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Great – come back and let us know how you get on with it, as I am sure that others will have a similar requirement one day!
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I have a Beolink 7000 and Beolink 5000. Both of them worked before I recapped the Beomaster. Highly unlikely that both of them would fail at the same time – especially since I repaired their 2-way communication module 1-2 years ago.
Ah OK that makes sense. I have to replace the caps in my BL5000 a couple of years ago when the two-way suddenly stopped working.
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What remote are you using, and have you checked its two-way functionality with another Beomaster?
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Just wondering, with the active speakers, how do they know which is the left or right speaker? I have the right one on power link 1, the left one of power link 2. It does seem like it’s separating right now, just wondering if it’s correct.
Powerlink cables carry both Left and Right channels, hence each speaker should have a Mode switch on which you select L or R.
Now that you can remote control, you can adjust the balance to check that they are correct, and also store the preset start up volume on the BM7000.
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Hi and welcome to Beoworld!
I think that you will need to use an hdmi extractor that also incorporates CEC volume control (so that the TV’s volume control can control the device’s analogue audio output volume) . I found something on AV Forums that points to a device called the SHARC eARC audio converter. It is described here but listed as discontinued: https://www.thenaudio.com/product/sharc-earc-audio-converter/
Perhaps you can find one second hand, or someone else knows of a similar device.
EDIT: I just noticed that the newer device also has analogue out, but it’s a bit pricey: https://www.thenaudio.com/product/sharc-v2-8k-earc-audio-processor/
The description states:
Supports CEC switching and command passthrough using the TV remote and the source remotes.
- Use AppleTV / Roku / Xbox / other remote controllers to control the volume level, mute and source switching.
- Volume control applies to the audio system connected to the HDMI output, line-level RCA outputs, and the headphones output.
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I just found a Type number 2076 on UK eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255750627132
From reading the instruction page in the advert, it seems to have been originally packaged with a mains adaptor and a wall unit/transceiver that also served as a charging unit for a BL7000. I vaguely remember reading about this rare item in the old forum.
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Many thanks for the tip! I must admit that I am not looking forward to the repair – she has had the BeoCenter since new and it has about 34 years of dust and dirt inside, and that’s despite me replacing the backup battery in it about 10 years ago! (I was in a rush and didn’t have time for a fuller service.)
I will put some photos in this thread when I get around to fixing it.
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Digging back through my photos and the old forum I remembered that I had already mentioned using a VX sensor with ML devices:
This was the thread: https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/t/5529.aspx
Where I stated: The VX sensor works very well to allow remote control. (And the little adaptor lead at the front allows me to use the VX sensor with newer ML devices without removing the 3.5 jack plug).
Of course the VX sensor only has the ground, +5v and IR connections.
And this was the photo that has since disappeared, showing the adaptor that I had made:
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I think it’s worth a try with just ground, 5v and IR and I think it will work. I have had good results mixing IR sensor with just those connections: I have used both VX sensor (old rectangular shape) and a BS3 sensor (circular) with my Beoport, for instance. I also successfully connected both those sensors to a LC2 in place of the IR board and it worked.
With regard to the other two connections, maybe SCL to CLK and SDA to BUS? I would think there’s a low risk of damage (but equipment may lock up until power is recycled) but then it’s not my equipment!
Looking forward to hearing results!
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Yes that works fine now and will be a great help – many thanks indeed!
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Slight correction to above: After Power/LIST together, the Beo4 screen shows ADD. Press LIST until OPTION shows, then press centre button (GO) whereupon screen shows V.OPT. Press LIST until A.OPT shows, then press 1.
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However, next time I visit my mother-in-law I need to change the door drive belts for her BC9500 so I will have a look at a working example there.
I checked my mother in law’s BC9500 last night and one of the CD door strings is loose inside! I’ll need to fetch it to my house in the coming weeks to give it a good clean and re-thread the strings. The upper glass panel is also loose so I will re-stick that to the plastic frame.
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I wonder if the difference between type 2026 and 2032 could just if the were part of and extra active speaker kit or a extra TV kit, and maybe being preprogrammed for the correct options in theses setups
Yes that would make sense as the ‘Extra TV kit’ was supplied without the IR Transceiver.
A Type 2031 is mentioned in the old Forum also. Perhaps like mine but packaged with EU power lead.
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@Guy: You have called one of yours type 2023 with SW 2.3 also. I wonder if its actually the same box just for different markets?
I did mistakenly call mine a 2023 earlier in the thread, but I just re-checked the photo and it’s actually a 2032. Looks identical to yours though:
Yours appears to have a screw missing at the back of the CD socket – this probably makes the socket more secure when pulling leads out.
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I just remembered that the type label is under the speaker grill/fret, not ‘on the rear’ as I said in my post. Best to get it right if trying to ask the seller where to look!
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I’m safe to assume there is no way to turn off Hotel Mode, right?
I think that’s correct unfortunately. (Unless the CONFIG option throws up any other possibilities that you could have a play with, but it usually just adds various pre-loaded functions to the LIST button, if there was one!)
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But ideally you need a standard (non hotel) B&O remote, for which you could use:
– BL1000 (or its predecessor the Audio Terminal)
– Master Control Panel 6500 (which would give two-way IR functionality)
– Any of these more standard Beo4s:Apologies to those who see this photo quite often! ?
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Ah yes that’s a hotel remote.
Putting the BM6500 in A.OPT 1 will just allow it to respond to Audio commands and your Beo4 doesn’t necessarily have any audio source buttons. Putting it in A.OPT 2 makes the BM6500 respond to both Audio and Video commands, hence gives you limited functionality. I assume Media is actually a Video source such as TV or SAT, which would open the BM6500’s aux input in A.OPT 2. I assume DVD opens AUX also.
STOP & OFF brought up the option menu
This is useful to know! After pressing STOP and OFF, does pressing the down arrow repeatedly give you an ‘ADD’ option? If so, can you ‘add’ any audio sources (press GO when displayed? These would then be accessed by pressing STOP until you see the command that you want and then pressing GO.
(GO is the faded button at the centre of the arrows)
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Because the radio module was not a standard fit on the BC6-26, I would suspect it would be added to the label on the rear alongside ‘Acc’. My BC6-26 had no radio, and only showed ‘DVT’ under Acc.
Of course this won’t help if it’s a retro-fit. Perhaps the radio module can be seen through the rear casing but you’d have to know what you are looking for!
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Perhaps the BM6500 is in A.OPT 0, where it will not respond to IR commands.
To resolve this, turn to standby/off.
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 1. I think that the power light on the BM6500 blinks to show that it has been accepted, or it may show a ‘1’ in its display.
Then try the remote again.
EDIT: Having looked more closely at your photo, you appear to have a non standard ‘hotel version’ Beo4. I am not sure if this has a LIST button so you may not be able to do what I described.
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