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Of the Beo4s, I think you are safer to go for the Mk1 ‘AV’ version to get PHONO. In my notes I have written that PHONO may have only been available in LIST prior to Beo4 SW 4.2, but I am not at all sure if this is correct!
There may be a Beo4 SW version that will show both PHONO and N.RADIO – possibly one of the early Mk2s (SAT, DVD version) that was introduced in the early days of N.RADIO.
Not sure about Beo5/6. (EDIT: I just checked by running the Beo 5/6 configuration tool and it does allow you to chose PHONO as a source displayed on the screen – I combined it with BC9500 in this instance. I haven;t checked with a physical Beo5/6))
But have you considered BL1000 which has PHONO written on the physical button? Or even Beolink Audio Terminal?
I just took a gamble on a 2nd gen, A2540 (lightning) siri remote, advertised on eBay as ‘not working/for parts’. Total cost (incl P&P) £7.16.
It arrived today so I connected it to a charger, carried out a restart as described here and then connected it to my Apple TV 4K 3rd Gen.
It works perfectly, including IR control of B&O BV10-32 volume etc – seems to behave just like the later A2854 (USB-C) version.
I checked the SW version and it’s at 0x83 – which corresponds with the latest version issued in September 2023, according to this useful site: https://appledb.dev/device/ATVRemote1,3.html
I also noticed that the Apple TV now shows a Bluetooth Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI):
So it would appear that the only version of the siri remote that does not allow IR control of B&O TVs is the 1st gen Rev A ‘white circle’ type.
I tried to find out some threads regarding the same issue I am having, but the forum 2007-2012 does not work.
I can’t help with the HDD problem, but if you want to search the old 2007-2012 forum, just use google (or another search engine) to search for the following:
beomaster HDD site:archivedforum.beoworld.org/forums/
(just substitute ‘beomaster HDD’ for your desired search term)
Hi and welcome to Beoworld!
Looking at the remote control problem first, the Beocenter may be in A.OPT 0, where is will not respond to remote signals. To fix this, first power up the BC9500 as you have until the CODE display disappears, then with the Beocenter back in stand-by, use the BL1000 remote to press ‘SOUND’ then ‘1’ then ‘STORE’. Then try the remote again.
With regard to the CODE display problem, this probably means that the microprocessor’s 3V lithium battery needs replacing. The normal technique to get rid of the CODE display is:
- Fix the battery or RAM and then
- Using a Beolink 1000 press: 1271
- After 3 seconds, disconnect the 9500 from the mains and then reconnect. This should solve the problem.
If you wish to replace the battery, here’s a picture of the location (red arrow). You need to be careful desoldering/resoldering lithium batteries – not too much heat and wear eye protection just in case.
And this is the replacement battery that I have used successfully in the past: https://uk.farnell.com/renata/cr2450-nfh-lf/cell-lithium-button-2pin-3v/dp/1319731
The lack of response from the lower panel is probably due to the loose glass panels and the forum has lots of advice about these – I talk about re-glueing the panels on the second page of this thread:
https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/my-beocenter-9500-restoration/
I guess i could try connecting RCA to this connector and use second amp as you advised, but seems like it would be quite a mess of cables.
Maybe just touch the tip of an RCA against one of the visible solder joints on the front (connection point of that two-pin connector), and provide the ground elsewhere. This should be a quick test.
Those laser units need to be taken out from the back part, right? I can’t see any disassembly guides on versions with curved laser path and really don’t want to break any plastic tabs.
Page 7-1 of the Service Manual refers and is for the curved laser version. It is only the very end of the service manual that shows the newer linear CD mechanisms. When the service manual says flex-print I think it means the flexible ribbon connector.
EDIT: I meant to add: the reason that there’s no online guides/videos for repair of the curved laser path models is that they tend not to go wrong!!
I really don’t think that your problem is related to the laser or the 47uF capacitor, because if faulty I think this would prevent your laser from reading the CD at all, whereas yours plays and shows track data; the latter can only come from the laser reading digital data correctly. The CD audio output is also digital data until PCB8 carries out Digital-to-Analogue conversion).
You haven’t included a photo of the front unfortunately so I can’t compare, but this is what my BC2300 looks like (PCB8 exposed on the right):
I would look initially to see if there is an audio output from the board shown above. I have annotated the PCB with a red circle and from looking at the service manual I think this is where the audio output leaves PCB8 – there is probably a small (2-pin?) connector (P65) behind the red circle which take the CD audio to the pre-amp/input selector – probably black wires.
If removing PCB8 to investigate, be careful of the ribbon connector about half way up on the left hand side. This receives the digital data from the CD laser assembly, and should also be checked for security.
