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Thanks Guy…I just double checked, and my sound system is a 4000, not a 2500! I’m not sure if that makes a difference. I did try the sequence that you sent me, but it didn’t work.
The BS4000 is also known as BeoSound Ouverture in Europe. This has its own Masterlink socket, so no need for the Beolink Converter that I mentioned.
So your system should work as described with just the masterlink cable between the TV and BS4000 – check that the cable is pushed fully home in both sockets, and maybe try reversing the cable to see if that makes a difference. Check also the masterlink sockets for dust or debris.
Otherwise perhaps there is a fault in your BL1000 remote, so you can also try using the Beo4 remote to conduct the Option setting as follows:
- With the whole system connected & powered but at stand-by.
- BS4000: On the Beo4, press the POWER button and LIST together. Then press LIST until OPTION is shown, press GO (centre button), and then press LIST to show A.OPT. Then press 0. The red stand-by light on the BS4000 should blink to show that this option has been accepted.
- BV5: On the Beo4, press the POWER button and LIST together. Then press LIST until OPTION is shown, press GO (centre button), and then press LIST to show V.OPT. Then press 2. The red stand-by light on the TV should blink to show that this option has been accepted.
Now try again! Fingers crossed!
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Assuming that the TV and BC2500 are in the same room, and the speakers are connected to the TV (which is the most usual set-up):
With the system at stand-by, using the BL1000:
Press SOUND then 0 then STORE (to put the BC2500 in A.OPT 0)
Press PICTURE then 2 then STORE (to put the TV in V.OPT 2)
Then try to operate as before.
(Double check all your cable connections also – if your audio centre is definitely a BC2500 then there should be an extra box (Beolink Converter) between that and the TV))
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Great photos Tomas – welcome to Beoworld!
I guess sound transfered via that same cable too?
And I have realised that I never answered this question! Yes, the cable connection was just the RF, hence sound was also transferred and worked beautifully.
When researching the sale I found that it is quite easy to modify the Atari 2600 to provide composite (or even RGB or s-video) outputs, which may be useful for more modern TVs without analogue tuners.
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Now that archivedforum2 is working (apart from the search function), here’s a couple of BM5/BS5 threads that may be helpful (although I am not sure whether your specific question is covered):
https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/14870/340691.aspx
https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/14541/273312.aspx
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New tape as highlighted above is the ‘proper’ way to fix, but I have used super glue gel successfully several times. Me being lazy, there is no need to remove the old tape – just squeeze a very small line of glue around the edge.
(My BC9500 suffered extreme temperature during a house move to Bucharest – my boxes were sat in the sun in a shipping container in the heat of a Romanian summer. Both glass panels has to be re-glued.)
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@MJBeo – ArchivedForum2 should now be working, but its ‘search’ function is still work in progress. The google search (using site: etc) should be a useable workaround in the meantime.
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Thanks for highlighting. I have just reported the problem to Multicare.
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Will they, for example, work with my Beocenter 9500 or Beomaster 4500, with two-way remote?
Sadly no.
I tried my MCP5500 with my BC9500 several years ago. Although some of the simple functions work (source selection etc), the two-way IR seems incompatible, hence important stuff like volume control will not work correctly.
What was wrong with the BL5000s that you tried? Other than the common screen failure, capacitors can fail which stops the two-way IR from working.
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Disconnect and power down everything – unplug from mains.
Then just reconnect main room: TV, Speakers, Beolink Converter, BM7000. (Beolink Converter just needs ML cable to TV, and 7-pin Audio Aux Cable from AAL to BM7000 AUX/TV socket. You could also try adding a Powerlink cable from a BM7000 PL socket to the Beolink Converter, but I do not think it will solve the immediate problem )
Connect mains power to TV and BM7000. And Pentas.
Connect mains power to Beolink converter last
Then set A.OPT 0 and V.OPT 2 again.
Then see how the main room system behaves.
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In the App, the possibility of stereo pairing shows up. Now, my question is, if it is not only possible to pair an A2 with an A2, but conducting the same with an A2 and an A2 active? Is the active the same as the A2 and differs only regarding the connections (USB-A with separate power supply vs. USB-C incl. power supply)? or is it a “real” different successor of the A2, meaning a “A2 gen 2”, like the A1 vs. A1 gen 2 and A1 gen 3? First case should make it possible to pair, second case most likely not? Maybe someone already tried?
