[Carolpa]

Severed_hand_of_skywalker wrote:

From a UX perspective the designers at B&O need to understand that when you choose another speaker to add to multi-room the first thing it does it make a big yellow bar fill up to the right of the volume bar which gives the impression that it is going to play at full volume. It’s a really poorly done.

Sorry, I disagree. I find this gives a easy to see, direct notification, which multiroom, one has selected. And the possibility of full volume didn’t even crossed my mind; for me it is just the selection off….

[Carolpa]

I never tried a second one because one seems to be sufficient in our house. But you can go to Systems and add a second driver to Global or a Zone/Area (I tried this and it is possible).

Then you should be able to add the settings and connections with this Hue bridge (same way as you did with the first one). Divide the lamps between the hubs and make Macros to set/stop room lights.

To be 100% sure send a mail to Khimo.

 

[Carolpa]

Severed_hand_of_skywalker wrote:

So version 5.4.1 just came out and it is still a total disaster and I’ll be downgrading. It isn’t showing sources properly at all. A9 shows nothing but 2 line inputs (Why 2?) and no option for B&O radio or anything else. My essence shows only line in. My Theatre shows online USB C line in.

I now do have some sources, but not all. For example al cd-players are shown (cd9000, cd3000 and cd7000). But other sources of my Beosystem 7000 or Beosound 3000 are not shown.
I find it a step forward…….. most (essential) sources are reachable.

Note: on all devices B&o Radio is accessible! In the main menu choose for example the A9, then start a station on the B&o radio (right below icon in main menu); the same for music (Deezer or dlna)

a RENAME function of all the Line In sources should be considered

[Carolpa]

Hiort wrote:

@Hiort – As you didn’t complete the Google Setup, were you able to set the Wifi settings in the B&O config without Google? And are you able to perform Bluetooth pairing in the B&O app/ config webpage like other speakers?

I dont think I can do that actually.

the configuration pages for the BS1 (<IP_address_BS1>)  differ from the other (simular) devices, such as the Essense mkII or BS35 or BP A6?

For these you can skip the Google setup but still setup WiFi.

First, the same was also said of the Balance GVA, but it was actually possible to set it up without Google (about the dots I do not know, because I simply do not use them).

[Carolpa]

pontios wrote:

Interesting. Can you please tell me what issues? As I already indicated, I am not touching the original drive (I am keeping it as backup) and I also made a full image, so that I can recreate it at any time. I am going to try with Win 7 embedded but also 2009 and IoT 2016. I really got nothing to lose and as it is my profession, I enjoy playing about now that I have the Beomaster and I haven’t yet set it up. I am sure though, that the 1GB PC5200 Ram is not going to cut it, so I am going to replace it with 4Gb if possible or worst case 2Gb. At the end of the day, it’s just an application that runs by default, when windows loads. That’s pretty much what windows embedded/IoT does (not exactly, but close). Will update as soon as I got clones and backup image done.

I do not precise remember the issues, but it had to do with what was installed and what not of the Embedded version.

[Carolpa]

Millemissen wrote:

Seems you get only the internal physical sources with the new beta. And not the built-in like Netradio etc……….I wonder if these are the mysterious “non-deterministic” sources ;-( With the Theatre you also get the sources of the LG-tv. MM

I do have to adjust my previous remark: I have available sources visible for the Theatre

[Carolpa]

thx MM
exact the same version, but no sources visible: see examples

beolab 28                       BS  Balance                    BS35

[Carolpa]

strange enough, despite the latest sw version , I only get “Line in” as source on all and “usb”, “optical” on some of my devices.

but this leave me with the question, what is the latest beta sw version?

[Carolpa]

pontios wrote:

Will do. Windows XP, I can work with. I just want to clone the drive first, so that I have a backup and then I will start playing like crazy. I’ll even try to update to Win 7 or more and see what happens.

