[Madskp]

This thread may answer some of your questions
https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beo-converter-controls-beocenter-9500/

 

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[Madskp]

steelpan wrote:

Thanks for the information: by adjusting the timing between the two presses of “menu” I could indeed get into the test menu. 00 then showed “sw: 2.0”.

Great to hear although it did not solve your problem.

If you end up looking for another BL3500 with the correct software the best chance might be a MK2, although they came with software 3.0 or 3.1 initially so no garantee for the correct SW version

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steelpan wrote:

When I press Menu it activates the timer with display “On 0:00”.

Ok that would indicate that you need to press Menu once more to get the timer away. Else the numbers are going into the timer settings.

I have tried this many times probably because I was pressing Menu Menu to fast in a row, so try to adjust the timing between the key presses

steelpan wrote:

the document with the MLGW compatibility is attached. You can find it on the site https://mlgw.bang-olufsen.dk/source/documents/

Thanks a lot. Very usefull. I have nvewer looked at info for the ML gateway, so thats why I did not have that info

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steelpan wrote:

It is in a working setup with BS5 as audiomaster and a beolink converter NL/ML as videomaster to get access to my Beovision Avant 55 MKI. All commands seem to work properly.

Then it sound odd that the Menu 0 0 Go command does not work.

How about Menu 0 2 Go (shows status of Masterlink)?

steelpan wrote:

I removed it from the wall and the type plate shows sw: 2.0 Type No:1601.

When it was delivered with SW 2.0 it is most probable a MK1 version. To verify that further you can see if MCL is engraved in the metal beneath the 8 Pin DIN connector on the back. You can also check the serial number MK1 has serial numbers lower than 19343452

If you did not buy the BL3500 from new there is of course a slight chance that a former owner updated the software, but the only wa to confirm is the Menu 0 0 Go command

And BTW since it’s most likely a MK1 the key sequence is only with one press on Menu.

steelpan wrote:

I would like to reroute the light commands from my BL3500 to my Beolink Gateway which is only working from sw version 3.3.

Can you tell where you have the info regarding the Light commands and software version from? Reason for asking is that in another thread https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/bl3500-and-the-mcl-pl-connector/page/3/#post-22047 I am trying to keep a list of software changes in the BL3500 and would like to get as much info as possible, and with sources if possible.

Thanks in advance

 

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[Madskp]

steelpan wrote:

I tried to find out the sw version of my BL3500 (from 1994) but neither combination (“Menu Menu 00 go” or “Menu 00 go” worked. Any idea what can cause this? Kind regards, Luc

Is the BL3500 in a working setup and/or does it react to other remote commands?

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alexsalles wrote:

I still have to take the video engine board out to see if there is corrosion, from the top it looks fine. I found the capacitor on ebay, https://www.ebay.ie/itm/292412377560 just €8. I will update you guys if that fixes it. Thanks for all the help!

Nice. Looking forward to your findings. Would be great if replacing this could make these great TV’sluve a little longer

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[Madskp]

Btw do you see any corrosion on other components arround this capacitor on the board?
Hopefully it did not damage other things than itself

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[Madskp]

Based on the markings on the plastic 0.22uf 5.5V ina Google search it is not a battery but a super- / backup capacitor.

It seems to be widely available and at a fair price

Very interesting if replacing it actually solves the problem. The on you have seems fairly corroded indeed

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[Madskp]

Another possibility for testing the TV is if you have an Apple TV with one of the confirmed working remotes mentioned in this thread https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/apple-tv-siri-remotes-and-ir-beovision

you could be lucky that would start the TV although limited to turning on and volume control

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Multicare wrote:

Hi all, Please let me know if there are any issues since the site transfer

Hello Mark.
It lools like the member status has not been transfered correctly on the forums. In the posts I have been looking at I only see bronze members where I know more than one of them were Gold members including myself.
On the main web site my member status seems to be correct.

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muppets4 wrote:

Unfortunatly it doesn’t solve the pin situation. Right after clicking STOP I am at the snowscreen again.

I Hve tried to acces the Pin code menu on my Beocenter 6 Bey pressing Menu + << + << + stop, and that seems to work fine, so the command is right.

To reproduce the Behaviour you have I tried to set a new Pin code and let the TV be with out power for 30 minuttes. After that I used the service Pin code 11111.

When I did that I get the same behaviour that you are experiencing.

I have not been able to find anything that documents why this is so, but my best guess is that the only reason for acesing the Pin code menu is to change a pin code or to delete it.

This can only be done by having the correct pin code or the Master pin code, so no need for this to function when the service pin code is used.

So You will have to get the right pin code or the Master pin code from a dealer to get it working. The service pin code can only be used for 12 hours according to the service manual.

muppets4 wrote:

EDIT: I solved this by going into the TV with the Master Code 11111 and then with 0 0 and go to enter the system menu and reset to factory settings. Strangely I got back the option for TUNING.

Great that you got that part working.

 

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[Madskp]

BowieRoxy wrote:

Wow, who knew this soldering thing would be so difficult! Ive melted the plug! think I need a finer, smaller soldering iron and finer solder…

Sound like it. Those plugs can be quite fidely to work on

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[Madskp]

Judging by the Peter Pan thread it was a way to keep legislation. I guess a cheaper way than to reconstruct the products

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[Madskp]

Try pressing menu twice in the sequence.
If I remember correctly you have to be in the menu before doing what the manual says

Regarding scarts you have to assign a source (V.tape/DVD etc.) in the connection menu

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BowieRoxy wrote:

If I get it working I was going to buy a beomaster 2000 to go with it

Then the datalink connection on pin 6 will be relevant

 

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BowieRoxy wrote:

Last question, honest… do all of these wires have to be soldered into the plug?

If you not gonna use it with a datalink compatible Beomaster the yellow wire is not needed.

The rest is mandatory

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[Madskp]

BowieRoxy wrote:

Thank you again. just for an idiot guide and to be totally clear, you mean shield are the bare wires that surround the coloured wires inside the cable when I cut it back? there is no other bare wire or wires so I guess that’s what you mean?

That is correct

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[Madskp]

Shield is the bare metal wire

Take a look at this post fo the pinout. On some connector the numbers are engrave in the plastic

https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/wiring-diagram/#post-25003

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[Madskp]

I have opened up the DIN connector on a broken Beogram 2000 I have and these are my findings:

Blue and thin black wire is not connected. Thick black wire is connected to the metal part of the plug

Shield is connected to pin 2 in the DIN connector, red to pin 5 and white to pin 3 (note that pin 6 and 7 is unscrewed in this connector)

Yellow is as you have noted yourself datalink and is connected to pin 6

Hope this helps in getting the Beogram functional again

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Guy wrote:

It’s thread drift for this thread, but I am helping a relative sort out some tech/AV gear and have a Google Chromecast HD for a few days. I just tested it with my BV10-32 and realised that you can setup the Google Chromecast remote to control the TV’s volume in the same way that a siri remote does! The Chromecast menu also offers the facility to turn the TV off/on (I could only get ‘off’ to work) and to change inputs, but I couldn’t get the latter to work. I am quite impressed that such a cheap device (£35 in UK) has the IR codes to control a Beovision!

It is indeed quite interesting how both Apple and Google are integrating these B&O IR codes. Maybe they are just using common libraries of IR codes that are available.  However in case of B&O they also need the transmitter to be able to transmit 455Khz IR codes that other brands are not using, so I guess the hardware must also be made for it.

Sound like the Google Chromecast is not perfectly working though which was also the case with the 1st. Gen siri remote.

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