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It worked! I let the battery run down and it powered itself off today. When I switched it back on, I was able to link it to my original Beoline Mk1 base (which I already have my other phones linked to), and it worked immediately.
Nice phone too – I don’t really need another landline but I’ll find a spot for it.
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Ah I did miss that one, thanks. The PIN code was already 0000, but I reset it to 0000 anyway, just in case it helped. No luck though – the BC5 still won’t find it.
Thank s for all the help – I certainly know a lot more about these various handsets and bases than I did yesterday. I think the last thing I have to try now is to let the BC5 battery run flat then charge it and try again. I’ll let you know how I get on with that.
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The BC6000 Mk1 is fully compatible with the pyramid PSTN. Have you tried resetting that base and then registering the BeoCom 5?
I hadn’t thought to try that, but just did, and it didn’t work. I linked the BC60000 Mk1 to the pyramid PTSN, then I reset that PTSN using DOT 70008 OK. It appears to have reset, then I also reset the BC6000 again, then relinked it. Once that was done, I tried to link the BS5, but still no luck.
Worth a try though, thanks!
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So if you use the BC6000 to go to the ‘select base’ menu (DOT MENU 7 then ‘select base’) is there only one base listed when you use the wheel to scroll? I only ask this because I can not convinced that a handset reset deletes all the data. (From memory, I think at least handset name stays).
Yes, only one base is now shown in that menu.
I can’t find a BC2 Mk1 manual (I only have Mk2) to see if it also has the ‘select base’ menu anyway.
I think on the Beocom 2, it only allows you to have one base registered. I regsitered mine to a new base when it was already registered to one, and it seems to have just switched one base for another.
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Thanks for the info. In response to your first reply, yes that service menu does work, but it does not provide me with the option to reset the base. If I select ‘BS Software Version’ from that menu, I get the ‘Not Base 1’ message.
In response to your second reply, I’ve already tried that. I reset both my Beocom 6000 Mk1, then relinked it to the base successfully. Knowing that it was linked to only that one base I tried again to reset the base with DOT 70008, but again I go the ‘Not Base 1’ error.
I tried the same with my Beocom 2 (which is a Mk1). After resetting it and relinking it, I get ‘Wait’ if I try ‘Reset Base’ via the 9#9#9* INT menu.
I found another post (can’t find it again now to link it!) when someone had the same issue as me with a BC5 and a BL Mk2, and they solved it by letting the BC5 battery run down while it was displaying ‘Register handset to base?’, then when they charged it and tried again, it linked first time! I’m running the battery down now so I can try that.
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After some more testing, I’m now pretty confident that the problem lies with the Beocom 5.
I was digging around my spare room and found that I had another Beoline Mk2, so I exchanged it, and I had the same problem. The Beocom 5 won’t find it, and the Beocom 6000 will link to it, but continues to say ‘Not Base 1’ if I try to go into the base service menu.
I also found I had a Beocom 6000 pyramid PSTN, so I tried to connect the Beocom 5 to that too. Same result – it continues to search for the base, but it doesn’t find it (and yes, the base is in discoverable mode).
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I think there may be a problem with my Beoline Mk2 base. I have a Beocom 2 that is usually liked to a Beoline Mk1, but I relinked it to the Mk2. I linked okay and I got a dial tone, but when I entered the service menu (9#9#9* INT) and tried to reset the base, it just said ‘Wait’, and stayed that way.
So, it seems I can link earlier models of phone to the Beoline Mk2, but I can’t get into the service menu via either a BC6000 or BC2, and my BC5 won’t find it at all.
Looks like I’m just out of luck then, I’ll keep an eye out on eBay for Beoline 2.
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Useful, thanks.
There is a Beocom 6000 Mk1 already linked to the Beoline Mk2, so that should meet that criteria.
Above the table it does also specify that the software must be updated. I have no idea what software either the BC5 or the BL Mk2 has.
Asa I mentioned about, if I try DOT 70008 OK to get into the service menu for the BL Mk2, I only get ‘Not Base 1’ displayed, which I don’t understand and the BC6000 is linked only to that one base.
I reset the BC5 when I got it, so now the only thing it displays is ‘Register to base?’. The handset software is 2.43, but I don’t know if that means it should be linkable to a BL Mk2!
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Correction to the above, what I have is a Beoline Mk2, not a Beoline 2. Perhaps that’s the problem – is the BC5 only compatible with Beoline 2?
This does not explain why my Beoline Mk2 cannot be reset from the linked BC6000, but it might at least explain why the BC5 won’t link to it.
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I’m thinking it might be that now. I’ll open it up, track where each wire is going from each pin, and use a multimeter to see if the connection is good.
I know these B&O DIN plugs are tightly packed inside and note easy to disassemble, so I’m hoping that’s not that!
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I figured it out. I noticed there were two little metal things either side of the central tape head, and when I looked closely, one of them didn’t seem to be lower than it should be. The function of these metal things is to hold the tape down into position – they can however easily be bent out of place. I bent it back into it was applying the right amount of pressure on the lower part of the cassette. This means the cassette is now sat exactly where it should be, and plays fine. The FF and RW also now work properly, and much faster, with less noise.
I was only a fraction of a millimetre, but it made all the difference. Picture added in case it’s any help to anyone else with a similar issue.