It is Windows XP Embedded.
You cannot update it to W7 just like that…… I did update a Beomedia 1 to W7 Embedded once (in 2016 the year Microsoft stopped the updates for the last XP versions). Got it working with issues, then wanted to reinstall the W7 Embedded again and made a mess by losing all partitions on the HDD………end project 🙁

[Carolpa]

YannChris wrote:

Hello Beoworlders, Well, this update is really un-user friendly. Especially when your setup mixes ML and NL products as the source selector is reduced to the utmost minimum. So I wish to roll back to the pevious version. But how to do? Have a nice sunday, Yann.

open Testflight
open previous Builds
select 5.3.0
select Install

[Carolpa]

On a iPhone on the other hand the Multiroom Selector and Playlist work as an layover. It looks good and seems to work flawless.

Maybe an idea to have the “now-playing” track also shown above the multiroom selector.

[Carolpa]

For me to much covers! And you have previous-next buttons and the previous and next covers at the same time. Maybe it looks better if the previous-next covers are smaller in size (?) or skip them altogether!
especial if  one choose the black bar in the main menu and all of the above info is shown immediately!
The “X” in the above left corner still annoys me! I keep pressing it to close the Multiroom selection. Would be nice to close this selection by swiping to the left.
And of course close the Playlist by swiping to the right

But on the other hand, I like the volume slider over the previous circle (it simply works better). And the Multiroom selection and volume adjustment are much nicer/better.

[Carolpa]

No source selection??? Seems essential!
It seems they only checked the iPhone to test the UI. With it faults, it looks okay on a phone, but imo for the moment it looks a mess on an iPad.

[Carolpa]

Mr10Percent wrote:

I am making a prediction that one of the new products slated over the next 12months will be a Beolink Converter device which will overcome legacy Mozart products which can’t join as a slave Beolab to another Beosound or Beovision

Agree….. and I think I know it’s name. But like Voldemort’s name, not to be pronounced. 🙂

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[Carolpa]

Millemissen wrote:

I am with the admins – Beoworld should avoid distributing rumour and leaks. Also leaked pictures of coming products are mostly of minor quality and hardly reveal the porential of these new products. Also it won’t be long after the leaks appear before we get genuine information from B&O. Shouldn’t it be possible to wait for that? 100% MM

dear MM,

the reply reads as you already have inside info on these products. That is explaining  your position/vision and  somewhat harsh response.

So are you the King, the one-eyed King in the Beoworld of the blind?

A King to keep to his powers?

regards

 

[Carolpa]

sorry I made a mistake, wanted to edit but clicked the quote button

[Carolpa]

Mr10Percent wrote:

There is nothing I see wrong (and B&O should man-up to this – and BeoWorld should make it policy) in publishing any request from B&O that they have made a commercially sensitive mistake and kindly request a take-down of a forum members post. That way it is all honest and B&O keep their commercial sensitive information and everyone recognises that. ten cents worth. thank you

Correct said and a request would always be understandable and acceptable this way!

[Carolpa]

Steve at Sounds Heavenly wrote:

Hi carolpa, You have a PM. Kind regards, Steve.

Hi Steve,

Thanks for clarifying.
I did already suspected yesterday that the post was put down for the reason of “sensible information”.
But on forehand I didn’t and still do not expect that product names and codes would/could be so business sensitive to B&o.
I would say a little buzz about new products could stimulate the appetite for B&o (products)!

Thanks for taking time for the extensive explanation, where a simple one would have been sufficient.

regards
Paul

 

[Carolpa]

patcherley wrote:

An update. I did a factory reset and this time I made the BLC the primary Beolink product and the Eclipse the secondary Beolink product and I can both select the Masterlink sources in the local sources screen and then choose them in the app and on the remote. I can select the Eclipse sources in the local sources but they do not show in the app or the remote. I can join a playing Eclipse source. Still no B&O Radio and I appear to be at the last version of the software, 2.1.50871.22855122. Paul

Did you set the Radio preference for your system/Core to TuneIn or B&o Radio?

To do so:
select Radio on the app
select “settings”
select “Radio services”
select “Bang & Olufsen Radio”

 

Note: only sources of primarily set Beolink Products are visible (a change after one of the sw updates)

[Carolpa]

second one: but will be installed at my sisters living (1 amp + 4 speaker units)

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