Beolink Converter NL/ML and would like to connect my Beolab 8000 Speakers to it. I’ve read in your comment that you connected them to test your setup. Could you please advice how to connect them to the

[Carolpa]

last night BS Core, BS35, Essense mkII, Beoplay A6, M3 all updated to 2.6.560xx.

the xx depending on the Beosound

[Carolpa]

Stefan Leuenberger wrote:

Hello Carolpa, sorry for jumping in, but I have just bought a Beolink Converter NL/ML and would like to connect my Beolab 8000 Speakers to it. I’ve read in your comment that you connected them to test your setup. Could you please advice how to connect them to the Beolink Converter NL/ML? Thank you very much, Stefan

Hi Stefan,

You need a RJ45 to Powerlink compatible clip-on adapter to connect your BL8000 to the BLC..

Note: the first BLC’s didn’t show some connectors; f.e. the PL and AUX connections. But they were available behind some removable plactics.

see: https://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/27-313-rj45-powerlink-compatible-splitter-new-powerlink-to-two-8-pin-din-powerlink-compatible-sockets.html#/20-length-02m

 

 

[Carolpa]

what if? you set the Halo to a fixed IP address and set the Halo connection to 2.4GHz, preferable to one channel (f.e. channel 11).

note: I have no idea if your network settings make all these options available.

[Carolpa]

Stan wrote:

I have my BeoMaster5 set to a fixed IP address, but I don’t remember how I did it. I’d like to change it. Does this require going into the service menu? Thanks

you should set this in your router.

if it is set in the BM5 you could end up with a temporary disconnection of the BM5 with your network.

type the IP address of your router in as url in a browser, login and search for the fixed IP settings.

[Carolpa]

Pleuris wrote:

Hallo, mijn ouders zijn een paar maand geleden verhuisd en hebben hun B&O installatie mee laten verhuizen. Die bestaat uit een Avant 55 (eerste editie), een ouverture met CD speler en 2 beosound 2000. Na de verhuis werkte alles goed. Maar ineens op een avond geen TV beeld meer op de TV, enkel een zwaar verstoord beeld. Moederbord kapot en dat is vrij snel vervangen geweest. Dus alles weer in orde. Omdat ze graag naar de radio luisteren gebruiken ze vaak de netradio. In het appartement is de FM ontvangst weg. Hiervoor moest eerst op de afstandsbediening van de TV op de knop music geduwd worden, dan netradio en wachten tot die opgestart was. Daarna op een beosound 2000 op de knop TV duwen en het werkte. Dat is toch nogal onhandig. Dus vroegen we nadat het moederbord vervangen was of dat niet makkelijker kon. We hadden de oude afstandsbediening van een vorige B&O TV mee en daarop staat een knopje V-mem. Nu enkel daarop drukken en een tijdje wachten er er speelt radio in de keuken. Dus we waren blij. Diezelfde avond zit mijn vader naar TV te kijken en mijn moeder wil zoals steeds meeluisteren in de keuken. Dus ze duwt op de beosound op de knop TV zoals altijd. TV beeld valt weg en netradio start. Dus niet zoals voorheen. Toen speelde nadat die knop was ingeduwd exact hetzelfde geluid dat de TV afspeelde. De techniekers gecontacteerd, maar die geloven niet dat het door hun intereventie komt. Omdat het de afgelopen maanden al duur genoeg was om de verhuis te betalen en nu het moederbord hoop ik dat ik hier een oplossing kan krijgen voor dit klein maar stom probleempje. Nu heb ik deze zaken getest: – Als we nu op de besound 2000 op de knop TV duwen en de avant staat UIT, dan gaat die aan en na een tijd start Netradio. – Staat de avant AAN en we duwen op het knopje TV op de besound 2000 stopt de avant met het weergeven van wat de digibox of apple TV weergaf en start die de Netradio met geluid op beide toestellen. – Als de besound 2000 via netradio muziek staat af te spelen en zetten we de avant op om via de digicorder of apple TV naar iets te kijken, dan valt de besound 2000 uit. Dus geen geluid, het geeft een klik zoals bij het uitschakelen van dat toestel en de powerled gaat van groen naar rood. – Drukken we op de besound 2000 op de rode knop op het buisje (de play knop) dan start de ouverture op en start die de FM radio. Wat dus enkel wat geruis geeft. Dat heb ik getest met de avant die aan stond en uit. Ik heb ook via de oude afstandsbediening de beosound 2000 laten opstarten door op de knop TV de duwen, die doet dan exact hetzelfde als de fysieke knop in te duwen. Geen idee wat we nog meer kunnen doen. Ik vermoed dat door is op de knop V-mem te duwen de functie van de knop TV is gewijzigd naar het opstarten van de netradio. Maar hoe kan dat terug worden gezet zoals voorheen? Gewoon eender welk geluid de TV weergeeft doorsturen….

