Trouble Shooting: Connecting DVD1 to BeoVision Avant

[Millemissen]

It seems that your Avant (8490) is a US model……which probably is different than the EU models.

Would be helpfull if you could post a picture of the connection panel there.

MM

[trackbeo]

https://archivedforum.beoworld.org/forums/t/39440.aspx

[Nicholson]

Hi there, Just starting up my Beo collection and I am trying to find some additional information on which cables / ports to use when connecting a DVD1 to a beovision avant 8490.

All the user manuals I can find online say to connect the 21-pin socket to the AV port on the Avant, but my avant 8490 does not seem to have a port labeled AV. I did see a side not mentioned that if your Avant is equipped with Dolby Digital module, connect the socket marked DIGITAL OUTPUT on DVD 1 to the INPUT 1. But I don’t see a port labeled Input 1 on the back of the tv.

 

I’m wondering if I need a different cable other than the 21 pin socket.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

 

 

[Nicholson]

Hey @millemissen & @trackbeo, Thank you for the quick response.

 

Here are a couple photos of the back of the DVD1 and The Upper and Lower parts of the Avant 8490.

 

I was wondering if the 21-pin socket connector should plug into anything in the back of the Avant, but all I see are options to use component video. I though this was the period-correct DVD player to pair with this TV but I cant seem to get it to work.

[Guy]

From the manual:

[Nicholson]

Thank you @guy , I totally thought the preferred connection would have been the 21-pin cable, but I guess this model TV didn’t have the connections for it.

Next question, Any idea what the DATA cable and Digital output cables might look like? I’ve been searching around online to find somewhere to order those without avail.

 

I really appreciate everyone’s expertise here.  ?

[Nicholson]

Does this look like the right set for the BeoVision?

[Millemissen]

Looks like two sets of identical cables.

Why the instruction above recommends connecting the analog (L/R) as well as the digital coax, I don’t know – L/R should do it, if you do not have any additional speakers connected to the tv.

The data connection must be to control the tv/video (turn on/off etc), something that otherweise is part of a scart connection.

Did you try any of these connections out – following the instructions that Guy postet?

MM

[Guy]

Millemissen wrote:

Why the instruction above recommends connecting the analog (L/R) as well as the digital coax, I don’t know

I think that’s in case your TV is connected to further TVs in link rooms. Only the analogue signals would be distributed, whereas digital available in the main room for better quality/surround.

Millemissen wrote:

L/R should do it

I agree!

This sort of question makes me realise that SCART wasn’t so bad after all!

[Madskp]

Millemissen wrote:

Looks like two sets of identical cables.

It is one cable, but in one end the individual cables just have some length to fit the space between connected components.  wired up for 2 whole sets of connections with both analog sound Left and Right (phono plugs with thin wires),  digital sound, coax (phono plug with thick wire),  composite video (phono plug with thick wire), S-video (S-Video plug), and data/control signal cable (2 pin minijack).

My father got me two sets of these cables once when he was still working at B&O. I striped them down and rebuilt them to make cables for sound from PC to stereo, and video cable from computers to TV’s. Hell of a work to get those cables disassembled as the wires inside are twisted.

Nicholson wrote:

Next question, Any idea what the DATA cable and Digital output cables might look like? I’ve been searching around online to find somewhere to order those without avail.

The digital cables are with phono plugs as described above.

The data cable is the one with 2 pin minijack. Looking at the picture though it sees like it is with a male connector in one end, but with at female connector in the other end. I think you will need a 2 pin minijack cable with male connectors in both ends to be able to connect it to the DVD players data connection.

Guy wrote:

I think that’s in case your TV is connected to further TVs in link rooms. Only the analogue signals would be distributed, whereas digital available in the main room for better quality/surround.

I agree that must be the explanation, and also it might be an easier way to explain i to the end user to just connect all cables.

 

[Nicholson]

Thank you @millemisson and @guy !! I just ordered the proper cables and will be able to try your recommendation as soon as they come in. I’ll report back!

 

 

[Nicholson]

@madskp I see what you mean about that data cable in this picture. I ordered that cable set on eBay, so I guess I’ll see what it has when it arrives.

Am I correct to assume that Data male-to-male 2-pin minijack cable is a special B&O cable? I can’t seem to find any in my searches.

 

[Madskp]

Nicholson wrote:

Am I correct to assume that Data male-to-male 2-pin minijack cable is a special B&O cable? I can’t seem to find any in my searches.

It might be called trigger cable or mono cable. I think the most important is that it has two male 2 pin minjack 3.5mm conenctors

[Nicholson]

@madskp ? That’s the tip I needed! I found it by searching for a trigger cable instead of a data cable.

 

You all are a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for taking the time to share!

[Millemissen]

Must be one like this……

 

And these are the connections that should be used….

….I guess!

I would not call it ‘trigger’, because it probably carries other informations too.

 

MM

[Nicholson]

@millemissen I appreciate the photos! ?

I’ll report back as soon as the cables come in.

[Author]

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