I haven’t tried but always understood that it is not possible to pair and A2 with an A2 Active.
I think that question has been asked before but the Archived2 Forum doesn;t appear to working at present.
I did find this article which states they cannot be paired: https://www.pocket-lint.com/speakers/news/bang-and-olufsen/139368-b-o-play-a2-active-is-the-a2-on-steroids/
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The TV is a Beovision 7. The DIN cables are in the Beomaster, not the TV. The Beomaster is connected to the Audio Aux Link in the box that the TV is connected to via an MCL contact. This box also has a Power Link contact. I do not know what to do with that.
I tried the Sound>0>STORE on the Blink 1000, Got a 0 (zero) on the display, and was happy for five seconds, until I tried turning it on agin, and now the BM does not respond to the commands at all. The red dot does not blink. Nothing. Tried turning it off and on by unplugging. No luck
Did you also set the TV to V.OPT 2? This is essential.
With the TV and BM7000 connected and the speakers connected to the TV, the BM7000 should get its IR commands via the TV. V.OPT 2 sets the TV to also accept ‘audio’ commands, rather than just ‘video’, and it should pass them to the BM7000, via the Beolink Converter (the little box between TV and Beomaster).
It would be worth disconnecting the link rooms whilst checking the main room – simply unplug the ‘Speaker 2’ connections at the back of the BM7000. Once you have the Main Room working as it should we can look at the link rooms.
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Slip of the pen, you mean:
PICTURE 2 STORE
Yes indeed – many thanks for correcting!
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I had had this problem – have a look at my post (and the rest of the thread) here: https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beosound-1-faulty-cd-player/#post-56558
If you look at the later posts, you can see that the rubber suspension mounts actually have a function in holding the CD unit together. The rubber mounts may have been damaged in the past if the laser has been replaced. If you look at the last post in the thread you will see that I added a couple of small screws to hold my unit together and prevent rubbing.
Your best bet is to carefully dismantle and try to work out the specific problem in your case.
Not sure about the workbench hence will check – I think that the threads were merged into the specific product threads.
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What sort of TV do you have? And what is the connection between TV and BM7000? Check that the cables are all fully inserted.
Assuming that TV and BM7000 are correctly connected, and the Pentas are connected to the TV, then the TV should be in V.OPT 2 and the BM7000 in A.OPT 0.
Using the BL1000, in the main room, with the system at stand-by:
Press SOUND then 0 then STORE (to put the BM7000 in A.OPT 0)
Press PICTURE then 0 then STORE (to put the TV in V.OPT 2) EDIT: See below: Should read PICTURE 2 STORE
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Does it start to spin and then stop – is there any rotation?
It could well be a problem with capacitors.
Have a look at the following threads, according to the type of CD module fitted:
(Older type, with curved laser path) https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beocenter-2300-cdm-4-cd-repair/
(Newer type, with straight laser path) https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beosound-ouverture-cd-not-working/#post-50372
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Are there are problem with the forum?
Not sure. But as a temporary workaround, try using google and after the search term enter “site:https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/” without the quotation marks.
eg: beogram 6000 site:https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/
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I have taken mine to pieces (to repair a loose connection) and there is definitely no backup battery, so you will have to set it up again according to the instructions.
EDIT: Attached is a pdf of the instructions in case you don’t have them.
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Sometimes it’s hard to resist when a B&O LOT with lot of black boxes show up 😀
I guess this was from a B&O repair shop as there is several microcomputerboards, presumably for Beolink Active, 7 new in Box IR eyes, 2 used IR eyes, 1 Beolink Converter 1611, 1 AV 9000 Audio kit 1610, 2 Beolink Active 1636 SW1.6, 5 Beolink Video MKII SW 1.5, an outdoor mounting box for IR eyes, 5 Masterlink Distributors and some Masterlink cable.
Next up testing if everything works
A great find, especially with the later SW versions on many of the boxes. I haven’t seen a 4-way ML distr box before.
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The socket enables you to ‘loop out’ to a device such as a graphic equaliser (remember them?) or similar. Same is fitted on BC9500.
With the plug in place it connects DIN pins 1 and 4 (output) to 3 and 5 (input) respectively, as you may be able to see in my blurry photo attached:
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