U schrijft Beosound 2000, bedoelt u echter niet Beolab 2000? Dit zou uw setup “veel logischer” maken.

Wat u beschrijft lijkt mij conform een logische setup indien uw systeem uit Avant/Ouverture/BL2000 bestaat. Alleen schijnt de TV commando toegekend te zijn aan de Net Radio bron van de Avant. Dit is relatief makkelijk te verhelpen, lastiger om hier uit te leggen.

Kunt u aangeven hoe u “tv kijken” start? Welk commando met de Beo4/BR1 geeft u dan?

[Carolpa]

kronzilla wrote:

1. Ja, je hebt een powerlink splitter nodig, dus 1x pl in naar 2x pl out. Cavus heeft dat ( en hun PL kabels zijn beter dan van B&O ( stekkers verguld en de mk2 is nog beter afgeschermd ( voor speakers met icepower zoals bl7.1,bl5 etc) en de kabel is iets dikker.

Of je “daisy chain” de BL6000 (één BL6000 PL verbinden aan de BM3500, de andere BL6000 doorverbinden met de BM3500 verbonden BL6000).
Dan heb je één PL aansluiting vrij op de BM3500.

[Carolpa]

Stan wrote:

Thanks MM and Carolpa. In the past, I was able to start the ML source on another device and join the Balance via the app. Yesterday, this wasn’t working. It would only boop or double boop. If my memory is not too faulty, the app has changed so that instead of it showing the converter linked to the BS1 (for example), it now shows the converter as the “master” link source no matter how the source is started, and all the other devices are linked to it. Subtle difference and probably makes more sense, but I was afraid they messed up Mozart with this enhancement. Today, it is working again. Go figure. This is also how I listen to lossless WMA files from my BeoMaster 5 disk. With the Balance, I can select a song and it plays the song and stops. With the BS1, it plays the song and the next and the next, etc. So I start the music on the BS1, mute the volume, join the Balance. Although to be honest, I generally just stream unless I’m feeling “old school”. I would guess they dropped ML support in Mozart because, in my experience, every manager and software developer hates backward compatibility so they saw their chance with a “next generation” product to drop it, and they did. I mean how far back does backward compatibility need to go? Customer says “forever”. Manager says “never”. They fight it out, and we get what we get.

“Today, it is working again”: see my previous post. It is a software glitch to not recognize the JOIN function straight away, which I found an issue to be overcome. But still, it is not an new issue. It should have been solved long ago.

The issue with selecting an Album on DLNA music server and only one track is played is solved on my BL8 and BL28. If an album is selected the complete album is played. Before it was quite annoying though.

I have the impression that ML devices will be supported on Mozart devices soon (Beoconnect Encore). The same way B&o has recently integrated the BS9000 with the BL28.

[Carolpa]

I did have my share of problem too. But everything is working fine again.

I never managed to get ML sources visible on a Mozart device directly (BL8/BL28) though, I was surprised to read that you hade it available on your Balance. But that was no issue for me, because I could access them though other devices.
What changed is the BLC sources can directly be started on the BLC in the app and then the BLC can be joined by other devices (Mozart also).
And yes, sometime the Mozart device doesn’t seem to follow the JOIN command. But what does help is to join manually. Mostly thereafter it works fine again (or first start a source on the Mozart device and then join, thereafter it should work again as normal).

note: I have an escape route – I programmed my Halo/BLI to directly start any ML source on any device (also Mozart).

I did have lengthily discussions with B&o about it.

[Carolpa]

Just some questions:

1. is the NAS only LAN connected to the same network, correct?
2. I presume a album cover is embedded in all music files, correct? Or just in the first?
3. do the pictures exceed 1000×1000 pixels?
4. do you use a DLNA server? Which one?
5. did you add the folders with the “analogue music” to the DLNA server?
6. how do you select a folder on the BS5e?
7. NL mag ook 🙂 ?

and yes, I think it should be possible!

[Carolpa]

first idea, I would test it horizontal.

is it vertical free falling or are switches not set when the player slide to another position?

 

note: adjust the BS9000 to the correct setting.

[Carolpa]

New source, Beoconnect Encore, in the BeoLiving app. Visible in all Mozart platform devices.