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You were right about the play spindle @Dillen, it was cracked, I ordered a replacement from Danish Sound Parts and fitted it. I am still having trouble with my Beocord 3300 however!
If I play a tape, the play spindle only turns very briefly, then the Beocord stops, as though it’s the end of the tape. It also struggles to RW or FF – it will do it, but it will stop after a little while, before it’s reached the end of th tape, try to play, and then stop.
I gave it a very good clean inside (residue from the old tape belts) and everything is moving quietly and smoothly; with no tape in the machine Play, FF and RW work fine.
I have discovered something though – if I push down firmly on the bottom of the cassette with my thumb (on the raised bit of the cassette), it works. It moves only very slightly, but that seems to be enough. It’s as if the cassette isn’t quite seated correctly.
I’ve made sure everything is screwed firmly into place and everything seems to be exactly where it should be, but somehow, the tape seems to be sitting a tiny but too high. If anyone has any clues as to what might be causing this, I’d be very grateful for the help. If fixed a number of B&O tape decks and this is the only one so far that has me beaten!
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…it only worked for a few minutes, then there was a puff of smoke out of the back and it failed again. The fuse has gone again, I also noticed that there is a pair of cylindrical things (capacitors, I assume) at the back behind the transformer, and one of those (only one of them though) was very hot to the touch. That is in the area where the smoke was coming from.
I think this definitely will be a job for John! I’ve emailed him for a quote, as he’s due to drop some other repairs back to me on Monday so might as well pick the BM6500 up then.
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Update – 3 weeks have passed with my Beomaster 6500 working fine, but now the same fuse (T2A) has blown again. I am assuming therefore that there is some other underlying cause.
I have replaced it again and it’s working again, but I’ll have to monitor it.
If anyone happens to know what the cause might be please let me know, but otherwise if that same fuse blows again, I think I’ll have to get a professional in to look it over. John from Merlin AV has never let me down so far, so it may be another one for John.
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Thanks for all of the advice on this thread. It seems a silly obsession but one way, somehow, I WILL get remote control of my Beogram turntable with my newer equipment!
I’m reasonably confident that my old ML Gateway (which I replaced with a Beolink Gateway) was able to trigger macros from source selection commands. It can also send HTTP commands via macros, which is useful for my Kramer HDMI matrix, which can be controlled by such commands.
I really wish I’d kept hold of my old ML Gateway now but didn’t think I’d have a use for it so I sold it on eBay along with some other older items in a bit of a clear-out. I’ll look for another one – they sometimes come up quite cheap on eBay and I’ll be worth it just to try it out.
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I’ve been experimenting with this for a couple of days, and there doesn’t appear to be a solution. The closest I’ve come is if the Beosystem 3 is in Opt.2, Beosound 4 in Opt.0 and the Beolink Converter is in Opt.2.
Remember, what I’m trying to achieve is for my full system to go to A.Aux when I hit the Phono/N.Radio source.
In that setup I can select both audio and video sources and they work fine when they are activated, but then once activated, commands like up/down or number keys are duplicated. If for example I want to go to radio preset 2, it goes to 22. This, I have little doubt, is because both IR Eyes (Beosytem 3 and Beolink Converter) and receiving the IR signal, and so both are registered.
I’ve tried every other conceivable option setting but none of it works – I either get nothing, or limited functionality. It seems so strange the B&O would build IR mapping into the Beolink Converter, but not allow for the full setup to work via only that one IR Eye?
I also tried to achieve the same with my Beolink Gateway – I thought I might be able to get a macro to trigger when Phono/N.Radio was selected as source that changed the source to A.Aux, but I couldn’t create that macro. For some reason, the Beolink Gateway does not allow source selection to be used as a macro trigger. Sources can be selected as the result of a macro, but they cannot be the trigger for one. I don’t know why – I could have sworn my old MasterLink Gateway did allow sources to be the trigger for a macro, but I could be misremembering it (I no longer have an ML Gateway so cannot check).
If anyone has an old ML Gateway, could you check for me to see if source selection such as Phono/N.Radio can be used to trigger a macro? If so, I’ll buy one from eBay and see if I can achieve it with that!
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I tried having both the BLC and the BS3 in Opt.1, but that way the BS3 only responds to Video sources, not Audio sources. My speakers need to be connected to the BS3 because I have a full set of surround speakers (front, surround, centre, sub).
What exactly do you mean by ‘Powerlink Switch’?
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But how are the A.aux command mapped in this situation? Or is that not going through the NL/ML converter?
Both N.Radio and A.Aux are mapped to A.Aux in the NL/ML Converter, which seems to work.
But what about N.radio? Is the BS5 not responding when you use that for the redcord player scenario?
It tries to, but my BM5 has no internet connection, so N.Radio appears on screen, but paused.
I have however experienced another issue. Because both my BS3 and the NL/ML Converter have IR eyes connected, both are responding to remote commands, so for example if I hit 1, I get 11. I tried setting the BS3 to Opt.0, but if it’s in Opt.0, it does not come out of standby at all when I select a source. If I set it to Opt.1, it only responds to video sources, not audio sources (My Beosound 4 is set to Opt.0, and I’m sure that’s the only right option to use there, as my speakers are connected to the BS3). This feels like something there should be a solution to, but I haven’t found it yet!
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