I could even source the BS9000 Radio source to N.RADIO (just for fun).

I was aware of the N.RADIO/N.MUSIC sw problem. But if the BS9000 is out of the ML chain as Audiomaster, like it is now, all BV’s are new enough to work around that. Also the chips with later sw is only for sale for the BS9000 MKIII as far as I am aware of.

Also interesting to know, the IR mapping of each BLC is only for the BLC itself. As I am not using the IR eye, those settings are obsolute untill you attach an IR eye.

Those BLC’s are pretty nice devices once you get them to know. Will try find some extra ones. Especially for linking a future BLI to the BLGW, but maybe also to make all current sources visible as networklink sources in the ML devices in the BeoLiving app.

Thank you again.

Kind regards, Peter

 

 

• This reply was modified 2 months, 3 weeks ago by Peter Vaessen.

[Peter Vaessen]

Good afternoon all,

In the meantime I tried another solution to extend the possibilities.

Especially for the Beoliving app/BLGW to make the playing source visible and only show those sources in the app.

I tried this:

• BS9000 ML >  BLC > NL (as A. Master or V. Master)
• BV7-55 ML > BLC > NL (as V. Master of A.Master)
• Beosound Essence MKII > NL (the start of this all)

Of course the BV6-26’s could not see or control the BS9000 nor the BV7 sources anymore, as both are still in the old ML chain.

Would connecting a seperate BLC per BV6 as A.Slave be the solution for this?

But also between BS9000 and BV7-55 it did not work like a charm. For example the sources from BV7 stayed visible as actual source visible playing in Beoliving (“DTV is playing on BLV BV7-55”) , even if I switched to Deezer and was actually playing Deezer. Switching sources on joined product freezed up the app, etc, etc.

Anyone ideas for a better solution?

 

Best regards,

Peter

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