 

 

 

 

In the BLI the purpose of the Beoconnect Encore is indicated; “classicsAdapter”

 

[Carolpa]

Or two?

[Carolpa]

If it is a separate box with its own name, then one could expect it will be commercial available!

Is it a new intermediate to connect older devices to NL?

[Carolpa]

Your right, same behaviour on my BLGW

[Carolpa]

Tim wrote:

….. The thing that won‘t work is the BeoSound Level and Emerge. Is the Motart Plattform not working with BeoLink?

?? not to my knowledge. I still have a BLGW aside my BLI and it (the first) does show/find all my Mozart devices (BL8, BL28, BS Theatre).

I can‘t see any source in the BeoLink Gateway from those devices and they don‘t show up in the BeoLiving App.

Did you press the “Capture” button op the Resources page? You are sure all are connected on the same network?

[Carolpa]

patcherley wrote:

I have a BLC connected to a Beomaster 7000. I can use the B&O app to use the Core to select and play a Beomaster source but if I use the BLC in the App it sits there for a few moments and the drops back to no source. The BLC is set to VMaster. What am I doing wrong.

Nothing….
but change the option of the Beomaster 7000 to 1 or 2 and try again.

[Carolpa]

BeoMedia wrote:

Thanks, MM. from what I recall (I actually disconnected my NL/ML Converter as I didn’t think it added much anymore when I replaced my BV11 with a Theatre setup) I could also start a source and then “join” from the Theatre. Can’t remember if it was sufficient to start from the ML stereo or I had to start the stereo from the NL/ML Converter. Will try later today. I have also responded to B&O support to ask them to clarify what adding a Core would achieve. Upon reading their response again it is rather unclear and vague. Will report back here if I learn something. The Theatre is a great product but it would have been even better if it could integrate with previous products better. If ASE products could do that I can’t help but wonder if the Mozart platform was a step backwards but perhaps it has other advantages I am not aware about.

Set you Beolink NL/ML converter (BLC) as VMaster.
Then go to the B&o app and select the BLC.
Select the black bar (with the BLC noted)
In the next screen select the ML source to be played. This source should now start.
Join the BS Theatre

This way no additional ASE product necessary

add: if in the screen (visible above in the 4th line) the multiroom options are not available, close this screen and in the black bar on the main menu tap the multiroom icon. The Theatre will be available to add.

[Carolpa]

Second thought >

if the Beolink NL|ML Converter (BLC) is setup correctly and you give the set IR command to start the B&o radio to the BV7 then the radio should play on the tv.

so could you post the BLC settings.

[Carolpa]

Tim wrote:

Hi all, I saw a BeoLink Gateway for sale the other day and thought it might be a great idea to automate some things in our home so I bought this device without digging deeper into details. As I am normally a typical who does not like manuals and starts things I noticed after one minute that this device will be different so I downloaded the manual and started to read. And what should I say it is Beverly complicated to understand the logic behind this device. This is why I have hope some of you guys and women can help me setting up my Gateway. This is the setup I have

So I created the equivalent Areas and Zones in the Gateway and assigned the B&O stuff to the global Area. My problems:

1. When I open the BeoLiving App only the LIVING ROOM appears in the Main menu. All other other rooms are invisible.

Place your different B&0 in the correct Tones and Areas

1. When I want to start B&O Radio on the Core ion the LIVING ROOM the TV is quiet and does nothing. In the B&O app and from the BeoRemote it works. TV is setup as Video Master and Core as Audio Master (connected via BeoLink NL/ML)

With a Macro you can start the BV7 to play B&o Radio when you choose B&o Radio on the Core. (let me know for assistance)

How can I configure the separate Light Switches in the Gateway? The switches can be connected via the REST API

create a virtual button (Resources) and make a macro to switch on and off light

1. how can I create scenes for Home Conema, Party, Sunday Brunch and Breakfast?

if available in a Beoliving driver then it is the same principle

1. How can I add PIcture to the rooms?

No. this is  Beoliving feature and to my knowledge

I think these are my questions for the moment ? I hope somebody can help.

[Carolpa]

Yossi wrote:

everyone seems to agree that the b&o app is mediocre , rather inquiring for a premium brand… it is high time for b&o to recruit interface designers and developers at the heights. the bullshit has lasted long enough

Just a general thought, with an open mind for discussion and opinions : are you sure you’re not the screaming minority?

who by definition is right! ( they think)

note: keep on screaming, because that will create new insights, leading to improvements ?

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